[Please note that I send this purely as a volunteer, and in no
connexion to the Wikimedia Foundation.]
Dear all,
I write to announce the Jury to select which bid will be chosen to
host Wikimania in 2014.
The twelve members will be:
* Deror Avi - [[User:Deror avi]] from Israel (Wikimania 2011 General Manager)
* Philippe Beaudette - [[User:Philippe (WMF)]] from the US (Wikimedia
Foundation Director, Community Advocacy)
* Jeromy-Yu Chan - [[User:Yuyu]] from HK (Wikimania 2013 Co-ordinator-in-Chief)
* Shujen Chang - [[User:Shujenchang]] from HK
* Florence Devouard - [[User:Anthere]] from France
* Orsolya Gyenes - [[User:OrsolyaVirág]] from Hungary (Wikimania 2012
Deputy Program Chair)
* James Hare - [[User:Harej]] from the US (Wikimania 2012 Co-chair)
* Achal Prabhala - [[User:Aprabhala]] from India - Wikimedia Advisory
Board member
* Konarak Ratnakar - [[User:Kondicherry]] from India
* Noopur Raval - [[User:Noopur28]] from India
* Manuel Schneider - [[User:80686]] from Austria (Wikimedia
Österreich; perpetual Wikimania organiser)
* [[User:Whiteghost.ink]] from Australia
Jan-Bart de Vreede and Sam Klein (of the Wikimedia Foundation Board)
will also be part of the Jury, as normal.
I and Phoebe Ayers - [[User:Phoebe]] - will be serving as moderators,
neutral aides for the Jury who do not vote.
To re-iterate what we've said before, it would be lovely if this was
the last year we used this process, and that for 2015 onwards we could
create a new, community-led and more open and transparent process.
Some earlier discussions took place at [[m:Talk:Wikimania Advisory
Group]]. Please feel free to give your thoughts there.
As a reminder, bids have two weeks (until 23:59 UTC on 3 March 2013)
until bidding creation closes. All cities which intend to run for the
bidding process should have created a page on meta and entered the
official list by this point.
Thank you, and good luck to all Bids.
Yours,
--
James D. Forrester
jdforrester(a)gmail.com
[[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal capacity)
[Please note that I send this as a volunteer, and in no connexion to
the Wikimedia Foundation.]
Dear all,
== Preamble ==
Last year, after some discussion on this list[0] and other places, I
felt we as a community had said we were unhappy with the traditional
ad-hoc system for selecting the location for each year's Wikimania,
and wanted something different, a process that involved the community
and was more transparent, clearer and possibly set out candidate areas
or countries rather than inviting interested bids alone. In the hope
that the community would self-organise along these lines, I haven't
done anything to re-run the existing system.
However, no real discussion has taken place, and it's clear
[0] - http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/2011-November/003225.html
etc.
It's getting towards the end of November, which means it is time to
run the Wikimania bidding process for 2013[0].
Given the traditional absence of a formal system, I'm putting myself
forward as Jury[1] co-ordinator - a non-voting person who helps the
Jury form and Bids get started up, sets the timeline[2], and hopefully
makes sure everything happens smoothly.
In this role, I would like to make two requests:
Firstly, I'm sure the whole Wikimedia community would love to see as
many good bids as possible. There are already a few bids[3] on Meta,
but if you or your local community are thinking about putting one in,
I'd urge you to get started now - there's not much time left before
new bids will not be accepted. Making a good bid for Wikimania can be
a lot of work, but we all benefit from there being a strong field of
bids.
Secondly, [Please note that I send this as a volunteer, and in no
connexion to the Wikimedia Foundation.]
Dear all,
I write again to ask for people to submit bids to host Wikimania in
2014[0], and also to serve on the Jury to select which bid will be
chosen, in my traditonal .
== Request for bids ==
As always, the whole Wikimedia community would love to see as many
good bids as possible. There are only two bids[1] on Meta, so if you
or your local community are thinking about putting one in, or
re-submitting one that is now withdrawn, I'd urge you to get started
right away - there is very little time left. Making a good bid for
Wikimania can be a lot of work, but we all benefit from there being a
strong field of bids.
