[Wikimania-l] info on the wikimania programme

[phoebe ayers]

Hi all! For those attending Wikimania, I can't wait to see you!  Here's a
couple things to keep in mind about the program. All info is also here:
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme

All activities, except the Saturday group photo, the Sunday closing party,
and Wednesday scan-a-thon/edit-a-thons, take place in Le Centre Sheraton.

* The hackathon begins Wednesday, and preconferences are Thursday.
* Also on Wednesday, there is a scan-a-thon at the BANQ - National
Archives, a chance to see the archives and scan some Quebec history, and
WikiConference North America is also hosting editathons at McGill & BANQ.

* Stop by the registration desk on Level 4 to pick up your registration -
registration hours begin on Tuesday evening and go all day Wednesday &
Thursday:
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme#Registration_Hours
 I strongly encourage you to pick up your registration BEFORE Friday
morning :) If you haven't registered but intend to come, don't worry -
there will be registration on site!

* Thursday night there is a dinner in the Sheraton for all registered
attendees who are on-site.

* We'll start the main conference at 8:45 on Friday with an opening
ceremony with special guests. We'll then have our first of five keynotes:
Jimmy Wales in conversation with Biella Coleman. Be sure to be at Level 4
of the Sheraton on time!

* Friday night there is an opening reception at 18:00 in the community
village, as well as a poster session. Be sure to stop by level 3 to check
out all of the posters on topics ranging from outreach to technical
infrastructure, and talk to the authors.

* The group photo will be Saturday evening after the closing keynote ends
around 18:00 - we will go to a nearby park to take this. After that,
Saturday night is yours to explore Montreal, hang out with old & new
friends, or have a meetup: https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetups

* The party is Sunday night, directly after the conference closes, in the
nearby Windsor Station building.

* During the day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, there is a dense program
of sessions, workshops, discussions and lightning talks - take a look ahead
of time to familiarize yourself with the program:
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme

* But if you want to duck out of formal talks, there will also be a
hackathon room (Salon 7) that is available 24/7 for hacking and quiet work,
and a strategy room (Salon 6,
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_2030) that will be set
aside for activities and work related to Wikimedia's strategy.

See you soon!
Phoebe
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Re: [Wikimania-l] Getting to the Sheraton

[Gabriel Thullen]

There is a vending machine for the bus tickets inside the terminal at the
way end, past the taxis. Cost is 10 dollars.

See you in a few days!
Gabe

Le 7 août 2017 6:42 PM, "Ciell Wikipedia"  a
écrit :

> Hi all,
>
> The discription how to reach the Sheraton was a bit unclear to me, do doe
> all you fellow travellors: here's a picture of the hotel at the moment.
>
> If you take the 747 bus from the airport, get out at the 1250
> René-Levesque and cross the road.
>
> See you here!
> Ciell
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le_Centre_Sheraton_Montreal.jpg
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[Wikimania-l] Getting to the Sheraton

[Ciell Wikipedia]

Hi all,

The discription how to reach the Sheraton was a bit unclear to me, do doe
all you fellow travellors: here's a picture of the hotel at the moment.

If you take the 747 bus from the airport, get out at the 1250 René-Levesque
and cross the road.

See you here!
Ciell

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le_Centre_Sheraton_Montreal.jpg
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Re: [Wikimania-l] Speaker advice thread

[Pine W]

I'd like to suggest that a collection of tips for presenters would be good
to add to the Learning Patterns Library
.

Pine
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Re: [Wikimania-l] Wednesday unconference on speaker advice and more

[Pharos]

My apologies, the unconference is Thursday, not Wednesday.

Thanks,
Pharos

On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 1:42 PM, Pharos  wrote:

> Hi Wikimania attendees,
>
> The recent speaker advice thread has prompted an unconference session
> proposal for Thursday on this topic at WikiConference NA.
>
> We welcome other session ideas at the unconference too that may arise
> spontaneously, please share your ideas here:
>
> https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Unconference
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
> (User:Pharos)
>
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[Wikimania-l] Thursday unconference on speaker advice and more

[Pharos]

Hi Wikimania attendees,

The recent speaker advice thread has prompted an unconference session
proposal for Thursday on this topic at WikiConference NA.

