Wikimania-l August 2017

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Personal stories about Wikimedia / free portrait photos
by Victor Grigas 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

Hello Wikimedians! My name is Victor Grigas, I’m a storyteller and video producer <https://www.youtube.com/user/WikimediaFoundation/videos> at the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that supports Wikipedia. Many of you may already know me or my work. I'll be in Montreal at Wikimania from Thursday August 10th through Sunday August 13th and wanted to ask that if you *know someone *or *are someone* who has an inspiring story to share about how you use Wikimedia projects, then we'd like to hear it! If you are interested, please answer a few questions on this private Google form or share it with someone you know who will be attending Wikimania: https://goo.gl/forms/h6a9TWFyFMs4qgua2 (All answers are confidential and we will not publish your story without first getting your written permission.) We publish profiles of Wikimedians here regularly: https://blog.wikimedia.org/c/communications/profiles/ Then, in Montreal I can take your portrait photo <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:VGrigas_(WMF)#A_few_Wikipedians> for free to publish on Wikimedia Commons. I’ll be there from Thursday August 10th through Sunday August 13th. I’ll only need a few minutes of your time to take your photo and we can co-ordinate by email. Once I'm there, I'll have a better idea of where I'll be for the best lighting setup. If you have any questions, feel free to email Victor Grigas - vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org Thank you! -- *Victor Grigas* Video Production Manager and Storyteller Wikimedia Foundation <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ4ba28-oGs> vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org https://donate.wikimedia.org/

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WikiWomen's Lunch during Wikimania 2017
by Katie Chan 03 Aug '17

03 Aug '17

Hi all, For anyone who identify significantly as a woman and will be in Montréal next week for Wikimania, please consider coming along to the annual WikiWomen's Lunch on Saturday August 12. If you are planning on coming, please sign up on the event page: <https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiWomen%27s_Lunch>. Hope to see many of you there, Katie -- Katie Chan Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of any organisation the author is associated with or employed by. Experience is a good school but the fees are high. - Heinrich Heine --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Travel and accommodation questions
by Andy Mabbett 01 Aug '17

01 Aug '17

There are some unanswered questions at: https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Travel_tips It would be good if someone could address them, please; preferably by updating the corresponding wiki page. Also, when will we find out who our allocated room-shares are? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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WMF Scholarship Recipients for Wikimania '17
by Ellie Young 01 Aug '17

01 Aug '17

Just a quick note for anyone who received a scholarship from the WMF to attend Wikimania '17 in Montreal next month. We will be sending you all a packet of information later this week via email with Travel Information, insurance card, and re-confirmation about your accommodations. If you have any questions concerning your scholarship, you can reach me or Irene Tait at: wikimaniascholarships(a)wikimedia.org Thank you, Ellie Young WMF Events Manager

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Montreal airbnb for a group
by phoebe ayers 01 Aug '17

01 Aug '17

Dear all, I have a 5-bedroom airbnb rented during Wikimania (August 8-14) that I am no longer housing a group in (we booked another place) but I messed up and can't get a refund on it. Do you still need a place to stay? Does your group need a place to stay? Have you been looking for a nearby airbnb? Let's talk. It is about 15-20 minutes walk from the venue, looks pretty nice, ~150can/night/person (less than the hotel, more than the dorms). Message me off list ASAP if you are interested! Thanks, Phoebe

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