*Hello,We recently announced the new Wikimedia Technical Conference (TechConf) during the closing session of the Barcelona Hackathon on May 20, 2018. We are sending this email to give an update on the planning and organization, and to also let everyone know how the nomination process will work for those interested in attending. The Wikimedia Technical Conference will take place in Portland, OR, USA on October 22-25, 2018. And, as mentioned in previous emails [1][2] and on the wiki page [3], this conference will be focused on the cross-departmental program called Platform Evolution. We will be providing more information and context as we go along in the process.For this conference, we are looking for diverse stakeholders, perspectives, and experiences that will help us to make informed decisions for the future evolution of the platform. We need people who can create and architect solutions, as well as those who actually make decisions on funding and prioritization for the projects.Later this week, we will send out a form to provide more detailed information on the nomination process and how to nominate people (or it can be yourself) to attend this conference, along with the skills, experiences, and/or backgrounds that we are looking for. Due to the time needed for visa application and other constraints, the deadline for nominations will be June 8th. Please make sure that you don’t miss the deadline!If you have any questions, please post them on the talk page [4][1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2018-April/047367.html https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2018-April/047367.html [2] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-April/089738.html https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-April/089738.html [3] https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 *
*Cheers from the Program Committee:* *Kate, Corey, Joaquin, Greg, Birgit and TheDJ*
--
deb tankersley
Program Manager, Engineering
Wikimedia Foundation
Hello!
As per the email below we are now opening up the nomination process for the Wikimedia Technical Conference (WMTechConf), to be held in Portland, OR, USA on October 22-25, 2018.
*Please fill out the survey using this link to nominate yourself or someone else to attend: *https://goo.gl/forms/MKF682BE1OVI0pe63 This nomination form will remain open between June 1 and June 14, 2018.
This survey is conducted via a third-party service, which may make it subject to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see this survey privacy statement: https:// wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference_Survey_Privacy_ Statement
*If you have any questions, please post them on the event's talk page https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018. * Thanks!
The Wikimedia Technical Conference Team
On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 3:47 PM, Deborah Tankersley < dtankersley@wikimedia.org> wrote:
*Hello,We recently announced the new Wikimedia Technical Conference (TechConf) during the closing session of the Barcelona Hackathon on May 20, 2018. We are sending this email to give an update on the planning and organization, and to also let everyone know how the nomination process will work for those interested in attending. The Wikimedia Technical Conference will take place in Portland, OR, USA on October 22-25, 2018. And, as mentioned in previous emails [1][2] and on the wiki page [3], this conference will be focused on the cross-departmental program called Platform Evolution. We will be providing more information and context as we go along in the process.For this conference, we are looking for diverse stakeholders, perspectives, and experiences that will help us to make informed decisions for the future evolution of the platform. We need people who can create and architect solutions, as well as those who actually make decisions on funding and prioritization for the projects.Later this week, we will send out a form to provide more detailed information on the nomination process and how to nominate people (or it can be yourself) to attend this conference, along with the skills, experiences, and/or backgrounds that we are looking for. Due to the time needed for visa application and other constraints, the deadline for nominations will be June 8th. Please make sure that you don’t miss the deadline!If you have any questions, please post them on the talk page [4][1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2018-April/047367.html https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2018-April/047367.html [2] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018- April/089738.html https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-April/089738.html [3] https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018
*Cheers from the Program Committee:* *Kate, Corey, Joaquin, Greg, Birgit and TheDJ*
--
deb tankersley
Program Manager, Engineering
Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
The survey cannot be opened (gives a permission error. Presumably its only working if you are logged in to a WMF google account)
Additionally, I wish there was more information about what basis we are supposed to be nominating people on. Its not even clear under what category of person we are nominating people for (people with skills (what type of skills?) who are going to be "selected by the comittee" or are we nominating for the 17 volunteers? (What type of volunteers? Wikipedians (aka users)? Volunteer devs? How do third parties fit into that?)
-- Brian
On Friday, June 1, 2018, Rachel Farrand rfarrand@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello!
As per the email below we are now opening up the nomination process for
the
Wikimedia Technical Conference (WMTechConf), to be held in Portland, OR, USA on October 22-25, 2018.
*Please fill out the survey using this link to nominate yourself or
someone
else to attend: *https://goo.gl/forms/MKF682BE1OVI0pe63 This nomination form will remain open between June 1 and June 14, 2018.
This survey is conducted via a third-party service, which may make it subject to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see this survey privacy statement: https://
wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference_Survey_Privacy_
Statement
*If you have any questions, please post them on the event's talk page https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018.
