My Fellow Wikimedians
As we lowered the curtain for Wikimania 2023 Singapore, Online and
Satellite, we ask for your valuable time to share your images and videos
related to Wikimania 2023 on Wikimedia Commons, our free media repository.
By uploading your images and videos to Wikimedia Commons, you are helping
to document the history and diversity of the Wikimedia movement, as well as
enriching the knowledge and culture of humanity. Your contributions are
greatly appreciated by millions of readers and editors around the world.
To upload your images and videos to Wikimedia Commons, you can use the *Upload
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sure to use the license on Wikimedia Commons and Wikimania Photography
policy when uploading your files.
We encourage you to use the [[category:Wikimania 2023]] when uploading your
images and videos related to Wikimania 2023. This will help us to organize
and showcase your files on the Wikimania 2023 wiki and other platforms. You
can also add other relevant categories and descriptions to your files to
make them more accessible and useful for other users.
We also encourage you to write your story as a blog, vlog, Social media
posts or at . For social media, please use @wikimedia.conference to tag on
Facebook or Instagram, @wikimania on X (twitter).
We thank you for your generous assistance and support for Wikimania 2023
and the Wikimedia movement. We hope to see you at the next in-person and
hybrid conferences this year and the 19th edition of Wikimania in Kraków,
Poland hosted by the Central and Eastern European Wikimedians where we will
celebrate our achievements, share our experiences, and learn from each
other.
There is also a Wikimania 2023 survey
at https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/682942
We appreciate your feedback so we know where we did great and which ones we
would tell the next host.
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
Event lead, Wikimania 2023
OpenAI (@OpenAI) tweeted at 1:07 PM on Thu, Aug 31, 2023:
We’re releasing a guide for teachers using ChatGPT in their classroom —
including suggested prompts, an explanation of how ChatGPT works and its
limitations, the efficacy of AI detectors, and bias. https://t.co/rVFdEUH6ph
(https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/1697295029763715166?s=03)
Interesting.
There were several presentations that mentioned chatgpt at the Singapore
Wikimania Conference. While at the conference I ordered a couple of books
about Chatgpt and have watched YouTube videos. [still learning]
The biggest limitation of chatgpt is a lack of references.
Wikipedia is the go- to platform for education. Plus any data search on
chatgpt will not go past 2021.
Plus Chatgpt has a fee component, and Wikipedia is free.
Still learning what the challenges of chatgpt will be for Wikipedia
editors.
Take care,
Linda Fletcher-Dabo
Dear Colleagues
If you're attending Wikimania in person, the organizers of the WikiWomen
Summit, Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight and Vanj Padilla, would like to invite
you to the *WikiWomen's Lunch Table 2023 x Wikimania*. Please note that
this event is exclusively for women+ attendees. Details are as follows:
*Venue:* Room 324
*Time:* 12:45pm - 14:15pm
*Program:*
*12:45 - 1pm: *Participants to collect their lunch and move to room 324
*1pm: *Opening remarks - *Yael Weissburg, Vice President, Community Growth,
Wikimedia Foundation*
*1:05:* Welcome note - *Nataliia Tymkiv, Chairperson of the Wikimedia
Foundation Board of Trustees*
*1:10:* Group Photo
*1:15: *Reflections on Women's Lunch Table - *Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight,
WikiWomen Summit Organizer*
*1:20: Launch of WikiWomen Social Media platforms - Vanj Padilla, WikiWomen
Summit Organizer *
*1:40:* Closing remarks - *Vanj Padilla, WikiWomen Summit Organizer *
Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Space is
limited and available on a first come, first serve basis, please arrive
early.
Warm regards,
Masana
*Masana Mulaudzi (She/Her)*
Senior Manager, Campaigns Programs
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
My Fellow Wikimedians!
Due to insistent public demand, we have the Wikimania Hackathon 2023 on
live stream!
Head over to https://www.youtube.com/live/UZ9DUXFcb0w?feature=share
and share it.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
Event lead
ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
Hello,
The Wikimania 2023 Hackathon is just around the corner! This email includes
some practical information that will help you prepare for the event.
