Hi David, I am planning to send a message to her today with some questions. It looks interesting and I feel it looks like it would be a fun thing to get involved with.
Thanks for the context. I don't think I have met her before. Cheers, Douglas. On Friday, January 8, 2016, David Richfield <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm not sure whether all of you know Sumana, but she did a lot for > MediaWiki while she was at the Wikimedia Foundation, and she forwarded > this to me. > > Feel free to pester her with questions ;-] > > -- > David Richfield > [[:en:User:Slashme]] > +49 176 72663368 > > - -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: AlterConf in Cape Town seeking speakers > Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 11:51:46 -0800 > From: Sumana Harihareswara <[email protected] <javascript:;>> > To: [email protected] <javascript:;> > > Hi, Wikimedia South Africa! I am a Wikimedian who has spoken at an > AlterConf in the United States and found it a rich, energizing, > effective experience. AlterConf is a conference promoting diverse > perspectives on technology and gaming, and on 27 August it aims to come > to Cape Town: > > http://www.alterconf.com/sessions/cape-town-south-africa > > AlterConf is seeking speakers, freelancers, volunteers, and sponsors -- > please contact the conference by June 16 at midnight PST. They are > interested in finding and paying speakers to discuss any and all aspects > of diversity in tech and/or gaming. "No experience required, we're happy > to help you formulate ideas or to help put your talk together, and we > pay all of our speakers!" There are also other paid freelancing > opportunities available, as well as volunteer slots. > > "AlterConf doesn't financially profit from our events. All money we > bring in through sponsorships, donations, and ticket sales go to paying > our speakers and covering costs with our vendors who are majority owned > by marginalized people." > > I bet AlterConf would benefit from a local Wikimedian perspective, so I > wanted to share this opportunity with you. Please forward, and best > wishes. > - -- > Sumana Harihareswara > http://brainwane.net > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) > > iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJWjB7tAAoJECR5sh+1fa+cVXAP/2vyEdAgonTe5+fGlSdY4S8b > gZXcPMB72FNuMCuJlN+PSZb/MgMCaNra4qpiqWLdqqn1SZqIPhnqvjA8QV54svRc > gmjZUPdT5V09GMefVWcMSgMGXq5Cw7sCg7ZvpSgXp6HQDk8c5kUtbMFsn5clav3R > PCNGIrUPs6+Bn7O1jESkAOZo5FhroVoPg1bSN3d/wXUXO1Z0gtpZpzRP0bBgKlw0 > 5MzoVbtunhuhrTqn+N8urNN4fetxV58wECZ6IxVe2LrerWCO+aFeaH62O83G6Z5P > ZZJSp9I7Uiy91GDupfUfJ0Y9A0Jqc52/utvSvSf0HVTA2POPRDWl1NqVJfyOFRwI > W4EAh8iVMsctjkNw2giM9ptCiKSCl2fCGJO7GTVlF9Uh0MPZpz6Nvfz103PisFGJ > nYCZ1kz3BwURhzay9mNrn9WwrmwQaZ3vqAJybCHhrcgWOs/xSlAFUFWJYYp9nC6X > NPgqQ/eRlwUAcSyIoLW3l3I8pUe9MspDpLs9YXxdYcAq7ki5eWMyPlFE8Tu+lI7z > X57LkSUR8Kd9r+KZnC3i2DKIry9xQ7TvLqRNwuIrbHwxpFRdCKKtUKcK5gnyLFug > HH3KSzP0YSdQb3b+OaMUGr+6oW3L15bap6FiHm8bmN8C7k2JUPPlwpKqYERygqcD > 4qk/oq5ysOg0x6nNxrxI > =Wx5P > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list > [email protected] <javascript:;> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] <javascript:;> -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
