Dear all,
Wikipedia will be celebrating its 23rd birthday on 15 January 2024. This
year we will be hosting a bigger than normal birthday Wiki *Meet-Up*
event, on 27 January 2024 to celebrate this huge event.
The event will be the first *Meet-up* of the year and will be held in
both *Cape
Town, Johanensburg and digitally online.*
- *Date: Saturday, 27 January 2024*
- *Start time: 11:00 AM SAST*
- *End Time: 13:00 PM SAST*
- *Location: in-person: Cape Town and Johannesburg*
- *Cape Town Venue:* Tigers Milk
- *Address:* Tiger's Milk Claremont Ground Floor Sunclare Building, 21
Dreyer Street, Claremont, Cape Town.
- *Johannesburg Venue:* Gaucho Restaurant
- *Address:* 67 7th St, Linden, Randburg, 2104
- *Time:* see schedule above
Link to Join,Online:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Special_Meetup/South_Africa/South_A…>
For a more text-based experience.
Zulip <https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/login/>: Note registration is
necessary
Best regards,
Good day Douglas Scott,
I hope you are well.
I would like to attend the scholarship meeting you will be hosting on the
12th December 2023.
Kind regards,
Lerato
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> Hello everyone,
>
> This is just to let people know of a few quick updates.
>
> ==Wikimania scholarships now open==
> The most important one being that scholarship applications to attend
> Wikimania 2024 in Poland are now open. The deadline to apply is 18 December
> 2023 so get those applications in soon.
>
> Details can be found here -
>
> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/11/15/wikimania-2024-scholarships-open-appl…
>
> I will be hosting a short introduction meeting on how to write a good
> Wikimania scholarship application on 12 December 2023 at 8.15pm SAST.
> Please let me know if you would like to join.
>
> == Special Cape Town meetup reminder for next week Monday==
> Maryana Iskanda, CEO of Wikimedia Foundation, and Christian Humborg,
> Executive Directors of Wikimedia Germany, are in Cape Town for a flying
> visit. They
> would like to meet with the Wikimedians of the Cape (or any other visiting
> Wikimedians) on Monday, 11th December 2023.
>
> Wiki In Africa and Wikimedia South Africa have planned the following for
> the meetup.
>
> 11:00 Gather at the District Six Museum (Parking option
> <https://maps.app.goo.gl/CcQP5qQ64Js6wiq49>)
> 11:30 District Six Museum group tour (Map
> <https://maps.app.goo.gl/h1PiLQGaS1hDtMhu9>)
> 12:30 Leave District Six Museum for lunch venue (Parking option
> <https://maps.app.goo.gl/BERK7HgHBDUirqYk7>)
> 13:00 Lunch at Addis at the Cape (Map
> <https://maps.app.goo.gl/fZG9KDTZar6F3HfH8>)
> 14:30 Lunch ends
>
> You are invited to attend either or both activities. Please let us know if
> you can make it by filling out this form
> <https://forms.gle/nNKxQEREyayNey4c9> so we can finalise numbers. The
> final date to confirm attendance is Friday, 8 December.
>
> *The Museum tour and/or lunch will be paid for. Transport and parking are
> for your own account.*
>
> Link here <https://forms.gle/nNKxQEREyayNey4c9>
>
> Please feel free to make contact if you have any questions.
>
> ==Wiki Loves Science==
> Wiki Loves Science has started. The science photo competition for
> Wikipedia. Please spread the word to anyone you might know in the
> scientific community. We have some modest prizes to encourage people to
> upload science and research related photographs and other media for use on
> Wikipedia.
>
> More information about this at the link below.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Science_Competition_2023_in_So…
>
> ==Wikipedia birthday==
> Wikipedia will be celebrating its 23rd birthday on 15 January 2024. Like
> this year we will be hosting a bigger than normal birthday Wiki meetup
> event, with cake, on 27 January 2024 to celebrate. This will be the first
> meetup event of the year and will be held in both Cape Town,
> Johanensburg and digitally online. Sadly there will be no cake for those of
> us, like myself, who will be attending online but it will still be a great
> opportunity to meet everyone, see how the other meetups are going, and chat
> about Wiki stuff.
