Hello John A,
Thank you so much for this wonderful information.
Regards,
Alangi Derick N
Wikimedians of Cameroon
User Group
On Jul 6, 2017 7:49 PM, "Art + Feminism" <info(a)artandfeminism.org> wrote:
Thank you for the information!
On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 10:26 AM John Andersson <john.andersson(a)wikimedia.se>
wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> We just received the great news that the Wikimedia Diversity Conference
> 2017[1] has received the full grant from the Wikimedia Foundation's Event
> Grants.[2] We look very much forward to hosting the conference and to
> welcome you to Stockholm the 3-5 November 2017.
>
> We now need your help in making it a success! We invite members from your
> Wikimedia organization or user group to sign up as ambassadors for the
> conference.[3] Ambassadors are champions of Diversity on Wikimedia and
> volunteer to use that power to support the conference in several ways.
>
> -
>
> Support before the conference. Ambassadors help communicate to local
> communities that the conference will happen and provide updates of the
> planning process, such as when to register and how to apply for scholarship
> and why submit a proposal. The other way is to provide constructive input
> and ideas for the program and for the overall event. Ambassadors can also
> organize discussions at other conferences taking place prior to the
> Diversity conference.
> -
>
> Support during the conference. Ambassadors can also volunteer their
> champion powers during the conference to support documentation and curation
> of discussions and insights, facilitate the implementation of the program
> with the facilitation team, support participants with helpful advice and
> on-site information.
> -
>
> Support after the conference. Ambassadors help disseminate the
> knowledge gained during the conference to their communities and to
> participate in networks to continue working with Diversity.
>
>
> Active participation as an ambassador will support a scholarship
> application.
>
> We would be grateful if you could forward this possibility to your
> communities.
>
> Furthermore, we are actively looking for more funding from sponsors, but
> we do have limited opportunities to provide scholarships and only parts of
> the travel costs for participants can currently be covered. If your
> Wikimedia organization has the opportunity to provide a full or partial
> scholarship for your volunteers or staff, please let us know. We would be
> happy to highlight your involvement and support on the conference
> portal.[3]
>
> If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to get in
> contact with us!
>
> We intend to send out the registration form at the end of next week.
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference_2017
>
> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/
> Diversity_Conference_2017
>
> [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia Diversity Conference
> 2017/Ambassadors
>
> Kind regards,
>
> John
>
> - - - -
>
> John Andersson
>
> Executive Director
>
> Wikimedia Sverige
>
> Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 <073-396%2051%2089>
>
> Email: john.andersson(a)wikimedia.se
>
> Skype: johnandersson86
>
> Visiting address: Hantverkargatan 21 2tr, 112 21 Stockholm
>
--
Siân Evans + Jacqueline Mabey + McKensie Mack + Michael Mandiberg
Lead Co-Organizers
info(a)artandfeminism.org
www.artandfeminism.org
Hi everybody,
We just received the great news that the Wikimedia Diversity Conference
2017[1] has received the full grant from the Wikimedia Foundation's Event
Grants.[2] We look very much forward to hosting the conference and to
welcome you to Stockholm the 3-5 November 2017.
We now need your help in making it a success! We invite members from your
Wikimedia organization or user group to sign up as ambassadors for the
conference.[3] Ambassadors are champions of Diversity on Wikimedia and
volunteer to use that power to support the conference in several ways.
-
Support before the conference. Ambassadors help communicate to local
communities that the conference will happen and provide updates of the
planning process, such as when to register and how to apply for scholarship
and why submit a proposal. The other way is to provide constructive input
and ideas for the program and for the overall event. Ambassadors can also
organize discussions at other conferences taking place prior to the
Diversity conference.
-
Support during the conference. Ambassadors can also volunteer their
champion powers during the conference to support documentation and curation
of discussions and insights, facilitate the implementation of the program
with the facilitation team, support participants with helpful advice and
on-site information.
-
Support after the conference. Ambassadors help disseminate the knowledge
gained during the conference to their communities and to participate in
networks to continue working with Diversity.
Active participation as an ambassador will support a scholarship
application.
We would be grateful if you could forward this possibility to your
communities.
Furthermore, we are actively looking for more funding from sponsors, but we
do have limited opportunities to provide scholarships and only parts of the
travel costs for participants can currently be covered. If your Wikimedia
organization has the opportunity to provide a full or partial scholarship
for your volunteers or staff, please let us know. We would be happy to
highlight your involvement and support on the conference portal.[3]
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to get in
contact with us!
We intend to send out the registration form at the end of next week.
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference_2017
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/
Diversity_Conference_2017
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia Diversity Conference
2017/Ambassadors
Kind regards,
John
- - - -
John Andersson
Executive Director
Wikimedia Sverige
Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 <073-396%2051%2089>
Email: john.andersson(a)wikimedia.se
Skype: johnandersson86
Visiting address: Hantverkargatan 21 2tr, 112 21 Stockholm
Forwarding.
