Update.
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Subject: [Wikimediaus-l] Aug 22: WikiCon extended deadline
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:35:19 -0400
From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com>
Reply-To: Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States
(WALRUS) <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
To: Wikimedia U.S. Chapter <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
The deadline for submissions and scholarships for WikiConference North
America has been extended to August 22, i.e. Wednesday.
To submit your presentation:
https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Submissions
To apply for a scholarship:
https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Scholarships
Remember, Wednesday is the final final deadline :)
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Hey all, for anyone who's interested and hasn't necessarily gotten
around to it, general reminder that submissions and scholarship
applications are due tomorrow. So if you're like me and haven't
submitted anything yet and/or applied for a scholarship and want to, do
these now!
If you haven't done this before, proposal submissions are
talks/panels/workshops for basically anything we might see at any other
Wikimedia event, but also especially stuff applicable to local groups
and whatnot. Like what have we even been doing as a group?
And if you're wondering if you should apply for a scholarship, the
answer is yes. They're very straight forward, you just get 500$ to
figure out your own trip and that should cover most of it, and if you do
anything at all, you're probably in the running for getting one. If
you're subscribed to this list, you probably do something. If you're an
academic, you also have a more academia-style option to look into.
As a side note, in the past I may have mentioned how we should maybe try
combining the photo road trip idea with getting people to this
conference, but this was before I realised just how far away Ohio really
is. I thought it was close to Colorado! It's not! This one's further
away than San Diego! But even if that's not necessarily feasible for
this, we should still totally look into doing that sort of road trip at
some point, hint hint. Maybe if some of us meet up at the conference, we
could plan something then? I dunno.
-I
>
> 1. Re: Eighth Annual Colorado Wiknic on Sunday, July 15, 2018
> (Isarra Yos)
> Thanks, guys, for putting this on as always!
>
> Wish I could make it this year, but as Wikimania's the following week,
> I'm sadly going to be travelling that day.
>
>
Likewise, I'm shipping out very early on Monday and won't be able to
attend. I will spread the word outside of this list. Hopefully a few
new/curious folks will show up.
Thank you for organizing.
Isarra,
I'll see you in CPT.
Regards,
Abhay
You are cordially invited to the *Eighth Annual Colorado Wiknic* from noon
to 4:00 Sunday afternoon, July 15, 2018. We will host the Wiknic at our
home at 8032 West 78th Circle, Arvada, Colorado. Full information is
available at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Colorado/Wiknic/2018 Please
call us at (303) 477-7139 for any further information or assistance.
We look forward to seeing you,
Buaidh(a)gmail.com & BikeSally(a)gmail.com
(AKA Steve Brown and Sally Berriman)
Can our user group support this initiative?
Does it make sense to ask the FCC to enforce something they don't like?
Would a full legislative approach make more sense?
Or maybe Wyden knows what he's talking about - he's good!....
--Neal
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From: Peter Meyer <peter.meyer(a)wikidc.org>
Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2018 at 6:35 PM
Subject: Fwd: Continuing the U.S. Net Neutrality conversation
To: nealmcb(a)gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
*From:* Stephen LaPorte <slaporte(a)wikimedia.org>
*Date:* April 21, 2018 at 17:26:15 GMT+2
*To:* Alice Backer <alice.backer(a)gmail.com>, Rob Fernandez <
wikigamaliel(a)gmail.com>, Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com>, Andrew Lih <
andrew.lih(a)gmail.com>, Katherine Maher <kmaher(a)wikimedia.org>, Megan Wacha <
megan.wacha(a)gmail.com>, Eileen Hershenov <ehershenov(a)wikimedia.org>, Joshua
Weinberg <jweinberg(a)wikimedia.org>, Peter Meyer <peter.meyer(a)wikidc.org>,
Kevin Payravi <kevinpayravi(a)gmail.com>, Chuck Roslof <croslof(a)wikimedia.org>,
dalesio.3(a)buckeyemail.osu.edu, Jan Gerlach <jgerlach(a)wikimedia.org>
*Subject:* *Continuing the U.S. Net Neutrality conversation*
Hi folks,
Great conversation today about Net Neutrality in the United States, and the
importance for Wikimedia.
