Hi Wiki-Americans,
We would like to do something special in NYC for next year's Wikipedia Day,
to help kick off the year celebrating the 15th anniversary, on January 15
or thereabouts, and would welcome collaboration with North American and
other cities by video link for that day.
for context, last year's Wikipedia Day in NYC-
Wiki page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia_Day_2015
Videos page:
http://livestream.com/internetsociety/wikidaynyc15
(especially see lightning talks, etc, which could be spread globally in
bitesize chunks)
Besides NYC, I think WMDC is hosting a Diversity Conference about the same
time that could be a part of this, and Cascadia was also I think
considering an event in Vancouver.
Thanks,
Pharos
Wikimedia NYC
(cross-posting)
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From: Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 1:56 PM
Subject: Seeking comments and translations for proposed video project
Dear Wikimedia colleagues:
I am developing a proposal for a video series that's designed to introduce
Wikimedia to new contributors (particularly in GLAM and education
programs), and to motivate them to participate in the community in a
constructive way. I would appreciate your input. The video is intended for
translation into multiple languages; there are already volunteers for
Spanish and German translation.
The proposal's main draft page is here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Motivational_and_educational_vid…
The proposal talk page is here; it includes a draft outline of specific
subjects to cover:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants
talk:IEG/Motivational_and_educational_video_to_introduce_Wikimedia
Please note that the scope and budget of the project are still under
consideration. At this point it would be especially helpful to have input
on the subjects that the video should cover, and how best to cover them.
This information will help as the project scope and budget are refined.
Please add your questions and comments to the talk page.
If you would like to support the project with your endorsement, please do
so here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Motivational_and_educational_vid…
If you would like to volunteer to translate the video, please email me or
comment on the talk page.
Thanks and regards,
Pine
Hi Wikimedians,
WikiConference USA 2015 will be held *October 9–11* at the U.S. National
Archives in Washington, D.C.
Registration and scholarship applications are open. Session proposals may
be submitted.
Website: http://wikiconferenceusa.org
Pine