I think that is already included in scholarship applications, if I remember correctly.
Greetings, Sjoerd de Bruin > Op 1 jun. 2018, om 17:06 heeft Julie Workman <[email protected]> het > volgende geschreven: > > Is there at present any metric by which previous scholarship attendees are > judged on their dissemination of Wikimania experiences after the conference? > The complaint being brought up is not only about awardees getting repeat > scholarships, but failing to enrich their communities afterwards with what > they learned / what it was like / who they met / what they will do now. With > a limited number of scholarships available, it is true that the attendees are > expected to share their good fortune with those who couldn't attend. > > If nothing like that is in place, could it not be added? For example, a field > on the application: "were you awarded a scholarship last year (and > attended)?" "If yes, please describe (and provide links where possible) to > the activities and discussions you organised with your community regarding > your experience at Wikimania". If a sufficiently good and detailed response > is not provided, the application can receive a lower score (or possibly be > discarded...? I'm not au fait with the process). > > Julia W > > On 1 June 2018 at 13:00, <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Send Wikimania-l mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimania-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Update on Wikimania '18 (Pine W) > 2. Re: Update on Wikimania '18 (cs) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 18:31:08 -0700 > From: Pine W <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Update on Wikimania '18 > Message-ID: > <CAF=dyJinVGV5eM7vBi7SFDLcqyLP4yakDa=vckdjz4rpn76...@mail.gmail.com > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Harry, I recall hearing that there was a push a year or two back to alter > the proportion of presentations at Wikimania so that there were fewer WMF > presentations and more community presentations. I don't know if that was a > one time event or if that's ongoing. I have never been to Wikimania, and > have no plans to go in the foreseeable future, but I watch what happens > with Wikimania partly because it's an expensive operation in terms of > financial cost and in terms of volunteer time. Also, the scholarship system > is a perennial point of friction. > > Dariusz or Ellie, are there any thoughts at WMF about doing a full review > of the scholarship system and the value of Wikimania to the community? With > WMF spending so much money on Wikimania year after year, and volunteers > spending so much time on Wikimania year after year, I think that it would > make sense to do this type of review, which might be possible to > synchronize with WMF's strategy process. I am very interested in ensuring > that there are SMART goals being achieved with all of the money and time > that goes into Wikimania. At the same time, I think that the scholarship > system could be reviewed to consider the strategic priorities for > scholarships and how to align those priorities to SMART goals. I don't > envision reducing funding for Wikimania and scholarships, but I think that > some re-thinking and evaluation would be good to align funding with the WMF > strategic plan and with SMART goals. > > Pine > ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine> ) > > On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 12:31 PM, Harry Mitchell <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Since you raise chapter scholarships, it would be nice to see some of the > > other big chapters (and to some extent the WMF) spending more on > > scholarships for rank-and-file Wikimedians rather than staff and board > > members. That might help with the perception that Wikimania is the same old > > faces year in, year out. > > > > Harry Mitchell > > http://enwp.org/User:HJ <http://enwp.org/User:HJ> > > +44 (0) 7507 536 971 > > Skype: harry_j_mitchell > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20180531/42687ccd/attachment-0001.html > > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20180531/42687ccd/attachment-0001.html>> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 08:58:35 +0700 > From: cs <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Update on Wikimania '18 > Message-ID: <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I have attended several Wikimanias. > I would have thought that with the Wikipedias being voluntary contributed > and managed projects, that the conference shoud have a sharp focus on > attendance and presentations by the communities. > However, this is not the case. Presentation time is, IMO, excessively > allocated to various speakers from the salaried staff. > This has been brought up on several occasions. > In some instances, some presentations have had almost duplicate content. > Many Foundations take on a promotional aspect of the WMF’s work. > The credit for the entire movement should go to the community volunteers. > > Kudpung > > > On 01, Jun2018, at 08:31, Pine W <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Harry, I recall hearing that there was a push a year or two back to alter > > the proportion of presentations at Wikimania so that there were fewer WMF > > presentations and more community presentations. I don't know if that was a > > one time event or if that's ongoing. I have never been to Wikimania, and > > have no plans to go in the foreseeable future, but I watch what happens > > with Wikimania partly because it's an expensive operation in terms of > > financial cost and in terms of volunteer time. Also, the scholarship system > > is a perennial point of friction. > > > > Dariusz or Ellie, are there any thoughts at WMF about doing a full review > > of the scholarship system and the value of Wikimania to the community? With > > WMF spending so much money on Wikimania year after year, and volunteers > > spending so much time on Wikimania year after year, I think that it would > > make sense to do this type of review, which might be possible to > > synchronize with WMF's strategy process. I am very interested in ensuring > > that there are SMART goals being achieved with all of the money and time > > that goes into Wikimania. At the same time, I think that the scholarship > > system could be reviewed to consider the strategic priorities for > > scholarships and how to align those priorities to SMART goals. I don't > > envision reducing funding for Wikimania and scholarships, but I think that > > some re-thinking and evaluation would be good to align funding with the WMF > > strategic plan and with SMART goals. > > > > Pine > > ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine> > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine>> ) > > > > On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 12:31 PM, Harry Mitchell <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: > > Since you raise chapter scholarships, it would be nice to see some of the > > other big chapters (and to some extent the WMF) spending more on > > scholarships for rank-and-file Wikimedians rather than staff and board > > members. That might help with the perception that Wikimania is the same old > > faces year in, year out. > > > > Harry Mitchell > > http://enwp.org/User:HJ <http://enwp.org/User:HJ> <http://enwp.org/User:HJ > > <http://enwp.org/User:HJ>> > > +44 (0) 7507 536 971 > > Skype: harry_j_mitchell > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimania-l mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20180601/da922580/attachment-0001.html > > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20180601/da922580/attachment-0001.html>> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 146, Issue 1 > ******************************************* > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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