Fellow Wiki-Americans,
This is your last chance to vote in the Movement Charter referendum:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter
Polls have been open for several days, they close Tuesday early evening,
and you can vote here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/398
(I helped to write it as a member of the drafting committee, feel free to
reach out if you have any questions about the process or about the text.))
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Hello,
Registration is now open for WikiConference North America 2024
<https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2024/Main_Page>, taking place in
Indianapolis, October 3-6! Visit here to register:
https://register.wcna.wiki/
Individual tickets are $25, and professional tickets for those attending on
behalf of a company or organization are $100. All proceeds will go towards
this and future WikiConference North America events. We also offer free
tickets to enable everyone to participate regardless of financial
constraints.
As a reminder, scholarship applications are due May 31! This is a firm
deadline as we need to start planning lodging and travel ASAP. Any active
Wikimedian in North America is eligible to apply to have their travel
and/or accommodations covered for the event. If interested, please visit
https://scholarships.wcna.wiki to apply.
Program submissions are also open through May 31. If you'd like to submit a
lecture, panel, roundtable, workshop, lightning talk, or other meetup,
please visit https://submissions.wcna.wiki.
If you plan to travel to the conference from outside of the United States,
please review entry requirements through the U.S. Visa portal
<https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resour…>.
Document applications and renewals can take a while during this busy travel
season, so you're encouraged to check them now!
If you have any questions, please reach out to the team at
info(a)wikiconference.org. You can also chat with organizers and attendees in
our Telegram group at https://chat.wcna.wiki/.
Sincerely,
The WCNA organizing team
Hello,
WikiConference North America is excited to share that the 2024 conference
will be taking place in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States! Our annual
Culture Crawl will take place on October 3, followed by conference
programming from October 4-6. Our theme will be "Crossroads", inspired by
the Indiana state motto and also alluding to the multiple meanings of the
word—as the place where Wikimedians from across the continent cross paths,
as well as what we hope will be a turning point for participants.
Please visit the conference website for more information:
https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2024/Main_Page
If you are interested in attending, please read on for scholarship
information and program submissions.
We are now accepting scholarship applications through May 31. Any active
Wikimedian in North America is eligible to apply to have their travel
and/or accommodations covered for the event. If interested, please visit
https://scholarships.wcna.wiki to apply.
We are also accepting program submissions through May 31. If you'd like to
submit a lecture, panel, roundtable, workshop, lightning talk, or other
meetup, please visit https://submissions.wcna.wiki.
For those interested in attending, registration will be opening soon, and
you will receive another email when it does. For your reference, pricing
will be identical to last year. Individual tickets are $25, and
professional tickets for those attending on behalf of a company or
organization are $100. All proceeds will go towards this and future
WikiConference North America events. We will also offer free tickets to
enable everyone to participate regardless of financial constraints.
If you plan to travel to the conference from outside of the United States,
please review entry requirements through the U.S. Visa portal (
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resour…).
Document applications and renewals can take a while during this busy travel
season, so you're encouraged to check them now!
If you have any questions, please reach out to the team at
info(a)wikiconference.org. You can also chat with organizers and attendees in
our Telegram group at https://chat.wcna.wiki/.
Thank you!
On behalf of the WCNA organizing team,
Kevin Payravi (User:SuperHamster)
Hi Wiki-North Americans,
I have put up a proposal for Earth Day adjacent meetups in in late April /
early May for particular places in North America, and to use the great
power of the CentralNotice banner to help achieve this:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CentralNotice/Request/Earth_Day_North_Ameri…
Like Wikipedia Day, any date that's convenient locally is fair game.
Wikimedia NYC also has some spare funding for ecological wiki events, that
expires this June, so we may be able to help support some local meetups in
other places.
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Hello,
Planning is underway for WikiConference North America 2024, and we need
your help!
Please take a few minutes to complete our anonymous Community Engagement
Survey, and let us know what your community's top priorities and needs are.
This survey is important for us when it comes to requesting grant funding,
and helps us program a better conference for you and your community.
Survey link:
https://engagement-survey-2024.wcna.wiki
If you have any questions, please reach out to our team at
info(a)wikiconference.org
Thank you for your time!
On behalf of the WikiConference North America User Group,
Kevin Payravi / User:SuperHamster
Wikipedia's 23rd birthday is in January, and we're celebrating in North
America and around the world!
Add your events to the listing here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Day#Wikipedia_Day_2024
Since Wikipedia Day is not technically a religious holiday, you can
actually observe it whenever you like based on local circumstances. For
example, in February if it's too soon to plan for next month, or even
beyond.
We can do geonotice and probably even centralnotice banners to promote, and
feel free to reach out if you'd like some help or mentorship with local
organizing.
Also, don't forget your Wikipedia Day cake!
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)