*Registration for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon is now open! *
*(with apologies for cross-posting)*
The annual Wikimedia Hackathon
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2025> is organized by
the Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> in
collaboration with Wikimedia User Group Turkey (WMTR)
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Turkey> and
will be taking place in Istanbul, Turkey, from May 2nd through May 4th,
2025 at the Renaissance Polat Istanbul Hotel
<https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/istrn-renaissance-polat-istanbul-hote…>
.
The Hackathon is an on-site, in-person event. Those people who cannot
attend the Hackathon in-person will be able to follow some of the program
content online, but should not register using the link provided below. More
information will be provided closer to the event on how to participate
remotely. Registration will be open until mid April 2025, or until we reach
event capacity.
The Hackathon event is free for all* to attend *and each person that
attends the Hackathon is required to register.
- Catering (lunch, dinner, snacks, and drinks) will be provided during the
event.
- Covid-related equipment will also be available upon request (e.g. self
test kits and masks).
- We’ll have discounted room codes for those that want to stay at the hotel
venue, to be announced in the coming weeks.
- Check if your passport is up to date and if you will need a visa (or an
e-visa) to travel to Turkey, citizens of most countries can apply for an e-visa
online <https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa>.
Participants are expected to book their own travel arrangements and
accommodation. However, the Wikimedia Foundation is offering to take care
of travel and accommodation for a limited number of scholars and you will
be able to apply for a scholarship during the registration process.
Scholarship applicants - please note:
-
*Scholarship application and Wikimedia Foundation staff sponsorship will
only be available to request until December 10th, 2024. *
-
Priority will be given to scholars who can mentor or support in areas
of high demand and staff with ambitious or impactful projects.
-
Those that have requested a scholarship or sponsorship will be notified
by mid to late December 2024 about the status of their application.
-
All scholarships provided will adhere to the WMF travel policy
<https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Scholarship_travel_policy>
guidelines.
*Scholarship to this event will cover:*
-
Roundtrip airfare between your city of residence and Istanbul, Turkey -
arriving on May 1, 2025 and departing on May 5, 2025.
-
Private accommodation at the conference hotel for up to 4 nights
-
Medical Insurance Coverage for any scholars traveling outside of their
home country. (Scholars local to Turkey will need to use their regular
insurance coverage.).
-
Airport transfers between the Istanbul Airport (IST) and the conference
hotel.
-
All meals will be provided for the duration of the event (lunch, drinks,
snacks, and dinner will be provided on event days; breakfast will be
provided by the hotel for guests staying there). In addition, dinner will
be provided on Thursday before the Hackathon officially kicks off.
-
Fees associated with obtaining a visa to travel to Turkey (visa
application fees, and travel to in-person travel visa appointment (if
needed)).
-
Citizens of most countries can apply for an e-visa online
<https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa>.
*Scholarship to this event will not cover:*
-
Per diem costs on travel days.
-
Ground transportation costs between your residence and home airport.
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Insurance for your personal possessions.
The Hackathon registration form runs on Pretix (a free, open-sourced
third-party platform that helps organize and manage events) which may
subject your data to additional terms <https://pretix.eu/about/en/privacy>.
For more information on WMF’s privacy and data-handling for the Hackathon,
please read the privacy statement
<https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Wikimedia_Hackathon_Privacy_Sta…>
.
<https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/hackathon2025>
If you encounter any issues while registering, or have questions about the
registration process, feel free to contact the coordination team at
hackathon(a)wikimedia.org.
Cheers,
Deb
--
deb tankersley (she/her)
developer outreach program management
Wikimedia Foundation
Hello everyone,
This is a reminder that the Language Community Meeting is taking place this
coming Friday, February 28th, at 14:00 UTC. Please see more details and how
to join here: <
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/…
>.
Highlights of this meeting will include learning about:
* Keyboard and tools for the Sámi languages, presented by the Indigenous
language technology group at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
* Translation contributions from the Bahasa Lampung community in Indonesia.
Looking forward to your participation!
Cheers,
Srishti & Oscar
*Srishti Sethi*
Senior Developer Advocate
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM Oscar Costero <oscarcostero86(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello everyone!
>
> We’re excited to announce that the next *Language Community Meeting* is
> happening soon, *February 28th at 14:00 UTC*! If you’d like to join,
> simply sign up on the *wiki page
> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/…>*
> .
>
> This is a participant-driven meeting where we share updates on
> language-related projects, discuss technical challenges in language wikis,
> and collaborate on solutions. In our last meeting, we covered topics like
> developing language keyboards, creating the Moore Wikipedia, and updates
> from the language support track at Wiki Indaba.
>
> *Got a topic to share?* Whether it’s a technical update from your
> project, a challenge you need help with, or a request for interpretation
> support, we’d love to hear from you! Feel free to *reply to this message* or
> add agenda items to the document *here
> <https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/language-community-meeting-feb-2025>*.
>
> Also, we wanted to highlight that the sixth edition of the Language &
> Internationalization newsletter (January 2025) is available here
> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/…>.
> This newsletter provides updates from the October–December 2024 quarter on
> new feature development, improvements in various language-related technical
> projects and support efforts, details about community meetings, and ideas
> for contributing to projects. To stay updated, you can subscribe to the
> newsletter on its wiki page
> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/…>
> .
>
> We look forward to your ideas and participation at the language community
> meeting, see you there!
>
> Cheers,
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