Re: [Wikimania-l] Registration and Accommodations available for Wikimania '15

[Philip Kopetzky]

Hi Sebastian,

from what I've gleaned by fiddling with the dates, the special rates
are only available from July 12th onwards. If you arrive before Sunday,
you'll have to make two separate bookings (although the rates at Hotel One
stay pretty much stay the same).

Philip

On 27 May 2015 at 12:01, Sebastian Wallroth sebast...@wallroth.de wrote:

 Hi Ellie,

 thank you for the information. I have two questions on this:

 1. As a WMF scholarship recipient: Do I need to register myself?

 2. I tried to make a reservation at Fiesta Inn Centro Histórico and
 recieved thsi error message: We are sorry, the special rates for the Code
 G10WN3@ALA are not available, you can either book with our best available
 rate or change your change criteria. Can you help me please?

 Thank you in advance,
 Sebastian




 Am 26.05.2015 22:56 schrieb Ellie Young:

 This is a reminder that Early Bird Registration is no open for Wikimania
 2015*

 https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration

 Check out the conference program at:

 https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme

 Discount Hotel Rates Available are until June 19th at the Fiesta Inn
 and One Hotel, which are adjacent to the Hilton Hotel where the
 conference is being held.  Delegates can book directly at these two
 hotels and receive special  rates.  Information about these hotels is
 at:

 https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accommodation

 If you have any questions with regard to the conference, please contact :

 https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Contact

 Ellie Young
 WMF Conference Coordinator

 *Note: If you are a WMF-sponsored attendee (e.g., WMF staff, Board,
 Scholarship recipient) please do not register until you are contacted
 by  WMF  staff with instructions.


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Re: [Wikimania-l] videos of keynotes/plenaries?

[Philip Kopetzky]

Thanks Andrew, very much appreciated!

On 28 July 2015 at 11:02, Andrew Lih and...@andrewlih.com wrote:

 Hi all, there are some Wikimania 2015 videos available now, guerrilla
 style:

 As you may know, there was no central video recording of Wikimania
 sessions this year. But with my own camcorder and an iPhone 5, I was able
 to record 26 sessions at Wikimania of varying quality. You can visit them
 on this page. Any assistance to help annotate or expand on the chart is
 appreciated.

 https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Videos

 -Andrew Lih
 Associate professor of journalism, American University
 Email: and...@andrewlih.com
 WEB: http://www.andrewlih.com
 BOOK: The Wikipedia Revolution: http://www.wikipediarevolution.com
 PROJECT: Wiki Makes Video
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wiki_Makes_Video

 On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 1:34 PM, Jonathan Morgan jmor...@wikimedia.org
 wrote:

 Thanks, Brion!

 On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Brion Vibber bvib...@wikimedia.org
 wrote:

 The keynotes in the main room should have all been recorded, but it may
 take some time before they are able to be made available. This is being
 tracked, hopefully, at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T106565

 Some other talks that were guerilla-recorded by volunteers are already
 available on archive.org or elsewhere; we should probably make sure
 those links are all collected.

 -- brion



 On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 10:55 AM, Jonathan Morgan jmor...@wikimedia.org
  wrote:

 Were any of the Wikimania keynote addresses (Lila, Luis, Jimmy)
 videorecorded? Can't find 'em on Commons or YouTube. Any help or
 information is appreciated.

 Jonathan

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Re: [Wikimania-l] Video recording of Wikimania sessions

[Philip Kopetzky]

Hi,

when can we expect the missing videos from the auditorium to be uploaded to
Commons? There already some videos of the conference viewable at
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2015_presentation_videos
, but especially Sunday's presentations still seem to be missing.

Cheers,
Philip

On 5 August 2015 at 14:45, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com wrote:

 Now that’s a good idea!



 The possible problem is that the criteria for awarding scholarships does
 not necessarily mean any particular competency in video recording (I’m
 guessing journalism students might be a bit more capable in this area) but
 it’s worth a try.



 And why limit it to scholarship holders? Why not extend it to anyone
 attending on donor money including WMF staff? With that total number of
 people, then the obligation on any individual isn’t large (doesn’t overly
 interfere with their ability to attend the sessions they want) and the risk
 of failure of an individual to do it well enough doesn’t expose the
 exercise as a whole to too much risk.



 Kerry



 *From:* wikimania-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:
 wikimania-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Andrew Lih
 *Sent:* Thursday, 6 August 2015 3:33 AM
 *To:* Wikimania general list (open subscription) 
 wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org
 *Subject:* Re: [Wikimania-l] Video recording of Wikimania sessions



 I think a good use of our scholarship money would be to ask for service
 obligations, such as being part of the video recording crew.



