Hello all! As a reminder: we're in the phase of preparing and organizing events for WIkidata's 10th birthday <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday>! 🎂 - you can find more information about how to run an event <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Run_an_event> - here's how to get funding for your event <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Run_an_event/Funding> (tip: prepare your application as soon as possible) - here's the communication kit <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Run_an_event/Communication_kit> where you can generate your own visuals, and print your own merch items - when you have an event in preparation or ready, please add it to the calendar onwiki <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Run_an_event/Schedule> - we're running organizers calls <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Run_an_event#Connect_with_organizers> that you can join if you have questions or want to chat with other organizers - the upcoming one are on August 23 at 06:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC
If you have any questions or issues, feel free to reach out to me. Best, Léa On Mon, 1 Aug 2022 at 08:51, Léa Lacroix <lea.lacr...@wikimedia.de> wrote: > Hello all, > > As you may know, Wikidata went live on 29 October 2012 ; in 2022, *we are > celebrating 10 years of Wikidata together!* We would like to organize > celebration events all around the world, and to create a huge network of > *decentralized, > local and community-led events*, that will take place onsite or online, > around October 2022. > > The goal of these birthday celebrations are to celebrate the achievements > of the community, to bring people together, and also to talk about Wikidata > to the rest of the world in order to get more people onboard. In various > areas of the world, people get together to organize plenty of different > birthday events: meetups, workshops, discussions, live streams, editing > campaigns… *How about you get involved in organizing such an event with > your local community?* > ------------------------------ > > *How to organize an event?* > > On the Tenth Birthday > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday> > page, > you will find resources to learn how to plan and schedule an event. You > will find *a few tips to get started > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Run_an_event>* > , *some ideas of events formats > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Run_an_event#Ideas_of_birthday_events>* > and *the visual kit > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Run_an_event/Communication_kit>* > to > create your own communication material. > > If you are interested in organizing an event or an activity for Wikidata’s > 10th birthday, we recommend you *get in touch with other organizers > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Run_an_event#Connect_with_organizers>* > to > get inspired by their experiences and ask for support if needed. > ------------------------------ > > *How to get funding for your activities?* > > WMF and Wikimedia Deutschland are collaborating on a special Rapid Fund > campaign for Wikidata’s birthday. If you need financial support to run an > event, you can now send an application to receive *funding up to 5,000 > USD*. > > Feel free to check *the details of the funding campaign, eligibility > criteria and supported activities > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Run_an_event/Funding>*. > The program covers a wide range of costs that can be funded: renting space > or equipment, internet connection, transport and accommodation, food and > refreshments, printing merchandise and communication materials, prizes for > contests, and more. > > To make sure that your application is processed in time for your event, > don’t wait too long to submit your application! The Wikidata birthday > events are typically held between mid-September and mid-November, and you > should send your application at least *45 days before your activity > starts*. > > If you have questions or need support to apply for funding, feel free to get > in touch > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Run_an_event#Connect_with_organizers> > - > we will also organize calls for organizers starting at the end of August. > ------------------------------ > > We will post news about the Wikidata birthday regularly on this talk page > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Tenth_Birthday> and on > social channels, as more exciting projects are coming soon: a collaborative > celebration video and some blog posts about Wikidata. > > If you have any questions, if you want to get involved in Wikidata’s 10th > birthday or if you have suggestions, feel free to reach out to me. > > Best, > -- > Léa Lacroix > Community Engagement Coordinator > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. > Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 > 10963 Berlin > www.wikimedia.de > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. > > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg > unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt > für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. > -- Léa Lacroix Community Engagement Coordinator Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
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