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
Perhaps of interest to Cascadians.
Pine
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jonathan Morgan <jmorgan(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 10:23 AM
Subject: [Wiki-research-l] New guide for organizing Edit-a-thons at science
conferences
To: Wiki Research-l <Wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
I just ran across a new-ish (Feb 17) resource for people interested in
running editathons for scientists, developed by the Simons Foundation. You
can read the blog post[1] and download the guide in PDF form[2].
The guide provides a well-organized and comprehensive set of practical tips
for organizing, publicizing, and running editathons and is tuned to the
needs and interests of science SMEs.
Forwarding because I know there are many folks on this list who are
involved in this sort of work and/or could be.
Cheers,
Jonathan
1.
https://www.simonsfoundation.org/education-outreach/crowdsourcing-expertise/
2.
http://simonsfoundation.s3.amazonaws.com/share/sciencesandbox/
CrowdsourcingExpertise_4.7.17.pdf
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Jonathan T. Morgan
Senior Design Researcher
Wikimedia Foundation
User:Jmorgan (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jmorgan_(WMF)>
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Hi All,
Lou posted to this list previously about the Art+Feminism edit-a-thon at UW that she’s organizing. I’m posting now to ask for help!
She needs a *real* Wikipedian (or 2-3) to help out on March 3 and/or March 4 [1].
The event info is available via https://wainer2.wixsite.com/artfeminismuw
Any volunteers? :)
~Amanda / Mssemantics
[1] I’m willing to help, but I don’t consider myself a *real* Wikipedian.
--
Amanda Menking
Ph.D. Candidate | iSchool, University of Washington
https://ischool.uw.edu/people/phd/amenking
Please accept our apologies for cross-posting this message.
On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board Elections Committee, I am pleased to announce that self-nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Elections.[1]
The Board of Trustees (Board) is the decision-making body that is ultimately responsible for the long-term sustainability of the Wikimedia Foundation,[2] so we value wide input into its selection. More information about this role can be found at <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_o…>. Please read the letter from the Board of Trustees calling for candidates here: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_o…>.
The candidacy submission phase will last from April 7 (00:00 UTC) to April 20 (23:59 UTC) and occurring on Meta-Wiki at <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_o…>
We will also be accepting questions to ask the candidates from April 7 to April 20. You can submit your questions on Meta-Wiki at <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_o…>
Once the questions submission period has ended on April 20, the Elections Committee will then collate the questions for the candidates to respond to beginning on April 21.
The goal of this process is to fill the three community-selected seats on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. The election results will be used by the Board itself to select its new members.
The full schedule for the Board elections is as follows. All dates are inclusive, that is, from the beginning of the first day (UTC) to the end of the last.
* April 7 (00:00 UTC) - April 20 (23:59 UTC): Board nominations
* April 7 - April 20: Board candidates questions submission period
* April 21 - April 30: Board candidates answer questions
* May 1 - May 14: Board voting period
* May 15-19: Board vote checking
* May 20: Board result announcement goal
In addition to the Board elections, we will also soon be holding elections for the following roles:
* Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)
** There are five positions being filled. More information about this election can be found at <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Funds_D…>.
* Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson (Ombuds)
** One position is being filled. More information about this election can be found at <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Funds_D…>.
Please note that this year the Board of Trustees elections will be held before the FDC and Ombuds elections. Candidates who are not elected to the Board are explicitly permitted and encouraged to submit themselves as candidates to the FDC or Ombuds positions after the results of the Board elections are announced.
More information on this year's elections can be found at <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017>.
Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's village pump. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the talk page on Meta, or sent to the election committee's mailing list, <board-elections AT wikimedia.org>.
On behalf of the Election Committee,
Katie Chan, Chair, Board Election Committee
Joe Sutherland, Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation
PS. An on-wiki version of this message is available for translation at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Updates…
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_o…
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees
--
Joe Sutherland
Community Advocate
Wikimedia Foundation
Hi,
I am Vaibhavi, a novice Wikimedian and graduate student at the University
of Washington. My current research is on improving the Wikimedia
contribution experience, and your participation would be most valuable!
We’d love to get your thoughts on a potential new mobile game that involves
contributing your photos to *Wikimedia Commons*.
Please take *15-20 minutes* and fill out our survey!
The survey is completely voluntary, so you can opt out at any time. We will
not ask for your contact details unless you choose to be entered into a
raffle to *win one of four $25 Amazon gift certificates*.*
To access the survey, please click here
<https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/vaibhavi/318181?solstice_selected_butto…>
.
