Offline-l December 2025

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IIAB for the US market
by James Heilman 18 Feb '26

18 Feb '26

Hey All We at Wiki Project Med have paused further shipping of IIAB to the USA due to tariff processes. We were getting about 80 US orders for IIAB per month. We continue to ship to the rest of the world. Basically we charged about 20 USD for assembly, managing postage, and shipping resulting in a total cost of 63 USD per unit. Wondering if there are folks in the USA interested in getting involved and managing that aspect? The boards come from the UK which sounds like it is tariff free but the uSD cards come from China which is at 55% tariffs. So we are still at the investigative stages on what makes sense. Best -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian

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Call for Proposals: ESEAP Conference 2026 & Offline Wiki Synergy
by Butch Bustria 20 Dec '25

20 Dec '25

Hi everyone, I am writing to share an important opportunity for the offline wiki community to shape the conversation in one of our most geographically and technologically diverse regions. The *ESEAP Conference 2026* (East, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific) will be taking place in *Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from May 15–17, 2026*. The Call for Program Submissions is currently open, and the *deadline is December 20, 2025*. *Why this matters for us:* The theme for this conference is *"New Era of ESEAP: Pioneer the Future Together!"* There is perhaps no region where "offline" access is more critical to the future than ESEAP. From the remote archipelagos of the Pacific Islands where connectivity is often expensive or unreliable, to rural educational settings in Asia, the "last mile" is still a massive barrier to knowledge equity. If we want to "pioneer the future," we must ensure that the future includes the millions of people in this region currently disconnected from the sum of all knowledge. *Synergy & Language for Your Proposals:* If you are working on projects involving Kiwix, Internet-in-a-Box, WikiFundi, or local offline deployments, I strongly encourage you to submit a proposal. To help align your offline work with the conference theme, here are some suggested "synergy angles" and language you can adapt for your submission: - *Angle 1: The "Equity" Synergy* - *Language:* "Bridging the digital divide in the region is not just a technical challenge; it is an equity imperative. Offline access ensures that the 'New Era' of ESEAP leaves no community behind, regardless of their connectivity status." - *Focus:* Rights to information, indigenous communities (e.g., Manobo, Kadazan-Dusun), and rural education. - *Angle 2: The "Resilience" Synergy* - *Language:* "In a region prone to natural disasters—from typhoons in Asia to cyclones in the Pacific—offline knowledge databases serve as critical, resilient infrastructure when the grid goes down." - *Focus:* Climate change adaptation, emergency preparedness, and resilient networks. - *Angle 3: The "Education" Synergy* - *Language:* "Empowering the next generation of ESEAP editors starts in the classroom. Tools like Kiwix allow us to bring Wikipedia into schools in East Timor, Cambodia, Indonesia, and beyond, fostering digital literacy before reliable internet arrives." - *Focus:* Partnerships with local schools, Ministries of Education, and digital literacy programs. *Key Details:* - *Conference Wiki:* ESEAP Conference 2026 on Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_Conference_2026> - *Submission Page:* Program Submissions <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_Conference_2026/Program/Submissions> - *Deadline:* December 20, 2025 Let’s ensure that the *Offline* story is front and center in Kaohsiung. Please reply here if you are planning to submit so we can coordinate our message! Best regards, Butch Bustria ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is privileged and intended only for the recipients named. If the reader is not a representative of the intended recipient, any review, dissemination or copying of this message or the information it contains is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender, and delete the original message and attachments. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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