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Hello,
A reminder that the online office hour hosted by the Wikimedia Language
Engineering team is scheduled for later today at 1300 UTC. You can join the
hangout or watch the session from:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cprj7uhtiercilrilp2gfpca8dg
Please note, due to the limitation of Google Hangouts there are few seats
available. So do let us know before hand if you would like to participate
on the hangout. We will also be on the IRC channel #wikimedia-office to
take questions. Please see below for the event details, local time and
original announcement.
Thanks
Runa
== Details ==
# Event: Wikimedia Language Engineering office hour session
# When: November 25th, 2015 (Wednesday) at 13:00 UTC (check local time
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20151125T1300)
# Where: https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cprj7uhtiercilrilp2gfpca8dg and
on IRC #wikimedia-office (Freenode)
# Agenda: Content Translation updates and Q & A
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Date: Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 5:50 PM
Subject: Language Engineering office hour and online meeting on 25 November
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Hello,
The next office hour of the Wikimedia Language Engineering team is
scheduled for next Wednesday, November 25th 2015 at 13:00 UTC. Similar to
our recent office hours, this is also going to be an online discussion over
Hangout/Youtube with a simultaneous IRC conversation. Due to the limitation
of Google Hangouts, only a limited number of slots are available. Hence, do
please let us know (on the event page) if you would like to participate on
the Hangout. The IRC channel #wikimedia-office and the Q&A channel for the
youtube broadcast will be open for interactions during the session.
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Please read below for the event details and do let us know if you have any
questions.
Thank you
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== Details ==
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on IRC #wikimedia-office (Freenode)
# Agenda: Content Translation updates and Q & A
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בוקר טוב,
אני שמח לבשר שה-FDC, הוועדה האחראית על המלצות המימון לארגוני ויקימדיה
בתנועה, המליצה להעניק מימון מלא לוויקימדיה ישראל השנה.
יש הרבה מחמאות על העבודה שלנו, אך גם מעט ביקורת, שלא נעלמת מעינינו, על
ההצעה השנה:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_portal/FDC_recommendations/2…
זו ההזדמנות להודות לחברי העמותה שהיו חלק מכתיבת תכנית העבודה והיעדים, חברי
הוועד וחברות הצוות ובראשן מיכל, על העבודה הרבה והמוצלחת.
תודה לכולם
*Regards,Itzik Edri*
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Date: Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 11:55 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia Announcements] FDC recommendations for 2015-2016 Round
1 APG grant requests
To: wikimediaannounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Hello Wikimedians,
tl;dr: The FDC’s recommendations for this round of the APG grant requests
have now been published at:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_portal/FDC_recommendations/2…
The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) meets twice a year to help make
decisions about how to effectively allocate movement funds to achieve the
Wikimedia movement's mission, vision, and strategy. [1] We met for four
days last week in San Francisco to review 11 proposals submitted for this
round of funding. [2]
The committee has now posted our Round 1 2015-2016 recommendations on the
annual plan grants (APG) to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. [3]
The WMF Board representatives to the FDC (Denny Vrandecic, Jan-Bart de
Vreede and Dariusz Jemielniak) will lead the Board in its review of these
recommendations. The WMF Board will review the recommendations and then
make their decision on them before 1 January 2016.
This round, the eleven proposals came from ten chapters and one thematic
organisation, totaling requests of approximately $3.8 million USD. Ten
affiliates were returning to the APG program, and one was a new applicant.
This round, one organisation requested a restricted grant to support one
particular program. All other grant requests were for general funding.
Before we met for our face-to-face deliberations, the FDC carefully
reviewed all proposals and supporting documentation (e.g., budgets, plans,
strategies) in detail, aided by staff assessments and analysis on impact,
finances, and programs, as well as community comments on the proposals. The
committee had long and intense conversations about the proposals submitted
this round. By listening and carefully considering all available data, the
committee achieved consensus on all proposal deliberations.
In addition to the above, the FDC has also included a recommendation about
the WMF itself to improve its own level of planning transparency and budget
detail. The WMF staff were not involved in the conception or writing of
this additional recommendation.
For your reference, there is a formal process to submit appeals about these
recommendations or complaints about the FDC process. The processes for both
are outlined below.
