[Wikimedia-l] Language Engineering IRC Office Hour on July 9, 2014 (Wednesday) at 1700 UTC
[x-posted] Hello, The Wikimedia Language Engineering team will be hosting the next monthly IRC office hour on Wednesday, July 09 2014 at 1700 UTC on #wikimedia-office. In this office hour we will be discussing about our recent activities around the Content Translation project[1] and taking questions. Please see below for event details and local time. See you at the office hour. Thanks Runa [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Content_translation Monthly IRC Office Hour: == # Date: July 09, 2014 (Wednesday) # Time: 1700 UTC/1000PDT (Check local time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20140709T1700) # IRC channel: #wikimedia-office # Agenda: 1. Content Translation project updates 2. Q A (Questions can be sent to me ahead of the event) -- Language Engineering - Outreach and QA Coordinator Wikimedia Foundation ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
[Wikimedia-l] Human Resources Office Hour with Gayle
Hello all, Tomorrow, the Foundation's Chief Talent and Culture Officer, Gayle Karen Young, http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:Gyoung will be answering questions in an IRC Office hour. The topic will be Experiencing Transition: an org perspective. Please join us for the discussion! Where: IRC, on the #wikimedia-office channel https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours When: July 9th, 18:00-19:00 UTC (check local time here http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Experiencing+Transition%3A+an+org+perspectiveiso=20140709T11p1=224ah=1 ) -- Patrick Earley Community Advocate Wikimedia Foundation pear...@wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
[Wikimedia-l] WMF Board skill grid 2014
Hi all, the WMF Board took another round of the exercise to create a Board skills grid to get more clarity about what the current needs on the Board are and how well they are covered. The Board will discuss the result and the implications for the board composition at the Board meeting before Wikimania in London. We are interested in your thoughts and input for this discussion. Please take a look at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Board_Governance_Committee/Board_skills_grid_2014 and share your ideas on the talk page. Regards, Alice. -- Alice Wiegand Board of Trustees Wikimedia Foundation Support Free Knowledge: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Human Resources Office Hour with Gayle
Hi Patrick, Can I request that there be a policy that from now on all WMF office hours will be announced at least two weeks in advance? Many of us have schedules that we need to shuffle to attend meetings especially on short notice. Thanks, Pine On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 9:25 PM, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding to Wikitech-l. This HR office hour will follow the Language Engineering office hour. Because the new ED has a tech background there might be greater than usual interest in this WMF issue from those on the tech list, and those with lots of free time tomorrow can be present for both meetings. (: Pine -- Forwarded message -- From: Patrick Earley pear...@wikimedia.org Date: Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 8:41 AM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Human Resources Office Hour with Gayle To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Hello all, Tomorrow, the Foundation's Chief Talent and Culture Officer, Gayle Karen Young, http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:Gyoung will be answering questions in an IRC Office hour. The topic will be Experiencing Transition: an org perspective. Please join us for the discussion! Where: IRC, on the #wikimedia-office channel https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours When: July 9th, 18:00-19:00 UTC (check local time here http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Experiencing+Transition%3A+an+org+perspectiveiso=20140709T11p1=224ah=1 ) -- Patrick Earley Community Advocate Wikimedia Foundation pear...@wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/guidelineswikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wiknic reports and photos
Excellent. I hope next year we can coordinate Wiknics on Meta. If anyone else has photos on Commons please add them to the category Wiknic 2014. Pine On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 6:49 AM, Jon Davies jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Some party! On 7 July 2014 14:16, Itzik Edri it...@infra.co.il wrote: We also hosted Wiknic last Friday (to celebrate HEWP 11th anniversary): https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%93%D7%99%D7%94:%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%92%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%92%D7%A9_%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A5_2014/%D7%AA%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: Wiknic New York City 2014: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikNYC_July_6,_2014_one.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikNYC_July_6,_2014_two.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikNYC_July_6,_2014_three.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2014_WikNYC_by_Elias_Friedman.jpg Wiknic Seattle 2014: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seattle_Wiknic_2014_minus_2_attendees.jpg I attended the Seattle event which featured 13 people, a quadcopter, foods based on recipes from multiple continents, and a wide range of intelligent and enjoyable conversation. Pine ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] 2014-15 Annual Plan of the Wikimedia Foundation
Hi Tilman, 1. Would WMF please document in the FAQ that Global Education, excluding the US/CAN program, is funded and managed through Grantmaking, and the US/CAN Education Program is run through the independent Wiki Education Foundation? 2. Would someone please produce a redline version of the AP that compares the final AP to the version that was sent to the FDC? 3. I suggest that in the future that the Board be given at least one month between their meeting for reviewing the AP and the proposed effective date of the AP. Otherwise, if the Board's meeting date is within a few days of the AP effective date, the Board may feel pressure to move quickly to approve the AP, and if the Board doesn't pass the AP then unless I am mistaken the Foundation has no spending or fundraising authority as of the start of the next fiscal year. 4. The FAQ says that PE grants are reviewed by the 28-member Grant Advisory Committee https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GAC or GAC). However, as far as I can tell, GAC is functioning at a very low level. This grant [1] for about US$7000 received only one vote among all 28 GAC members, and it was an oppose vote, yet WMF approved the grant. This grant [2] for about US$9000 had no support or oppose votes from GAC members, yet WMF approved the grant. This grant [3] for about US$30,000 received one oppose, one abstention, and one no comment among all 28 grant members, yet WMF approved the grant. Something seems wrong here. I have heard that GAC is being revamped but in the meantime I am concerned about such large grants being approved with so little community review. My worst-case scenario is that WMF approves something with expensive and damaging consequences like IEP or AFT5 that might have been refused or might have been better designed if it had been subjected to meaningful community scrutiny. Because the Annual Plan seems to assume that GAC is working well, I feel that this is an issue that needs urgent attention. Thanks, Pine [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:PEG/Metro/Institutional_Growth_and_Community_Fellow [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:PEG/WM_ZA/WLM-ZA-2014 [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/WM_AM/Wiki_Camp On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 8:32 PM, Tilman Bayer tba...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hi all, the Wikimedia Foundation's 2014-15 Annual Plan has just been published at https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:2014-15_Wikimedia_Foundation_Plan.pdf accompanied by a QA: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/2014-2015_Annual_Plan_Questions_and_Answers The plan was approved by the Board of Trustees on June 29, 2014. -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB ___ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/guidelineswikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
