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)
Hello everyone,
We are happy to inform you that we have submitted the Conference & Event
Grant proposal for WikiConference India 2023[1] to the Wikimedia
Foundation. I kindly request all the community members to go through the
proposal -- including the community engagement survey report, program plan,
venue and logistics, participation and scholarships, and the budget, and
provide us with your suggestions/comments on the talk page[2]. You can
endorse the proposal in the endorsements section[3], please do add a
rationale for supporting this project.
According to the timeline of the Conference and Event Grants program, the
community can review till 23 September 2022, post that we will start
integrating all the received feedback to make modifications to the
proposal. Depending on the response of community members, an IRC may be
hosted next week, especially if there are any questions/concerns that need
to be addressed.
We reopened the survey form and if you are still interested in taking part
in the survey and want to share something in mind or become a part of the
organizing team, please fill out the form so we all can work together[4].
Let us know if you have any questions.
Regards,
User:Nitesh Gill, User:Nivas10798, User:Neechalkaran
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2023
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:Conference/WikiConference_India…
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2023…
[4]
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfof80NVrf3b9x3AotDBkICe-RfL3O3EyT…
Hello everyone,
The Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines Revisions committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>
is
requesting comments regarding the *Revised Enforcement Draft Guidelines for
the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC)*
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>.
This review period will be open from *8 September 2022 until 8 October
2022.*
The Committee collaborated to revise these draft guidelines based on input
gathered from the community discussion period from May through July and the
community vote that concluded in March 2022. The revisions are focused on
the following four areas:
1. To identify the type, purpose, and applicability of the UCoC training;
2. To simplify the language for more accessible translation and
comprehension by non-experts;
3. To explore the concept of affirmation, including its pros and cons;
4. To review the balancing of the privacy of the accuser and the accused
The Committee requests comments and suggestions about these revisions by *8
October 2022*. From there, the Revisions Committee anticipates further
revising the guidelines based on community input.
*Find the Revised Guidelines on Meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>
and
a comparison page in some languages.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>*
Everyone may share comments in several places. Facilitators welcome
comments in any language on the Revisions Guideline Talk Page. Comments can
also be shared on talk pages of translations, at local discussions, or
during conversation hours. There are planned live discussions about the
UCoC enforcement draft guidelines.
*Conversation Hours*
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>
The facilitation team supporting this review period hopes to reach a large
number of communities. If you do not see a conversation happening in your
community, please organize a discussion. Facilitators can assist you in
setting up the conversations. Discussions will be summarized and presented
to the drafting committee every two weeks. The summaries will be published
here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>
.
Regards,
~ On behalf of the UCoC project team,
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)
Greetings Wikimedians,
This email is a reminder that today is the last day to fill out the survey
form[1]. As of today, we have received 43 responses to the form, which will
be used to create a report for the grant proposal application. Although
today is the last date to fill out the survey form, we will be accepting
responses from members who are interested in joining the organizing team.
We also request you to go through the Meta-Wiki page[2] created for initial
conversations and endorsements to support if you are happy with the idea of
having the next WikiConference India in 2023.
Please note that we will be using the budget from the previous grant
proposal used for planning WCI 2020[3] and adjust the costs according to
the current situation. We will also be sharing the draft of the grant
proposal with you all shortly.
Looking forward to hearing from you and taking collective steps towards
having us all together in 2023!
Thanks & Regards,
Nivas, Nitesh & Neechalkaran
Links:
1. https://forms.gle/VMnqcy9Kd9yipGoC8
2.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023:_Initial_conversa…
3.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020