Hi all,
I’d like to invite you to join me at the next Conversation with the
Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Comm…>
on 27 June at 18:00 UTC (check your local time
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1719511200>). The 90-minute call will take
place on Zoom, with simultaneous streaming to YouTube
<https://youtube.com/live/DBgOvuMs-UA?feature=share>, and the recording
will be uploaded to Commons.
We’ll spend the first half of the call on updates and agenda items (agenda
items will be added to the Meta page soon) and the second half on open Q&A.
Bring your questions and ideas to talk with us live.
We encourage you to join us directly in the room on Zoom. If you’d like the
Zoom link, please email askcac(a)wikimedia.org. You can also request
interpretation or ask any questions ahead of time using the same address.
Thanks,
Victoria, on behalf of the Community Affairs Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Comm…>
of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
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Kind regards, Victoria
Victoria Doronina
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/profile/dr-victoria-doronina/>
Trustee
Sister Projects Taskforce Lead
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Imagine a world in which everyone can freely share in the sum of all
knowledge. Please help us make it a reality.
Hello everyone,
I want to remind you that today is the last day for your submissions (1) to
the program for the CEE Meeting 2024 in Istanbul.
You can submit your submission until 23:59 (CEST).
Best,
Caner
(1) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2024/Submissions
Yılmaz Caner Özyayıkçı
Member, Designer
—
Wikimedians of Turkic Languages User Group
Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey
—
caner.ozyayikci(a)wmturkic.org
Istanbul, Türkiye (UTC +3)
Hi all,
On June 20, 2024, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees will meet
virtually for its quarterly meeting. The agenda for the meeting has been
published on Foundation Wiki:
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agenda:2024-06-20
The primary objective of this meeting is to approve the Annual Plan[1] and
Budget[2]. We will share more information afterwards as usual.
Best,
Chuck
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-2025
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-2025/…
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Principal Legal Counsel
Wikimedia Foundation
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Hello everyone,
The call for proposals for WikiConference Nigeria 2024 is now open.
The theme for the maiden edition of the conference is: Empowering Knowledge
Equity: Building a Stronger Nigerian Wikimedia Community
We are looking for session proposals related to the conference theme as
well as wide range of topics that constitutes the sub-themes of the
conference including, but not limited to, diversity, collaboration,
technology, languages as well as engagement & growth
WikiConference Nigeria 2024 will be held from 12th to 15th September in
Nigeria's capital Abuja.
If you want to participate in presenting a paper or lead a discussion
session, please submit your proposals at https://forms.gle/Lhtv48FNJ1e93mQ68
.
The deadline for proposals submission is 5th July, 2024.
Kind regards,
Ammar
for WikiConference 2024 Programs Committee
Hello everyone,
This is a final reminder that you can still register for the 11th edition
of Wiki Workshop which will take place on *June 20, 2024 (starting 12:00
UTC)*.
We have put together an engaging program for this year's workshop,
repeating some of the last years' favorite sessions and continuing to
innovate in the schedule based on feedback from last year's workshop. We
are happy to share that Brent Hecht [1] will be our keynote speaker this
year. As always, we expect a lively Research track: this year we will hear
from more than 40 authors about their latest research on the Wikimedia
projects. And, we have introduced a special track: Wiki Workshop Hall, a
new space for researchers and Wikimedia Movement to further connect, learn,
and be inspired. See full schedule here: https://wikiworkshop.org/#schedule.
We hope that you decide to join us for this year's edition. *To register*:
Please go to (privacy statement for pretix [2])
https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/wikiworkshop2024/ . This year's event will be
free of charge.
We look forward to connecting with many of you on June 20th.
Best,
Kinneret, on behalf of Wiki Workshop 2024 organizers [3]
[1] https://www.brenthecht.com/
[2]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Wiki_Workshop_Privacy_Statement
[3] https://wikiworkshop.org/#organization
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Kinneret Gordon
Lead Research Community Officer
Wikimedia Foundation
Dear community members,
We would like to invite the Wikimedia communities and collaborators to a
Panel hosted by Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) representatives, UN Human
Rights, and UNEP. The panel will include stakeholders in the field of
science, human rights and technology. The event aims to highlight critical
issues surrounding access to scientific knowledge and technology, the right
to benefit from science, and the accessibility of data on environmental
matters. The discussion will explore the links between science and human
rights, including the rights to benefit from science and its applications,
to access information, and to meaningful and informed participation. The
meta page of the event can be found here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WikiForHumanRights_2024_Expert_Panel>
.
Wikimedia communities and projects are one of the most important platforms
for gathering the knowledge we need to address our current environmental
crises while building a just and sustainable future for all. Wikimedians
who participate in the panel will better understand how they can be part of
enhancing global access to scientific data and technology, and advance the
collaboration between scientists, policy-makers, Indigenous Peoples, and
the public via platforms like Wikipedia.
The event is part of the larger #WikiForHumanrights Campaign
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights> hosted by the
Wikimedia Foundation, where volunteer communities around the world improve
Wikipedia content related to human rights. The 2024 theme for the campaign
is “Knowledge for a Sustainable Future”. Other community events can be
found here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/Join_Community_Events>.
This event will take place on June 13th at 14:00 UTC, hosted on the Zoom
platform. Please register using the Registration link
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WikiForHumanRights_2024_Expert_Panel>
from the meta page. The event will be held in the English language,
translation will be provided in the following languages: Portuguese,
Spanish, Russian, French and Arabic.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us
at talktohumanrights(a)wikimedia.org.
Hello everyone!
Please find attached the Wikimedistas de Uruguay 2023 report:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedistas_de_Uruguay/Reportes/Reporte_de…
Thanks for everyone that was part of all the activities that we organized
during 2023!
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Evelin Heidel
Directora de Programas
Wikimedistas de Uruguay
Hello all,
The call for candidates for the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of
Trustees selection is now open from May 8, 2024 - May 29, 2024 at 23:59
UTC. The Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's work, and
each Trustee serves a three-year term [1]. This is a volunteer position.
This year, the Wikimedia community will vote to fill four (4) seats on
the Foundation Board in August 2024. Could you - or someone you know -
be a good fit to join the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees?
Learn more about what it takes to stand for these leadership positions
and how to submit your candidacy on this Meta-wiki page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Candida…>
or encourage someone else to run in this year's election.
*
Community questions for candidates*
All community members, including affiliates, are invited to submit
questions for the Board of Trustees candidates to answer. From the list
of questions, the Elections Committee selects 5 questions for candidates
to answer, which the candidates are expected to answer. The selected
questions may be a combination of what’s been submitted from the
community, if they’re alike or related. Questions can be submitted
between May 8, 2024 - June 12, 2024 at 23:59 UTC. Learn more about how
to submit your questions on this Meta-wiki page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Questio…>.
Regards,
KTC
On behalf of the Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group
[1] - https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Bylaws#(B)_Term.
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Katie Chan
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