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I'm Peter Benjamin Meyer. I'm in the Wikimedia DC chapter.
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I'm Peter Benjamin Meyer. I'm in this chapter.
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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.
   
 
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.
   
* [[Special:Log/rights&offset=&limit=500&type=rights&user=|list of real users on this wiki]]
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* [[Special:Log/rights&offset=&limit=500&type=rights&user=|list of verified users on this wiki]] (generally authorized people, not robots)
* [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]]
 
   
 
== 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
 
* 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 ==

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.

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

References

  1. Saylor Foundation was a sponsor: Wikimania 2012 press release