Hi Mina,
I am sorry, but what gender transition of minors and Covid-19 lockdowns have to do with Wikimania?
I don't have problems with people with alt-right views attending Wikimania. I have a problem when a discussion of safety at Wikimania turns into a discussion about gender transition of minors and Covid-19 lockdowns (both are extremely unlikely to happen at Wikimania in Singapore but are very popular discussion topics within alt-right groups).
The truth is that bathroom harassment comes way more often not from the fact that trans people can go to bathrooms matching their identities, but from people who decide to control strangers' gender in bathrooms : https://www.vox.com/2016/5/18/11690234/women-bathrooms-harassment
If the problem is harassment, then it should not be tolerated no matter the gender in your passport. And I very much hope nobody will have to show their passport to access a bathroom because it will just make everybody unsafe.
Mykola (NickK)
29 червня 2023, 10:22:35, від "Mina Theofilatou" < saintfevrier(a)gmail.com >:
Hi Lodewijk and Claudia and thanks for your replies.
Apologies if I used the wrong word in my original email: I agree with you that the situations I am describing are not harassment per se, so I used the word "discomfort" in the description of what I meant. Sincere apologies to any list members who may feel offended, that was not my intention. I was merely relaying the concerns of my friend, to the extent that they sounded reasonable to me.
As for your further comments, which go so far as to name me "transphobic", well that is one of the reasons I have distanced myself from the Wikimedia Movement at this stage. I had distanced myself in the past too, after an incident at Wikimania in 2016 which caused me severe discomfort (seems that "harassment" is a sensitive word so I will avoid it, even though it was acknowledged by T&S that it was indeed that. I got an apologetic email in private, even though I had specifically requested that any communication be public as was the incident. Z, if you're reading, I'm all for public communication when the issues being discussed have been initiated in public. To cut a long story short, I'm certain that the "Code of Conduct" and "friendly space policy" guidelines would command that shouting at and intimidating a fellow Wikipedian in a public space in the presence of many Wikipedians and a T&S staff member is not acceptable. Noone stepped in to stop the offender on the spot, not even the T&S employee: they just watched while I was being shouted at. I made a complaint and after months of investigation I managed to elicit a response from the "investigating" team. I had no choice but to make it public so I uploaded a screenshot of the email to Commons. I've linked to the screenshot below to help you understand what I am talking about, and why I have little confidence in Trust and Safety). I gradually gained back my confidence in the movement and participated for another four years, i.e. 2017-2021, but when I realised in 2022 that NPOV has gone totally out the window I'm through with the Movement.
Back to the "transphobic" name-calling: it seems that anyone who expresses the slightest concern about gender policies is easily branded as transphobic. Some even go so far as to brand them as "alt right". Blaire White, an extremely attractive and happy trans woman who is calling out the pressure being exerted on minors to transition at ages when the brain is still developing, is "transphobic". Scott Newgent is "transphobic". "What is a Woman '' is a documentary for "transphobics". Johanna Olson-Kennedy, who publicly addressed parents at a conference saying that "the good thing about double mastectomies is that if the girl regrets at a later point in her life, she can go ahead and get breasts" is a "hero". Why am I going into such detail? Well because two of the participants in this list encouraged me to write an article on Wikipedia about it. Have you any idea how difficult it is to express so much as an inkling of "the other side of the story" to a "contentious topic"? But isn't that what NPOV is supposed to be about? Any attempts I have made to add this simple sentence in a neutral manner with a reliable source to Johanna Olson-Kennedy's article was met with rapid reverts and even a deletion discussion. The result was "keep", but do you really think I am willing to expend more time and energy on edit-warring over edits that used to be perfectly acceptable? Same for my efforts on John Ioannidis's page: one of the most highly cited researchers in the world is being blatantly slandered for his objections to lockdowns during the Covid-19 crisis. By whom? By a certain globally unimportant doctor who goes by the name of David Gorski. Ever heard of him? Oh, but on Wikipedia his blog "Science Based Medicine" seems to be the epitome of reliability in anything from Covid to transgender procedures on underage girls.
I look at the history of articles. I also look at discussion pages, and quite frankly these are currently the most effective ways of obtaining reliable information on Wikipedia. So in one such session, when I looked at the history of "John Ioannidis" and noticed that I was not the only one trying to "inject" some NPOV into the Covid-19 paragraph of the article, I checked the contribs of the other editor and saw that he had edited the page "Irreversible Damage". That's how I learned about that book, which I ordered and read, along with TRANS by Helen Joyce (a notable author with an article on Wikipedia). Interestingly, Gorski was involved in this issue too: one of the co-founders of SBM had written a positive review for "Irreversible Damage: the Transgender Craze Seducing our Daughters", and the review remained on the website for seven months. Then, after seven months the article was taken down and a slandering ensued. Are we supposed to believe that the science behind the book changed 180 degrees in seven months?
Returning to the original issue, hmm. If everyone at Wikimania is so quick to be offended by the slightest concern about gender policies, then perhaps it's better if we """transphobic"""", """"conservative"""", """"alt-right""" folks (lots of quotation marks) simply not attend? I will relay this to my friend. It has been an enlightening discussion, thank you.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Resolution_for_report_o…
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On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 1:39 AM effe iets anders <effeietsanders(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Mina,
It can always be appreciated when people engage in respectful conversations about complex issues, and I can imagine this can be uncomfortable. I would not consider myself an expert on this issue in any way, and I can't speak for the organizers. The possible encounters that you're describing in your latest email feel of a different order than the "incidients (sic) of harassment by males who identify as women" that you referred to earlier. I think with those harassment incidents, the organizers have been rather clear: harassment is unacceptable in any gender combination, in any situation. I hope this is at least clear.
What you're describing in your more recent email sound like practices that are a bit far-fetched (I cannot recall encountering these men performing such a "frequent and non-offensive action in men's restrooms" over my many years of using men's restrooms) but I can't be certain whether this is perhaps commonplace in other settings. I'm not sure how constructive it would be to exchange references to reliable sources supporting claims whether the behavior your friend fears, indeed is at all commonplace - but I would invite you to at least reflect yourself how common these incidents are compared to equally serious incidents that do not involve any gender-identification concerns, and whether you would feel those sources are solid enough that you would feel comfortable adding them to a Wikipedia article.
I hope you can appreciate that the organizers create a trans-inclusive environment where people don't have to rely on other peoples' judgement in deciding whether their gender is "correct" in respect to how they look. I am also assuming that any attempt to spell out a detailed policy on what is acceptable in bathrooms will quickly be met with exceptions and edge cases that will be uncomfortable to some. The more important cornerstone to me is the general Friendly Space policy and code of conduct which applies to this event: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Friendly_space_policy and https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Code_of_conduct_policy . These provide general principles that you could interpret in specific situations, rather than trying to legislate every possible hypothetical. Important elements that I would consider in this case: "Be respectful in all interactions and communications. Be aware of your impact and how your contribution (messages, discussion, comments) may be affecting people. " and "Treat other people with respect".
Finally, I find it interesting that you choose to apologize for explicit language and perhaps mistaking the name of a department, but not for the possible feelings of rejection that your email could invoke with community members that might fall under your description of "AMAB individuals who self-identify as women". I hope you can imagine this is likely an uncomfortable conversation to them at least, and acknowledging this may not be enough, but is at least a small step towards this welcoming environment for everyone.
Best,
Lodewijk
On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 2:57 PM Mina Theofilatou <saintfevrier(a)gmail.com> wrote:
OK so I've finally found some time to sit at my computer and write a proper reply. I will refrain from addressing Z.'s concerns on my eligibility as a scholarship recipient (and all the related sarcasm) for Wikimania 2023 as I have already replied to that on the renamed thread "selection criteria".
I read through the comments on gender policy in this thread and I'm afraid that I will have to be somewhat explicit to get my point across.
I am 56 years old (my friend interested in attending Wikimania23 is several years older) and I have been to many conferences on four continents, I'd say over a hundred (not all Wikimedia-related of course). I am a cis-gender woman - apologies if I'm not using the right terms, until recently "woman" or "female" was enough to describe what I am - and naturally I have used dozens of women's restrooms (and locker rooms occasionally). Not once have I experienced a disturbing incident involving a man or male in a space designated for women because quite simply, I have never seen a man - a male-presenting individual, that is - using the space (except for the occasional "emergency", whereby the male uses the women's toilet and apologises for doing so if he encounters a woman while "relieving" himself. I've had to do the same on a few occasions in the men's toilets). Such was the situation in the pre-self-identification era. It is very possible that throughout the years I have encountered trans women in the women's restrooms without even being aware of it: a female-presenting trans individual in a space designated for women is naturally, perfectly acceptable and no cause for concern.