 I've been part of professional journalism organizations and this is done
 annually with great results -- we call it the student newsroom.
 Applicants who are accepted get a full scholarship to attend, have a
 well-defined set of service obligations around reporting on the conference,
 and the benefit is that they get to see other sessions and rub shoulders
 with people they would have otherwise never get to meet.



 -Andrew




 -Andrew Lih
 Associate professor of journalism, American University
 Email: and...@andrewlih.com
 WEB: http://www.andrewlih.com
 BOOK: The Wikipedia Revolution: http://www.wikipediarevolution.com
 PROJECT: Wiki Makes Video
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wiki_Makes_Video



 On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 11:59 AM, WereSpielChequers 
 werespielchequ...@gmail.com wrote:

 I suspect if we put out a call in advance we would be able to get a lot of
 the equipment we need. I would have brought a tripod for this wikimania if
 I'd known in advance it was needed  (not so likely to be possible next year
 as I may need to bring a tent and sleeping bag).





 On 3 August 2015 at 19:40, Ellie Young eyo...@wikimedia.org wrote:

 There will be videos of the featured speakers, some of the hackathon, and
 a documentary available soon.   People involved in this will presumably be
 posting when these are available and up on Commons, etc.



 I think in the future we might want to consider having cameras/tripods and
 especially good audio recording in each of the session rooms.  (I think
 that might be something WMF could provide equipment and make sure A-V
 service has good audio especially.)   We could then ask for volunteers on
 site to handle logistics/recordings.   This wouldn’t involve a lot of
 editing or post-production work/expense…  as long as people know that it
 would be pretty “basic”, but making sure we have good audio especially.



 I wil ask the upcoming Wikimania organizing team what they think of this
 idea and perhaps they will come up with a plan and/or put out a call for
 partcipation to make this happen next year?



 Ellie

 WMF Conference Coordinator



 On Aug 3, 2015, at 11:30 AM, Joseph Fox josephfoxw...@gmail.com wrote:



 I believe at least one press outlet was recording some talks, presumably
 to serve as b-roll. Perhaps what you saw was one of those?



 Joe



 On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 at 19:21 とある白い猫 to.aru.shiroi.n...@gmail.com wrote:

 Andrew++

 I find it odd that we are willing to have a huge budget for Wikimania and
 none for recording videos of talks for non-attendees to view. I think we
 owe it to them. It can be crowdfunded if need be.

 An interesting idea perhaps is to group video if we have a reliable way to
 crowd source this.

 I did notice a video cam recording the talk after mine. I am unsure if
 mine was recorded as well. Does anyone know who was operating the tripod
 camera? I seen it in other talks too.


   -- とある白い猫  (To Aru Shiroi Neko)



 On 18 July 2015 at 23:17, Asaf Bartov abar...@wikimedia.org wrote:

 Andrew++.

A.



 On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Andrew Lih and...@andrewlih.com wrote:

 I'm trying to guerrilla video record as many Wikimania sessions that I can
 attend, so I cannot respond at length.



 But I do want to say: the cost/benefit analysis needs to consider the
 quality of the viewers and not just the quantity.



 When a Wikipedian in Residence can show their institution the video of
 their Wikimania 

Re: [Wikimania-l] UEFA Euro 2016

[Philip Kopetzky]

I would be more interested in playing football at Wikimania, if someone's
interested ;-)

On 22 June 2016 at 16:59, Dennis Tobar  wrote:

> Yesterday, the pizzeria has shown (in silence or muted mode) the match
> Spain-Croatia (congrats Croatia for winning the group!).
>
> El mié., 22 de jun. de 2016 a la(s) 16:53, Cornelius Kibelka <
> cornelius.kibe...@wikimedia.de> escribió:
>
>> Pizzeria Oasi seems to be the right place to watch football. They have
>> two huge screens.
>>
>> Maybe, we could ask to show both matches (Italy/Ireland and
>> Belgium/Sweden).
>> Am 22.06.2016 4:44 nachm. schrieb "Szymon Grabarczuk" <
>> tar.locesil...@gmail.com>:
>>
>> There's been a strange silence concerning Euro 2016. Are there any
>> football fans? Are the locals going to watch Italy--Ireland today?
>> (Football is like a religion in Italy, reportedly...) How about other
>> matches, especially the knockout phase? Any proposals?
>>
>> *Szymon Grabarczuk*
>>
>> Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU
>> Head of R Group, Wikimedia Polska
>> pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tar_Lócesilion
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Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania - annually, with South Africa in 2018?

