Dearest Community Members,
The Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2021#Organising_team> and Wikimania
Steering Committee <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee>
are excited to share with you the evaluation results of Wikimania 2021.
We wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone – that’s 1700 of you from
across the movement – that helped create the first online Wikimania.
Whether talking about welcoming newcomers, fascinating presentations,
catching up with old friends, or singing and dancing together, you were
essential to the success.
After the event, we asked you to share your thoughts about the first-ever
virtual Wikimania: How accessible and inclusive was Wikimania 2021? What
did you most like about the event? What would you have changed? And how did
the newcomers among us feel? We invite you to read the report
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Evaluation>.
And if you’re feeling nostalgic, you can watch back all of the great video
content
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2021_presentations>,
including the session that brought out the performers in all of us:
the Wikimania
2021 song <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Wikimania_Song>.
The Wikimania Steering Committee will be sharing more information on how to
get involved for 2022 in the coming days, so stay tuned … and get excited!
Best wishes from the 2021 Wikimania COT,
Winnie Kabintie
Dearest community members,
The Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2021#Organising_team> and Wikimania
Steering Committee <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee>
are excited to share with you the evaluation results of Wikimania 2021.
We wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone – that’s 1700 of you from
across the movement – that helped create the first online Wikimania.
Whether talking about welcoming newcomers, fascinating presentations,
catching up with old friends, or singing and dancing together, you were
essential to the success.
After the event, we asked you to share your thoughts about the first ever
virtual Wikimania: How accessible and inclusive was Wikimania 2021? What
did you most like about the event? What would you have changed? And how did
the newcomers among us feel? We invite you to read the report
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Evaluation>.
And if you’re feeling nostalgic, you can watch back all of the great video
content
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2021_presentations>,
including the session that brought out the performers in all of us:
the Wikimania
2021 song <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Wikimania_Song>.
The Wikimania Steering Committee will be sharing more information on how to
get involved for 2022 in the coming days, so stay tuned … and get excited!
Best wishes from the 2021 Wikimania COT,
Winnie Kabintie
Hi Everyone,
On behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee, 2021 Wikimania Core
Organizing Team and the Movement Communications team at the Wikimedia
Foundation, we would like to thank the participants of Wikimania 2021!
We would like to know your feedback on the recent event and your
suggestions for improvement.
Please take some time to fill out the Wikimania 2021 post-event survey. The
survey is at https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cAbKYmpaHAXQwOG
The survey will take between 10-15 minutes. It is available in Arabic,
Chinese, English, French, German, Russian, and Spanish using the drop down
menu in the upper right corner.
You can also view the privacy policy for this survey available at
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2021_Survey_Privacy_Stateme…
If you would like to share feedback but do not wish to take the qualtrics
survey, you may send an email to movementcomms(a)wikimedia.org.
The survey will remain open until September 5.
See you on our next interaction or on Wikimania 2022!
Kind Regards,
Butch Bustria
In behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee, and 2021 Wikimania Core
Organizing Team
after spending 10 minutes now trying to join wikimania i was not able
to find one remo link which would lead somewhere, i guess i failed
your intelligence test.
rupert
Hi Everyone,
We wish to remind everyone that Wikimania 2021 registration closes 23:59
UTC today, Thursday, August 12.
The registration link is
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikimania-2021-tickets-161884957265
For further information, you can also visit our event wiki at Wikimania.org.
Wikimania Telegram channel is also online at https://t.me/WikimaniaChat
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Butch Bustria
In behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee and Organizing Committee
Invitation from Wikimedia UK, open to Wikimania attendees from regions
without a local affiliate too! Not too late to ask for Wikimania help.
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From: George Colbourn <george.colbourn(a)wikimedia.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 at 12:27
Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania 2021 Scholarship Grants- Apply now!
To: <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Dear members of the Wikimedia Community,
This year for Wikimania 2021, Wikimedia UK is delighted to announce that we
will be awarding scholarship grants to several individuals within our
community. The aim of these grants is to help facilitate the participation
in this year's conference, providing those who need it with financial and
technical support so they can immerse themselves in the Wikimania
experience. Participants do not need to be a member of Wikimedia UK, and we
encourage all those interested to apply.
In order to be considered for a scholarship award, participants need to
complete* this application, <http://bit.ly/2VKbzlD>* highlighting how they
intend to use the grant and their main reasons for wanting to attend this
year's conference.