>
> Details on this event will be sent out later in the month.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Douglas Scott
>
> Director
>
> Wikimedia South Africa
> Website: wikimedia.org.za
>
> Phone: (+27) 079 515 8727
>
> A non-profit membership organisation
>
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Hello everyone,
This is just to let people know of a few quick updates.
==Wikimania scholarships now open==
The most important one being that scholarship applications to attend
Wikimania 2024 in Poland are now open. The deadline to apply is 18 December
2023 so get those applications in soon.
Details can be found here -
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/11/15/wikimania-2024-scholarships-open-appl…
I will be hosting a short introduction meeting on how to write a good
Wikimania scholarship application on 12 December 2023 at 8.15pm SAST.
Please let me know if you would like to join.
== Special Cape Town meetup reminder for next week Monday==
Maryana Iskanda, CEO of Wikimedia Foundation, and Christian Humborg,
Executive Directors of Wikimedia Germany, are in Cape Town for a flying
visit. They
would like to meet with the Wikimedians of the Cape (or any other visiting
Wikimedians) on Monday, 11th December 2023.
Wiki In Africa and Wikimedia South Africa have planned the following for
the meetup.
11:00 Gather at the District Six Museum (Parking option
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/CcQP5qQ64Js6wiq49>)
11:30 District Six Museum group tour (Map
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/h1PiLQGaS1hDtMhu9>)
12:30 Leave District Six Museum for lunch venue (Parking option
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/BERK7HgHBDUirqYk7>)
13:00 Lunch at Addis at the Cape (Map
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/fZG9KDTZar6F3HfH8>)
14:30 Lunch ends
You are invited to attend either or both activities. Please let us know if
you can make it by filling out this form
<https://forms.gle/nNKxQEREyayNey4c9> so we can finalise numbers. The
final date to confirm attendance is Friday, 8 December.
*The Museum tour and/or lunch will be paid for. Transport and parking are
for your own account.*
Link here <https://forms.gle/nNKxQEREyayNey4c9>
Please feel free to make contact if you have any questions.
==Wiki Loves Science==
Wiki Loves Science has started. The science photo competition for
Wikipedia. Please spread the word to anyone you might know in the
scientific community. We have some modest prizes to encourage people to
upload science and research related photographs and other media for use on
Wikipedia.
More information about this at the link below.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Science_Competition_2023_in_So…
==Wikipedia birthday==
Wikipedia will be celebrating its 23rd birthday on 15 January 2024. Like
this year we will be hosting a bigger than normal birthday Wiki meetup
event, with cake, on 27 January 2024 to celebrate. This will be the first
meetup event of the year and will be held in both Cape Town,
Johanensburg and digitally online. Sadly there will be no cake for those of
us, like myself, who will be attending online but it will still be a great
opportunity to meet everyone, see how the other meetups are going, and chat
about Wiki stuff.
Details on this event will be sent out later in the month.
Cheers,
Douglas Scott
Director
Wikimedia South Africa
Website: wikimedia.org.za
Phone: (+27) 079 515 8727
A non-profit membership organisation
Discord <https://discord.gg/HwBwHWWurr> | Zulip
<https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/147876-Main-Chat> |
Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551460588208> |
Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimedia_za/>
Dear all,
Maryana Iskanda, CEO of Wikimedia Foundation, and Christian Humborg,
Executive Directors of WMDE, are in Cape Town for a flying visit. They
would like to meet with the Wikimedians of the Cape (or any other visiting
Wikimedians) on *Monday, 11th December 2023*.
Wiki In Africa and Wikimedia South Africa have planned the following for
the meetup.
