Hi Ellie,
I'm very confused by the submissions process. According to the page on-wiki,
you're only looking for 42 presentations (a maximum of 10 of which can be
WMF-related), and you have to sign up to a third-party website to submit a presentation.
That's very different from past Wikimanias, where many more presentation slots were
available (by a factor of 10 or so), and you could transparently submit a proposal on-wiki
(without giving a third party your details). What's going on - why has this changed so
much from past years, and why are the number of presentations so restricted?
(Leaving aside the apparent absence of open calls for non-"critical issue"
presentations/posters/discussions/training sessions, where you apparently have to ask the
organisers nicely off-wiki if you want to do one of these...)
Thanks,
Mike
On 4 Jan 2016, at 23:05, Ellie Young
<eyoung(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hi all,
Two important reminders concerning Wikimania 2016, which will be held in Esino Lario,
Italy on June 22–27, 2016:
The Submission deadline has been extended by the program committee to January 17th.
See:
https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions
<https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions>
The deadline for applications for the WMF Scholarship program is approaching!
Applications are open until Saturday, January 09 2016 23:59 UTC.
Applicants will be able to apply for a partial or full scholarship. A full scholarship
will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel, shared accommodation, and
conference registration fees as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation. A partial
scholarship will cover conference registration fees and shared accommodation.
To learn more about Wikimania 2016 scholarships, please visit:
https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships
<https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships>
To apply for a scholarship, fill out the multi-language application form on:
https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply
<https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply>
It is highly recommended that applicants review all the material on the Scholarships page
and the associated FAQ (
https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ
<https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ> ) before submitting an
application.
If you have any questions, please contact:
wikimania-scholarships at
wikimedia.org
<mailto:wikimania-scholarships@wikimedia.org>
or leave a message at:
https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships
<https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships>
Ellie Young
Events Manager
Wikimedia Foundation
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