[Philip Kopetzky]

Hi Josh,

way more representatives from various chapters attended the chairperson's
meeting, including from developing countries. Everyone in the room agreed
to writing the (open) letter, but it's up to the individual chapters to
actually sign it afterwards. The letter was communicated to the
chairperson's mailing list, maybe not all the chapters are on that list.
But I don't want to keep you from jumping to conclusions...

BR,
Philip

On 9 July 2016 at 06:33, Josh Lim  wrote:

> I actually agree with Pine on this one.
>
> I’m actually very disturbed that no chapter from a developing country
> (with the possible exceptions of Mexico and Argentina) signed off on this
> letter during Wikimania, despite the presence of a number of affiliates
> from those countries at Wikimania.  Inasmuch as I agree that Wikimania
> should be held yearly, the way this statement is worded makes it appear
> that we all agreed to it when in fact not everyone did.  In fact, did the
> people who attended this meeting even try soliciting input from affiliates
> in developing countries, whether they be the ones who were at Wikimania or
> who weren’t?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Josh
>
> On Jul 8, 2016, at 11:33 PM, Pine W  wrote:
>
> Thank you. I find it confusing that the letter starts with "The
> chairpersons of the Wikimedia chapters state that Wikimania needs to be
> arranged every year," which implies that all of the chapter chairs are
> united in agreement, but it appears several chapters didn't sign the
> letter. Looking further at the content of the letter, I would have some
> questions about some of the statements that were made there. In the future,
> I would encourage chapter chairs to have discussions about matters such as
> this on the Affiliates mailing list so that we can have more inclusive
> discussions among more affiliates before sending letters like that. The
> Wikimania situation is already convoluted, and I believe that letters such
> as this should get fuller discussion among affiliates before they are sent
> to WMF.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pine
> On Jul 8, 2016 20:04, "Christophe Henner"  wrote:
>
>> My bad I forgot it already is on meta
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Statements/Chapter_chairs_statement:_Wikimania_needs_to_be_arranged_every_year
>> Le 9 juil. 2016 4:50 AM, "Pine W"  a écrit :
>>
>> Thanks Christophe. I, for one, have had difficulty figuring out what is
>> going on with Wikimania in regards to varying decisions in different parts
>> of WMF and the community, so I look forward to the clarifications.
>>
>> Personally I am currently neutral on the decision of whether to have
>> annual Wikimanias, or alternate Wikimanias with years in which there is
>> emphasis on national or regional conferences. My hunch is that some
>> research about costs and benefits is needed so that we have reliable data
>> about a variety of scenarios before making a decision.
>>
>> Thanks again for working on this.
>>
>> To the board chairs: I would be interested in seeing that letter. In the
>> spirit of transparency, would you please publish it on Meta? As you know I
>> am an advocate for much more transparency from WMF, and I would like for
>> the affiliates to also to be transparent about governance matters such as
>> this one.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Pine
>> On Jul 8, 2016 19:18, "Christophe Henner"  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> The same question was raised to the board a few days ago by chairs of
>>> Wikimedia organizations asking Foundation's board to make sure there's a
>>> comprehensive decision on this very topic.
>>>
>>> The chairs letter wasn't public, I let them share it on meta or here if
>>> they want to :)
>>>
>>> First step, in my opinion, is to set expectations and define the scope
>>> (in the role of the event but also in the ressources (both human and
>>> financial) we commit to the event.
>>>
>>> Katherine is working with the staff to provide groundings.
>>>
>>> Here is the answer I provided them with.
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>> Hi chairs!
>>>
>>> First of all, thank you with the email, the feedback is clearly useful
>>> and raises interesting point.
>>>
>>> Now, the Wikimania discussion definitly is on the table. Living by what
>>> we said during Wikimania, we, as WMF, will make sure we end up with a clear
>>> answer to your questions but also to the different points you raise.
>>>
>>> Wikimania is an important time in our movement, but as you said it also
>>> comes with costs and challenges that we have to adress. Katherine is going
>>> to meet in the coming days with the staff in charge of that topic to start
>>> that discussion within WMF and provide groundings for a comprehensive
>>> decision.
>>>
>>> We will try to be as diligent as possible on that topic, but I would ask
>>> you to keep in mind that as we're in a transition phase and that might take
>>> a little more time than you 

Re: [Wikimania-l] [Wikimedia-l] LGBT+ safety considerations for conference venues

[Philip Kopetzky]

Did I miss something or why are we now discussing solutions to problems
that we haven't even started to discuss yet? Have we or the "committee"
come up with any ideas on what and who Wikimania should be for before
rushing headlong into planning 2018?

