My Fellow Wikimedians,
There are only 11 days left to submit your program idea
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program/Submissions> for
Wikimania 2023. Whether in person in Singapore or online wherever you are,
pre-recorded or live, an interactive workshop, panel discussion, lecture,
lightning talk or an awesome poster, submissions close *Tuesday, March 28.*
Take a look at more than 90 submissions (
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2023_Program_submis…)
already received, perhaps you’ll discover an opportunity to collaborate
with a fellow Wikimedian. If you have any questions, we’d be happy to
answer them at our upcoming conversation hour this *Sunday March 19* at
00:00 <https://iw.toolforge.org/zonestamp/1679184000> and 14:00
<https://iw.toolforge.org/zonestamp/1679234400> UTC. You can also reach out
to us on the help page <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Help_desk>,
our official email address *wikimania(a)wikimedia.org
<wikimania(a)wikimedia.org>* or on Telegram (https://t.me/wikimaniachat) .
All the information you need is available on wiki
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program/FAQ>. Making a
submission is easy and we encourage each of you to create one … if you
haven’t already.
The theme for this year's Wikimania is *Diversity, Collaboration, Future*,
and there are 11 tracks
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program/Submissions#Tracks> to
choose from: familiar ones like Community Initiatives, Governance, GLAM, or
Technology; and new ones like Open Data and Wild Ideas.
Looking forward to reading yours. To submit a program proposal, go to *this
link.* <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program/Submissions>
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Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
On behalf of the ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team and the
Programming Subcommittee
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Dear Wikimedians of Singapore,
The Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines Revisions committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>
is requesting comments regarding the *Revised Enforcement Draft Guidelines
for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC)*
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>.
This review period will be open from *8 September 2022 until 8 October
2022.*
The Committee collaborated to revise these draft guidelines based on input
gathered from the community discussion period from May through July, as
well as the community vote that concluded in March 2022. The revisions are
focused on the following four areas:
1. To identify the type, purpose, and applicability of the UCoC training;
2. To simplify the language for more accessible translation and
comprehension by non-experts;
3. To explore the concept of affirmation, including its pros and cons;
4. To review the balancing of the privacy of the accuser and the accused
The Committee requests comments and suggestions about these revisions by *8
October 2022*. From there, the Revisions Committee anticipates further
revising the guidelines based on community input. You can find the Revised
Guidelines on Meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>,
and a comparison page in some languages.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>
Everyone may share comments in a number of places. Facilitators welcome
comments in any language on the Revised Enforcement Guidelines talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Universal_Code_of_C…>.
Comments can also be shared on talk pages of translations, at local
discussions, or during conversation hours.
There are a series of *conversation hours*
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>
planned about the Revised Enforcement Guidelines. We will host an
Asia-Pacific time zone-friendly conversation hour on *Friday, 16 September,
10:00 UTC*. Live interpretation in *Chinese* and *Japanese* will be
provided.
The facilitation team supporting this review period hopes to reach a large
number of communities. If you do not see a conversation happening in your
community, please organize a discussion. Facilitators can assist you in
setting up the conversations. Discussions will be summarized and presented
to the drafting committee every two weeks. The summaries will be published
here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>.
On behalf of the UCoC Project Team,
Ramzy
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Ramzy Muliawan (he/him)
Movement Strategy and Governance Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:RamzyM_(WMF)
Dear Wikimedians,
The Movement Strategy and Governance team is looking for community members
to serve as election volunteers in the upcoming Board of Trustees election.
The idea of the Election Volunteer Program came up during the 2021
Wikimedia Board of Trustees Election. This program turned out to be
successful. With the help of Election Volunteers we were able to increase
outreach and participation in the election by 1,753 voters over 2017.
Overall turnout was 10.13%, 1.1 percentage points more, and 214 wikis were
represented in the election.
But a total of 74 wikis that did not participate in 2017 produced voters in
the 2021 election. Can you help change the participation?
Election volunteers will help in the following areas:
- Translate short messages and announce the ongoing election process in
community channels
- Optional: Monitor community channels for community comments and
questions
Volunteers should:
- Maintain the friendly space policy during conversations and events
- Present the guidelines and voting information to the community in a
neutral manner
Do you want to be an election volunteer and ensure your community is
represented in the vote? Sign up here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy_and_Go…>
to receive updates. You can use the talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Movement_Strategy_a…>
for questions about translation.
Best regards,
Ramzy
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Ramzy Muliawan (he/him)
Movement Strategy and Governance Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:RamzyM_(WMF)
The Singapore Wikipedia meetup 8 will be held on:
Date: Sunday, 8 November 2015
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Hanis Cafe & Bakery, National Library of Singapore (accessible
within walking distance from Bugis MRT Station
Butch
User:Exec8
Hi everybody,
Anybody interested in an editathon at the Barclays’ office on June 12? I’m not in Singapore, but if any of you would like to help, please get in touch through the link or e-mail Pharos directly!
cheers,
Gaurav
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Singapore Editathon at Barclays June 12
> Date: 5 June, 2014 1:18:10 pm MDT
> To: Gaurav Vaidya <ggvaidya(a)gmail.com>
>
> Hi Gaurav,
>
> Are you in Singapore now?
