If you like Telegram better than IRC, and you want to stay in touch during the Wikimania days, you could consider joining the unofficial Wikimania 2017 Social group on Telegram.
In this group, the code of conduct for Wikimedia technical spaces is in effect. No idea what that means? Better read it first: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Code_of_Conduct
If you take issue with anything that happens in the channel, please contact a channel administrator.
Cheers!
Siebrand
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Kitano ICT
M: +31 6 50 69 1239
Skype: siebrand
Hi Wikimania attendees,
The recent speaker advice thread has prompted an unconference session
proposal for Thursday on this topic at WikiConference NA.
We welcome other session ideas at the unconference too that may arise
spontaneously, please share your ideas here:
https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Unconference
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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From: Melody Kramer <mkramer(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:27 AM
Subject: How to watch and follow Wikimania 2017 remotely
To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Hello!
As many of you know, Wikimania 2017 will take place in Montréal, Canada
from 9–13 August.
If you cannot attend this year, there are still opportunities to follow
along remotely. Keynote sessions will be livestreamed [1] and recorded
throughout the conference on YouTube [2] and Facebook Live [3]. Additional
recorded sessions will be posted on the conference notes page [6] when they
become available. We are asking all speakers to designate a notetaker for
their session, and to copy the template [8] for use in their session.
You can also follow @Wikimania [4] and the hashtag #wikimania [5] on
Twitter. We will round up presentations and highlights for both Meta and
our blog after the conference ends. [6] You can also search the full
programme schedule. [7]
Please respond here or contact me directly with any questions or ideas to
make this experience better for remote participants.
- Mel
[1] The Livestream schedule is here: https://wikimania2017.
wikimedia.org/wiki/Livestreamed_keynotes
[2] YouTube livestream links: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK_
cUZLMpibyRiIdp0uF-lQ
[3] Facebook links will be posted on the livestream schedule when
available. The keynote talks will be livestreamed on the Wikipedia Facebook
page: https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/
[4] https://twitter.com/Wikimania
[5] https://twitter.com/search?q=%23wikimania&src=tyah
[6] A full list of conference sessions is here: https://wikimania2017.
wikimedia.org/wiki/All_Session_Notes Notes and presentations will be posted
as they become available.
[7] Complete program schedule https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/
wiki/Programme
[8] Notetaking template: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikimania2017-
template
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Melody Kramer <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:MKramer_(WMF)>
Senior Audience Development Manager
Read a random featured article from Wikipedia!
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RandomInCategory/Featured_articles>
mkramer(a)wikimedia.org
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Melody Kramer <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:MKramer_(WMF)>
Senior Audience Development Manager
Read a random featured article from Wikipedia!
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RandomInCategory/Featured_articles>
mkramer(a)wikimedia.org
Hi all! For those attending Wikimania, I can't wait to see you! Here's a
couple things to keep in mind about the program. All info is also here:
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme
All activities, except the Saturday group photo, the Sunday closing party,
and Wednesday scan-a-thon/edit-a-thons, take place in Le Centre Sheraton.
* The hackathon begins Wednesday, and preconferences are Thursday.
* Also on Wednesday, there is a scan-a-thon at the BANQ - National
Archives, a chance to see the archives and scan some Quebec history, and
WikiConference North America is also hosting editathons at McGill & BANQ.
* Stop by the registration desk on Level 4 to pick up your registration -
registration hours begin on Tuesday evening and go all day Wednesday &
Thursday:
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme#Registration_Hours
I strongly encourage you to pick up your registration BEFORE Friday
morning :) If you haven't registered but intend to come, don't worry -
there will be registration on site!
* Thursday night there is a dinner in the Sheraton for all registered
attendees who are on-site.
* We'll start the main conference at 8:45 on Friday with an opening
ceremony with special guests. We'll then have our first of five keynotes:
Jimmy Wales in conversation with Biella Coleman. Be sure to be at Level 4
of the Sheraton on time!
