Hi, Everyone!
Mark your calendars! Singapore is calling. Wikimania 2023 will run from
16-19 August.
This year’s theme is *Diversity. Collaboration. Future. *
Diversity. Wikimania will be an opportunity to showcase ESEAP as an example
of inclusion: different volunteer groups, individuals, and affiliates, at
different stages of development, different cultures but closely involved in
an equitable way.
Collaboration. As a distributed growth mechanism, Wikimania will be a way
to learn and share new knowledge like tools usage, organizing events /
online campaigns, solving a Wiki-related problem and many others.
Future. Wikimania is also significant to many Wikimedians as Wikimania 2023
will also be a forum to discuss implementing the Wikimedia Movement
Strategy (#Wikimedia2030) and discuss other future-thinking topics.
The days will look like this:
Pre-conference
*Option day*
CORE CONFERENCE
Post-conference
*Option day*
August 15
Tuesday
August 16
Wednesday
August 17
Thursday
August 18
Friday
August 19
Saturday
August 20
Sunday
Trainings
Committee Meetings
Regional and Thematic Meetings
Summits
Casual meet-ups
Tech collabs, hacks
Editathons, Datathons,
Content Translations, Wikisource, Citation Hunt, etc.
Opening ceremony
Trainings
Committee Meetings
Regional and Thematic Meetings
Summits
Casual meet-ups
Tech collabs, hacks
Editathons, Datathons,
Content Translations, Wikisource, Citation Hunt, etc.
Opening reception
Day of programming
Lectures
Round Tables
Panel discussion
Trainings
Remote presentation
Tech presentations
Tech collabs, hacks
Casual meet-ups
Editathons, Datathons,
Content Translations, Wikisource, Citation Hunt, etc.
Day of programming
Lectures
Round Tables
Panel discussion
Trainings
Remote presentation
Tech presentations
Tech collabs, hacks
Casual meet-ups
Editathons, Datathons,
Content Translations, Wikisource, Citation Hunt, etc.
Day of programming
Lectures
Panel discussion
Remote presentation
Tech presentations
Tech collabs, hacks
Closing ceremony
Evening dinner & party
Thematic culture and heritage day
Casual tours and other activities such as commons photo walks, editathons,
datathons, and many others.
*Subject to change, per program committee planning*
Scholarships and program submissions are opening in January. So start
thinking about this year’s theme and how your work contributes to it.
For further inquiries, please write to wikimania(a)wikimedia.org.
Thanks.
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
Event Leader, Singapore
On behalf of the ESEAP Wikimania Core Organizing Team
*Wikimedia ESEAP refers to East, South East Asia and the Pacific.*
Hi,
We have a Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting this 13
November 2022 (Sunday)
We have two meeting times to cater two major time zone blocks.
The two times are:
- 02:00 UTC <https://iw.toolforge.org/zonestamp/1668304800>, 2022-11-13
(Asia-Pacific friendly time)
- 16:00 UTC <https://iw.toolforge.org/zonestamp/1668355200>, 2022-11-13
(Europe-Africa-Americas friendly time)
The agenda are:
· Wikimedia Research Fund
· 2023 Ombuds commission and Case Review Committee appointments process
· Feedback on consultation and community session of the Movement Charter
Drafting Committee
· Wikimania
· Ideas/ suggestions for Wikimania 2023
· Expressions of interest for Wikimania 2024 and beyond
· Expressions of interest to join Wikimania Steering Committee
For signup and meeting link, go to the SWAN page at Meta-wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network
Thanks.
Kind regards
Butch Bustria
Dear all
We just announced the call for expressions of interest for Wikimania 2024, 205 and beyond.
Please find below further information and do not hesitate to forward the message to those who might be interested.
My very warm regards and looking forward to further great wikimanias :)
Iolanda on behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee
> Inizio messaggio inoltrato:
>
> Da: Iolanda Pensa <iolanda(a)pensa.it>
> Oggetto: Welcoming expressions of interest for 2024 Wikimania and beyond
> Data: 2 novembre 2022 11:06:35 CET
> A: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> On behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee, the stewards of our movement’s biggest event, we are welcoming expressions of interest from community groups to host Wikimania in 2024 and beyond [1].
>
> The last time we were able to convene in person was in Stockholm in 2019. After two years of virtual gatherings, we are excited to come together again in person in Singapore in August 2023 (exact dates to be confirmed very soon) [2]. We want to make sure there is plenty of overlap between the current organizing team and future ones. That is why we are now accepting expressions of interest for 2024, 2025 and beyond. We hope to announce the next host by April 2023.
>
> Interested community groups do not need to have a polished proposal. This is an expression of interest that we will develop further together. We will be taking multiple factors into consideration, such as the cost and location of the venue, visa requirements, accessibility, health infrastructure, internet connectivity, and security. If a regional collaboration is interested in hosting Wikimania, we will consider multiple cities in your expression of interest. We love to take the Wikimania magic around the world with a lasting legacy of people and projects. As such, we will also consider the rotation of previous Wikimania host cities hoping to take Wikimania to new places or those we haven’t been to in a while.