>
> Would you like to be a part of this event at the Barclays office there on June 12?
>
> It's something for Barclays staff, but they'd like the assistance of one or two local Wikipedians to help provide guidance and ensure there aren't COI issues.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Barclays_edit-a-thon
>
> (It's a global event at all their offices, and I'm helping in NYC.)
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
> (User:Pharos)
Hi, I am unexpectedly staying in Singapore all day today, and tomorrow
until 4pm-ish.
I would love to catch up with any locals for dinner or just a coffee.
Sorry for the late notice.
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John Vandenberg
FYI.
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From: Sue Gardner <sgardner(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:00 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*
To: Wikimedia Announce Mailing List <WikimediaAnnounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hello Wikimedia community members,
This is not an easy e-mail to write, and it’s been a very hard
decision to make. But I’m writing to tell you that I’m planning to
leave my position as the Executive Director of the Wikimedia
Foundation.
My departure isn’t imminent -- the Board and I anticipate it’ll take
at least six months to recruit my successor, and I’ll be fully engaged
as Executive Director all through the recruitment process and until we
have a new person in place. We’re expecting that’ll take about six
months or so, and so this note is not goodbye -- not yet.
Making the decision to leave hasn’t been easy, but it comes down to two things.
First, the movement and the Wikimedia Foundation are in a strong place
now. When I joined, the Foundation was tiny and not yet able to
reliably support the projects. Today it's healthy, thriving, and a
competent partner to the global network of Wikimedia volunteers. If
that wasn’t the case, I wouldn’t feel okay to leave. In that sense, my
leaving is a vote of confidence in our Board and executive team and
staff --- I know they will ably steer the Foundation through the years
ahead, and I’m confident the Board will appoint a strong successor to
me.
And I feel that although we’re in good shape, with a promising future,
the same isn’t true for the internet itself. (This is thing number
two.) Increasingly, I’m finding myself uncomfortable about how the
internet’s developing, who’s influencing its development, and who is
not. Last year we at Wikimedia raised an alarm about SOPA/PIPA, and
now CISPA is back. Wikipedia has experienced censorship at the hands
of industry groups and governments, and we’re --increasingly, I
think-- seeing important decisions made by unaccountable
non-transparent corporate players, a shift from the open web to mobile
walled gardens, and a shift from the production-based internet to one
that’s consumption-based. There are many organizations and individuals
advocating for the public interest online -- what’s good for ordinary
people -- but other interests are more numerous and powerful than they
are. I want that to change. And that’s what I want to do next.
I’ve always aimed to make the biggest contribution I can to the
general public good. Today, this is pulling me towards a new and
different role, one very much aligned with Wikimedia values and
informed by my experiences here, and with the purpose of amplifying
the voices of people advocating for the free and open internet. I
don’t know exactly what this will look like -- I might write a book,
or start a non-profit, or work in partnership with something that
already exists. Either way, I feel strongly that this is what I need
to do.
I feel an increasing sense of urgency around this. That said, I also
feel a strong sense of responsibility (and love!) for the Wikimedia
movement, and so I’ve agreed with the Board that I’ll stay on as
Executive Director until we have my successor in place. That’ll take
some time -- likely, at least six months.
Until then, nothing changes. The Wikimedia Foundation has lots of work
to do, and you can expect me to focus fully on it until we have a new
Executive Director in place.
I have many people to thank, but I’m not going to do it now --
there’ll be time for that later. For now, I’ll just say I love working
with you all, I’m proud of everything the Wikimedia movement is
accomplishing, and I’m looking forward to our next six months
together.
Jan-Bart’s going to write a note in a couple of minutes with
information about the transition process. We’ll be hosting office
hours this weekend as well, so anybody with questions can ask them
here or turn up to talk with us on IRC.
Thanks,
Sue
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Executive Director
Wikimedia Foundation
415 839 6885 office
415 816 9967 cell
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FYI.
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From: A V <arildvagen(a)yahoo.se>
Date: Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 6:58 PM
Subject: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Would you like to be part of the
international jury for WLPA?
To: "wikilovesmonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org"
<wikilovesmonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, John Andersson
<johnandersson86(a)hotmail.com>
Hey,
Would you like to be part of the international jury for WLPA? We are
looking for 4-5 jury members. We welcome people with different
backgrounds and experiences (for example, photographers, Wikipedians,
artists).
More information about the jury's work is available here:
http://wikilovespublicart.org/jury/
If you are interested please contact John or me. Tell us a bit about
yourself and why you are interested.
Best regards,
Arild Vågen,
coordinator for the international jury
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[Pardon the cross-posts - and the English message] - Please forward as
well!
