[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimania Updates - Scholarships and Sessions

2021-05-11 Thread Gnangarra 
The COT has identified 3 broad areas for scholarship support, Connectivity,
soft support, and community support.  Like the Wikicite link that Mike
mentioned: we want to make it as light on bureaucracy as possible. We want
to tailor it to the needs of as many people as possible with a priority for
engaging people who haven't experienced wikimania.

Please keep putting out ideas as to the support that will benefit people
we'll try to include as many options as possible

On Wed, 12 May 2021 at 07:45, Florence Devouard  wrote:

> Child care is likely to be another answer ?
>
> Flo
>
>
> Le 11/05/2021 à 21:26, Mohamed ElGohary a écrit :
>
> Connectivity for starters, and owning devices that are capable of enabling
> a good summit experience. Not all volunteers are privileged to contribute
> to a virtual event in a comfortable way. The Internet can be expensive for
> video calls for many countries / regions in Africa and Asia.
> ᐧ
>
> On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 8:58 PM Esteban Zarate  wrote:
>
>> I don't understand what is the purpose of the scholarship this year,
>> there isn't to travel and no physical venue to host Wikimania, what is the
>> purpose of the scholarship?
>>
>> El mar, 11 de may. de 2021 a la(s) 15:50, Winnie Kabinte (
>> kabi...@gmail.com) escribió:
>>
>>> Dear Wikimedia Community Members,
>>>
>>> We’re so excited to share some updates with you around Wikimania 2021!
>>> We’ve been hard at work, getting things running and putting things in place
>>> and realized we have so much we’d like to share with you. Thank you for
>>> your flexibility and understanding, as we navigate through this rapidly
>>> moving ship.
>>>
>>>
>>>1.
>>>
>>>Wikimania 2021 will be happening! We’ve already announced the dates
>>>(August 13-17) but wanted to remind you - in case you had any doubts - 
>>> that
>>>the first-ever virtual Wikimania will be happening - and we want you 
>>> there!
>>>[1]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>1.
>>>
>>>We noticed that all though we’ve been going full speed on the back
>>>end at organizing Wikimania 2021, we haven’t updated you as frequently as
>>>we would like… So, we will be sending out a weekly update email to all of
>>>you on Mondays - until the event goes live. Which in case you were
>>>wondering, is in 3 months and 2 days! (Yes, that soon!)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>1.
>>>
>>>We will be having a Scholarship Program this year as well! We’d like
>>>to remove most barriers of participation for those who would otherwise 
>>> not
>>>be able to join. More information will be coming soon around 
>>> Scholarships -
>>>so stay tuned!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>1.
>>>
>>>This year's theme is: Celebrate 20 years of Wikipedia and the humans
>>>who make it happen. We will also be opening up submission proposals
>>>for sessions - you can apply as an individual, a collective or a 
>>> Community
>>>Organization.
>>>
>>>
>>> We are excited about all the work and progress happening so far to make
>>> this event happen. We're looking forward to hearing about your amazing
>>> session proposals to help bring Wikimania 2021 to life. We can't wait to
>>> convene to celebrate two decades of free knowledge.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Wishes,
>>>
>>> Winnie Kabintie (User:Ms_Kabintie
>>> ), on behalf of the
>>> Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team.
>>>
>>> [1]
>>> https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Save_the_date_and_the_Core_Organizing_Team
>>>
>>>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimania Updates - Scholarships and Sessions

2021-05-11 Thread Florence Devouard 

Child care is likely to be another answer ?

Flo


Le 11/05/2021 à 21:26, Mohamed ElGohary a écrit :
Connectivity for starters, and owning devices that are capable of 
enabling a good summit experience. Not all volunteers are privileged 
to contribute to a virtual event in a comfortable way. The Internet 
can be expensive for video calls for many countries / regions in 
Africa and Asia.

ᐧ

On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 8:58 PM Esteban Zarate > wrote:


I don't understand what is the purpose of the scholarship this
year, there isn't to travel and no physical venue to host
Wikimania, what is the purpose of the scholarship?

El mar, 11 de may. de 2021 a la(s) 15:50, Winnie Kabinte
(kabi...@gmail.com ) escribió:

Dear Wikimedia Community Members,


We’re so excited to share some updates with you around
Wikimania 2021! We’ve been hard at work, getting things
running and putting things in place and realized we have so
much we’d like to share with you. Thank you for your
flexibility and understanding, as we navigate through this
rapidly moving ship.


1.

