Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:18:37 +0000
Subject: Join the WikiWomen’s Capacity-Building Workshop - Tips for Writing
Women’s Biographies on Wikipedia
Dear Wikimedians,
We’re excited to invite you to the WikiWomen’s User Group Capacity-Building
Workshop, designed to empower contributors in creating and editing women’s
biographies on English Wikipedia. Whether you’re new to Wikipedia or an
experienced editor, this session will provide essential tips and tricks for
writing your first women’s biography and getting it to stick.
Join volunteer Lucy Moore, who has written a biography for at least one
woman from every country in the world, as she shares her expertise. In this
session, Lucy will cover the fundamentals of notability, citation, and
other essential skills she’s learned along the way.
Date: 19th November 2024
Time: 3:00 PM UTC
Topic: Fundamentals for Editing Women’s Biographies on English Wikipedia
Facilitator: Lucy Moore
Register: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WikiWomen_Usergroup_Capacity_Building…>
#Up_coming_Training
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WikiWomen_Usergroup_Capacity_Building…>
We hope you’ll join us for this exciting opportunity to enhance your
editing skills!
Best regards,
On behalf of WikiWomen Usergroup
https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/hackathon2025/
This is the site for both registration and submitting your scholarship
application
On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 12:20 PM saurav gupta <gsaurav641(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you for your response..but I want Istanbul hackathon scholarship
>
> On Wed, 13 Nov, 2024, 3:09 am Dušan Kreheľ, <dusankrehel(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Scholarships
>>
>> ut 12. 11. 2024 o 21:23 saurav gupta <gsaurav641(a)gmail.com> napísal(a):
>>
>>> Heyy... I'm not able to find the form through which I get the
>>> scholarship.
>>> Can you please help me to find out the following link through which I
>>> can get through it
>>>
>>> On Fri, 8 Nov, 2024, 10:03 pm Deb Tankersley, <dtankersley(a)wikimedia.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello all, *(with apologies for cross-posting)*
>>>>
>>>> We’re happy to announce that the next annual Wikimedia Hackathon will
>>>> be taking place May 2nd - 4th, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2025>! This event
>>>> is being organized by the Wikimedia Foundation in collaboration with local
>>>> Wikimedia affiliate, Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey (WMTR)
>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Turkey>
>>>> .
>>>>
>>>> The Wikimedia Hackathon is an annual event to bring the global
>>>> technical community together to connect, hack, and explore new ideas.
>>>> Technical contributors from all around the world come together to improve
>>>> the technological infrastructure and software that powers and benefits the
>>>> Wikimedia projects.
>>>>
>>>> During the Hackathon, we will focus on bringing together people who
>>>> have already contributed to the many technical aspects of Mediawiki and our
>>>> Wikimedia projects, those who know how to find their way around on our
>>>> technical ecosystem, and who are able to work or collaborate on projects
>>>> rather autonomously.
>>>>
>>>> The 2025 Hackathon will happen in-person, onsite at the Renaissance
>>>> Polat Istanbul Hotel
>>>> <https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/istrn-renaissance-polat-istanbul-hote…>
>>>> , and we’ll have discounted room codes for those that want to stay at
>>>> the hotel venue, to be announced in the coming weeks.
>>>>
>>>> For those unable to attend in person, we'll be live-streaming the
>>>> Hackathon opening ceremony and closing showcase. Local and global
>>>> communities are also welcome and encouraged to organize pre-hackathon
>>>> events or related meetups.
>>>>
>>>> Next steps:
>>>>
>>>> -
>>>>
>>>> Event registration will open on November 12, 2024 and will close
>>>> mid April 2025, or earlier based on event capacity.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -
>>>>
>>>> There are a limited number of scholarships that can be requested
>>>> during early registration and all scholarships provided will adhere to the WMF
>>>> travel policy
>>>> <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Scholarship_travel_policy>
>>>> guidelines.
>>>> -
>>>>
>>>> Scholarship requests will only be accepted for consideration
>>>> until December 10, 2024.
