Re: [Wikimedia-l] Office hours
Hi, Rui. Nothing to pardon. I'd have been asking that question myself not too awfully long ago. :) Occasionally, staff members of the Wikimedia Foundation or other groups, such as chapters, go on IRC to chat with members of the communities that work on Wikipedia and the other projects we support.[1] Sometimes there is a set agenda, if there is something that needs particular focus, but often - as with today's meeting - there is not. It's just an opportunity to ask questions of staff (or other groups) and to learn a bit from the questions that others ask and the answers to those questions. It's generally pretty informal. If you can't attend the session but are interested in what takes place in it, you can still review the logs after the fact. These are placed on Meta.[2] Maggie [1] If you aren't familiar with IRC (Internet Relay Chat), there is information about how to use it at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC and http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#How_to_participate [2] The logs can be found here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#Office_hour_logs To read them, click on the date of the session in the list. :) On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Rui Correia correia@gmail.com wrote: Dear Maggie, Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is office hours? Regards, Rui On 25 January 2013 22:15, Maggie Dennis mden...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hello, all. Just a reminder that Sue Gardner, the Wikimedia Foundation's Executive Director, is doing an IRC office hours on Saturday January 26 at 18:30:00 UTC. There is not currently an agenda set for the meeting, but I will update the particulars on Meta if that changes. Please see http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#Upcoming_office_hoursfor particulars. Thanks! Maggie -- Maggie Dennis Community Liaison WikimediaFoundation.org ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- _ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant Bridge to Angola - Angola Liaison Consultant Mobile Number in South Africa +27 74 425 4186 Número de Telemóvel na África do Sul +27 74 425 4186 ___ ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Maggie Dennis Community Liaison WikimediaFoundation.org ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Office hours
Thanks Maggie I am a langugage person - speak a number of them, have a passion for linguistics, etymology and philology. I had understood that it was some kind of meeting, but was naturally curious as to why it should be called office hours. Thanks for explaining, but it still leaves puzzled to call a meeting office hours, when something less arcane would do - like IRC-Chat, Wiki-Chat, Wiki-Miti, Wiki-gether Rendez-VouWiki, etc etc . Best regards, Rui On 26 January 2013 15:03, Maggie Dennis mden...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hi, Rui. Nothing to pardon. I'd have been asking that question myself not too awfully long ago. :) Occasionally, staff members of the Wikimedia Foundation or other groups, such as chapters, go on IRC to chat with members of the communities that work on Wikipedia and the other projects we support.[1] Sometimes there is a set agenda, if there is something that needs particular focus, but often - as with today's meeting - there is not. It's just an opportunity to ask questions of staff (or other groups) and to learn a bit from the questions that others ask and the answers to those questions. It's generally pretty informal. If you can't attend the session but are interested in what takes place in it, you can still review the logs after the fact. These are placed on Meta.[2] Maggie [1] If you aren't familiar with IRC (Internet Relay Chat), there is information about how to use it at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC and http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#How_to_participate [2] The logs can be found here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#Office_hour_logs To read them, click on the date of the session in the list. :) On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Rui Correia correia@gmail.com wrote: Dear Maggie, Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is office hours? Regards, Rui On 25 January 2013 22:15, Maggie Dennis mden...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hello, all. Just a reminder that Sue Gardner, the Wikimedia Foundation's Executive Director, is doing an IRC office hours on Saturday January 26 at 18:30:00 UTC. There is not currently an agenda set for the meeting, but I will update the particulars on Meta if that changes. Please see http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#Upcoming_office_hoursfor particulars. Thanks! Maggie -- Maggie Dennis Community Liaison WikimediaFoundation.org ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- _ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant Bridge to Angola - Angola Liaison Consultant Mobile Number in South Africa +27 74 425 4186 Número de Telemóvel na África do Sul +27 74 425 4186 ___ ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Maggie Dennis Community Liaison WikimediaFoundation.org ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- _ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant Bridge to Angola - Angola Liaison Consultant Mobile Number in South Africa +27 74 425 4186 Número de Telemóvel na África do Sul +27 74 425 4186 ___ ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Office hours
Rui Correia, 26/01/2013 14:36: I am a langugage person - speak a number of them, have a passion for linguistics, etymology and philology. I had understood that it was some kind of meeting, but was naturally curious as to why it should be called office hours. Thanks for explaining, but it still leaves puzzled to call a meeting office hours, when something less arcane would do - like IRC-Chat, Wiki-Chat, Wiki-Miti, Wiki-gether Rendez-VouWiki, etc etc . I think the idea is/was that the mysterious WMF office opens for everyone to visit and chat, through IRC. Nemo ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Office hours
