Thank you for your response! Ciell
Op wo 26 feb. 2020 12:32 schreef Gnangarra <[email protected]>: > Hi Ciell > > ESEAP team and the WMF are meeting later this week with discussion on this > very issue on the agenda. As it stands we have been following the changes > and recommendations of many countries in relation to travel to Thailand and > Bangkok. The WMF team is also following developments, as you can imagine > its a very dynamic situation. At this stage we are continuing the > scholarship application process because there isnt the time frame necessary > to delay while waiting for further developments occur so we can more > assured of the necessary measures that will need to be taken. > > For people who dont get scholarships, or are already planning to fund their > own travel there for once waiting is becoming an advantage as the cost of > travel is dropping and there will be incentives to encourage people to > travel. Anyone making bookings I recommend you obtain insurance that > covers you for all eventualities especially scenarios related to the virus. > > Community safety is at the absolute forefront of our plans and concerns. > > Regards > > On Wed, 26 Feb 2020 at 19:05, Ciell Wikipedia <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi Gnangarra, > > > > With the Corona virus spreading rapidly around the world: can you tell me > > (us) something about the scenario for Wikimania when the virus would > still > > be heavily active in August? > > People might want to wait a bit longer before applying, or maybe want to > > know more about cancelling their travels after they have confirmed the > > scholarship. Will this be possible? > > > > Vriendelijke groet, > > Ciell > > > > > > Op do 20 feb. 2020 om 21:46 schreef Gnangarra <[email protected]>: > > > > > Wikimania is fast approaching, this year it'll be held in Bangkok and > as > > > always the Wikimedia Foundation has a limited number of opportunities > to > > > assist people to attend. There are two types of scholarships the first > > > being a full scholarship which covers, travel, accommodation, and > > > registration, the second a partial scholarship that covers > accommodation > > > and registration. > > > > > > This year for the first time East, South East Asia, and Pacific > (ESEAP) > > as > > > collaboration between the region we'll be your host for Wikimania. The > > > region has placed a high importance on collaboration and knowledge > > sharing > > > this years Wikimania program will reflect that. Our theme is; > > > *Power of Diverse Collaboration* > > > *Sharing knowledge brings people together* > > > > > > How does this impact on scholarship? ESEAP is looking for people who > are > > > prepared to share their knowledge to help develop potential future > > > leaders. We'll be looking for two broad areas of contributions, from > > those > > > who have successfully developed programs, and those newer contributors > > who > > > want to develop their skills to do more but have never been to a > > Wikimania > > > to broaden their support networks. > > > > > > As you apply please agree to share your details with the local > affiliate > > > should they also have scholarships available. When answering questions > if > > > you have urls to reports, dashboards, and events reports please provide > > > them. Rather than writing lots of words again have your past recordings > > > speak. > > > > > > On behalf of ESEAP community, and the Scholarship committee we look > > forward > > > to seeing you in Bangkok in August. > > > > > > -- > > > Gnangarra > > > Wikimania Scholarship committee Co-chair > > > > > > *Power of Diverse Collaboration* > > > *Sharing knowledge brings people together* > > > Wikimania Bangkok 2020 > > > August 5 to 9 > > > hosted by ESEAP > > > > > > Wikimania: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Gnangarra > > > Noongarpedia: https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/nys/Main_Page > > > Photo Gallery: http://gnangarra.redbubble.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: [email protected] > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > -- > GN. > > *Power of Diverse Collaboration* > *Sharing knowledge brings people together* > Wikimania Bangkok 2020 > August 5 to 9 > hosted by ESEAP > > Wikimania: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Gnangarra > Noongarpedia: https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/nys/Main_Page > Photo Gallery: http://gnangarra.redbubble.com > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