On 18 October 2016 at 00:10, Pine W  wrote:

> Thanks Ellie.
>
> On the topic of event safety, I am wondering if there is a standard
> checklist that WMF uses when narrowing potential sites for Wikimanias and
> if you could make that checklist public. Perhaps it is public already but I
> don't know where to find it.
>
> Regarding Wikimania goals and strategy, I'd like to suggest that WMF take
> a look at what our friends in WMDE have done with the Wikimedia Conference
> to increase focus on specific topics and to make conference outcomes a bit
> clearer and more measurable.
>
> I also like that WMDE devotes significant staff support to the conference,
> which decreases the burden on volunteers; I would like to see a similar
> shift for Wikimania so the event is less dependent on heroic efforts from
> volunteers. I realize that there is financial cost involved with increased
> staff support for conferences; this is one area in which increased
> expenditure makes sense to me.
>
> I look forward to hearing about further developments.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pine
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Re: [Wikimania-l] Friendly Space Policy (was: Sad news)

[Philip Kopetzky]

Guys, can you please take any discussion among you white males to
Wikimedia-l if you still feel the need to discuss this amongst you? You
can't force a public debate, especially wheb Asaf and Lilli have already
stated the obvious.

On Mon, 30 Jul 2018, 08:39 Ilario Valdelli, 
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I comment here because this reply is important and I agree with it but I
> would also stress that 75% of the women being harassed probably are in
> position where someone takes an advantage of his position to create around
> these women a forced silence and the possibility of blackmail. But it’s not
> the case that started this thread.
>
>
>
> To use correctly the statistics, the numbers must be understood correctly
> because the Fundamental Rights Agency is reporting about “women in
> qualified professions or top management” and it means in an uncomfortable
> position.
>
>
>
> In all this discussion what strikes me is the exaggerated reaction of both
> parties.
>
>
>
> The use of the safe space policy is good and is welcome but this policy
> has a value where it’s applied in a correct way and there is not an
> exaggerated use.
>
>
>
> And yes, “exaggeration” is what I would stress now in the wikiverse.
>
>
>
> I already said that probably it would have been sufficient to ask “kindly”
> to don’t be touched and to use an escalation or to use the safe space
> policy when this behavior would have been recurrent and constant after this
> first warning.
>
>
>
> I suggest to don’t exaggerate because if we would solve a discrimination
> introducing discrimination, or we would look at this case as an example of
> inappropriate behavior on women probably we have to look to the history of
> the wolf and the lamb of Esopo.
>
>
>
> The principle of the safe space policy is good and it has been created
> mainly to protect the freedom of opinion, but I suggest to take care to
> don’t introduce the difference of gender or of race or of religion etc.
> Because every time we gives an advantage or a disadvantage to someone using
> these categories, there is always a part which is discriminated.
>
>
>
> Kind regards
>
>
>
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>
>
>
> *From: *Lilli Iliev 
> *Sent: *29 July 2018 19:05
> *To: *wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> *Subject: *[Wikimania-l] Friendly Space Policy (was: Sad news)
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> I decided to contribute to this thread, however not in order to elaborate
> on my personal opinion on this specific case. This would be inappropriate,
> as we do not have sufficient information about it and also out of respect
> for the people involved.
>
>
>
> Instead, I want to comment, because I feel strongly about the consequences
> this discussion may have - not only on the perception of the friendly space
> policy and its effectiveness, but also on people who may need to refer to
> the policy in the future.
>
>
>
> This past Wikimania was very much about the importance of representing all
> people in our movement and about finding ways for them to have a voice, to
> be heard – and to feel safe to contribute and participate.
>
>
>
> One reliable way to silence people when they experience harassment as well
> as keeping others from speaking out, is to have them experience how other,
> non-involved people, would immediately have an opinion on what happened and
> judge the case or the person in question. This is what has happened here.
> It is furthermore, absolutely out of proportion to weigh ones personal
> irritation about some members being potentially more aware and sensitive of
> this topic, against a context in which harassment and violence is not the
> exception, but everyday reality.
>
>
>
> Policies and measures like codes of conduct etc. exist for a reason.
> Invisible to many, harassment does happen, it happens a lot, it happens
> also amongst communities with great, humanitarian goals. In the world most
> of us live in, offensive or invasive behavior has no tangible consequences
> for those who commit it, but severe effects on those who experience it.
> According to the Fundamental Rights Agency, 75% of women in qualified
> professions or top management jobs have been sexually harassed[1]. UN Women
> has confirmed that there is a big problem with underreporting when it comes
> to these cases.
>
> Efforts like the friendly space policies aim to contribute to establish a
> societal climate where people feel safe and that makes all people aware,
> that inappropriate behavior has consequences.
>
>
>
> Publicly judging and ridiculing efforts to find a process, suitable to
> make all people feel safe, heard, and, if necessary, taken seriously at
> events, can set back efforts of creating such a process. Measures like
> friendly 

