Wow that's a great mov. I believe it will help strengthen and expand more knowledge and flow of Wikimedia projects
On Mon, 20 Mar 2023, 8:05 pm Philip Kopetzky, <[email protected]> wrote: > I can only second what Jan-Bart has written. There already seems to be a > change in the way people attend Wikimania. Many communities from Europe > won't send anyone to Singapore, but will probably attend Krakow. > > Wouldn't it be time to acknowledge the change in format towards a regional > conference with an international focus, rather than a global event where we > fly a few hundred people in for a few days, in times where pandemics and > global climate emergencies don't seem as far off as they did even 5 years > ago? > > Best regards, Philip > > On Mon, 20 Mar 2023 at 18:58, Jan-Bart de Vreede <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi All >> >> Thanks Phoebe and the Wikimania Steering Committee for organising the >> selection process and of course congratulations to the team in Poland who >> are going to organise a great Wikimania. >> >> (Disclaimer: I have been privileged enough to have been able to attend >> many a WIkimania, and am perhaps one of the worst people in the world to >> write the text below) >> >> Reading your comment on hopefully announcing the Wikimania hosts for 2025 >> and 2026 soon makes me wonder if we are not overlooking a fundamental >> discussion with regards to the continued existence of Wikimania as it >> currently takes place. Are we going to continue to annually organise a >> global event, flying people from all over the world to a location which >> limits physical participation to those that are able to do so (regardless >> of the few scholarships we manage to distribute for volunteers)? >> >> Would it not be a good idea to start with revisiting our goals (for >> example: reconnecting, exchanging experiences and sharing cool projects) >> and start thinking of alternatives to the current Wikimania set up? It >> would also be interesting to match these goals with the increase in >> regional engagement which is taking place across our movement. >> >> I have the feeling I might have missed some earlier discusion on this, >> but I am not seeing much change in the Wikimania concept in a time that >> probably demands change both from a sustainability as well as an equity >> perspective. >> >> And again I am probably not the best person to point this out (coming >> from an incredibly privileged position) and I love wikimania and I love >> seeing all of you on a regular basis… but at the same time I have noticed >> that we are all trying to adjust to a changing world…and it would seem that >> a movement as unique as ours should be able to come up with a better >> alternative? >> >> I hope that people take this mail in the spirit that it is intended and >> if I can contribute to facilitating this discussion I am of course more >> than willing to do so! >> >> Jan-Bart de Vreede >> (Views expressed in this email are my personal views) >> >> >> On 20 Mar 2023, at 16:32, phoebe ayers <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> I am very excited to share that Wikimania 2024 will be hosted in the city >> of Kraków in Poland <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w>! [1] >> Kraków had a strong submission >> <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Expressions_of_Interest/Central_Eastern_Europe,_Poland,_Cracow> >> with a collaborative design and an experienced, enthusiastic team >> supporting it [2]. At the crossroads of history, culture, and technology, >> we are confident that the impact of Wikimania will be great for our >> projects, the movement in general, and especially, local communities in the >> Central and Eastern European (CEE) region. Read more on Diff >> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/03/20/announcing-the-host-of-wikimania-in-2024/> >> [3]. >> >> Bringing our movement’s beloved event to life is not simple and we took >> many criteria into consideration. We were grateful for the expressions >> of interest >> <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2024_expressions_of_interest> >> received for hosting Wikimania in 2024, 2025, and beyond [4]. Announcing >> host cities this far in advance is a new approach >> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/27/wikimania-welcoming-expressions-of-interest-for-2024/> >> to organizing Wikimania we are exploring [5]. In addition to the support we >> provide as the stewards of Wikimania >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee>, together with the >> Foundation’s Movement Communications team >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Movement_Communications>, >> we see great value in facilitating more time for organizers so they can >> learn from each other in practice and strengthen their capacity [6], [7]. >> We hope to announce the hosts of Wikimania in 2025 and 2026 in the coming >> months or at Wikimania 2023 in Singapore. >> >> Once again, wholehearted congratulations to the 2024 Wikimania team. We >> know you will do an excellent job welcoming our global family to your >> timeless city. And to our global family, we hope that you are as excited as >> we are returning to the vibrant CEE region after 14 years. Looking forward >> to collaborating with you all on wiki and in person. >> >> My best wishes for all, >> Phoebe (Wikimania Steering Committee) >> >> On behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee and the Wikimedia >> Foundation Movement Communications team >> Translations available on Diff >> >> [1] Kraków is a hybrid gem of history and modernity: >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w >> [2] Kraków expression of interest: >> https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Expressions_of_Interest/Central_Eastern_Europe,_Poland,_Cracow >> >> [3] Read more about this announcement on Diff: >> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/03/20/announcing-the-host-of-wikimania-in-2024/ >> >> [4] 11 expressions of interest received: >> https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2024_expressions_of_interest >> >> [5] The call for hosting Wikimania in 2024, 2025 and beyond: >> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/10/27/wikimania-welcoming-expressions-of-interest-for-2024/ >> >> [6] The Wikimania Steering Committee: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee >> [7] The Wikimedia Foundation Movement Communications team >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Movement_Communications >> >> -- >> * I use this address for lists; send personal messages to phoebe.ayers >> <at> gmail.com * >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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