*(feel free to forward the message as is to your friends, family members
&colleagues)*
Hello folks,
We would like to invite you to apply to the Outreachy program with the
Wikimedia Foundation (a non-profit organization behind Wikipedia)!
*About the Outreachy program*
Wikimedia will be mentoring ~6 projects in the Outreachy’s December 2020 to
February 2021 Round, around data science and engineering. The initial
applications are due *September 20th at 4 pm UTC*.
Apply today: <https://www.outreachy.org/apply/> [1]
Outreachy offers three-month internships to work remotely in Free and Open
Source Software (FOSS) projects, coding, and non-coding related (e.g.,
design, documentation, translation, outreach, and research), with
experienced mentors. Outreachy internships run twice a year – from May to
August and December to March. Interns are paid a stipend of USD 5,500 for
the three months of work. They also have a USD 500 stipend to travel to
conferences and events. Interns often find employment after their
internship with Outreachy sponsors or in jobs that use the skills they
learned during their internship.
Outreachy is open to both students and non-students. Outreachy expressly
invites the following people to apply:
* Women (both cis and trans), trans men, and genderqueer people.
* Anyone who faces under-representation, systematic bias, or discrimination
in the technology industry in their country of residence is invited to
apply.
* Residents and nationals of the United States of any gender who are
Black/African American, Hispanic/Latin@, Native American/American Indian,
Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander.
Browse through the participants’ guides, to learn more about the
application process steps <
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Participants> [2]
*About the Wikimedia Foundation*
The Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> [3] is the
nonprofit organization that hosts and operates Wikipedia and the other
Wikimedia free knowledge projects <
https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/wikimedia-projects/> [4]. Our
vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum
of all knowledge. We believe that everyone has the potential to contribute
something to our shared knowledge and that everyone should be able to
access that knowledge, free of interference. We host the Wikimedia
projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing
Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make
Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and
free knowledge to thrive.
We hope you will help us spread the word about Wikimedia’s participation in
these programs: <
https://twitter.com/gopavasanth1999/status/1299566047423377408> [5] (by
retweeting the post in the link or by sharing this email).
Looking forward to your participation!
Cheers,
Pavithra, Gopa Vasanth & Srishti (Wikimedia organization administrators for
Outreachy)
[1] https://www.outreachy.org/apply/
[2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Participants
[3] https://wikimediafoundation.org/
[4] https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/wikimedia-projects/
[5] https://twitter.com/gopavasanth1999/status/1299566047423377408
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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham <http://www.amrita.edu/> | Blog
<https://gopavasanth.wordpress.com/>
amFOSS <https://amfoss.in/@gopavasanth> | GitHub
<https://github.com/gopavasanth> | Gerrit
<https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/gopavasanth>
“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.”
Hi Lodewijk,
Thank you for your feedback. We look forward to the forthcoming September
release of detailed guidance that will allow Community members to assess
their ability to safely host events and activities during the current
pandemic circumstances.
I’d like to respond to some of your comments:
"It looks like your email was written to include a place where you want to
gather this feedback."
-- Feedback will be gathered on the guidance Meta talk page, which will
reside in the Grants portal.
"I'm assuming we're talking only about local events of limited size
(probably a different risk profile applies for larger and/or
travel-involved activities)."
-- The guidance will address events of all sizes.
"As an organizer, it is nice to have clarity where possible. Crisp
definitions that translate well, are very helpful."
-- Agreed. The guidance will be reviewed for clarity, ease of use and ease
of translation.
"I can't imagine an identical set of constraints to apply across countries."
-- The guidance will include a host of assessment criteria that will allow
Community members to evaluate the specific characteristics of their
proposed event/activity, including location.
"I'm confident that you already reached out to many affiliates to get their
input ealy on."
-- Yes. We will be evaluating and testing the guidance with selected
affiliates prior to release on Meta.
Kind Regards,
Lydia
Lydia Hamilton (she/her)
Director of Operations
Wikimedia Foundation
On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 2:41 PM Anusha Alikhan <aalikhan(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
>
>
>
>
> *From: *effe iets anders <effeietsanders(a)gmail.com>
> *Subject: **Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Covid-19] An update on in-person
> gatherings*
> *Date: *August 10, 2020 at 8:43:04 PM EDT
> *To: *Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> *Reply-To: *effeietsanders(a)gmail.com, Wikimedia Mailing List <
> wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>
> Thank you Katherine for this update,
>
> I'm much looking forward to a more nuanced policy. I think it is clear that
> the standing policy (no in-person activities of any size, around the world)
> is past its expiration date and can't realistically be maintained any
> longer in its broad interpretation. With the current policy, we're risking
> people just ignoring it when they feel no legal obligation to follow it.
>
> I hope that we can have an updated policy to provide a little more
> flexibility sooner than later, even if that means that it is a first phase
> of making things more nuanced. For example, we could carve out exceptions
> for countries where there is a clear 'safe' situation (even if we all know
> this is a very relative thing). Wiki Loves Monuments is about to start, and
> it would be nice if we could make sure that updates can be considered in
> the planning as much as possible - especially as this is happening in many
> different countries, and traditionally mostly outdoors anyway.
