Re: [Wikimedia-l] Final report on the Techstorm 2019

Hi Ciell, I did a pass over your report and I want to share a few thoughts with you and the rest of the team. * First: Thank you so much for organizing another Techstorm in 2019 and writing/sharing this report. Increasing the diversity of those who choose to participate in the Wikimedia projects is important and your knowledge sharing is immensely helpful. * 63 participants is a really good number. Congratulations! I also appreciate that you set a high bar for the target distribution of attendees. Ambitious (but not over-ambitious) targets can help us grow and learn. One thing we learned (in 2020) when organizing Wiki Workshop [1] was that when there is no fee for registration, we get twice the actual number of participants registering. Something you can consider is to allow for more registrations than what you can physically accommodate (to a limit), with the understanding that there will always be some no-shows/cancellations. * I have a suggestion for how you conduct the survey: consider doing it during the event and dedicating 15-min time to it. I understand some people may prefer to take their time and do it later, but by asking people to do it right there, you may get a higher response rate. (Chasing folks after the event for surveys is not fun for either side.;) * Core organizing team size: Looking at the 2019 team, I totally agree with you. A few more volunteers at the core level will be very helpful. They also can make it more fun as you can bounce ideas back-and-forth with them and collaborate. :) * For 2021: consider a virtual event if a physical one is not possible and if you have bandwidth to work on it. A lot of people are isolated because of the pandemic and they look forward to finding ways to connect with others, learn new skills, etc. I want to close this email by thanking you all again. I also want to thank you personally, Ciell, for the spirit of collaboration and fun you bring to the projects you get involved in, and your dedication to community building. What you all are doing is not easy, especially as numbers won't do justice to the impact of the work. Thank you for keeping up and organizing this event. If there is something I can do to support you, please reach out. Best, Leila [1] https://wikiworkshop.org/ -- Leila Zia Head of Research Wikimedia Foundation On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 7:56 AM Ciell Wikipedia &lt;ciell.wikipedia(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: report of the Techstorm* 2019. Though the Techstorm was organized in November 2019, other priorities came to play for the organisational team due to the global pandemic, but over the past festive season and after, we finally found the time to finish up our evaluation report. behind the Techstorm, the goals of the event, our metrics and, last but not least, our lessons learned. regulations will not permit these gatherings we will ask WMNL to include a Techstorm in the annual plan 2022. Wiki Techstorm 2019 was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on the 22nd & 23rd of November 2019. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>