Hello all,
As you may know, the *WikidataCon 2019
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2019>* will take place
on October 25th-26th 2019 in Berlin. The conference will host 250 people
from the Wikidata community, but also the emerging Wikibase community, as
well as partners, organizations and companies the organizations who may be
interested in *using Wikidata and Wikibase*, or contributing in various
ways to the evolution of Wikidata. The event will be focused on networking
and strategic discussions around Wikidata and Wikibase, with a special
focus on *languages and Wikidata*.
Because the number of seats is limited and in order to make sure that the
access to the conference is fair, we decided to set up a selection process.
People who wish to attend the conference can now apply by filling in the
application form
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2019/Attend/Apply>. A
committee equally composed of volunteers and staff will evaluate the
applications against criteria that are already published onwiki
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2019/Attend>.
This application form aims to gather all of the useful information at once,
that’s why it also contains the program submissions (limited to 3 per
person) and the scholarship application if needed. You can find more
information about the content of the form on this page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2019/Attend/Apply>.
Part of the attendees will be also invited directly by the organizing team,
based on the connections we want to build with organizations during this
conference, and the input they can bring to Wikidata’s strategy.
The deadline to fill out the application form is April 26th. No application
can be considered after this date. Over the following month, the committee
will evaluate the applications, and the applicants will receive an answer
latest on June 12th.
Here are a few tips to help you prepare your application:
- Read the description of the conference
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2019> and the page
describing the process and the criteria
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2019/Attend>
carefully.
- Plan 20 to 30 minutes to fill out the form.
- Don’t do it at the last minute :) it will be less stressful for you,
as well as for the committee.
- Prepare all your program submissions, as they will be requested in the
same form (no submission can be done later). On this page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2019/Program> you
can check the formats and questions.
- Read the Friendly Space Policy
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2019/Attend/Policy>
that will apply to the entire event.
- Look at the visa information
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2019/Attend/Visa> to
check if you need a visa to Germany and what actions you need to take.
You can find a lot of information regarding the conference on
Wikidata:WikidataCon
2019 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2019>. If you have
any question or issue, feel free to share it on the talk page onwiki or to
reach the organizing team at info(a)wikidatacon.org
Finally, feel free to share this message with your local community,
networks, or projects you’re working in! We want to make sure that everyone
who’s involved in Wikidata or Wikibase has a chance to apply.
We're looking forward to receiving your applications!
Thanks for your attention,
--
Léa Lacroix
Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
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