This is the same conference as mentioned in the last email awhile ago,
right? If it is, I think it's important to mention that the age group is 18
to 35, unless that's changed. As I said at the time, my past self (I was 16
when I started editing) would've been surprised and disappointed that a
conference specifically aimed at youths didn't include me but did include
people much older.
On Wed, Apr 19, 2023, 5:58 a.m. James Popoola <popoolaojames@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
>
> The Wikimedia Youth Conference 2023 scheduled to be held in Spain in
> September will be the first youth conference in the movement.
>
>
> The conference grant team is eager to provide all relevant support in
> order to ensure that the conference is successful. But in order to do this,
> more time other than what is available will be needed. Therefore, they did
> recommend that the conference be moved to 2024 in order to avail more time
> to work on addressing relevant needs where possible.
>
>
> We are therefore advised to keep our preparations still going. We also
> understand that we could use this additional time to strategize more on the
> conference planning.
>
>
> We know that we had made a call for the conference subcommittees. We will
> reach out to the selected applicants to explain how the engagement could
> look like given this circumstance.
>
>
> Beyond that, we will still be working on the conference design and
> planning. We hope to keep you informed of all the updates as they come.
>
>
> We are happy to answer any questions or concerns.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> James Popoola
>
> On behalf of the WikiYouthCon COT.
> --
> Best regards,
> James Popoola
> President, Wikimedia Fan Club University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
> Co-founder, Wiki Loves SDGs Nigeria & TCD Africa
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right? If it is, I think it's important to mention that the age group is 18
to 35, unless that's changed. As I said at the time, my past self (I was 16
when I started editing) would've been surprised and disappointed that a
conference specifically aimed at youths didn't include me but did include
people much older.
On Wed, Apr 19, 2023, 5:58 a.m. James Popoola <popoolaojames@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
>
> The Wikimedia Youth Conference 2023 scheduled to be held in Spain in
> September will be the first youth conference in the movement.
>
>
> The conference grant team is eager to provide all relevant support in
> order to ensure that the conference is successful. But in order to do this,
> more time other than what is available will be needed. Therefore, they did
> recommend that the conference be moved to 2024 in order to avail more time
> to work on addressing relevant needs where possible.
>
>
> We are therefore advised to keep our preparations still going. We also
> understand that we could use this additional time to strategize more on the
> conference planning.
>
>
> We know that we had made a call for the conference subcommittees. We will
> reach out to the selected applicants to explain how the engagement could
> look like given this circumstance.
>
>
> Beyond that, we will still be working on the conference design and
> planning. We hope to keep you informed of all the updates as they come.
>
>
> We are happy to answer any questions or concerns.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> James Popoola
>
> On behalf of the WikiYouthCon COT.
> --
> Best regards,
> James Popoola
> President, Wikimedia Fan Club University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
> Co-founder, Wiki Loves SDGs Nigeria & TCD Africa
> Instagram <http://instagram.com/TheJamesPopoola> | Facebook
> <https://www.facebook.com/jamespopoola247> | Twitter
> <http://twitter.com/TheJamesPopoola> | Linkedin
> <http://linkedin.com/in/JamesPopoola> |Website
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:James_Moore200>
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