I think it's always likely there will be a bias toward the country in which Wikimania is being held. That said I'm certain the programme committee did not select so many UK GLAM things on purpose.

To my knowledge, the UK chapter is the most involved with GLAM out of the whole chapter ecosystem - this could be wrong, but WMUK certainly seems to lead the way in at least some definitions.

I will however say that it would have been perhaps better to have a more diverse programme committee in general. Most of us are from the US or the UK. Would have been ideal to have a wider range of voices judging submissions. Something for Mexico 2015 to think about perhaps.

Joe

*Joseph Fox* enwp.org/user:foxj

On 9 June 2014 11:53, Stuart Lawson stuart.a.lawson@gmail.com wrote:

Thanks for this Rupert, very interesting. Not sure what you mean by 'no success criteria when choosing entries' though; have you seen the Submissions review page? https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submission_review

There will be space throughout the conference for breakout sessions and self-organised sessions on any topics. I don't think the official programme is meant to define everything that is/should be talked about at Wikimania, and anyone is welcome to organise 'fringe' meetings on any topic of their choosing, and most welcome to use the Wikimania wiki to organise things like that if they like.

On 9 June 2014 10:28, rupert THURNER rupert.thurner@gmail.com wrote:

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hi,

fyi, a statistical analysis about the GLAM track and where the presentations are from:

4 entries are US:

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Open_Authority:_A_New_W...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/The_Future_of_Libraries...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Wiki_Loves_Capitol_Hill

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/GLAM_Boot_Camp_%E2%80%9...

7 entries are UK:

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Have_you_heard%3F_-_The...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/The_state_of_metrics_fo...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/The_GLAM-Wiki_Revolutio...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Using_the_Mass_upload_t...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Small_is_beautiful_-_GL...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Direct,_sustainable_par... medical/cancer research in the glam track:

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Medical_information_onl...

2 entries from WM deutschland:

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/How_we_organized_a_hack...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Close_Encounters_of_the...

2 entries from netherlands

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Insider/Outsiders_-_GLA...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/GLAMwiki_Toolset:_How_t...

1 india/mexico:

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Four_Years_of_Contribut...

1 europeana:

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/%22F%22_for_Fashion:_ou...

as a summary, 11 US/UK, 2 DE, 2 cooperation, 2 rest of the world. 2 persons give 2 presentations (both UK). there is no space for a "free" GLAM discussion wished by many... and no success criteria when choosing entries. congratulations, programme committee :)

rupert.

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hehehe, maybe. imo criteria like the following would be somehow worthwile: * quality and quantity of uploads/contributions (more is good) * person gave presentations at wikimania / wikimedia glam conferences (less is good) * person received movement funds (less is good) * COI, especially is sales of something coupled with participation (less is good) * region already covered (less is good)

rupert

On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Tomasz Ganicz polimerek@gmail.com wrote:

In Mexico there will be 11 GLAM talks from Iberocop chapters, 1 from US, 1 from UK, 1 from DE, 1 from the rest of the world, and the program commitee will be dominated by Spanish and Portugeese native speakers :-P. And that would be very "natural thing". Just joking.

2014-06-09 12:06 GMT+02:00 Joseph Fox josephfoxwiki@gmail.com:

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I think it's always likely there will be a bias toward the country in which Wikimania is being held. That said I'm certain the programme committee did not select so many UK GLAM things on purpose.

To my knowledge, the UK chapter is the most involved with GLAM out of the whole chapter ecosystem - this could be wrong, but WMUK certainly seems to lead the way in at least some definitions.

I will however say that it would have been perhaps better to have a more diverse programme committee in general. Most of us are from the US or the UK. Would have been ideal to have a wider range of voices judging submissions. Something for Mexico 2015 to think about perhaps.

Joe

Joseph Fox enwp.org/user:foxj

On 9 June 2014 11:53, Stuart Lawson stuart.a.lawson@gmail.com wrote:

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Thanks for this Rupert, very interesting. Not sure what you mean by 'no success criteria when choosing entries' though; have you seen the Submissions review page? https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submission_review

There will be space throughout the conference for breakout sessions and self-organised sessions on any topics. I don't think the official programme is meant to define everything that is/should be talked about at Wikimania, and anyone is welcome to organise 'fringe' meetings on any topic of their choosing, and most welcome to use the Wikimania wiki to organise things like that if they like.

On 9 June 2014 10:28, rupert THURNER rupert.thurner@gmail.com wrote:

...

hi,

fyi, a statistical analysis about the GLAM track and where the presentations are from:

4 entries are US:

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Open_Authority:_A_New_W...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/The_Future_of_Libraries...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Wiki_Loves_Capitol_Hill

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/GLAM_Boot_Camp_%E2%80%9...

7 entries are UK:

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Have_you_heard%3F_-_The...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/The_state_of_metrics_fo...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/The_GLAM-Wiki_Revolutio...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Using_the_Mass_upload_t...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Small_is_beautiful_-_GL...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Direct,_sustainable_par... medical/cancer research in the glam track:

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Medical_information_onl...

2 entries from WM deutschland:

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/How_we_organized_a_hack...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Close_Encounters_of_the...

2 entries from netherlands

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Insider/Outsiders_-_GLA...

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/GLAMwiki_Toolset:_How_t...

1 india/mexico:

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Four_Years_of_Contribut...

1 europeana:

https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/%22F%22_for_Fashion:_ou...

as a summary, 11 US/UK, 2 DE, 2 cooperation, 2 rest of the world. 2 persons give 2 presentations (both UK). there is no space for a "free" GLAM discussion wished by many... and no success criteria when choosing entries. congratulations, programme committee :)

rupert.

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