General information
We will enforce the Universal Code of Conduct
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct>, Code of
Conduct for Wikimedia’s Technical Spaces
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Code_of_Conduct>, and Friendly Space Policy
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Friendly_space_policy>. We
recommend all participants review these policies upon arrival at the venue
and in relevant online channels. A dedicated team will be available on-site
to help support a safer environment for all.
A lot of practical information is available on the wiki on the Travel
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Travel>, Hackathon
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Hackathon>, and Venue
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Venue> pages. Look at these
pages to prepare for the event.
We encourage you to add yourself to the participants’ table
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Hackathon/Participants> to
connect with other Hackathon attendees. When you arrive at the airport, you
can use the Telegram channel <https://t.me/wmhack> (Wikimedia Hackathon) to
see if others who arrived at the same time may want to share a
taxi/Grab/public transport to the hotel or venue with you.
Program
The Hackathon starts with an opening ceremony at 10:00, local time (2:00
UTC). This session will be livestreamed on Youtube. The link will be made
available on the Schedule
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Hackathon/Schedule> closer to
the event and will also be posted to the Telegram channel.
Tuesday and Wednesday feature a dedicated newcomer program, including a
newcomer orientation, mentor matching, and introductory sessions and
workshops that require little to no prerequisite knowledge. Read more about
this in the Format
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Hackathon#Format> and Schedule
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Hackathon/Schedule>.
Mentoring
We are looking forward to welcoming new contributors at the Hackathon!
Regardless of your technical proficiency or experience with Wikimedia, your
insights are invaluable. Everyone has the potential to mentor and guide
others. Consider adding yourself to the mentor page
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Hackathon/Mentoring>, even if
you feel you aren't an "expert." Your unique perspective or specific
knowledge can greatly benefit others, making the Hackathon a richer
experience for all.
If you have any questions, use the Telegram channel <https://t.me/wmhack>
(Wikimedia Hackathon) to ask fellow attendees.
Looking forward to meeting you!
On behalf of the Wikimania Hackathon organizing team
*Tar Lócesilion / Szymon Grabarczuk*
Wikimania 2024 Core Organizing Team
Wikimania 2023 Technology Committee
Hi everyone!
For those of you who are here in Singapore, come by Suntec and check out
the pre-conference workshops we have going on throughout the day!
There's the Hackathon in room 309, 310 and 311, a series of open data and
Wikidata workshops in 324, and Movement Strategy sessions in 325.
See the full schedule on eventyay <https://eventyay.com/e/8f889410/schedule>
and add sessions to your personal schedule by clicking the circle icon in
the top right corner of each session and selecting "Add to Schedule."
Main conference kicks off tomorrow.
See you there!
Elena and the Core Organizing Team
Elena Lappen (she/her/hers)
Lead Movement Communications Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
To All Attendees of the Google Event,
Kindly wake up early and we will receive you at Suntec big screen lobby at
8:00 AM for the shuttle service. This is one hour after sunrise.
We are expected to be in the Google Asia Pacific Head Office at 9:00 AM.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
Event lead
ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
My Fellow Wikimedians,
Wikimania is the largest gathering of Wikimedians around the world. We want
you to be part of it.
Go to https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Registration to register
and to know more details.
Once registered, you can check the program schedule and sync to your mobile
device calendar.
https://eventyay.com/e/8f889410/schedule
For inquiries, please write back to us at wikimania(a)wikimedia.org
Kind regards
*Butch Bustria*
*Event Lead*
*ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team*
Hi Everyone,
We would like to inform you that the master copy of the schedule is at
https://pretalx.com/wm2023/schedule/
This is publicly accessible, rooms side by side, can be filtered by tracks
and you can download an .ical file of the sessions you like to sync with
your calendar on your phone/ devices.
Wikimania wiki and Eventyay may have the information extracted from pretalx
but is not syched in real time as it needs to be updated manually by us.
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
Chair
Wikimania 2023 Program Subcommittee