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(ENGLISH et FRANCAIS) Wiki Mentor Africa Women Tech Summit! 27-30 March 2026
by Florence Devouard 23 Mar '26

23 Mar '26

Wiki Mentor Africa (TMA) is launching a brand-new annual flagship event designed specifically *for women and girls who want to develop technical skills in the Wikimedia open-source ecosystem.* The WMA Women Tech Summit offers *hands-on training in Documentation, Design, and Coding — delivered concurrently in English and French* by dedicated trainers. * English-French: No interpretation delays, no barriers. * Beginner-friendly and fully practical * Built to bridge the gender gap in Wikimedia tech contribution * Open to all women and girls — across every African country and beyond This is an important step towards greater female representation in Wikimedia’s technical spaces. If you know women and girls in your community, affiliate, or user group who are curious about contributing technically to Wikimedia projects — this is the summit for them. :point_right: *Register now:* https://bit.ly/4c4VZ7J Florence / Anthere, in support of the organising team *************** Pour les francophones... Une opportunité à ne pas manquer : le Wiki Mentor Africa Women Tech Summit ! Du 27 au 30 mars 2026 Wiki Mentor Africa (TMA) lance un tout nouvel événement phare annuel spécialement conçu *pour les femmes et les jeunes filles qui souhaitent développer des compétences techniques au sein de l'écosystème open source de Wikimedia*. Le Sommet technologique des femmes WMA propose des *formations pratiques en documentation, conception et codage, dispensées simultanément en anglais et en français* par des formateurs et formatrices spécialisés. * Anglais-français : pas de retard d'interprétation, pas de barrières. * Adapté aux débutantes et entièrement pratique * Conçu pour réduire l'écart entre les sexes dans la contribution technique à Wikimédia * Ouvert à toutes les femmes et filles — dans tous les pays d'Afrique et au-delà Il s'agit d'une étape importante vers une plus grande représentation des femmes dans les espaces techniques de Wikimédia. Si vous connaissez des femmes et des filles dans votre communauté, votre association affiliée ou votre groupe d'utilisateurs qui souhaitent contribuer techniquement aux projets Wikimédia — ce sommet est fait pour elles. :point_right: *Inscription:* https://bit.ly/4c4VZ7J Florence / Anthere, en soutient de l'équipe organisatrice

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Re: Offline-l Digest, Vol 153, Issue 3
by James Heilman 18 Feb '26

18 Feb '26

Hey Ravi That would be excellent. How should folks reach out to you? Can add you here https://mdwiki.org/wiki/WikiProjectMed:Internet-in-a-Box/Buy and https://mdwiki.org/wiki/WikiProjectMed:Internet-in-a-Box/DIY You're willing to do this as a volunteer? J On Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 5:03 AM <offline-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send Offline-l mailing list submissions to > offline-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/offline-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ > > You can reach the person managing the list at > offline-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Offline-l digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: IIAB for the US market (Ravi Bhattarai) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:53:53 -0600 > From: Ravi Bhattarai <axon.rb(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Offline-l] Re: IIAB for the US market > To: Using Wikimedia projects and MediaWiki offline > <offline-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Cc: Omprakash D Gnawali <gnawali(a)gmail.com> > Message-ID: > <CAFk3=CNyUjKFPHK23+uthv69nBZ2THgwpcj9tw= > 3JTK6OA8H4g(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="0000000000003daf51064b0cf480" > > I am in Plano, Texas and I have set up IIAB on old machines or portable > devices. > If anyone needs assistance, I can set up or provide training globally. > > My +2 Cents. > Ravi > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 9:38 AM Samuel Klein via Offline-l < > offline-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > How is this build work coming? The tariffs are only getting higher... I > > know some of the stock has made it to Boston. > > > > a) I'd love to have multiple people trained in how to do this in the US > > (and worldwide) at least in SF and Bostoni > > b) I'd like to see new design proposals for a custom box, that we could > > get made in bulk (at these volumes, the cost should not be significant) > > c) I know a couple colleagues who have students that might want to help > > with IIAB development and testing, perhaps we could list potential > projects > > / first-time github issues on meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IIAB > > > > . > > > > Warmly, > > SJ > > > > On Sat, Aug 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> I'm interested in getting more involved, and working with anyone else > who > >> wants to. > >> We have local suppliers of microSD cards that seem fine. > >> > >> On Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM James Heilman <jmh649(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> 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 > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Offline-l mailing list -- offline-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >>> To unsubscribe send an email to offline-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 > 4266 > >> > > > > > > -- > > Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 > 4266 > > _______________________________________________ > > Offline-l mailing list -- offline-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to offline-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > >

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IIAB for the US market
by James Heilman 17 Feb '26

17 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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Re: Offline-l Digest, Vol 152, Issue 3
by Tim Moody 14 Feb '26

14 Feb '26

There's a $10K + cottage industry here if someone wants to take it on. There are no technical or logistical problems; the Canadian team manages it easily. We just need someone in the US to handle US distribution. Assembly consists in snapping 3 things together and inserting an sdcard. The sdcards must be duplicated, but there is a device to do it. Then there are periodic trips to the post office. On Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 7:03 AM <offline-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send Offline-l mailing list submissions to > offline-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/offline-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ > > You can reach the person managing the list at > offline-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Offline-l digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: IIAB for the US market (Samuel Klein) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:37:57 -0800 > From: Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Offline-l] Re: IIAB for the US market > To: Using Wikimedia projects and MediaWiki offline > <offline-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Adam Holt <holt(a)unleashkids.org>, > Omprakash D Gnawali <gnawali(a)gmail.com> > Message-ID: > <CAAtU9WKPPnhotBF3Jw== > TvMQPKSWL45Wezm1bG3Di8r9urcr5g(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="00000000000038bfff064a8e2a5a" > > How is this build work coming? The tariffs are only getting higher... I > know some of the stock has made it to Boston. > > a) I'd love to have multiple people trained in how to do this in the US > (and worldwide) at least in SF and Bostoni > b) I'd like to see new design proposals for a custom box, that we could get > made in bulk (at these volumes, the cost should not be significant) > c) I know a couple colleagues who have students that might want to help > with IIAB development and testing, perhaps we could list potential projects > / first-time github issues on meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IIAB>. > > Warmly, > SJ > > On Sat, Aug 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'm interested in getting more involved, and working with anyone else who > > wants to. > > We have local suppliers of microSD cards that seem fine. > > > > On Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM James Heilman <jmh649(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> 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 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Offline-l mailing list -- offline-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >> To unsubscribe send an email to offline-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >> > > > > > > -- > > Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 > 4266 > > > > > -- > Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 >

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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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Update "press" (at large) page on meta
by Florence Devouard 31 Oct '25

31 Oct '25

Hi guys I did a bit of update on the meta pages of the UG. If you have significant press coverage, or diff articles, or presentations you did in conferences that reflect the State of the Offline, please update this page : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Press Cheers Flo

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FYI - WMF Board election update
by Stephane Coillet-Matillon 23 Oct '25

23 Oct '25

Hi all, For those of you who, like me, had missed it: https://www.thewikipedian.net/p/2025-wikimedia-board-election-controversy TL;DR: both Ravan al-Taie and Lane Rasberry were removed from the WMF board candidates pool after the election had started. Further discussion on Meta here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard… Best, Stephane

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Fwd: Birth of a new visualisation tool: join a workshop to discuss the first sketches
by Florence Devouard 21 Oct '25