A few action items we discussed:
- *To do*: Talk with other US Wikimedia organizations to get their
opinion on a Wikipedia banner (or blackout) support Net Neutrality.
- Rob is putting together a list of US Wikimedia groups for
conversations—Can you share the link?
- *To do*: Share some resources on Wikimedia's position on Net
Neutrality and the timeline. Please see below for some documents from the
Foundation.
- *To do*: Decide how (and if) to present the position of the US
Wikimedia organizations for community consensus on a banner or other
community action. You can see the previous discussion from last year here
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_14…>
.
- *To do*: Decide if you want to meet with Senator Wyden, to share what
the Wikimedia community is doing, and also to start building a relationship
and asking for other support for Wikimedia (great suggestion from Josh). If
you don't want to, or if you don't think it's feasible to meet this short
timeline, "no" is also fine.
Some resources from the Foundation:
- More information here
<https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/27/senator-markey-officially-introduces-legi…>
(more
detail here
<https://doyle.house.gov/press-release/doyle-markey-introduce-bill-preserve-…>)
is available on the pending resolution to CRA resolution. The resolution
may need a Senate vote *before the end of May*, so if the Wikimedia
community plans to take action, a decision is likely necessary within the
next two weeks.
- In August 2017, the Foundation to the FCC (here
<https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/10830645308265/Wikimedia%20Foundation%20commen…>)
commenting on its proposal to deregulate ISPs and urging it not to roll
back the net neutrality rules that had been in place since 2015.
- In December 2017, the Foundation published a blog post (here
<https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/12/04/net-neutrality-access-to-knowledge/>)
in which we explain that the ability to freely connect and find information
online is important for access to knowledge and online collaboration. We
urged the FCC again not to roll back the net neutrality rules.
I took a few notes during the meeting on great suggestions:
- There was general interest in the room for a banner of some sort, but
it may be worth proposing other bolder options too.
- It's useful to have a clear statement about how an issue like Net
Neutrality affects the Wikimedia community. Keep it simple. Have good
talking points.
- Consider how to appeal to Spanish-speaking populations in the United
States. If the community supports a banner geolocated to the US, should it
include both Spanish and English Wikipedia?
- Color of Change has a good explanation of Net Neutrality as an equity
issue. (If someone can find or share that link with the group, it would be
helpful.)
- If you want to work with (or just talk to) any activist organizations,
please reach out to Jan and me, and we'd be happy to make introductions.
- It's good to have a list of other high priority issues that US
Wikimedians want to discuss in DC (the Librarian of Congress and Copyright,
defending CDA 230, and more).
Please share this email with other Wikimedians for coordination, or move it
into Rob's Google Doc if that is easier. Also please feel free to share
your notes from the meeting or any other ideas.
Thanks for sharing all your ideas this afternoon. I'm looking forward to
hearing what you decide.
Best,
Stephen
--
Stephen LaPorte
Legal Director
Wikimedia Foundation
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have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the
mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and ethical
reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community
members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more
on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer
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--
Neal McBurnett http://neal.mcburnett.org/
Plans are underway for *WikiConference North America/2018*. More info soon!
*SAVE THE DATES*: October 18-21, 2018
- Thu, Oct 18: WikidataCon/Hackathon
- Fri, Oct 19: Culture Crawl
- Sat/Sun, Oct 20-21: Main Program with Tracks
*VENUES*:
- Main: Ohio State University
- Reception: Columbus Metropolitan Library
*CITY*: Columbus, Ohio, US
Grants to support attendance might be available.
Stay tuned!
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_North_America/2018
Todd Allen and I are headed to Germany April 19-22 to represent the Wikimedians of Colorado User Group
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group
The conference page is at
Wikimedia Conference 2018 - Meta
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2018
Do you all have any input? Is there anything in particular we should look for or bring up at the conference?