>
> It looks like your email was written to include a place where you want to
> gather this feedback. Did a link go missing?
>
> For what it's worth, I do have some thoughts about such an updated policy,
> from the viewpoint as someone who would have to comply. I'm assuming we're
> talking only about local events of limited size (probably a different risk
> profile applies for larger and/or travel-involved activities). I'm
> obviously no epidemiologist or public health policy expert, and I suspect
> many of these are already front and center in your thinking:
> - As an organizer, it is nice to have clarity where possible. Crisp
> definitions that translate well, are very helpful.
> - Given how different the public health situations are around the world, I
> can't imagine an identical set of constraints to apply across countries.
> - Acceptance is important. For example, I know there are a large number of
> countries where the wearing of masks is considered an accepted good
> practice, while there are other countries where this is seen as counter
> productive (with a heavier reliance on distance, for example). I know this
> is a touchy subject in the US
> - I wouldn't expect the WMF to interpret each country's public health
> policy, at the risk of being always behind. Carving out exceptions for
> countries that are notorious for not developing responsible policy, seems
> fair though (although that seems an interesting problem for the
> communications department...).
> - Reduce bureaucracy to a minimum. Some may be needed to help people
> through the thinking process, but it's also a deterrent to actually follow
> the policy.
>
> The balance between simplicity and nuance seems a hard one to strike. A
> bright line would be great, but that most likely conflicts with the
> realism.
> As so many governments are experiencing, it must be terribly complex to
> strike a right balance between requiring all recommendations to be followed
> and actually get people to endorse and support such requirements. The WMF
> only has limited leverage, and I would hate it to see people actively
> looking for loopholes. Because we both know that if anyone can find them,
> it's a Wikimedian. I would strongly recommend that the policy is such, that
> people will want to follow it, even if they don't have to.
>
> I can appreciate the underlying thought pattern that seems to underpin your
> mentioned focus: help people assess, inform about best practices and
> suggest alternatives. Those feel like helpful building blocks. I hope that
> the various communities will share many responsible ways as they get
> creative with organizing within those guidelines. I'm confident that you
> already reached out to many affiliates to get their input ealy on.
>
> Warmly,
> Lodewijk
> (member of the Wiki Loves Monuments international team, but responding in a
> personal capacity)
>
> On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 2:31 PM Katherine Maher <kmaher(a)wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> If this were a more predictable year, Wikimedians from around the world
> would be together this weekend at Wikimania Bangkok 2020, in the warm
> hospitality of our remarkable Wikimedia ESEAP hosts. We’d be preparing for
> a weekend of inspiring presentations, serendipitous meetings, and
> fascinating conversations with Wikimedians from dozens of projects,
> languages, and communities.
>
> I miss these moments of togetherness, and seeing people in person. Even
> though we’re mostly known as an online community, in-person events have
> always been part of the fabric of the Wikimedia movement. They are how we
> have built working partnerships, friendships, and the skills that support
> these remarkable projects over the years.
>
> In March, I sent messages out to the movement, asking grantees to postpone
> or cancel their in-person events until the World Health Organization
> declares the COVID-19 pandemic over. Today, that seems wistfully optimistic
> -- that we’d have this all wrapped up in six months! As we enter August the
> COVID-19 pandemic is still with us and seems likely to be part of our lives
> for some time to come.
>
> *== Safer events guidance ==*
> As we all learn to adapt and live with this new reality, we at the
> Foundation want to offer more adaptable support for Wikimedia convenings.
>
> We're already improving support for online events, but as different
> countries and regions start to offer more flexible guidance for in-person
> gatherings and travel, we expect to see more community interest for
> resuming in-person meetings (with appropriate precautions). We want to
> respond to this interest with tools and resources to help you assess your
> options, including whether your community can more safely host an in-person
> Wikimedia event.
>
> We are developing some tools to support your decision-making process,
> including a risk assessment calculator, to help you evaluate your own
> situation. *Importantly, this will also include guidance on when not to
> hold an event.* This tool is developed in a way that should be flexible to
> use for all community members, regardless of your country and the size of
> your event.
>
> We’re also creating a checklist of precautions, including resources with
> tips and suggestions for how to prepare, evaluate, and follow up on any
> event. Finally, we’re working to create a list of suggested types of
> events, such as walking tours, photo hunts, and community picnics, all of
> which can help meet the demand for safer in-person gatherings.
>
> *== Your feedback ==*
> Living through a global pandemic of this scale is new for all of us -- and
> the best way to navigate this change is with the support of your community.
> In that spirit, the events team will start reaching out to affiliate
> leaders and potential grantees next week for their feedback and advice on
> these proposed resources. We’re asking for your help shaping these tools to
> make them as useful as possible for our diverse global community, with all
> the varied contexts our movement works in.
