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thanks! Phoebe On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 4:06 PM, L <nettem...@gmail.com> wrote: > Would somebody please tell me how to unsubscribe? > Thanks. > > > On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Pete Forsyth <petefors...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Dear Mr. Parker, >> >> Welcome to the list -- and, your vote of confidence in a west coast wiki >> conference is very encouraging. I'm very glad to hear the idea appeals to >> you! >> >> Judging from past RCC efforts, the first important step is to build some >> consensus for a vision, including a strong local volunteer base in a >> specific city, venue ideas, event format, etc. >> >> If you have ideas around that, please jump in with them! Or, if you're >> purely interested as a potential funder, that is very welcome news; but it >> will take a little time before we have a coherent proposal to bring to you. >> We will certainly get back in touch if and when plans start to firm up! >> >> -Pete >> [[User:Peteforsyth]] on English Wikipedia >> Principal, Wiki Strategies www.wikistrategies.net >> +1 503-383-9454 >> >> >> On Jan 29, 2012, at 10:57 AM, Sean Parker wrote: >> >> I would be open to provide financing for a West coast event >> >> ________________________________ >> From: wikimedia-sf-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org >> <wikimedia-sf-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org> >> To: portlandw...@googlegroups.com <portlandw...@googlegroups.com>; San >> Francisco Bay Area Wikimedians <wikimedia-sf@lists.wikimedia.org> >> Sent: Sat Jan 28 18:23:21 2012 >> Subject: [Wikimedia-SF] Time for a wiki conference on the west coast? >> >> Hey all, >> >> Recently, the idea of a RecentChangesCamp in Portland, San Francisco, >> Seattle, or elsewhere on the west coast has popped up on the RCC-planning >> mailing list. >> >> For those who don't know, RCC is one of the longer-standing wiki >> conferences, and has been held in Portland more than anywhere else. The last >> Portland one was in 2008; it's also been held in Montreal (x2), Camberra, >> Australia (x2), Boston, and Palo Alto. >> >> I think it's fantastic that this community remembers Portland so fondly, >> and is so interested in having a conference there. And there's clearly a >> very fertile soil in SF as well. From past experience, this conference only >> happens if there is strong local will to pull it off. But if that exists, >> there is a good core, international group of volunteers who will help out, >> and provide insights from past events. >> >> At the same time, it seems to me that the wiki world has evolved since RCC >> was first held. There are now several similar models, including the >> WikiConference (the Wikimedia movement's name for regional conferences; one >> was held last year in San Francisco); WikiSym (an academic conference about >> online collaboration, which has grown to include an Open Space component >> like RCC). Also, the PortlandWiki grown up since the last one, and has found >> some solid allies and beneficiaries in independent groups like Occupy and >> Portland Afoot. >> >> So, my question is: do people feel like putting together a wiki conference >> in 2012? And is RCC a good model for doing that? >> >> I'd highly recommend joining the RCC-planning email list and discussing >> there, so that we don't get separate discussions >> going. https://groups.google.com/group/rcc-planning >> >> -Pete >> >> p.s. As an aside, I recently set up an IRC channel : #wikimedia-westcoast. >> While I know that many of you are more "wiki" people than "Wikimedia" >> people, I hope this is a useful tool for networking -- if you're an IRC >> user, please join us and say hi sometime! >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-SF mailing list >> Wikimedia-SF@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf >> >> >> Pete Forsyth >> petefors...@gmail.com >> 503-383-9454 mobile _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-SF mailing list Wikimedia-SF@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf
