I really look forward to being able to meet with people in person in the
future. I am concerned, however, that requiring "full vaccination" may
unintentionally restrict attendance. Huge parts of the world still do not
have vaccine availability, and so many people aren't even able to get a
first dose, let alone a complete series. As well, there is a big variance
between countries on what vaccines they consider "acceptable" in order to
enter that country; people who are considered fully vaccinated in their
home country may not be considered vaccinated at all by the receiving
country. In other cases, some countries require two vaccination doses,
while others are quickly moving to require three. Many countries also
have requirements for rapid covid tests within a certain number of hours
before arrival; those tests aren't free (and in some countries aren't even
available), and that will have an effect on the ability to travel. Some
countries restrict visitors from other countries entirely. In just the
last 24 hours, my country's government has issued a travel advisory
strongly discouraging all international travel for at least the next month
with the exception of emergencies, and has considerably increased
restrictions on admission to our country.
We're still in the middle of a pandemic, and the ability to (a) predict
what the situation will be many months down the line and (b) ensure that we
are able to provide equitable opportunities for our entire global community
to participate are big question marks right now. Much as I want to see
more of my colleagues in person as soon as it's safe to do so, I don't
think we're anywhere near that point yet. I think planning for the next
Wikimania to be virtual is the only sensible thing to do right now, since
the planning needs to be done *now*.
Risker/Anne
On Wed, 15 Dec 2021 at 20:47, Betty Wills <atsmethatsme(a)gmail.com> wrote:
It’s time to bring the live event back and restrict it
to fully vaccinated
attendees only. Others can attend virtually. Perhaps we should have a
poll??
Happy Holidays!
Betty Wills (Atsme on Wikipedia)
atsmethatsme(a)gmail.com
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Dear all,
The Wikimania Foundation events team, the Wikimania steering committee,
and
members of the 2021 Wikimania organizing team
would like to invite you to
help organize Wikimania 2022! Wikimania 2022 will again primarily be a
virtual event, with distributed in-person events if local and global
circumstances allow.
We need volunteers to be a part of the core organizing team as well as
for
other roles. You can find more information here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2022/Volunteer
The core team will help determine the structure and timeline of the
event,
lead programming, scholarship, communication and
other teams for the
event,
and help ensure our global conference is a
success.
For the process to volunteer, see:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2022/Volunteer#How_to_volunteer
There's a set of questions on the meta page linked above; you can email
your answers to the events team or post on meta by January 9th, 2022.
Events staff and Wikimania steering committee members will review
applications, meet with shortlisted candidates the following week, and
announce the core organizing team by January 21st. Please post any
questions on the talk page. We look forward to building an amazing
conference team!
best,
Phoebe Ayers
vice-chair Wikimania Steering Committee
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