Signed up and voted. On Thu, Aug 8, 2024 at 11:17 AM Franziska Putz <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi friends, > > I hope you're all enjoying Wikimania, online or onsite! If you're in > Katowice, please come say hi to me. > > I'm sharing this message because we need to crowdsource some WikiLove for > an important policy event. As many of you know, explaining the Wikimedia > model to policy stakeholders is a key priority for our movement. We've > identified a BIG stage where we'd like to do this: the South by Southwest > 2025 <https://www.sxsw.com/>[1] conference in Austin, Texas. They have a > unique process, and we need your help - to win a popularity contest. > > *How you can help:* We submitted a panel proposal (details below the > line) titled "How can fictional futures help us strengthen truth and > facts online?". Panels that are selected are those that get the > most votes. Voting is open between now and August 18th. If there's one > thing we're really good at, it's crowdsourcing. Please vote for our panel > here <https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/151603> [2], and help us explain > the model to this audience. > > Grateful if you could also share this with your friends in the movement > and beyond! > > Best, > > Ziski > > [1] https://www.sxsw.com/ > > [2] https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/151603 > > _________ > > The panel, "How can fictional futures help us strengthen truth and facts > online?", will bring together speakers from the worlds of tech, fiction > and journalism, to talk about how we can create a future where reliable, > well-sourced, and human-verified information is not only flourishing, but > public trust in it is growing. The speakers include: > > - > > Sewell Chan <https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sewell-chan/> > (Moderator) – Editor-in-Chief, Texas Tribune > - > > Karen Lord <https://karenlord.wordpress.com/> – Award-winning science > fiction author > - > > Stephen Harrison <https://www.stephenharrison.com/> – Contributing > Editor, Slate > - > > Rebecca MacKinnon, Vice President Global Advocacy, WMF > > As part of these discussions, we will raise awareness about how > Wikipedia’s human-led content moderation model is an antidote to mis- and > disinformation. As we enter into a time where the use of artificial > intelligence is becoming increasingly prevalent, Wikipedia’s human approach > to verifying content becomes more important than ever; this is something > that our teams have collectively been emphasizing in our external messaging > to help educate the media, lawmakers and the wider public about how this > model is important in maintaining information integrity, and why it should > be protected. > > Franziska Putz (she/her) > > Senior Movement Advocacy Manager > > Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation > > [email protected] > > UTC Timezone > _______________________________________________ > Publicpolicy mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- *Regards* *Justice Okai-Allotey* *Board Member Wikimedia Ghana User Group <https://wmgh.org/>* *Working Group Member* Lets Connect <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect/Team> *Communications Officer *Humanists Association of Ghana <http://www.ghanahumanists.org> *Africa Coordinator Young Humanist International <https://humanists.international/about/young-humanists-international/>* *Freelance Digital Marketer* *Freelance Visual Storyteller* *(WSET Level 1 in Wine Certificate)* Mobile: +233 (054) 039 4970 Skype: okai_allotey |Avenger - Urithi Labs <https://www.facebook.com/urithimedia/>| |Linkedin: Justice Okai-Allotey <https://www.linkedin.com/in/justice-okai-allotey-306b6354?trk=hp-identity-name> | Facebook: Justice Okai-Allotey <https://www.facebook.com/wyzzlewany> | Twitter: @Owula_Kpakpo <https://twitter.com/Owula_Kpakpo> | |Website: *https://about.me/okai-allotey <https://about.me/okai-allotey>*| |Schedule A Meeting:meet with Justice Okai-Allotey <https://calendly.com/owulakpakpo/meet-with-justice-okai-allotey>| *"Our lives begin to the end the day we become silent about things that matter" - Unknown.*
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