Wikimania 2021 will be happening! We’ve already announced
the dates (August 13-17) but wanted to remind you - in
case you had any doubts - that the first-ever virtual
Wikimania will be happening - and we want you there! [1]


2.

We noticed that all though we’ve been going full speed on
the back end at organizing Wikimania 2021, we haven’t
updated you as frequently as we would like… So, we will be
sending out a weekly update email to all of you on Mondays
- until the event goes live. Which in case you were
wondering, is in 3 months and 2 days! (Yes, that soon!)


3.

We will be having a Scholarship Program this year as well!
We’d like to remove most barriers of participation for
those who would otherwise not be able to join. More
information will be coming soon around Scholarships - so
stay tuned!


4.

This year's theme is: Celebrate 20 years of Wikipedia and
the humans who make it happen. We will also be opening up
submission proposals for sessions - you can apply as an
individual, a collective or a Community Organization.


We are excited about all the work and progress happening so
far to make this event happen. We're looking forward to
hearing about your amazing session proposals to help bring
Wikimania 2021 to life. We can't wait to convene to celebrate
two decades of free knowledge.


Best Wishes,

Winnie Kabintie (User:Ms_Kabintie
), on behalf
of the Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team.


[1]

https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Save_the_date_and_the_Core_Organizing_Team




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[Wikimedia-l] Invitation to participate in Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021

2021-05-11 Thread ceslause 
Hello everyone 

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In its first year (2020), 36 Wikimedia communities in 27 countries
joined the campaign. Events relating to the campaign included training
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The campaign resulted in the addition of media files (photos, audios and
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Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) offers an ideal task for
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to existing pages. Besides individual participation, the WPWP campaign
can be used by user groups and chapters to organize editing workshops
and edit-a-thons. 

The organizing team is looking for a contact person to coordinate WPWP
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You can access the WPWP 2021 main page via
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2021-05-11 Thread ceslause 
Hello everyone 

We are inviting the Wikimedia Community User Group to participate in
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021, a global contest scheduled to run
from July first through August 31, 2021: 

Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photo images,
then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the
Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests
(Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over
the years. 

In its first year (2020), 36 Wikimedia communities in 27 countries
joined the campaign. Events relating to the campaign included training
organized by at least 18 Wikimedia communities in 14 countries. 

The campaign resulted in the addition of media files (photos, audios and
videos) to more than 90,000 Wikipedia articles in 272 languages. 

Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) offers an ideal task for
recruiting and guiding new editors through the steps of adding content
to existing pages. Besides individual participation, the WPWP campaign
can be used by user groups and chapters to organize editing workshops
and edit-a-thons. 

The organizing team is looking for a contact person to coordinate WPWP
participation at the Wikimedia user group or chapter level
(geographically or thematically) or for a language WP. We'd be glad for
you to reply to this email, or sign up directly at WPWP Participating
Communities. 

Thank you, 

Ceslause Ogbonnaya (User: Ceslause / ceslaus...@gmail.com)
Regional Ambassador, Francophone Communities
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimania Updates - Scholarships and Sessions

2021-05-11 Thread Mike Peel 

It's worth looking at the Wikicite e-scholarship model:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite/e-scholarship

Thanks,
Mike

On 11/5/21 20:49:21, Winnie Kabinte wrote:
Thanks for your input Mohamed, you're right. Those are actually some of 
the areas the scholarship should help facilitate.


We shall update you more on this soon enough.



On Tue, 11 May 2021, 22:28 Mohamed ElGohary, > wrote:


Connectivity for starters, and owning devices that are capable of
enabling a good summit experience. Not all volunteers are privileged
to contribute to a virtual event in a comfortable way. The Internet
can be expensive for video calls for many countries / regions in
Africa and Asia.
ᐧ

On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 8:58 PM Esteban Zarate mailto:jezar...@gmail.com>> wrote:

I don't understand what is the purpose of the scholarship this
year, there isn't to travel and no physical venue to host
Wikimania, what is the purpose of the scholarship?

El mar, 11 de may. de 2021 a la(s) 15:50, Winnie Kabinte
(kabi...@gmail.com ) escribió:

Dear Wikimedia Community Members,


We’re so excited to share some updates with you around
Wikimania 2021! We’ve been hard at work, getting things
running and putting things in place and realized we have so
much we’d like to share with you. Thank you for your
flexibility and understanding, as we navigate through this
rapidly moving ship.


 1.

