Wikimania-l September 2014

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by C C 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

Dear Wikimania, Are we allowed to bring guests along with us to the Conference? Thanks,Cornelieus Chen

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African Documentary
by Nkansah Rexford 21 Jan '15

21 Jan '15

Hello, I'm interested in meeting persons who are willing to share their story of their world of Wikimedia. We plan making a video documentary out of it to share with other Africans and raise their interest in the world of wiki. I've talked to a couple of persons already but looking for more. >From wikidata to Wikiversity, I'm willing to talk to all. It shouldn't take more than 10 minutes of your time. Please lemme know your coordinates if interested and I'll teleport myself there asap. Thanks rexford |google.com/+Nkansahrexford| sent from smartphone

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Re: [Wikimania-l] [Wikimedia-l] Wikimania 2016 - Jury Announcement and Start of Bidding
by Béria Lima 07 Oct '14

07 Oct '14

> > It also makes me wonder how hard whoever "elected" the jury worked to find > interested unpaid volunteers as opposed to employees who are part of the > normal professional networks. > I might be wrong, but I didnt saw a mail with a call for volunteers to compose the jury like they do every year. (I do might had missed though so is better if Manuel or Ellie answers.) _____ *Béria L. de Rodríguez* *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.* 2014-09-29 11:13 GMT-03:00 Fæ <faewik(a)gmail.com>: > On 29 September 2014 14:45, Béria Lima <berialima(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > I also would like to know the answer to Itzik question: > > > > " Can you elaborate more on how the current jury was elected and by who?" > >> > Richard Symonds > >> > Stuart Prior > >> > Claudia Garad > >> > Esteban Zarate > >> > Daniel Bryant > >> > Finne Boonen > >> > Ellie Young > > Could someone point to a profile of the jury members? It is incredibly > hard to see who has been an employee of the WMF or Chapters unless you > happen to know people personally. However, I believe I am correct in > saying that only the minority of the jury has never been a paid > employee, which may not be the best thing for a conference aimed at > unpaid volunteers. > > It also makes me wonder how hard whoever "elected" the jury worked to > find interested unpaid volunteers as opposed to employees who are part > of the normal professional networks. > > Fae > -- > faewik(a)gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >

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Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2016 - Jury Announcement and Start of Bidding
by Claudia Garád 30 Sep '14

30 Sep '14

Hi there, I want to follow Stuart's example and briefly introduce myself as a member of this year's jury: My name is Claudia Garád, I am the Executive Director of Wikimedia Austria (WMAT) and attended the Wikimanias in Hong Kong and London in this context. However, I will volunteer for this commitee in my personal capacity (not WMAT representative) and free time. Before I started working for the movement, I was Head of Marketing and Communications of a major science institute in Germany. Event- and project-management was a substantial part of my tasks and team and we organized national and international conferences on a regular basis. I applied for the jury because I think Wikimania is a great and and important event for our movement - but I am also aware of the scepticism of parts of the broader movement in general and our Austrian community in particular regarding the development and future of Wikimania. By offering the experience and expertise I gathered inside and outside of the movement, I hope I can contribute my share to a Wikimania 2016 that will be beneficial for all our various stakeholders. Best Claudia Am 29.09.2014 13:40, schrieb wikimania-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org: > 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: Wikimania 2016 - Jury Announcement and Start of Bidding > (Joseph Fox) > 2. Re: Wikimania 2016 - Jury Announcement and Start of Bidding > (Stuart Prior) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:01:52 +0100 > From: Joseph Fox <josephfoxwiki(a)gmail.com> > To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" > <wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2016 - Jury Announcement and > Start of Bidding > Message-ID: <etPan.54293c25.6b8b4567.1696(a)bellevue.home> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > It looks like at least two are London organisers, and two are Mexico organisers (correct me if I’m wrong on that one). One is (of course) Ellie, Daniel is an Australian Wikipedian of more than eight years, and a cursory Google reveals Finne Boonen is a Dutch attendee of three previous Wikimanias and open-source advocate. > > It all comes down to who applies and what the Committee are looking for in a jury. > > Joe > > On 29 September 2014 at 11:21:51 am, Muzammil Wikipedian (muzammil.wikipedian(a)asia.com) wrote: > > Hi, > > Like Itzik I too would like to know how the jury was selected. Also, it will be great if someone could shed light on the profiles of the members. > > Regards, > > Muzammil (User:Hindustanilanguage) > > > > At 29 Sep 2014 08:17:50 +0000 (UTC) from Itzik - Wikimedia Israel <itzik(a)wikimedia.org.il>: > > Hey Manuel, > Can you elaborate more on how the current jury was elected and by who? > Correct me, but beside Richard Sydmonds - all the members of this year jury are new? there is not continuity in the jury? > Itzik > > Regards, > Itzik Edri > Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel > +972-(0)-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment! > > On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Manuel Schneider <manuel.schneider(a)wikimedia.ch> wrote: > Dear Wikimedians, > > Wikimania is the global, annual conference of the Wikimedia movement, > organised by the Wikimedia community. Organizing team and location are > chosen by a jury in a public bidding process. > > Due to the growing requirements and complexity for this growing > conference the Wikimania Committee decided to revise the bidding > timeline to give more time to prepare the conference. > > Here it is: > * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bid_selection_timeline > > == Jury == > The Wikimania Committee is pleased to announce the jury for Wikimania 2016: > > Richard Symonds > Stuart Prior > Claudia Garad > Esteban Zarate > Daniel Bryant > Finne Boonen > Ellie Young > > == Accepting Bids == > We invite anyone in our community to submit a proposal for Wikimania > 2016 on Meta Wiki: > * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids > > Please consult the timeline and Judging Criteria that are posted at: > * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids > > The deadline for bids is November 15, 23:59 UTC. You should setup a > bidding page and contact Ellie Young, WMF Conference Coordinator before > the deadline. She will help you prepare your bid. All bids which have > been confirmed until November 15 will be considered by the jury, others > will be dismissed. > > Subsequently there will be a two week period where the community can > comment and offer feedback on the proposal. > > In December your team must be available for conference calls with the > jury, after deliberations the host for Wikimania 2016 will be announced > by the end of 2014. > > On behalf of the Wikimania Committee with regards, > > > Manuel > -- > Manuel Schneider - Chief Information Officer > Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens > Lausanne, +41 (21) 340 66 22 - www.wikimedia.ch > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- > Joseph Fox > Sent with Airmail >

