Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2019 Early Bird Registration is Now Open!

2019-06-14 Thread Isarra Yos
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Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2019 Early Bird Registration is Now Open!

2019-06-02 Thread Isarra Yos
On 01/06/2019 19:44, effe iets anders wrote: You're claiming that this year is a higher rate than usual, I don't think this is actually true. Some context: - 2016: 500 euro, but this included accommodation and full board - 2017: 315 CAD (~233 USD) - 2018: 275 USD 2016 is indeed when it first

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2019 Early Bird Registration is Now Open!

2019-05-31 Thread Isarra Yos
the issue of such a high fee being there in the first place. -I On 31/05/2019 21:41, Jan Ainali wrote: If you volunteer for at least 8 hours, the conference pass is free: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Volunteer /Jan 31 maj 2019 23:32:50 +02:00, skrev Isarra Yos : Are there any plans

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2019 Early Bird Registration is Now Open!

2019-05-31 Thread Isarra Yos
Are there any plans to add ticket options that are more affordable, especially for volunteers? Even with Early Bird discount, $270 is... a lot, frankly (and after today, $375). Prior to Montreal two years ago (Cape Town last year was also similarly expensive), the registration cost of

Re: [Wikimania-l] [Wikimedia-l] Sensory overloads

2018-08-15 Thread Isarra Yos
Naming things is hard. Generally just having a designated quiet room where people can go and... have quiet is generally quite useful, though. For all sorts of purposes. On 15/08/18 17:01, Paulo Santos Perneta wrote: I hope it wasn't called "introversion room"... That sounds awful. :| Paulo

Re: [Wikimania-l] Reminder: WMF scolarships - Post-Conference Report

2017-09-27 Thread Isarra Yos
Oh, should we be adding links to our reports there? -I On 27/09/17 13:23, Mārtiņš Bruņenieks wrote: Reminder to fellow WMF scholarship recipients: You must complete your report by October 1st. If you do not submit a report by this date, you will not be eligible for future funding

Re: [Wikimania-l] "Friendly and inclusive", and Brexit at Wikimania

2016-07-10 Thread Isarra Yos
I had a bit of the same problem, but with people making disparaging jokes about Trump. I think it's an important thing for people to remember that even as we come together in this movement, our politics are not necessarily the same as other folks, and making hostile comments in any direction

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania '16 Scholarship & Submission Deadlines are Approaching!

2016-01-05 Thread Isarra Yos
On 05/01/16 16:18, Ginevra Sanvitale wrote: Il 05/01/2016 14.53, Andrew Lih ha scritto: Forgive me if I’m missing something, but was there ever an announcement to this list about the initial deadline or that submissions were open? No, there wasn't. We mostly spread the link on the projects,

Re: [Wikimania-l] Reminder for WMF Scholarship Recipients regarding Reports

2015-08-15 Thread Isarra Yos
This is about twice the amount of time given for regular TPS grants (I mixed them up because I couldn't find the info at the time), which only give two weeks. The things aren't required to be long, however, just give some info on the thing and its impact. On 15/08/15 16:09, Leon Liesener

Re: [Wikimania-l] Thank you to our hosts

2015-07-19 Thread Isarra Yos
What she said. On 19/07/15 15:13, Risker wrote: As I spend my last few hours here at Wikimania 2015, I want to extend my thanks to all of the leaders and volunteers who have made this Wikimania a truly memorable event. It is a bit funny that, despite being in the middle of what might be