Dear Esteemed Wikimedians,
We at DCW trust this message finds you in good health and high spirits.
Your unwavering commitment to the Wikimedia movement has played a pivotal
role in shaping the world of open knowledge sharing, and for that, we
extend our heartfelt gratitude.
We are thrilled to extend a special invitation to you to participate in the
"Wikimedia Leadership Development and Skills Enhancement Survey." This
survey has been meticulously crafted to gather your valuable insights and
experiences regarding leadership development and skills infrastructure
within our community.
Survey Details:
Title: Wikimedia Leadership Development and Skills Enhancement Survey
Duration: Approximately 10 minutes.
Purpose: Your input will be instrumental in guiding our efforts to better
support and empower Wikimedians in their leadership journeys.
How to Participate:
Click on the survey link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdv5ycHRfaod6wbj8zvhIfwO8Mq0pALeBC…>
here
to access the questionnaire.
Thoughtfully and candidly complete the survey by 5th October 2023. Rest
assured that your responses will be held in strict confidence and used
exclusively for research
purposes.
By participating in this survey, you become an integral part of the ongoing
evolution of leadership development and skills enrichment within the
Wikimedia movement and of DCW's ongoing project for the same. Your voice
matters, and your perspectives are essential.
We deeply appreciate your dedication to the Wikimedia community and your
willingness to help us continue to grow and thrive. Your insights will
directly impact the future direction of our project and movement.
Thank you for your time, commitment, and passion for open knowledge
sharing. We eagerly anticipate your participation in the survey.
Warm regards,
Affaf Nasir
Affaf(DCW).
Email address – affaf(a)dcwwiki.org
Hello all,
Hope you all are doing well. We would like to remind you that the eleventh
Open Community Call will be happening *today* (*i.e. **29 October 2023*) where
we will be holding conversations around important aspects necessary for
communities, open space to share the ongoing activities among the
communities and their Wiki stories with others. The detailed agenda,
etherpad, call timings, and meeting link are available on the meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023/Open_Community_Ca…>
.
Please add the following to your respective calendars and we look forward
to seeing you on the call.
[WCI 2023] Open Community Call
Date: 29 October 2023
Time: 1800-1900 [6 pm to 7 pm] (IST)
Google Link: https://meet.google.com/ubk-ugun-qzu
Please join the General Chat telegram group <https://t.me/+X9RLByiOxpAyNDZl>
to share your ideas, thoughts, inputs, suggestions, or questions.
Alternatively, you can also leave us a message on the talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2023/Open_Communi…>
.
Look forward to connecting with you all,
Thank you!
Warm regards,
WCI 2023 Team
Hey! If you are interested in joining these calls, click on this public link
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/2?cid=Y182ZWY5ZGQwODA4OWI2ZTdiNGRkNm…>
and
add the “Open Community Call” to get meeting invitations directly to your
calendar so that you don't miss out on any of our future calls. If you are
interested in moderating one of these calls, you can sign up under the
Moderator
Sign-up
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023/Open_Community_Ca…>
section.
Greetings,
We are happy to announce the Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2023 by Indic
MediaWiki Developers User Group!
This exciting event is set to take place on the 16-17 December 2023. We
invite all enthusiastic contributors, developers, translators, designers,
technical writers, and anyone passionate about Wikimedia's technical spaces
to join us.
*Event Details:*
- Dates: 16, 17 December 2023
- Location: Pondicherry, India
- Event Page:
https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023
*At the Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2023, you can:*
- Collaborate on technical projects
- Contribute to Wikimedia's development
- Address technical challenges and bugs
- Brainstorm tooling ideas
- Network with fellow contributors
The event is for everyone who contributes to Wikimedia’s technical spaces,
code developers, maintainers, translators, designers, technical writers and
other related technical aspects. Along with that, contributors who don't
necessarily contribute to technical spaces but have good understanding of
issues on wikis and can work with developers in addressing them can join
too. You can come with a project in mind, join an existing project, or
create something new with others. The goal of this event is to bring
together technical contributors from India to resolve pending technical
issues, bugs, brainstorm on tooling ideas, and foster connections between
contributors.
Scholarships are offered to assist you in attending the event, which will
cover expenses such as travel, accommodation, food, and related costs.
The *deadline
for scholarship applications is 15 October 2023 (Sunday)*.
Please apply at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_Qqctj7I87QfYt5imc6iPcGPWuPfncCO…
We look forward to your active involvement in the Indic Wikimedia Hackathon
2023 as we come together to enhance Wikimedia's technical spaces and build
lasting connections.
Best,
Indic MediaWiki Developers UG