Greetings all:
It is with great pleasure that I humbly ask you to join me to say a big
Congratulations to our great friend Isla Haddow-Flood as she celebrates yet
another work anniversary for her tremendous role played assisting the
growth of wikiAfrica/wikiIndaba!
All the best and keep being great,
Oral Ofori
🌍www.goo.gl/jHbdDt
💻contact(a)oralofori.com
☎+1202.706.9881
Twitter/Facebook: @oralofori
Hashtag: #TheAfricanDreamLLC
Dear Community members,
We are glad to inform you that the Wiki Arabia 2019 team and the WISCom, have allocated one scholarship for an African Wikimedian from non-Arabic speaking countries (all Africa except: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, libya, Egypt).
All interessed candidates have to fill this form before December 5, 2018.
https://goo.gl/RECX9S
For more information contact me
Regards,
Reda Kerbouche
Head of communication Wikimedia Algeria
Leader Wikimedians of Tamazight User Group
MemberWiki Indaba Steering Committee
You can also contact me on:(Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Telegram, Official Site)
Dear Wikimedians,
I am pleased to share with you all our 2018 Annual Report
<https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Annual_Report_OFWA_2018.pdf> as
per the requirements of AffCom. The report covers the entirety of our
projects and exciting activities over the period. Do enjoy the read!
Thanks to all who collaborated and shared insights with us one way or the
other. Rolling on to 2019 with greater impact!!
You can join our newsletter here
<https://openfoundationwestafrica.org/mailing.php> to get updated on our
future events as well.
Warmest regards,
Joy Agyepong
Programs Manager
Open Foundation West Africa
Hello
This is a reminder of the timeframe to request a rapid grant...
For all new teams, the favored deadline to submit the rapid grant is
November 15. If you have not done it yet, it is okay. You can still
submit it, but be aware funding might be delayed.
For everyone, the hard deadline is November 30th, which is in 9 days.
Link for meta WLA page :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Africa_2019
You can find examples of rapid grants requested by others for WLA (in
French and in English)
Link to the Rapid Grant request page :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid
Flo
Greetings!
Thank you very much to those who have signed up to participate in the Months of African Cinema<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Months_of_Afri…> global contest/edit-a-thon, and thank you for your contributions so far.
We are moving towards the conclusion of the contest and a lot have been achieved already! We have been able to get over about 300 articles created in over eight (8) languages! The figures soars to up to a thousand, if Wikidata entries are included. Furthermore, there have been about 6 in-person gatherings of Wikipedians in different countries across the world to create articles about African(a) cinema!
We are very excited about what has been achieved so far, but your contributions are still needed to further exceed all expectations! Let’s create more articles before the end of this contest, which is this November!!!
* Article suggestions can be found here<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Article_Sugges…>. You can also add to this list.
* Some notable reliable sources for African cinema can be found here<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Reliable_Sourc…>. Again, this list needs expansion.
* Interested in Wikidata translation? check out the Occupation Drive<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wiki_Loves_Women/Occupa…>, which is being led by Wiki Loves Women, in support of the contest and the project!
* Please remember to list articles you have created or improved in the Article Achievements<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Months_of_Afri…> section of the contest page, so that they can be easily tracked.
Thank you once again for being part of this global event!
Kindly,
Sam Oyeyele.
Dear Community members,
We regret to inform you that WikiIndaba 2019 expected to take place in Abuja, Nigeria will be postponed till later in the year.
This decision was reached after advise from International SOS, the Wikimedia Foundation’s travel insurance and security advisors, who had been monitoring the security risk in Nigeria for the last several months. Due to the increase in security crackdowns, associated risk of violence to bystanders, and the proposed timing of the conference (January 18 - 20) being so close to the national elections (February 16), we have decided to delay the conference to later in the year for the safety of all conference attendees.
While the expected dates for Wiki Indaba 2019 will be announced as soon as possible, please plan tentatively for sometime in June/July 2019, pending the improvement of security in Nigeria post national elections.
The Wikimedia Foundation and the Wiki Indaba 2019 Local Organizing Committee regret any inconvenience this may cause as we place the safety and security of community members as high priority and will keep the community updated on the new dates.
