Hi all,
This is my last email to you this week, my apologies for adding to your
inbox. :)
I want to share the information for the second office hours organized by
the team facilitating the Call for Feedback: Community Board seats. You can
see the report of the first round. [1]
Second round of office hours: [2]
2021-02-20 6:00 UTC
2021-02-20 10:00 UTC
2021-02-20 16:00 UTC
2021-02-20 21:00 UTC
This time we organized four meetings to better cover different time zones.
We are also trying a small idea - inviting participants to declare their
main topic of interest beforehand. In theory, this could help everyone see
what the main topics of interest for each session are. This is optional.
Anyone can raise any topics related to the Call for feedback during the
sessions on the spot.
Best,
Jackie
--
*Jackie Koerner*
*she/her*
Communication Facilitator, Board Governance
*English language communities and Meta-Wiki*
[1] First office hours report
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call…
[2] Second office hours
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call…
Hello,
I am writing to announce the first weekly report for the Call for Feedback:
Community Board seats is published. [1],[2]
The Call for Feedback about Community Board seats selection processes is
happening February 1 and March 14. With the help of a team of community
facilitators, we are organizing conversations and gathering feedback.
During this call for feedback we publish weekly reports and we draft the
final report that will be delivered to the Board. This report covers new
activity February 1-7.
If you think anything relevant is missing, let us know in the Talk page and
we will consider its inclusion in the next weekly report. Your feedback is
welcome and appreciated.
It is not too late to join the conversation! [3]
Best,
--
*Jackie Koerner*
*she/her*
Communication Facilitator, Board Governance
*English language communities and Meta-Wiki*
[1]Weekly report February 1 - 7
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call…
[2] Call for Feedback: Community Board seats
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call…
[3] How to participate
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call…
(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 and Google Summer of
Code program with the Wikimedia Foundation (a non-profit organization
behind Wikipedia)!
About the Outreachy program
Wikimedia will be mentoring ~3 projects in the Outreachy program in the May
to August 2021 round. The initial applications are due February 22nd 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 with experienced mentors. The internships
may include programming, user experience, documentation, illustration, and
graphic design, or data science.
Outreachy internships run twice a year – from May to August and December to
March. Interns are paid a stipend of $5,500 USD for the three months of
work. They also have a $500 USD 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.
About the Google Summer of Code program
Wikimedia is planning to mentor 8-10 projects in 2021’s Google Summer of
Code (GSoC) program. Beginning March 9th, pending Wikimedia’s acceptance as
a mentoring organization, applicants can begin discussing ideas with the
mentors!
The student application will be due on April 13, 2021:
https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ [2]
Google Summer of Code, now in its 17th year, is Google's summer program for
candidates participating in any academic programs who want to get involved
in open-source software. Over 6,626 students from 121 countries have
already participated in the last year’s round i.e 2020 <
https://opensource.googleblog.com/2020/06/google-summer-of-code-2020-statis…>
[3]. Google Summer of Code is a unique program that pairs students with
mentors who introduce them to the open-source community and provide
guidance while they work on real-world open-source projects during their
summer break from university.
This year there are some new breaking changes in the GSoC program,
including:
- Smaller project size ~175 hr project (previously 350 hr)
- Shortened coding period ~10 weeks long (previously 3 months)
- Eligibility criteria redefined; the program is now open to candidates
participating in a variety of academic programs (previously accredited
university programs only)
Projects cover a wide range of fields including Cloud, Operating Systems,
Graphics, Medicine, Programming Languages, Robotics, Science, Security and
many more. It's a highly competitive program (and this year is expected to
be even bigger than last year), so don't wait until the last minute to
prepare!
About the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that hosts and
operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. 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.
Resources
* Browse through the participants’ guides, to learn more about the
application process steps:
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Participants> [4]
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/Participants> [5]
* All the projects will be showcased here:
<https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/wikimedia/> [6]
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2021> [7]
We hope you will help us spread the word about Wikimedia’s participation in
these programs (by sharing this email)
Looking forward to your participation!