21 Oct '25

-------- Message transféré -------- Sujet : [Wikimedia-l] Birth of a new visualisation tool: join a workshop to discuss the first sketches Date : Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:17:32 +0200 De : Florence Devouard <fdevouard(a)gmail.com> Répondre à : Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Pour : Wikimedia Mailing List <Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> BESIDES.... I'll host a workshop this Friday at 17h UTC+2 during which I will present the first sketches propositions of the tool. Please join to talk about it, criticize, propose changes, push for some features over others, and so on. 👉 *Register to the sketches workshop here : *https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:VIZWP_24_10_2025 IF YOU CAN NOT join the event (or do not want to), please have a look directly at the sketches proposed and give a feedback about each proposition. Please {{bebold}} ! 👉 *Look and comment the first sketches here : *https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Climate_Change/Tool/Co-design_activities Cheers Anthere --------- *Context*/ Visualizing Sustainability and Climate Change/is a research project aimed at identifying and visualizing knowledge gaps related to sustainability and climate changeon Wikipedia. The project helps visualize these knowledge gaps, supports communities in improving content on this important topic, facilitates collaboration among multilingual communities and partners, and strengthens the capacity of Wikipedia contributors to document and share information on climate change (as well as sustainability and SDGs). In practice, in collaboration with Wikimedia projects focused on sustainability and climate change,*the initiative will produce a visual tool*that allows users to evaluate and monitor the quality and quantity of articles related to sustainability and climate change on Wikipedia across different languages. In the long run, the tool is expected to serve beyond the specific « Climate change » topic ;) The projet is developped as part of a research project, promoted by SUPSI, funded by the SNSF, with the patronage ofWikimedia Italia <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Italia>. On the Wiki Community side of things, the organizations involved areWikimedistas de Uruguay <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedistas_de_Uruguay>,Wiki in Africa <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa>, andWiki Education Foundation. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Education_Foundation> If you are interested in knowing more of the project, I suggest you head here : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Cli… If you want to see the first sketches, first definition of user requirements, the dataset we are working on, go there : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Cli… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Cli…> * * Warm Regards, Anthere for the VIZWP tool team

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Fwd: Birth of a new visualisation tool: please share your experience by answering a survey
by Florence Devouard 21 Oct '25

21 Oct '25

-------- Message transféré -------- Sujet : Birth of a new visualisation tool: please share your experience by answering a survey Date : Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:43:05 +0200 De : Florence Devouard <fdevouard(a)gmail.com> Pour : Wikimedia Mailing List <Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hello everyone You are warmly invited to answer a survey to help a team developing a new visualisation tool. Your answers will be incredibly useful for the team to move forward. The survey is about sharing how your evaluate the quality of articles, and what would be useful to you in terms of visualisation to analyse quality of a set of articles. Participating to the survey does not require you to do any investigating work on the future tool. But if you want to know more about the tool and the team please read below the context and follow the links 👉 *Access the survey** now: https://survey.linux.it/index.php/189183?lang=en* *Context*/ Visualizing Sustainability and Climate Change/is a research project aimed at identifying and visualizing knowledge gaps related to sustainability and climate changeon Wikipedia. The project helps visualize these knowledge gaps, supports communities in improving content on this important topic, facilitates collaboration among multilingual communities and partners, and strengthens the capacity of Wikipedia contributors to document and share information on climate change (as well as sustainability and SDGs). In practice, in collaboration with Wikimedia projects focused on sustainability and climate change,*the initiative will produce a visual tool*that allows users to evaluate and monitor the quality and quantity of articles related to sustainability and climate change on Wikipedia across different languages. In the long run, the tool is expected to serve beyond the specific « Climate change » topic ;) The projet is developped as part of a research project, promoted by SUPSI, funded by the SNSF, with the patronage ofWikimedia Italia <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Italia>. On the Wiki Community side of things, the organizations involved areWikimedistas de Uruguay <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedistas_de_Uruguay>,Wiki in Africa <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa>, andWiki Education Foundation. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Education_Foundation> If you are interested in knowing more of the project, I suggest you head here : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Cli… If you want to see the first sketches, first definition of user requirements, the dataset we are working on, go there : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Cli… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Cli…> * * Warm Regards, Anthere for the VIZWP tool team

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Annual Report publication of the Wikimedians for Offline Wikis User Group
by Florence Devouard 09 Sep '25

09 Sep '25

Hello everyone If interested by our Annual Report, it is published here : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Reports/August_2025 Cheers Anthere

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