We welcome other session ideas at the unconference too that may arise
spontaneously, please share your ideas here:

https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Unconference

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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[Wikimania-l] Wednesday unconference on speaker advice and more

[Pharos]

Hi Wikimania attendees,

The recent speaker advice thread has prompted an unconference session
proposal for Thursday on this topic at WikiConference NA.

We welcome other session ideas at the unconference too that may arise
spontaneously, please share your ideas here:

https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Unconference

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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Re: [Wikimania-l] Speaker advice thread

[phoebe ayers]

Thanks Rachel! you are amazing.

Andrew Lih has just put a session on the Thursday unconference program for
Wikiconference North America for this -- 1:30-3:30 on Thursday, in the
Sheraton.
https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Unconference#Unconference_ideas_.28unsorted.29

If you are registered for any preconference on Thursday and you want to
join this session, drop on by! Speakers/mentors can self-organize with the
etherpad, below.

I will try my best to join as well to give feedback on presentations but I
know better than to promise to show up places when running wikimanias :)
best,
Phoebe

On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 10:10 AM, Rachel Farrand 
wrote:

> Just for fun, I made an etherpad for this.
> Sign up here if you volunteer to help someone else by listening to their
> presentation.
> If you want help on your presentation, just contact someone on this list.
> https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikimania17Speakers
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 11:35 PM, Lodewijk 
> wrote:
>
>> Are you volunteering? :)
>> On Aug 7, 2017 5:26 AM, "Samuel Klein"  wrote:
>>
>>> I would welcome a pool for those who want 1-on-1s to match w someone
>>> like Lodewijk for a run through :)
>>>
>>> --Sam
>>>
>>> On Aug 5, 2017 3:29 PM, "Lodewijk"  wrote:
>>>
>>> (PS: if anyone wants a dry-run of their presentation one-on-one, I'm
>>> more than happy to volunteer with 2-3 presenters, either on hangout
>>> (monday) or in real life (Wednesday). Reach out to me off-list. If there's
>>> more interest, I imagine we could do a pool somewhere on-wiki :) --
>>> Lodewijk )
>>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 9:25 PM, phoebe ayers 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 Thanks Lodewijk & Leila! All good tips.

 One more thing about posting information online is you can share extra
 data. I encourage everyone to put links etc in their program submission
 pages on wiki.

 In the actual presentation, you are trying to convey the main idea and,
 often at Wikimania, you're also trying to recruit other people to work on
 your project :) If there's detailed information that you want to share but
 would distract from the main presentation, putting it on the wiki is a good
 way to share.

 Phoebe


 On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Lodewijk 
 wrote:

> Thanks for sharing!
>
> While some may be concerned that their vocabulary is too limited - the
> opposite warning must be provided for native speakers. It is often easier
> to follow a non-native speaker, because they are aware of their
> limitations. Especially native speakers have the tendency to speak too
> fast, push in too much content in their presentation and rush through it.
> Realize that about half your audience (if not more!) is unlikely to speak
> English as their first language. It sucks, right? Because you always want
> to tell more.
>
> This also goes with the other tip that I hate: don't be too fancy with
> your slides. I love to put as little information on slides as possible,
> trying to make them complement my story. WRONG! With a large number of
> non-native speakers, it is important that the information is in both.
> Especially if you have an accent (and sorry native speakers: many of you
> do, too) you're probably hard to understand for some part of your 
> audience,
> at some point in your presentation. Having the basic storyline in your
> sheets doesn't just help the people in the room, but also people who try 
> to
> follow your presentation online.
>
> Finally: in an ideal world you upload your slides before your
> presentation. That way, you can add the link in your last (or first!)
> slide, so that people can download it, and read along at their own speed -
> or jot it down/photograph it for later reviewing. ESPECIALLY if you have
> lots of data/beautiful graphs!
>
> Best,
> Lodewijk
>
> PS: if you like to be rogue, you try to hit every single spot in 'bad
> presentation bingo' here
> .
>
> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 9:08 PM, Leila Zia  wrote:
>
>> Hi Phoebe,
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 11:01 AM, phoebe ayers 
>> wrote:
>> > Dear all,
>> >
>> > We had planned to have a presentation clinic for speakers at
>> Wikimania, but
>> > unfortunately the leader had to cancel at the last moment. So
>> > instead...since I imagine lots of people are finishing their talks
>> this
>> > weekend, let's share our best advice for giving a presentation with
>> each
>> > other!
>>
>> If someone else signing up to help you on this front can reduce some
>> workload from you, please ping me. I'd be 