>
> I look forward to sharing more about these tools, as well as additional
> information about event support and grants toward the end of August.
>
> Until then, please stay safe and take care -- I look forward to the next
> time we see each other again.
>
> Katherine
>
> --
>
> Katherine Maher (she/her)
>
> CEO
>
> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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Hello everyone,
I hope that you are all well and keeping healthy and safe. As you know,
Wikipedia's 20th birthday (aka Wikipedia 20) is coming up in January! We
wanted to get the information out to you so you can join our discussions.
We have created a Meta-Wiki hub as a central place for coordination around
this milestone.[1] It is set up similarly to Wikipedia 15 pages. It is
designed to help coordinate community efforts and will have resources to
support outreach, events, and other forms of celebration throughout 2021.
An overview of the Wikimedia Foundation’s planned activities (work in
progress) can be found here.[2] If your affiliate or other organized group
already has a plan (or the beginnings of a plan), we invite you to share it
on this page as well, or use the Talk page for discussions.[3]
We are coordinating our planning efforts with the Communications Committee
and Movement Communications Group. Anyone working on movement
communications is invited to join the Movement Communications Group and
participate in further planning.[4]
Looking forward to hearing from you about all the exciting things you are
planning for Wikipedia 20!
All the best,
On behalf of the Wikipedia 20 Team,
Lena
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_20
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_20/Get_involved/Wikimedia_Foundat…
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikipedia_20
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_communications_group
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Lena Traer (she/her)
Creative Project Manager
Wikimedia Foundation
Hello everyone,
We hope this email finds you well and you are keeping safe amidst the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has disrupted many activities globally.
The WPWP Campaign
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos> is now
closed in many countries and we are excited to inform you that the campaign
added photos to more than 80,000
<https://hashtags.wmflabs.org/graph/?search_type=or&project=&query=WPWP%2C+W…>
Wikipedia articles in 269 languages and 569 people participated in the
campaign globally.
This is a huge success and the campaign would not have been this successful
without your support. Although, we experienced some difficulties during the
campaign but that is not uncommon for a new campaign, especially a campaign
that involves editing the main space in multiple languages Wikipedia.
We are documenting our learning and community feedback. We strongly believe
they would be useful for improving the next edition of the campaign.
We plan to constitute the International Jury Team this week and if you
would like to join us in coordinating the Jury, please email the
International Organizing Team at wpwp-organizers(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Thanks for all your contributions to the WPWP Campaign this year.
With best regards,
Isaac Olatunde
Project Manager and Global Coordinator
WPWP Campaign.
Hi all,
Join the Research Team at the Wikimedia Foundation [1] for their monthly
Office hours on 2020-09-01 at 16.00-17.00 (UTC).
Through these office hours, we aim to make ourselves more available to
answer some of the research related questions that you as Wikimedia
volunteer editors, organizers, affiliates, staff, and researchers face in
your projects and initiatives (*).
To participate, join the video-call via this Wikimedia-meet link [2]. There
is no set agenda - feel free to add your item to the list of topics in the
etherpad [3] (You can do this after you join the meeting, too.), otherwise
you are welcome to also just hang out. More detailed information (e.g.
about how to attend) can be found here [4].
Started in the beginning of 2020 as an experiment [5], after the first 6
editions we have evaluated the scope and format of the Research office
hours. In order to decrease barriers of accessibility and to facilitate
more direct interaction, we have switched the format from IRC to video
call. We will re-evaluate the current format at the end of the year. We
would also be glad to hear your feedback and/or comments.
(*) Some example cases we hope to be able to support you in:
-
You have a specific research related question that you suspect you
should be able to answer with the publicly available data and you don’t
know how to find an answer for it, or you just need some more help with it.
For example, how can I compute the ratio of anonymous to registered editors
in my wiki?
-
You run into repetitive or very manual work as part of your Wikimedia
contributions and you wish to find out if there are ways to use machines to
improve your workflows. These types of conversations can sometimes be
harder to find an answer for during an office hour, however, discussing
them can help us understand your challenges better and we may find ways to
work with each other to support you in addressing it in the future.
-
You want to learn what the Research team at the Wikimedia Foundation
does and how we can potentially support you. Specifically for affiliates:
if you are interested in building relationships with the academic
institutions in your country, we would love to talk with you and learn
more. We have a series of programs that aim to expand the network of
Wikimedia researchers globally and we would love to collaborate with those
of you interested more closely in this space.
-
You want to talk with us about one of our existing programs [6].
Hope to see many of you,
Martin (WMF Research Team)
[1] https://research.wikimedia.org/team.html
[2] https://meet.wmcloud.org/ResearchOfficeHours
[3] https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Research-Analytics-Office-hours
[4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Office_hours
[5]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wiki-research-l/2019-December/007039.…
[6] https://research.wikimedia.org/projects.html
--
Martin Gerlach
Research Scientist
Wikimedia Foundation