In the era of self-identification however, an individual who presents as a man - with a beard etc. features of a male physique - can self-identify as a woman (female) and proceed to use spaces designated for women. So, in the hypothetical case that this man who identifies as a woman exits the bathroom stall with his penis in his hand, shaking off the extra urine (apologies for being explicit) - a frequent and non-offensive action in men's restrooms, especially those with urinals - encounters a woman and the woman is offended, would she be entitled to express her discomfort to Trust and Safety? (apologies if the name of the dept has changed, that's the name I remember). Or would she get a reply along the lines of "we understand that you feel offended and that you experienced discomfort from the encounter, but our gender policy is self-identification and this man identifies as a woman so (s)he can use the women's restrooms and there's nothing we can do about it".
Same goes for AFAB individuals who are female-presenting but identify as men. A man using the men's toilets may feel discomfort at the sight of e.g. period blood and pads (again, apologies for the explicitness!) in a stall.
I have tried to describe the issue as respectfully as possible. Again, apologies for being explicit, it was inevitable. I do agree that *generally* Wikipedians are respectful of others and would *generally* not intentionally cause discomfort to others using gender-designated toilets - or worse yet, go so far as to harass - but if norms of common decency were self-evident to everyone, there would be no need for a Trust and Safety dept in the first place.
Best,
Mina
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On Sat, Jun 24, 2023 at 8:25 AM Željko Blaće <zblace(a)mi2.hr> wrote:
Dear organizers - for the (self announced) transparency plan commitment of publishing list of scholarship grantees in May - it would be useful to do it at least in June as we are almost in July.
It would also likely reduce the number of repeating questions.
Best Z. Blace
On Sat, Jun 24, 2023 at 7:15 AM Mohd Sayeed <sayeed8545(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Did u get the scholarship?
>
> On Sat, Jun 24, 2023, 12:05 AM Aryan Kumar Paswan <pradipguhilote(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> trip to singapore kindly share list of candidate and is it free of cost?
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 22:52 Wikimania <wikimania(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>>
>>> Many of you are starting to plan your trips, and we’ve been receiving a lot of questions related to travel to Singapore: visas, vaccines, hotels, weather… We invite you to take a look at our Travel page on the Wikimania Wiki, with subpages for e-visas, attendee information, and accommodations. Feel free to leave a message on any relevant talk pages or reach out to us at wikimania(a)wikimedia.org if anything is unclear or incomplete.
>>>
>>>
>>> To highlight one point–many countries are visa-free for Singapore, but everyone needs to fill out a Singapore entry card before arrival. Also Singapore requires a yellow fever vaccine from many countries–please see if yours is on the list!
>>>
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>>
>>> Butch Bustria
>>>
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Hi everyone,
Many of you are starting to plan your trips, and we’ve been receiving a lot
of questions related to travel to Singapore: visas, vaccines, hotels,
weather… We invite you to take a look at our Travel page on the Wikimania
Wiki <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Travel>, with subpages for
e-visas, attendee information, and accommodations. Feel free to leave a
message on any relevant talk pages or reach out to us at
wikimania(a)wikimedia.org <http://Wikimania@wikimedia.org> if anything is
unclear or incomplete.
To highlight one point–many countries are visa-free for Singapore, but
everyone needs to fill out a Singapore entry card before arrival. Also
Singapore requires a yellow fever vaccine from many countries–please see if
yours is on the list!
Best,
*Butch Bustria*
On behalf of the Core Organizing Team
Hello, I am contributing on behalf of Dastel. I was emailed some time
ago to say I was not selected for the scholarship and now I have seen
email messages "[Wikimania-l] Planning your trip to Singapore for
Wikimania 2023". I would like to know what is really going on. Do I
have the scholarship after another analysis or is it if I want I can
ask you for an invitation letter and go there voluntarily?
In the light of the posts by Mina Theofilatou, could the list admins take action to either ban the use of this list by Mina or moderate all future posts in line with the UCoC and TCoC?
The facts are that in these posts:
24 June:
Mina presented as a "valid concern" for Wikimania that there have been incidents of trans women harassing women at events. This promotes that myth that trans women are more dangerous than anyone else.
29 June:
Mina promoted the myth that there is a "era of self-identification", where trans women might "exits the bathroom stall with his penis in his hand" which spreads fear of trans women and attempts to normalize the idea that trans women are exposing penises - and it's normal to call trans women men, so it's normal to misgender trans women if you feel like it.
Mina attacked trans men using myths about fear of their menstruating. Mina derided the idea of respecting trans people by presenting her clearly transphobic views as self-evident "common decency", therefore making everyone genuinely respectful of LGBTQIA inclusion outside of common decency.
Hopefully after these long confessional emails from Mina, no Wikimedia funded events will be hosting Mina or her unnamed friend who is irrationally frightened of trans women. This would be perfectly in
line with Wikimedia event and Wikimania safe space policies. I recommend we also remove this email list platform as a way for Mina to permanently publish and promote transphobic myths.
As a reminder, persistently avoiding calling trans women "trans women" or trans men "trans men" by using peculiar terms like AMAB, AFAB, MTF, born male, "males who identify as women", is itself an expression of transphobia. It is a sure sign that someone has spent far too long on anti-LGBTQ forums.
Reference
https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org…
On Sat, Jun 24, 2023 at 8:27 AM Mina Theofilatou <saintfevrier(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi and thanks a lot for your email!
>
You are most welcome.
You also raised some super interesting topics and gave me insights in your
activities and Wikimania scholarship decisions I really appreciate.
I hope you do not mind this email remaining public as I really feel it is
an important topic at least as much as your friend does! I hope Butch does
also.
> This friend is not involved in the Wikimedia movement, she would be a
> "novice". I talked to her about Wikimania - she can self-fund herself
> whereas sadly I can't - and she raised some concerns.
>
OK - but at least you got the scholarship so you are certain you will be
there?
I see you are not really contributing much to Wikimedia yourself also
https://guc.toolforge.org/?by=date&user=Saintfevrier
Interesting that you have been selected for a Scholarship anyway again and
again...is this 4th Wikimania for you?
I hope few people from our QW2023 team are there as one of 3 topics is
Diversity. For now I did not hear anyone got a scholarship.
> The others I was able to address (respect for privacy e.g. by wearing the
> special tag that photos are not desirable) but this one had me wondering. I
> told her she could sign up for the mailing lists but she preferred the
> discussion went through me. She's quite sensitive with her personal data,
> perhaps too much so, but of course I respect her hesitation.
>
I see. What do you think makes her so sensitive? Was she experiencing some
kind of trauma? Most adult LGBT+ people did in one way or another.
> It so happens that I have done a lot of reading on the issue, for totally
> different reasons, and I can confirm that incidents have occured in
> settings where an individual who is male on all accounts (physical
> features) enters a female space (restrooms, lockers) by self-identifying as
> a woman and then proceeds to harass women using the space.
>
Interesting. Do you mind sharing the references to that literature? Maybe
this is worth a Wikipedia article?
> I'm not saying it's a frequent occurence, or that it will happen at
> Wikimania (haha she actually liked the name of the annual event :) but it
> is a valid concern that needs to be addressed, if the organisers want all
> participants to feel safe and comfortable.
>
I agree for valid concerns to be addressed whenever possible. I would love
to learn how this can be proven valid.
> In the past these issues would go by "rule of thumb": you see a man in the
> women's toilets, you report it. Now I'm confused: if you report it, would
> you be offending the gender access policy for the restrooms?
>
I do not know. I am queer identifying and male presenting, though not
always and in the most patriarchal normative ways. I would not go around
reporting people from just being around, but that is my choice as I feel I
have no traumas with gender representation, but ideological ones with
rightwing Croatian extremist who obducted the HR Wikipedia for decade and
were visiting Wikimanias and CEE Meetings without WMF's intervention for a
decade.
Self-identification can be tricky...
