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Wikimania 2019 costs
by Deryck Chan 11 Feb '19

11 Feb '19

Hello Wikimania community, I'm applying for non-WMF funding to go to Wikimania. Can we have an indication from the organising team on what the costs of this year's Wikimania (registration and accommodation) are likely to be, so I can put down an amount for my funding application? Deryck

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Update on some Wikimania preparations
by Eric Luth 23 Dec '18

23 Dec '18

Hi all! As we had the pleasure to announce in Cape Town last summer, Wikimania will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, 14-18 August next year. Since 1 October, I am working as Conference Manager on Wikimedia Sweden’s behalf, so if you have any questions you may direct them to me. The preparations have already begun, and we have some exciting pieces of news to share with you! Firstly, we are happy to tell that the logistical parts are all set so far. Wikimania will take place at the Stockholm University, and the opening ceremony will take place in the City Hall – the same room where the Nobel Banquet is held every year! Hotels are booked for all scholarship recipients. The chair of the program committee has also been chosen. It will be Liam Wyatt (Wittylama), long term Wikimedia volunteer. Any questions about the program can be directed to him, at liamwyatt(a)gmail.com. We are currently working hard to develop the Wikimania wiki. New for this year is that we are developing a prototype for a reusable Wiki, to be found under the domain ‘wikimania.wikimedia.org’. The idea is that all Wikimania websites should be found under the same umbrella, and that the model can be reused for each new Wikimania website. Please follow the discussions at the talk page <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Main_Page> of the current landing side. Finally, as always, we will need volunteers and ambassadors. Are you willing to help out, physically or digitally? Please send us an email at info(a)wikimedia.se or sign yourself up here, and we will contact you: https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2019/Volont%C3%A4rer (the address will change when the new wiki is ready). Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for those of you celebrating, and a happy last weeks of December for the rest of you. In Sweden, we look forward to brighter times as we just pass the darkest day of the year. All the best, *Eric Luth* Conference Manager, Wikimedia Sverige eric.luth(a)wikimedia.se +46 (0) 701 13 80 08 Stöd fri kunskap, bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige. Läs mer på blimedlem.wikimedia.se

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Reminder: Call for Proposals to Host Wikimania 2020
by Ellie Young 05 Oct '18

05 Oct '18

The deadline is October 15th for the following: The Wikimania Steering Committee and Wikimedia Foundation are seeking expressions of interest from interested parties for hosting Wikimani a 2020. Please see the following for more information: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2020 If you are interested in discussing the possibilities and working with the WMF Events Manager in preparing a proposal to host and organize Wikimania 20 20 , please contact eyoung at wikimedia.org <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> by October 15th. Also, if you know of an individual or group that we should approach about hosting, we encourage nominations as well. The Steering Committee and WMF expect to make a decision by early 2019. Thanks, Ellie -- Ellie Young Events Manager Wikimedia Foundation eyoung(a)wikimedia.org c. 510 701 8649

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Call for Proposals to Host Wikimania in 2020
by Ellie Young 06 Sep '18

06 Sep '18

The Wikimania Steering Committee and Wikimedia Foundation are seeking expressions of interest from interested parties for hosting Wikimani a 2020. Please see the following for more information: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2020 If you are interested in discussing the possibilities and working with the WMF Events Manager in preparing a proposal to host and organize Wikimania 20 20 , please contact eyoung at wikimedia.org <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> by October 15th. Also, if you know of an individual or group that we should approach about hosting, we encourage nominations as well. The Steering Committee and WMF expect to make a decision by early 2019. Thanks, Ellie

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Slides and videos
by Samat 26 Aug '18

26 Aug '18

Hi everyone, there is very few sections (presentations, workshops etc.), where the slides and the recordings are linked from the Wikimania wiki. If you have the presentation slides and/or a video recording, please upload and link them from the event page. (Link to the corresponding Commons category would be useful as well.) Thank you! Kind regards Samat

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Closing wikimania2018wiki
by MA 16 Aug '18

16 Aug '18

Hello, As it happens with all wikimania wikis upon completion of the event, the wikimania2018wiki is in the process of being closed. Closing means that the wiki and its contents will continue to be online and readable by all, but account creation and editting will be restricted. I plan to move forward and close the wiki in *one month* after the sending of this email (this is September 16, 2018 aprox.). If you have content that needs to be uploaded to the wiki, please do so. I've setup a ticket at <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T201188> so we can track its progress. Of course, if you need more time I have no issues to wait. However the wiki will eventually be closed as all other wikimania wikis. Best regards, M.

