Team

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General Coordination

• Mido, lead coordinator for Wikimania 2008
• Delphine, from the Wikimedia Foundation
• ICT department, from Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Program Committee

Tasks:

• All sub committees should be able to put all Wikimania events, gathering, social events, hacking days, etc.. together in one unique program. Each sub-committee to be working alone in first stages, then team leaders would make all events in accordance with each other in one time table. Also see the Program Portal.

Sub-committees:

Conference Tasks: Receiving, judging and accepting papers. Inviting speakers. General layout of all official conference days. Assigned to: See program team page

Social events Tasks Casual Party. VIP party. 2 tours, around Alexandria and Cairo. Organize outings, during and after Wikimania. any other suggested side events. Assigned to: Contact: Nada Rady Mohamed Sanad Mahmoud Abdel Wahed

Finance Committee

Sub-committees:

Sponsorships Tasks: Assigned to Moushira BA contact Delphine Ménard (WMF) International sponsorhip	Budget Tasks: Assigned to Mido Delphine
Accounting Tasks: Assigned to Hamdy Khalil, Treasurer	Scholarships Tasks: Scholarships for wikimedia users around the world. Assigned to Cary Bass Austin Hair Phoebe Ayers

Communications Committee

Tasks:

• well, it's not only about communications and PR but also promoting and doing regular Wiki workshops and seminars in Alexandria (and maybe other cities as well) Also planning online and local campaigns in colleges and schools. This last point is really one of our aims in hosting Wikimania here in Alexandria

Sub-committees:

Media & Promotion Tasks: Issue press releases. Promotion plans either online or locally in Egypt. Gather mass media releases about Wikimania. Assigned to: Abdel Rahman Gamal Ahmed Saeed	Graphics Tasks: Visual identity of Wikimania (website, banners, posters, etc..) Assigned to Mohamed elShamy Sherif Farag Maha Fawzy
Website Tasks: Maintain wiki appearance and make it easily accessible to all different audiences that may visit the website. Assigned to: Website team.	Translations Tasks: Presenting website contents and press releases into many languages, basically from English. Assigned to: Casey Brown Danny B

Logistics

Tasks:

Sub-committees:

Registration Tasks: Setting up the process for registration Assigned to: Ashraf Gouda Islam Ahmed	Visas & Entry Permits Tasks: giving advice on getting visas and handling issues related to this. Assigned to: TheEgyptian Ashraf Gouda
Accommodation & Transportation Tasks: Booking hotels, accommodating people in dorms, etc... From-to airport and local transportation. Parties transportation Assigned to: Nada Rady TheEgyptian	Technical Tasks: Setting up wi-fi in dorms Audio and video streams. Video Conferences. Video archiving. Session bloggers. Assigned to: BA, ICT Department for venue-related tasks. Volunteers for blogging in-session
On-site Tasks: Bags, Folders. Catering. Info desk. preparing halls. General help with attendees. Assigned to: Contact: Nada Rady Moataz Mohamed Islam Mohamed Mahmoud Reda Ahmed Abdelghani Ashraf Gouda