A data center switch will happen on March 1. Please check
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/Server_switch to know more about it.
We need translators' help to update and check the message we usually use.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-T…
*Translators, please have a careful look at the instructions we provided
for some messages.* For most cases, you won't have to update much, except
for one sentence regarding the time, where you will have to adapt the
message to the different places where the language is spoken. Again, no
need to give timezones for Latin America for a language that is at 95%
spoken in Asia!
Let me know if you have any questions, preferably on the page talk page, so
that translators can coordinate there:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tech/Server_switch
Thank you for your help with this important technical event.
Benoît
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Benoît Evellin - Trizek (he/him)
Community Relations Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
The Tech Department at Wikimedia Foundation [1] invites you to a* special
event on February 09, 2023, at 1600 UTC* [2].
*Richard Evans, Electronics & Data Systems Engineer At NASA Glenn Research
Center *[3], will be presenting on *how MediaWiki is being used within NASA*
to help manage the testing of very large spacecraft to prove they can
survive the harsh conditions of launch, orbit, and re-entry. The management
platform is built from MediaWiki and several key extensions that provide
workflow support. This evolving platform plans to incorporate the
extensions that form the MediaWiki-powered Open CSP platform [4]. This talk
will explain the architecture and benefits of the NASA platform and
motivate the need for Open CSP. We’ll also be recording the event to share
with those who can’t make it. You can join the event through Google Meet
[5].
Looking forward to seeing you there,
*--on behalf of the Tech Department, Wikimedia Foundation.*
*(For follow-ups, please reach out to *lnguyen(a)wikimedia.org.)
[1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technology
[2] https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1675958415
[3] https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q618728#sitelinks-wikipedia
[4] https://www.open-csp.org/Main_Page
[5]
https://stream.meet.google.com/stream/ce81307c-cdb7-4a5e-9697-65c423f27614
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________________________________
Erica Litrenta (she/her)
Senior Manager, Community Relations Specialists (Product)
Wikimedia Foundation
Hello all,
As you may have heard, the Wikimedia Hackathon
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023> is back in person
on May 19-21 in Athens, Greece. We are now opening the registration form
that also includes an optional scholarship application form open until
January 14th.
Registration is required to attend the onsite Wikimedia Hackathon in
Athens. The registration form remains open until we reach the capacity of
the venue (around 220 people). The event is free of charge - participants
are expected to book their travel arrangements individually, unless they
are granted a scholarship.
You can register here by getting yourself a (free) ticket for the hackathon!
<https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/wmhack2023/> (see also the detailed
instructions
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023/Participate#Registr…>
)
In order to support the technical community and participants from diverse
backgrounds, the Wikimedia Foundation provides scholarships that cover
travel and accommodation for a selected number of technical contributors.
The application form is part of the registration process, and is open
until January
14th. You can find more information about the scholarship process,
committee and criteria on the related page
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023/Participate#Scholar…>
.
The registration and scholarship application form runs with Pretix, an open
source third-party service, which may subject it to additional terms. For
more information on privacy and data-handling, see the privacy statement
<https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023_regist…>
.
If you’d like to connect with others on plans for the hackathon, the talk
page <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023/Connect>
and the other channels listed here
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023/Connect> are good
places to get started!
If you have any questions or issues with the registration form and/or the
scholarship application, feel free to reach out to the organization team on
the talk page or at hackathon(a)wikimedia.org.
For the organization team,
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*Léa Lacroix *(she/her)
Hackathon Event Coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>