Cheers,
Gopa, Srishti, Pavithra, Ankit & Mahveotm (Wikimedia organization
administrators for GSoC & Outreachy)
[1] https://www.outreachy.org/apply/
[2] https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/
[3]
https://opensource.googleblog.com/2020/06/google-summer-of-code-2020-statis…
[4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Participants
[5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/Participants
[6] https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/wikimedia/
[7] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2021
--
Regards
Gopa Vasanth <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Gopavasanth>
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.”
Hello everyone!
The Wikimedia Foundation Community Events Team
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Events_team> will
continue hosting monthly office hours for any community members who are
interested. This is a place where movement event organizers can join and
share ideas and lessons with each other for upcoming and past events.
This iteration of the office hours will take place on February 11, 2021 at
19:00 UTC <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1613066418> and will last for an
hour. Find the link to join on meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Events_team/OfficeHour…>
or
email me directly if you would like to be added to the ongoing calendar
invite.
*This months topics are:*
- *Friendly Space Policy in a virtual context *(Léa and Cornelius)
- *International Womensday and gender gap activities *(Ceill)
- *Bring your own general questions and discussion *
You can find more information about upcoming officer hours and add your
comments and questions here and on the talk page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Events_team/OfficeHours
Please pass this invite to others who may be interested in joining! We hope
to see you there!
--
Rachel Farrand
Senior Program Officer
Community Events Team
Wikimedia Foundation
Hi all,
Has there been any discussion to start a new Wikimedia project focusing on fact checking?
Fact checking of course is in the core of editing Wikipedia, but I was thinking about dedicated wiki-site that is dedicated for fact checking of current events and news. Why this would be important?
(1) There are many fact checking site in the English speaking world but much less elsewhere. I am afraid that there is still greater need for fact checking in the rest of the world. {{Citation needed}}
(2) Our community is very well educated to do fact checking the wiki-way. Again internationally, many of our community members are real fact champions in their home countries and language groups. The practice of Wikipedia could be applied to fact checking of fast moving current events and news, too.
(3) This could help us to get new young people to the movement, as editing Wikipedias is not anymore so easy to start (because they are so good already).
(4) In many parts of the world, fact checking can also be dangerous. With our anonymous and community driven practices and services we could protect the fact checkers in many parts of the world.
I am not sure what is the state of the Wikinews, but my impression is that it is not really working. It was a good idea, but maybe wiki or wiki-way is not the way to produce news. Also the beautiful idea of citizen journalism has not really become reality. Maybe we could try if wiki and the wki-way works better in fact checking.
Peace,
- Teemu
Hi everyone!
This January we started our celebration of Wikipedia’s 20th birthday.[1]
Many people joined us for a global virtual event[2] and thousands others
joined many other events in every part of the world. [3]
THE CELEBRATION CONTINUES!
Many other events are still being planned throughout 2021. You can check
out the events and follow their updates on meta[3] or plan an event in your
community[4] if there isn’t one. If you are considering holding an event,
we wanted to let you know that Rapid Grants are still available to support
your planned events. For events happening in March, please make sure to
submit your grant application by 15 February and for events happening until
the end of July 2021, please make sure to submit your application no later
than 15 June 2021.
Applications for Rapid Grants are open from the 1st to the 15th of each
month and decisions are typically made by the end of that month. Rapid
Grants can fund common events in the movement such as edit-a-thons and
workshops in addition to small-scale experiments that don't need extensive
review to get started with a budget ranging between 500 to 2,000 USD.
You can find more information on Rapid Grants for Wikipedia 20 and the
application form on Meta.[5]
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Samir and the Wikipedia 20 team
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_20
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzGAGfSObOw
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_20/Events
[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_20/Events/Planning_a_virtual_event
[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_20/Grants
Samir Elsharbaty (he/him)
Brand Associate
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hello everyone,
TLDR; Wikimedia will soon be applying as a mentoring organization to Google Summer of Code 2021 <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com> [1] and Outreachy Round 22 <https://www.outreachy.org/> [2]. The application submission deadline for GSoC is February 20th, and Outreachy is March 7th. We are currently working on a list of interesting project ideas to include in the application. If you have some ideas for coding or non-coding (design, documentation, translation, outreach, research) projects, share them here: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270429 [3].
