An Invitation From Sue Gardner

Dear Wikimedia Project Contributor,

I am the assistant to Sue Gardner, the Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, the organization behind Wikipedia. Sue and I will be in Dubai from December 1-6 for speaking events at TedxDubai and Zayed University's-Dubai Campus.

Sue invites you to meet with her and other local Wikipedia contributors the afternoon of Saturday, December 4. If you are interested to attend please sign-up on using the below link or email me at jowen@wikimedia.org.

Dubai Meet-Up Sign-Up Page

WIKI MEET-UP DUBAI WITH SUE GARDNER

Date: Saturday, December 4, 2010

Time: 18:30-20:30

Location: The Pub in the Radisson Blu Duabi Deira Creek

Address: Bani Yas Road, 476 Dubai

We hope you can attend.

James Owen (talk) 04:26, 16 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Executive Assistant & Board Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation

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