Any applicant that wants to appeal the FDC’s recommendation about their
proposal this round should submit it by 23:59 UTC on 8 December 2015 in
accordance with the appeal process outlined in the FDC Framework. A formal
appeal to challenge the FDC’s recommendation should be in the form of a
500-or-fewer word summary. The appeal should be submitted on-wiki, [4] and
must be submitted by the Board Chair of a funding-seeking applicant.
Complaints about the process can be filed by anyone with the Ombudsperson,
and can be made any time. The complaint should be submitted on wiki, as
well. [5] The ombudsperson will publicly document the complaint, and
investigate as needed.
Please take a look at the upcoming calendar [6] to learn about other
upcoming milestones in the APG program.
Again, we offer our sincere thanks to the 11 organisations who submitted
annual plan grant proposals to the FDC this round.
On behalf of the FDC,
Matanya Moses (FDC chair), User:Matanya
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/2015-2016_round1
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_portal/FDC_recommendations/2…
[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Appeals_to_the_Board_on_the_reco…
[5]
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This is such a sad news. I have been following news about him and i can't believe this. This is a black day in the history of Human Civilization. We can indeed do little things like sharing posts about him and writing about him because that is all we can do perhaps.
Regards
Satdeep Gill
Punjabi Wikimedians
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> 1. Re: Free Bassel (Lila Tretikov)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 09:02:28 -0800
> From: Lila Tretikov <lila(a)wikimedia.org>
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> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Free Bassel
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> Gerard, this is devastating news. Please send our love to Bassel's family.
> I still hope this is not true.
>
> If there is anything we can do from here please let us know.
> Lila
>
> On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 2:12 AM, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hoi,
>> I was so afraid when I read that Bassel has been sentenced to death. I read
>> it on the website of Amnesty International [1]. I blogged about him in the
>> past [2]. I am sad to say that it is him.
>>
>> Bassel was active as a Wikimedian, he worked towards making information
>> available about Palmyra.
>>
>> If there is anything that we can do, please let us do this.
>> Thanks,
>> GerardM
>>
>> [1]
>>
>> http://www.amnesty.nl/nieuwsportaal/pers/syria-fears-life-free-expression-a…
>> [2]
>>
>> http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.nl/2015/10/freebassel-free-culture-advocate…
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> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:25:24 +0200
> From: Samir Elsharbaty <selsharbaty(a)wikimedia.org>
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> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Free Bassel
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> Some suggestions of things we can do:
>
> 1. The list of signatories on the amnesty international website does not
> include the WMF, the Wikimedia community, any of our affiliations or any
> representation from the Wikimedia movement. I wonder if we can contact them
> and request adding any of the above mentioned?
>
> 2. Use our SM channels to retweet the WMF blog post [1] about him with the
> news that he is sentenced to death.
>
> 3. We all try to share supporting tweets on the #FreeBassel hashtag.
>
> [1] http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/10/08/bassel-missing-syria/
>
> Thanks,
>
> Samir
>
>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 7:02 PM, Lila Tretikov <lila(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>
>> Gerard, this is devastating news. Please send our love to Bassel's family.
>> I still hope this is not true.
>>
>> If there is anything we can do from here please let us know.
>> Lila
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 2:12 AM, Gerard Meijssen <
>> gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hoi,
>>> I was so afraid when I read that Bassel has been sentenced to death. I
>> read
>>> it on the website of Amnesty International [1]. I blogged about him in
>> the
>>> past [2]. I am sad to say that it is him.
>>>
>>> Bassel was active as a Wikimedian, he worked towards making information
>>> available about Palmyra.
>>>
>>> If there is anything that we can do, please let us do this.
>>> Thanks,
>>> GerardM
>>>
>>> [1]
>> http://www.amnesty.nl/nieuwsportaal/pers/syria-fears-life-free-expression-a…
>>> [2]
>> http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.nl/2015/10/freebassel-free-culture-advocate…
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> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:43:11 +0200
> From: Samir Elsharbaty <selsharbaty(a)wikimedia.org>
> To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Branislav Jovanovic, User:BraneJ in
> critical condition
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> Brane,
>
> I didn't have the pleasure of meeting you but I heard a lot of nice
> stories, so, please get well soon because I would like to have this
> pleasure!
>
> --
> Samir Elsharbaty,
> Wikipedia Education Program
> Wikimedia Foundation
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>
>> On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Tito Dutta <trulytito(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Brane,
>> Good wishes and get well soon.
