Dear all,
Relaying a call from our friends in South Africa to help amplify their
ongoing effort to reform their national copyright legislation. The two
major issues raised
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/Copyright_Amendment_…>
are familiar for us in the Asia-Pacific region (Freedom of Panorama and
fair use), and some may find it instructive or even inspiring to replicate
similar efforts in their respective country.
Ramzy Muliawan
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:RamzyM
My working day may not be your working day. Please don’t feel obliged to
reply to this e-mail outside of your normal working hours.
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From: <fputz(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 at 23:50
Subject: [Publicpolicy] Support Wikimedia South Africa & Copyright Reform!
To: <publicpolicy(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Dear all,
I'm writing to ask for your help to support Wikimedia South Africa in the
coming weeks and advocate for copyright reform.
*WHAT*
Douglas Scott, from Wikimedia South Africa, will be speaking at four
provincial hearings starting tomorrow, Feb. 21, to advocate for the
Copyright Amendment Bill in South Africa [1]. Efforts to reform copyright
laws in South Africa can have a positive ripple-effect across the continent
and the free knowledge movement at large. We can support him as part of
that same movement.
*HOW*
1) Amplify tweets from Wikimedia South Africa [2] and ReCreate South Africa
[3], an allied organization. This will be particularly helpful if you do so
on the days of the hearings (dates below).
2) Write to the media in South Africa. You can submit an opinion article to
South African newspapers and new agencies like Business Day, Daily
Maverick, IOL, and GroundUp, where you explain why it is important to have
freedom of panorama in the law [4]. If you come from a country that has
fair use [5] like the US, Singapore, or Israel, you can focus on how
helpful that legal doctrine has been in helping your country promote
innovation and free knowledge. Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL),
a nonprofit that works with libraries to enable access to knowledge in
developing countries, provides an example of how to help through media
support [5]. EIFL explains how they delivered comments on South Africa's
CAB and the significance of the process.
*WHEN*
- 21 February 2023: (17:00-19:00) Stellenbosch Town Hall, Stellenbosch
- 1 March 2023: (17:00-19:00) Darling Town Hall, Darling
- 6 March 2023: (17:00-19:00) Overstrand Municipal Hall, Hermarnus
- 7 March 2023: (17:00-19:00) Provincial Legislature building, Cape Town
In solidarity,
Ziski & the WMF Global Advocacy Team
________
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/Copyright_Amendment_…
[2] https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_ZA
[3] https://twitter.com/SaRecreate
[4] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Panorama_ZA
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use
[6] https://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-delivers-comments-sas-copyright-bill
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Hi,
There is an ESEAP meeting this Sunday.
ESEAP 29th Meeting - Wikimedia East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Sunday, 12 February 6:00 - 8:00 UTC
𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮
N͟e͟w͟s͟/͟ ͟U͟p͟d͟a͟t͟e͟s͟ :
■ Wikimania 2023 updates for ESEAP (6:00 UTC)
■ ESEAP Interim Hub Committee updates (6:10 UTC)
W͟i͟k͟i͟m͟e͟d͟i͟a͟ ͟W͟o͟r͟k͟s͟h͟o͟p͟s͟/͟ ͟D͟e͟m͟o͟n͟s͟t͟r͟a͟t͟i͟o͟n͟s͟ :
■ University Thesis to Wikidata by Tamsin Braisher (6:20 UTC)
■ Wikidata+OpenRefine by Margaret Donald (6:50 UTC)
■ Module:PopulationFromWikidata, New module automating the updating of
population data by Maia Williams (7:20 UTC)
A͟n͟n͟o͟u͟n͟c͟e͟m͟e͟n͟t͟s͟ :
■ WikiForHumanRights 2023 Updates (7:50 UTC)
Kind regards,
Butch
My Fellow Wikimedians,
We wish to encourage everyone you to draft your answers to the scholarship
application questions stated at
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Scholarship_Questions first on a
notepad before submitting your application on the limesurvey (scholarship
application form).
