Greetings Wikimedians,
We hope you are excited about the upcoming WikiConference India 2023
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023>. The COT is
working hard to ensure we bring together a conference that is truly
meaningful and impactful for our movement and one that brings us all
together.
As you may know, we have recently extended our deadline for the Program and
Scholarships submission- you can find all the details on our Meta Page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023>.
As a part of our journey to WikiConference India, we are hosting an Open
Community Call on the 3rd of December, 2022, and plan on hosting regular
calls to help answer any questions, concerns or clarifications, around the
conference and the Program/Scholarships.
Please add the following to your respective calendars and we look forward
to seeing you on the call.
[WCI 2023] Open Community Call
Date: 3rd December 2022
Time: 1800-1900 (IST)
Google Link: https://meet.google.com/cwa-bgwi-ryx
Furthermore, we are pleased to share the email id of the conference
contact(a)wikiconferenceindia.org which is where you could share any
thoughts, inputs, suggestions, or questions and someone from the COT will
reach out to you. Alternatively, leave us a message on the Conference talk
page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2023>.
Look forward to connecting with you all,
Thank you!
On Behalf of,
WCI 2023 Core organizing team.
Dear Wikimedians,
We hope you are as excited as we are about The WikiConference India, 2023.
The theme for this iteration of WikiConference India is Strengthening the
bonds. We believe this conference will open opportunities for community
members in the South Asian region to reconnect, share their ideas or
experiences with each other, and collaborate for the development of their
communities. The WCI Core Organizing Team is thrilled to announce the
opening of the Applications for the Scholarships and Program submissions
are live now! Please find them on the Conference Meta page. The link to the
conference Meta page can be found here[1]. The applications will be open
from 11 November 2022, 00:00 IST, and the last date to submit is 27
November 2022, 23:59 IST.
For regular updates, please watch the conference meta page or keep a watch
on the mailing list, with emails having the tag [WikiConference India 2023]
or [WCI 2023].
Let us know if you have any queries or concerns!
Best,
WCI 2023 Core organizing team.
Links:
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023
Greetings Wikimedians,
We are delighted to announce that the grant proposal submitted for
organizing WikiConference India 2023
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2023>[1]
has been *approved* by the grants committee of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Thank you for all your support. We will be soon releasing information
regarding Session submission, Scholarship applications, and more related to
the conference. Please keep a watch on the mailing list, with emails having
the tag *[WikiConference India 2023]* for regular updates.
Thank you once again for all your efforts and support!
Regards,
WCI 2023 Core Organizing team.
Links:
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2023
Dear community members,
During the 2022 Wikimedia Summit, the Movement Charter Drafting Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee> (MCDC)
presented the first outline of the Movement Charter, giving a glimpse on
the direction of its future work, and the Charter itself. The MCDC then
integrated the initial feedback collected during the Summit. Before
proceeding with writing the Charter for the whole movement, the MCDC wants
to interact with community members and gather feedback on the drafts of the
three sections: *Preamble*, *Values & Principles*, and *Roles &
Responsibilities* (intentions statement). The Movement Charter drafts will
be available on the Meta page here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Content> on 14 November
2022. Community wide consultation period on Movement Charter will take
place from 20 November to 18 December 2022. Learn more about it here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Community_Consultation>.
With the goal of ensuring that people are well informed to fully
participate in the conversations and are empowered to equitably contribute
their perspective on the Movement Charter, three *“Ask Me Anything about
Movement Charter"* sessions have been scheduled for different timezones.
Everyone is invited to attend these conversations. The aim is to learn
about Movement Charter - its goal, purpose, why it matters, and how it
impacts your community. MCDC members will attend these sessions to answer
your questions and hear community feedback.
The “Ask Me Anything” sessions accommodate communities from different
timezones. Only the presentation will be recorded and shared afterwards,
conversation will not be recorded. Below is the list of planned sessions:
- *Asia/Pacific*: 4 November 2022 at 09:00 UTC (your local time
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1667552400>). Interpretation is
available in Chinese and Japanese.
- *Europe/MENA/Sub Saharan Africa*: 12 November 2022 at 15:00 UTC (your
local time <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1668265257>). Interpretation
is available in Arabic, French and Russian.
- *Latin America/North America/ Western Europe*: 12 November 2022 at
15:00 UTC (your local time <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1668265257>).
Interpretation is available in Spanish and Portuguese.
You will find more details on the Meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Community_Consultation>;
Zoom links will be shared 48 hours before the session.
*Call for Movement Charter Ambassadors*
Individuals or groups from all communities who wish to help include and
start conversations in their communities on the Movement Charter are
encouraged to become Movement Charter Ambassadors
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Movement_C…>
(MC
Ambassadors). MC Ambassadors will carry out their own activities and get
financial support for enabling conversations in their own languages. Regional
facilitators
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Team> from
the Movement Strategy and Governance team are available to support
applicants with MC Ambassadors grantmaking. If you are interested, please sign
up
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Movement_C…>
.
If you have specific questions, you can reach out to me (
csinha-ctr(a)wikimedia.org), write to the MSG team (strategy2030(a)wikimedia.org),
or write on the MS Forum <https://forum.movement-strategy.org/>.
Regards,
Chitraparna Sinha (she/her) (Meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:CSinha_(WMF)>)
Facilitator, South Asia, Movement Strategy and Governance
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance> (MSG)