Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference: Report 2016, Outlook 2017

2016-07-21 Thread Dariusz Jemielniak 
wow! this is really impressive!

dj

On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 12:33 PM, Cornelius Kibelka <
cornelius.kibe...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Dear Wikimedia friends,
>
> We’re happy to be able to share some news and information around the
> Wikimedia Conference with you:
>
> 1) Report
>
> Today, we have published our report on the Wikimedia Conference 2016. It
> does not only describe our tasks and activities before, on and after the
> conference, but also provides a comprehensive overview of our learnings and
> experience. The report is meant to serve as a learning resources, and based
> on that, we will share more learning patterns in the upcoming months.
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2016/Report
>
> 2) Follow-up page
>
> To better see what continuities and links between the Wikimedia Conferences
> exist, we have created a follow-up page which include the major topics of
> the last two conferences. We will share more updates in the upcoming
> months.
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference/Follow-Up
>
> 3) First learning pattern
>
> Together with our “Visiting Wikimedian” Teele Vaalma, who supported us
> tremendously in the organization of the Wikimedia Conference, we have
> written a first learning pattern on how to find the right venue for a
> conference (including a checklist!).
>
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns/Step_by_step_guide_for_finding_the_right_venue_for_a_conference
>
> 4) Wikimedia Conference 2017
>
> The next edition of the Wikimedia Conference will take place in Berlin
> between March 31st and April 2nd, 2017. We expect the registration to begin
> in mid-November and will share a timeline in the upcoming weeks.
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2017
>
> Cheers & good reading,
>
> Cornelius, Nicole, Wenke and Daniela
>
> (WMCON organizing team)
>
>
> --
> Cornelius Kibelka
> Program and Engagement Coordinator (PEC), GHM
> for the Wikimedia Conference
>
> Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
> Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0
> http://wikimedia.de
>
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Ethnography of Wikipedia" (2014, Stanford University Press) mojego
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Recenzje
Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml
Pacific Standard:
http://www.psmag.com/navigation/books-and-culture/killed-wikipedia-93777/
Motherboard: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/an-ethnography-of-wikipedia
The Wikipedian:
http://thewikipedian.net/2014/10/10/dariusz-jemielniak-common-knowledge
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference: Report 2016, Outlook 2017

2016-07-21 Thread Cornelius Kibelka 
Dear Wikimedia friends,

We’re happy to be able to share some news and information around the
Wikimedia Conference with you:

1) Report

Today, we have published our report on the Wikimedia Conference 2016. It
does not only describe our tasks and activities before, on and after the
conference, but also provides a comprehensive overview of our learnings and
experience. The report is meant to serve as a learning resources, and based
on that, we will share more learning patterns in the upcoming months.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2016/Report

2) Follow-up page

To better see what continuities and links between the Wikimedia Conferences
exist, we have created a follow-up page which include the major topics of
the last two conferences. We will share more updates in the upcoming months.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference/Follow-Up

3) First learning pattern

Together with our “Visiting Wikimedian” Teele Vaalma, who supported us
tremendously in the organization of the Wikimedia Conference, we have
written a first learning pattern on how to find the right venue for a
conference (including a checklist!).

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns/Step_by_step_guide_for_finding_the_right_venue_for_a_conference

4) Wikimedia Conference 2017

The next edition of the Wikimedia Conference will take place in Berlin
between March 31st and April 2nd, 2017. We expect the registration to begin
in mid-November and will share a timeline in the upcoming weeks.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2017

Cheers & good reading,

Cornelius, Nicole, Wenke and Daniela

(WMCON organizing team)


-- 
Cornelius Kibelka
Program and Engagement Coordinator (PEC), GHM
for the Wikimedia Conference

Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0
http://wikimedia.de

Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen
Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
http://spenden.wikimedia.de/

Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Elections Committee

2016-07-21 Thread Chris Keating 
Great news! Congratulations to the incoming Standing Election Committee and
many thanks to the outgoing (non-standing; sitting?) one.

(I will save the lengthy explanation of my favoured voting system for
another occasion ;) )

Chris

On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 2:00 AM, Dariusz Jemielniak 
wrote:

> Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
>
> As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation of a
> standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the
> implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed
> the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director and
> her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
>
>
>-
>
>User:Ajraddatz
>
>-
>
>User:Mardetanha
>
>-
>
>User:Ruslik0
>
>-
>
>User:Philippe
>slate
>-
>
>User:KTC 
>-
>
>User:Atropine
>
>
>
> They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
>
>
>-
>
>James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement
>-
>
>Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
>
>
> They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and especially
> Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the
> upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions
> involving that election[2].
>
> The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to choose
> how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the best
> candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee will be
> to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some form of
> open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee to
> do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
>
>
>-
>
>The selection of a committee Chair
>-
>
>The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process (and
>consider shortening the terms and having community elections in early
> 2017,
>so that the elected members would join the Board at April meeting[3]).
>-
>
>The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming selection
>and the future and
>-
>
>The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of good
>candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have the
>skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making sure
> that
>the process is still owned by the community[4]).
>
>
> Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example our
> recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider
> Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures within
> the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
>
> This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests made by
> multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm glad
> to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our
> selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the
> record-breaking election we had in 2015.
>
> Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the 2015
> temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do one
> thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the
> participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond the
> call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering
> invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats we
> saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway, and I
> hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
>
> Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new
> standing committee!
>
> Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
>
>
>- [1]
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
>- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Committee/2017_Election_Disclosure
>- [3]
>https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
>
>
>- [4]
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Committee/2016_competence_matrix
>- [5]
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Committee/Minutes_07-08-2016
>- [6]
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Committee#Membership
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