11:00 Gather at the District Six Museum (Parking option
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/CcQP5qQ64Js6wiq49>)
11:30 District Six Museum group tour (Map
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/h1PiLQGaS1hDtMhu9>)
12:30 Leave District Six Museum for lunch venue (Parking option
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/BERK7HgHBDUirqYk7>)
13:00 Lunch at Addis at the Cape (Map
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/fZG9KDTZar6F3HfH8>)
14:30 Lunch ends
You are invited to attend either or both activities. Please let us know if
you can make it by filling out this form
<https://forms.gle/nNKxQEREyayNey4c9> so we can finalise numbers. The
final date to confirm attendance is *Friday, 8 December*.
*The Museum tour and/or lunch will be paid for. Transport and parking are
for your own account.*
Link here <https://forms.gle/nNKxQEREyayNey4c9>
Please feel free to make contact if you have any questions.
Best regards,
FYI on the scholarship application process and open date for next year's
Wikimania.
Douglas
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Käbi Laan <kaebi(a)wikimedia.ee>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023, 21:32
Subject: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2024 Scholarships Open: Apply Now!
To: <wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
* Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2024 are open until December 18!
Apply now for a full or partial scholarship to attend Wikimania in person
in Poland! This year’s theme will be “Collaboration of the Open”--a
celebration of the ways we work together, in the open and for the larger
open movement, to bring free knowledge to the world. We are working on
finalizing the venue and dates before the end of the year, but can confirm
that Wikimania will be held in Poland sometime between mid-July and
mid-August. To ensure that Wikimedians needing visas for Poland have enough
time to apply, we are starting the scholarships process now. Scholarships
will be available in two forms: - Full scholarship: travel, accommodation,
and registration are provided; - Partial scholarship: accommodation and
registration are provided. Apply for a Wikimania 2024 scholarship now!
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Scholarships> Make sure to share
your experiences during your Wikimedia movement journey and support with
links. Newcomers are encouraged to apply–this year we are aiming for newer
generations of Wikimedians and those who work on connecting the Wikimedia
Movement to the wider open ecosystem of knowledge and culture. The deadline
to apply for a scholarship is December 18, end of the day anywhere in the
world. Applicants will be notified of decisions in the first half of
February. Read more on Wikimania Wiki
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Scholarships>. Have questions?
You can reach the Scholarships Committee directly at
wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org
<wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org>. Best, The Wikimania 2024 Core
Organizing Team *
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Hello everyone,
This email is a reminder of Wikimedia South Africa’s (WMZA) Annual General
Meeting (AGM) and the strategic retreat workshop that will precede it. As
was mentioned in previous emails the AGM will be taking place on 18
November 2023. Both the AGM and the retreat workshop are open to all WMZA
members and project partners.
In the 3 days before the AGM on the 15, 16, and 17 November 2023 we will be
hosting our strategic retreat to develop our chapter's next 5 year plan.
The current 5 year plan is coming to an end now and the next one needs to
be developed. As WMZA chapter members and partner organisations we need
your help to do that. The Wikimedia Foundation has very kindly agreed to
assist us with hosting the retreat and will manage the workshop process.
We will also be celebrating *Afrikaans Wikipedia's 22nd Birthday* on *16
November 2023* at 18:30 - 22:00 to be held at the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie
vir Wetenskap en Kuns at 574 Ziervogel St, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0132, South
Africa. The bus will leave for the event at 17:40.
