Thanks Tim for addressing the burning issues. Let's focus on these issues
along with regular topics in Berlin. We hope, we would come up with
constructive, positive and forward-looking sustainable solutions at the
conference.
Regards,
Tanweer
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 3:50 AM, Sam Klein <sjklein(a)hcs.harvard.edu> wrote:
This is an excellent approach, thank you. SJ
On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Tim Moritz Hector <
tim-moritz.hector(a)wikimedia.de> wrote:
Dear fellow Wikimedians,
I have been closely following the developments of the previous weeks. A
lot
of things have been said, concerns and
frustration have been raised, hope
has been voiced, and many many questions have been brought up. It’s hard
to
keep up with all the voices on all the different
digital channels these
days, and hard to find solutions and agreement in an unfacilitated
stream.
The first chance for many of us to personally meet, vent, and look ahead
will be the the Wikimedia Conference in Berlin. Wikimedia Deutschland is
hosting the event, and welcoming movement affiliates, committees and
board
and staff of the Wikimedia Foundation from April
20-24.
The movement is standing at a crossroad, but I am confident we can find
the
best path if we work together. Wikimedia
Deutschland has gone through
turbulent times in the past as well, and we would like to offer our
experience and full support as host and facilitator of an essential part
of
this process. With your participation and
contribution, Wikimedia
Conference can be a platform for exchange and progress.
Let us use this opportunity to jointly figure out how we want to move
forward as a network of partners. The conference is the ideal platform to
discuss and define next steps to find answers to questions like: How do
we
imagine a movement striving for free knowledge
and what structure and
framework best serve these needs? How do the WMF and affiliates define
their role and responsibilities on a global and local level? How shall an
revamped search process for a new executive leadership of the WMF look
like, and what are the main qualifications new candidates should bring?
How
will the strategy process for the WMF evolve and
how can affiliates
contribute? How do we involve our stakeholders from within and outside of
the movement in this process? How do we manage to look ahead rather than
repeating the old narratives? How do we create consensus on all these
questions?
In light of the current situation, we would like to dedicate a whole
conference track to these issues. Of course, the initial conference
topics
of impact and capacity building are still
important and will be covered
as
well.
We have set up a page on meta and encourage you to share your questions,
ideas, and concerns[1]. We intend to work closely with WMF and affiliate
representatives in the coming eight weeks and create the program along
their input.
Looking forward to seeing you in Berlin in April,
Tim Moritz Hector
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2016/Program_Design_Pr…
:
How to move forward
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Chair of the Board
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin
http://www.wikimedia.de
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