P.S. the usernames of the people who got the WMF and WMDE scholarships this year are public, here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Wikimania_scholars#2015_WMF_Scholarship_Program
On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> wrote: > I will help share the stories about programs in Africa as much as I can, > during the event. > > I wanted to add a thought about the scholarship process. There is no need > to speculate how it's decided (e.g. the "visa problems" theory, which is > certainly incorrect). The scholarships process is documented on the > Wikimania site[1] and there's an FAQ document too[2] the *criteria* by > which the volunteer committee[3] -- which only has one member from Mexico > -- makes a decision are spelled out there[4]. > > The Wikimania scholarships are a competition between many deserving people > for very few spots (91 scholarships from WMF, another 15 from WMDE, and a > few from other sources). The *criteria* are what the committee uses to > pick the people it would be *most* useful to send to Wikimania this year. > What the committee does *not* do is make representational calculations like > "not enough people from Africa" or "not enough women". > > It is of course frustrating to not get this great opportunity. But > there's always next year, and paying close attention to the criteria[4] > (which I dare guess not all of you who applied did) and building your > application to demonstrate how you meet them (if you do) would greatly > increase your chances next time. > > Cheers, > > Asaf > > [1] https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships > [2] https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ > [3] https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarship_Committee > [4] > https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships#Selection_criteria > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 5:25 AM, Douglas Scott <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> Sorry for only replaying now. As both Isla and Theresa have mentioned I >> will indeed also be attending Wikimania this year (although I was only >> notified very recently that I would be attending). I would be happy to >> help but suspect that the easiest thing for us to do with regards to a >> stand would be to setup a small booth that does not need to be manned. >> Something with a flag, some local sweets, and some leaflets explaining more >> about us. >> >> How does that sound? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Douglas. >> >> On 17 June 2015 at 14:09, Florence Devouard <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> -----> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Portal/Wikimania_2015 >>> >>> I started a page from scratch. Please : >>> >>> * add your name if you are going to be there >>> * list there items you are willing to bring, OR ship, OR would like to >>> get printed (per Isla email) >>> >>> Ant >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> African-Wikimedians mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Douglas Ian Scott >> 司道格 >> Skype: douglas0scott >> South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> African-Wikimedians mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >> >> > > > -- > Asaf Bartov > Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the > sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! > https://donate.wikimedia.org > -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org
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