[okfn-coord] Fwd: [okfn-discuss] Ideas for OKCon 2010?

Thu Jul 16 07:34:00 UTC 2009

On 14 Jul 2009, at 20:17, Jonathan Gray wrote:

> Just to add to this - Joseph has been pinging me regularly on Skype,
> and asked me about this a little while back. I said I thought it was a
> great idea and that he should write back to okfn-discuss. Hence I
> think this was probably meant to go to the main discuss list, not just
> Rufus! (I'll ping him now and see if he meant to go to list.)
>
> He also mentioned they were hoping to have £10k to contribute to an
> event - though I'm not exactly clear about where this is from or if
> they have it yet.
>
> J.
>
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Rufus  
> Pollock<rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:
>> Wikimedia UK are interesting in getting involved in OKCon, perhaps as
>> partners -- see below. What do people think? (As far as I can tell so
>> far they seem a fairly reasonable bunch of people and Wikimedia is a
>> nice name to have on board :) )
>>
>> If we think it is a reasonable idea I think we should also go to  
>> Soren
>> (and anyone else on the programme committee) and check they are happy
>> to and then take it to okfn-discuss.

I think it is a great idea and either going directly to discuss or  
pinging to the programme committee first are both fine, so I'll defer  
to your discretion.

~Jordan

>>
>> It also makes me think that we want to think about the partnership  
>> and
>> sponsorship process for the future (not only how we go looking for
>> people, but how we decide to accept offers).
>>
>> Rufus
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Joseph Seddon <joseph.seddon at wikimedia.org.uk>
>> Date: 2009/7/14
>> Subject: Re: [okfn-discuss] Ideas for OKCon 2010?
>> To: rufus.pollock at okfn.org
>>
>>
>> Wikimedia UK are very interested in getting involved with the OKCon,
>> possibly becoming partners with OKFN in the running of the conference
>> if you guys were interested, or to whatever level of involvement you
>> feel is best.
>>
>> There is a possibility of financial support depending on how
>> successful our first annual fundraiser is but I wouldn't want to give
>> any gaurentees.
>>
>> Any feedback, comments or ideas?
>>
>> Seddon
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rufus Pollock" <rufus.pollock at okfn.org 
>> >
>> To: "Martin Keegan" <martin at no.ucant.org>
>> Cc: "okfn-discuss" <okfn-discuss at lists.okfn.org>
>> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 1:10 PM
>> Subject: Re: [okfn-discuss] Ideas for OKCon 2010?
>>
>>
>>> 2009/7/10 Martin Keegan <martin at no.ucant.org>:
>>> [...]
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone have any suggestions for strands, speakers, or sessions  
>>>>> they'd
>>>>> like to see there?
>>>>
>>>> It should certainly become the Done Thing that active working  
>>>> groups give
>>>> at least a talk each.
>>>>
>>>> There should also be a general State of the Union sort of talk  
>>>> (like David
>>>> Bollier's this year)
>>>
>>> Both sound good ideas. I suggest we start adding this kind of  
>>> planning
>>> info the wiki here (keeping it separate from the CFP):
>>>
>>> http://wiki.okfn.org/okcon/2010
>>>
>>> Rufus
>>>
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