>
> Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or comments. Submissions are accepted until December 16, 2022. You can read more on Diff [3].
>
> Best regards,
> Iolanda on behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee and Wikimedia Foundation team
>
> [1] https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Expressions_of_Interest
> [2] https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Wikimania
> [3] https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/27/wikimania-welcoming-expressions-of-in…
Hey Folks,
We at ESEAP are at the brainstorming / planning stage of our first
in-person Wikimania in 4 years. The virtual conferencing and satellite
event setup also had increased your participation to our annual event.
We opened a Wikimania Wiki page to allow you, our valued participant to
share your ideas and wishes for the 18th edition of Wikimania.
These can be products/ software/ application to use, timelines, program
types and many others!
The wiki page is:
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Ideas
We will look to your ideas and see how it will come to life!
Kind regards
Butch Bustria
ESEAP Wikimania Core Organizing Team
Fellow Wikimedians,
We are delighted to announce the formation of the Core Organizing Team
(COT) for Wikimania 2023.
We are also calling for volunteers to be a member of its sub-committees
such as Scholarship, Programming, Trust&Safety, Multimedia/virtual
environment.
Go to the meta wiki link below for details.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2023
Note: Please be explicit on the committee you prefer to join. We will first
reach out to those who had indicated a committee they like to join.
Do ensure that your user account preferences on meta wiki have your email
address enabled so that organizers would reach back to you for the result
of your submitted expression of interest.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Butch Bustria
On behalf of the Wikimania 2023 COT
Hello Wikimedians,
Now that local Wikimania events across the world are coming to a close, I
wanted to say thank you to all of you on behalf of the COT. Whether you
attended or spoke at the virtual event, organized or attended an in-person
event, or volunteered behind the scenes, you helped make the Festival
happen. Check out our thank you post on Diff <https://w.wiki/5cmn>. Looking
forward to seeing you all next year in Singapore or online!
Best,
*Antoni Mtavangu (*on behalf of the COT
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/02/24/announcing-the-wikimania-2022-core-or…>
)
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Queridos y queridas wikimedistas,
Se acerca el evento anual que aglutina a todas las personas que son parte
de este hermoso movimiento, *Wikimanía 2022.*
Para que puedan unirse y darle un vistazo todo lo que hay se creó esta landing
page <https://diff.wikimedia.org/wikimania-2022/> que centraliza
publicaciones de *Diff*(un blog de la Fundación) vinculadas a *Wikimanía*
por si hay personas por fuera de la comunidad o más nuevas que quieran
adentrarse un poco más en el mundo de Wikimedia. Igualmente en la página en
meta <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania> se encuentra
disponible toda la información.
En este post se anuncian los bloques de horario
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/es/2022/07/12/el-festival-wikimania-se-vuelve-gl…>
donde
habrá transmisión en vivo. El viernes es el día de América y donde se
centralizan la mayoría de las charlas de la región. Cabe destacar que habrá
interpretación al español todos los días.
En este otro post se anuncia la plataforma
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/es/2022/07/20/la-plataforma-que-acogera-a-wikima…>
donde
se vivirá Wikimania y el sistema de registración. Un dato importante es el
siguiente: para poder interactuar en vivo se requiere que se registren a la
plataforma; igualmente se podrá ver en vivo de manera sincrónica en Youtube
y de manera asincrónica luego de los diferentes bloques de horarios. Igual
recomiendo que se inscriban.
En este mapa <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/In-person_events> se
puede observar todos los eventos en persona que habrán alrededor del mundo
también. Nosotros nos reuniremos en la Feria del Libro el domingo por la
mañana para celebrar. ¿Quieres unirte? Te esperamos.
Alhen
@alhen_dax
alhen at most places.
Coordinator at Wikimedistas de Bolivia
Dear Wikimedians,
The Wikimania Festival Edition program
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Program/Schedule>
is now live. Please take a look and find the sessions you’re most
interested in!
We are also organising platform practice sessions to give you a quick
orientation. The practice sessions are happening on Monday, August 8, and
Tuesday, August 9 at different times to accommodate all time zones.
Participation details are on the Wikimania Wiki
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Platform_Practice>
Also, a reminder to register if you haven’t already. You can register here:
https://diff.wikimedia.org/wikimania-2022/
Happy exploring!
Sandra on behalf of the Core Organising Team
Hello Wikimanians!
We are just over one week away from Wikimania. We know you have questions
(about registration, the program, in-person events, and probably more
topics!) so join us at one of this week’s open space calls:
-
2 August at 22:00 UTC <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1659477616>
-
3 August at 12:00 UTC <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1659528003>
Participation information, including languages supported on the call, is on
the Wikimania Wiki <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help_desk>.
See you there!
Sandra on behalf of the Core Organising Team