The answers submitted on the limesurvey are considered final and cannot be
edited. We also discourage applicants doing a duplicate submission.
Deadline for application submission is on 5 February, 2023 (Sunday) at
23:59 AoE (UTC-12).
Kind regards,
Butch Bustria
ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
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From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Jan 14, 2023 at 3:44 PM
Subject: SWAN Wikipedia Day special 17 UTC
To: Wikimedia Affiliates <all-affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Celebratory SWAN call for Wikipedia Day! (fun panel discussion, not usual
agenda)
Time: January 15th @ 17 UTC
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#Janu…
(panel will be on Zoom)
After 1 hour of the global panel, Wikipedia Day 2023 NYC optional
livestream.
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Kind reminder to everyone. Deadline is today!
On Sat, Dec 10, 2022, 7:26 PM Iolanda Pensa <iolanda(a)pensa.it> wrote:
> Dear all,
> Wikimania is an extraordinary event: consider hosting it!!
>
> By December 16th express your interest in hosting Wikimania in 2024, 2025
> and beyond
> https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Expressions_of_Interest
>
> You don’t need to have a venue secured or event logistics in place, that’s
> something we will work on together. At this point, we are primarily seeking
> your expression of interest. Hosting an international event with the size
> and magnitude of Wikimania – and now with added distributed and hybrid
> participation models – is complicated. With resources from the Foundation
> and guidance from the Wikimania Steering Committee, you will also have
> access to professional event organizers on the ground that can support this
> work. We also plan for an overlap with the current Wikimania 2023
> organizing team to build in plenty of time for learning and
> collaboration.
>
> Looking forward to discuss with you new locations for our future Wikimanias
>
> Best regards,
> Iolanda, on behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee#Members
>
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Hi Everyone,
On behalf of the Wikimedia East, South East Asia and the Pacific (ESEAP), I
would like to congratulate Wikimedia Taiwan and the Wikidata community in
Taiwan for hosting WikidataCon 2023 with an online component.
I truly appreciate the Taiwanese community for allowing me on August 2018
to administer training on Wikidata and I am very much happy now that the
Wikidata community in Taiwan had bloomed, prospered and now co-leading an
event with Wikimedia DE.
We hope all the best for this upcoming event and the results it will
deliver to the emerging communities in the ESEAP region and of the world.
Kind regards,
Butch Bustria
On Mon, Nov 28, 2022, 10:30 PM Dennis Raylin Chen via Wikimedia-l <
wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Dear Wikimedia Community members,
>
> (apologies for cross-posting - you can find this announcement in Mandarin
> below)
>
> Wikimedia Taiwan is excited to collaborate together!
>
>
> When Wikidata Taiwan
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Taiwan/Wikidata_Taiwan> became
> aware that Wikimedia Germany was seeking a partner for a co-organized WikidataCon
> event in 2023, there was intense enthusiasm within the community.
> Followed by several discussions with Wikimedia Germany, the Wikimedia
> Taiwan chapter and the representatives of the Taiwan Wikidata community
> confirmed their intent to collaborate. The preparations are all going quite
> well right now!
>
>
>
> Wikidata development in Taiwan only began in 2018 with more systematic
> goals and initiatives. Since then, OpenStreetMap x Wikidata organize
> monthly meetup by the Wikidata Taiwan community and the OpenStreetMap
> Taiwan community, as well as the Yearly Open Data Day, COSCUP community
> track
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Taiwan/Wikidata_Taiwan/COSCUP_2022>
> and other events, both have consistently promoted the growth of related
> editing and project development. For instance, importing of data from a
> ground-level village dataset, various levels of school dataset, art dataset
> and exhibition information. As a result, it has collaborated with other
> open-data communities, primarily GLAM and government agencies. Other
> examples include the citizen open source groups' g0v-Hackathon and
> g0v-Summit events. In addition, collaboration with the Soil and Water
> Conservation Bureau to promote river dataset data governance issues. The
> community also holds the Wikidata Cross-Domain Forum
> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Taiwan> at the end
> of October to celebrate Wikidata's birthday with the global Wikidata
> community.
