My Fellow Wikimedians!
Due to insistent public demand, we have the Wikimania Hackathon 2023 on
live stream!
Head over to https://www.youtube.com/live/UZ9DUXFcb0w?feature=share
and share it.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
Event lead
ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
Hello,
The Wikimania 2023 Hackathon is just around the corner! This email includes
some practical information that will help you prepare for the event.
General information
We will enforce the Universal Code of Conduct
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct>, Code of
Conduct for Wikimedia’s Technical Spaces
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Code_of_Conduct>, and Friendly Space Policy
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Friendly_space_policy>. We
recommend all participants review these policies upon arrival at the venue
and in relevant online channels. A dedicated team will be available on-site
to help support a safer environment for all.
A lot of practical information is available on the wiki on the Travel
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Travel>, Hackathon
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Hackathon>, and Venue
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Venue> pages. Look at these
pages to prepare for the event.
We encourage you to add yourself to the participants’ table
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Hackathon/Participants> to
connect with other Hackathon attendees. When you arrive at the airport, you
can use the Telegram channel <https://t.me/wmhack> (Wikimedia Hackathon) to
see if others who arrived at the same time may want to share a
taxi/Grab/public transport to the hotel or venue with you.
Program
The Hackathon starts with an opening ceremony at 10:00, local time (2:00
UTC). This session will be livestreamed on Youtube. The link will be made
available on the Schedule
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Hackathon/Schedule> closer to
the event and will also be posted to the Telegram channel.
Tuesday and Wednesday feature a dedicated newcomer program, including a
newcomer orientation, mentor matching, and introductory sessions and
workshops that require little to no prerequisite knowledge. Read more about
this in the Format
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Hackathon#Format> and Schedule
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Hackathon/Schedule>.
Mentoring
We are looking forward to welcoming new contributors at the Hackathon!
Regardless of your technical proficiency or experience with Wikimedia, your
insights are invaluable. Everyone has the potential to mentor and guide
others. Consider adding yourself to the mentor page
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Hackathon/Mentoring>, even if
you feel you aren't an "expert." Your unique perspective or specific
knowledge can greatly benefit others, making the Hackathon a richer
experience for all.
If you have any questions, use the Telegram channel <https://t.me/wmhack>
(Wikimedia Hackathon) to ask fellow attendees.
Looking forward to meeting you!
On behalf of the Wikimania Hackathon organizing team
*Tar Lócesilion / Szymon Grabarczuk*
Wikimania 2024 Core Organizing Team
Wikimania 2023 Technology Committee
Hi everyone!
For those of you who are here in Singapore, come by Suntec and check out
the pre-conference workshops we have going on throughout the day!
There's the Hackathon in room 309, 310 and 311, a series of open data and
Wikidata workshops in 324, and Movement Strategy sessions in 325.
See the full schedule on eventyay <https://eventyay.com/e/8f889410/schedule>
and add sessions to your personal schedule by clicking the circle icon in
the top right corner of each session and selecting "Add to Schedule."
Main conference kicks off tomorrow.
See you there!
Elena and the Core Organizing Team
Elena Lappen (she/her/hers)
Lead Movement Communications Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
To All Attendees of the Google Event,
Kindly wake up early and we will receive you at Suntec big screen lobby at
8:00 AM for the shuttle service. This is one hour after sunrise.
We are expected to be in the Google Asia Pacific Head Office at 9:00 AM.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
Event lead
ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
My Fellow Wikimedians,
Wikimania is the largest gathering of Wikimedians around the world. We want
you to be part of it.
Go to https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Registration to register
and to know more details.
Once registered, you can check the program schedule and sync to your mobile
device calendar.
https://eventyay.com/e/8f889410/schedule
For inquiries, please write back to us at wikimania(a)wikimedia.org
Kind regards
*Butch Bustria*
*Event Lead*
*ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team*
Hi Everyone,
We would like to inform you that the master copy of the schedule is at
https://pretalx.com/wm2023/schedule/
This is publicly accessible, rooms side by side, can be filtered by tracks
and you can download an .ical file of the sessions you like to sync with
your calendar on your phone/ devices.
Wikimania wiki and Eventyay may have the information extracted from pretalx
but is not syched in real time as it needs to be updated manually by us.
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
Chair
Wikimania 2023 Program Subcommittee
Dear Wikimaniacs!
Kind reminder again. Please fill the Singapore arrival card now!
https://eservices.ica.gov.sg/sgarrivalcard/
Please bring earphones, headsets as there are sessions with language
interpretation enabled in Eventyay including French/Chinese/Spanish to
English. We also have a departure checklist prepared for you.
