Hi, I'm putting together a panel discussion on recent developments re
BLPs on EN wiki.
http://wikimania2010.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/BLP_update_on_EN_Wiki_%…
and I'm looking for a deletionist panellist. Ideally someone who took
part in January's deletion spree, or who wanted the RFC to go further
than it did.
Any volunteers? If so please reply to
werespielchequers(a)googlemail.com, not the list.
WereSpielChequers
Hi all,
Has there been a decision on the conference fee this year? Also, are there
details on the cost of accommodation options? Some of us have budgets. ;-)
Cormac
On 4 May 2010 20:43, Casey Brown <lists(a)caseybrown.org> wrote:
> This should probably be sent to the general planning lists, since the
> program committee has no say in how much to charge people to register
> for the conference.
>
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> Date: 2010/5/4
> Subject: [Wikimania-program] conference fee
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>
> What is the conference fee this year? Will any of our group be allowed
> to enter for free?
>
> Best wishes,
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Dear all,
(I am really happy to send a message on a completely new topic :) )
The Wikimania jury has selected Haifa, Israel as the location for
Wikimania 2011. The Haifa team presented a compelling, detailed bid[1]
that the Wikimania jurors were very impressed by. As usual, all of
the Wikimania bids had good points, and it was a very difficult
decision. Detailed feedback will be sent to all bids. Public
discussion of the bids and the Wikimania process is also welcome, and
we know the winning team will appreciate the community's support and
help in making a great Wikimania.
We also apologize for the lateness of this announcement. We invested a
lot of time in careful consideration of all points. I am happy to
answer questions about the process.
Congratulations to the Haifa team and many thanks to all of the
bidders for working so hard. I personally encourage all bidders to use
the energy that has been put into these bids by hosting smaller
regional events, and considering another bid for Wikimania in the
future.
Phoebe Ayers
James Forrester
Cary Bass
Jury moderators (non-voting)
On behalf of the Wikimania jury:
Mariano Cecowski
Austin Hair
Benjamin Mako Hill
Teemu Leinonen
Delphine Menard
James Owen
Joseph Seddon
Stu West
[1] Bid: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2011/Bids/Haifa
[2] jury, process & timeline: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2011
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On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Wikimania 2011 has come, yet again another location in the middle-east.
>
> It seems to me that every major populated geographic region has a
> multitude of sites which could create viable wikimania candidacies—
> and this has certainly been supported by the past applications.
>
> A leading application takes an enormous amount of work, expenditure of
> political energy, etc. on the part of the proposing team— work that
> could perhaps be applied to advancing the Wikimedia mission in other
> ways for candidacies which are ultimately fruitless.
>
> I believe that if you were to take the best candidate from each region
> and compare among them you'd find them all to be excellent options and
> ultimately end up choosing based little details and preferences, often
> ones mostly outside of the control of the applicants.
>
> Accordingly I believe it would be better if we pre-announced a
> preferred geography for the candidacies each year.
>
> Effort could then be conserved for producing really excellent
> proposals in those years when a candidacy is most likely to be
> successful. This could also be expected to result in better
> applications.
Ah, rotation, the bane of Wikimania planning... or perhaps the
challenge, the opportunity?
This seems like a good opportunity to propose an idea I have had for a
long time, and have discussed with many people, but have never
formally proposed.
I'm interested in seeing a community-based group being formed to work
on the on-going issues surrounding Wikimania. Such a group could (for
instance):
* work on documentation of past conferences and best practices, so
each new team does not have to work hard to get this information (as
is currently the case)
* set the timetables for choosing future locations and perhaps provide
optimal planning schedules (much as the election committee does, in
years when it exists)
* provide a centralized resource of knowledgeable people that all
interested parties (Foundation staff, conference planners, community
members, etc) could turn to with questions and ideas
* and last but not least.... actively hold and host [and perhaps come
to consensus on] discussions such as this (the rotation issue) which
has come up every single year in the public and private bid
discussions, to no resolve.
I imagine such a group would be separate from the year's actual
conference planners and the bid jury. This would rather be a group of
those interested and those with past wikimania experience -- perhaps
less formal than the current standing committees but more formal than
the current situation of "whoever happens to work on wikimania and
answer their mail." Imagine a really engaged wikiproject.
I have had this exchange more than once:
"Hey Phoebe, how do I contact the Wikimania group [with my idea for
the future/question/proposal]?"
"You do realize there's no such thing, right?"
And I would like to change that situation.
What do you all think? Anyone interested? Starting on meta seems like
a good idea: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania/community
-- Phoebe
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*cough* there *is* a Wikimania-l, you know... (please keep it CCed at
the very least)
That being said, your idea is very interesting.
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Wikimania 2011 has come, yet again another location in the middle-east.
>
> It seems to me that every major populated geographic region has a
> multitude of sites which could create viable wikimania candidacies—
> and this has certainly been supported by the past applications.
>
> A leading application takes an enormous amount of work, expenditure of
> political energy, etc. on the part of the proposing team— work that
> could perhaps be applied to advancing the Wikimedia mission in other
> ways for candidacies which are ultimately fruitless.
>
> I believe that if you were to take the best candidate from each region
> and compare among them you'd find them all to be excellent options and
> ultimately end up choosing based little details and preferences, often
> ones mostly outside of the control of the applicants.
>
> Accordingly I believe it would be better if we pre-announced a
> preferred geography for the candidacies each year.
>
> Effort could then be conserved for producing really excellent
> proposals in those years when a candidacy is most likely to be
> successful. This could also be expected to result in better
> applications.
>
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Hi all,
My name is Harel. I'm active on the Hebrew Wikipedia and was somewhat
involved with the Haifa bid for WM 2011.
Some of you may remember me from Wikimania 2007 or from running for the
board of trustees back in 2008.
Anyways, I want to raise the question of the unreasonable delay of the
Wikimania 2011 jury decision. The teams behind the bids for wm2011 worked
hard to create detailed bids and to answer the Q&A pages and the IRC
sessions thoroughly and promptly, in time for the original deadlines.
Not only is the decision now 10 days late compared to the original date
published, but the meta page lists May 4 - three days ago - as the date of
the decision's publication.
At the very least, could someone from the jury at least post a new estimated
deadline on meta? Leaving it as it currently stands doesn't seem very
professional and is inconsiderate towards the bid teams, who are
understandably very impatient to know what's going on. Moreover, the winning
bid team will likely want to attend wm2010 in Gdansk, and they should start
planning their trip there ASAP.
Thank you all,
Harel
Hi!
Here is Everton (or Tom, or user:everton137) from Wikimedia Brasil.
I'm going to Wikimania this year and I'd like to make some suggestions
and questions, but before I want know which list is better, the
general list or the planning list? Since both are very quiet, I'm in
doubt.
My suggestions will be about presentations topics I'd like to see
(open educational resources and open government) and questions will be
about video streaming (Wikimania 2009 had an astonishing and efficient
process of video recording and streaming), who are you thinking about
invinting to the event and if you are thinking about stopping 2 hours
on 11th July, since it will be the final of FIFA World Cup, and if
Brazil arrive there, I won't missed it!
See you and thanks!
Tom