In case you haven't applied for a scholarship to attend Wikimania 2015 yet,
please do now. We want to see you all in Mexico!
Please, see this attached e-mail from Ellie Young for more details.
Looking forward to seeing you all in Wikimania 2015 in Mexico!
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From: Ellie Young <eyoung(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 9:55 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimania Scholarship Application Deadline is
Approaching!
To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, Wikimania general list <
wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Staff All <wmfall(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
The deadline for applying for a Scholarship to attend Wikimania 2015 in
Mexico City on July 15-19 is a week away!
** Monday 16 February 2015 23:59 UTC **
Please spread the word to anyone you know who might qualify.
A scholarship will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel,
shared accommodation,
and conference registration as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and
selection criteria by the Scholarship Committee, who will determine
which are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2015 scholarships,
please visit:
https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships
To apply for a scholarship, fill out the application form on:
https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply
It is highly recommended that applicants review all the material on the
Scholarships page
and the associated FAQ before submitting an application.
If you have any questions, please contact:
wikimania-scholarships at wikimedia.org
or leave a message at:
https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships
Thank you,
Ellie Young
WMF Conference Coordinator on behalf of the Scholarship Committee
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Samir Elsharbaty,
Communications Intern, Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation
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Hello everyone,
I don't know how many of you are following Wikimedia-l or the Gendergap
lists. In case you are, then you may have seen this message from Siko
(Sorry for cross-posting). In case you are not, then, please have a look at
it.
The Inspire team is getting ready for a great campaign addressing the
gender gap that will kick off in March. You are doing great work to
increase gender diversity on Wikipedia. You may be interested in having a
leading role in this project too! You may also see that translators to
Spanish, Arabic and Ukrainian are needed for this project. Fortunately,
these languages are among the most active ones in the Education Program.
Please help us spread the word to your communities and/or sign up for this
project!
My best regards,
Samir
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From: Siko Bouterse <sbouterse(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 10:51 PM
Subject: [Gendergap] Help launch the Inspire Grants Campaign in March 2015
To: Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects <
gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi all,
During March we will be running an Inspire Campaign to proactively source
and support new projects aimed at addressing Wikimedia’s gender gap:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire_Grants_%E2%80%93_Gen…
Our goals are two-fold:
1. Experiment with running scalable themed campaigns in IdeaLab to incubate
more initiatives aimed at having a focused collective impact.
2. Proactively support community initiatives aimed at increasing gender
diversity in contributors to, and content of, Wikimedia projects.
Why are we piloting with a gender gap theme? A variety of initiatives are
needed to increase diversity and reduce systemic bias on Wikimedia
projects, but so far these haven’t emerged organically at scale. Without
taking time to focus together on increasing gender diversity in our content
and contributors, this trend is likely to continue. WMF’s Individual
Engagement Grants and Project and Event Grants could support such
initiatives, and we're interested to learn how specifically inviting
proposals in this area can have an impact.
March is WikiWomen’s History Month, and it’s a great time to focus extra
attention and energy together on addressing the gender gap.
We need your help! We’re looking for volunteers to join our team in the
following roles:
1. Community organizers: Spread the the word about the campaign to your
local communities, maintain a friendly space in IdeaLab, facilitate
development of ideas and project teams. (March)
2. Translators: Translate campaign content and gender gap resources into
your language. This is a global campaign, so all languages are welcome.
Some languages we’d particularly like to be able to support include:
Spanish, Arabic, Malayalam, Telugu, and Ukrainian. (February and March)
3. Funding committee: Facilitate development of ideas to grant proposals,
support idea-creators to improve proposals, greenlight projects for funding
via either Individual Engagement Grants or Project & Event Grants. (March
and April)
If you’re interested in any of the above roles, please signup under
“Participants” on the planning page or email Siko or Alex by February 10th.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire_Grants_%E2%80%93_Gen…
Warm regards,
The Inspire Team
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Siko Bouterse
Head of Individual Grants
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
sbouterse(a)wikimedia.org
*Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. *
*Donate <https://donate.wikimedia.org> or click the "edit" button today,
and help us make it a reality!*
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