Wikimania-l June 2014

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Thistle City Barbican fully booked?
by Claudia Garád 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

Hi Wikimania-team! We tried to book one more room at the Thistle today (according to the website today should be the last day for registration). However, the hotel website claims that the Wikimania rates are not available anymore. Is the hotel fully booked? Or might there be some confusion concering the deadline? Are there any other recommendations for people who don't have a room yet? Thanks Claudia -- Claudia Garád Geschäftsführerin Wikimedia Österreich - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens www.wikimedia.at <http://www.wikimedia.at>

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Live captioning for future plenaries?
by Sumana Harihareswara 11 Jun '14

11 Jun '14

http://composition.al/blog/2014/05/31/your-next-conference-should-have-real… I went to this conference and it worked out really well. As the Computer-Assisted Realtime Transcription (CART) captioner writes at http://stenoknight.com/demo.html : > When an event needs to be made inclusive, projecting the CART display > for the benefit of the entire room can be the best way to provide > universal access for Deaf, late deafened, and hard of hearing people, > as well as people who might have some degree of hearing loss but who > don’t self-identify as hard of hearing or deaf. CART is also useful > for English language learners and people with dyslexia, auditory > processing disorder, or ADHD. When the CART display is available to > every audience member, no one has to feel singled out or as if > they’re demanding special privileges. Everyone benefits. Live transcriptionists can work onsite, or can work remotely via an audio feed and then stream the text remotely onto a screen at the venue. And you can often use the resulting transcript and - with trivial editing - put it up within days of the event. This particular conference (!!Con) was able to get a sponsor to pay specifically for the captioning. I'd like to suggest that Wikimanias from 2016 onward also try to do this, at least for the plenary sessions, and perhaps additionally for sessions where we especially want to welcome Deaf participants and/or people with less fluent English. -- Sumana Harihareswara Senior Technical Writer Wikimedia Foundation

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Wikimania Payment Processing/Early Bird extension.
by Stuart Prior 11 Jun '14

11 Jun '14

Hello all, We are going to extend Early Bird registration (c30% discount) to the 1st of July, and we are going to arrange it so that payment for tickets can be made via Paypal. I am working on this now and it should be live in a day or two. I will notify all when this is live. Best Stuart -- *Stuart Prior* *Wikimania Liaison* *Wikimedia UK* +44 20 7065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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GLAM track, wikimania 2014: 11 US/UK, 2 DE, 2 cooperation, 2 rest of the world
by rupert THURNER 10 Jun '14

10 Jun '14

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Re: [Wikimania-l] Registration payment options
by Deror Avi 08 Jun '14

08 Jun '14

In Wikimania Haifa we allowed payment and registration in cash on site at the conference. I know this is possible as well in London, so what is the problem. those who pay in cash do not receive a T shirt. Deror Sent from my iPad On 7 ביונ 2014, at 15:00, wikimania-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org wrote: > Send Wikimania-l mailing list submissions to > wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimania-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimania-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimania-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Registration payment options (Martijn Hoekstra) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 06:22:18 -0700 > From: Martijn Hoekstra <martijnhoekstra(a)gmail.com> > To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" > <wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Registration payment options > Message-ID: > <CAN8A5NOZ7VuqS5_dH2wugX-4A8kdq0isTwS_WsKFKdQC5egXKQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 4:17 AM, Bence Damokos <bdamokos(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> In the interest of providing free knowledge for all(/me), how is Paypal >> better where credit/debit cards don't work? (I would assume you still have >> to get your money into Paypal somehow.) >> >> Best regards, >> Bence >> > > Hi Bence, > > In my case too, PayPal uses direct debit to charge the amount payed with > PayPal to my bank account. > > --Martijn > >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Stuart Prior < >> stuart.prior(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Federico for pointing that out. >>> >>> Best >>> >>> Stuart >>> >>> >>> On 4 June 2014 17:24, Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemowiki(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Stuart Prior, 04/06/2014 16:33: >>>> >>>> there are effective and commonly used bank transfer systems in some >>>>> European countries >>>>> >>>> >>>> Some? >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Euro_Payments_Area >>>> >>>> Nemo >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>>> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Stuart Prior* >>> *Wikimania Liaison* >>> *Wikimedia UK* >>> +44 20 7065 0990 >>> >>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and >>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered >>> Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. >>> United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia >>> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who >>> operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). >>> >>> *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control >>> over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >

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Re: [Wikimania-l] Registration payment options
by Steffen Prößdorf 06 Jun '14

