I found it rather disappointing to hear that videos are not being recorded.
I posted on the information desk regarding this issue last month, hoping
that the organizing team would provide a reply and seek help if necessary.
[1] Sadly, the coordination page that I have started would have gone to
waste. [2]
I believe videos are important. They serve as an archive of the various
talks that have happened during Wikimania, and I share the opinion that
video recording should be part of the bidding process. The monetary costs
may be high, but it benefits many people who are unable to attend the
conference to be able to watch the amazing talks offered by the speakers.
Thanks.
[1]:
On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 8:43 AM, Cornelius Kibelka <
cornelius.kibelka(a)wikimedia.de> wrote:
In my opinion (and in my position as the responsible
for the follow-up for
the Wikimedia Conference), we invest and spend a lot of money for the
Wikimania each year. Despite of having a relatively broad attendance, the
sustainability of Wikimania is doubtful, as there is no clear documentation
standard and nobody is committed to track what happened actually at
Wikimania itself and afterwards.
Consistent video recoding, despite being expensive, could be a way to
improve that. But it has to be done in a good way. That means, 3-4 weeks
after the conference videos must be published (at the latest), relevant
session recordings must be shared directly with certain target groups (e.g.
a Communication session with the ComCom list). And of course, the video
must be uploaded on Commons (not on Youtube), so they easier to integrate
on wiki pages.
If those standards are met, much more people could actually benefit from
the Wikimania, even when they not attended it. E.g., even now videos of
interesting and insightful talks of the German internet conference
Re:publica are shared in social networks. In the future, that could be also
possible for Wikimania talks.
Best
Cornelius
On 18 July 2015 at 02:30, Victor Grigas <vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
I like Pine's suggestion.
Audio is much cheaper (still not free for high quality) and easier than
video AND 16 bit .WAV is now a free format.
The only consideration is that presentations often involve visual
materials.
On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 7:05 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
If we could get just audio recordings plus slides
and any written
materials, I think that would be almost as good as video in most cases, at
far less cost and complexity.
Cheers,
Pine
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