On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Victor Grigas <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hello Katie, James, Greg and everybody on the Wikimania-l list,
>
> The fundraising team at WMF San Francisco is planning to conduct on-camera
> interviews with Wikipedians during Wikimania and during the DC
> Hackathon. Our goal is to create high quality video content narrated by
> Wikipedians about their experiences that we could use to make a short video
> for this years fundraiser (and possibly other projects too) that would
> communicate the efforts of the movement and our mission to the world in an
> engaging, informative way.
>
> We are interested in taking portrait photographs of the Wikipedians we
> interview that we could use for banners and other movement communication.
> Normally I would do this, but since I'll be busy with interviews, I may
> need some help. Is anyone hiring any photographers for anything like this?
> Maybe we could collaborate?
>
> Does anyone have a list of Wikimania attendees? I'd like to contact
> attendees before the convention to see if they would be interested in
> talking about their involvement with the movement (either on camera or off
> camera). If you know of anyone I should talk to, please let me know, I'd
> love to speak with them!
>
> At George Washington University, my team is supposed to have rooms 402,
> 403 & 404 booked to do interviews, but Megan Trzcinski at GWU has informed
> me otherwise; here is the information that I have from her:
>
> July 9th: 402, 403, 404 available
> July 10th: rooms not available
> July 11th: 402 already booked in reservation. 403 and 404 not available.
> July 12th: 402, 404 already booked in reservation until 7pm. 403 not
> available.
> July 13th: 402, 404 already booked in reservation until 7pm. 403 not
> available.
> July 14th: 402, 404 already booked in reservation until 7pm. 403 not
> available.
> July 15th:  402, 404 already booked in reservation until 7pm. 403
> available.
>
> I'd like to know if these rooms are indeed booked.
>

If Megan says they are booked or available or not available, then her word
is authoritative.


>
> I am going to be in Washington D.C. on the 16th next week to scout the
> rooms we have booked at GWU and also search for alternate spaces on GWU
> campus or near Wikimania in general that we might want to record in. I'd
> like to meet with someone who can help.
>

I will be available on the 16th.


>
> Thank you everyone and please let me know if my efforts overlap with
> anything you are working on. I'd love to help in any way I can.
>
> Victor Grigas
>
>
> --
> *Victor Grigas*
> Storyteller
> *Wikimedia Foundation*
> [email protected]
> +1 (415) 839-6885 x 6773
> 149 New Montgomery Street 6th floor
> San Francisco, CA 94105
>
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>
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>
>
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