Grants:TPS/Wittylama/MuseumsAustralia

I'm withdrawing this request on the basis that I shouldn't have to pay to make a 90 presentation that I've been asked to give - not with the WMF's money, not with the Chapter's money, not with my own money.

User name

Wittylama

User location (country)

Australia

Event name

Museums Australia conference

Event Web site

http://www.ma2013.org.au/program/?IntCatId=27

Event date(s)

17 May

Event location (city)

Canberra

Amount requested (remember to specify currency!)

$275 (Australian Dollars)

Endorsements

Budget breakdown

One-day attendance fee at the conference. Fee schedule here: http://www.ma2013.org.au/registration/?IntCatId=38

I now live in Canberra and work for the National Library, so no accommodation/travel would be required. However, as this presentation is about Wikimedia specifically my employer is unable to cover the cost of attendance.

Proposed Participation

I will be delivering a 90 minute presentation at the "Regional and Remote Museums" pre-conference day of workshops - all about Wikipedia and how smaller GLAMs can get involved. I was not aware that I was on the schedule and had not intended to speak/attend, but was informed that I was on the schedule last week. Nevertheless, it's an excellent opportunity. I will be followed by another speaker who will introduce Creative Commons for a similar length of time.

Goal and Expected Impact

Greater awareness of the specific role Wikimedia and free-culture can play in "promoting" the smaller cultural institutions, their topic areas and their geographical regions. The leveraging potential of a global community etc. This presentation also further embeds Wikimedia into the "standard practice" of what a cultural organisation should be doing.

Specific requests/proposals can be discussed with the attees and "triaged" on site. Viable projects can be brought to the attention of Wikimedia Australia and/or relevant Wikimedians in their town or globally depending on the nature of the proposed project.