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East, South East Asia and the Pacific (ESEAP) Conference 2024 : Program submission, scholarships

by Butch Bustria

My Fellow Wikimedian, Don’t miss this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences with the Wikimedia community in the *East, South East Asia and the Pacific (ESEAP)* region! The call for programmes for the ESEAP Conference 2024 is now open, and we are looking for diverse and innovative proposals that align with the theme of “*Collaborations Beyond the Horizon*”. You have until 31st January 2024 (AoE) to submit your proposal, so hurry up and visit https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_Conference_2024/Submissions to learn more about the submission process and guidelines. We are open to virtual presentations and engagements. We also offer limited scholarships to Wikimedians in the ESEAP region to support participation in the conference, which will be held in the beautiful city of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia in *May 2024*. The scholarship application is open until 15th January 2024 (AoE). Information is posted at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_Conference_2024/Scholarships. Don’t miss this chance to join us in this exciting event, where you can network, learn, and collaborate with other Wikimedians from the ESEAP region and beyond. For more information about the conference, please visit https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_Conference_2024. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at *persidangan(a)wikimedia.org.my <persidangan(a)wikimedia.org.my> *. We look forward to seeing you at the ESEAP Conference 2024!" 🙌 -- Sincerely, *Butch Bustria* On behalf of the ESEAP Conference 2024 Organizing Committee ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is privileged and intended only for the recipients named. If the reader is not a representative of the intended recipient, any review, dissemination or copying of this message or the information it contains is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender, and delete the original message and attachments. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

4 months, 3 weeks

Learning & Documentation: Organizing Wikimania 2023

by Butch Bustria

Fellow Wikimedians, We are now close to the end of 2023 and we celebrate it with the final blogs (Learning & Documentation) First is the 1600 day journey of our preparation for Wikimania 2023 https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/12/13/organizing-wikimania-2023-where-it-st… The second focused on the theme, goal and program design of Wikimania 2023 https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/12/18/organizing-wikimania-2023-program-des… The final part is the result and outcomes of Wikimania 2023 and the legacy it left https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/12/22/organizing-wikimania-2023-results-and… For all video archives and presentation files of Wikimania 2023, go to https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program Thank you for making 2023 a hallmark year for the ESEAP region. We wish the Wikimedians of Central and Eastern Europe the best of luck in hosting the 19th Wikimania in Katowice, Poland. Kind regards, *Butch Bustria* Wikimania 2023

