Hello all,
I've just got back from the WikiMedia Summit in Berlin so have written up a
brief summary of the points that I think are most relevant to
WikiJournals *here
<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group#WikiJournal_participation_in_Wikimedia_2030_Strategy>*
(copied below). I'm happy to go into more detail on any elements. Simply
ask over at this page:
wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group#WikiJournal_participation_…
<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group#WikiJournal_participation_in_Wikimedia_2030_Strategy>
.
All the best,
Thomas
Summary of WM 2030 Strategy Summit (Berlin)[edit source
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This is my brief summary of the 2019 WikiMedia Summit in Berlin
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019>. I think that the
Wikimedia Strategy Summit was very valuable - hopefully for both the
WikiJournals and for the movement as a whole. There was a very intense and
productive atmosphere amongst the delegates. Below are some of the items
relevant to the WikiJournal User Group.
Resource allocation
- Based on our experiences, I raised the point that although money can
be requested via rapid grant, other assistance is currently difficult to
request / requisition, e.g.:
- Advocacy by WMF on a specific issue
- PR / advertising
- Press release
- Social media post/repost
- Legal advice
- Official contact when making new partnerships
Partnerhips
- We have useful experience in forming partnerships, as well as inviting
external auditing and oversight that could be potentially relevant to other
user groups
- I recommended that the successes of the WikiJourals could be used by
the WMF as PR
- example of quality and auditability
- as example link to wider 'big open' knowledge ecosystem
Community health
- Several other usergroups expressed interest in the code of conduct
that we're drafting. There is potential for it be useful as a template CoCs
for other user groups (or even projects).
Other relevant discussions
Several attendees suggested using WikiJHum as an avenue for gathering oral
histories in a systematic fashion, i.e. covering a gap in wikisource and
commons for recording information to generate reliable sources for topics
that currently lack them.
It was recommended that we update the sister project application
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiJournal> and re-submit it
- Gather updated user stats and contribs
- Notify all relevant Wikiprojects (and other relevant locations)
- Possible platform for other journals to join (e.g. PLOS, Gene, RNA
biol etc.)
- Write a new opinion editorial on what we think WikiJournals could be
by 2030 (concrete goals, stretch goals, speculative ideas)
Wikimedia Foundation boar of trustees election
This is the first year where Affiliate groups (like us) are able to vote in
a candidate to the WMF board of trustees. (see
#Update_on_the_Affiliate-selected_Board_seats_2019_process
<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group#Update_on_the_Affiliate-selected_Board_seats_2019_process>below
for more details). The two relevant points:
1. If anyone wishes to put themself forward as a candidate, the criteria
and process are here.
2. Once candidates are all announced, we can discuss and vote on which
we want the WikiJournal User Group to support. Our user group then casts a
single vote in the election (183 affiliate groups will be voting).
On Thu, 21 Mar 2019 at 00:01, Thomas Shafee <thomas.shafee(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hello all,
The 2019 WikiMedia Summit in Berlin
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019> is coming up on
the 29th of March. The scoping documents
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019> have just been
released (links below) to guide the 3-day-long discussion on the Wikimedia
Movement strategy for the next 10 years. There will be >200 representatives
there from the different national chapters, user groups, affiliates,
trustees, WMF staff and specialist invitees. I'll be representing the WikiJournal
User Group <https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group> at
the summit and aiming to focus on what WikiJournals can offer, as well as
their preferences. I'll also try to convey the interests of the academic
community as a whole where possible. If there are any ideas or feedback on
the scoping documents, please let me know *at this link*
<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group?veaction=editsource§ion=112#WikiJournal_participation_in_Wikimedia_Strategy_2030>
and I'll make sure to raise them during the summit.
All the best,
Thomas
Scoping documents prepared by respective Working Groups
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019>
- Roles & Responsibilities
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/2019_Community_Conversations/Roles_%26_Responsibilities>
- Revenue Streams
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/2019_Community_Conversations/Revenue_Streams>
- Resource Allocation
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/2019_Community_Conversations/Resource_Allocation>
- Diversity
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/2019_Community_Conversations/Diversity>
- Partnerships
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/2019_Community_Conversations/Partnerships>
- Capacity Building
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/2019_Community_Conversations/Capacity_Building>
- Community Health
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/2019_Community_Conversations/Community_Health>
- Product & Technology
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/2019_Community_Conversations/Product_%26_Technology>
- Advocacy
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/2019_Community_Conversations/Advocacy>