Wikipedia:Ambassadors/Steering Committee/2010-12-16

Wikipedia Ambassador Steering Committee

9:45-10:20 EST, 2010-12-16

Convened on Skype (the new version of which allows video chat with groups).

This short meeting simply consisted of updates on the recruitment of ambassadors.

Members present

• Sage Ross
• Alex Stinson
• Cheryl Moy
• Annie Lin
• Fletcher Commons
• PJ Tabit

Agenda

• Campus ambassador recruitment updates: see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ambassadors/Steering_Committee/Campus_Ambassador_Applications

• Alex
  • JMU and Western Carolina have enough ambassadors.
  • Potential ambassadors from Montgomery, AL (who may help with Troy), University of Maryland, and Georgetown

• Annie
  • UC Berkeley has a surplus of potential ambassadors. Berkeley folks may help out in San Francisco
  • Southern California (San Diego) may fall through in terms of both faculty and ambassadors.
  • Montana has two applicants; both are good, but we'd like more diversity, e.g., a staff member who has more availability and more connection to the student population, if possible.

• Sage
  • Fill in/interviewing for those schools w/o profs
  • Screened montana potential CA
  • starting to focus on OA
    • high end: 125 OA
  • OA selection team is now active
    • focus on those who have reviewing articles experience

• Fletcher
  • Syracuse seems good (2 returning, 1 new ambassador)
  • Troy seems OK, although maybe one more might be good? b/c Montgomery is a little farther away.
  • LSU needs some (unknown #?) but Annie is going there (or already went?)
  • Contacted some potential ambassadors by email

• PJ
  • Heard from no applicants from the Houston area, just a few talk page responses. PJ will follow up again with those who expressed interest but didn't send in applications.
  • Several Boston area applicants, which look strong.
  • Georgetown seems to be in good shape as well.

• Cheryl
  • Accepted 2 for Michigan State University, several more under consideration
  • Indiana hasn't been a problem since we have returning ambassadors, and ambassadors there have recruited some new potential ambassadors

• Regional trainings: the dates and locations of each of the regional trainings are now set:
  • West region in San Francisco: Jan 7-8, led by PJ and Rod Dunican
  • DC area: Jan 8-9, led by Rob and Annie (Adam is a maybe)
  • Northeast region in NYC: Jan 11-12, led by Dominic and Gabriel (Annie observing)
  • South region in Baton Rouge: Jan 13-14, led by Annie and Rod Dunican
  • Midwest region in Indianapolis: Jan 15-16, led by Chanitra and Rod Dunican

• We can put the word out now for local Wikipedians near each of the trainings, without it being necessary for there to be public policy professors to pair them with.