>From what i understand we are submitting something on IIAB. Tim can clarify.
We had discussed having an extra event about offline like we did after Montreal but not sure how much interest there would be. Since partnering with the Wikipedia store we have shipped about 700 devices. We will bring a few to Wikimania. J Sent from Gmail Mobile On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 04:21 <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Offline-l mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/offline-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Offline-l digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Sustain the Momentum: Propose Offline Wiki Topics for Wikimania > 2025 ! > (Florence Devouard) > 2. Re: Sustain the Momentum: Propose Offline Wiki Topics for Wikimania > 2025 ! > (Stephane Coillet-Matillon) > 3. 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Re: Sustain the Momentum: Propose Offline Wiki Topics for Wikimania > 2025 ! > (Butch Bustria) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:24:29 +0100 > From: Florence Devouard <[email protected]> > Subject: [Offline-l] Re: Sustain the Momentum: Propose Offline Wiki > Topics for Wikimania 2025 ! > To: Using Wikimedia projects and MediaWiki offline > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Hello everyone > > I did not see any reaction to Butch invitation.... > > Given that I organized discussion sessions for the Offline several times > in the last Wikimania, I wanted to clarify that this year, I do not > intend to submit such as session. > The propositions on EventYay are not public, so I have no idea whether > somebody proposed something related to offline, or not. So if you did... > maybe it is the right time to mention your submission. > If no one submit anything... this is also the right time to jump in IF > you want a session related to Offline to take place. > > > Cheers > > Florence > > Le 20/03/2025 à 12:31, Butch Bustria a écrit : > > Dear Offline Wiki Collaborators, > > > > Wikimania 2025 is a monumental milestone as we mark 20 years of > Wikimania! This year’s theme, Wikimania at 20: Inclusivity. Impact. > Sustainability., resonates deeply with the work of the Wiki offline > community. The conference will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from August > 6-9, with a pre-conference on August 5. We invite you to play a pivotal > role in shaping this global celebration of knowledge-sharing by submitting > a program proposal before the March 31 deadline. > > > > Your expertise in offline technologies is crucial to advancing the > conference theme. To help spark ideas, here are a few topics that may align > with the conference theme: > > > > ● Innovative strategies for enabling access to Wikimedia projects > offline, fostering inclusivity in underserved areas. > > > > ● File format solutions or tools that prioritize sustainability and > accessibility. > > > > ● Updates on collaborative efforts to enhance Wikimedia projects for > offline use. > > > > ● Project case studies demonstrating measurable impact within offline > communities. > > > > Proposals are welcome in any format: remote presentations, pre-recorded > sessions, or live participation on-site in Nairobi. > > > > Program submission site is at > https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Program > > > > For inquiries, comments, or assistance with your proposal, please email > [email protected]. Our team of dedicated volunteers will be happy > to guide you. > > > > Additionally, to support you in developing your proposals, the Programme > Subcommittee will host a consultation hour: 📅 Today, Thursday, 20 March 🕐 > 13:00 UTC (Find your local time at > https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1742475600) 🌐 Video Call Link: > https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84172058297 💬 Live Interpretation Available > in Arabic, French, and Swahili > > > > Let’s collaborate to make Wikimania 2025 an inspiring showcase of > offline innovations. Your work is invaluable in making knowledge accessible > to all. > > > > > > Warm regards, > > > > > > Butch Bustria > > https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Organisers > > _______________________________________________ > > Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:55:32 +0100 > From: "Stephane Coillet-Matillon" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Offline-l] Re: Sustain the Momentum: Propose Offline Wiki > Topics for Wikimania 2025 ! > To: "" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="----=_NextPart_47230601.365368321084" > > Hola, > > We have submitted two proposals - one relating to Wikipedia on Demand / > WP1 (fairly technical), and the other about the offline Wiktionary. > Open to submitting a third one regarding offline use cases, could be cool. > > Let me know and I'll draft a quick blurb. > SCM > > Le 26.03.2025 19:24:49, Florence Devouard <[email protected]> a écrit : > Hello everyone > > I did not see any reaction to Butch invitation.... > > Given that I organized discussion sessions for the Offline several times > in the last Wikimania, I wanted to clarify that this year, I do not > intend to submit such as session. > The propositions on EventYay are not public, so I have no idea whether > somebody proposed something related to offline, or not. So if you did... > maybe it is the right time to mention your submission. > If no one submit anything... this is also the right time to jump in IF > you want a session related to Offline to take place. > > > Cheers > > Florence > > Le 20/03/2025 à 12:31, Butch Bustria a écrit : > > Dear Offline Wiki Collaborators, > > > > Wikimania 2025 is a monumental milestone as we mark 20 years of > Wikimania! This year’s theme, Wikimania at 20: Inclusivity. Impact. > Sustainability., resonates deeply with the work of the Wiki offline > community. The conference will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from August > 6-9, with a pre-conference on August 5. We invite you to play a pivotal > role in shaping this global celebration of knowledge-sharing by submitting > a program proposal before the March 31 deadline. > > > > Your expertise in offline technologies is crucial to advancing the > conference theme. To help spark ideas, here are a few topics that may align > with the conference theme: > > > > ● Innovative strategies for enabling access to Wikimedia projects > offline, fostering inclusivity in underserved areas. > > > > ● File format solutions or tools that prioritize sustainability and > accessibility. > > > > ● Updates on collaborative efforts to enhance Wikimedia projects for > offline use. > > > > ● Project case studies demonstrating measurable impact within offline > communities. > > > > Proposals are welcome in any format: remote presentations, pre-recorded > sessions, or live participation on-site in Nairobi. > > > > Program submission site is at > https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Program > > > > For inquiries, comments, or assistance with your proposal, please email > [email protected]. Our team of dedicated volunteers will be happy > to guide you. > > > > Additionally, to support you in developing your proposals, the Programme > Subcommittee will host a consultation hour: 📅 Today, Thursday, 20 March 🕐 > 13:00 UTC (Find your local time at > https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1742475600) 🌐 Video Call Link: > https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84172058297 💬 Live Interpretation Available > in Arabic, French, and Swahili > > > > Let’s collaborate to make Wikimania 2025 an inspiring showcase of > offline innovations. Your work is invaluable in making knowledge accessible > to all. > > > > > > Warm regards, > > > > > > Butch Bustria > > https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Organisers > > _______________________________________________ > > Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -------------- next part -------------- > A message part incompatible with plain text digests has been removed ... > Name: not available > Type: text/html > Size: 4558 bytes > Desc: not available > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 21:35:35 -0000 > From: "Andrew Lih" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Offline-l] Re: Sustain the Momentum: Propose Offline Wiki > Topics for Wikimania 2025 ! > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi all, while I'm not sure there is room for a third session about offline > Wikipedia, there might be some interesting things to do during the > Hackathon. > > Specifically, there is a lot more attention to "offline friendly" > technologies like LoRa/Meshtastic, an inexpensive, long range wireless > peer/mesh system of radios to communicate with text messaging at low > bandwidth (1 kbps). This might be an interesting opportunity to see what > types of offline Wikipedia services might be practical using these types of > inexpensive devices. The good news is that LoRa uses unlicensed ISM bands > depending on the locale, and does not requiring a license or any > subscription fees. > > There are "international" devices that can use wireless spectrum > appropriate for different countries, so this might be a good time to > experiment or showcase these types of applications. > > Sample device: > > https://www.seeedstudio.com/SenseCAP-Card-Tracker-T1000-E-for-Meshtastic-p-5913.html > > Example BBS/service on LoRa: > https://github.com/TheCommsChannel/TC2-BBS-mesh > > -Andrew > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:58:54 +0100 > From: Stephane Coillet-Matillon <[email protected]> > Subject: [Offline-l] Re: Sustain the Momentum: Propose Offline Wiki > Topics for Wikimania 2025 ! > To: Using Wikimedia projects and MediaWiki offline > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Well folks from the organizing committee told me offline access would be > front and center this year so there’s definitely room for more offline > sessions! > > > On 26 Mar 2025, at 22:35, Andrew Lih <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi all, while I'm not sure there is room for a third session about > offline Wikipedia, there might be some interesting things to do during the > Hackathon. > > > > Specifically, there is a lot more attention to "offline friendly" > technologies like LoRa/Meshtastic, an inexpensive, long range wireless > peer/mesh system of radios to communicate with text messaging at low > bandwidth (1 kbps). This might be an interesting opportunity to see what > types of offline Wikipedia services might be practical using these types of > inexpensive devices. The good news is that LoRa uses unlicensed ISM bands > depending on the locale, and does not requiring a license or any > subscription fees. > > > > There are "international" devices that can use wireless spectrum > appropriate for different countries, so this might be a good time to > experiment or showcase these types of applications. > > > > Sample device: > > > https://www.seeedstudio.com/SenseCAP-Card-Tracker-T1000-E-for-Meshtastic-p-5913.html > > > > Example BBS/service on LoRa: > > https://github.com/TheCommsChannel/TC2-BBS-mesh > > > > -Andrew > > _______________________________________________ > > Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:20:58 +0800 > From: Butch Bustria <[email protected]> > Subject: [Offline-l] Re: Sustain the Momentum: Propose Offline Wiki > Topics for Wikimania 2025 ! > To: Using Wikimedia projects and MediaWiki offline > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > < > cagtlcfmczfyp-_fhq8qrp_uhxgogty0c1t-w2a7hd+v2kao...