Hey Marc, all,
Based on this conversation, I took a look at the programme draft here
<https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme>. I noticed that the Round
table discussions <https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Discussions>
(a.k.a. Discussion Room) are not scheduled. Given the description that is
available on the wiki, I presume this is not covered by the 'birds of a
feather'.
I do hope we can schedule the round table discussions again, and that we
can implement some of the lessons we're drawing from the experiences in the
past three years on this issue (we = the small committee that organised the
discussions this year). Feedback seemed rather positive initially (with
some suggestions for improvement), but we'll be collecting some more in the
upcoming weeks.
Best,
Lodewijk
2016-07-07 15:23 GMT+02:00 Marc-Andre <marc(a)uberbox.org>:
> Hey,
>
> On 2016-07-07 08:27 AM, Lane Rasberry wrote:
>
>> Backing up - one way to improve Wikimania to meet this and other demands
>> is to
>> 1. Have extra spaces for small meetups
>> 2. Put those spaces on a public schedule which can be edited by the
>> community
>>
>>
> So, in practice, that already exists for Montreal in two flavours:
>
> (a) Bird-of-a-Feather sessions, which are open to anyone to schedule (in
> advance) and have reserved meeting space. Those will be open for
> reservation from about three months before the event to as late as we can
> make it and still have them appear in the programme. Those are ideal for
> preplanned meetings and probably what you'd use for the North American
> meetups.
>
> (b) Unconferency meetups, that are *not* scheduled in advance, but for
> which both meeting space and a common scheduling system (think
> "whiteboard") are made available for ad-hoc meetings during the conference
> and preconference. Any room which had been set aside for the BoF that was
> not used will be added to the pool, but there /will/ be meeting space even
> if all of the BoF slots are taken.
>
>
> -- Coren / Marc
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sure to submit a short report on meta-wiki using the instructions and
input box provided here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Wikimania_scholars#Reporting
The purpose is to share something from the conference with the Wikimedia
movement after the conference has ended. Note that the deadline to submit
your report August 1.
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Dear all
Please find below a message from the Wikimania committee regarding
Wikimania 2017. This message was written by our Chair, James Forrester,
according to the committee discussions and decisions during our last
meeting in Esino.
Our chair seems to be ''missing in action'' at the moment, hence my
sending the message because :
1) the meeting already occurred a month ago and it is best to publish
whilst it is not completely outdated...
2) time is running... the earlier we decide the location for Wikimania
2018, the better.
I will nevertheless add that this statement is only issued by the
Wikimania Committee and that Ellie is seeking input, feedback as well as
position from WMF at the moment.
Flo
------------
All,
At Wikimania 2016, the Wikimania Committee[0] met. The minutes of the
meeting are published on meta.[1]
We have listened to a lot of community members, both those present at
Wikimania 2016 and more widely, and decided overall that, given there
was strong desire for holding Wikimania every year, we should continue
to do so. This means that we need to pick a team and location for
hosting Wikimania in July/August 2018 soon.
The Committee would like to ensure that Wikimania is accessible across
the world for the Wikimedia movement’s editors. Because of this, we are
in favour of balancing events in North America and Europe, where many of
our communities are centred, with the rest of the world. We are not
planning to just “rotate” to venues chosen out of a hat, however. The
most important part of a successful Wikimania is a local, passionate
team of Wikimedians who want to make it a great event for the community.
We are now looking for proposals of teams and locations. This is not a
bidding process; we are keen for this to be a light-weight, simple
request for suggestions. You don’t need to have a venue locked down,
contracts drafted or sponsors lined up. You can have a quick look at the
“judging criteria” which were used for 2016,[2] but the key part is
commitment. In deciding where to hold conferences, we have to take into
account additional factors about potential sites such as cost,
accessibility, and security. If your team want to host Wikimania, please
send an e-mail to wikimania-com(a)wikimedia.org, or you can post a
proposal on meta if you prefer.[3]
There are a number of areas of the world where Wikimania has never been
hosted – Russia & Central Asia, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and
Oceania, depending on how you define areas, of course. Considering this,
the Committee has a mild preference for Sub-Saharan Africa for 2018, but
is of course willing to look at proposals for hosting Wikimania 2018 in
other locations. Right now, the Committee has an expression of interest
from Wikimedia South Africa for 2018, and we welcome further proposals.
Thank you in advance.
Yours,
James F.
Chair, Wikimania Committee
[0] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee/Minutes/2016-06-26
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_judging_criteria
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018
Just wondered - does anyone produce anything like this for Wikimania?
