Join us Monday evening, fellow Wiki-Americans -
We'll meet for a pan-USA Wikimedia local activists chat on Monday (Feb 1)
at 6:00 PM Pacific / 9:00 PM Eastern.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81993264198
This meeting, we'll catch up on our recent Wikipedia Day and 1lib1ref
experiences, plus upcoming seasonal campaigns such as for Black History
Month in February and Women's History Month in March.
We will also focus on the latest stages of the strategy process, and on the
Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws changes and community feedback and concerns.
We'll also look at the possibility of a conference grant for the next
iteration of WikiConference North America:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference
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Thanks,
Richard
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WikiConference North America has gone virtual! Join the Wikimedia
community, 11-13 December 2020 online for talks, training, gatherings, and
chats.
The content is focused on North America, but Wikimedians anywhere in good
standing are welcome to attend for free. The conference will be
free-flowing, with lightning talks, open space sessions and a virtual
lounge space. Attendees must abide by a safe space policy.
How can you get involved?
- Register (for free) to attend and be informed of the latest information -
http://register.wcna.wiki/
- Check out the schedule at http://wcna.wiki
- Join the Telegram chat as the "home base" for the latest information
throughout the conference - https://chat.wcna.wiki
Participate in scheduled talks and discussions:
- For Friday or Saturday, sign up to give 5 minute Lightning Talks -
https://program.wcna.wiki
- For Sunday, the Open Sessions are for users to propose editing meetups,
discussions or other activities at - https://program.wcna.wiki
- Join the virtual lounge space to walk around and interact with
participants throughout the conference. We are using Wonder.me (Chrome and
Firefox preferred) for video and audio chat - https://lounge.wcna.wiki
The Friday Culture Crawl focuses on GLAM Wiki and cultural heritage. The
weekend sessions are made of events hosted by partners and original
content, such as an update on activity by North American Affiliates and a
session on the state of the Wikimedia 2030 movement strategy process.
It's not all business - the conference is also designed for social
interaction and fun. The presence of a WikiCheese meetup is rumored but
unconfirmed, and bring your own beverage and munchies for social activity
time. You'll be able to mingle in the various virtual small rooms for
topical chats, or perform at the Sock Puppet Stage or Talk Page Theater.
Hang out with friends old and new in the many zones in the virtual lounge.
For all the conference details: http://wcna.wiki
Register here: http://register.wcna.wiki/
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Reminder from the Foundation - if you need funds for a Wikipedia 20 event
in mid-January, Rapid Grant deadline is Dec 15.
Note that the minimum amount for a rapid grant is $500. With how the US is
doing, I'm guessing we'll all be doing digital events, which would probably
cost less than $500. I'd be curious if funding could go towards food
delivery credits in lieu of in-person food, but of course that becomes a
much higher cost per-person, so I'd be surprised if it's entertained.
Other active proposals (including several Wikipedia 20 ones) may be found
at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rapid/Proposals/Proposed
Kevin
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Samir Elsharbaty <selsharbaty(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 3:46 PM
Subject: [Affiliates] Reminder to finalize your Rapid Grant application for
Wikipedia 20 by 15 December 2020
To: <affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi everyone!
The December round of Rapid Grants will close on 15 December. If you are
planning to submit a grant application for a Wikipedia 20 event taking
place on or around January 15, please make sure to do so by midnight UTC on
15 December 2020. For those planning to host Wikipedia 20 events after
January through the end of 2021, Rapid Grants will continue to be available
in the following months.
Please note that applications for Rapid Grants to fund events happening in
January will not be eligible for funding after 15 December due to the lack
of time available for processing those applications.
You can find more information on Rapid Grants for Wikipedia 20 and the
application form on meta. [1]
Thank you so much and looking forward to celebrating with you!
On behalf of the Wikipedia 20 team, Samir Elsharbaty
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_20/Grants
Samir Elsharbaty (he/him)
Brand Associate
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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If anyone would like to join, we are having a national/continental planning
call tonight at 9pm Eastern / 6pm Pactic for Virtual WikiConference North
America 2020
Google Meet:
https://meet.google.com/uhi-zjms-drb
This is the first planning meeting for the Dec 11-13 event and we are
looking for ideas and people! We have a very early draft schedule on meta:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_North_America/2020 and we
have an Etherpad for raw ideas and notes. Nothing is set in stone at all -
we want this to be grassroots with user-led sessions, open space, lightning
talks, edit-a-thons and social events. Hope you'll join us!
Feel free to contact Phoebe Ayers, Richard Knipel, Andrew Lih, Peter Meyer
or Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight with any questions.
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Hi friends,
I'd like to invite you to WikiCred's second demo hour on December 1st at at
12 PM EST / 5 PM UTC, where we will see presentations and updates from four
of our grantees about their Wikimedia and credibility projects:
* Scribe (Structuring new cited sources on Wikipedia)
* Glassbox (WordPress plugin for opening the news)
* Sourceror (browser extension + API informing about content quality based
on Wikipedia's perennial sources)
* Results from Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos
You can register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEpva_wwZA9xIjtTni7-y0tZ_VgXW8nzV…
Some background:
WikiCred is a grants program managed by the Credibility Coalition, Hacks
Hackers, and Wikimedians from WikiConference NA + Wikimedia DC. We support
research, software projects and Wikimedia events that explore information
reliability and credibility in the Wikimedia space and the overall online
information ecosystem. So far, we have funded over 12 projects (full list
at http://wikicred.org/#projects
<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwikicred.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR…>
).
Learn more about the projects:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Blz4OAXypJe8yqMHFt4nQDufan2ZcmTWvHs5uXW…
Thanks,
Kevin Payravi
W: www.kevinpayravi.com
E: kevinpayravi(a)gmail.com
P: (330) 554 - 3397
Hi all,
On recent WALRUS calls we have discussed Strategy 2030 recommendations. The
WMF strategy team have asked groups to rank the priorities ahead of the
upcoming November global conversations.
For WALRUS, I've drafted 4 recommendations below, which are also listed on
the meta page. We need to submit this by Monday, November 16 so your input
and feedback is appreciated.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/Strategy_2030
This is also a good time to remind folks we have a chat space for WALRUS on
the new chat.wmcloud.org server, where we can discuss this more:
https://chat.wmcloud.org/wikimedia/channels/walrus
Or, feel free to use the talk page on meta:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WALRUS/Strategy_2030
Thanks.
-Andrew Lih (User:Fuzheado)
- Priority recommendation (1 of 3)
- 4. Ensure Equity in Decision-Making
- Priority initiatives (from recommendation 1 of 3)
- 24 The Global Council
- 25 Regional & thematic hubs
- 26 Flexible resource allocation framework
- Priority recommendation (2 of 3)
- 5. Coordinate Across Stakeholders
- Priority initiatives (from recommendation 2 of 3)
- 28 Living documents to define responsibilities for specific
areas of work
- 29 Enhance communication and collaboration capacities
- Priority recommendation (3 of 3)
- 9. Innovate in Free Knowledge
- Priority initiatives (from recommendation 3 of 3)
- 39 Identifying policies that hinder knowledge equity
- 40 Policies for experimentation with projects for knowledge
equity
- 41 Continuous experimentation, technology, and partnerships for
content, formats, and devices
- Priority recommendation (4, extra)
- 3. Provide for Safety and Inclusion
- Priority initiatives (from recommendation 4, extra)
- 19 Develop a safety assessment and execution plan - technical,
human, and legal support processes
- 20 Advocacy - local capacity development