Hello again, everyone.
(I would appreciate forwarding/translation, again)
I hope discussions are underway about nominating delegates for this
meeting, as we will need to begin arranging logistics in a couple of weeks.
In the meantime, one of you anonymously offered comments on the talk page,
and I have now addressed them, here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:India_Community_Consultation_2014
I'm particularly calling out to your attention that the meeting is *not*
expected to *set* the future of work in India, or to bind communities into
accepting whatever is agreed upon at the meeting. On the contrary, it
is a *joint
visioning* and strategizing meeting, whose final output, ideally, would be
a roadmap, a set of proposals, and a shared understanding of different
possible roles of organizations and informal structures in India, all of
which would be *offered* back, on-wiki, to the communities to discuss and
develop further, or not.
Some communities may embrace some of the ideas, others may object or just
choose not to adopt them for now, and others still may struggle to even
have that kind of conversation. All of these outcomes are valid, and we
are decidedly not looking for (another) one-size-fits-all strategy for all
of India.
Please do visit the page and help us decide the venue and begin building
the participant list. We would much rather have communities nominate, as
well as individuals self-nominate, to participate, than having to select
whom to invite ourselves (though of course we would do that to ensure
minimal representation, if we need to).
Thanks,
Asaf
On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 8:50 PM, Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Dear fellow Wikimedians,
(this is important and a rare opportunity -- please do take a few moments
to read.)
I would like to draw your attention to a major piece of news:
The Wikimedia Foundation is convening a community consultation on the
future of Wikimedia work in India, to be held in October in Bangalore, with
significant representation from across India, the different projects, and
the different language communities.
Please see the following page on Meta for details, context, and to begin
discussion the delegates you would like to see participating. All costs
will be borne by the Foundation.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Community_Consultation_2014
Let's try and keep discussion on the talk page of that page on Meta, so
everyone can follow, even people not on this list.
Also, your help in forward this widely, translating as necessary, etc.,
would be MUCH appreciated. Again, this is an important opportunity, and we
need to ensure we get every community's attention.
I look forward to this conversation very much!
Asaf
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Asaf Bartov
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Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
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