Hi, Everyone!
Mark your calendars! Singapore is calling. Wikimania 2023 will run from
16-19 August.
This year’s theme is *Diversity. Collaboration. Future. *
Diversity. Wikimania will be an opportunity to showcase ESEAP as an example
of inclusion: different volunteer groups, individuals, and affiliates, at
different stages of development, different cultures but closely involved in
an equitable way.
Collaboration. As a distributed growth mechanism, Wikimania will be a way
to learn and share new knowledge like tools usage, organizing events /
online campaigns, solving a Wiki-related problem and many others.
Future. Wikimania is also significant to many Wikimedians as Wikimania 2023
will also be a forum to discuss implementing the Wikimedia Movement
Strategy (#Wikimedia2030) and discuss other future-thinking topics.
The days will look like this:
Pre-conference
*Option day*
CORE CONFERENCE
Post-conference
*Option day*
August 15
Tuesday
August 16
Wednesday
August 17
Thursday
August 18
Friday
August 19
Saturday
August 20
Sunday
Trainings
Committee Meetings
Regional and Thematic Meetings
Summits
Casual meet-ups
Tech collabs, hacks
Editathons, Datathons,
Content Translations, Wikisource, Citation Hunt, etc.
Opening ceremony
Trainings
Committee Meetings
Regional and Thematic Meetings
Summits
Casual meet-ups
Tech collabs, hacks
Editathons, Datathons,
Content Translations, Wikisource, Citation Hunt, etc.
Opening reception
Day of programming
Lectures
Round Tables
Panel discussion
Trainings
Remote presentation
Tech presentations
Tech collabs, hacks
Casual meet-ups
Editathons, Datathons,
Content Translations, Wikisource, Citation Hunt, etc.
Day of programming
Lectures
Round Tables
Panel discussion
Trainings
Remote presentation
Tech presentations
Tech collabs, hacks
Casual meet-ups
Editathons, Datathons,
Content Translations, Wikisource, Citation Hunt, etc.
Day of programming
Lectures
Panel discussion
Remote presentation
Tech presentations
Tech collabs, hacks
Closing ceremony
Evening dinner & party
Thematic culture and heritage day
Casual tours and other activities such as commons photo walks, editathons,
datathons, and many others.
*Subject to change, per program committee planning*
Scholarships and program submissions are opening in January. So start
thinking about this year’s theme and how your work contributes to it.
For further inquiries, please write to wikimania(a)wikimedia.org.
Thanks.
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
Event Leader, Singapore
On behalf of the ESEAP Wikimania Core Organizing Team
*Wikimedia ESEAP refers to East, South East Asia and the Pacific.*
Hi,
We have a Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting this 13
November 2022 (Sunday)
We have two meeting times to cater two major time zone blocks.
The two times are:
- 02:00 UTC <https://iw.toolforge.org/zonestamp/1668304800>, 2022-11-13
(Asia-Pacific friendly time)
- 16:00 UTC <https://iw.toolforge.org/zonestamp/1668355200>, 2022-11-13
(Europe-Africa-Americas friendly time)
The agenda are:
· Wikimedia Research Fund
· 2023 Ombuds commission and Case Review Committee appointments process
· Feedback on consultation and community session of the Movement Charter
Drafting Committee
· Wikimania
· Ideas/ suggestions for Wikimania 2023
· Expressions of interest for Wikimania 2024 and beyond
· Expressions of interest to join Wikimania Steering Committee
For signup and meeting link, go to the SWAN page at Meta-wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network
Thanks.
Kind regards
Butch Bustria
Dear all
We just announced the call for expressions of interest for Wikimania 2024, 205 and beyond.
Please find below further information and do not hesitate to forward the message to those who might be interested.
My very warm regards and looking forward to further great wikimanias :)
Iolanda on behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee
> Inizio messaggio inoltrato:
>
> Da: Iolanda Pensa <iolanda(a)pensa.it>
> Oggetto: Welcoming expressions of interest for 2024 Wikimania and beyond
> Data: 2 novembre 2022 11:06:35 CET
> A: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> On behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee, the stewards of our movement’s biggest event, we are welcoming expressions of interest from community groups to host Wikimania in 2024 and beyond [1].
>
> The last time we were able to convene in person was in Stockholm in 2019. After two years of virtual gatherings, we are excited to come together again in person in Singapore in August 2023 (exact dates to be confirmed very soon) [2]. We want to make sure there is plenty of overlap between the current organizing team and future ones. That is why we are now accepting expressions of interest for 2024, 2025 and beyond. We hope to announce the next host by April 2023.
>
> Interested community groups do not need to have a polished proposal. This is an expression of interest that we will develop further together. We will be taking multiple factors into consideration, such as the cost and location of the venue, visa requirements, accessibility, health infrastructure, internet connectivity, and security. If a regional collaboration is interested in hosting Wikimania, we will consider multiple cities in your expression of interest. We love to take the Wikimania magic around the world with a lasting legacy of people and projects. As such, we will also consider the rotation of previous Wikimania host cities hoping to take Wikimania to new places or those we haven’t been to in a while.
>
> Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or comments. Submissions are accepted until December 16, 2022. You can read more on Diff [3].
>
> Best regards,
> Iolanda on behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee and Wikimedia Foundation team
>
> [1] https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Expressions_of_Interest
> [2] https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Wikimania
> [3] https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/27/wikimania-welcoming-expressions-of-in…