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Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2016 - Jury Announcement and Start of Bidding
by Muzammil Wikipedian 29 Sep '14

29 Sep '14

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Call for Volunteers: Wikimania Jury to review bids for 2016
by Manuel Schneider 29 Sep '14

29 Sep '14

Dear all, soon we will starting the bidding process for Wikimania 2016. Soon the Wikimania Committee will be kicking off the selection process for deciding who should host Wikimania 2016. * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016 Request for Proposals (RfP) is being published soon and we want to invite volunteers to serve on the selection jury. The jury will evaluate bids and make a recommendation to this committee and the WMF based on published criteria, reviewing the bids from November onwards until the final selection is made in December 2014. This is roughly 30-40 hours' work, and is key to us making Wikimania a strong, healthy community conference that we all can enjoy. The Wikimania Committee will select a jury that is a balanced representation of the community, from a diverse range of backgrounds, sexes, languages, cultures and regions of the world. What we are looking for: * seven members * geographical diversity * experience with events of this kind - either outside or inside the movement, as organiser or long-time Wikimaniac * members are required to read the Wikimania proposals on Meta Wiki * members are required to participate in six conference calls to discuss with each Wikimania proposal team and with the jury, approximate duration two hours, during the review phase (approx. one to two weeks around December) If you would like to serve on the jury, please e-mail Ellie Young (off-list) eyoung @ wikimedia.org August 24. We will announce the jury in two weeks' time. On behalf of the Wikimania Committee with regards, Manuel -- Manuel Schneider - Chief Information Officer Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Lausanne, +41 (21) 340 66 22 - www.wikimedia.ch

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Wikimania 2016 - Jury Announcement and Start of Bidding
by Manuel Schneider 29 Sep '14

29 Sep '14

Dear Wikimedians, Wikimania is the global, annual conference of the Wikimedia movement, organised by the Wikimedia community. Organizing team and location are chosen by a jury in a public bidding process. Due to the growing requirements and complexity for this growing conference the Wikimania Committee decided to revise the bidding timeline to give more time to prepare the conference. Here it is: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bid_selection_timeline == Jury == The Wikimania Committee is pleased to announce the jury for Wikimania 2016: Richard Symonds Stuart Prior Claudia Garad Esteban Zarate Daniel Bryant Finne Boonen Ellie Young == Accepting Bids == We invite anyone in our community to submit a proposal for Wikimania 2016 on Meta Wiki: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids Please consult the timeline and Judging Criteria that are posted at: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids The deadline for bids is November 15, 23:59 UTC. You should setup a bidding page and contact Ellie Young, WMF Conference Coordinator before the deadline. She will help you prepare your bid. All bids which have been confirmed until November 15 will be considered by the jury, others will be dismissed. Subsequently there will be a two week period where the community can comment and offer feedback on the proposal. In December your team must be available for conference calls with the jury, after deliberations the host for Wikimania 2016 will be announced by the end of 2014. On behalf of the Wikimania Committee with regards, Manuel -- Manuel Schneider - Chief Information Officer Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Lausanne, +41 (21) 340 66 22 - www.wikimedia.ch

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Wikimania 2014
by Fabian Tompsett 29 Sep '14

29 Sep '14

Hi all, Just a point of clarification, does 2014 simply refer to the date of this Wikimania, or does it also mean the number of people who registered? all the best Fabian Tompsett, Wikimania Support Team, Wikimedia UK, Address: 56-64 Leonard St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4LT Phone:020 7065 0991 Mobile: 07548 103787

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Live video
by Pine W 21 Sep '14

21 Sep '14

Is there a live video feed from Wikimania this year? Pine

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Photography request: uploads and highlights
by Naureen 06 Sep '14

06 Sep '14

Hi Everyone: We have to photography requests! 1) This is a friendly reminder for people to add all their Wikimania images to the Wikimedia Commons link for our event: http://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2014 2) Furthermore, we would value your input on choosing the 100 photo highlights of Wikimania, please add your contribution to photo highlights here: https://wikimania2014.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Photo_Highlights Please try to do this ASAP! Many of you guys great photos are still missing from Wikimania's Wikimedia Commons page. Thank you so much everyone! Naureen Nayyar // Wikimania Social Team -- *Naureen Nayyar* Norabean.com +1.646.481.6672 @norabean

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