Dear all
As some of you will have heard by now, Jo Pugh sadly died of cancer last
week. For those of you who never came across Jo, he was Digital Development
Manager at the National Archives and a passionate historian who really
understood the value of Wikimedia in enabling people to access knowledge
and information. Even during his illness Jo continued to organise Wikimedia
related events, such as last summer's Medieval Wikidata Hackathon.
If you knew Jo, I'm sure his family would appreciate your comments and
condolences on Twitter <https://twitter.com/mentionthewar>.
Best wishes
Lucy
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Lucy Crompton-Reid (she/her)
Chief Executive
A reminder that the *deadline* for applying for a Scholarship to attend
Wikimania 2023 in Singapore on August 16-19 is this Sunday 5th February. A
full scholarship covers travel, accommodation, and registration. There are
also partial scholarships. To learn more:
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Scholarships
To apply for a scholarship, fill out the application form on:
https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/799477
** Special call for technical contributors **
If you are a tool creator, maintainer, user, or otherwise contribute to our
movement’s technical ecosystem and are willing to teach and mentor others,
collaborate on technical projects, and help onboard tech folks new to our
technical communities – please do apply and make sure you elaborate on what
technical mentorship you could contribute in your application. This will
greatly increase your chances to be selected.
If you have any questions, please contact:
wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org or leave a message at: 2023
talk:Scholarships
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023_talk:Scholarships>
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Lucy Crompton-Reid (she/her)
Chief Executive