Re: [Wikimania-l] Speaker advice thread

[Rachel Farrand]

Just for fun, I made an etherpad for this.
Sign up here if you volunteer to help someone else by listening to their
presentation.
If you want help on your presentation, just contact someone on this list.
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikimania17Speakers

On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 11:35 PM, Lodewijk 
wrote:

> Are you volunteering? :)
> On Aug 7, 2017 5:26 AM, "Samuel Klein"  wrote:
>
>> I would welcome a pool for those who want 1-on-1s to match w someone like
>> Lodewijk for a run through :)
>>
>> --Sam
>>
>> On Aug 5, 2017 3:29 PM, "Lodewijk"  wrote:
>>
>> (PS: if anyone wants a dry-run of their presentation one-on-one, I'm more
>> than happy to volunteer with 2-3 presenters, either on hangout (monday) or
>> in real life (Wednesday). Reach out to me off-list. If there's more
>> interest, I imagine we could do a pool somewhere on-wiki :) -- Lodewijk )
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 9:25 PM, phoebe ayers 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Lodewijk & Leila! All good tips.
>>>
>>> One more thing about posting information online is you can share extra
>>> data. I encourage everyone to put links etc in their program submission
>>> pages on wiki.
>>>
>>> In the actual presentation, you are trying to convey the main idea and,
>>> often at Wikimania, you're also trying to recruit other people to work on
>>> your project :) If there's detailed information that you want to share but
>>> would distract from the main presentation, putting it on the wiki is a good
>>> way to share.
>>>
>>> Phoebe
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Lodewijk 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 Thanks for sharing!

 While some may be concerned that their vocabulary is too limited - the
 opposite warning must be provided for native speakers. It is often easier
 to follow a non-native speaker, because they are aware of their
 limitations. Especially native speakers have the tendency to speak too
 fast, push in too much content in their presentation and rush through it.
 Realize that about half your audience (if not more!) is unlikely to speak
 English as their first language. It sucks, right? Because you always want
 to tell more.

 This also goes with the other tip that I hate: don't be too fancy with
 your slides. I love to put as little information on slides as possible,
 trying to make them complement my story. WRONG! With a large number of
 non-native speakers, it is important that the information is in both.
 Especially if you have an accent (and sorry native speakers: many of you
 do, too) you're probably hard to understand for some part of your audience,
 at some point in your presentation. Having the basic storyline in your
 sheets doesn't just help the people in the room, but also people who try to
 follow your presentation online.

 Finally: in an ideal world you upload your slides before your
 presentation. That way, you can add the link in your last (or first!)
 slide, so that people can download it, and read along at their own speed -
 or jot it down/photograph it for later reviewing. ESPECIALLY if you have
 lots of data/beautiful graphs!

 Best,
 Lodewijk

 PS: if you like to be rogue, you try to hit every single spot in 'bad
 presentation bingo' here
 .

 On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 9:08 PM, Leila Zia  wrote:

> Hi Phoebe,
>
> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 11:01 AM, phoebe ayers 
> wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > We had planned to have a presentation clinic for speakers at
> Wikimania, but
> > unfortunately the leader had to cancel at the last moment. So
> > instead...since I imagine lots of people are finishing their talks
> this
> > weekend, let's share our best advice for giving a presentation with
> each
> > other!
>
> If someone else signing up to help you on this front can reduce some
> workload from you, please ping me. I'd be happy to pick up work on
> this front or others.
>
> > More tips are here: https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Speaker
> > information
> > Add your own, or reply here.
>
> Adding one more tip:
>
> Context: I'm not a native English speaker which means my vocabulary
> set is limited, I can make grammatical errors when speaking, and under
> stress, I may say things that in sequence may not make sense in
> English. ;)
>
> The best advice for this case I've received from a professor some
> years ago was to write down /everything/ I want to say about a slide
> in the slide notes exactly how I wish I could say it at the
> presentation time. Then, I read these notes 2-3 times, and then I do
> 2-3 runs of the presentation for 