*
Thanks!
The Wikimedia Technical Conference Team
On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 3:47 PM, Deborah Tankersley < dtankersley@wikimedia.org> wrote:
*Hello,We recently announced the new Wikimedia Technical Conference (TechConf) during the closing session of the Barcelona Hackathon on May
20,
- We are sending this email to give an update on the planning and
organization, and to also let everyone know how the nomination process
will
work for those interested in attending. The Wikimedia Technical
Conference
will take place in Portland, OR, USA on October 22-25, 2018. And, as mentioned in previous emails [1][2] and on the wiki page [3], this conference will be focused on the cross-departmental program called Platform Evolution. We will be providing more information and context as
we
go along in the process.For this conference, we are looking for diverse stakeholders, perspectives, and experiences that will help us to make informed decisions for the future evolution of the platform. We need
people
who can create and architect solutions, as well as those who actually
make
decisions on funding and prioritization for the projects.Later this week, we will send out a form to provide more detailed information on the nomination process and how to nominate people (or it can be yourself) to attend this conference, along with the skills, experiences, and/or backgrounds that we are looking for. Due to the time needed for visa application and other constraints, the deadline for nominations will be June 8th. Please make sure that you don’t miss the deadline!If you have
any
questions, please post them on the talk page [4][1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2018-April/047367.html <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2018-April/047367.html
[2] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018- April/089738.html https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-April/089738.html [3] https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018
*Cheers from the Program Committee:* *Kate, Corey, Joaquin, Greg, Birgit and TheDJ*
--
deb tankersley
Program Manager, Engineering
Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
-- Rachel Farrand Events Program Manager Technical Collaboration Team Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
The FAQ answers some of these questions, though not all:
https://m.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018/FAQ
בתאריך יום ו׳, 1 ביוני 2018, 19:58, מאת Brian Wolff bawolff@gmail.com:
The survey cannot be opened (gives a permission error. Presumably its only working if you are logged in to a WMF google account)
Additionally, I wish there was more information about what basis we are supposed to be nominating people on. Its not even clear under what category of person we are nominating people for (people with skills (what type of skills?) who are going to be "selected by the comittee" or are we nominating for the 17 volunteers? (What type of volunteers? Wikipedians (aka users)? Volunteer devs? How do third parties fit into that?)
-- Brian
On Friday, June 1, 2018, Rachel Farrand rfarrand@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello!
As per the email below we are now opening up the nomination process for
the
Wikimedia Technical Conference (WMTechConf), to be held in Portland, OR, USA on October 22-25, 2018.
*Please fill out the survey using this link to nominate yourself or
someone
else to attend: *https://goo.gl/forms/MKF682BE1OVI0pe63 This nomination form will remain open between June 1 and June 14, 2018.
This survey is conducted via a third-party service, which may make it subject to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see this survey privacy statement: https://
wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference_Survey_Privacy_
Statement
*If you have any questions, please post them on the event's talk page <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 .
Thanks!
The Wikimedia Technical Conference Team
On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 3:47 PM, Deborah Tankersley < dtankersley@wikimedia.org> wrote:
*Hello,We recently announced the new Wikimedia Technical Conference (TechConf) during the closing session of the Barcelona Hackathon on May
20,
- We are sending this email to give an update on the planning and
organization, and to also let everyone know how the nomination process
will
work for those interested in attending. The Wikimedia Technical
Conference
will take place in Portland, OR, USA on October 22-25, 2018. And, as mentioned in previous emails [1][2] and on the wiki page [3], this conference will be focused on the cross-departmental program called Platform Evolution. We will be providing more information and context as
we
go along in the process.For this conference, we are looking for diverse stakeholders, perspectives, and experiences that will help us to make informed decisions for the future evolution of the platform. We need
people
who can create and architect solutions, as well as those who actually
make
decisions on funding and prioritization for the projects.Later this
week,
we will send out a form to provide more detailed information on the nomination process and how to nominate people (or it can be yourself) to attend this conference, along with the skills, experiences, and/or backgrounds that we are looking for. Due to the time needed for visa application and other constraints, the deadline for nominations will be June 8th. Please make sure that you don’t miss the deadline!If you have
any
questions, please post them on the talk page [4][1]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2018-April/047367.html
<
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2018-April/047367.html
[2] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018- April/089738.html <
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-April/089738.html%3E
[3] https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 <
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018%3E
*Cheers from the Program Committee:* *Kate, Corey, Joaquin, Greg, Birgit and TheDJ*
--
deb tankersley
Program Manager, Engineering
Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
-- Rachel Farrand Events Program Manager Technical Collaboration Team Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
The survey cannot be opened (gives a permission error. Presumably its only working if you are logged in to a WMF google account)
Fixed!