>
>
> Wikimedia Taiwan is delighted to work with Wikimedia Germany to
> co-organize the 2023 WikidataCon with Asia as the focal point, while also
> following the footway of Wikimedia Movement user group in Brazil. We will
> continue the development of Wikidata in a variety of cultural contexts.
> Particularly in relation to Taiwan's issues of cross-disciplines and
> dialogue. As a result, we advocate for a more diverse and prosperous global
> Wikidata community.
>
> As Léa mentioned in her words, WikidataCon will host both online and
> on-site events the following year, as we want to maximize the capacity for
> participation. The on-site event will take place in Taipei. When the time
> comes, all Wikidata contributors and friendly organisations around Taiwan
> are welcome to join our events!
>
>
> Stay tuned for upcoming events!
>
>
> Dennis Chen for Wikimedia Taiwan
>
> Allen Wang for Wikidata Taiwan Community
>
>
>
> 各位維基社群朋友逐家好：
>
> 台灣維基媒體協會對此合作感到非常興奮！
>
> 當臺灣維基數據社群(Wikidata Taiwan)
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Taiwan/Wikidata_Taiwan>在首次獲知德國維基媒體協會尋求
> 2023 年 WikidataCon
> 的合作夥伴時，社群內部便抱持高度的興趣，後續在台灣維基媒體協會與臺灣維基數據社群代表經過幾次與德國維基媒體協會的意向討論後，確定了雙方合作的意願，目前所有準備工作也都順利的進行當中！
>
> 維基數據 (Wikidata) 在台灣的發展，大約始於 2018 年才有比較系統性的目標與措施，自此由 Wikidata Taiwan 社群與
> OpenStreetMap Taiwan 社群合辦的 OpenStreetMap x Wikidata 月聚以及每年的 Open Data Day 、COSCUP
> 社群軌
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Taiwan/Wikidata_Taiwan/COSCUP_2022>等活動，穩定的推動著相關編輯及專案的發展，像是匯入台灣基礎行政區的村里資料、各級學校資料，藝術資料與展覽資訊等。並逐漸地與台灣其他開放社群、GLAM、政府單位等合作，例如公民開源團體的
> g0v 大松或是 g0v Summit 活動，以及與水土保持局合作推動溪流資料的資料治理議題；逢年 10 月底，社群也自主性的舉辦「
> 維基數據跨領域論壇 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Taiwan>」與全球的維基數據社群一同慶祝
> Wikidata 生日。
>
> 能承接在巴西維基媒體運動用戶組之後，與德國維基媒體協會共同籌劃 2023
> WikidataCon，並以亞洲作為核心，台灣維基媒體協會備感榮幸。我們將延續對於維基數據在不同文化脈絡下的發展，特別是在台灣我們所關心的跨領域交流與對話，倡議一個更加多元、共榮的全球維基數據社群。
>
> 誠如 Léa 在信中所言，明年的 WikidataCon
> 將同時舉辦線上與線下型式活動，我們希望將參與的形式盡可能擴及到最大程度。線下的主場也將在台北舉辦，屆時，如果您就在我們臨近的區域，非常歡迎所有維基數據貢獻者、友好單位的朋友們，一起來台灣現場共襄盛舉！
>
>
> 敬請各位持續關注接下來的活動資訊！
>
>
> 台灣維基媒體協會 Dennis Chen
>
> 臺灣維基數據社群 Allen Wang
>
> Léa Lacroix <lea.lacroix_ext(a)wikimedia.de> 於 2022年11月28日 週一 晚上10:20寫道：
>
>> (apologies for cross-posting - you can find this announcement in Mandarin
>> below)
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Following up on the search for a partner to co-organize the WikidataCon
>> 2023
>> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/th…>
>> and after talking to several enthusiastic affiliates and local Wikidata
>> communities, I am happy to announce, Wikimedia Germany will support
>> Wikimedia Taiwan and the local Wikidata community in Taiwan in designing
>> and running the next iteration of the Wikidata conference, which will take
>> place on October 28-29, 2023.
