Dear Rupert, Thanks for your message. See answers below... > -----Original Message----- > From: wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org > [mailto:wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf > Of rupert THURNER > Sent: Sonntag, 15. März 2009 11:41 > To: Mailing list for Wikimedia CH > Subject: Re: [Wikimediach-l] R&D Project: Online > Collaboration forElderlyPeople > > hi beat, > > many thanks for the proposal. > > we tried to participate 2 times in a eurpoean union project, > so we know a little bit how that works (or not works ...). > imo wm-ch does not take any financial or other risk in saying > yes immediately.
No, the risk is rather with the other project partners, as a withdrawal of Wikimedia CH later on might compromise the project. It is my task to manage this risk. Under the present circumstances I have of course no objection to Wikimedia CH saying "yes" to the participation in the project provisionally or subject to conditions - as long as the provisional character of the decision and the conditions are clearly communicated. > will propose a board vote now for that > reason. additionally, our experiences with Uni-BE up to now > are excellent, they helped us a lot already. > > last time we suggested to enhance wikis with p2p > technologies, to better cope with more and more multimedia > content. it failed because we "did not consider current > technologies like europeana" in a sufficient manner. 7 months > later europeana went public ... and it broke down :) our > (very) unstructured link collection is here: > http://wikimedia.ch/EuropeanUnionResearch. > > if you could enter some info here: > http://wikimedia.ch/Projects it would be great. I have already entered some information on the wiki page. More is to follow, as soon as things get a bit more concrete... I will send additional information to Nando for distribution among the (future/potential) board members. Best regards, Beat > > rupert. > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 13:45, Estermann Beat > <beat.esterm...@bfh.ch> wrote: > > Dear Manuel, dear list members, > > > > Thank you, Manuel, for your encouraging e-mail! As I > suggested in my previous mail to you, we will have a look > bilaterally at how you can get implicated in the elaboration > of the project proposal. > > > > I agree with you that we first of all need grassroot > support for the project and I am very grateful that you > mentioned that point. On the other hand, in order to include > Wikimeida CH in the proposal and to receive funding both on > behalf of Wikimedia CH and for the research institutions > participating in the project, it is important to get the > association's official committment. It therefore IS a > question of the board. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Beat Estermann > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org > > [mailto:wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On > Behalf Of Manuel > > Schneider > > Sent: Dienstag, 10. März 2009 16:35 > > To: Mailing list for Wikimedia CH > > Subject: Re: [Wikimediach-l] R&D Project: Online Collaboration for > > ElderlyPeople > > > > Dear Beat, hallo Beat, > > > > I really like your project and will support that. > > In the german Wikipedia there is a similar project > "Generation 50plus": > > http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Generation_50plus > > > > With a partner like the University of Berne I am pretty > sure that this is a very good idea. I hope other members will help. > > > > I don't think that it is a question of the board. If > members are willing - I am - we can realise that. > > > > Thanks for your offer, > > > > > > > > Manuel > > -- > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Master's SYSTEMS Webhosting & Servermanagement Scheffelstrasse 1 > > 79585 Steinen > > > > Manuel Schneider > > > > Tel: +49 7627 924555 > > Fax: +49 7627 924557 > > > > m.schnei...@masterssystems.de > > http://www.masterssystems.de > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > > http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website > Wikimediach-l mailing list > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l > _______________________________________________ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l