If any WMUK member is interested in attending this, but can't due to travel costs, then I'd encourage you to apply for a microgrant: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants
Thanks, Mike On 3 Oct 2011, at 16:16, Sam Reed wrote: > If there is any interest on this, please feel free to sign up at the Mozilla > Festival website, else contacting [email protected] > > I have also been informed, depending on where you are coming from, and what > you’re going to do throughout the event, there is a possibility of free > admission. > > > Some more information from the Mozilla foundation > > We're reaching out to you because we'd like you to be our guest at the > Mozilla Festival in London November 4-6. The Festival's theme this year is > "Media, Freedom, and the Web," and we have cued up a number of hackfests, > design jams, and other discussions about some of the most pressing issues > facing journalism on the open web. > > A few examples of what we have brewing: > > A deep dive into moving from real-time streams to big-picture pieces > https://mozillafestival.org/2011/09/28/flow-media/ > > Assembling a "utility belt" for data journalism > https://mozillafestival.org/2011/09/28/data-journalism/ > > A look into verifiability and identity on the web > https://mozillafestival.org/2011/09/28/verify-sources/ > > And tons more. > > We think you being in London will make these activities even better. > > For more information about the Mozilla Festival, please visit: > https://mozillafestival.org/ > > We'd love to see you in London! Please don't hesitate to write back with > questions. > > Thanks so much. > > > From: Sam Reed [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 03 October 2011 15:49 > To: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' > Subject: Mozilla Festival/(Wikipedia|MediaWiki|Wikimedia) Human API > > A bit of a heads up, more for European members, but welcome to anyone > > Just wondering if there’s any interest in anyone attending Mozillas “Media, > Freedom and the Web” Festival [1], 4th-6th November 2011 in London. > > They are looking for people from communities (such as ours, will do a more > public post) to form part of a Human API [2] team, helping people to hack and > use Wikipedia et al in new ways. Or you can attend as a regular attendee and > take part. > > Would be quite nice if we can get a mix of technical members, and other > related community people. > > I know this is probably more relevant to some of the European based > community, but it is open to all, so people from further afield would also be > welcome if they wanted to attend! > > Any interest? > > > > Sam > > > [1] https://mozillafestival.org/ > [2] https://mozillafestival.org/program/human-api/ > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
