Wikipedia:Meetup/Manila 3

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The third Filipino Wikipedians meet-up in Metro Manila was held at Starbucks in The Podium, Ortigas, Mandaluyong City (near SM Megamall) on Sunday, October 21, 2007 2:00-4:00 PM. The Philippine Wikipedia community had invited Tin Mandigma of Read or Die Philippines who answered questions regarding their organization's success and how it would apply to Wikimedia Philippines.

Participants

Agenda

• Questions to be answered by Tin Mandigma:
  • Do you really need a foundation to be successful?
  • How many hours/week do you put in to handle something like RoD?
  • How do you manage volunteers who you only meet once a month or so?
  • How do you make all those tie-ups with companies like National, Powerbooks (but I guess this is quite natural for RoD... it would probably be educational institutions for WMPH...)?
  • How do you get publicity from mainstream media?
• WMPH logistics
  • Bylaws discussion
• Projects that the community can use for the promotion of Wikipedia, Wikimedia projects and free content in the Philippines
• Other concerns on the Philippine-language Wikipedias

Actual attendance

• Nino Gonzales
• Seav
• Sky Harbor
• Jojit
• Lenticel
• Exec8

Snapshots

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  A person from Read or Die, Tin Mandigma, Nino Gonzales and Lenticel.
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  Tin Mandigma accepts a book from Nino Gonzales, serveing as a token of apprecation for her presence in this meet-up.