4 months, 4 weeks

Re: [ESEAP] Re: [Wikimedia-l] Re: Recognition of Wikimedians of Japan User Group

by Butch Bustria

We wish to express our interest for collaborations and extend our invitations to upcoming meetings such as the ESEAP conference 2024 and many others. Kind regards Butch On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 5:08 PM Dennis Raylin Chen <dennis(a)wikimedia.tw> wrote: > Dear members of the Wikimedians of Japan User Group, > > it is such great news to hear, on behalf of Wikimedia Taiwan! > > This is exciting! > > 台日友好! > > Looking forward to future collaboration > > Dennis Raylin Chhen > > Borschts <wikiweesteed(a)gmail.com> 於 2023年10月20日週五下午4:54寫道： > >> Congratulations! We eagerly anticipate the positive contributions and >> initiatives that will undoubtedly emerge from the Wikimedians of Japan User >> Group. >> >> >> Best, >> >> >> Borschts@zhwiki >> ------------------------------ >> *寄件者:* Gnangarra <gnangarra(a)gmail.com> >> *寄件日期:* Thursday, October 19, 2023 10:31:07 PM >> *收件者:* Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >> *副本:* Affiliations Committee <affcom(a)wikimedia.org>; Wikimedia Movement >> Affiliates discussion list <affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org>; >> eseap(a)lists.wikimedia.org <eseap(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >> *主旨:* [Wikimedia-l] Re: Recognition of Wikimedians of Japan User Group >> >> awesome news, and good to hear WM Japan is looking at being part of the >> ESEAP Hub welcome aboard >> >> On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 at 21:27, Samir Elsharbaty <selsharbaty(a)wikimedia.org> >> wrote: >> >> This is great news! >> >> Congratulations to our fellow Wikimedians in Japan and looking forward to >> collaborating on awesome projects soon! >> >> Samir Elsharbaty (he/him) >> >> Brand Associate >> >> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 6:23 AM Mrb Rafi <mrbrafi1971(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Congratulations to to the new affiliate. I have seen a lot of Japanese >> wikimedians being active on wikimedia platforms, specially in the >> governance landscape in recent days. The new affiliate will hopefully >> mobilize these activities. >> >> I was sharing this news with some of my team members last night and l >> came to know that there are a lot of "Otaku"s in my Wikimedia team who >> can't wait to get in touch and do collaborations with you. 😛 >> >> See you in the wikimediaverse! >> >> Hugs, >> Rafi >> >> On Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 7:14 AM Butch Bustria <bustrias(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> To the Members of WJUG, >> >> Congratulations for setting up the group and we grad to welcome you again >> in ESEAP with open arms. >> >> Its been 15 years in the waiting. >> >> Thank you. >> >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Butch >> >> On Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 4:22 AM Shaba 50 <aliyuy921(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Congratulations to the new Wikimedians of Japan Usergroup! >> >> Sincerely, >> Aliyu Shaba. >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 18, 2023, 8:46 PM Yael Weissburg <rweissburg(a)wikimedia.org> >> wrote: >> >> Congratulations to our friends and colleagues in Japan! >> >> *Yael Weissburg* (she/her) >> VP, Community Growth >> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >> M: (+1) 415.513.6643 >> I work from San Francisco. My time zone is UTC -7/-8. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 12:29 PM Ndahiro Derrick Alter < >> ndahiroderric(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Oh this is so exciting, >> >> おめでとう and all the best to the Wikimedians of Japan. Greetings from Wikimedia User Group Rwanda >> >> >> >> Derrick Ndahiro >> >> >> On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 at 20:37 Joris Darlington Quarshie < >> billionairegenerations16(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Congratulations members of Wikimedians of Japan Usergroup. >> >> Sent from Joris Darlington Quarshie >> >> On 18 Oct 2023, at 3:52 PM, João Alexandre Peschanski < >> joalpe(a)wmnobrasil.org> wrote: >> >> Dear members of the Wikimedians of Japan User Group, >> >> Welcome, on behalf of Wiki Movimento Brasil! This is exciting! I hope we >> will find ways of working together in the near future! >> >> Best, >> >> João >> >> Em qua., 18 de out. de 2023 às 12:42, Affiliations Committee < >> affcom(a)wikimedia.org> escreveu: >> >> Hi everyone! >> >> I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized >> [1] Wikimedians of Japan User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The >> group aims to establish a national organization to promote Wikimedia >> projects and support Wikimedians in Japan. >> >> Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group! >> >> Regards, >> Jeffrey Keefer >> Chair, Affiliations Committee >> >> [1] >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognit… >> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Japan_User_Group >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> >> >> -- >> >> [image: Logo comemorativo do Grupo de Usuários Wiki Movimento Brasil] >> >> João Alexandre Peschanski | Usuário:JPeschanski (WMB) >> >> Diretor Executivo | Wiki Movimento Brasil >> >> wmnobrasil.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- 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https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> >> >> -- >> Boodarwun >> Gnangarra >> 'ngany dabakarn koorliny arn boodjera dardon nlangan Nyungar koortabodjar' >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > ESEAP mailing list -- eseap(a)lists.wikimedia.org > List information: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/eseap.lists.wikimedia.org/ > -- Sincerely, Butch Bustria ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is privileged and intended only for the recipients named. 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6 months, 3 weeks

Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Invitation for community call and Q&A about the Knowledge Equity Fund

by Biyanto

Dear ESEAP fellows, I forwarded the community call and Q&A about the Knowledge Equity Fund. Your participation is valuable to us. Please send email to EquityFund(a)wikimedia.org if you want to register or submit questions beforehand. Best, Biyanto ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Nadee Gunasena <ngunasena(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Fri, 22 Sept 2023 at 23:13 Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Invitation for community call and Q&A about the Knowledge Equity Fund To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hi all, With the announcement of the Knowledge Equity Fund <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Equity_Fund#:~:text=The%20Fund%20….>’s round 2 grantees, we’ve seen a lot of questions and feedback about the Knowledge Equity Fund, how the Committee works and how the work of the grantees will contribute to the projects and to the movement. To help answer these questions, the Knowledge Equity Fund Committee will host a community conversation on Friday, October 6, 2023 at 1400 UTC <https://savvytime.com/converter/utc/oct-6-2023/2pm> to hear ideas, concerns, and to answer questions. The Committee would also like to hear ideas for how the fund should be used in the upcoming third round of grantmaking. To register for this conversation, please email us at EquityFund(a)wikimedia.org You can also send us questions beforehand. The call will be held in English and we will have interpretation in Spanish; if you would like interpretation into other languages please let us know. If you’re not able to attend, we will also share notes and a written list of Q&A after the call. Thanks, Nadee Gunasena, on behalf of the Equity Fund Committee -- *Nadee Gunasena* Chief of Staff Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org

