Submissions/Have no fear, AffCom is here!

After careful consideration, the programme committee has decided not to accept the below submission at this time. Thank you to the author(s) for participating in the Wikimania 2013 programme submission, we hope to still see you at Wikimania this August.

Submission no.
3057
Subject no.
P1
Title of the submission

Have no fear, AffCom is here!

Type of submission

panel

Author of the submission

Affiliations Committee

Country of origin

Worldwide

Affiliation

Wikimedia Affiliations Committee

E-mail address

affcom@lists.wikimedia.org

Username

N/A (User:Bdamokos, etc.)

Personal homepage or blog

Affiliations Committee

Abstract

This presentation is especially for those organizations and user groups which are interested in achieving recognition from the Wikimedia Foundation and becoming an affiliate - be it a Chapter, Thematic Organization or User Group.

Detailed proposal
  • What the AffCom is and its role within the Wikimedia movement
  • The different models of affiliates, their role and purposes, their responsibilities within the Wikimedia movement and what they can do
  • The procedure to be followed in order to achieve recognition and affiliation -how can we help?
  • Q&A session with AffCom members
  • Open discussion about how to improve what the AffCom does
Track
  • WikiCulture and Community
Length of presentation/talk
60 minutes preferred (we can keep it shorter if it does not fit into the schedule otherwise)
Language of presentation/talk

English

Will you attend Wikimania if your submission is not accepted?
yes
Slides or further information (optional)
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