FYI on the scholarship application process and open date for next year's
Wikimania.
Douglas
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From: Käbi Laan <kaebi(a)wikimedia.ee>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023, 21:32
Subject: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2024 Scholarships Open: Apply Now!
To: <wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
* Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2024 are open until December 18!
Apply now for a full or partial scholarship to attend Wikimania in person
in Poland! This year’s theme will be “Collaboration of the Open”--a
celebration of the ways we work together, in the open and for the larger
open movement, to bring free knowledge to the world. We are working on
finalizing the venue and dates before the end of the year, but can confirm
that Wikimania will be held in Poland sometime between mid-July and
mid-August. To ensure that Wikimedians needing visas for Poland have enough
time to apply, we are starting the scholarships process now. Scholarships
will be available in two forms: - Full scholarship: travel, accommodation,
and registration are provided; - Partial scholarship: accommodation and
registration are provided. Apply for a Wikimania 2024 scholarship now!
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Scholarships> Make sure to share
your experiences during your Wikimedia movement journey and support with
links. Newcomers are encouraged to apply–this year we are aiming for newer
generations of Wikimedians and those who work on connecting the Wikimedia
Movement to the wider open ecosystem of knowledge and culture. The deadline
to apply for a scholarship is December 18, end of the day anywhere in the
world. Applicants will be notified of decisions in the first half of
February. Read more on Wikimania Wiki
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Scholarships>. Have questions?
You can reach the Scholarships Committee directly at
wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org
<wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org>. Best, The Wikimania 2024 Core
Organizing Team *
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Hello everyone,
This email is a reminder of Wikimedia South Africa’s (WMZA) Annual General
Meeting (AGM) and the strategic retreat workshop that will precede it. As
was mentioned in previous emails the AGM will be taking place on 18
November 2023. Both the AGM and the retreat workshop are open to all WMZA
members and project partners.
In the 3 days before the AGM on the 15, 16, and 17 November 2023 we will be
hosting our strategic retreat to develop our chapter's next 5 year plan.
The current 5 year plan is coming to an end now and the next one needs to
be developed. As WMZA chapter members and partner organisations we need
your help to do that. The Wikimedia Foundation has very kindly agreed to
assist us with hosting the retreat and will manage the workshop process.
We will also be celebrating *Afrikaans Wikipedia's 22nd Birthday* on *16
November 2023* at 18:30 - 22:00 to be held at the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie
vir Wetenskap en Kuns at 574 Ziervogel St, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0132, South
Africa. The bus will leave for the event at 17:40.
You can find out all you need to know about the *Retreat workshop* on 15-17
November at its programme page on meta wiki here including how to attend it
digitally -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-Retreat
As I mentioned in my previous email you can find out all the details about
the *AGM* on 18 November at its page on meta wiki here including how to
attend it digitally -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-AGM
If you will not be attending the AGM or feel you might not be able to
attend but would like to nominate a proxy to represent you then you can
nominate your proxy on the attendance form:
https://forms.gle/yg8bKW3nxujGV1mm6
All WMZA events are governed by our *friendly space* policy. If you are
unfamiliar with the policy then you can learn more about it at the link to
the page on our website here - https://www.wmza.org/safe-space-policy
*Key Retreat details*
Date: Saturday, 18 November 2023
Time: 9:00 to 12:00 SAST
Place: Online and in-person at The Catalyst Hotel, 100 Pretoria Ave,
Wierda Valley, Sandton, 2196, South Africa
Event page -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-Retreat
In preparation for the retreat we would greatly appreciate it if you could
please fill out the following form to help us prepare for it -
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZ2obYoCS5yYdkvs3nlh-SYUyB1Ei8-XM…
*Key AGM details*
Date: Saturday, 18 November 2023
Time: 9:00 to 12:00 SAST
Place: Online and in-person at The Catalyst Hotel, 100 Pretoria Ave,
Wierda Valley, Sandton, 2196, South Africa
Event page - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-AGM
Join the AGM digitally at - https://meet.google.com/xwv-wvbr-sjj
If you would like to attend the AGM but you are not yet a member then you
can join Wikimedia South Africa by filling out our form and making a
donation of any amount to the chapter. Details and links about joining can
be found on our website here: https://www.wmza.org/join
Regards,
Douglas Scott
Director
Wikimedia South Africa
Website: wikimedia.org.za
Phone: (+27) 079 515 8727
A non-profit membership organisation
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Hello everyone,
This email is a reminder of Wikimedia South Africa’s
(WMZA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the strategic retreat workshop that
will precede it. As was mentioned in previous emails the AGM will be taking
place on 18 November 2023. Both the AGM and the retreat workshop are open
to all WMZA members and project partners.
In the 3 days before the AGM on the 15, 16, and 17 November 2023 we will be
hosting our strategic retreat to develop our chapter's next 5 year plan.
