Hello Hello!
We are pleased with the program submissions, for Wikimania 2021, that have
come through so far and even the planning discussions we’ve seen going on
in various groups.
SUBMISSION PROPOSALS DEADLINE APPROACHING: The deadline to submit your
proposals is approaching rapidly, Friday, 18th June, 12am PST and we would
not like to see anyone locked out. Please make sure you submit your session
proposals <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Submissions> for the
first ever virtual Wikimania.
Office Hours
Thank you to everyone who has joined the Submission Office Hours we’ve had
last week. We have one more this week on 15th June at 12:00 UTC
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Organizers>. More Office Hours
around Wikimania 2021 will become available soon… Stay tuned.
Scholarships Program Now Open
As announced last week, the scholarship program is now open until 30th
July. This year, scholarships will only be issued to Affiliates, who will
then distribute to their respective community members.
Read More about the Scholarship Program for Wikimania 2021
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2021/Scholarships> (
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2021/Scholarships)
Best Wishes,
Winnie Kabintie (User:Ms_Kabintie
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ms_Kabintie>), on behalf of the
Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team.
Dear Community Members,
Thank you to everyone who submitted their session proposals for Wikimania
2021. The submission window is now closed.We closed the submissions with 71
proposals in the movement group & affiliate track and 222 in the
individual/collective track
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Submissions>. Public submissions
will be updated on the Wikimania page shortly.
Review Process
The review process will only take two weeks and all the shortlisted
sessions will be announced between 5th July - 9th july 2021
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Submissions#Timeline>.
Wikimania Registration
The registration for Wikimania will open in the first week of July. More
details to come!
Announcements
You can check all of the COT announcements here:
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Announcements
Best Wishes,
Winnie Kabintie (User:Ms_Kabintie
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ms_Kabintie>), on behalf of the
Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team.