Hi,
I believe it likely is too early to make a decision. We have a professional
team at the WMF monitoring the situation, but the date is still 5 months in
the future.
It is reasonable to expect that we may need to make adjustments to the
situation as it develops and in 2-3 months it will be much clearer where we
stand.
For now, I think it is already fair to say that the WMF leadership is not
shying away from difficult decisions (the summit cancellation, closing down
the office, canceling international travel for staff) and clearly
prioritizes our safety.
I trust the judgment of our staff when they communicate clearly that they
are considering all options and will.make a decision in due time.
Best,
Dj "pundit"
On Tue, Mar 10, 2020, 00:45 Rehman Abubakr <rehman.wikimedia(a)live.com>
wrote:
I too have cancelled all personal/work/wiki travel
plans. The risks are
far too great.
A single infection at the conference, depending on who/where, has the
potential to cause significant damage to the Movement.
I understand the sheer effort that has already been put, but I strongly
hope the Foundation will postpone the conference or cancel this year's
conference for the safety of the volunteers, and to prevent the risk of
spreading it to more parts of the world.
Yours truly,
Rehman<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rehman>
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From a personal perspective, I have cancelled all future travel plans and
have requested that everyone I work with do the same. I am of course in
healthcare. Please note that this is not official advise.
James
On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 5:48 AM Toni Ristovski <toni91ehrlich(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Dear Gnangarra,
On your last email in this thread you mentioned that you will discuss
situation with corona virus CoVid-19, regarding upcoming Wikimania. I
know
that nobody have enough information, but
following all the news and
following recent developments, could you please update us about this
issue
on this thread.
Thank you
Toni
On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 1:15 PM Ciell Wikipedia <
ciell.wikipedia(a)gmail.com
wrote:
> Thank you for your response!
> Ciell
> Op wo 26 feb. 2020 12:32 schreef
Gnangarra <gnangarra(a)gmail.com>om>:
> > Hi Ciell
>
> > ESEAP team and the WMF are
meeting later this week with discussion on
> this
> > very issue on the agenda. As it stands we have been following the
changes
> > and recommendations of many countries in relation to travel to
Thailand
> and
> > Bangkok. The WMF team is also following developments, as you can
> imagine
> > its a very dynamic situation. At this stage we are continuing the
> > scholarship application process because there isnt the time frame
> necessary
> > to delay while waiting for further developments occur so we can more
> > assured of the necessary measures that will need to be taken.
> >
> > For people who dont get scholarships, or are already planning to fund
> their
> > own travel there for once waiting is becoming an advantage as the
cost
of
> > travel is dropping and there will be incentives to encourage people
to
> > travel. Anyone making bookings I
recommend you obtain insurance
that
covers you for all eventualities especially scenarios
related to the
virus.
>
> Community safety is at the absolute forefront of our plans and
concerns.
>
> Regards
>
> On Wed, 26 Feb 2020 at 19:05, Ciell Wikipedia <
ciell.wikipedia(a)gmail.com
>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Gnangarra,
> >
> > With the Corona virus spreading rapidly around the world: can you
tell
> me
> > > (us) something about the scenario for Wikimania when the virus
would
> > still
> > > be heavily active in August?
> > > People might want to wait a bit longer before applying, or maybe
want
to
> > know more about cancelling their travels after they have confirmed
the
> > scholarship. Will this be possible?
> >
> > Vriendelijke groet,
> > Ciell
> >
> >
> > Op do 20 feb. 2020 om 21:46 schreef Gnangarra <gnangarra(a)gmail.com
:
> >
> > > Wikimania is fast approaching, this year it'll be held in Bangkok
and
> as
> > > always the Wikimedia Foundation has a limited number of
opportunities
> > to
> > > > assist people to attend. There are two types of scholarships the
> first
> > > > being a full scholarship which covers, travel, accommodation, and
> > > > registration, the second a partial scholarship that covers
> > accommodation
> > > > and registration.
> > > >
> > > > This year for the first time East, South East Asia, and Pacific
> > (ESEAP)
> > > as
> > > > collaboration between the region we'll be your host for
Wikimania.
> The
> > > > region has placed a high importance on collaboration and
knowledge
> >
sharing
> > > this years Wikimania program will reflect that. Our theme is;
> > > *Power of Diverse Collaboration*
> > > *Sharing knowledge brings people together*
> > >
> > > How does this impact on scholarship? ESEAP is looking for people
who
> > are
> > > > prepared to share their knowledge to help develop potential
future
> >
> leaders. We'll be looking for two broad areas of contributions,
from
> > > those
> > > > who have successfully developed programs, and those newer
> contributors
> > > who
> > > > want to develop their skills to do more but have never been to a
> > > Wikimania
> > > > to broaden their support networks.
> > > >
> > > > As you apply please agree to share your details with the local
> > affiliate
> > > > should they also have scholarships available. When answering
> questions
> > if
> > > > you have urls to reports, dashboards, and events reports please
> provide
> > > > them. Rather than writing lots of words again have your past
> recordings
> > > > speak.
> > > >
> > > > On behalf of ESEAP community, and the Scholarship committee we
look
> >
forward
> > > to seeing you in Bangkok in August.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Gnangarra
> > > Wikimania Scholarship committee Co-chair
> > >
> > > *Power of Diverse Collaboration*
> > > *Sharing knowledge brings people together*
> > > Wikimania Bangkok 2020
> > > August 5 to 9
> > > hosted by ESEAP
> > >
> > > Wikimania:
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Gnangarra
> > > Noongarpedia:
https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/nys/Main_Page
> >
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> > *Power of Diverse Collaboration*
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> > Wikimania Bangkok 2020
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