[Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] 2017 Wikimania Scholarships

[Asaf Bartov]

Reminder: Apply before Feb 20th.

   A.

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From: Adrian Raddatz 
Date: Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 2:57 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] 2017 Wikimania Scholarships
To: Wikimedia Mailing List 


Hi all,

Just a reminder that scholarship applications for Wikimania 2017 which is
being held in Montréal, Canada on August 9–13, 2017 are now being accepted.
Applications are open until Monday, 20 February 2017 23:59 UTC.

Applicants will be able to apply for a partial or full scholarship. A full
scholarship will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel,
shared accommodation, and conference registration fees as arranged by the
Wikimedia Foundation. A partial scholarship will cover conference
registration fees and shared accommodation.

Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and
selection criteria established by the Scholarship Committee and the
Wikimedia Foundation, who will determine which applications are successful.

To learn more about Wikimania 2017 scholarships, please visit:
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships

To apply for a scholarship, fill out the multi-language application form
on: https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply

It is highly recommended that applicants review all the material on the
Scholarships page and the associated FAQ ( https://wikimania2017.wikime
dia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ ) before submitting an application.

If you have any questions, please contact:
>
or leave a message at:
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships

Please help us spread the word!

Best regards,

Adrian Raddatz
for the Scholarship Committee
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarship_committee
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikitech-l] Tech Talk: A Gentle Introduction to Wikidata for Absolute Beginners [including non-techies!]

[Ashwin Baindur]

Thanks, Asaf :)


On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 12:03 PM, Asaf Bartov  wrote:

> Here's the (3-hour) footage of the detailed Wikidata tutorial delivered
> today:
>
> on Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_
> Gentle_Introduction_to_Wikidata_for_Absolute_Beginners_(including_non-
> techies!).webm
>
> on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVrAx3AmUvA
>
> the slides: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_-_A_Gentle_
> Introduction_for_Complete_Beginners_(WMF_February_2017).pdf
>
> It covers what Wikidata is (00:00), how to contribute new data to Wikidata
> (1:09:34), how to create an entirely new item on Wikidata (1:27:07), how to
> embed data from Wikidata into pages on other wikis (1:52:54), tools like
> the Wikidata Game (1:39:20), Article Placeholder (2:01:01), Reasonator
> (2:54:15) and Mix-and-match (2:57:05), and how to query Wikidata (including
> SPARQL examples) (starting 2:05:05).
>
> Share and enjoy. :)
>
>A.
>
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 6:42 PM Asaf Bartov  wrote:
>
>> Some of you may have not yet embraced Wikidata.  **All* of you know
>> others who haven't*. :)
>>
>> This is another opportunity to hear my "Gentle Introduction to Wikidata
>> for Absolute Beginners" talk (a version of which I gave in WikiConference
>> India 2016 in Chandigarh).  It will also be recorded and available on
>> YouTube and Commons afterwards.
>>
>> This will take place tomorrow, in about 16 hours.  Details below.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>A.
>>
>> -- Forwarded message -
>> From: Rachel Farrand 
>> Date: Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 4:35 PM
>> Subject: [Wikitech-l] Tech Talk: A Gentle Introduction to Wikidata for
>> Absolute Beginners [including non-techies!]
>> To: Wikimedia developers , Wikimedia
>> Mailing List 
>>
>>
>> Please join for the following talk:
>>
>> *Tech Talk**:* A Gentle Introduction to Wikidata for Absolute Beginners
>> [including non-techies!]
>> *Presenter:* Asaf Bartov
>> *Date:* February 09, 2017
>> *Time: *19:00 UTC
>> > Tech+Talk%3A+A+Gentle+Introduction+to+Wikidata+for+Absolute+Beginners+%
>> 5Bincluding+non-techies%21%5D+=20170209T19=1440=3>
>> Link to live YouTube stream 
>> *IRC channel for questions/discussion:* #wikimedia-office
>>
>> *Summary: *This talk will introduce you to the Wikimedia Movement's latest
>> major wiki project: Wikidata. We will cover what Wikidata is, how to
>> contribute, how to embed Wikidata into articles on other wikis, tools like
>> the Wikidata Game, and how to query Wikidata (including SPARQL examples).
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