[Wikimania-l] Re: Wikimania 2024 will be hosted in …

[Philip Kopetzky]

I can only second what Jan-Bart has written. There already seems to be a
change in the way people attend Wikimania. Many communities from Europe
won't send anyone to Singapore, but will probably attend Krakow.

Wouldn't it be time to acknowledge the change in format towards a regional
conference with an international focus, rather than a global event where we
fly a few hundred people in for a few days, in times where pandemics and
global climate emergencies don't seem as far off as they did even 5 years
ago?

Best regards, Philip

On Mon, 20 Mar 2023 at 18:58, Jan-Bart de Vreede 
wrote:

> Hi All
>
> Thanks Phoebe and the Wikimania Steering Committee for organising the
> selection process and of course congratulations to the team in Poland who
> are going to organise a great Wikimania.
>
> (Disclaimer: I have been privileged enough to have been able to attend
> many a WIkimania, and am perhaps one of the worst people in the world to
> write the text below)
>
> Reading your comment on hopefully announcing the Wikimania hosts for 2025
> and 2026 soon makes me wonder if we are not overlooking a fundamental
> discussion with regards to the continued existence of Wikimania as it
> currently takes place. Are we going to continue to annually organise a
> global event, flying people from all over the world to a location which
> limits physical participation to those that are able to do so (regardless
> of the few scholarships we manage to distribute for volunteers)?
>
> Would it not be a good idea to start with revisiting our goals (for
> example: reconnecting, exchanging experiences and sharing cool projects)
> and start thinking of alternatives to the current Wikimania set up? It
> would also be interesting to match these goals with the increase in
> regional engagement which is taking place across our movement.
>
>  I have the feeling I might have missed some earlier discusion on this,
> but I am not seeing much change in the Wikimania concept in a time that
> probably demands change both from a sustainability as well as an equity
> perspective.
>
> And again I am probably not the best person to point this out (coming from
> an incredibly privileged position) and I love wikimania and I love seeing
> all of you on a regular basis… but at the same time I have noticed that we
> are all trying to adjust to a changing world…and it would seem that a
> movement as unique as ours should be able to come up with a better
> alternative?
>
> I hope that people take this mail in the spirit that it is intended and if
> I can contribute to facilitating this discussion I am of course more than
> willing to do so!
>
> Jan-Bart de Vreede
> (Views expressed in this email are my personal views)
>
>
> On 20 Mar 2023, at 16:32, phoebe ayers  wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am very excited to share that Wikimania 2024 will be hosted in the city
> of Kraków in Poland ! [1]
> Kraków had a strong submission
> 
> with a collaborative design and an experienced, enthusiastic team
> supporting it [2]. At the crossroads of history, culture, and technology,
> we are confident that the impact of Wikimania will be great for our
> projects, the movement in general, and especially, local communities in the
> Central and Eastern European (CEE) region. Read more on Diff
> 
> [3].
>
> Bringing our movement’s beloved event to life is not simple and we took
> many criteria into consideration. We were grateful for the expressions of
> interest
> 
> received for hosting Wikimania in 2024, 2025, and beyond [4]. Announcing
> host cities this far in advance is a new approach
> 
> to organizing Wikimania we are exploring [5]. In addition to the support we
> provide as the stewards of Wikimania
> , together with the
> Foundation’s Movement Communications team
> ,
> we see great value in facilitating more time for organizers so they can
> learn from each other in practice and strengthen their capacity [6], [7].
> We hope to announce the hosts of Wikimania in 2025 and 2026 in the coming
> months or at Wikimania 2023 in Singapore.
>
> Once again, wholehearted congratulations to the 2024 Wikimania team. We
> know you will do an excellent job welcoming our global family to your
> timeless city. And to our global family, we hope that you are as excited as
> we are returning to the vibrant CEE region after 14 years. Looking forward
> to collaborating with you all on wiki and in person.
>
> My best wishes for all,
> Phoebe (Wikimania