>
I am not sure what you mean. I think if people are not putting others in
direct danger through action, usually I am OK with whatever they identify
as long as it is legal (no Nazi symbols and similar..)
> That said, I would be happy to participate in any discussions on the
> topic, provided I can fit them into my hectic schedule (more hectic than I
> care, which is one of the reasons I have not edited in quite a while...)
>
Indeed, maybe you should reconsider if you travel too much and edit too
little and pass on the chance to others?
Thanks again :)
>
You are most welcome!
On Sat, 24 Jun 2023, 08:59 Željko Blaće, <zblace(a)mi2.hr> wrote:
>
>> Hi Mina! I am not sure if we got to meet online, but I see you are Greek
>> and involved in Outreach activities so I hope we will eventually even meet
>> in person in the Balkans. Meanwhile I see you attended many Wikimanias and
>> glad to see you have friendly friends who claim to be pro diversity and
>> confortable with LGBTQ folx, so I am curious about the one you ask
>> a question for. Is she not comfortable asking this question herself? Why do
>> you think that is the case?
>>
>> Queering Wikipedia 2023 event organizing team is planning offline events
>> and we would like to have them welcoming to all well intendended and
>> tolerant folx. I am curious to know which exact incidents of harassment by
>> 'males who identify as women' do you refer to? Also as you think it is a
>> valid concern, I would love to know why you think this could happen in
>> Wikimania? Because people are mostly Wikipedians and Wikimedians? (hope
>> your friend did not misunderstand the wikiMANIA part of the brand)
>>
>> Unrelated to our context, do you and your friend think harassment happens
>> because someone is not-cis?
>> I would think it is mostly because those people are harassers and they
>> are in bigger numbers as cis.
>>
>> Thank you for your answers in advance!
>>
>>
>> Best Z. Blace
>>
>> p.s. As a neo-nazi and right-wing militants attack victim (also known to
>> be on their lists) I would love to raise concerns over tolerance for
>> neo-nazi, right-wing and pro-gun militants in Wikimedia, but there was
>> historically no or very little support for concrete work, so I would love
>> for us to brainstorm at one point what makes sense to do, where and when.
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 8:23 PM Mina Theofilatou <saintfevrier(a)gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm not sure if this is the right thread to ask, but on behalf of a
>>> friend who is considering attending I'd like to know about the policy on
>>> gendered restrooms in the conference venue. She is very comfortable with
>>> the LGBTQ community and celebrates diversity, but is concerned about the
>>> possibility of AMAB individuals who self-identify as women using the
>>> women's restrooms. I have been to several Wikimanias and I don't recall any
>>> related problems having occurred, but I do see that it is a vald concern as
>>> there have been incidients of harassment by males who identify as women in
>>> other public events.
>>>
>>> Thanks, best wishes for a safe and fruitful Wikimania :)
>>>
>>> On Fri, 23 Jun 2023, 20:22 Wikimania, <wikimania(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>
>>>> Many of you are starting to plan your trips, and we’ve been receiving a
>>>> lot of questions related to travel to Singapore: visas, vaccines, hotels,
>>>> weather… We invite you to take a look at our Travel page on the
>>>> Wikimania Wiki <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Travel>,
>>>> with subpages for e-visas, attendee information, and accommodations. Feel
>>>> free to leave a message on any relevant talk pages or reach out to us at
>>>> wikimania(a)wikimedia.org <http://Wikimania@wikimedia.org> if anything
>>>> is unclear or incomplete.
>>>>
>>>> To highlight one point–many countries are visa-free for Singapore, but
>>>> everyone needs to fill out a Singapore entry card before arrival. Also
>>>> Singapore requires a yellow fever vaccine from many countries–please see if
>>>> yours is on the list!
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Butch Bustria*
>>>>
>>>> On behalf of the Core Organizing Team
>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>
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>>>
>>
Hi everyone,
We are writing to inform you that communications have been sent out about
programming decisions. If you submitted a session proposal, you should have
received an email. Please check your inbox for instructions. If you did not
receive an email, message wikimania-program2023(a)wikimedia.org. We had over
600 submissions this year and have done our best to accommodate as many as
possible. Thank you for applying to share your knowledge at Wikimania!
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
On behalf of ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
Hello everyone,
I’m writing with a general update from the Core Organizing Team
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Organizers>.