I don't know if it's just an american school thing but I know the term from my professors (and before that some high school teachers) who had 'office hours' which were set hours when they could be guaranteed to be in their office without other meetings/commitments so that you could just drop by without an appointment an chat. James James Alexander Manager, Merchandise Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 5:41 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) nemow...@gmail.comwrote: Rui Correia, 26/01/2013 14:36: I am a langugage person - speak a number of them, have a passion for linguistics, etymology and philology. I had understood that it was some kind of meeting, but was naturally curious as to why it should be called office hours. Thanks for explaining, but it still leaves puzzled to call a meeting office hours, when something less arcane would do - like IRC-Chat, Wiki-Chat, Wiki-Miti, Wiki-gether Rendez-VouWiki, etc etc . I think the idea is/was that the mysterious WMF office opens for everyone to visit and chat, through IRC. Nemo __**_ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.**org Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-lhttps://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Office hours
On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 8:36 AM, Rui Correia correia@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for explaining, but it still leaves puzzled to call a meeting office hours, when something less arcane would do - like IRC-Chat, Wiki-Chat, Wiki-Miti, Wiki-gether Rendez-VouWiki, etc etc . I just took a stab at adding the relevant entry in Wiktionary: #2 at http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/office_hours (Any Wiktionarians or would-be Wiktionarians, please improve!) -Sage ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Office hours
That makes more sense - but to turn that into a noun (we are having office hours on Tuesday, is stretching the borders of everything language. What next? we are having **Car Park** on Saturday to denote the sort of informal discussions that carry on after a meeting as peole head for their cars? ;-) Rui On 26 January 2013 15:46, James Alexander jalexan...@wikimedia.org wrote: I don't know if it's just an american school thing but I know the term from my professors (and before that some high school teachers) who had 'office hours' which were set hours when they could be guaranteed to be in their office without other meetings/commitments so that you could just drop by without an appointment an chat. James James Alexander Manager, Merchandise Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 5:41 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) nemow...@gmail.com wrote: Rui Correia, 26/01/2013 14:36: I am a langugage person - speak a number of them, have a passion for linguistics, etymology and philology. I had understood that it was some kind of meeting, but was naturally curious as to why it should be called office hours. Thanks for explaining, but it still leaves puzzled to call a meeting office hours, when something less arcane would do - like IRC-Chat, Wiki-Chat, Wiki-Miti, Wiki-gether Rendez-VouWiki, etc etc . I think the idea is/was that the mysterious WMF office opens for everyone to visit and chat, through IRC. Nemo __**_ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.**org Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- _ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant Bridge to Angola - Angola Liaison Consultant Mobile Number in South Africa +27 74 425 4186 Número de Telemóvel na África do Sul +27 74 425 4186 ___ ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Office hours
On Jan 26, 2013 1:55 PM, Rui Correia correia@gmail.com wrote: That makes more sense - but to turn that into a noun (we are having office hours on Tuesday, is stretching the borders of everything language. It makes perfect sense to me. It's a particular period of time that is spent in an office. We're then extending it to refer to a kind of virtual office used for the same purpose. (It's not just an Americanism, we use the term in the UK too.) ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
[Wikimedia-l] Job offer: Secretary-General for Chapters Association
Dear all, after a long period of discussions and clarifications, we are now finally starting our search for a Secretary-General to serve the Chapters Association. Please distribute to following text to as many of your contacts, mailing-lists and networks as possible. Thank you very much, kind regards, Markus Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. -- The Chapters Association (CA) will be an umbrella organization for Wikimedia chapters established in various regions around the world. The association represents the common interests of those chapters within the Wikimedia movement. One of its goals is to set, review and enforce standards of accountability and participation among its members. The association will facilitate the exchange of experiences, ideas, and knowledge between chapters and assist them in their organizational development and to develop common programs and projects. To enhance external communication, coordinate the Wikimedia movement and represent its chapters on official occasions, CA is looking for an experienced and motivated person to become the full-time Secretary-General (f/m) of the Chapters Association. CA is incorporated in Geneva, however depending on your place of residence a relocation might not be necessary. Job description The Secretary-General is to be head of the CA?s Secretariat as defined by the CA?s charter. The Secretariat performs the executive powers of the Association. The Secretary-General will be elected by the Council. The other Members of the Secretariat are appointed by the Secretary-General, with the consent of the Council. The Secretariat reports to the Council on the Association's activities and has the right to submit proposals for Council