Wikimania 2021 will be happening! We’ve already
announced the dates (August 13-17) but wanted to remind
you - in case you had any doubts - that the first-ever
virtual Wikimania will be happening - and we want you
there! [1]


 2.

We noticed that all though we’ve been going full speed
on the back end at organizing Wikimania 2021, we haven’t
updated you as frequently as we would like… So, we will
be sending out a weekly update email to all of you on
Mondays - until the event goes live. Which in case you
were wondering, is in 3 months and 2 days! (Yes, that soon!)


 3.

We will be having a Scholarship Program this year as
well! We’d like to remove most barriers of participation
for those who would otherwise not be able to join. More
information will be coming soon around Scholarships - so
stay tuned!


 4.

This year's theme is: Celebrate 20 years of Wikipedia
and the humans who make it happen. We will also be
opening up submission proposals for sessions - you can
apply as an individual, a collective or a Community
Organization.


We are excited about all the work and progress happening so
far to make this event happen. We're looking forward to
hearing about your amazing session proposals to help bring
Wikimania 2021 to life. We can't wait to convene to
celebrate two decades of free knowledge.


Best Wishes,

Winnie Kabintie (User:Ms_Kabintie
), on
behalf of the Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team.


[1]

https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Save_the_date_and_the_Core_Organizing_Team




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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimania Updates - Scholarships and Sessions

2021-05-11 Thread Winnie Kabinte 
Thanks for your input Mohamed, you're right. Those are actually some of the
areas the scholarship should help facilitate.

We shall update you more on this soon enough.



On Tue, 11 May 2021, 22:28 Mohamed ElGohary,  wrote:

> Connectivity for starters, and owning devices that are capable of enabling
> a good summit experience. Not all volunteers are privileged to contribute
> to a virtual event in a comfortable way. The Internet can be expensive for
> video calls for many countries / regions in Africa and Asia.
> ᐧ
>
> On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 8:58 PM Esteban Zarate  wrote:
>
>> I don't understand what is the purpose of the scholarship this year,
>> there isn't to travel and no physical venue to host Wikimania, what is the
>> purpose of the scholarship?
>>
>> El mar, 11 de may. de 2021 a la(s) 15:50, Winnie Kabinte (
>> kabi...@gmail.com) escribió:
>>
>>> Dear Wikimedia Community Members,
>>>
>>> We’re so excited to share some updates with you around Wikimania 2021!
>>> We’ve been hard at work, getting things running and putting things in place
>>> and realized we have so much we’d like to share with you. Thank you for
>>> your flexibility and understanding, as we navigate through this rapidly
>>> moving ship.
>>>
>>>
>>>1.
>>>
>>>Wikimania 2021 will be happening! We’ve already announced the dates
>>>(August 13-17) but wanted to remind you - in case you had any doubts - 
>>> that
>>>the first-ever virtual Wikimania will be happening - and we want you 
>>> there!
>>>[1]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>1.
>>>
>>>We noticed that all though we’ve been going full speed on the back
>>>end at organizing Wikimania 2021, we haven’t updated you as frequently as
>>>we would like… So, we will be sending out a weekly update email to all of
>>>you on Mondays - until the event goes live. Which in case you were
>>>wondering, is in 3 months and 2 days! (Yes, that soon!)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>1.
>>>
>>>We will be having a Scholarship Program this year as well! We’d like
>>>to remove most barriers of participation for those who would otherwise 
>>> not
>>>be able to join. More information will be coming soon around 
>>> Scholarships -
>>>so stay tuned!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>1.
>>>
>>>This year's theme is: Celebrate 20 years of Wikipedia and the humans
>>>who make it happen. We will also be opening up submission proposals
>>>for sessions - you can apply as an individual, a collective or a 
>>> Community
>>>Organization.
>>>
>>>
>>> We are excited about all the work and progress happening so far to make
>>> this event happen. We're looking forward to hearing about your amazing
>>> session proposals to help bring Wikimania 2021 to life. We can't wait to
>>> convene to celebrate two decades of free knowledge.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Wishes,
>>>
>>> Winnie Kabintie (User:Ms_Kabintie
>>> ), on behalf of the
>>> Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team.
>>>
>>> [1]
>>> https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Save_the_date_and_the_Core_Organizing_Team
>>>
>>>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimania Updates - Scholarships and Sessions

2021-05-11 Thread Mohamed ElGohary 
Connectivity for starters, and owning devices that are capable of enabling
a good summit experience. Not all volunteers are privileged to contribute
to a virtual event in a comfortable way. The Internet can be expensive for
video calls for many countries / regions in Africa and Asia.
ᐧ

