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보낸사람: Youngjin Ko <youngjin(a)wikimedia.kr>
Date: 2026년 7월 26일 (일) 오후 9:21
Subject: Open letter to the Wikimania community from Wikimedia Korea
To: <wikimania(a)wikimedia.org>, ca(a)wikimedia.org <ca(a)wikimedia.org>, <
eseap(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Wikimedia Korea issued an open letter to the Wikimedia community and
relevant teams at WMF. The original text is located at: https://w.wiki/SnrT
Note: If the meaning of the translation is different from Korean original
text, Korean one is the correct and original one.
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*Title:* Call for an investigation into and appropriate action regarding
the sexual harassment experienced by a Wikimania participant
Dear Wikimania COT, StC and WMF Trust and Safety, and fellow Wikimedians:
First of all, we would like to express our gratitude for all your hard work
in organising this wikimania conference for Wikimedians from around the
world. We hope to gain valuable experience and useful information from this
Wikimania conference, which we can then share with our community in future.
However, we(Wikimedia Korea) are deeply disappointed to hear that a number
of unfortunate incidents continue to be reported at this year’s Wikimania
in Paris.
Several key activists from Wikimedia Korea took part in this event. I had
hoped that our participants would return from this event—which brings
together Wikimedians from around the world—having gained a range of
valuable experiences, and that they would continue their activities with
even greater vigour. However, today I heard that one of our members whilst
offering well-intentioned assistance to another participant, was instead
subjected to unwanted, forced physical contact and sexual harassment. We
find this deeply regrettable and are also deeply dismayed.
We understand that the victim immediately brought this matter to your
attention. We ask that you thoroughly verify the circumstances surrounding
the incident and then inform us of the investigation process and its
results through our association’s official channels. We also request that
you implement measures to prevent such incidents from occurring in the
future to ensure the safe conduct of future events. In particular, please
inform us of the appropriate actions taken against the perpetrator and
implement additional measures to promote mutual respect and safety during
the event.
While we understand that the event organizers did not anticipate such an
incident, properly addressing and disclosing the details of what happened
will be the first step toward preventing a recurrence.
Sincirencely,
July 26, 2026
Jin Ju-Wan (User:Jjw), President of Wikimedia Korea
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*Youngjin Ko (고영진)*
Senior Project Manager
Wikimedia Korea
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*Youngjin Ko (고영진)*
Senior Project Manager
Wikimedia Korea
Dear fellow Wikimedians,
Wikimania 2026 in Paris has concluded. We appreciate everyone who attended
onsite and online and contributed to the gathering.
We invite you to share your experiences through the survey. You can find
the form at this link:
https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/46276
Completing this survey will help with future planning. The Wikimedia
Foundation and the Core Organizing Team for Wikimania 2026 Paris will use
your answers to evaluate this concluded event. The Core Organizing Team for
Wikimania 2027 Santiago will use this evaluation information to prepare for
next year. The Wikimania Steering Committee will use the results for event
policy direction.
We are grateful for the feedback you provide.
Warm regards,
Butch Bustria
On behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee
Dear Wikimedia community members,
There will be Asia meetup: Strengthening Regional Collaboration Across
Wikimedia Communities at *Wikimania 2026.*
Date: *Wednesday, 22 July 2026*
Time:* 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM *Paris time (11:30 UTC)
Location: Agora Room, Paris
This meeting provides a space for organizers and volunteers to discuss
regional coordination. These discussions will include updates on local
community projects, opportunities for cooperation and the Wikipedia Asian
Month.
Contributors from all Asian communities and those enthusiastic about Asian
topics are welcome to join.
You can access or view the schedule here:
https://wikimedia.eventyay.com/wm/wikimania2026/talk/7YR9T7/
If you haven't registered to Wikimania (virtually), you may go to
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2026:Registration
For further updates, you may join the Telegram chat at https://
t.me/wikimedia_asia
Regards,
Butch Bustria
Hello everyone,
The Wikimania Steering Committee invites you to attend the* Future of
Wikimania* session at Wikimania 2026. The session will take place on *Friday,
July 24, 2026*, from *12:30 PM to 12:55 PM* local time in Paris (*10:30 UTC*
).
Participants can join us in person at the *Agora Room* or attend online,
where broadcast and chat will be available.
This meeting will cover the development process and format of our future or
upcoming Wikimania conferences. If you want to review background materials
before we meet, the Future of Wikimania wiki page contains archived videos
and notes from past iterations. You can access those records here:
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania:Future_of_Wikimania
The Eventyay schedule link is located here:
https://wikimedia.eventyay.com/wm/wikimania2026/talk/BTJKHS/
If you haven't registered to Wikimania (virtually), you may go to
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2026:Registration
Thanks.
Regards,
Butch Bustria
Vice Chair, Wikimania Steering Committee