>>>> -
>>>>
>>>> Mark your calendars and register early!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> All participants will adhere to the Code of Conduct
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Code_of_Conduct> for Wikimedia
>>>> technical spaces and the Friendly Space Policy
>>>> <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Friendly_space_policy>.
>>>>
>>>> If you have any questions or would like to reach out to the organizing
>>>> team, feel free to email hackathon(a)wikimedia.org or comment on the talk
>>>> page
>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Wikimedia_Hackathon_2025&a…>.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Deb
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> deb tankersley (she/her)
>>>>
>>>> developer outreach program management
>>>>
>>>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>>>
>>>>
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Thanks & Regards,
Nivas.
*Registration for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon is now open! *
*(with apologies for cross-posting)*
The annual Wikimedia Hackathon
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2025> is organized by
the Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> in
collaboration with Wikimedia User Group Turkey (WMTR)
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Turkey> and
will be taking place in Istanbul, Turkey, from May 2nd through May 4th,
2025 at the Renaissance Polat Istanbul Hotel
<https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/istrn-renaissance-polat-istanbul-hote…>
.
The Hackathon is an on-site, in-person event. Those people who cannot
attend the Hackathon in-person will be able to follow some of the program
content online, but should not register using the link provided below. More
information will be provided closer to the event on how to participate
remotely. Registration will be open until mid April 2025, or until we reach
event capacity.
The Hackathon event is free for all* to attend *and each person that
attends the Hackathon is required to register.
- Catering (lunch, dinner, snacks, and drinks) will be provided during the
event.
- Covid-related equipment will also be available upon request (e.g. self
test kits and masks).
- We’ll have discounted room codes for those that want to stay at the hotel
venue, to be announced in the coming weeks.
- Check if your passport is up to date and if you will need a visa (or an
e-visa) to travel to Turkey, citizens of most countries can apply for an e-visa
online <https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa>.
Participants are expected to book their own travel arrangements and
accommodation. However, the Wikimedia Foundation is offering to take care
of travel and accommodation for a limited number of scholars and you will
be able to apply for a scholarship during the registration process.
Scholarship applicants - please note:
-
*Scholarship application and Wikimedia Foundation staff sponsorship will
only be available to request until December 10th, 2024. *
-
Priority will be given to scholars who can mentor or support in areas
of high demand and staff with ambitious or impactful projects.
-
Those that have requested a scholarship or sponsorship will be notified
by mid to late December 2024 about the status of their application.
-
All scholarships provided will adhere to the WMF travel policy
<https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Scholarship_travel_policy>
guidelines.
*Scholarship to this event will cover:*
-
Roundtrip airfare between your city of residence and Istanbul, Turkey -
arriving on May 1, 2025 and departing on May 5, 2025.
-
Private accommodation at the conference hotel for up to 4 nights
-
Medical Insurance Coverage for any scholars traveling outside of their
home country. (Scholars local to Turkey will need to use their regular
insurance coverage.).
-
Airport transfers between the Istanbul Airport (IST) and the conference
hotel.
-
All meals will be provided for the duration of the event (lunch, drinks,
snacks, and dinner will be provided on event days; breakfast will be
provided by the hotel for guests staying there). In addition, dinner will
be provided on Thursday before the Hackathon officially kicks off.
-
Fees associated with obtaining a visa to travel to Turkey (visa
application fees, and travel to in-person travel visa appointment (if
needed)).
-
Citizens of most countries can apply for an e-visa online
<https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa>.
*Scholarship to this event will not cover:*
-
Per diem costs on travel days.
-
Ground transportation costs between your residence and home airport.
-
Insurance for your personal possessions.
The Hackathon registration form runs on Pretix (a free, open-sourced
third-party platform that helps organize and manage events) which may
subject your data to additional terms <https://pretix.eu/about/en/privacy>.
For more information on WMF’s privacy and data-handling for the Hackathon,
please read the privacy statement
<https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Wikimedia_Hackathon_Privacy_Sta…>
.
<https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/hackathon2025>
If you encounter any issues while registering, or have questions about the
registration process, feel free to contact the coordination team at
hackathon(a)wikimedia.org.