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Re: [Wikimania-l] Closing wikimania2018wiki
by Mohammed Bachounda 16 Aug '18

16 Aug '18

I can not find what is urgent to close the wiki, In addition there are report pages that are not completed Let the volunteers do the work and we can close the wiki Bachounda Le jeu. 16 août 2018 à 12:39, <wikimania-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> a écrit : > Send Wikimania-l mailing list submissions to > wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimania-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimania-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimania-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Closing wikimania2018wiki (DerHexer) > 2. Re: Closing wikimania2018wiki (Andrew Lih) > 3. Re: Closing wikimania2018wiki (MA) > 4. Re: Closing wikimania2018wiki (MA) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 10:16:20 +0000 (UTC) > From: DerHexer <derhexer(a)wikipedia.de> > To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" > <wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Closing wikimania2018wiki > Message-ID: <1947312168.11783857.1534414580568(a)mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Marco, > Isn't this a bit early? The conference happened less than a month ago, > usually the wiki was closed maybe a year after the event. People need to > add their presentations to the pages, videos needs to be edited and linked > there,, lessons learned want to be shared, etc. It might be a good push now > but get everything in place but in my humble opinion, two months after the > conference is way too early, sorry. > > Best,Martin/DerHexer > > Von: MA <strigiwm(a)gmail.com> > An: wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Gesendet: 12:12 Donnerstag, 16.August 2018 > Betreff: [Wikimania-l] Closing wikimania2018wiki > > Hello, > > As it happens with all wikimania wikis upon completion of the event, > the wikimania2018wiki is in the process of being closed. Closing means > that the wiki and its contents will continue to be online and readable > by all, but account creation and editting will be restricted. > > I plan to move forward and close the wiki in *one month* after the > sending of this email (this is September 16, 2018 aprox.). If you have > content that needs to be uploaded to the wiki, please do so. > > I've setup a ticket at <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T201188> so > we can track its progress. > > Of course, if you need more time I have no issues to wait. However the > wiki will eventually be closed as all other wikimania wikis. > > Best regards, M. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > >

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Sensory overloads
by Romaine Wiki 15 Aug '18

15 Aug '18

Hi everyone, In our movement we have a lot of different people, including people with a different neurodiversity. Then it can happen that with events organised by the Wikimedia movement, there are people that get sensory overloads. it basically means that the input through the senses gets too much at some point. This can result in an emotional outburst, an instant heavy headache/migraine attack, or in my case I go (almost) completely blank. It is really hard to complain how it is like to people who have no experiences with it. I think however that we need as inclusive movement to be more aware of the huge amount of varieties of people and there needs. For that reason I like to share a thread on Twitter with you how a user I know well has experienced it herself. Read at: https://twitter.com/dodocurieux/status/1029743772584865792 Thank you! Romaine

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Friendly Space Policy (was: Sad news)
by Lilli Iliev 15 Aug '18

15 Aug '18

Hi all, I decided to contribute to this thread, however not in order to elaborate on my personal opinion on this specific case. This would be inappropriate, as we do not have sufficient information about it and also out of respect for the people involved. Instead, I want to comment, because I feel strongly about the consequences this discussion may have - not only on the perception of the friendly space policy and its effectiveness, but also on people who may need to refer to the policy in the future. This past Wikimania was very much about the importance of representing all people in our movement and about finding ways for them to have a voice, to be heard – and to feel safe to contribute and participate. One reliable way to silence people when they experience harassment as well as keeping others from speaking out, is to have them experience how other, non-involved people, would immediately have an opinion on what happened and judge the case or the person in question. This is what has happened here. It is furthermore, absolutely out of proportion to weigh ones personal irritation about some members being potentially more aware and sensitive of this topic, against a context in which harassment and violence is not the exception, but everyday reality. Policies and measures like codes of conduct etc. exist for a reason. Invisible to many, harassment does happen, it happens a lot, it happens also amongst communities with great, humanitarian goals. In the world most of us live in, offensive or invasive behavior has no tangible consequences for those who commit it, but severe effects on those who experience it. According to the Fundamental Rights Agency, 75% of women in qualified professions or top management jobs have been sexually harassed[1]. UN Women has confirmed that there is a big problem with underreporting when it comes to these cases. Efforts like the friendly space policies aim to contribute to establish a societal climate where people feel safe and that makes all people aware, that inappropriate behavior has consequences. Publicly judging and ridiculing efforts to find a process, suitable to make all people feel safe, heard, and, if necessary, taken seriously at events, can set back efforts of creating such a process. Measures like friendly space policies are not self-evident, they are an hard fought for achievement. Seeing, how fast those efforts are being called into question, is quite disheartening and worries me a lot. I am very grateful to work for and with a movement that has agreed on trying to make all people feel welcome and respected. I hope that we will keep fostering this together. best Lilli ------------------------------ <#_ftnref1>[1] http://www.equineteurope.org/IMG/pdf/fra_9dec2014.pdf -- Lilli Iliev Projektmanagerin Politik project manager public policy Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 http://wikimedia.de Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207

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UK: Television programme: The Penguins of Cape Town
by Andy Mabbett 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

UK Wikimedians (or those with access to UK TV) who visited Wikimania might like a two-part television programme, "The Penguins of Cape Town", which airs on Channel 5 this Friday, and next Friday, 17 & 24 August, at 7pm. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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