E.g. about the Wikimedia long-term strategic plan?
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Direction
--- Our strategic direction: Service and Equity ---
By 2030, Wikimedia will become the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and anyone who shares our vision will be able to join us.
We, the Wikimedia contributors, communities, and organizations, will advance our world by collecting knowledge that fully represents human diversity, and by building the services and structures that enable others to do the same.
We will carry on our mission of developing content as we have done in the past, and we will go further.
Knowledge as a service: To serve our users, we will become a platform that serves open knowledge to the world across interfaces and communities. We will build tools for allies and partners to organize and exchange free knowledge beyond Wikimedia. Our infrastructure will enable us and others to collect and use different forms of free, trusted knowledge.
Knowledge equity: As a social movement, we will focus our efforts on the knowledge and communities that have been left out by structures of power and privilege. We will welcome people from every background to build strong and diverse communities. We will break down the social, political, and technical barriers preventing people from accessing and contributing to free knowledge.
---
Or Movement Partnerships?
Or Capacity Building & Learning?
I'll be out-of-town starting tomorrow and this nealmcb(a)gmail.com address is the best way to reach me.
Thank you, and cheers,
Neal McBurnett http://neal.mcburnett.org/
A planning meeting tomorrow March 21 at 5:30 at Sanitas Brewery,
for the "Outdoor Women of Wikipedia" editathon event next Sunday,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boulder
sounds perfect to me, and it sounds like we have at least 4 who can make it.
Cheers,
Neal
On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 05:01:30PM -0600, Abigail Wise wrote:
> I could do 5:30 tomorrow at Sanitas, too. And yup, no screens but doors.
> [t]ᐧ
>
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 4:53 PM, Kassondra Cloos <kassondracloos(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm free tomorrow before 7 p.m. Would 5:30 tomorrow (Tuesday) work for people? We could bring our laptops and show you the
> space we'll be using on Sunday at Sanitas. There isn't a screen for presentations, as far as I know (Abby, do you know?), but
> there are doors to close in the space so that we won't have to compete so much with bar noise.
>
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 1:47 PM, Isarra Yos <zhorishna(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I could also do tuesday night if needed. It's just the day I can't do at all, tomorrow. Otherwise days are probably better,
> rest of the week.
>
> -I
Minor change...I put my name at the bottom. I would prefer different folks
go this time so we have wider exposure.
* Neal McBurnett
* Todd Allen (may be able to self-fund)
* Isarra Yos
* Spencer
* Gaurav(?)
* ...
* Abhay Natu
As far as bringing back stuff, we have a Movement Strategy to endorse (or
not) that was developed in the months following the conference. Now that we
have some activity on the list, I'll send out the details. I'll wait until
we sort out the participation list for this year.
Abhay
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> 1. Re: Colorado user group representatives needed for Wikimedia
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> 2. Re: Colorado user group representatives needed for Wikimedia
> Conference in Berlin in April; deadline in 25 hours (Isarra Yos)
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> From: Isarra Yos <zhorishna(a)gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-US-CO] Colorado user group representatives
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> Are we allowed to send extra people, outside the sponsored delegates? I
> was under the impression it was as much about numbers in general as costs.
>
>
Hey, all:
Apparently Wikimedians of Colorado User Group can send two people to the
Berlin Wikimedia Conference this year, and the deadline for registration
is tomorrow (15 January) at 16:00 localtime! Because we totally suck at
this, we need to figure out who to send probably... tonight? If anyone
is interested in actually sorting out what's needed that quickly, you
can likely just go, but we do need to coordinate that now.
So who all is interested? Again, this needs to happen with as much
immediacy as possible.
* We indeed are eligible, per
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2018/Eligibility_Crite…
and as a group two thing they're still paying for it out of conference
budget, so that's not a concern for us
* Registration itself:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2018/Registration_Info…
* I think if you're up for sorting this out as last minute as this, it's
probably good enough for
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2018/Program_Design_Pr…
-I