>> Regards.
>>
>>> On 22 November 2015 at 06:18, Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have had the pleasure of meeting and talking to Brane at some length,
>> in
>>> Belgrade, in Hong Kong, and perhaps elsewhere too. He is thoughtful and
>>> dedicated, and as Milos said, has played a huge part in building up
>> Serbian
>>> Wikipedia and Wikimedia Serbia.
>>>
>>> Brane, I wish you a full recovery, and hope to have the chance to see you
>>> again, somewhere in the world or around the wikis.
>>>
>>> Regards from the Wikisource gathering in Vienna,
>>>
>>> Asaf
>>>
>>>> On Sat, Nov 21, 2015 at 4:23 PM, Milos Rancic <millosh(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Pine asked me a good question: Where to express support? I think
>>>> whatever you think is the most appropriate. This thread works, as
>>>> well. His email is branej(a)gmail.com. You have the link to his Facebook
>>>> page via WMRS photo. He is using Twitter, as well @branej.
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 12:40 AM, Milos Rancic <millosh(a)gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> At some point of time, the best you could do is to reach for a
>>>>> superstition and hope it will work. It doesn't matter how it will be
>>>>> explained after, but at this point of time, it's only that
>>>>> superstition which matters.
>>>>>
>>>>> My particular superstition is that Brane would be able to see his
>>>>> eulogy and that we'll be able to laugh together. You know, it's a
>> rare
>>>>> opportunity to see how your eulogy would look like, so I hope I am
>>>>> giving it to him.
>>>>>
>>>>> An hour ago I heard that he is in critical condition. At first, I was
>>>>> thinking what should I write after he dies. Then, I realized that I
>>>>> should write it now and post it after. Then, it's come into my mind
>>>>> that I should send it immediately as, at least, I could think about
>>>>> reading with him this eulogy and your comments after he recovers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Since August 2014 he is struggling with bone cancer. His curse is
>> that
>>>>> his body is so strong, that chemotherapy is not working yet.
>>>>> Paradoxically, we hope that his body is weak enough now that it will
>>>>> finally accept chemotherapy. Monday would be crucial day for him.
>>>>>
>>>>> He is one of those "invisible" Wikimedians who actually contributed
>>>>> significantly to our movement. Some of you, mostly those who visited
>>>>> Belgrade, know him.
>>>>>
>>>>> He is one of the founders of Wikimedia Serbia. It's a pity that he is
>>>>> in this condition while WMRS is preparing to celebrate its 10th
>>>>> anniversary. Here is our photo from the founding assembly [1].
>>>>>
>>>>> Presently, he is a board member of Wikimedia Serbia.
>>>>>
>>>>> His epic fight for copyright correctness on Serbian Wikipedia created
>>>>> the foundations of the present day strict copyright rules. It's a
>>>>> great achievement for a project of such size and it was possible just
>>>>> because of him.
>>>>>
>>>>> While he was active editor, he was highly trusted Wikipedian and he
>>>>> was administrator, bureaucrat and checkuser on Serbian Wikipedia, as
>>>>> well as on a number of of other projects in Serbian language.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alpha software for transliteration between Cyrillic and Latin scripts
>>>>> of Serbian language in MediaWiki was his work. That was the basis for
>>>>> the future implementation. It was the first software of that kind
>>>>> implemented in one web engine.
>>>>>
>>>>> He is my close friend. Besides a lot of things which he did, which
>>>>> will be mentioned at appropriate time, I want to say that many things
>>>>> which I did wouldn't be possible without his contribution.
>>>>>
>>>>> He is now very exhausted and he won't be able to read this today or
>>>>> tomorrow. However, I am sure he will be able to read it on Monday,
>>>>> after he recovers a bit. So, your support matters, no matter of my
>>>>> superstitious reasons for sending this email.
>>>>>
>>>>> [1]
>> https://www.facebook.com/wikimedia.rs/photos/a.826279217387658.1073741828.2…
>>>>
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> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:00:27 -0800
> From: Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com>
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> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Museum v. WMF and WMDE in Commons copyright
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> 'Tis the season <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deck_the_Halls#Lyrics> for a
> lawsuit: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/11/23/lawsuit-public-domain-art/
>
> Pine
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:17:59 +0100
> From: rupert THURNER <rupert.thurner(a)gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Free Bassel
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> Lila, would you be able to somehow contact the Russian government?
