<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx gmail-_2vxa" style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px">Dear all,</div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx gmail-_2vxa" style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px"><br></div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx gmail-_2vxa" style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px">As you know, Wikimania is happening in a couple of week and we'll soon have a chance to meet in person with at least a few of you in Stockholm. </div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx gmail-_2vxa" style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px">I'm happy to report that <span class="gmail-_4yxo" style="font-weight:600;color:rgb(75,79,86);font-family:inherit">the Education Space is 90% ready</span> (and will be 100% ready in the coming days), which give me a good opportunity to thank the Program Committee that worked on making our Space's program a reality! </div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx gmail-_2vxa" style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px">I'd also like to thank <a class="gmail-_2u0z" rel="dialog" title="Krishna Chaitanya Velaga" href="https://www.facebook.com/KCVelaga?fref=gs&__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&eid=ARCIUxMK-iQMuAUUasH98LV_oWNXWc_I-8GDAoA0TltF6J1Otajt4Y-rjhu-Gp0vIKSwBP59hKS1XuPO&dti=1052002851481030&hc_location=group" style="color:rgb(56,88,152);text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:inherit;font-family:inherit">Krishna</a>, who've created this beautiful <span class="gmail-_4yxo" style="font-weight:600;color:rgb(75,79,86);font-family:inherit"><a href="https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Education/Program">page that lists all sessions </a><span class="gmail-text_exposed_show" style="display:inline;font-family:inherit"><a href="https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Education/Program">in our space</a> </span></span><span class="gmail-text_exposed_show" style="display:inline;font-family:inherit">and their rooms. You can of course see it as part of the whole Wikimania Program, which is also linked at the top of this page. </span></div><div class="gmail-text_exposed_show" style="display:inline;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx gmail-_2vxa" style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:inherit">Please note: </div><ol class="gmail-_5a_q gmail-_509r" dir="ltr" style="margin:0px 12px;padding:6px 0px 0px;list-style-position:initial"><li class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_509s gmail-_2vxa" style="direction:ltr;text-align:left;white-space:pre-wrap;list-style-type:none;clear:both;line-height:18px;margin-left:20px;padding-bottom:3px">1) The content of each submission page will be edited further in the coming days so you'll have an updated version of the speakers and content. Still if there are any questions, please let us know. </li><li class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_509s gmail-_2vxa" style="direction:ltr;text-align:left;white-space:pre-wrap;list-style-type:none;clear:both;line-height:18px;margin-left:20px;padding-bottom:3px">2) We're planning a meetup for everyone interested in Education. It'll be on Friday at 21:00, probably at one of the hotels, after dinner, so stay tuned. We'll update exactly where when we are there. </li><li class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_509s gmail-_2vxa" style="direction:ltr;text-align:left;white-space:pre-wrap;list-style-type:none;clear:both;line-height:18px;margin-left:20px;padding-bottom:0px">3) Some session will be featuring people joining us remotely. We're really hoping all sessions will be recorded, but as of now, that's not confirmed yet. </li></ol><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx gmail-_2vxa" style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:inherit"><br></div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx gmail-_2vxa" style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 0px;font-family:inherit">Finally, we've made an effort to have an active and engaging program, preferring this year more panels and workshops, and keeping personal lectures to a minimum, with only 2 keynote lectures and 1 session of TED-like 10 minutes lightning talks. We've also made an effort to identify missing topics and "invite" speakers to explore them. <span style="font-family:inherit"><b>If you have any questions or comments on the program and its format, please feel free to contact us. </b></span></div><div class="gmail-_2cuy gmail-_3dgx gmail-_2vxa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