I have updated the timeline[2] to have an (extremely) foreshortened
pre-bidding process, which means that all provisional bids must be
created by 23:59 UTC 3 March 2013 at the latest - i.e., three weeks'
time from when this e-mail was written. I appreciate that this is
short notice, but it's very important to give the winning bid the time
to make a success, and the idea of bidding for Wikimanias should not
be completely new to everyone by now.
== Request for Jury volunteers ==
I would like to invite volunteers to serve on the Wikimania 2014 Jury.
There is a list of general requirements on Meta[4], but to summarise:
* The Jury will be mostly community volunteers with possibly some
Wikimedia Foundation staff or Board members;
* We of course want a mix of people from a diverse range of
backgrounds, sexes, cultures and regions of the world;
* We want to represent the community across the different projects and
activities;
* You can't be on the Jury if you are closely involved in a Bid (it's
a conflict of interest); and
* You need to have some free time during the selection period (March-April).
If you wish to be involved in the Jury, please e-mail me (off-list) at
jdforrester at gmail.com - I will announce the Jury in one week's
time, so please contact me immediately.
== Note ==
Last year, after some discussion on the Wikimania list[4] and other
places, I felt we as a community had said we were unhappy with the
traditional ad-hoc system for selecting the location for each year's
Wikimania, and wanted something different, a process that involved the
community and was more transparent, clearer and possibly set out
candidate areas or countries rather than inviting interested bids
alone. In the hope that the community would self-organise along these
lines, I haven't done anything to re-run the existing system.
However, no real discussion has taken place, and the process is now
four months overdue[5]. It's clear that a community-agreed system
won't magically snap into existence in the next few days. I would
implore the community to work to establish a selection system for 2015
and beyond, but we cannot wait for 2014. Therefore, on the basis that
I've done this before, I am running the process for Wikimania 2014 as
before, as a non-voting organiser like the previous times. I would
hope that this is the last time.
Please also consider passing this message on (and translating it!) for
your wiki's community forum for those that don't read these mailing
lists.
Thank you, and good luck to all Bids.
[0] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014
[1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014/Bids
[5] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014_bid_selection_timeline?oldid…
[3] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_jury
[4] - http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/2011-November/003225.html
etc.
[5] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014_bid_selection_timeline?oldid…
Yours,
--
James D. Forrester
jdforrester(a)gmail.com
[[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal capacity)
Hi All,
Just before Wikimania 2013, there will be a related research & community
conference held in Hong Kong.
WikiSym, the 9th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration
OpenSym, the 2013 International Symposium on Open Collaboration
August 5-7, 2013 | Hong Kong, China
http://opensym.org/wsos2013
In-cooperation with ACM SIGWEB and ACM SIGSOFT. Archived in the ACM
Digital Library.
Community track submission deadlines:
* Early deadline: March 17, 2013
* Regular deadline: May 17, 2013
The 2013 Joint International Symposium on Open Collaboration (WikiSym
+ OpenSym 2013) is the premier conference on open collaboration
research, including wikis and social media, Wikipedia, free, libre,
and open source software, open access, open data and open government
research. WikiSym is in its 9th year and will be complemented by
OpenSym, a new conference on open collaboration research and an
adjunct to the successful WikiSym conference series. WikiSym + OpenSym
2013 is the first conference to bring together the different strands
of open collaboration research, seeking to create synergies and
inspire new research between computer scientists, social scientists,
legal scholars, and everyone interested in understanding open
collaboration and how it is changing the world. Read more about the
conference at http://opensym.org/wsos2013/about
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: COMMUNITY TRACK
The following types of papers can be submitted to the community track:
* Experience report long and short: A regular presentation slot
(30min) will be provided
* Workshop proposals: A workshop slot (half-day or full-day) is
provided at the conference
* Panel proposals: A session (90min) discussion slot for the panel
will be provided
* Demo proposals: Space and time is provided during the demo
OTHER RESEARCH TRACKS INCLUDES
* Open Collaboration (Wikis, Social Media, etc.) Research Track
* Wikipedia (and related) Research Track
* Open Access, Open Data, and Open Government Research Track
* Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Research Track
* Doctoral Symposium
Web Site: http://opensym.org/wsos2013
Regards,
Haggen