You can find out all you need to know about the *Retreat workshop* on 15-17
November at its programme page on meta wiki here including how to attend it
digitally -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-Retreat
As I mentioned in my previous email you can find out all the details about
the *AGM* on 18 November at its page on meta wiki here including how to
attend it digitally -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-AGM
If you will not be attending the AGM or feel you might not be able to
attend but would like to nominate a proxy to represent you then you can
nominate your proxy on the attendance form:
https://forms.gle/yg8bKW3nxujGV1mm6
All WMZA events are governed by our *friendly space* policy. If you are
unfamiliar with the policy then you can learn more about it at the link to
the page on our website here - https://www.wmza.org/safe-space-policy
*Key Retreat details*
Date: Saturday, 18 November 2023
Time: 9:00 to 12:00 SAST
Place: Online and in-person at The Catalyst Hotel, 100 Pretoria Ave,
Wierda Valley, Sandton, 2196, South Africa
Event page -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-Retreat
In preparation for the retreat we would greatly appreciate it if you could
please fill out the following form to help us prepare for it -
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZ2obYoCS5yYdkvs3nlh-SYUyB1Ei8-XM…
*Key AGM details*
Date: Saturday, 18 November 2023
Time: 9:00 to 12:00 SAST
Place: Online and in-person at The Catalyst Hotel, 100 Pretoria Ave,
Wierda Valley, Sandton, 2196, South Africa
Event page - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-AGM
Join the AGM digitally at - https://meet.google.com/xwv-wvbr-sjj
If you would like to attend the AGM but you are not yet a member then you
can join Wikimedia South Africa by filling out our form and making a
donation of any amount to the chapter. Details and links about joining can
be found on our website here: https://www.wmza.org/join
Regards,
Douglas Scott
Director
Wikimedia South Africa
Website: wikimedia.org.za
Phone: (+27) 079 515 8727
A non-profit membership organisation
Discord <https://discord.gg/HwBwHWWurr> | Zulip
<https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/147876-Main-Chat> |
Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551460588208> |
Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimedia_za/>
Hello everyone,
This email is a reminder of Wikimedia South Africa’s
(WMZA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the strategic retreat workshop that
will precede it. As was mentioned in previous emails the AGM will be taking
place on 18 November 2023. Both the AGM and the retreat workshop are open
to all WMZA members and project partners.
In the 3 days before the AGM on the 15, 16, and 17 November 2023 we will be
hosting our strategic retreat to develop our chapter's next 5 year plan.
The current 5 year plan is coming to an end now and the next one needs to
be developed. As WMZA chapter members and partner organisations we need
your help to do that. The Wikimedia Foundation has very kindly agreed to
assist us with hosting the retreat and will manage the workshop process.
We will also be celebrating *Afrikaans Wikipedia's 22nd Birthday* on *16
November 2023* at 18:30 - 22:00 to be held at the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie
vir Wetenskap en Kuns at 574 Ziervogel St, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0132, South
Africa. The bus will leave for the event at 17:40.
You can find out all you need to know about the *Retreat workshop* on 15-17
November at its programme page on meta wiki here including how to attend it
digitally - Link Here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-Retreat>
You can find out all the details about the *AGM* on 18 November at its page
on meta wiki here including how to attend it digitally - Link Here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-AGM>
If you will not be attending the AGM or feel you might not be able to
attend but would like to nominate a proxy to represent you then you can
nominate your proxy on the attendance form: Form
<https://forms.gle/yg8bKW3nxujGV1mm6>
All WMZA events are governed by our *friendly space* policy. If you are
unfamiliar with the policy then you can learn more about it at the link to
the page on our website here - Safe Space Policy
<https://www.wmza.org/safe-space-policy>
In preparation for the retreat we would greatly appreciate it if you could
please fill out the following form to help us prepare for it - Form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZ2obYoCS5yYdkvs3nlh-SYUyB1Ei8-XM…>
*Key AGM details*
*15- November 2023*
*Time:14:00 18:00 *
*Place: 11 Kotze Road Constitution Hill Johannesburg, Gauteng*
*Date: Saturday, 18 November 2023*
*16- November 2023*
*Time: 10:11 00 17:30 am*
*Place: 11 Kotze Road Constitution Hill Johannesburg, Gauteng*
*17- November 2023*
*Time: 10.00- 16.00*
*Place:11 Kotze Road Constitution Hill Johannesburg, Gauteng*
*Time: 9:00 to 12:00 SAST*
*Place: Online and in-person at The Catalyst Hotel, 100 Pretoria Ave,
Wierda Valley, Sandton, 2196, South Africa*
*Event page -Link here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-AGM>*
*Join the AGM digitally at - Zoom Link
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84965303365>*
If you would like to attend the AGM but you are not yet a member then you
can join Wikimedia South Africa by filling out our form and making a
donation of any amount to the chapter. Details and links about joining can
be found on our website here: https://www.wmza.org/join
Regards,