>>
>> The Wikidata community in Taiwan
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Taiwan/Wikidata_Taiwan> has
>> been active for years and regularly organises events in Taiwan,
>> collaborating with other open source and open data communities. They are
>> particularly interested in geographical data, human settlements and
>> local languages
>> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Taiwan>. Wikimedia
>> Taiwan will provide the administrative coordination and legal framework to
>> support the Wikidata community in Taiwan.
>>
>> Many people from different fields are working on Wikidata: Researchers,
>> cultural institutions, linked open data enthusiasts and more. WikidataCon
>> 2023 attendees will be able to discover how people from other disciplines
>> interact with Wikidata, learn from them, exchange ideas and find
>> inspiration.
>>
>> With this partnership, we’ll try out a hybrid event format. We will hold
>> an on-site event that will take place in Taipei, welcoming participants
>> from East Asia. Meanwhile, participants from other regions of the world
>> will be able to join the conference online. Finally, we’re encouraging
>> other local Wikidata groups to prepare satellite events and on-site
>> gatherings.
>>
>> More information and updates will be provided in the upcoming months on Wikidata:WikidataCon
>> 2023 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2023> and its
>> talk page. Meanwhile, if you have any questions, feel free to reach the
>> organizers on the talk page.
>>
>> We’re extremely happy to be collaborating with the enthusiastic Wikidata
>> community in Taiwan. We look forward to this new iteration of the
>> conference.
>>
>> Léa Lacroix & Alan Ang for Wikimedia Germany
>>
>> ----------
>>
>> 逐家好！
>>
>> 自從宣佈公開徵求Wikidatacon 2023 的伙伴
>> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/th…>之後，德國維基媒體協會
>> (Wikimedia Germany) 與數個興趣小組與在地維基數據社群接洽。我們德國維基媒體協會很高興宣佈我們將與台灣維基媒體協會
>> (Wikimedia Taiwan) 合作，台灣在地的臺灣維基數據社群(Wikidata Taiwan)將會設計與執行下一輪於 2023
>> 10/28-29 舉行的 Wikidatacon 大會。
>>
>> 近幾年台灣的維基數據社群
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Taiwan/Wikidata_Taiwan>
>> 相當活躍，定期在台灣舉行活動，並且與其他的開源與開放資料社群合作。他們關注行政區劃、在地語言、溪流資料
>> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Taiwan>。
>>
>> 在地社群，台灣維基媒體協會，則會提供必要的行政協調與法律架構來支援整個社群。
>>
>> 這次合作舉辦會議，將會彰顯東亞這邊進行的維基數據專案，鼓勵跨領域的合作，例如人們在不同的領域之間，如文化機構、教育單位、研究機構等展開合作。
>>
>>
>> 我們攜手合作之下，我們會嘗試混合型式的活動，一場在台北的實體活動，歡迎東亞區域的客人參與，而其他有興趣的人則是能夠線上參與。我們也會鼓勵其他在地維基數據社群舉辦衛星活動與實體聚會。
>>
>> Wikidata:WikidataCon 2023
>> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2023>
>> 頁面與討論頁面將會在接下來幾個月提供更多資訊與消息；同時間，如果你有任何問題與回饋意見，你可以在討論頁聯繫主辦方。
>>
>> 我們相當高興能與台灣活躍的維基數據社群共同合作，並且期待下一次新一輪的大會。
>>
>> 德國維基媒體協會 Léa Lacroix 與 Alan Ang
>>
>>
>> --
>> Léa Lacroix
>> Community Engagement & Events Consultant
>> Contractor for Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
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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