Following our meeting this month in Singapore, where we worked on event
strategy, planning and early on-the-ground preparations, we would like to
share a general timeline with you:
-
By now, all scholarship applicants should have received communications
regarding the status of their scholarship application. If you applied but
have not received a message, you can email
wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org. We encourage those who did not
receive a scholarship to register for and attend the virtual Wikimania.
There also may be some affiliates still offering scholarships, so check
with your local affiliate.
-
Registration for Wikimania will open in June. We will be communicating
it broadly when registration opens so you won’t miss it!
-
The Programming Subcommittee
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program_Subcommittee> is hard
at work selecting sessions and building the program. Program applicants
will hear during the month of June about whether their session has been
selected. We will aim to communicate about this as close to the start of
the month as possible. However, there is a lot of work still to be done, so
please avoid reaching out to inquire about the status of your application
until the end of the month as we are dealing with a large volume of
inquiries at this time.
-
Most of you have likely seen that the conference will be held at the Suntec
Convention Centre
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suntec_Singapore_Convention_and_Exhibition_Ce…>.
Our opening ceremony will be at Suntec, and our closing party at Gardens
by the Bay <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardens_by_the_Bay>. We will
also be offering outings and activities around Singapore on the *15th*
(Tuesday) and *20th* *August* (Sunday) for those interested. More
information on that to come.
-
We have updated the Wikimania Wiki
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Wikimania>(wikimania.org) to
reflect these dates.
For all inquiries and suggestions, kindly write to us at
wikimania(a)wikimedia.org.
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
Event Lead
ESEAP <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_Hub> Wikimania 2023 Core
Organizing Team
Hi everyone,
In response to the volume of questions we have been receiving, we wanted to
clarify that scholarship decisions are being communicated on a rolling
basis to successful applicants from now until mid May. By the end of May,
all applicants will receive a communication about the status of their
scholarship. We have clarified this on the Scholarship page on Wikimania
Wiki:
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Scholarships#Important_dates.
Thank you for your patience while we continue the review!
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria *
On behalf of the ESEAR Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
Hi everyone,
The Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Organizers> is pleased to
announce that Wikimania Singapore will be held at the Suntec Convention
Centre <https://www.suntecsingapore.com/>.
Located in the heart of downtown, Suntec is a short walk or ride away from
many of Singapore’s top museums, libraries, galleries and tourist
attractions. Visit the National Gallery, the Art Sciences Museum, the Asian
Civilisations Museum, the National Archives, the Esplanade, Gardens by the
Bay, world-famous hawker centres, and much more.
Suntec has a combination of open exhibition spaces, large halls and small
and medium sized conference rooms to host our plenary sessions,
discussions, workshops, poster sessions, and group socials. It also has the
technology to support both the in-person and virtual components of
Wikimania.
Check out our walkthrough video to see some highlights of the space:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqcTBhY2Bng
Whether you’ll be joining Wikimania in Singapore or tuning in from the
comfort of your own home, we look forward to welcoming you to Suntec.
Best,
*Butch Bustria*
On behalf of the Core Organizing Team
My Fellow Wikimedians,
Thanks you very much for your kind interest in submitting program
proposals. Program submissions officially closed at 29 March 2023 at 13:59
UTC.
We received 594 program submissions and we will remove the spam submissions
accordingly. Program subcommittee *may* announce soon another round of
submissions on poster sessions (depending on the result of the first batch
of poster proposals) and details of the Hackathon in Wikimania 2023.
Please take opportunity to refine and edit your program submissions on
Pretalx.com. The jurors will start screening your applications in April.
Don't take risk of editing it within the month April as you don't know if
your submission is already scored before your refinements/ edits.
Please check the program submissions wiki page and FAQ on what qualities we
are looking for a program content in Wikimania 2023 and the next steps.
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program/Submissionshttps://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program/FAQ
If you are interested on knowing the submitted program proposals, go to
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2023_Program_submis…
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
Event lead, ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
Chair, Program Subcommittee
P.S.
*For direct inquiries, please contact us organizers on our group mail :
wikimania(a)wikimedia.org <wikimania(a)wikimedia.org>. We discourage you to
click "reply all" as this is a large mailing list*.
