[FM discuss] FM to be at wikimania

[adam hyde]

heyho

Good news...it seems FM is going to be at Wikipedias Wikimania
conference in Taiwan next month!! :)

I made a proposal to do a workshop on writing free documentation and it
was accepted:
http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proceedings:AH1

Of course its quite a long trip and expensive, so I was not sure if I
could go unless I could find some funds for the travel. I discussed the
opportunity with Rene Post from Cleanbits (cleanbits.nl) a socially
oriented business (it certifies if ISPs are carbon neutral) and he has
offered to pay my ticket!

so! its on for Aug 3,4,5...

There is also a presentation that I will give about the aims of FM, the
good work everyone has been doing on the manuals, and how it all works. 

Having FM present at the conference is a fantastic opportunity.  As well
as being extremely informative it offers a chance to get in the middle
of this wikimania and highlight what we are doing and the importance of
filling the free documentation void.

The Wikimania event could also be a good time to mark a bigger push for
raising our profile...what do you guys think? Is the FM ready for it?
Does FM need to be improved in terms of the site, editing processes,
functionality? Is the site sending out the right message? 

It would be good to have this discussion so that if there is agreement
fm should use the conf as a catalyst to raise our profile then I have
time to implement changes before wikimania...

:)

adam






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