Dear Libraries UserGroup,
I hope you have already heard of this currently-open call for proposals to
lead a "Space" [aka symposia] at Wikimania this year - see initial
announcement below.
With one week to go in the call, we have so far received submissions on a
variety of topic areas (see public summaries here):
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Program_design#Submitted_proposal…
However, as you'll note, there's nothing there that is related specifically
to cultural partnerships, GLAM-wiki in general, nor Libraries specifically.
Also, please note that U.G. Medicine, and U.G. Education have proposed to
be the leaders of "spaces" on their respective topics. So, I thought it
prudent to contact you directly to invite you to participate. If you were
not sure if the Libraries U.G. (as a collective), or individuals within it,
were welcome to make a proposal... please consider yourselves invited and
welcome! I personally see a LOT of scope for a Wikimania space dedicated to
issues at the intersection of Wikimedia, the SDGs, and Libraries. So I do
hope that this important topic area is visible in the conference program!
Please contact me if you've any questions. Sincerely,
- Liam / Wittylama (program chair), cc'ing Eric Luth from WM-SE.
On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 8:28 PM Eric Luth <eric.luth(a)wikimedia.se> wrote:
Hi all,
The Wikimania organizing team is now happy to announce the *Program
Design* <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Program_design> of
Wikimania 2019!
We believe that this year’s conference theme
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Theme> requires a format that
is *future-oriented, collaborative, active, and focused on practical
problem-solving. *The program will therefore consist of a series of
parallel *spaces* (or tracks), lead by *leaders,* and through practical
training, learning, idea-sharing and cross-cultural collaboration focusing
on different *topic areas*.
The call for proposals for these *Leaders*, and what they would like to
do with those *Spaces*, is NOW OPEN. We invite you to visit the Program
Design page <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Program_design> on
the Wikimania Wiki to read more.
Best,
*Eric Luth*
Conference Manager, Wikimedia Sverige
eric.luth(a)wikimedia.se
+46 (0) 765 55 50 95
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