[Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: Open Call for Working Group members

2018-06-12 Thread Nicole Ebber 
Dear Wikimedians,

Following up on Katherine’s email from last week[1], we are today
opening the call for Working Group members for 9 Thematic Areas (yes,
we added one more!).

== Working Group members ==
The Working Groups will map the present situation of their Thematic
Area, the obstacles and opportunities, as well as needed changes to
advance our movement in our strategic direction. They will identify
possible strategies for making these changes and develop concrete
recommendations for the movement on how to ratify and implement
them.[2]

Working Group members will need to be able to invest a minimum of 5
hours per week, but that time might vary depending on the workflow
that each group agrees upon. Members of the Working Groups are
expected to act in the interest of the movement, not in the interest
of their own organization or community.

== Selection of members ==
We are looking for a maximum of 15 members for each of the 9 groups.
For best results we will need a diverse set of members from across the
movement. We have developed a set of criteria, to ensure the necessary
expertise, diversity, and representation.[3] We will assemble a
Steering Committee to decide upon membership of the Working Groups in
close coordination with the Core Strategy Team.[4]

== Apply to become a working group member ==
We encourage everyone with an interest in the strategic conversations
to apply for becoming a Working Group member in their topic of
expertise. We recommend that movement organizations and groups create
internal processes for the selection of their candidates to avoid
multiple, competing applications.

The call will be open until June 25, 2018. ***Please apply via this
application form.[5]*** To prepare your application, you can consult
the overview of the questions asked in the form on Meta.[6]

== Next steps ==
We expect to be able to announce the Working Group members in the
second week of July, so that the working groups can be assembled,
onboarded and ready to start working before Wikimania. The first step
for the groups will be to agree upon their set-up and scope of work.
At Wikimania, we plan to convene the attending Working Group members
in the Strategy Space to discuss and refine their road to the
recommendations and ensure exchange between the groups.[7]

We invite you all to familiarize yourselves with the existing
documentation of the Working Group(s) of your interest,[8] add
comments, additional input or share your concerns via talk pages Your
comments will be then be taken into consideration by the respective
Working Groups.

We are looking forward to working and having these long-awaited
conversations with many of you!

In the name of the Strategy Core Team,
Nicole

[1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2018-June/090417.html
[2] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups
[3] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups#Who_should_join_the_Working_Groups?
[4] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups/Steering_Committee
[5] https://goo.gl/forms/zVElm0hLT9eZvqwF3
[6] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups/Apply/Form
[7] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups#What_is_the_timeline_for_Working_Groups?
[8] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups#What_are_the_key_thematic_areas?

-- 
Nicole Ebber
Adviser International Relations
Wikimedia Movement Strategy Process Lead
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
http://wikimedia.de

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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Commons 2017 Picture of the Year competition is now open

2018-06-12 Thread Steinsplitter Wiki 
Dear Wikimedians,

We are happy to announce that the 2017 Picture of the Year competition is now 
open.

Picture of the Year 2017 is the twelfth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons 
image competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on 
Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite 
images featured on Commons (FP) during the year 2017, to produce a single 
Picture of the Year.

Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international 
Wikimedia Commons community. From professional animal and plant shots to 
breathtaking panoramas and skylines, historically relevant images, images 
portraying the world's best architecture, Commons features pictures of all 
flavors.

For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topic categories. Two 
rounds of voting will be held: In the first (and current) round, you can vote 
for as many images as you like. The first round category winners and the top 
ten overall will then make it to the final. In the final round, when a limited 
number of images are left, you must decide on the one image that you want to 
become the Picture of the Year.

To see the candidate images just go to the POTY 2017 page on Wikimedia Commons: 
 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2017

Round 1 will end 24 June 2018, 23:59:59 [UTC].

Thanks,
POTY 2017 committee

Note: Users must vote with an account meeting following requirements: 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2017/Rules

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Polska - new Board

2018-06-12 Thread Frans Grijzenhout 
Hi Wojciech, Thank you for letting us know the changes in composition of
your board and the other statutory bodies. Welcome to the new members and a
big thank you for those who ended their terms. And separate words of
gratitude to Tomasz whom I have met so often during discussions on
international themes. Kind regards, Frans



*Frans Grijzenhout*, voorzitter / chair
+31 6 5333 9499
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2018-06-10 10:39 GMT+02:00 Wojciech Pędzich :

> Dear all,
>
>
>
> following yesterday's General Assembly of Wikimedia Polska Association,
> held in Katowice, a new composition of the Board and other statutory bodies
> of the chapter have been established.
>
>
>
>  Tomasz "Polimerek" Ganicz decided to resign his long-standing position on
> the Board, after 13 years of service - as the Board's Treasurer (first term
> of Wikimedia Polska ever) and President (ever since then). Two other
> members - Jarosław "Powerek38" Blaszczak and Tomasz "Elfhelm" Skibiński -
> have also left the Board. The current composition of the statutory bodies
> of the Association for the term 2018-2020 is as follows:
>
>
>
> == Board ==
>
>
>
> * Michał "Aegis Maelstrom" Buczyński, President
>
> * Małgorzata “Maire” Wilk, Vice-President
>
> * Paweł “Yarl” Marynowski, Vice-President
>
> * Piotr “PMG” Gackowski, Vice-President
>
> * Marek “Masti” Stelmasik, Treasurer
>
> * Wojciech Pędzich, Secretary
>
> * Jacek “Phinek” Fink-Finowicki, Member of the Board
>
>
>
> == Revision Board ==
>
>
>
> * Juliusz “Julo” Zieliński
> * Karol “Karol007” Głąb
>
> * Maciej “Maikking” Król
>
>
>
> == Internal Court ==
>
>
>
> * Tomasz “Polimerek” Ganicz
>
> * Maria “Gytha” Drozdek
>
> * Julia “Lantuszka” Koszewska
>
>
> All the best!
>
> Wojciech
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Albania

2018-06-12 Thread Paulo Santos Perneta 
Hi Kirill,

I join Philip and Mardetanha on their concerns and questions. Having
followed closely the Brazil situation - which ended up in the worst
possible way, IMO - I'm very interested in your answer.

Best,

Paulo

2018-06-11 13:07 GMT+01:00 Mardetanha :

> ​ Hi Kirill
>
>   Philip's concerns were not answered, would you please respond, I had the
> very same question.
>
>
>
> Mardetanha
>
> On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 3:12 PM, Philip Kopetzky <
> philip.kopet...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Kirill,
> >
> > what's the difference/relationship between this group and the Wikimedians
> > of Albanian Language User Group, which is currently applying for a
> > simpleAPG grant? How do we avoid creating more Brazilian scenarios by
> > reconising even more user groups from the same area?
> >
> > Best,
> > Philip
> >
> > On 22 May 2018 at 22:07, Kirill Lokshin 
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everyone!
> > >
> > > I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has
> recognized
> > > [1] Wikimedia Community User Group Albania [2] as a Wikimedia User
> Group.
> > > The group aims to improve content about Albania across the Wikimedia
> > > projects, including Commons and Wikidata, and to collaborate with other
> > > Wikimedia user groups, chapters, and other free culture groups in
> Albania
> > > and across the region.
> > >
> > > Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group!
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Kirill Lokshin
> > > Chair, Affiliations Committee
> > >
> > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/
> > > Resolutions/Recognition_Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Albania
> > > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_
> > Group_Albania
> > >
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