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="00000000000001df3b0631505081" > > Hi folks, > > I personally be interested attending workshops and hold devices on > > ● WikiFundi > ● Kiwix > ● Internet in A Box > > I hope there would be a workshop, live demonstration series that would be > proposed. > > > > Sincerely, > > Butch Bustria > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The information contained in this message is privileged and intended only > for the recipients named. If the reader is not a representative of the > intended recipient, any review, dissemination or copying of this message or > the information it contains is prohibited. If you have received this > message in error, please immediately notify the sender, and delete the > original message and attachments. > > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2025, 4:59 PM Stephane Coillet-Matillon < > [email protected]> > wrote: > > > Well folks from the organizing committee told me offline access would be > > front and center this year so there’s definitely room for more offline > > sessions! > > > > > On 26 Mar 2025, at 22:35, Andrew Lih <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, while I'm not sure there is room for a third session about > > offline Wikipedia, there might be some interesting things to do during > the > > Hackathon. > > > > > > Specifically, there is a lot more attention to "offline friendly" > > technologies like LoRa/Meshtastic, an inexpensive, long range wireless > > peer/mesh system of radios to communicate with text messaging at low > > bandwidth (1 kbps). This might be an interesting opportunity to see what > > types of offline Wikipedia services might be practical using these types > of > > inexpensive devices. The good news is that LoRa uses unlicensed ISM bands > > depending on the locale, and does not requiring a license or any > > subscription fees. > > > > > > There are "international" devices that can use wireless spectrum > > appropriate for different countries, so this might be a good time to > > experiment or showcase these types of applications. > > > > > > Sample device: > > > > > > https://www.seeedstudio.com/SenseCAP-Card-Tracker-T1000-E-for-Meshtastic-p-5913.html > > > > > > Example BBS/service on LoRa: > > > https://github.com/TheCommsChannel/TC2-BBS-mesh > > > > > > -Andrew > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > From: *Butch Bustria* <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Mar 20, 2025, 7:31 PM > Subject: [Offline-l] Sustain the Momentum: Propose Offline Wiki Topics for > Wikimania 2025 ! > To: <[email protected]> > > > Dear Offline Wiki Collaborators, > > Wikimania 2025 is a monumental milestone as we mark 20 years of Wikimania! > This year’s theme, Wikimania at 20: Inclusivity. Impact. Sustainability., > resonates deeply with the work of the Wiki offline community. The > conference will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from August 6-9, with a > pre-conference on August 5. We invite you to play a pivotal role in shaping > this global celebration of knowledge-sharing by submitting a program > proposal before the March 31 deadline. > > Your expertise in offline technologies is crucial to advancing the > conference theme. To help spark ideas, here are a few topics that may align > with the conference theme: > > ● Innovative strategies for enabling access to Wikimedia projects offline, > fostering inclusivity in underserved areas. > > ● File format solutions or tools that prioritize sustainability and > accessibility. > > ● Updates on collaborative efforts to enhance Wikimedia projects for > offline use. > > ● Project case studies demonstrating measurable impact within offline > communities. > > Proposals are welcome in any format: remote presentations, pre-recorded > sessions, or live participation on-site in Nairobi. > > Program submission site is at > https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Program > > For inquiries, comments, or assistance with your proposal, please email > [email protected]. Our team of dedicated volunteers will be happy to > guide you. > > Additionally, to support you in developing your proposals, the Programme > Subcommittee will host a consultation hour: 📅 Today, Thursday, 20 March 🕐 > 13:00 UTC (Find your local time at > https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1742475600) 🌐 Video Call Link: > https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84172058297 💬 Live Interpretation Available > in > Arabic, French, and Swahili > > Let’s collaborate to make Wikimania 2025 an inspiring showcase of offline > innovations. Your work is invaluable in making knowledge accessible to all. > > > Warm regards, > > > Butch Bustria > https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Organisers > _______________________________________________ > Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A message part incompatible with plain text digests has been removed ... > Name: not available > Type: text/html > Size: 7625 bytes > Desc: not available > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Offline-l Digest, Vol 143, Issue 1 > ***************************************** >
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