>> On Nov 23, 2015 18:25, "Samir Elsharbaty" <selsharbaty(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>
>> Some suggestions of things we can do:
>>
>> 1. The list of signatories on the amnesty international website does not
>> include the WMF, the Wikimedia community, any of our affiliations or any
>> representation from the Wikimedia movement. I wonder if we can contact them
>> and request adding any of the above mentioned?
>>
>> 2. Use our SM channels to retweet the WMF blog post [1] about him with the
>> news that he is sentenced to death.
>>
>> 3. We all try to share supporting tweets on the #FreeBassel hashtag.
>>
>> [1] http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/10/08/bassel-missing-syria/
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Samir
>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 7:02 PM, Lila Tretikov <lila(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Gerard, this is devastating news. Please send our love to Bassel's
>> family.
>>> I still hope this is not true.
>>>
>>> If there is anything we can do from here please let us know.
>>> Lila
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 2:12 AM, Gerard Meijssen <
>>> gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hoi,
>>>> I was so afraid when I read that Bassel has been sentenced to death. I
>>> read
>>>> it on the website of Amnesty International [1]. I blogged about him in
>>> the
>>>> past [2]. I am sad to say that it is him.
>>>>
>>>> Bassel was active as a Wikimedian, he worked towards making information
>>>> available about Palmyra.
>>>>
>>>> If there is anything that we can do, please let us do this.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> GerardM
>>>>
>>>> [1]
>> http://www.amnesty.nl/nieuwsportaal/pers/syria-fears-life-free-expression-a…
>>>> [2]
>> http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.nl/2015/10/freebassel-free-culture-advocate…
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> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 20:36:22 +0100
> From: rupert THURNER <rupert.thurner(a)gmail.com>
> To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Branislav Jovanovic, User:BraneJ in
> critical condition
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> All the best brane!!
>> On Nov 23, 2015 18:43, "Samir Elsharbaty" <selsharbaty(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>
>> Brane,
>>
>> I didn't have the pleasure of meeting you but I heard a lot of nice
>> stories, so, please get well soon because I would like to have this
>> pleasure!
>>
>> --
>> Samir Elsharbaty,
>> Wikipedia Education Program
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>> +20.100.944.3478
>> education.wikimedia.org
>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Tito Dutta <trulytito(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Brane,
>>> Good wishes and get well soon.
>>> Regards.
>>>
>>>> On 22 November 2015 at 06:18, Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have had the pleasure of meeting and talking to Brane at some length,
>>> in
>>>> Belgrade, in Hong Kong, and perhaps elsewhere too. He is thoughtful
>> and
>>>> dedicated, and as Milos said, has played a huge part in building up
>>> Serbian
>>>> Wikipedia and Wikimedia Serbia.
>>>>
>>>> Brane, I wish you a full recovery, and hope to have the chance to see
>> you
>>>> again, somewhere in the world or around the wikis.
>>>>
>>>> Regards from the Wikisource gathering in Vienna,
>>>>
>>>> Asaf
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Nov 21, 2015 at 4:23 PM, Milos Rancic <millosh(a)gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Pine asked me a good question: Where to express support? I think
>>>>> whatever you think is the most appropriate. This thread works, as
>>>>> well. His email is branej(a)gmail.com. You have the link to his
>> Facebook
>>>>> page via WMRS photo. He is using Twitter, as well @branej.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 12:40 AM, Milos Rancic <millosh(a)gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> At some point of time, the best you could do is to reach for a
>>>>>> superstition and hope it will work. It doesn't matter how it will
>> be
>>>>>> explained after, but at this point of time, it's only that
>>>>>> superstition which matters.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My particular superstition is that Brane would be able to see his
>>>>>> eulogy and that we'll be able to laugh together. You know, it's a
>>> rare
>>>>>> opportunity to see how your eulogy would look like, so I hope I am
>>>>>> giving it to him.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> An hour ago I heard that he is in critical condition. At first, I
>> was
>>>>>> thinking what should I write after he dies. Then, I realized that I
>>>>>> should write it now and post it after. Then, it's come into my mind
>>>>>> that I should send it immediately as, at least, I could think about
>>>>>> reading with him this eulogy and your comments after he recovers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Since August 2014 he is struggling with bone cancer. His curse is
>>> that
>>>>>> his body is so strong, that chemotherapy is not working yet.
