Hi everybody, We just received the great news that the Wikimedia Diversity Conference 2017[1] has received the full grant from the Wikimedia Foundation's Event Grants.[2] We look very much forward to hosting the conference and to welcome you to Stockholm the 3-5 November 2017. We now need your help in making it a success! We invite members from your Wikimedia organization or user group to sign up as ambassadors for the conference.[3] Ambassadors are champions of Diversity on Wikimedia and volunteer to use that power to support the conference in several ways. - Support before the conference. Ambassadors help communicate to local communities that the conference will happen and provide updates of the planning process, such as when to register and how to apply for scholarship and why submit a proposal. The other way is to provide constructive input and ideas for the program and for the overall event. Ambassadors can also organize discussions at other conferences taking place prior to the Diversity conference. - Support during the conference. Ambassadors can also volunteer their champion powers during the conference to support documentation and curation of discussions and insights, facilitate the implementation of the program with the facilitation team, support participants with helpful advice and on-site information. - Support after the conference. Ambassadors help disseminate the knowledge gained during the conference to their communities and to participate in networks to continue working with Diversity. Active participation as an ambassador will support a scholarship application. We would be grateful if you could forward this possibility to your communities. Furthermore, we are actively looking for more funding from sponsors, but we do have limited opportunities to provide scholarships and only parts of the travel costs for participants can currently be covered. If your Wikimedia organization has the opportunity to provide a full or partial scholarship for your volunteers or staff, please let us know. We would be happy to highlight your involvement and support on the conference portal.[3] If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us! We intend to send out the registration form at the end of next week. [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference_2017 [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/Diversity_Conference_2017 [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia Diversity Conference 2017/Ambassadors Kind regards, John - - - - John Andersson Executive Director Wikimedia Sverige Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 <073-396%2051%2089> Email: john.andersson(a)wikimedia.se Skype: johnandersson86 Visiting address: Hantverkargatan 21 2tr, 112 21 Stockholm