7 months, 2 weeks

Uploading to Commons and tell us your story about Wikimania 2023

by Wikimania

My Fellow Wikimedians As we lowered the curtain for Wikimania 2023 Singapore, Online and Satellite, we ask for your valuable time to share your images and videos related to Wikimania 2023 on Wikimedia Commons, our free media repository. By uploading your images and videos to Wikimedia Commons, you are helping to document the history and diversity of the Wikimedia movement, as well as enriching the knowledge and culture of humanity. Your contributions are greatly appreciated by millions of readers and editors around the world. To upload your images and videos to Wikimedia Commons, you can use the *Upload Wizard*, a simple and user-friendly tool that guides you through the process. You can also use the *Commons app*, a mobile application that allows you to upload images from your smartphone or tablet. Please make sure to use the license on Wikimedia Commons and Wikimania Photography policy when uploading your files. We encourage you to use the [[category:Wikimania 2023]] when uploading your images and videos related to Wikimania 2023. This will help us to organize and showcase your files on the Wikimania 2023 wiki and other platforms. You can also add other relevant categories and descriptions to your files to make them more accessible and useful for other users. We also encourage you to write your story as a blog, vlog, Social media posts or at . For social media, please use @wikimedia.conference to tag on Facebook or Instagram, @wikimania on X (twitter). We thank you for your generous assistance and support for Wikimania 2023 and the Wikimedia movement. We hope to see you at the next in-person and hybrid conferences this year and the 19th edition of Wikimania in Kraków, Poland hosted by the Central and Eastern European Wikimedians where we will celebrate our achievements, share our experiences, and learn from each other. There is also a Wikimania 2023 survey at https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/682942 We appreciate your feedback so we know where we did great and which ones we would tell the next host. Kind regards, *Butch Bustria* Event lead, Wikimania 2023

8 months, 3 weeks

We love you to join Wikimania. Join in Wikimania free via virtual ticket

by Butch Bustria

My Fellow Wikimedians, Wikimania is the largest gathering of Wikimedians around the world. We want you to be part of it. Go to https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Registration to register and to know more details. Once registered, you can check the program schedule and sync to your mobile device calendar. https://eventyay.com/e/8f889410/schedule For inquiries, please write back to us at wikimania(a)wikimedia.org Kind regards *Butch Bustria* *Event Lead* *ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team*

9 months, 1 week

Wikimania Post Conference (August 20) at Singapore's National Library!

by Butch Bustria

Hi Fellow Wikimedians! If you are still in Singapore on daytime on August 20, you may consider attending a Wikimania post conference at Singapore's National Library. Separate registration needed. Go to https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Related_events/Knowledge_Beyond_B… to know more Kind regards, *Butch Bustria* Event Lead ESEAP Wikimania Core Organizing Team

9 months, 2 weeks

Wikimania 2023 : We love your stickers, please bring them

by Butch Bustria

My fellow Wikimedians, We encourage you individuals, affiliates, allied organizations or online projects & campaigns to share your stickers, post cards, etc. We have a table at the Expo area (Main Hall 401/402) where you can drop your sharable materials, such as stickers, postcard and even sweets! Go to https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Wikimania_exchange_center to know more. Also we have a selfie/ photo wall where you can do your glamorous pose with the souvenir you got. Portrait photography most welcome! Kind regards, *Butch Bustria* Event Lead ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team

9 months, 2 weeks

Wikimania Program schedule

by Butch Bustria

Hi Everyone, We would like to inform you that the master copy of the schedule is at https://pretalx.com/wm2023/schedule/ This is publicly accessible, rooms side by side, can be filtered by tracks and you can download an .ical file of the sessions you like to sync with your calendar on your phone/ devices. Wikimania wiki and Eventyay may have the information extracted from pretalx but is not syched in real time as it needs to be updated manually by us. Kind regards, *Butch Bustria* Chair Wikimania 2023 Program Subcommittee

9 months, 2 weeks

July 16 SWAN meeting

by Pharos

All Wikimedia affiliates are invited to join a forum in two sessions on Sunday, July 16! This event is a developing forum of the Wikimedia communities and affiliates to share ideas on relevant matters in the Wikimedia movement. Special focus for this SWAN is the Movement Charter, and in particular the newly-released Global Council draft section. And we close the session with an AI Happy Hour / Doom Hour! https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#July… 2:00 UTC (Asia-Pacific friendly time - https://iw.toolforge.org/zonestamp/1689472800 ) Zoom for 1st session: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/86049990486 16:00 UTC (Europe-Africa-Americas friendly time - https://iw.toolforge.org/zonestamp/1689523200 ) Zoom for 2nd session, with interpretation in AR/ES/FR: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/81418281762 ***Note that we are now meeting on Zoom, with interpretation in the 2nd session in (Arabic) (Spanish) (French).*** Please see proposed agenda, and sign up with your RSVP here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#July… https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#2022… https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#2022… Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)

10 months, 1 week

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