Cheers,
Deb
--
deb tankersley (she/her)
developer outreach program management
Wikimedia Foundation
*For French and Arabic scroll down please. *
Dear Wikimedians,
We happily announce posting a video prepared by Wiki In Africa
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa>Team
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa/Team>to explain how to edit
ISA and use it to increase the searchability and accessibility of images in
specific commons category.
This video explains what structured data is, what ISA is, and how to add
structured data using ISA.
You can watch the video through this link:
https://youtu.be/CLsUqDnsNKo?si=q6FExYKMotZeL18Z
Also, a reminder that WLA 2024 ISA tool campaign is still going until 30th
November, you can practice the video on it through the link:
https://bit.ly/WLA24_ISA
#PlayISA
#WikiLovesAfrica
Cheers,
..........................................................
Chers Wikimédiens,
Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer la mise en ligne d'une vidéo
préparée par l'équipe Wiki In Africa pour expliquer comment utiliser ISA et
l'utiliser et améliorer la recherche et l'accessibilité des images de
Wikimedia Commons.
Cette vidéo explique ce que sont les données structurées, ce qu'est ISA, et
comment ajouter des données structurées en utilisant ISA.
Vous pouvez regarder la vidéo en cliquant sur ce lien :
https://youtu.be/CLsUqDnsNKo?si=q6FExYKMotZeL18Z
Nous vous rappelons également que la campagne WLA 2024 pour l'outil ISA est
toujours en cours jusqu'au 30 novembre, vous pouvez pratiquer la vidéo sur
ce lien ! https://bit.ly/WLA24_ISA
Bien à vous,
..................................................
أعزائي الويكيميديين
يسعدنا أن نعلن عن نشر مقطع فيديو أعده فريق
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa/Team>Wiki In Africa
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa>
لشرح كيفية إضافة البيانات الهيكلية باستخدام أداة إيسا لاستخدامها لزيادة
إمكانية البحث عن صور في تصانيف معينة بويكيميديا كومنز وويادة إمكانية الوصول
إلى تلك الصور.
يشرح هذا الفيديو ما هي البيانات الهيكلية وما هي أداة إيسا وكيفية إضافة
بيانات هيكلية باستخدامها.
يمكنك مشاهدة الفيديو من خلال هذا الرابط:
https://youtu.be/CLsUqDnsNKo?si=q6FExYKMotZeL18Z
كما نود التذكير بأن حملة حملة أداة إيسا ويكي تهوى أفريقيا لا تزال مستمرة
حتى 30 نوفمبر، يمكنك المشاركة فيها للتدرب على ما هو موجود بالفيديو!
https://bit.ly/WLA24_ISA
--
*Donia*
WikiAfrica Hour Production Coordinator
& Wiki In Africa Tools Community Facilitator
Dear Wiki Loves Folklore & Feminism and Folklore Organizers,
We hope this message finds you well. We are excited to inform you that the
application window for Wikimedia Foundation's Cycle 3 of our grants is now
open. Please ensure to submit your applications by December 1st.
For a comprehensive guide on how to apply, please refer to the Wiki Loves
Folklore Grant Toolkit:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Folklore_Grant_Toolkit
Additionally, you can find detailed information on the Rapid Grant timeline
here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid#Timeline
We appreciate your continuous efforts and contributions to our campaigns.
Should you have any questions or need further assistance, please do not
hesitate to reach out: support(a)wikilovesfolkore.org
Kind regards,
Joris.
On behalf of the Wiki Loves Folklore International Team.
Dear Wikimedians,
We are pleased to announce that the Wikipedia Asian Month User Group
2023-24 Report is now available online. The report provides an overview of
our achievements over the last year. Please access the report here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Community_Fund/Ra…>.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to reach
out to us.
As we’re now in November, in addition to the exciting WAM events
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Asian_Month_2024/Join_an_Event>
currently underway, we are also in the process of preparing to
establish a Steering
Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Asian_Month_User_Group/Steering_C…>.
We welcome everyone to follow our updates and share your thoughts with us.
We’re also looking forward to exploring new collaborations with more
projects in the future. Thank you!