06 Jun '14

This seems very comlicated at all. Apart from this year I would very strong support the idea of Aude: "In the future, we probably want a registration system (like the scholarship app) that reuses more of the fundraising infrastructure (e.g. Global Collect) and so that each year's team doesn't have to reinvent this." Best, Steffen 2014-06-06 13:00 GMT+02:00 Stuart Prior <stuart.prior(a)wikimedia.org.uk>: > Steffen, > > Unfortunately it's not an option to just add Paypal as a method of payment > to the event and not an option to change payment methods once tickets are > on sale. > We can only choose one payment processor, and so we chose credit/debit > cards as the "least worst" option. > > If we had chosen Paypal, we would be having the same conversation with > people who didn't want to use Paypal. > Many people trust Paypal, but I know there can be complications with > Paypal. Paypal is an unregulated "money service" and offers none of the > protections that the regulated banking system offers. > > However, in light of the demand for Paypal, I am looking at a workaround > that should allow delegates to pay with that method. This creates a lot of > risks in other areas such as ticket numbers, refund options and cashflow > and will require sign off by the Foundation. > > Best > > Stuart > > > > > > On 4 June 2014 16:00, Steffen Prößdorf <steffen.proessdorf(a)wikimedia.de> > wrote: > >> Hi there, >> >> we had this discussion with the attendees having a scholarship from WMDE >> already. In fact even in Germany not everyone of them own a credit card, so >> that we have to find ways that one pays for others. >> I don't think that the limitation of only credit card payment is a very >> wise desicion. PayPal would be a reasonable add. >> >> Best, >> Steffen >> >> >> >> >> 2014-06-04 16:44 GMT+02:00 Risker <risker.wp(a)gmail.com>: >> >> If there is any way to include a Paypal option, I think it would be very >>> helpful. Restriction to a credit card payment option may significantly >>> impact younger or less wealthy attendees, particularly those not from the >>> European/North American sphere. Even I would prefer to use Paypal because >>> the currency conversion costs are significantly lower than that charged by >>> credit card companies. >>> >>> Risker/Anne >>> >>> >>> On 4 June 2014 10:33, Stuart Prior <stuart.prior(a)wikimedia.org.uk> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Martijn, >>>> >>>> Yes, it is the only payment option. I appreciate that there are >>>> effective and commonly used bank transfer systems in some European >>>> countries, but our administrative capacity and the booking website meant we >>>> had to settle on one method of payment. >>>> >>>> We did consider all options and various currency payment options, but >>>> we settled on credit card payments as the being most accessible method >>>> internationally and the simplest for us to administrate at this scale. >>>> >>>> I hope this doesn't prevent you from attending. >>>> >>>> Best >>>> >>>> Stuart >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 3 June 2014 11:26, Martijn Hoekstra <martijnhoekstra(a)gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Currently the only payment method for registration as far as I can >>>>> find is by credit card. Are more payment options planned and/or considered? >>>>> >>>>> --Martijn >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>>>> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Stuart Prior* >>>> *Wikimania Liaison* >>>> *Wikimedia UK* >>>> +44 20 7065 0990 >>>> >>>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England >>>> and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. >>>> Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, >>>> London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global >>>> Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia >>>> Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). >>>> >>>> *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal >>>> control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Steffen Prößdorf >> Treasurer, member of the board >> Wikimedia Germany - Association for the promotion of free knowledge >> http://wikimedia.de >> Imagine a world, in which every single human being can freely share in >> the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >

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Acceptance of proposal for Wikimania
by Cristian Consonni 06 Jun '14

06 Jun '14

Hi all, according to this page[1] acceptance of proposal for Wikimania session should have been sent out on April, 30th. Since I have made a submission[2] I was wondering if I may have missed some e-mails (including rejection e-mails, eventually). The schedule[3] does not give any additional information at the moment. Maybe the process of proposal approval is late? Do other people having submitted their proposal have some info? Is it just me? Thanks and ciao, C [1] https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions [2] https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/The_encyclopedia_and_t… [3] https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Schedule

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Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 99, Issue 1
by TheOriginalSoni 02 Jun '14

02 Jun '14

Hello. I am a WMF Scholarship recipient and yet to receive the supporting letter for VISA applications. I already sent my postal address to the required email address but did not recieve any such letter yet. Can you please have the letter sent at the earliest so I can apply for my VISA application? Thank you Soni User:Soni on English Wikipedia

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Wikimania financial statements digging
by Federico Leva (Nemo) 01 Jun '14

01 Jun '14

Despite Itzik's effort, this is quite depressing: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania/Comparative#Actuals> For 2008 and 2009 I extracted some information from WMF's form 990 a few years ago, it would be nice if someone did the same for later years. Nemo

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