It does sound like an interesting approach I look forward to it being a successful format, will there time at the end of the day for panel sessions to further explore the days discussions. Like Mina I too have been working with disadvantaged and oppressed communities to bring their knowledge, language, and culture into the Wiki world.
It'll be an interesting challenge for the program committee to judge the where a talk submission fits, not just in time but also in content.
On Sat, 2 Mar 2019 at 05:40, Mina Theofilatou saintfevrier@gmail.com wrote:
Wow! This is a great idea, and I hope it will change our outlook on the Wikimedia movement and the potential it carries for change at a much greater level than building and sharing knowledge... I have been trying to bring attention to what participation in the movement can do for disadvantaged individuals practically on my own in my community, and now reading this... and the connection with the SDGs... it's more than exciting :)
Looking forward to seeing how this develops!
Best, Mina
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On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 8:28 PM Eric Luth eric.luth@wikimedia.se wrote:
Hi all,
The Wikimania organizing team is now happy to announce the *Program Design* https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Program_design of Wikimania 2019!
We believe that this year’s conference theme https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Theme requires a format that is *future-oriented, collaborative, active, and focused on practical problem-solving. *The program will therefore consist of a series of parallel *spaces* (or tracks), lead by *leaders,* and through practical training, learning, idea-sharing and cross-cultural collaboration focusing on different *topic areas*.
The call for proposals for these *Leaders*, and what they would like to do with those *Spaces*, is NOW OPEN. We invite you to visit the Program Design page https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Program_design on the Wikimania Wiki to read more.
Best, *Eric Luth* Conference Manager, Wikimedia Sverige eric.luth@wikimedia.se +46 (0) 765 55 50 95
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