What's happening in conjunction with Derby Museum? Doug On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 7:51 PM, Roger Bamkin <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the reply Steve, I'd be happy to help bring them in if you feel > there is a chance. A possibility is to invite someone to Derby if it looks > good in March (ie a month before). There is meant to be a planning meeting a > month before Derby which interested parties could attend. I suspect that > museums may be £encouraged up the aisle" if they see other museums getting > "unfair?" attention. Bristol may see the value of announcing their event to > a room full of wikipedians. Still your call. I attended Bristol Museum when > then had "Bristol Museum versus Banksy" and was impressed that they (and > Banksy) allowed free photography. > > regards Roger aka > Victuallers > > > On 20 January 2011 20:12, steve virgin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Roger >> >> >> >> We have approached the Bristol Museum (about a year ago) in an attempt to >> get them involved in Britain Loves Wikipedia. Although there was goodwill >> and interest, there was a lack of commitment at the top and this led nowhere >> back then. All of the museums FIVE of them, are owned by the City Council. >> They sponsored Jimmy Wales’ talk in Bristol & gave us a live webcast of the >> event for free. Therefore, I think the ‘ice’ at the top of the Council >> organisation is beginning to ‘thaw’ & that the Wikimedia team down here in >> Bristol has to go back in & speak to the people behind the museum. This is >> likely to be a direct outcome of Jimmy’s visit. >> >> >> >> There is added impetus as well. There is a new museum being built in >> Bristol that may be opening later this year (don’t know for sure). If I am >> right the council/museum organisers are going to be looking at ways to >> promote the new collection so the next couple of months might be perfect to >> go back in. >> >> >> >> Therefore, I for one, am very interested in what you are doing in Derby. >> Please keep me posted. Maybe we can share the lessons if we get the five >> Bristol Museums back onside >> >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roger Bamkin >> Sent: 20 January 2011 19:27 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Ideas for local engagement >> >> >> >> Martin, >> Looks good. (Flattered to see you included the bit about the increased >> traffic on A History of the World in 100 Objects.) and the large increase in >> traffic. As you note the museums have the suff but we have the 400,000,000 >> visitors per month. Mike Peel took a photo at the BM amnd 3.8 million people >> saw it. >> >> I'm keen to see the UK initiatives to be seen as competing and >> co-operative. Is there opportunity to link up Bristol Museum with the >> project announced in Derby? I have suggested elsewhere that we have people >> learning from the collaboration day that happens before them and carrying >> the good points to the next. I have been after another museum outside London >> and yours seem close to being approached. >> >> I'm sad I didnt make it to Bristol but I will be there for the wikimedia >> meeting later this year >> >> cheers >> Roger >> aka Victuallers >> >> Link here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Derby >> Press release >> http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Press_releases/First_GLAMWIKI_outside_Capital >> >> On 20 January 2011 16:03, Martin Poulter <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> we had a small meetup in Bristol after Jimmy's talk, where we >> discussed potential partners such as museums, libraries and societies >> and how we can make use of meetings with them. I've written up some >> ideas here: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Bristol/Local_outreach >> >> Clearly some fantastic work is already going on with the GLAM sector >> nationally, and locally Steve Virgin has been up to an enormous amount >> of local networking that this would build on. It would be great to get >> together a list of contacts and where we are with them. The above page >> could be used to list partners we're engaging with, and perhaps there >> should be a private page somewhere for sharing contact names, phone >> numbers and finding dates when we and the contacts are available. >> >> It may seem odd to put it in Wikiproject Bristol, and it's not ideal, >> but frankly I'm a bit confused by all the different places where >> WP/WM outreach material is supposed to go, and most importantly there >> are local Wikipedians who are crucial to the success of this effort, who >> can't be assumed to be watching the other sites (until we get interwiki >> watchlists). >> >> Any input welcome, >> -- >> Dr Martin L Poulter ICT Manager, The Economics Network >> Based at the ILRT, University of Bristol: http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/ >> >> The full experience: http://infobomb.org/ >> Wikipedia contributor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter >> Bias research: http://biasandbelief.wordpress.com/ >> Comedy music: http://www.myspace.com/glandscape >> Community blog: http://doodznchyx.wordpress.com/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> >> >> -- >> >> Roger Bamkin >> >> (aka Victuallers) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> > > > > -- > Roger Bamkin > (aka Victuallers) > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > >
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