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| − | I'm Peter Benjamin Meyer. I'm in |
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| + | I'm a candidate for the Wiki-DC board of directors in the Feb/March 2013 election. Here are my [[/Candidate for Board 2013|candidacy statements]]. I'd welcome feedback about the chapter. |
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My [http://en.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:econterms regular user page] is on the English Wikipedia. |
My [http://en.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:econterms regular user page] is on the English Wikipedia. |
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== Glossary == |
== Glossary == |
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* Review: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Slowking4/congressional_briefing_agenda |
* Review: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Slowking4/congressional_briefing_agenda |
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* Research "Aaron's law" proposal (named for Aaron Swartz) from Rep. Lofgren's office: proposed revision to Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to reduce penalties and maybe more. [http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/aarons-law-honor-internet-activist-redefine-computer-fraud-1B8005442] |
* Research "Aaron's law" proposal (named for Aaron Swartz) from Rep. Lofgren's office: proposed revision to Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to reduce penalties and maybe more. [http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/aarons-law-honor-internet-activist-redefine-computer-fraud-1B8005442] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 18:36, 19 February 2013
I'm Peter Benjamin Meyer. I'm in this chapter. I'm a candidate for the Wiki-DC board of directors in the Feb/March 2013 election. Here are my candidacy statements. I'd welcome feedback about the chapter.
My regular user page is on the English Wikipedia.
- list of verified users on this wiki (generally authorized people, not robots)
Glossary
- FDC = Funds Dissemination Committee at Wikimedia Foundation
- Night Owls -- possible cosponsor: http://nightowls.dcacm.org/
- Saylor Foundation: named for MicroStrategy founder; develops open textbook/educ materials; sponsored Wikimania 2012.[1]
- 501(c)(3) -- a category of tax exemption administered by the IRS -- tax deductibility for donors, both individual and business ; need to tweak application to IRS and add some specific language about disbursing $
- Wiki-DC's Events 2012 grant
- Wiki-DC also got a Wiki Loves Monuments USA 2012 grant
- and a bootstrap grant
- Wiki DC committed to advocating for Internet freedom (along the SOPA/PIPA issue line) and has some budget capacity for this. contact person at Lofgren's office is senior legislative counsel: harley.geiger at mail.house.gov ; 225-3072.
- A conference idea for 2013 is a GLAM bootcamp ; Dominic has suggested it
- It is conceivable that Wiki DC could get a federal contract ; e.g. for a Wikimedian in residence or a NARA project. These are longshots.
- The Berlin Agreement refers to the founding of the Chapters Association
- Active Board documents are often listed here: Internal:Dashboard
To do
- Review: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Slowking4/congressional_briefing_agenda
- Research "Aaron's law" proposal (named for Aaron Swartz) from Rep. Lofgren's office: proposed revision to Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to reduce penalties and maybe more. [1]
- remove /draft candidacy statement 2013
References
- ↑ Saylor Foundation was a sponsor: Wikimania 2012 press release