* Friday night there is an opening reception at 18:00 in the community
village, as well as a poster session. Be sure to stop by level 3 to check
out all of the posters on topics ranging from outreach to technical
infrastructure, and talk to the authors.
* The group photo will be Saturday evening after the closing keynote ends
around 18:00 - we will go to a nearby park to take this. After that,
Saturday night is yours to explore Montreal, hang out with old & new
friends, or have a meetup: https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetups
* The party is Sunday night, directly after the conference closes, in the
nearby Windsor Station building.
* During the day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, there is a dense program
of sessions, workshops, discussions and lightning talks - take a look ahead
of time to familiarize yourself with the program:
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme
* But if you want to duck out of formal talks, there will also be a
hackathon room (Salon 7) that is available 24/7 for hacking and quiet work,
and a strategy room (Salon 6,
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_2030) that will be set
aside for activities and work related to Wikimedia's strategy.
See you soon!
Phoebe
Hi all,
The discription how to reach the Sheraton was a bit unclear to me, do doe
all you fellow travellors: here's a picture of the hotel at the moment.
If you take the 747 bus from the airport, get out at the 1250 René-Levesque
and cross the road.
See you here!
Ciell
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le_Centre_Sheraton_Montreal.jpg
Dear all,
We had planned to have a presentation clinic for speakers at Wikimania, but
unfortunately the leader had to cancel at the last moment. So
instead...since I imagine lots of people are finishing their talks this
weekend, let's share our best advice for giving a presentation with each
other!
My tips are:
1) Practice! Even going through your talk once in front of a mirror can
help a lot.
2) Share your slides with someone else and see what they think
3) Screenshots are VERY difficult to see at the back of the room -
especially screenshots of Wikipedia, because the text is so small &
everything is blue & white. Instead, enlarge the portion of the screen you
want to show, highlight it with color, or convey it in some other way (like
typing out the statistic you want to show).
4) Don't bring too many slides! Most talks at Wikimania are 25 minutes.
That is very short! Plan for one minute per slide - at least - so no more
than 15 slides if you also leave time for questions and discussion.
5) give us your big ideas first. What is your "take away message"?
6) Don't forget to introduce yourself! What is your affiliation? why are
you giving this talk?
More tips are here: https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Speaker
information
Add your own, or reply here.
see you very soon!
Phoebe
Hi Wikimania attendees,
The recent speaker advice thread has prompted an unconference session
proposal for Thursday on this topic at WikiConference NA.
We welcome other session ideas at the unconference too that may arise
spontaneously, please share your ideas here:
https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Unconference
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Hello everyone,
We’re getting excited about WikiConference North America in just a few short days! Ahead of our events on Wednesday and Thursday, we’d like to provide some updates so you can plan your days. Between all the various pre-conference activities, Wikimania registrants are invited to attend our tours, edit-a-thons, scan-a-thons, photo drive, programming, and more.
Learn more on our website: <https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Main_Page>
Action Items
* Sign up for Culture Crawl tours: <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKDUx4xCOxYLaP8TalLzBcdt-2Xaevzw0…>
* Sign up for Thursday’s Unconference sessions: <https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Unconference>
* Join our Telegram: <https://t.me/joinchat/GFsvtA24l31w_fHOvAFZzA>
* Order a t-shirt (arrives after the conference): <https://teespring.com/wcna2017>
* See map of venues here: <https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ko_MA9oqyrJMbXN2kpnJlHBo-QA&usp=sharing>
These action items are clarified more in the email below.
General
* You must be registered for Wikimania and signed-in in order to participate in WCNA 17 activities. If you haven't yet registered for Wikimania, registration will be available on-site on the fourth floor of the Le Sheraton Centre. The sign-in desk is located at the Le Centre Sheraton. We’ll know you are signed-in if you’re wearing an official lanyard/name badge.
