hi,
These are a few resources shared for the Wikipedia X events.
Pradeep
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From: Jay Walsh <jwalsh(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: 4 January 2011 11:21
Subject: [WikiX-l] Jimmy Wales Wikipedia 10 video address now posted!
To: Planning for WP 10th anniversary <WikiX-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi folks,
In late 2010 we asked Jimmy to come by the Wikimedia Foundation offices to
tape a series of short messages aimed at Wikipedia/Wikimedia contributors
and to Wikipedia fans/users in general. The shoot went quite well, and
we're pleased to present these short clips for you to use at your public
events, or in any other useful way to help celebrate Wikipedia 10.
The clips were produced in a way that they would present best on a screen at
an event, welcoming the audience and providing well-wishes for the
festivities. We made two versions...
The first below is a general 'call to action' video for a broad audience of
Wikipedia supporters. This clip may be used in any setting, but is
particularly suited for a broad audience of Wikipedia supporters (users,
donors, contributors, enthusiasts). We expect this clip to be used by media
outlets, bloggers, and for public events where Wikipedia or Wikimedia
volunteers may not be present.
The second clip is a bit longer, and more of a personal message from Jimmy
to the Wikipedia editing community. This is a more suitable clip for events
where the majority of attendees are Wikimedia volunteers and know the
movement well.
Global call to action (public)
http://vimeo.com/18034259http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMBbGvG8lpU
Wikipedia editors address
http://vimeo.com/18057095http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=113J-hP4CQI
Both are HD, broadcast quality (720p) and shot with microphone sound.
Why vimeo? Because you can easily download the high-resolution version of
the files (these should be in QT format) and re-purpose as necessary. You
should also be able to re-purpose these files for subtitling, including with
open source tools.
We've also uploaded the videos to youtube, where subtitles can be built on
top of the videos in many languages. We will upload OGV formats on Commons
shortly, but those variants may not be ideal resolution for presentation in
a big space.
I also know there are good open-source subtitling solutions out there, which
I welcome others to chime in and speak to. Let me know if there's anything
staff at WMF could look into to support the translation/subtitling. If
someone is willing to volunteer to translate transcriptions, I'm sure can
get them loaded into youtube or place them on Commons.
We will post the 'call to action' video on the WMF blog and in a few other
spots closer to the event, and it may get distributed to media as well
leading up to the anniversary. The 'Wikipedia editors' address should be
preserved and still be something special for viewing at the events you host
on or around January 15.
Looking forward to your thoughts,
jay walsh
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Dear Wikimedians,
As you are aware we are receiving enthusiastic response from many
individuals interested in organising events in their respective cities.
While there have been close to 20 plus cities that have thrown in their hat
to organise a local celebration, many of them actually need help, mentoring,
content to run their event.
http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:India_and_Bangladesh (current
categorized cities under India/Bangladesh)
With the intent to assisting these volunteers across the country, I would
like to propose that we setup task forces that can assist in various aspects
to help these events get conducted well.
http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Ten (India coordination page)
http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Ten/Faridabad (sample wiki page being used to
support an event)
This is a call for volunteers from active wikimedians for the following task
forces. We need your support and help.
Task forces for co-ordination and helping events
Propose the following Task forces to be comprised of experienced Wikipedians
in India to help Indian wide celebration events.
Task force A: Reaching out to more cities
Increase reach of event to more cities and states.
Task force B: Supporting the volunteers
Increase reach within a city and ensure aspects/content for the event.
The focus of this task force is to reach out to a sizable audience in a
city, ensure typical wiki meetup DOs and DONTs are taken care of, guidance
of any kind with ideas for logistics.
Task force C: Creating standard content
Create or collate quality content that can be used by the various city
events.
Please volunteer, we need support of all experienced wikipedians in these
task forces to support the various city initiatives. We have requests from
places like Dibrugarh in Assam, Bikaner in Rajasthan, Ujjain in MP.
University students mostly with access to an auditorium and a captive
student audience.
It is a great opportunity for us to get the work around about Wikimedia and
its projects.
We need all the help we can get.
Please register for the task forces at this url:
http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Ten
Look forward to your active support.
Thanks and Regards
Arun
www.twitter.com/arunram
FYI.
I hope we get lots of people from India this year, application for
scholarships are open, don't wait to apply!
and of course, Happy New Year from my snowy part of the world!
Delphine
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From: Harel Cain <harel.cain(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 8:01 AM
Subject: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2011 registration and scholarship
application to begin on January 1st!
To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)"
<wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Dear Wikimaniacs,
We are pleased to announce the opening, on January 1st 0:00 UTC, of
the registration period and the scholarship application period for
Wikimania 2011, which will be held in Haifa, Israel, on August 4th to
7th, 2011.
== Registration ==
Those who register early will enjoy considerable discounts in both
registration and accommodation fees, so be sure to register as early
as possible.
* Full information about registration, including fees and registration
periods: http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration
* Our registration website: http://wmreg.wikimedia.org.il/
== Scholarship application ==
If you require a scholarship to attend Wikimania 2011, you can apply
for one until the end of January 2011. This year, there will be
partial scholarships to cover travel costs up to USD 300, in addition
to full scholarships.
* Full information about scholarships:
http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships
* Our scholarship application website: http://wmschols.wikimedia.org.il/
== Call for Papers ==
The Call for Papers for the conference has been available for a while
now. You are welcome to submit workshop, seminar, tutorial, panel, and
presentation proposals.
* The Call for Papers: http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Call_for_Papers
== Translators required ==
You are welcome to help translate as much of our conference wiki into
as many languages as possible, using the regular {{Other languages}}
and {{Translation}} templates.
If you are interested in translating the registration website into
additional languages, please contact us at
wikimania-registration(a)wikimedia.org.
== Got any questions? ==
You can contact us in any of the ways listed on
http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Contact.
If you have questions that might interest others, please post them on
http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania:Information_Desk.
Please excuse us if the registration or scholarship application
websites are temporarily unavailable due to maintenance.
Wishing you all a happy 2011 and looking forward to hosting you in Haifa,
Harel Cain
on behalf of the entire Wikimania 2011 local team
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