Timeline
As a mentor, you will be engaging potential candidates in the application period for GSoC between March 10th – April 13th, and for Outreachy between March 15th – April 16th. During this time, you will help candidates make small contributions to your project and answer any project related queries. You will be working more closely with the accepted candidates during the coding period between May-August.
Project ideas
We have started compiling a list of projects that you can take a look at here:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2021 [4],
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_22 [5]
If you don’t have an idea in mind and would like to pick one from an existing list, check out these projects: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects/ [6]
Through GSoC, you can mentor only coding but with Outreachy also non-coding projects (including design, documentation, translation, outreach, etc.).
Note that GSoC has some changes this year, including:
* Smaller project size ~175 hr project (previously 350 hr)
* Shortened coding period ~10 weeks long (previously 3 months)
* Eligibility criteria redefined; the program is now open to candidates participating in a variety of academic programs (previously accredited university programs only)
Please keep these changes in mind while sharing your project ideas.
Some tips for proposing projects
* Follow this task description template when you propose a project in Phabricator: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects [7]. Add #Google- Summer-of-Code (2021) or #Outreachy (Round 22) tag to it.
* Remember, the project should require an experienced developer ~15 days to complete and a newcomer ~3 months for Outreachy and ~10 weeks for GSoC.
* Each project should have at least 2 mentors, and one of them should hold a technical background.
* When it comes to picking a project, you could propose one that is:
* Relevant for your language community or brings impact to the Wikimedia ecosystem in the future.
* Welcoming and newcomer-friendly and has a moderate learning curve.
* A new idea you are passionate about, there are no deadlines attached to it; you always wanted to see it happen but couldn't due to lack of resources!
* About developing a standalone tool (possibly hosted on Wikimedia Toolforge), with fewer dependencies on Wikimedia's core infrastructure, and doesn't necessarily require a specific programming language, etc.
To learn more about the roles and responsibilities of a mentor, visit our resources on MediaWiki.org: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors [8], https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/Mentors [9].
Cheers,
GSoC 2021 and Outreachy Round 22 Administrators
[1] https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com
[2] https://www.outreachy.org/
[3] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270429
[4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2021
[5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_22
[6] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects/
[7] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects/
[8] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors
[9] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors
Hello, dear Wikimedians!
Wikimedia Ukraine, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Ukraine and Ukrainian Institute, is launching a new writing challenge in
Wikipedia.
"Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month" lasts from 10 February to 10 March
2021. The campaign will be dedicated to famous Ukrainian artists of cinema,
music, literature, architecture, design, who have made a significant
contribution to world culture and about whom there are no articles in
Wikipedia.
Please help us spread this info in the language communities. I hope that
this challenge will help those who long wanted to read (and write) more
about Ukraine finally have excuse for it =)
On Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ukraine's_Cultural_Diplomacy_Month
Best,
User:Ата
*--*
*Vira Motorko // Віра Моторко*
mobile: +380667740499 | facebook: vira.motorko
<https://www.facebook.com/vira.motorko> | wikipedia: Ата
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ата>
If this email is about your daily job and it reaches you outside of the
working hours, please, feel free to answer when it's appropriate! // Якщо
це робочий лист і Ви отримали його не в робочий час, будь ласка,
відповідайте, коли вважаєте за потрібне!
Dear all,
I'm pleased to share with you the Annual Activity Report [1] and the Annual
Financial Report [2] of the Wikimedia UG Georgia.
I want to say that this year was special for us, since we received the sAPG
for the first time and it coincided with a global pandemic, which seriously
prevented us from holding both local and international events (mainly
related to in person meetings). But despite the difficulties, we tried to
do the best we could.
*Kindly,*
*Mehman Ibragimov*
*Chairman, Wikimedia UG Georgia*
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Simple/Applications/Wikimedia_Commun…
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Georgia/Repo…
Hi everyone!
I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
[1] *Dagbani Wikimedians User Group* [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The
group aims to promote awareness of Wikimedia projects related to
Mole-Dagbani languages in Benin, Burkina Faso and Ghana.
Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group!
Regards,
Mehman Ibragimov
Vice-Chair, Affiliations Committee
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognit…
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Dagbani_Wikimedians_User_Group