Dear Douglas I Hoping this finds you well.
I would like to be a Volunteer either in Cape Town or Pretoria. I am based in the Free State though. Please advise, and if I can be of assistance in the event. Kind regards Twin Mosia Elandskop Museum 083 986 1855 On Thursday, 17 November 2022, Douglas Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Wikimedia South Africa is helping out with the hosting of the Right to > Research in Africa mini-conference that will be held from 23 to 27 January > 2023 in Cape Town and Pretoria. Wikimedians, such as yourself, can join us > by RSVPing before 10 December 2022. See the even poster below for more > information. > > The event will focus on how copyright impacts our rights to research and > create content for the public good. This includes how copyright impacts our > ability to edit Wikipedia or contribute to Wikimedia Commons in South > Africa. > > We are also looking for Wikipedia editors who can volunteer to help out > with the editathon we will host in Pretoria and Cape Town. As part of the > event we will be hosting an editathon for area experts (mostly copyright > lawyers) to improve Wikipedia articles relative to their area of expertise. > This event is modeled on the Water Sustainability editathon > <https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_edit-a-thon> we hosted > during Wikimania 2018 wherein a Wikipedia editor was available to coach one > or two area experts to improve content on Wikipedia. Please let me know if > you are able to help out or interested in volunteering. > > Regards, > > Douglas Scott > > Director > > Wikimedia South Africa > Website: wikimedia.org.za > > Phone: (+27) 079 515 8727 > > A non-profit membership organisation > > Discord <https://discord.gg/HwBwHWWurr> | Zulip > <https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/147876-Main-Chat> | > Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaZA> | Instagram > <https://www.instagram.com/wikimedia_za/> > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to %(real_name)s-unsubscribe@%(host_name)s > _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to %(real_name)s-unsubscribe@%(host_name)s