On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 8:58 PM Esteban Zarate  wrote:

> I don't understand what is the purpose of the scholarship this year, there
> isn't to travel and no physical venue to host Wikimania, what is the
> purpose of the scholarship?
>
> El mar, 11 de may. de 2021 a la(s) 15:50, Winnie Kabinte (
> kabi...@gmail.com) escribió:
>
>> Dear Wikimedia Community Members,
>>
>> We’re so excited to share some updates with you around Wikimania 2021!
>> We’ve been hard at work, getting things running and putting things in place
>> and realized we have so much we’d like to share with you. Thank you for
>> your flexibility and understanding, as we navigate through this rapidly
>> moving ship.
>>
>>
>>1.
>>
>>Wikimania 2021 will be happening! We’ve already announced the dates
>>(August 13-17) but wanted to remind you - in case you had any doubts - 
>> that
>>the first-ever virtual Wikimania will be happening - and we want you 
>> there!
>>[1]
>>
>>
>>
>>1.
>>
>>We noticed that all though we’ve been going full speed on the back
>>end at organizing Wikimania 2021, we haven’t updated you as frequently as
>>we would like… So, we will be sending out a weekly update email to all of
>>you on Mondays - until the event goes live. Which in case you were
>>wondering, is in 3 months and 2 days! (Yes, that soon!)
>>
>>
>>
>>1.
>>
>>We will be having a Scholarship Program this year as well! We’d like
>>to remove most barriers of participation for those who would otherwise not
>>be able to join. More information will be coming soon around Scholarships 
>> -
>>so stay tuned!
>>
>>
>>
>>1.
>>
>>This year's theme is: Celebrate 20 years of Wikipedia and the humans
>>who make it happen. We will also be opening up submission proposals
>>for sessions - you can apply as an individual, a collective or a Community
>>Organization.
>>
>>
>> We are excited about all the work and progress happening so far to make
>> this event happen. We're looking forward to hearing about your amazing
>> session proposals to help bring Wikimania 2021 to life. We can't wait to
>> convene to celebrate two decades of free knowledge.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best Wishes,
>>
>> Winnie Kabintie (User:Ms_Kabintie
>> ), on behalf of the
>> Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team.
>>
>> [1]
>> https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Save_the_date_and_the_Core_Organizing_Team
>>
>>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimania Updates - Scholarships and Sessions

2021-05-11 Thread Winnie Kabinte 
Dear Esteban,

I understand your concern. Allow me to clarify that even though this year's
Wikimania is virtual, we plan to have increased participation. The
scholarship program will be repurposed to facilitate participation in the
virtual event.

We shall provide more information and guidance on this in the coming weeks.

On Tue, 11 May 2021, 21:58 Esteban Zarate,  wrote:

> I don't understand what is the purpose of the scholarship this year, there
> isn't to travel and no physical venue to host Wikimania, what is the
> purpose of the scholarship?
>
> El mar, 11 de may. de 2021 a la(s) 15:50, Winnie Kabinte (
> kabi...@gmail.com) escribió:
>
>> Dear Wikimedia Community Members,
>>
>> We’re so excited to share some updates with you around Wikimania 2021!
>> We’ve been hard at work, getting things running and putting things in place
>> and realized we have so much we’d like to share with you. Thank you for
>> your flexibility and understanding, as we navigate through this rapidly
>> moving ship.
>>
>>
>>1.
>>
>>Wikimania 2021 will be happening! We’ve already announced the dates
>>(August 13-17) but wanted to remind you - in case you had any doubts - 
>> that
>>the first-ever virtual Wikimania will be happening - and we want you 
>> there!
>>[1]
>>
>>
>>
>>1.
>>
>>We noticed that all though we’ve been going full speed on the back
>>end at organizing Wikimania 2021, we haven’t updated you as frequently as
>>we would like… So, we will be sending out a weekly update email to all of
>>you on Mondays - until the event goes live. Which in case you were
>>wondering, is in 3 months and 2 days! (Yes, that soon!)
>>
>>
>>
>>1.
>>
>>We will be having a Scholarship Program this year as well! We’d like
>>to remove most barriers of participation for those who would otherwise not
>>be able to join. More information will be coming soon around Scholarships 
>> -
>>so stay tuned!
>>
>>
>>
>>1.
>>
>>This year's theme is: Celebrate 20 years of Wikipedia and the humans
>>who make it happen. We will also be opening up submission proposals
>>for sessions - you can apply as an individual, a collective or a Community
>>Organization.
>>
>>
>> We are excited about all the work and progress happening so far to make
>> this event happen. We're looking forward to hearing about your amazing
>> session proposals to help bring Wikimania 2021 to life. We can't wait to
>> convene to celebrate two decades of free knowledge.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best Wishes,
>>
>> Winnie Kabintie (User:Ms_Kabintie
>> ), on behalf of the
>> Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team.
>>
>> [1]
>> https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Save_the_date_and_the_Core_Organizing_Team
>>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimania Updates - Scholarships and Sessions