Chris
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Cornelius Kibelka <cornelius.kibelka(a)wikimedia.de>
Date: Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 5:33 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference: Report 2016, Outlook 2017
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Dear Wikimedia friends,
We’re happy to be able to share some news and information around the
Wikimedia Conference with you:
1) Report
Today, we have published our report on the Wikimedia Conference 2016. It
does not only describe our tasks and activities before, on and after the
conference, but also provides a comprehensive overview of our learnings and
experience. The report is meant to serve as a learning resources, and based
on that, we will share more learning patterns in the upcoming months.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2016/Report
2) Follow-up page
To better see what continuities and links between the Wikimedia Conferences
exist, we have created a follow-up page which include the major topics of
the last two conferences. We will share more updates in the upcoming months.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference/Follow-Up
3) First learning pattern
Together with our “Visiting Wikimedian” Teele Vaalma, who supported us
tremendously in the organization of the Wikimedia Conference, we have
written a first learning pattern on how to find the right venue for a
conference (including a checklist!).
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns/Step_by_step_guide…
4) Wikimedia Conference 2017
The next edition of the Wikimedia Conference will take place in Berlin
between March 31st and April 2nd, 2017. We expect the registration to begin
in mid-November and will share a timeline in the upcoming weeks.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2017
Cheers & good reading,
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Hoi,
I was interested to read the minutes of the most recent Wikimania Committee
meeting, which decided that Wikimania will be held annually from now on,
and that it will be in sub-Saharan Africa (effectively meaning South
Africa) in 2018.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee/Minutes/2016-06-26
Interestingly, I couldn't see any sign of the Committee's decision being
informed by the WMF's consultation on the future of Wikimania, or anyone
from the WMF's community engagement department being present.
I have to say I'm a bit confused, not least about who actually makes the
decision about how frequently Wikimania happens. Is anyone able to shed any
more light on this?
Thanks,
Chris
Thanks for that comment, Dariusz;
Wikimania London took over two years of preparation, and occupied me full
time for six months in the run up to the event. It's a massive undertaking,
and in retrospect it seems deeply unfair to expect volunteers to do this.
There was a bidding process, so there was heavy pressure to
minimise/understate the budget - which mostly comes at the cost of the
volunteers. I think the community just has to be more realistic about what
it costs to put on a 1000+ person event.
Were I to do it again I would absolutely include subsistence for the
organising team in the budget. It needs professional commitment and
professional skills, even with WMF staff support.
I do think that the movement deserves an annual event, and particularly
that the WMF should capitalise on it more from a comms perspective.
Wiki*edia is a significant entity and we should be presenting ourselves as
such.
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> In the same time, I've seen the following problems over the years, not
> directly linked to the financial cost (which in the face of our relative
> financial stability can be justified by the benefits, depending on how we
> define them):
> - huge WMF staff involvement (most Wikimanias run smoothly also thanks to
> countless hours put in by the staff),
> - huge volunteer local organizers involvement (in fact, my observation is
> that many chapters organizing WIkimanias suffer from a motivation crisis
> afterward).
>
> [...]
>
> While we can get the money (at least for now), the human involvement cost
> is something I would not dare to dismiss just by emphasizing the benefits
> of Wikimania for the movement.
>
> [...]
>
> Instead of discussing whether we should have a Wikimania every year or
> not, perhaps we should try to list and discuss the reasons why it is such a
> big strain? If it is clear that we can't afford it every year (because of
> the human cost, probably more importantly than the finances), the decision
> to break with the annual format will be a natural consequence of such an
> analysis.
>
> [...]
>
> Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", a current Trustee).
>
Hullo.
I have discovered that the Wikimania 2016 T-shirt bleeds its lovely color
quite liberally, so I recommend you hand-wash it or wash it separately for
the first few times, until it stops, if you don't want your other clothes
to gain a new hue. :)
A.
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Just FYI, regarding the square green USB sticks,[0] that you might have
received amongst the Lombardy region travel information -
I tried to check and format two of the USB sticks (one given to me by a
roommate), using the linux utility badblocks[1].
Both USB sticks failed the first pass, in nearly the same section (block
516544 and block 515904). I will not be using either of them, and I suggest
caution (or your own personal testing) before relying upon any from this
batch.
Hope that helps. (The t-shirt thread reminded me to send this. :)
[0] with this design
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Lombardy_square.svg
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badblocks
