Thanks for the response. rexford
On Thursday, October 11, 2012, Lodewijk wrote: > Hi Nkansah, > > thanks for your mail! For the coordinating team it is mostly important to > have a good mix of people who have time, commitment and experience. There > is no need that everyone has technical skills, but it would be very helpful > if some have. There is no official age limitation, it is more important how > mature one behaves (please note that this is basically a working group, and > not so much a formal board function). > > There is not much software 'behind WLM' so there is in that respect not > much training. There is of course a lot of documentation, but mostly it is > (I'm afraid) a self-learning process. > > Last year we ran the coordination with four very active people. This was > sometimes on the low side. > > There is no formal geographical limitation - although being from a country > that successfully organized Wiki Loves Monuments - and that could organize > it again without your continued support would definitely be a big > advantage. I would really be sad if you joining the international > coordination team would for example mean that the activities in Ghana would > be decreased significantly. > > Best, > > Lodewijk > > El jueves, 11 de octubre de 2012, Nkansah Rexford escribió: > >> Hi, >> >> My questions: >> >> 1. To be a part of the organizing team, do I need any technical >> and/or programming skills (e.g PHP, SQL etc)? >> 2. Any age limitation? >> 3. Will newbie volunteers be trained to use the >> software infrastructure behind WLM, or they'll have to figure our stuffs >> based on their experience? >> 4. How many volunteers do you need (or how many volunteers will you >> recommend to run WLM 2013 successfully)? >> 5. Any geographical limitation? >> >> I guess thats all I wish to ask for now. >> >> However, I'm willing to volunteer. I'm from Ghana. >> >> Rexford >> >> On Thursday, October 11, 2012, Lodewijk wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> 2012 has been the second year that we have an international Wiki Loves >>> Monuments competition, and it is quite a ride! While we're not finished yet >>> with this years competition, it is probably good to look forward to 2013. A >>> number of countries have indicated they would love to join next year. Some >>> who have already participated this year, some who will be joining for the >>> first time. Some who participated this year, but not to the extent they >>> would have liked to. >>> >>> But for a smooth organization, we will need a dedicated volunteer team >>> for the international coordination. This year the team consisted from >>> Maarten (Multichill), Elke (Elya), Tomasz (Odder) and myself with the >>> valuable support of Barbara who was working from the Wikimedia Deutschland >>> office. At least a few of this team have indicated that they are unlikely >>> to help coordinate to the same level as this year. >>> >>> Lets put it bluntly: without coordinating team, there will be no >>> international competition for Wiki Loves Monuments in 2013. So the question >>> is... are there any volunteers? >>> >>> Maybe you wonder what this coordinating is all about. Most of it is >>> stuff that others will never see. Talking with network partners, keeping >>> track of status and documentation, a whole bunch of technical stuff in >>> tool- and database maintenance and also a lot of knowledge transfer to >>> local teams (chats, meetings, workshops). The time it costs can vary >>> widely, but should not be underestimated (I think a few hundred hours is on >>> the lower side). Of course the more skills and people, the less work per >>> person. >>> >>> Would you be interested? Just drop me a note or ask some questions on >>> this list, in a chat or somewhere else. We don't need to make this decision >>> right now - but if we want another WLM international - we will need to get >>> started with budget requests pretty soon thanks to the more complicated >>> budget allocation rules we're facing. I'm happy to help get that done - but >>> only if I'm confident that there will be a great team once again :) >>> >>> I'm looking forward to any questions or emails on this topic. >>> >>> Best, >>> Lodewijk (not on behalf of anyone) >>> >> >> >> -- >> +Nyarko Rexford <https://plus.google.com/u/0/107174506890941499078> >> >> -- +Nyarko Rexford <https://plus.google.com/u/0/107174506890941499078>
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