Hi,
Wikimedia Polska (Poland) has just launched its own scholarships
programme for Wikimedians willing to attend Wikimania 2012 in
Washington, D.C. This year, apart from up to 10 scholarships for
Wikimedians from Poland, we are also going to grant up to 6
scholarships for Wikimedians from other countries. Only countries
which have lower national income per capita than Poland (according to
World Bank 2010 stats) are eligible. We are particularly willing to
reach out to the Wikimedians from the former USSR countries (except
Estonia, which doesn't meet the income criteria) and from the Balkans
(except Greece and Slovenia, for the same reason). The scholarship
covers travel and accommodation expenses, as well as conference fee.
More details are available here: http://pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2012/en
The closing date for applications is March 9.
Regards,
--
Tomek "Polimerek" Ganicz
http://pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Polimerekhttp://www.ganicz.pl/poli/http://www.cbmm.lodz.pl/work.php?id=29&title=tomasz-ganicz
We are preparing central notice banners for scholarships, call for
participation and registration.
We need help with translations, some languages in particular including
Japanese and many others. If you can help with another language or can
poke someone, that would be most appreciated.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2012/CentralNotice
We will be doing scholarship banners (logged-in users only) for the next
week, since the deadline is February 16. Then there are steward banners
for a while, and we can do program banners on March 1. (maybe sooner)
Cheers,
Katie
--
President, Wikimedia District of Columbia
http://wikimediadc.org
@wikimediadc / @wikimania2012
cross posting
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*Béria Lima*
<http://wikimedia.pt/>(351) 925 171 484
*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter
livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a
construir esse sonho. <http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos>*
On 31 January 2012 22:05, Béria Lima <berialima(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> The Wikimedia chapters are seeking to appoint two candidates to sit on the
> Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees for two years, starting 1 July
> 2012. The two new members of the board will help to decide the future
> direction of the world’s leading non-profit website. Wikimedia project are
> constructed by hundreds of thousands of volunteers worldwide, supported by
> a growing number of staff and an international network of chapters. Board
> membership is unpaid.
>
> The chapters wish to appoint two excellent board members and believe this
> can best be achieved by selecting from a large number of varied and skilled
> candidates. Therefore, the chapters call for nominations by everyone who
> believes they or someone they know would be suitable. The chapters ask that
> this call for candidates be distributed as widely as possible through such
> forums as mailing lists, village pumps, and blogs.
>
> The successful candidates will be committed to the Wikimedia mission and
> willing and able to engage constructively with the stakeholders of the
> movement, including the volunteers and the chapters that provide it with
> essential support. The successful candidates will have:
>
> - The ability to provide expertise to the board in its goal of
> implementing a coherent vision on how the projects’ communities, the
> foundation, the chapters, and other affiliated groups work together;
>
>
> - Sensitivity to complex issues surrounding the multiplicity of
> languages, cultures, and jurisdictions served by the foundation’s projects;
>
>
> - Knowledge and understanding of the governance of international
> non-profit organizations, balancing autonomy and subsidiarity;
>
>
> - The ability to think strategically and to work both as part of a
> team and independently;
>
>
> - A good standard of written and oral English (fluency in additional
> language would be well regarded);
>
>
> - Sufficient time to devote to the role of board member, and the
> ability and willingness to travel.
>
> Increasing the geographical diversity of current board membership would be
> an advantage.
>
> The selection process is set out here:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats
>
> Nominations must be sent to the moderator Béria Lima (Wikimedia Portugal)
> and deputy moderators Milos Rancic (Wikimedia Serbia) and Mardetanha
> (Wikimedia steward from Iran) by 23:59 UTC, 29 February. If you would like
> to nominate yourself or someone else, please see the instructions here:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/2012/Nominate
>
> *Béria Lima*,
> Moderator
>