With Wikimania fast approaching, we are kindly asking all those who wish to
apply to do so soon. In addition, if you know of anyone who would greatly
benefit from this grant, please share this with them so that they too can
have a chance of being considered. Good luck!
Best regards,
George
--
George Colbourn
Fundraising Development Coordinator
george.colbourn(a)wikimedia.org.uk
07952 313941
<https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/>
Wikimedia UK <https://beta.wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for
the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement.
Wikimedia UK is a Registered Charity No.1144513.Company Limited by
Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827.
Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London
SE1 0NZ
<https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gm…>.
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Dear Community Members,
Wikimania 2021 is around the corner, kickstarting with Hackathon this
Friday, August 13, and we just can’t wait. We would like to share some
reminders and important updates with you.
Registration
We are nearing 2500 registrants already! That’s bigger than any in-person
Wikimania. We want to ensure everyone’s safety and as such, will be closing
registration on Thursday, August 12 @ 23:59 UTC. If you haven’t done so
already, please register now
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Registration>. Registering will
allow you to receive updates from the organizers, immerse in the virtual
platform, and most importantly, interact with other participants and host
sessions.
Attendee Information
And speaking of registering, we hope to share participant information on
Monday, including links to Remo
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/08/03/virtual-wikimania-2021-finding-your-w…>,
our virtual platform space, and other important information to prepare you
for Wikimania 2021.
Volunteers
We are still looking for volunteers
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Volunteer> for various roles. If
you are interested, sign up to help. There are different roles and your
help is greatly appreciated.
Digital Resources
As with every Wikimania, and even more so a virtual one, we have
awesome digital
assets <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Resources> to share with
you so you can use and share on yourself. Want to print a t-shirt for you
and your friends? Need social media posts or cool backgrounds, we got you
covered.
Hackathon
We will be kickstarting Wikimania 2021 with an all-day Hackathon
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Hackathon>! Please make sure to
register your session on the Hackathon schedule and join us for a day full
of collaborative work around the clock and around the world!
Community Village + Unconference
After the Hackathon, we have 4 full days of programming starting at
different times each day. As with every Wikimania, we will also have a
Community
Village <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Community_Village>.
There are 140 tables available where you can share information for people
to see, and you don’t even have to be there. Finally, we will also be
hosting an Unconference space where any attendee can host a session and
gather with up to 20 other attendees. Reserve your Unconference space now
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Unconference>.
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,
As promised, we have published a series of posts on Diff with key information
for event participants <https://diff.wikimedia.org/tag/wikimania-2021/>.
There you will find information about navigating your way around the
virtual space Remo and the program, technical solutions, measures to make
the experience more welcoming and inclusive, accessing the amazing content
during (and after) the events … and so much more. Make sure to read them.
Office Hours
In case you have any questions, this week and next week, we will be
hosting office
hours - Wed. Aug 4 (3pm UTC), Fri. Aug. 6 (5pm UTC), Mon. Aug. 9 (10am
UTC), Tues. Aug. 10 (8am UTC), Wed. Aug. 11 (3pm UTC). For more
information, visit https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Organizers
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,
We are excited to share the program
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Program> for this year’s
Wikimania with you! This was a huge effort as we received an unexpectedly
high number of submissions and as much as possible, we wanted to include
all of them. We created two whole new tracks just for this — in addition to
the original two, the plenary, and the Unconference and on-demand tracks.
We thank you all for your patience and understanding as we bring virtual
Wikimania live.
The program table is a work in progress and over the next few days, we will
edit and build it out with more information.
We will share a series of blog posts tomorrow on Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/tag/wikimania-2021/>with event specifics and
technical solutions for this first-ever virtual edition of Wikimania. All
registered participants will also receive specific guidance by email in the
next few days.
Upcoming Office Hours and Remo Practice Days
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Organizers>: Starting Tuesday,
August 3 at 10 AM UTC, we would also like to invite you to join us at our
upcoming Office Hours and practice days to walk through our event platform
Remo and answer any question you may have around the platform and how to
use it. 5 other opportunities are available to hop on Remo and ask us any
questions. Please check for a time and day that works for you.
Best Wishes,
Winnie Kabintie (User:Ms_Kabintie
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ms_Kabintie>), on behalf of the
Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team.