resolutions. She/He will be responsible for: * Defining the organizational structure, publishing job offers and hiring the officers of the secretariat; * Building the strategic plan for the association; * Assuring the financial stability of the organization; * Coordinating between all association members; * Building annual program plans to achieve the CA mission; * Handling all formal administrative tasks including finance, communications, legal and technical; * and preparing the assemblies of the CA council. Desired personal traits * Leader -- the selected Secretary-General will have to build the organization from its earliest stages according to the outlines set by the CA council. * Administrator -- some of the tasks of the Secretary-General would be of administrative nature. She/He would have to write detailed program plans, review by-laws, financial reports, program plans and program reports of other organizations. * Excellent communication skills -- one of the the Secretary-General's primary tasks would be to communicate with member chapters. Those chapters are dispersed in different regions of the worlds representing various cultural habits. The selected Secretary-General would have to be multi-culturally-minded to work effectively with these partners. * Willing and able to travel world-wide. * Proven experience with building and managing a large diverse organization. * Comfortable working with people at all levels of the organization, including community members and volunteers. * Experience in other like-minded/ international/ volunteer-driven/ non-profit/ peer-review-driven organizations would be considered as an advantage. * The ideal candidate will be hard-working, creative, highly-motivated, and able to operate and effectively manage multiple cultural contexts, time-zones and expectations * Incredible diplomatic problem-solving skills in an international environment as well as the ability to deal comfortably and efficiently with ambiguity and an ever changing environment * Must be fluent in English; skill in other languages would be considered as an advantage. Great to have * University degree * Experience within the Wikimedia movement. However, according to CA?s charter a Member of the Secretariat cannot be a Council Member or hold a position in a Chapter or in the Wikimedia Foundation. * Love working with a highly collaborative, consensus oriented environment Competitive salary package. Please send your cover letter, full CV, salary expectations and at least two references in one .pdf file to: chaptersassociat...@wikimedia.ch mailto:chaptersassociat...@wikimedia.ch In case of any questions, please also use email and the address given above. Publication date: 26.01.2013 - Application deadline: 15.02.2013 Seat and postal address: Wikimedia Switzerland, 8008 Zurich Office: Wikimedia CH, Escaliers du Marché 2, CH-1003 Lausanne Web: www.wikimedia.ch -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe:
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Office hours
The English have been known to be at home for similar purposes. - Original Message - From: Rui Correia correia@gmail.com To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Office hours That makes more sense - but to turn that into a noun (we are having office hours on Tuesday, is stretching the borders of everything language. What next? we are having **Car Park** on Saturday to denote the sort of informal discussions that carry on after a meeting as peole head for their cars? ;-) Rui On 26 January 2013 15:46, James Alexander jalexan...@wikimedia.org wrote: I don't know if it's just an american school thing but I know the term from my professors (and before that some high school teachers) who had 'office hours' which were set hours when they could be guaranteed to be in their office without other meetings/commitments so that you could just drop by without an appointment an chat. James James Alexander Manager, Merchandise Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 5:41 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) nemow...@gmail.com wrote: Rui Correia, 26/01/2013 14:36: I am a langugage person - speak a number of them, have a passion for linguistics, etymology and philology. I had understood that it was some kind of meeting, but was naturally curious as to why it should be called office hours. Thanks for explaining, but it still leaves puzzled to call a meeting office hours, when something less arcane would do - like IRC-Chat, Wiki-Chat, Wiki-Miti, Wiki-gether Rendez-VouWiki, etc etc . I think the idea is/was that the mysterious WMF office opens for everyone to visit and chat, through IRC. Nemo __**_ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.**org Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- _ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant Bridge to Angola - Angola Liaison Consultant Mobile Number in South Africa +27 74 425 4186 Número de Telemóvel na África do Sul +27 74 425 4186 ___ ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2639/5559 - Release Date: 01/26/13 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: IRC Office Hours
As a reminder, this is still scheduled for next Monday at: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours. Best regards, Bence On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 12:18 AM, Gayle Karen Young gyo...@wikimedia.orgwrote: Hello! I'll be doing an open office hours on IRC at #wikimedia-office on January 28th. I'll talk about my first full year at WMF, and answer any questions to the degree that I'm able to about current HR practices and where I see the trajectory of needs for the coming year. I'm looking forward to meeting and chatting with people! Date: Monday, January 28 Time: 1000 PT/1800UTC In the meantime, I wish you all a very happy holiday season and a great start to 2013. :) Live long and prosper. Warm regards, Gayle -- Gayle Karen K. Young Chief Talent and Culture Officer Wikimedia Foundation p. 415.839.6885 x6691 c. 415.310.8416 www.wikimediafoundation.org ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
