[Wikidata] The strategy discussion. The Cycle 2 will start on May 5

The first cycle of the Wikimedia movement strategy process[1] recently concluded. During that period, we were discussing the main directions for the Wikimedia movement over the next 15 years. There are more than *1500* summary statements collected from the various communities, but only *3* from the Wikidata discussion[2]. The strategy facilitators and many volunteers have summarized[3] the discussions of the previous month. A quantitative analysis of the statements will be posted on Meta for translation this week, alongside the report from the Berlin conference[4]. The second cycle will begin soon. It's set to begin on May 5 and run until May 31. During that period, you will be invited to dive into the main topics that emerged in the first cycle, discuss what they mean, which ones are the most important and why, and what their practical implications are. This work will be informed and complemented by research involving new voices that haven’t traditionally been included in strategy discussions, like readers, partners, and experts. Together, we will begin to make sense of all this information and organize it into a meaningful guiding document, which we will all collectively refine during the third and last cycle in June−July. We want to help your community to be more engaged with the discussions in the next cycle. Now, we are looking for volunteers who could - tell us *where to announce* the start of the Cycle 2, and *how to do that*, so we could be sure the majority of your community is informed and has a chance to feel committed, and - facilitate the Cycle 2 discussions on Wikidata. We are looking forward to your feedback! Base (WMF) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Base_(WMF)> and SGrabarczuk (WMF) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:SGrabarczuk_(WMF)> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017 [2] https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Strategy_2017 [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Sources/Su… [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2017/Documentation/Mov… *Szymon Grabarczuk* Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU Head of R&D Group, Wikimedia Polska pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tar_Lócesilion <http://pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tar_L%C3%B3cesilion>