If the survey does not open automatically, please copy and paste the
following link into your internet browser's address bar:
https://tinyurl.com/h4e6o5h
Thanks for your time!
Please email me if you have any questions about the survey at:
vaibhavi(a)uw.edu
Best,
Vaibhavi
*---------------------------------------------------------*
*** If you do choose to be entered into this raffle, we may contact you
just once in the future to ask if you would be interested in having a brief
conversation over Skype, Hangouts, IM, or an application of your choice.
Drawings for the raffle will take place 15 May 2017. You must be 18 or
older to participate in the survey and the drawing.
Dear Wikimedians,
If you are a representative of an Affiliate, committee, or other
organized group in the Wikimedia Movement, please read this email
carefully and forward it to your peers.
I am writing you today in my role as the Movement Strategy Lead for
organized groups (Track A), and would like to encourage you to
actively participate in Wikimedia’s movement strategy process.
Together with you, we would like to find answers to the question “What
do we want to build or achieve together over the next 15 years?”
https://2030.wikimedia.org is the universal start page to the strategy
portal on Meta.
== This is our time! ==
This is the time many of us have been waiting for for years. I would
love to see each and every one of you make your voice heard and take
the chance to shape the future of our movement together.
== Timeline and process ==
The timeline up to Wikimania 2017 is organized in 3 consecutive
discussion cycles that are designed to explore, cluster and sharpen
the strategic direction and define 3-5 focus areas for the movement.
After Wikimania, we will discuss the movement structure, roles, as
well as 3-5-year goals and starting in 2018, organizations will
incorporate the findings into their strategic and annual planning.
Today, we are kicking off cycle 1 which is running until 15 April.
Organized groups will find all relevant information on the Meta page
for Track A.[1]
== Get involved! ==
Last week I reached out to all Chairs and EDs of Affiliates as well as
to active members of other organized groups and committees. While I
have heard from many, I would like to remind everyone to appoint a
discussion coordinator for your group that will act as the linker to
the strategy process.[2][3][4]
As an organized Group, you can invite all your stakeholders to join
your conversation: Board and staff members, members, external partners
and allies as well as members of your communities. Track A is closely
connected to Track B (Individual Contributors)[5], as many organized
Groups have close bonds with their local or thematic communities. We
encourage Track A and Track B coordinators to sync on their plans.
Your conversations can happen on- and offline. To host a conversation,
please read the discussion guide[6] that provides material to prepare,
conduct and document each conversation in each format. Before you and
your peers enter the conversation, please make yourself familiar with
the briefing[7] which provides a high-level overview of what we know
about the future and about our movement today.
I also look forward to seeing many of you at the Wikimedia Conference
in Berlin where we will discuss our future, generate thematic
statements, identify keywords and create thematic clusters of our
ideas. The rough outline of the program will be adjusted in the coming
days.[8]
Let’s make this happen! Please reach out to me with any question or
feedback you might have.
Sincerely,
Nicole
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movem…
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Toolkit/Di…
[3] Sign-up to become a Discussion Coordinator here:
https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.de/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyzOcB9FmgWWrenoe0…
[4] Overview of organized groups’ discussions
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Outreach/L…
[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Track_B
[6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Toolkit/Di…
[7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Process/Br…
[8] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2017
--
Nicole Ebber
Adviser International Relations
Movement Strategy Track Lead: Organized Groups
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.
V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts
Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig
anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin,
Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
Note: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English. This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.[1]
As we mentioned last month, the Wikimedia movement is beginning a movement-wide strategy discussion, a process which will run throughout 2017. This movement strategy discussion will focus on the future of our movement: where we want to go together, and what we want to achieve.
Regular updates are being sent to the Wikimedia-l mailing list,[2] and posted on Meta-Wiki.[3] Each month, we are sending overviews of these updates to this list as well.
Here is a overview of the updates that have been sent since our message last month:
Update 7 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (16 February 2017)
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/?curid=10195092
- Development of documentation for Tracks A & B
Update 8 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (24 February 2017)
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/?curid=10201503
- Introduction of Track Leads for all four audience tracks
Update 9 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (2 March 2017)
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/?curid=10207604
- Seeking feedback on documents being used to help facilitate upcoming community discussions
Sign up to receive future announcements and monthly highlights of strategy updates on your user talk page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/?curid=10153505
More information about the movement strategy is available on the Meta-Wiki 2017 Wikimedia movement strategy portal.[3]
A version of this message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.[1]
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Updates/Ov…
[2] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017
List moderators may request that their mailing list not receive future updates by contacting Gregory Varnum (gvarnum(a)wikimedia.org).