Hi, this is a heads up about the Wikimedia Developer Summit 2017. We want to open the scope and participation of this event, bringing it closer to i.e. volunteer developers and other technical contributors (like you) active in Wikimedia communities but perhaps not so much in the MediaWiki.org / wikitech-l groups. One important step is to assure that the main topics of the Summit reflect better the priorities of these audiences. Your participation is welcomed!
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Quim Gil qgil@wikimedia.org Date: Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 9:24 PM Subject: WikiDev'17 main topics -- more feedback needed To: Wikimedia developers wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org, Development and Operations Engineers engineering@lists.wikimedia.org
Hi, we need more voices and perspectives in the definition of the main topics of the Wikimedia developer Summit 2017. Your participation is very important!
RobLa went through the suggestions made and has proposed an organization around main topics, and the discussion has started. Please check https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WikiDev17/Topic_ideas and the discussion page.
Rachel and I have decided to make a soft-launch of the Summit by opening the registration and travel sponsorship requests only, because we cannot keep postponing this step. You should hear news from us tomorrow.
We will launch properly opening the call for participation and promoting the Summit widely in Wikimedia channels and beyond hopefully next week, when we have a "good enough" list of main topics.