Pine
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Cornelius Kibelka <cornelius.kibelka(a)wikimedia.de>
Date: Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 5:17 AM
Subject: [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Conference 2017: Report and
more learning material published
To: WikimediaAnnounce-l <WikimediaAnnounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Dear Wikimedians,
Three months ago, we welcomed many of you in Berlin to work, discuss and
get inspired at the Wikimedia Conference 2017. We have now published our
extensive and colorful grant report for this event, and you can read it on
Meta:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2017/Report
In the meantime, the documentation of all sessions is complete. Check it
out on Meta as well:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2017/Documentation
While preparing the report, we have also written three learning patterns to
capture and share our experiences with other movement event organizers.
1) “Timing, Communication, Preparation: How to support your event
participants in the best way to get a Schengen Visa”
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Learning_patterns/Timing,
_Communication,_Preparation:_How_to_support_your_event_
participants_in_the_best_way_to_get_a_Schengen_Visa
2) “Briefing calls with speakers: A simple way to improve conference
sessions”
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Learning_patterns/
Briefing_calls_with_speakers:_A_simple_way_to_improve_conference_sessions
3) “The Buddy Project: Let’s make your conference more newbie friendly!”
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Learning_patterns/The_
Buddy_Project:_Let%E2%80%99s_make_your_conference_more_newbie_friendly!
And if you think, “wow, that’s a lot!”: David Saroyan, Visiting Wikimedian
at Wikimedia Deutschland from January until April, wrote a blog post about
his experience in the Wikimedia blog:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/06/30/why-i-visiting-wikimedian/
We would like to thank all participants, partners, affiliates and experts
who have contributed to making this such a great event, and the Wikimedia
Foundation for their generous support.
Thank you,
Happy reading,
Cornelius, Nicole, Daniela and Wenke
(the WMCON team)
PS: Stay tuned for our upcoming announcement of the Wikimedia Conference
2018 dates.
--
Cornelius Kibelka
Program and Engagement Coordinator (PEC)
for the Wikimedia Conference
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
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Hi Cascadians, Alex, and Kacie,
I have made some corrections and clarifications to our draft grant
financial report for the grant which covers part of 2015 and all of 2016.
The draft may be found at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Cascadia_Wikimedians_User_Group/….
We originally requested a grant of $6,765.81, and we anticipated a higher
level of programmatic activity than we actually executed. By my most recent
accounting, we actually spent $4,046.65 of the grant funds, so I recommend
that we plan to return the difference ($2,719.16) to WMF.
I believe that we will need to return the unspent funds, and have WMF
accept the report, before WMF will issue another grant to CWUG. I believe
that in the short term we are still financially OK, but we will are likely
to exhaust our funds later this year unless we get new income. Our biggest
scheduled expense for later this year is the renewal of our general
liability insurance.
I am leaving the report marked as a draft at this time, although I believe
that future changes are likely to be minor. I have a meeting scheduled with
Kacie tomorrow to discuss this report and get a list of any business that
needs to be addressed before WMF accepts the report. I am available for
questions, both on list and in private.
Regards,
Pine
Hi all,
I've been working on the FAC for Arlington, Washington
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Arlingt…>
for a few days now, and hit a bit of a roadblock in its source review.
Specifically, the "high quality" sources clause from the FA criteria. I'm
struggling to justify the use of HistoryLink as a "high quality" source, as
well as early 20th century books that are used to cite specific details of
the city's history (the name and occupation of its first mayor, the founder
of Haller City, etc.).
This is my first real attempt at a FAC, so I'm a bit nervous about how to
proceed.
--
*Bruce Englehardt / SounderBruce*
sounderbruce(a)gmail.com
Hello,
This is reminder to vote in the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation elections before
14 May. Anyone who has ever made 300 Wikimedia edits and 20 edits in the
last year is eligible to vote.
The election seats 3 of the 10 members of the Wikimedia Foundation board of
trustees. The board oversees the work of the WMF executive director and
also approves the annual budget of $80 million.
Vote through the link on the main election page.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017>
Note especially the candidate presentation pages
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_electi
ons/2017/Board_of_Trustees/Candidates>
and the questions.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_electi
ons/2017/Board_of_Trustees/Questions>
Again, there are 3 seats for these 8 candidates. As a matter of opinion, I
think all the candidates are good and any election outcome will have
benefits. However, I encourage all eligible voters to vote now and be aware
that you have ongoing opportunities to talk with the board we all select
and express your wishes and concerns.
Thanks,
--
Lane Rasberry
user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia
206.801.0814 <(206)%20801-0814>
lane(a)bluerasberry.com
Despite its wide reach, content on Wikipedia suffers from the bias of its
editors: white, technically inclined, English-speaking men that live in
developed, majority-Christian countries. This represents an alarming
absence of voices in an increasingly important repository of shared
knowledge.