The current 5 year plan is coming to an end now and the next one needs to
be developed. As WMZA chapter members and partner organisations we need
your help to do that. The Wikimedia Foundation has very kindly agreed to
assist us with hosting the retreat and will manage the workshop process.
We will also be celebrating *Afrikaans Wikipedia's 22nd Birthday* on *16
November 2023* at 18:30 - 22:00 to be held at the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie
vir Wetenskap en Kuns at 574 Ziervogel St, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0132, South
Africa. The bus will leave for the event at 17:40.
You can find out all you need to know about the *Retreat workshop* on 15-17
November at its programme page on meta wiki here including how to attend it
digitally - Link Here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-Retreat>
You can find out all the details about the *AGM* on 18 November at its page
on meta wiki here including how to attend it digitally - Link Here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-AGM>
If you will not be attending the AGM or feel you might not be able to
attend but would like to nominate a proxy to represent you then you can
nominate your proxy on the attendance form: Form
<https://forms.gle/yg8bKW3nxujGV1mm6>
All WMZA events are governed by our *friendly space* policy. If you are
unfamiliar with the policy then you can learn more about it at the link to
the page on our website here - Safe Space Policy
<https://www.wmza.org/safe-space-policy>
In preparation for the retreat we would greatly appreciate it if you could
please fill out the following form to help us prepare for it - Form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZ2obYoCS5yYdkvs3nlh-SYUyB1Ei8-XM…>
*Key AGM details*
*15- November 2023*
*Time:14:00 18:00 *
*Place: 11 Kotze Road Constitution Hill Johannesburg, Gauteng*
*Date: Saturday, 18 November 2023*
*16- November 2023*
*Time: 10:11 00 17:30 am*
*Place: 11 Kotze Road Constitution Hill Johannesburg, Gauteng*
*17- November 2023*
*Time: 10.00- 16.00*
*Place:11 Kotze Road Constitution Hill Johannesburg, Gauteng*
*Time: 9:00 to 12:00 SAST*
*Place: Online and in-person at The Catalyst Hotel, 100 Pretoria Ave,
Wierda Valley, Sandton, 2196, South Africa*
*Event page -Link here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-AGM>*
*Join the AGM digitally at - Zoom Link
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84965303365>*
If you would like to attend the AGM but you are not yet a member then you
can join Wikimedia South Africa by filling out our form and making a
donation of any amount to the chapter. Details and links about joining can
be found on our website here: https://www.wmza.org/join
Regards,
Hello everyone,
Wikimedia South Africa will be having our Annual General Meeting (AGM)
on *Saturday
18 November 2023*.
We will be having it a little earlier than usual this year, starting at 9am
SAST, so in-person attendees who flew in for the chapter retreat and
strategic design workshop can fly out on the same day in the evening.
If you intend to attend the AGM then please fill out the attendance form:
https://forms.gle/yg8bKW3nxujGV1mm6
If you will not be attending or feel you might not be able to attend but
would like to nominate a proxy to represent you then you can nominate your
proxy on the attendance form: https://forms.gle/yg8bKW3nxujGV1mm6
Once you have filled out the form your name will be added to the attendance
list and a calendar invite will be sent to you. That calendar invitation
will contain a link to attend digitally. We will also send out an AGM
reminder email closer to the date with that attendance link to attend
digitally.
If you are interested in joining the strategic retreat in Johannesburg the
run up to the AGM (15, 16, 17 November 2023) then please contact Shupai
Mchuchu <shupai.mchuchu(a)wikimedia.org.za> or see the followup email about
it that we will send out later.
You can see the AGM agenda on the AGM 2023 page, the minutes of the AGM
will be recorded there once the meeting is over. You can see the 2023 AGM
page on meta here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-AGM
In preparation for the AGM you can read our annual report for 2022/23 which
details the chapter's activities between July 2022 and June 2023 as well as
the 2022 AGM minutes. Since then we have done additional projects such as
Wiki Indaba, Botswana affiliate support, the SADiLaR language outreach
initiative, and the Afrikaans Wikipedia outreach initiative. Presentations
on chapter projects after June 2023 will be given at the AGM.
The 2022/23 annual report can be seen here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WM_ZA/Annual_Report_2022-23
The minutes of the previous AGM can be accessed here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2022-AGM
If you would like to attend the AGM but you are not yet a member then you
can join Wikimedia South Africa by filling out our form and making a
donation of any amount to the chapter. Details and links about joining can
be found on our website here: https://www.wmza.org/join
*Key AGM details*
Date: Saturday, 18 November 2023
Time: 9:00 to 12:00 SAST
Place: Online and in-person at The Catalyst Hotel, 100 Pretoria Ave,
Wierda Valley, Sandton, 2196, South Africa
Regards,
Douglas Scott
Director
Wikimedia South Africa
Website: wikimedia.org.za
Phone: (+27) 079 515 8727
A non-profit membership organisation
Discord <https://discord.gg/HwBwHWWurr> | Zulip
<https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/147876-Main-Chat> |
Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551460588208> |
Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimedia_za/>