Check https://wikimania.org on other relevant information such as travel,
directions, venue, and many others.
Do consider wearing masks when travelling for added safety. Wear a
Wikimedia/ Wikimania related shirt if you have one when travelling. You
maybe lucky if you see another Wikimedian looking for a ride share to the
hotel at Singapore Changi Airport!
Have a safe trip and see you soon!
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
Event lead
ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
Dear Wikimedians
For the first time in the history of our movement, we're excited to
announce the first WikiWomen Summit at Wikimania!
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:WikiWomen_Summit>
The WikiWomen Summit, organized by Vanj Padilla and Rosie
Stephenson-Goodknight will include events organized under thematic tracks
of language diversity and gender, gender organizing, strategy and shared
learnings. Through a series of gender-related presentations, a solidarity
workshop, a side event at Google Singapore and a Women’s Lunch Table, the
WikiWomen Summit aims to strengthen the connection between gender
contributors and allies and feed into future in-person convenings -
including the WikiWomenCamp
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiWomenCamp_2023> which is set to take
place in October 2023!
*Register your attendance*
Attending in person? Join us in Room 311 for the morning tracks and in the
Main Hall for the Solidarity Workshop.
Not attending Wikimania in-person? Register online through Eventyay
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Registration> to tune into
conversations under the Inclusion (WikiWomen) track.
See the program here
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:WikiWomen_Summit>.
*Join the conversation*
For more information, read our Diff post
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/07/23/bringing-the-gender-gap-into-focus-at…>or
follow the social media channels here:
https://www.instagram.com/wikiwomen2023/https://twitter.com/WikiWomen2023
TikTok: @WikiWomen2023
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Hi friends,
A call for advocates and enthusiasts of cuteness the world over: Please
bring a plushie <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuffed_toy> to Wikimania.
Let's cover the stage for the opening festivities on August 16 with cute
plushies from around the world.
If you're not traveling already, then get some good rest this weekend
before Wikimania begins!!! Whether you'll be joining in-person or online, I
know I'm counting the days till we get together and share, like we do.
See you soon.
Mehrdad
*Mehrdad Pourzaki*
Manager, Movement Communications
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hi Wikimaniacs!
I hope you are looking forward to the upcoming Wikimania 2023 conference as
much as I am, and I would like to call your attention to the sessions
on *Movement
Strategy and Governance* from Tuesday-Thursday. All links and information
about the Movement Strategy sessions are conveniently collected* on this
page
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Movement_Strategy_%26_Governance_…>*
on the Wikimania wiki, but here is a quick summary.
- *Tuesday morning* (room 325) will start with an Introduction on
Movement Strategy 2030: what is it, what has been done, and what does it
aim to achieve? Followed by a session from the Igbo community sharing their
experience on how they involved their community in the Movement Charter
creation process through the Ambassadors Program.
- *Tuesday afternoon *(room 325) after lunch we'll have multiple
lightning talks on a diverse range of topics around Movement Strategy,
where community members share their experiences from different initiatives
supported by the Movement Strategy grants program, not in the least
different experiences around pilot-Hubs!
- *Also on Tuesday afternoon* (room 326), the Movement Charter Drafting
Committee is having an *Open Office Hour* with walk-ins, where you can
ask all your questions and exchange ideas with committee members. Drop by,
have a chat, and come grab a stroopwafel!
- *On Wednesday morning* (room 326 & on Eventyay) there are 3 workshops
about different aspects of the Movement Charter: brainstorm and role play
with others to experience the Movement Charter context, and help enrich the
Charter content at the same time.
- *And on Thursday morning* (room 310 & on Eventyay) the Movement
Charter Drafting Committee holds a workshop session to discuss the proposed
Movement Charter chapters, where you can help the Drafting Committee tackle
a few of their questions around Hubs, the Global Council and Charter
ratification.
There is a *Movement Charter one-pager
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Content/One-page_draft>*
available on Meta to help you prepare for the sessions.
The chapters from the Movement Charter are under community review at the
moment, and if you'd like to share your feedback beyond the sessions
mentioned above, please leave your comments on the respective Meta talk
pages.
Hope to talk to you all next week!
Best,
Ciell
*Wikimania Program Committee*
*Movement Charter Drafting Committee*
1) Wikimania Movement Strategy and Governance schedule:
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Movement_Strategy_%26_Governance_…
2) Movement Charter One pager:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Content/One-page_draft