Hi everyone,
March is Women's History Month, and this will be the second year for
WikiWomen's History Month, an *international* collaborative event that
takes place offline at edit-a-thons and online through project focuses.
Events and projects focus on improving women's history coverage on any
language project. We have a page on English Wikipedia, like last year,
to gather all of the events:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiWomen%27s_History_Month
So far we have events in South America, Europe and the United States.
I hope you'll consider throwing an event in your town, village, or city
- or do a women's history focus for your WikiProject - large or small!
Sarah
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*Sarah Stierch*
*/Museumist and open culture advocate/*
>>Visit sarahstierch.com <http://sarahstierch.com><<
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From: "Thehelpfulone" <thehelpfulonewiki(a)gmail.com>
Date: Jan 27, 2013 5:42 AM
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Job offer: Secretary-General
for Chapters Association
To: <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, <wikimediaau-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>,
<Wikimediach-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, <wikimedia-cl(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, <
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Cc:
Cross posting to a few lists.
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From: Markus Glaser <markus.glaser(a)wikimedia.de>
Date: 26 January 2013 15:50
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Job offer: Secretary-General for Chapters Association
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Dear all,
after a long period of discussions and clarifications, we are now finally
starting our search for a Secretary-General to serve the Chapters
Association.
Please distribute to following text to as many of your contacts,
mailing-lists and networks as possible.
Thank you very much,
kind regards,
Markus
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
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The Chapters Association (CA) will be an umbrella organization for
Wikimedia chapters established in various regions around the world. The
association represents the common interests of those chapters within the
Wikimedia movement.
One of its goals is to set, review and enforce standards of accountability
and participation among its members. The association will facilitate the
exchange of experiences, ideas, and knowledge between chapters and assist
them in their organizational development and to develop common programs and
projects.
To enhance external communication, coordinate the Wikimedia movement and
represent its chapters on official occasions, CA is looking for an
experienced and motivated person to become the full-time
Secretary-General (f/m)
of the Chapters Association.
CA is incorporated in Geneva, however depending on your place of residence
a relocation might not be necessary.
Job description
The Secretary-General is to be head of the CA?s Secretariat as defined by
the CA?s charter. The Secretariat performs the executive powers of the
Association. The Secretary-General will be elected by the Council. The
other Members of the Secretariat are appointed by the Secretary-General,
with the consent of the Council. The Secretariat reports to the Council on
the Association's activities and has the right to submit proposals for
Council resolutions.
She/He will be responsible for:
* Defining the organizational structure, publishing job offers and
hiring the officers of the secretariat;
* Building the strategic plan for the association;
* Assuring the financial stability of the organization;
* Coordinating between all association members;
* Building annual program plans to achieve the CA mission;
* Handling all formal administrative tasks including finance,
communications, legal and technical;
* and preparing the assemblies of the CA council.
Desired personal traits
* Leader -- the selected Secretary-General will have to build the
organization from its earliest stages according to the outlines set
by the CA council.
* Administrator -- some of the tasks of the Secretary-General would be
of administrative nature. She/He would have to write detailed
program plans, review by-laws, financial reports, program plans and
program reports of other organizations.
* Excellent communication skills -- one of the the Secretary-General's
primary tasks would be to communicate with member chapters. Those
chapters are dispersed in different regions of the worlds
representing various cultural habits. The selected Secretary-General
would have to be multi-culturally-minded to work effectively with
these partners.
* Willing and able to travel world-wide.
* Proven experience with building and managing a large diverse
organization.
* Comfortable working with people at all levels of the organization,
including community members and volunteers.
* Experience in other like-minded/ international/ volunteer-driven/
non-profit/ peer-review-driven organizations would be considered as
an advantage.
* The ideal candidate will be hard-working, creative,
highly-motivated, and able to operate and effectively manage
multiple cultural contexts, time-zones and expectations
* Incredible diplomatic problem-solving skills in an international
environment as well as the ability to deal comfortably and
efficiently with ambiguity and an ever changing environment
* Must be fluent in English; skill in other languages would be
considered as an advantage.
Great to have
* University degree
* Experience within the Wikimedia movement. However, according to CA?s
charter a Member of the Secretariat cannot be a Council Member or
hold a position in a Chapter or in the Wikimedia Foundation.
* Love working with a highly collaborative, consensus oriented environment
Competitive salary package. Please send your cover letter, full CV, salary
expectations and at least two references in one .pdf file to:
chaptersassociation(a)wikimedia.**ch <chaptersassociation(a)wikimedia.ch><mailto:
chaptersassociation(a)**wikimedia.ch <chaptersassociation(a)wikimedia.ch>>
In case of any questions, please also use email and the address given above.
Publication date: 26.01.2013 - Application deadline: 15.02.2013
Seat and postal address: Wikimedia Switzerland, 8008 Zurich
Office: Wikimedia CH, Escaliers du Marché 2, CH-1003 Lausanne
Web: www.wikimedia.ch
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Markus Glaser
WCA Council Member (WMDE)
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
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