Thank you.
Kayode Yussuffor
Wiki Indaba 2019 Communications Team
FYI (because some are not subscribed to wikimedia-l)
Let me know if you have any questions.
Cheers
Cornelius
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From: Cornelius Kibelka <cornelius.kibelka(a)wikimedia.de>
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2018 at 15:01
Subject: Wikimedia Summit 2019: Registration now open
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>,
WikimediaAnnounce-l <WikimediaAnnounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: <wmsummit(a)wikimedia.de>
Dear Wikimedians,
We are delighted to announce that the registration for the Wikimedia Summit
2019 [1], which will be held in Berlin at Mercure Hotel Berlin Tempelhof
Airport [2] from Friday, March 29, through Sunday, March 31, is now open!
As we have announced previously, the main focus of this redesigned event
will be the Movement Strategy Process. We invite affiliates, the Wikimedia
Foundation, its committees and Movement Strategy Working Group members to
check-in, have a look back and plan the next steps of the process together.
We would like to provide you with important information regarding the
eligibility for participation, participant number regulation, registration
procedure, specifics in regards to the travel and hotel booking as well as
the visa application process.
== Eligibility criteria and participant number regulation ==
The eligibility criteria for participating in the Wikimedia Summit 2019 are
aligned to the Affiliates’ Agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation.
Chapters, Thematic Organizations and User Groups must have shown signs of
recent activity and be up-to-date on their reporting [3] by the eligibility
deadline (December 1, 2018). Moreover, affiliations need to have been
officially recognized by the Wikimedia Foundation before January 1, 2018.
Before registering for the Wikimedia Summit, please check the eligibility
and status overview of your affiliate as well as the participant number
regulation on meta [4].
==Registration information==
To make the summit a success, it will be essential for the invited
affiliates to deliberately choose their delegates. Affiliates are asked to
send delegates that are well-informed in goings-on at the affiliate and
able to confidently answer questions about it. We have shared specific
registration advices and information regarding this [5].
We are looking forward to also welcoming members of the Wikimedia
Foundation Board of Trustees and staff, the Funds Dissemination Committee,
Simple APG committee as well as the Affiliations Committee in Berlin. We
see a huge advantage in having their representatives participate on site.
Also, the Core Team has invited Working Group members from the Movement
Strategy Working Groups.
All representatives need to register via the registration form [5]. The
registration deadline is Monday at midnight CET, December 17, 2018. Please
note that we won’t be able to accept and process registrations after this
deadline.
==Hotel and travel booking==
Depending on your group belonging the booking process varies. Therefore,
please double-check on meta [4] to which group you belong to and have the
group-specific travel and hotel booking information [6] in mind.
==Visa information==
Please visit the website of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Berlin [7]
to find out whether you need a visa for travelling to Germany. In case you
are in need of a visa, we advise you to register until November 19, 2018,
so that WMDE can assist you with the application process and send you the
required visa documents sufficiently in advance. All relevant information
and necessary steps to undertake are also described on meta [8].
Wikimedia Deutschland is looking forward to welcoming you in Berlin in
April!
Please do not hesitate to reach out to us any time via wmsummit(a)wikimedia.de
should you have any questions or comments.
Best regards,
Michelle & Cornelius
For the Wikimedia Summit Organizing Team
Wikimedia Deutschland
wmsummit(a)wikimedia.de
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019/Venue_and_Hotel
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports
[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019/Eligibility_Criteria
[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019/Registration_Informat…
[6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019/Travel_and_Hotel_Book…
[7] http://wmde.org/germanyvisa
[8]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019/Visa_Process_and_Assi…
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Cornelius Kibelka
Internationale Beziehungen | International Relations
Vorstandsteam | Office of the ED
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0
http://wikimedia.de
Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen
Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
http://spenden.wikimedia.de/
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207
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Cornelius Kibelka
Internationale Beziehungen | International Relations
Vorstandsteam | Office of the ED
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0
http://wikimedia.de
Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen
Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
http://spenden.wikimedia.de/
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207