Dear Wikimedia friends,

Wikimedia Deutschland is happy to announce the date of the next Wikimedia Conference: From 29 to 31 March 2019, we will welcome representatives from Wikimedia Affiliates and partners, from the Wikimedia Foundation as well as its committees in Berlin. We will closely coordinate with the WMF’s teams for all things logistics, program and funding, and are thankful for their support.

Based on our key takeaways from our 2015–2017 report,[1] conversations at and after the Wikimedia Conference 2018 as well on the WMCON Follow-Up Day at Wikimania 2018, we will modify the main focus of the Wikimedia Conference: The next conference will focus on the Movement Strategy process and movement governance for the organized part of the movement in general. The program will be designed according to the status and needs of the ongoing Movement Strategy process. In addition to that, we will work with organizers of regional and thematic events to develop a clear vision of contextualized and regionalized learning opportunities in the Wikimedia movement. We want to thank everyone for their valuable feedback on this major modification of this event.

I’d like to use this opportunity to announce another update: After eight Wikimedia Conferences, I will step back from leading the event and am happy to hand over to two well experienced colleagues: Cornelius Kibelka, Program and Engagement Coordinator of the conference, will take over all program related responsibilities. Daniela Gentner, Logistics and Event coordinator of the conference, will be responsible for entire logistics and event management of the Wikimedia Conference.

Within the next months they will share more updates on the eligibility criteria, the program set-up and the new application phase for the Visiting Wikimedian program.[2] Stay tuned for updates!

If you have questions or ideas to share, feel free to reach out via the usual channels or talk to Cornelius or me at the Wikimania closing party in Cape Town.

Nicole

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference/2015%E2%80%932017_Repor... [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visiting_Wikimedian

-- Nicole Ebber Adviser International Relations Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin http://wikimedia.de

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