Re: [Wikimania-l] Speaker advice thread

[Lodewijk]

Are you volunteering? :)
On Aug 7, 2017 5:26 AM, "Samuel Klein"  wrote:

> I would welcome a pool for those who want 1-on-1s to match w someone like
> Lodewijk for a run through :)
>
> --Sam
>
> On Aug 5, 2017 3:29 PM, "Lodewijk"  wrote:
>
> (PS: if anyone wants a dry-run of their presentation one-on-one, I'm more
> than happy to volunteer with 2-3 presenters, either on hangout (monday) or
> in real life (Wednesday). Reach out to me off-list. If there's more
> interest, I imagine we could do a pool somewhere on-wiki :) -- Lodewijk )
>
> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 9:25 PM, phoebe ayers 
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Lodewijk & Leila! All good tips.
>>
>> One more thing about posting information online is you can share extra
>> data. I encourage everyone to put links etc in their program submission
>> pages on wiki.
>>
>> In the actual presentation, you are trying to convey the main idea and,
>> often at Wikimania, you're also trying to recruit other people to work on
>> your project :) If there's detailed information that you want to share but
>> would distract from the main presentation, putting it on the wiki is a good
>> way to share.
>>
>> Phoebe
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Lodewijk 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for sharing!
>>>
>>> While some may be concerned that their vocabulary is too limited - the
>>> opposite warning must be provided for native speakers. It is often easier
>>> to follow a non-native speaker, because they are aware of their
>>> limitations. Especially native speakers have the tendency to speak too
>>> fast, push in too much content in their presentation and rush through it.
>>> Realize that about half your audience (if not more!) is unlikely to speak
>>> English as their first language. It sucks, right? Because you always want
>>> to tell more.
>>>
>>> This also goes with the other tip that I hate: don't be too fancy with
>>> your slides. I love to put as little information on slides as possible,
>>> trying to make them complement my story. WRONG! With a large number of
>>> non-native speakers, it is important that the information is in both.
>>> Especially if you have an accent (and sorry native speakers: many of you
>>> do, too) you're probably hard to understand for some part of your audience,
>>> at some point in your presentation. Having the basic storyline in your
>>> sheets doesn't just help the people in the room, but also people who try to
>>> follow your presentation online.
>>>
>>> Finally: in an ideal world you upload your slides before your
>>> presentation. That way, you can add the link in your last (or first!)
>>> slide, so that people can download it, and read along at their own speed -
>>> or jot it down/photograph it for later reviewing. ESPECIALLY if you have
>>> lots of data/beautiful graphs!
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Lodewijk
>>>
>>> PS: if you like to be rogue, you try to hit every single spot in 'bad
>>> presentation bingo' here
>>> .
>>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 9:08 PM, Leila Zia  wrote:
>>>
 Hi Phoebe,

 On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 11:01 AM, phoebe ayers 
 wrote:
 > Dear all,
 >
 > We had planned to have a presentation clinic for speakers at
 Wikimania, but
 > unfortunately the leader had to cancel at the last moment. So
 > instead...since I imagine lots of people are finishing their talks
 this
 > weekend, let's share our best advice for giving a presentation with
 each
 > other!

 If someone else signing up to help you on this front can reduce some
 workload from you, please ping me. I'd be happy to pick up work on
 this front or others.

 > More tips are here: https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Speaker
 > information
 > Add your own, or reply here.

 Adding one more tip:

 Context: I'm not a native English speaker which means my vocabulary
 set is limited, I can make grammatical errors when speaking, and under
 stress, I may say things that in sequence may not make sense in
 English. ;)

 The best advice for this case I've received from a professor some
 years ago was to write down /everything/ I want to say about a slide
 in the slide notes exactly how I wish I could say it at the
 presentation time. Then, I read these notes 2-3 times, and then I do
 2-3 runs of the presentation for myself. This approach has worked for
 me quite well. Before doing this, I used to waste a lot of time (and I
 guess annoy the audience) by saying "emmm" and looking for words in my
 mind. On extra tip if you go with this approach: don't read your notes
 too many times or you will sound like someone who has memorized a
 script. ;)

 Writing what you want to say will take time, it takes me between 45-60
 min for 15