>>>>>> Paradoxically, we hope that his body is weak enough now that it
>> will
>>>>>> finally accept chemotherapy. Monday would be crucial day for him.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He is one of those "invisible" Wikimedians who actually contributed
>>>>>> significantly to our movement. Some of you, mostly those who
>> visited
>>>>>> Belgrade, know him.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He is one of the founders of Wikimedia Serbia. It's a pity that he
>> is
>>>>>> in this condition while WMRS is preparing to celebrate its 10th
>>>>>> anniversary. Here is our photo from the founding assembly [1].
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Presently, he is a board member of Wikimedia Serbia.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> His epic fight for copyright correctness on Serbian Wikipedia
>> created
>>>>>> the foundations of the present day strict copyright rules. It's a
>>>>>> great achievement for a project of such size and it was possible
>> just
>>>>>> because of him.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> While he was active editor, he was highly trusted Wikipedian and he
>>>>>> was administrator, bureaucrat and checkuser on Serbian Wikipedia,
>> as
>>>>>> well as on a number of of other projects in Serbian language.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alpha software for transliteration between Cyrillic and Latin
>> scripts
>>>>>> of Serbian language in MediaWiki was his work. That was the basis
>> for
>>>>>> the future implementation. It was the first software of that kind
>>>>>> implemented in one web engine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He is my close friend. Besides a lot of things which he did, which
>>>>>> will be mentioned at appropriate time, I want to say that many
>> things
>>>>>> which I did wouldn't be possible without his contribution.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He is now very exhausted and he won't be able to read this today or
>>>>>> tomorrow. However, I am sure he will be able to read it on Monday,
>>>>>> after he recovers a bit. So, your support matters, no matter of my
>>>>>> superstitious reasons for sending this email.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [1]
>> https://www.facebook.com/wikimedia.rs/photos/a.826279217387658.1073741828.2…
>>>>>
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Hi all,
We are just a few weeks away from the launch of the December English
fundraiser. The end of the year is the most critical time of the year for
Wikimedia’s fundraising: The goal this year is $25 million. The campaign
will launch in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland on Giving
Tuesday <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giving_Tuesday>, December 1st.
In these past months of preparation, we have relied on feedback from the
volunteer community, readers, and staff through discussion pages, feedback
sessions, phone calls, interviews, user testing, surveys and A/B tests.
Thank you to everyone for participating! It has truly been a helpful
experience and wonderful to hear from so many voices from all different
parts of the movement.
In just the last two weeks, an independent research firm conducted a new
survey of Wikipedia readers. (You may remember that we did a similar survey
last February.) We heard from you last spring that there were some
additional concerns that you would like us to explore with readers. We
tried to look into those concerns in this survey. We have uploaded the survey
report on Commons
<https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Wikimedia_Reader_Survey…>
for anyone who is interested in reading it. We have also setup a section on
the Fundraising Meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Fundraising#Reader_Survey_November_2015>
to discuss the survey.
The feedback from readers, the volunteer community and staff has been
critical to shape the campaign. Several improvements have been made so far
as a direct result of this input. We have changed a few specific sentences
of the message that were discussed heavily on meta pages and also tried a
variety of design ideas based on comments.
We also have some fresh banner ideas that came about through a recent
workshop with staff. We will be testing those new banner ideas in small
runs throughout the campaign as well. And we’re still gathering ideas! To
see the latest version of the message and submit your ideas, please visit
the fundraising ideas meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/2015-16_Fundraising_ideas>.
Since last year, we have made improvements to our banner targeting and
analytics systems with the goal of raising the budget, while limiting the
number of banners and disruption for our readers. We aim to run the
campaign for roughly two weeks at a high traffic level and then at a much
reduced level for the rest of December.
The fundraising team faces a great challenge this year: the highest revenue
target in WMF history along with a decline in page views – particularly in
desktop pageviews where readers are more likely to donate. The team has and
will continue to work hard to make improvements needed to reach this goal.
We cannot do this alone. Thank you to everyone who has offered input,
expertise, time and energy into helping make this fundraiser a success.
