Correcting link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/board-training-workshop-tickets-8850487045
*cough* On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 5:59 PM, Chris Keating <[email protected]>wrote: > ***Registration is now open for the Wikimedia Boards Training Workshop in > London, 1-2 March 2014.*** > > Are you a Board member of a Wikimedia Chapter or Thematic Organisation? > Then this workshop is for you! We are drawing on expertise from within the > Wikimedia movement and beyond to produce a two-day training session which > will aim to give Board members the skills and knowledge to do a great job. > > The programme and venue details for the workshop is here: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Boards_training_workshop_March_2014 > > You can register for the event here: > https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/register?orderid=233759341483 > > Registration is open to all Wikimedia chapter / thematic org board members > but those who have, or expect to recruit, staff will gain the most out of > it. Registration costs £50, and accommodation options will cost £70 or cost > £120 per night. There is a maximum of 20 places available. > > Some frequently asked questions: > > * Are there scholarships? > Yes. If your chapter / organisation is not able to cover the costs, please > fill in the "Will you require a scholarship to attend?" box on the form > with an estimate of how much your travel will be. There will be a number of > scholarships on offer. All scholarships offered will cover registration, > food, accommodation and travel (no-one is expected to pay for this event > out of their own pocket). We will be in touch with everyone requesting a > scholarship within 2 weeks with a definite answer. > > * What if my attendance depends on visas / being re-elected? > If you register but are unable to attend because of visa issues, or if you > leave your organisation's Board before the workshop, we will offer your > place to someone else from your chapter/organisation. Also, if you need a > visa, Wikimedia UK will help (e.g. with a letter of invitation). > > * This is a great idea but is too far away from me - what can I do? > This is a first step and hopefully, if it succeeds, there will be more > similar events in future. (Hopefully not all of them will be in London or > in English, either). If you feel that training and supporting boards is > important, then you can also raise this in the calls for programme for the > Wikimedia Conference and Wikimania. > > Regards, > > Chris > on behalf of Wikimedia UK and the organising committee > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