Sincerely,
[[User:Betty2407]] on behalf of Wikipedia Asian Month User Group
Hello all, *(with apologies for cross-posting)*
We’re happy to announce that the next annual Wikimedia Hackathon will be
taking place May 2nd - 4th, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2025>! This event is
being organized by the Wikimedia Foundation in collaboration with local
Wikimedia affiliate, Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey (WMTR)
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Turkey>.
The Wikimedia Hackathon is an annual event to bring the global technical
community together to connect, hack, and explore new ideas. Technical
contributors from all around the world come together to improve the
technological infrastructure and software that powers and benefits the
Wikimedia projects.
During the Hackathon, we will focus on bringing together people who have
already contributed to the many technical aspects of Mediawiki and our
Wikimedia projects, those who know how to find their way around on our
technical ecosystem, and who are able to work or collaborate on projects
rather autonomously.
The 2025 Hackathon will happen in-person, onsite at the Renaissance Polat
Istanbul Hotel
<https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/istrn-renaissance-polat-istanbul-hote…>
, and we’ll have discounted room codes for those that want to stay at the
hotel venue, to be announced in the coming weeks.
For those unable to attend in person, we'll be live-streaming the Hackathon
opening ceremony and closing showcase. Local and global communities are
also welcome and encouraged to organize pre-hackathon events or related
meetups.
Next steps:
-
Event registration will open on November 12, 2024 and will close mid
April 2025, or earlier based on event capacity.
-
There are a limited number of scholarships that can be requested during
early registration and all scholarships provided will adhere to the WMF
travel policy
<https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Scholarship_travel_policy>
guidelines.
-
Scholarship requests will only be accepted for consideration
until December
10, 2024.
-
Mark your calendars and register early!
All participants will adhere to the Code of Conduct
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Code_of_Conduct> for Wikimedia technical
spaces and the Friendly Space Policy
<https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Friendly_space_policy>.
If you have any questions or would like to reach out to the organizing
team, feel free to email hackathon(a)wikimedia.org or comment on the talk page
<https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Wikimedia_Hackathon_2025&a…>.
Cheers,
Deb
--
deb tankersley (she/her)
developer outreach program management
Wikimedia Foundation
Dear all,
I’m writing to let you know that the Wikimedia Foundation’s audit report
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/financial-reports/> (audited
financial statements) are now available for the fiscal year ending 30 June
2024. The audit report for the Wikimedia Endowment
<https://wikimediaendowment.org/#reports>’s inaugural audit is also
available for the same timeframe–as the Wikimedia Endowment became a
standalone 501(c)(3) in fiscal year 2023-2024, it will now have its own
audit report going forward. The Wikimedia Enterprise financial report
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/11/07/wikimedia-enterprise-financial-report…>
for the same period is also available today.
The audit report is one of many financial reports we release every year. It
contains statements about an organization’s financial position and
activities; those statements are audited by a third party (in our case,
KPMG) for accuracy.
KPMG issued their opinions that both the Wikimedia Foundation’s and the
Wikimedia Endowment’s financial statements for FY 2023-2024 are presented
accurately. This marks the 19th consecutive year of clean audits for the
Wikimedia Foundation since the Foundation’s first audit in 2006 and the
first year of clean audits for the new Wikimedia Endowment entity.
We have also shared key highlights from the reports on Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/11/07/highlights-from-the-fiscal-year-2023-…>
along with frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Meta-Wiki for the Foundation
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_reports/Financial/Audi…>
and for the Endowment
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Endowment_reports/Financial/Audit…>
to help give a sense of what the numbers mean.
For those who are interested in diving deeper into the financials for
Wikimedia Enterprise, we have also published the third annual financial
report for Enterprise on Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/11/07/wikimedia-enterprise-financial-report…>.
The principal information is already included in the Foundation’s audit
report, but this extra documentation is consistent with our commitment to
ensure that this commercial revenue is also detailed separately – for
maximum transparency.
If you have any questions, please contact me via email, or ask a question
directly on the talk pages for the Foundation
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_repo…>
and the Endowment
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Wikimedia_Endowment_repor…>
.
Best regards,
Jaime
Jaime Villagomez
Chief Financial Officer
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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