We look forward to your ideas and questions. Since the team experiences an
incredibly high volume of seasonal work, we will not be able to respond
immediately to questions or feedback. We will review feedback and bug
reports regularly and we have dedicated time to post an update by
mid-December and again at the end of the campaign. Here’s how to get
involved:
-
To file a bug report or technical issue, please create a phabricator
ticket
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/create/?template=118862>
or email problemsdonating(a)wikimedia.org
-
To see the latest news from the team, see the fundraising meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising>
-
To suggest a banner idea, visit the test ideas meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/2015-16_Fundraising_ideas>
-
To read the latest reader survey, see the
<https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Wikimedia_Reader_Survey…>full
report on commons
<https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Wikimedia_Reader_Survey…>
-
To learn more about the fundraising program and last year’s campaign,
see the 2014-15 fundraising report
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/2014-2015_Fundraising_Report>
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the campaign preparations.
More importantly, thank you to the entire Wikimedia community for building
this incredible project that readers love and support with their
donations. None of this would be possible without you.
Megan
--
Megan Hernandez
Director of Online Fundraising
Wikimedia Foundation
OpenSym 2016 General Call for Submissions (Papers)
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OpenSym 2016, the 12th International Symposium on Open Collaboration
August 17-19, 2016 | Berlin, Germany
http://opensym.org/os2016
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
----------------------------------------------
The 12th International Symposium on Open Collaboration (OpenSym 2016) is the
premier conference on open collaboration research and practice, including open
source, open data, open education, wikis and related social media, Wikipedia,
and IT-driven open innovation research.
OpenSym is the first conference series to bring together the different strands
of open collaboration research and practice, seeking to create synergies and
inspire new collaborations between computer scientists, social scientists,
legal scholars, and everyone interested in understanding open collaboration
and how it is changing the world.
OpenSym 2016 will be held in Berlin, Germany, on August 17-19, 2016.
OpenSym is held in-cooperation with ACM SIGWEB and ACM SIGSOFT and the
conference proceedings will be archived in the ACM digital library like all
prior editions.
The research paper submission deadline is March 25th, 2016.
RESEARCH TRACK CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS
----------------------------------------------
The conference provides peer-reviewed research tracks on
- Free, libre, and open source software research, chaired by Stephan Koch,
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, and Daniel German, University of Victoria. For more
information see
http://www.opensym.org/os2016/call-for-papers/free-libre-and-open-source-so…
- Open data research, chaired by Dirk Riehle, Friedrich-Alexander University
Erlangen-Nürnberg, and Ina Schieferdecker, Fraunhofer FOKUS and TU Berlin. For
more information see
http://www.opensym.org/os2016/call-for-papers/open-data-research-track/
- Open education research, chaired by Astrid Wichmann, Ruhr-University Bochum,
and Johannes Moskaliuk, University of Tübingen. For more information see
http://www.opensym.org/os2016/call-for-papers/open-education-research-track/
- IT-driven open innovation research, chaired by Albrecht Fritzsche,
Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, and Srinivasan R, Indian
Institute of Management Bangalore. For more information see
http://www.opensym.org/os2016/call-for-papers/it-driven-open-innovation-res…
- Wikipedia research, chaired by Claudia Müller-Birn, Freie Universität
Berlin, and Benjamin Mako Hill, University of Washington. For more information
see http://www.opensym.org/os2016/call-for-papers/wikipedia-research-track/
- Open collaboration (wikis, social media, etc.) research, chaired by Oscar
Diaz, Universidad del Pais Vasco, and Dirk Riehle, Friedrich-Alexander
University Erlangen-Nürnberg. For more information see
http://www.opensym.org/os2016/call-for-papers/open-collaboration-research-t…
Research papers present integrative reviews or original reports of substantive
new work: theoretical, empirical, and/or in the design, development and/or
deployment of novel concepts, systems, and mechanisms. Research papers will be
reviewed by a research track program committee to meet rigorous academic
standards of publication. Papers will be reviewed for relevance, conceptual
quality, innovation and clarity of presentation.
Each track has its own call for papers, which you can find at
http://www.opensym.org/os2016/call-for-papers/. Submission deadline is March
25th, 2016.
Authors, whose submitted papers have been accepted for presentation at the
conference have a choice of
- having their paper become part of the official proceedings, archived in the
ACM Digital Library,
- having no publication record at all but only the presentation at the conference.
OpenSym seeks to accommodate the needs of the different research disciplines
it draws on.
DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
----------------------------------------------
OpenSym seeks to explore the synergies between all strands of open
collaboration research. Thus, we will have a doctoral symposium, in which
Ph.D. students from different disciplines can present their work and receive
feedback from senior faculty and their peers.
The doctoral symposium is lead by Lutz Prechelt, Freie Universität of Berlin.
The call for papers for the doctoral symposium can be found at
http://www.opensym.org/os2016/call-for-papers/doctoral-symposium-at-opensym/.
Submission deadline is May 6th, 2016.
INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY TRACK CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
----------------------------------------------
OpenSym is also seeking submissions for experience reports (long and short),
tutorials, workshops, panels, industry and community posters, and demos. Such
work accepted for presentation or performance at the conference is considered
part of the community track. It will be put into the proceedings in a
community track section; authors can opt-out of the publication, as with
research papers.
The industry and community track is lead by Simon Dückert of Cogneon GmbH and
Lorraine Morgan of Maynooth University.
The call for submissions to the community track can be found at
http://www.opensym.org/os2016/call-for-papers/industry-and-community-track/.
The first submission deadline is April 22nd, 2016. A second submission
deadline for late-comers (at the risk of not getting a seat) is June 2nd, 2016.
THE OPENSYM CONFERENCE EXPERIENCE
----------------------------------------------
OpenSym 2016 will be held in Berlin on August 17-19, 2016. Research and
community presentations and performances will be accompanied by keynotes,
invited speakers, and a social program in one of the most vibrant cities on
this planet.
The open space track is a key ingredient of the event that distinguishes
OpenSym from other conferences. It is an integral part of the program that
makes it easy to talk to other researchers and practitioners and to stretch
your imagination and conversations beyond the limits of your own
subdiscipline, exposing you to the full breadth of open collaboration
research. The open space track is entirely participant-organized, is open for
everyone, and requires no submission or review.
CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
----------------------------------------------
The general chair of the conference is Anthony "Tony" Wasserman, CMU Silicon
Valley.
Feel free to contact us with any questions you might have at info(a)opensym.org.
The conference committee can be found at
http://www.opensym.org/os2016/organization/.
--
Prof. Dr. Dirk Riehle, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Open Source Research Group, Applied Software Engineering
Web: http://osr.cs.fau.de, Email: dirk.riehle(a)fau.de
Cell phone: +49 157 8153 4150 or +1 650 450 8550
--
Website: http://dirkriehle.com - Twitter: @dirkriehle
Ph (DE): +49-157-8153-4150 - Ph (US): +1-650-450-8550
Hi all,
This is a personal note to clarify a some questions that recently came up,
specifically in the context of my role as the incoming ED.
My partner Wil and I are partners in our private lives. We have always both
been extremely independent, and we respect that in each other. That said we
have different roles: I am the Executive Director with responsibilities
towards the Foundation and the movement, and he is an independent community
member with his own voice.
I make my decisions using my own professional judgement in conjunction with
input from the community and staff. I don’t consult Wil on these matters,
ask him to do anything on my behalf or monitor his engagements with the
community. When I speak here, it is in my capacity as an ED.
Wil, on the other hand, has a very strong personal interest in the
community and agreat deal of curiosity about how the Wikimedia
projectswork. It is very important to him that he remains an
independent individual
able to speak with his own voice and ask his own questions. He does not
take direction from me. He will not work for the WMF or engage with the WMF
employees.
I hope this addresses some of the questions and draws distinction between
my role as ED and Wil’s participation as an independent member. If you have
any questions for Wil you can reach him directly. If you have any questions
for me or the WMF, you can get a hold of me by email or on my talk page.
Thanks,
Lila
Hi everyone,
There's just a few more days to add proposals on the Community Tech team's
Wishlist Survey. We're looking for the most important features and fixes
that our team can work on to help the core contributors on Wikimedia
projects.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2015_Community_Wishlist_Survey
We've got about 140 proposals so far, which is clearly not enough, because
there's a very good chance that we don't have yours yet. You can submit
your proposal on the survey page, and you can discuss and endorse other
people's proposals too.
The proposal phase ends on Monday, and then we'll open voting on the
proposals a week later, on November 30th.
Thanks for checking it out; I'm looking forward to seeing your ideas.
Danny
Product Manager
WMF Community Tech