2021-05-11 Thread Esteban Zarate 
I don't understand what is the purpose of the scholarship this year, there
isn't to travel and no physical venue to host Wikimania, what is the
purpose of the scholarship?

El mar, 11 de may. de 2021 a la(s) 15:50, Winnie Kabinte (kabi...@gmail.com)
escribió:

> Dear Wikimedia Community Members,
>
> We’re so excited to share some updates with you around Wikimania 2021!
> We’ve been hard at work, getting things running and putting things in place
> and realized we have so much we’d like to share with you. Thank you for
> your flexibility and understanding, as we navigate through this rapidly
> moving ship.
>
>
>1.
>
>Wikimania 2021 will be happening! We’ve already announced the dates
>(August 13-17) but wanted to remind you - in case you had any doubts - that
>the first-ever virtual Wikimania will be happening - and we want you there!
>[1]
>
>
>
>1.
>
>We noticed that all though we’ve been going full speed on the back end
>at organizing Wikimania 2021, we haven’t updated you as frequently as we
>would like… So, we will be sending out a weekly update email to all of you
>on Mondays - until the event goes live. Which in case you were wondering,
>is in 3 months and 2 days! (Yes, that soon!)
>
>
>
>1.
>
>We will be having a Scholarship Program this year as well! We’d like
>to remove most barriers of participation for those who would otherwise not
>be able to join. More information will be coming soon around Scholarships -
>so stay tuned!
>
>
>
>1.
>
>This year's theme is: Celebrate 20 years of Wikipedia and the humans
>who make it happen. We will also be opening up submission proposals
>for sessions - you can apply as an individual, a collective or a Community
>Organization.
>
>
> We are excited about all the work and progress happening so far to make
> this event happen. We're looking forward to hearing about your amazing
> session proposals to help bring Wikimania 2021 to life. We can't wait to
> convene to celebrate two decades of free knowledge.
>
>
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Winnie Kabintie (User:Ms_Kabintie
> ), on behalf of the
> Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team.
>
> [1]
> https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Save_the_date_and_the_Core_Organizing_Team
>
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimania Updates - Scholarships and Sessions

2021-05-11 Thread Winnie Kabinte 
Dear Wikimedia Community Members,

We’re so excited to share some updates with you around Wikimania 2021!
We’ve been hard at work, getting things running and putting things in place
and realized we have so much we’d like to share with you. Thank you for
your flexibility and understanding, as we navigate through this rapidly
moving ship.


   1.

   Wikimania 2021 will be happening! We’ve already announced the dates
   (August 13-17) but wanted to remind you - in case you had any doubts - that
   the first-ever virtual Wikimania will be happening - and we want you there!
   [1]



   1.

   We noticed that all though we’ve been going full speed on the back end
   at organizing Wikimania 2021, we haven’t updated you as frequently as we
   would like… So, we will be sending out a weekly update email to all of you
   on Mondays - until the event goes live. Which in case you were wondering,
   is in 3 months and 2 days! (Yes, that soon!)



   1.

   We will be having a Scholarship Program this year as well! We’d like to
   remove most barriers of participation for those who would otherwise not be
   able to join. More information will be coming soon around Scholarships - so
   stay tuned!



   1.

   This year's theme is: Celebrate 20 years of Wikipedia and the humans who
   make it happen. We will also be opening up submission proposals for
   sessions - you can apply as an individual, a collective or a Community
   Organization.


We are excited about all the work and progress happening so far to make
this event happen. We're looking forward to hearing about your amazing
session proposals to help bring Wikimania 2021 to life. We can't wait to
convene to celebrate two decades of free knowledge.



Best Wishes,

Winnie Kabintie (User:Ms_Kabintie
), on behalf of the
Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team.

[1]
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Save_the_date_and_the_Core_Organizing_Team
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