Thank you Asaf for this initiative, personally I like clinics. I have seen the other proposals, there is a big problem that they are already used so there is a big risk of confusion, another proposal is to give visibility to this meeting. a nice little logo would be nice. Another question is that if for example we wanted to use the Jitsi app platform on meet.wmcloud.org how would we do it?

thanks again

* Mohammed Bachounda http://bachounda.com/* Leader Wikimedia Algeria UG

On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 5:37 PM Asaf Bartov abartov@wikimedia.org wrote:

Dear Wikimedians,

Below are the dates and times for the upcoming Wikimedia Clinic[1] calls. But first, a few updates about the program in general:

1. Based on feedback so far, we are changing the format of the calls to be

*semi-scheduled* instead of *completely unscheduled*. This means each call will have one or more specific *pre-announced* topics, each topic having a (brief!) presentation by staff followed by time for discussion or questions and answers, *in addition* to the unstructured time for topics attendees want to bring up spontaneously.

2. Following the Clinic call in Spanish two weeks ago, we are also planning

calls in Russian and French (details to be determined).

3. We are experimenting with using the free-software Jitsi technology for

the meetings instead of Google Meet. Please note that one disadvantage of the free-software solution is that to connect from a mobile device you will need to download and install the Jitsi app and point it at meet.wmcloud.org ![2]

4. A few people have expressed confusion or consternation about the

program's name. I have started an on-wiki section on the talk page to discuss a possible renaming of the program. Feel free to contribute to it.[3]

The upcoming calls (note the time zones!) and their tentatively-scheduled topics: (there may be some changes in the topics in the coming 2-3 days. Check the Meta page closer to the calls to be sure.)

1. Wednesday, August 5th, 17:30 UTC. Topic: Stats tools demonstrations

2. Monday, August 10th, 18:00 UTC. Topic: Recent research from the

Foundation's Research team.

3. Thursday, August 20th, 19:00 UTC. Topic: TBD.

As always, see the program page on Meta for the details and call links.

Cheers,

Asaf

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinics [2] https://jitsi.org/downloads/ [3]

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Clinics#Should_the_program_be...

Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)

Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities

Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/

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