Additionally, I wish there was more information about what basis we are
supposed to be nominating people on. Its not even clear under what category of person we are nominating people for (people with skills (what type of skills?) who are going to be "selected by the comittee" or are we nominating for the 17 volunteers? (What type of volunteers? Wikipedians (aka users)? Volunteer devs? How do third parties fit into that?)
For any questions, the Program Committee https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018#Program_Committee will be monitoring the talk page https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018!
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 8:40 PM, Amir E. Aharoni < amir.aharoni@mail.huji.ac.il> wrote:
The FAQ answers some of these questions, though not all:
https://m.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018/FAQ
בתאריך יום ו׳, 1 ביוני 2018, 19:58, מאת Brian Wolff bawolff@gmail.com:
The survey cannot be opened (gives a permission error. Presumably its
only
working if you are logged in to a WMF google account)
Additionally, I wish there was more information about what basis we are supposed to be nominating people on. Its not even clear under what
category
of person we are nominating people for (people with skills (what type of skills?) who are going to be "selected by the comittee" or are we nominating for the 17 volunteers? (What type of volunteers? Wikipedians (aka users)? Volunteer devs? How do third parties fit into that?)
-- Brian
On Friday, June 1, 2018, Rachel Farrand rfarrand@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello!
As per the email below we are now opening up the nomination process for
the
Wikimedia Technical Conference (WMTechConf), to be held in Portland,
OR,
USA on October 22-25, 2018.
*Please fill out the survey using this link to nominate yourself or
someone
else to attend: *https://goo.gl/forms/MKF682BE1OVI0pe63 This
nomination
form will remain open between June 1 and June 14, 2018.
This survey is conducted via a third-party service, which may make it subject to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see this survey privacy statement: https://
wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_
Conference_Survey_Privacy_
Statement
*If you have any questions, please post them on the event's talk page <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_
Conference/2018
.
Thanks!
The Wikimedia Technical Conference Team
On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 3:47 PM, Deborah Tankersley < dtankersley@wikimedia.org> wrote:
*Hello,We recently announced the new Wikimedia Technical Conference (TechConf) during the closing session of the Barcelona Hackathon on
May
20,
- We are sending this email to give an update on the planning and
organization, and to also let everyone know how the nomination process
will
work for those interested in attending. The Wikimedia Technical
Conference
will take place in Portland, OR, USA on October 22-25, 2018. And, as mentioned in previous emails [1][2] and on the wiki page [3], this conference will be focused on the cross-departmental program called Platform Evolution. We will be providing more information and context
as
we
go along in the process.For this conference, we are looking for
diverse
stakeholders, perspectives, and experiences that will help us to make informed decisions for the future evolution of the platform. We need
people
who can create and architect solutions, as well as those who actually
make
decisions on funding and prioritization for the projects.Later this
week,
we will send out a form to provide more detailed information on the nomination process and how to nominate people (or it can be yourself)
to
attend this conference, along with the skills, experiences, and/or backgrounds that we are looking for. Due to the time needed for visa application and other constraints, the deadline for nominations will
be
June 8th. Please make sure that you don’t miss the deadline!If you
have
any
questions, please post them on the talk page [4][1]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2018-April/047367.html
<
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2018-April/047367.html
[2] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018- April/089738.html <
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-April/089738.html%3E
[3] https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018 [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_
Conference/2018
<
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018%3E
*Cheers from the Program Committee:* *Kate, Corey, Joaquin, Greg, Birgit and TheDJ*
--
deb tankersley
Program Manager, Engineering
Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
-- Rachel Farrand Events Program Manager Technical Collaboration Team Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Hello,
The Wikimedia Technical Conference Program Committee wanted to send a clarifying note regarding the nomination process.
Initially we said that relevant budget owners will be invited directly by us and thus *do not need to be explicitly nominated*. This is still half true.
We will be directly inviting many budget owners BUT please do nominate those budget owners that you believe should be in attendance (including yourself, if applicable). Do this even if you believe we will already select them. There's no harm in nominating someone.
I have updated the FAQ accordingly[0].
Please post any questions on the talk page[1].
Thanks,
Greg
[0] https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Technical_Conference%2... [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018
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