Since there seems to be considerable community interest in how Wikimania
scholarships are awarded, could a review of the scholarship selection
process, and the splits of how funds are allocated (partial or full, GS or
GN) be included in the scope of the upcoming community consultation about
Just some thoughts over this sentence:
*The ability to share experiences and information with a wider community
indicates that the applicant, if awarded a scholarship, would be able to
bring those experiences or lessons learned at Wikimania back home, thereby
enriching their home wiki community or
(It got in moderation because of big size, I deleted everything)
Not Correct.
When a regular attendee goes a Wikimania, he or she knows better about the
environment, can make better connection and work more efficiently.
I (as a regular attendee) reported to my community this year in 23 July
Amir Ladsgroup, 01/08/2015 14:02:
helped wikimania newbies to write their applications more efficiently
and helped them to prepare proper documents for visa which is super
complicated
That's great! We should have more Wikimania recruiters/helpers like you.
Maybe they should form a Wikimania
I like several of Kerry's points.
I did mention to Luis at WMCON that it might be more cost-effective, and
potentially higher impact for some participants, to put more emphasis on
national (or thematic) conferences and less on the general Wikimania
conference.
Pine
On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 8:55
I also agree with the points Kerry brings in.
(As I have no experience with South America, Africa or Asia, I can only
speak of my experiences in Europe.)
I do not think national conferences are the solution to this. For large
countries it can help. Also national conferences are certainly needed.
I think you put your finger on a key point here. We have a large community of
“totally deserving people” but mostly get little/no recognition of their
contribution.
Most organisations that rely on volunteers have a range of ways to recognising
their efforts. In the world of WMF, other
Hi all and happy August:)
I've been watching this discussion on Wikimania Scholarships, and I'm happy
that Ellie joined in the discussion: I think her reply was the most valuable
and well-referenced in the thread.
Being a first-time Wikimania scholarship participant - I was offered a
Mina,
Thanks for your input, and I hope you are eventually able to work your idea
into a proposal. I see that my original mail (which included the link you
request) didn't make it to the list. You can still see it here in the
archives from July as the last mail in the list under Thread.
I don't