In an effort to change this, the Jake is organizing a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
on Saturday, May 6th, 1 - 5 pm. Our mission is to bring together diverse
communities to participate in Wikipedia editing, and improve its coverage
of queer people and women of color in the arts.
We will provide childcare, snacks, and tutorials for the beginner editor.
Bring your laptop, powercord and ideas for entries that need updating or
creation. No previous Wikipedia experience required!
Stay tuned to our Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/events/439840896369858/> page for updates.
*What:* Improving Wikipedia's coverage on queer and women artists of color
*When*: Saturday, May 6, 1 - 5 pm
*Where*: Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Art Building #132, 1915 NE Chelan Ln,
Seattle, Washington 98105
*Who:* People of all gender identities and expressions are invited to
participate.
*What to bring:* A laptop and power cord. Access to UW wifi will be
provided for non-UW affliated participants.
Art+Feminism
Jacob Lawrence Gallery
Saturday, May 6, 2017
1-5pm
Despite its wide reach, content on Wikipedia suffers from the bias of its
editors: white, technically inclined, English-speaking men that live in
developed, majority-Christian countries. This represents an alarming
absence of voices in an increasingly important repository of shared
knowledge.
In an effort to change this, the Jake is organizing a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
on Saturday, May 6th, 1 - 5 pm. Our mission is to bring together diverse
communities to participate in Wikipedia editing, and improve its coverage
of queer people and women of color in the arts.
We will provide childcare, snacks, and tutorials for the beginner editor.
Bring your laptop, powercord and ideas for entries that need updating or
creation. No previous Wikipedia experience required!
Stay tuned to our Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/events/439840896369858/> page for updates.
*What:* Improving Wikipedia's coverage on queer and women artists of color
*When*: Saturday, May 6, 1 - 5 pm
*Where*: Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Art Building #132, 1915 NE Chelan Ln,
Seattle, Washington 98105
*Who:* People of all gender identities and expressions are invited to
participate.
*What to bring:* A laptop and power cord. Access to UW wifi will be
provided for non-UW affliated participants.
Greetings Wikimedians!
The Scheidel Lecture is the UW's Department of Communications big
annual lecture. This year, the speaker is Darren Gergle who will be a
talk about some /fantastic/ research he's done on Wikipedia. The event
is open to the public and free but an RSVP is requested.
Please feel free to forward on the email and link to other places!
Lots of details are below!
WHO: Darren Gergle, Professor in the departments of Communication
Studies and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (by
courtesy) at Northwestern University
WHAT: The Wikipedia Language Gap: Understanding and Designing for
Global Communities
WHEN: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 | Presentation: 3:30 PM | Reception:
4:30 PM
WHERE: Room 120 of the Communications Building (CMU) at UW
LINKS:
Overview: http://www.com.washington.edu/2017/04/2017-thomas-scheidel-lecture-darren-g…
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-thomas-scheidel-lecture-featuring-darren-…
ABSTRACT:
Everyday people produce an extraordinary amount of user-generated
content in peer- production and social media systems such as
Wikipedia, Reddit, Flickr, Instagram and Facebook. These large-scale
repositories have been shown to provide accurate and wide-ranging
coverage of a variety of events, topics and information. Yet,
language barriers coupled with community- based coverage biases can
undermine the availability, accessibility and usefulness of the
information.
In this talk, Professor Gergle will present research that
illustrates both the challenges and opportunities of user- generated
content in the context of multilingual Wikipedia. In doing so, he
aims to achieve the following three goals: (1) to describe
large-scale data analysis techniques that can be used to empirically
assess content diversity and coverage biases that exist across
language editions of Wikipedia, (2) to elaborate the effect these
diverse representations and biases can have on both individuals that
make use of the knowledge as well as technologies that rely upon the
peer-produced data structures, and (3) to demonstrate new approaches
to the design of technologies that better support global knowledge
representation.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:
Professor Gergle’s research is in the fields of Human-Computer
Interaction (HCI), Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) and
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) with an interest in developing
a theoretical understanding of the role that visual information
plays in supporting communication and group interactions. A key
component of his work is the application of social and cognitive
psychology theory to the design, deployment and evaluation of
computing technologies.
ABOUT THE SCHEIDEL LECTURE:
The Thomas Scheidel Lecture has been a long-standing tradition since
1998 after the Thomas M. Scheidel Faculty Lecture Fund was created
in 1997. It honors Scheidel’s lifetime of scholarship, teaching, and
academic leadership by bringing distinguished scholars to the UW
Department of Communication to meet with and lecture to faculty and
students who are pursuing advanced study in communication. During
Scheidel’s more than twenty-year career at the UW, he held the
positions of Associate Dean and Departmental Chair twice, and was
awarded for his Distinguished Service, Research, and as a
Scholar. Scheidel was inducted into the Department Alumni Hall of
Fame, Class of 2014.
Regards,
Mako
--
Benjamin Mako Hill
http://mako.cc/
Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far
as society is free to use the results. --GNU Manifesto