* Before and during the conference, we'll have a Telegram group open for WCNA attendees to talk, share, and ask questions. You may join the group at <https://t.me/joinchat/GFsvtA24l31w_fHOvAFZzA>.
* Safety first! Don’t leave backpacks unattended. If you need immediate assistance, the blue-shirt organizing team will be glad to help; or you can post a note in the Telegram group.
* Leading up to the conference, please be mindful of the weather for Wednesday’s Culture Crawl. As we will be walking from location to location, you may need a light jacket and/or umbrella in case of inclement weather.
* If you’d like a WCNA 2017 t-shirt, you can view the design and order at <https://teespring.com/wcna2017> through August 14 at 11 PM EST. Note that these shirts will be shipped to you after the conference.
* WCNA 2017 stickers will be available at the conference!
Schedule
The schedule is now published for both Wednesday and Thursday! You can view it at <https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Schedule>. We are offering lots of activities, including tours, two edit-a-thons, a scan-a-thon, programming, and unconference sessions. While it's mostly finalized, note that things may change up until and through the conference.
* Wednesday Culture Crawl:
* Our day includes scheduled activities at McGill University and the BAnQ-Vieux; note that there are multiple BAnQ locations. We are specifically working with the BAnQ-Vieux! We have created a map with key locations marked at <https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ko_MA9oqyrJMbXN2kpnJlHBo-QA&usp=sharing>.
* Breakfast is on your own.
* We begin our day together at 09:00 am at the Le Centre Sheraton Montreal for a welcome, handouts, etc.
* There are various tours available. You can see them listed on our schedule. If you are interested in a tour, please sign up at <https://goo.gl/forms/7VNFLLowPqtGFEY92> as soon as you can. Tours are capped at 25, so please sign up quickly!
* Lunch is not included on Wednesday. If you bring a sack lunch to BAnQ-Vieux, note that food is only allowed in the Atrium and courtyard.
* Thursday:
* Breakfast is on your own.
* Complimentary lunch and coffee breaks are provided on Thursday at the Le Centre Sheraton Montreal for registered WCNA attendees.
* We begin our day at 09:00 am at the Sheraton in Salon 5, Level 2 (location of Track 1) with everyone together for an introduction to WCNA as well as our keynote addresses.
* This is followed by 3 tracks of programming, split between Track 1 (conference presentations), Track 2 (tutorials), and Track 3 (unconference).
* We will end the day together to share thoughts and ideas, just as we did at the close of WCNA 2016.
* If you’d like to present on Thursday in our unconference track, you can sign up at <https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Unconference>. This is a great way to informally share your work with other attendees. We hope that all of you will really make this track your own!
* The Wikimania opening reception starts at 19:00 and you are all invited to attend!
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email or the Telegram group chat with any questions or comments.
We're excited to be putting on events with the BAnQ-Vieux, McGill University, and Wikimedia Canada, with help from the Wikimania organizing team. Thank you all!
We’re looking forward to seeing all of you in Montreal.
All the best,
Kelly
WCNA 2017
Organizing Committee
/ Kelly Doyle
Wikipedian in Residence for Gender Equity
West Virginia University
(304) 293-0342
kelly.doyle(a)mail.wvu.edu
Am just double checking to make sure that everyone who is a WMF scholarship
recipient received the email on August 2 from
wikimaniascholarships(a)wikimania.org with the information about Travel
Packet, Accommodation, and insurance. Please email this address if you did
not receive it or have any last minute changes/issues that are non-travel
(the information about what to do if you have travel delays is in that
packet/email.)
Looking forward to seeing you all soon here in beautiful Montréal.
Ellie
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Ellie Young
Events Manager
Wikimedia Foundation
Reminder: please help make the list
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Attendees more complete to
improve everyone's productivity.
It seems that many entities have not yet added the list of their
reimbursed attendees (scholarships, staff, board members and whatnot).
(Including WMIT, I'm fixing now.)
Nemo
