25 февраля Тимерхан сообщил, что в Татарстане нашлись спонсоры его поездки на Wikimedia+Education Conference 2019.
-- Farkhad Fatkullin - Фархад Фаткуллин http://sikzn.ru/ Тел.+79274158066 / skype:frhdkazan / Wikipedia:frhdkazan 20.02.2019, 19:00, "Фархад Фаткуллин / Farkhad Fatkullin via Wikimedia-RU" <[email protected]>: > Уважаемые коллеги, > > 1) Ранее сообщал, что, по моей рекомендации и поддержке руководителя > образовательного сектора Фонда Викимедиа Николь Саад,[1] координатор проекта > "ВикиШкола Сәләт"[2] Тимерхан Шайхутдинов[3] был приглашён представить опыт > татароязычных викимедийцев Татарстана по использованию образовательных > возможностей Википедии на родном языке на соответствующей секции > международной конференции "Викимедиа в образовании" (5-7 апреля 2019, > г.Доностия, Страна Басков / Испания).[4] Позавчера парню пришло приглашение > (в приложении), а вчера стало известно, что баскские организаторы завершили > приём заявок в декабре, а распределение выделенных им Фондом Викимедиа сумм > для оплаты перелёта, проживания и визовых расходов иностранных участников [5] > было закрыто в январе. Это значит, что для отправки единственного делегата от > России нам нужно будет изыскать средства самостоятельно - сейчас Тимерхан > занимается этим сам. Если кто может помочь, парень, думаю, будет признателен, > а для России и Татарстана будет польза. > > Дополнительно могу сообщить, что объединённая Тимерханом молодёжь уже начала > публиковать в Википедии на татарском языке заготовки статей [6][7] на темы > своей первой Вики-экспедиции в Билярский музей-заповедник,[8] оформляя их > отснятыми в её ходе фотографиями.[9] Молодёжь также заявила, что уже > готовятся к следующей в Иске-Казанский государственный историко-культурный и > природный музей-заповедник,[10] а меня планируют привлечь для проведения > мастер-класса для участников конкурса по созданию статей на татарском > языке,[11] а также в качестве члена жюри татароязычного сегмента конкурса > "Вики-Весна 2019".[12] > > 2) По линии "Умный регион",[13] вчера в Болгаре договорился о начале > взаимодействия на предмет ознакомления профессорско-преподавательского > состава и студентов с разнообразными возможностями использования Википедии в > образовательном процессе,[14] в деле всевозможного продвижения культурного > наследия региона [15] в рамках сотрудничества с ЮНЕСКО,[16] и иных аспектах > на примере отдельных инициатив профессоров ВУЗов планеты [17] с проректором > по научной работе КазГИК Рафаэлем Валеевым,[18] а также ректором Российского > исламского института и Болгарской исламской академии Рафиком > Мухамметшиным.[19] Мне предстоит помочь заинтересованным сторонам достигнуть > их целей, и параллельно на различных пилотных группах отработать механизм для > появления своих аналогов проекта "ВикиШкола Сәләт" в каждой школе, пту, вузе > и публичной библиотеке республики для разных социальных и возрастных групп > населения РТ. > > На коллегии нашего #молодоеминистерство [20] пришла мысль: "Если подростки - > самые главные люди на свете, то важные для молодёжи феномены должны быть > представлены в Википедии не хуже, чем важное для взрослых." Вспомнились > инициативы коллег из стран Европы и проекты из Африки. Хочется надеяться, что > на всемирной конференции Викимания этого года в августе в Швеции [21] и на > региональной встрече викимедийцев стран Центральной и Восточной Европы в > октябре в Белграде [22] смогут побывать и представители молодого поколения > викимедийцев Татарстана. > > С уважением, > фархад > -- > Farkhad Fatkullin - Фархад Фаткуллин http://sikzn.ru/ Тел.+79274158066 / > skype:frhdkazan / Wikipedia:frhdkazan > > СНОСКИ > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:NSaad_(WMF) > [2] https://ru.wikimedia.org/wiki/ВикиШкола_Сәләт > [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Тимерхан > [4] Программа конференции - > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia%2BEducation_Conference_2019/Programme > [5] Стипендии на участие в конференции - > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia%2BEducation_Conference_2019/Scholarships > [6] Билярский музей-заповедник - > https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Биләр_музей-тыюлыгы > [7] Дом-музей академика Александра Ерминингельдовича Арбузова - > https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Академик_А.Е._Арбузовның_музей-йорты_(Биләр) > [8] Вики-экспедиция в Билярский государственный историко-археологический и > природный музей-заповедник - > https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Википедия:СәләтВикиМәктәбе/Викисәфәрләр/6.02.2019 > [9] Фотографии из Билярской Вики-экспедиции - > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikiexpedition_of_Selet_WikiSchool_to_Bilyar_reserve_museum > [10] Вики-экспедиция в Иске-Казанский государственный историко-культурный и > природный музей-заповедник > https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Википедия:СәләтВикиМәктәбе/Викисәфәрләр/22.02.2019 > [11] https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Проект:Татар_4.0 > [12] https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Проект:Вики-яз_—_2019 > [13] https://ru.wikimedia.org/wiki/Умный_регион > [14] https://ru.wikimedia.org/wiki/Умный_регион/Направления/Образование > [15] > https://ru.wikimedia.org/wiki/Умный_регион/Направления/Культурное_наследие > [16] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiProject:United_Nations > [17] "Патрик Франке - не только профессор исламоведения, но также и один из > авторов Википедии. Он уже написал 280 статей, и внёс правки во много больше. > Его цель: фигурирующее в Википедии про ислам должно соответствовать истине. > Задача из области невозможного." > https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/islamwissenschaft-ein-professor-als-wikipedia-autor.886.de.html?dram%3Aarticle_id=440088 > [18] Рафаэль Миргасимович Валеев - > http://kazgik.ru/kcontent/home/struktura_oo/fk_SKD/IMiIV/valeev/index.php?sphrase_id=71794 > [19] https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Мухаметшин,_Рафик_Мухаметшович > [20] http://minmol.tatarstan.ru/rus/index.htm/news/1392780.htm > [21] https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania > [22] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2019 > > -------- Пересылаемое сообщение -------- > вт, 19 февр. 2019 г. в 12:27, Edurne Agirre Iturbe > <[email protected]>: >> Hello, good morning >> >> My name is Edurne Agirre and I writte you from the Basque Wikimedians User >> Group, I'm in charge of the scholarships for the conference. >> >> The scholarship application deadline was on the 31st of December 2018, we >> received more than 120 and we could only offer 60, so half of the applicants >> did not receive the scholarship. Seeing this, I'm sorry to inform you that >> we can not offer you a scholarship for the trip and/or for accommodation. >> The only option that I see is to offer you a scholarship for participation >> (free entry to the conference). >> >> Do not hesitate to contact me for any further information or document you >> may need. >> Best regards, >> Edurne >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> From: Тимерхан Шайхутдинов <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 9:51 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Fwd: [[email protected]] Re: [partnerships] Re: URGENT: >> Wikimedia takes Tatarstan, then all of Russia, Central Asia & wider Islamic >> World? >> >> Hello! >> >> I was invited to Wikimedia + Education Conference as a speaker by Nichole >> (PSB). Can I get a scholarship for trip to the conference? >> >> ---------- Пересылаемое сообщение --------- >> От: Nichole Saad <[email protected]> >> Дата: чт, 14 февр. 2019 г. в 22:15 >> Тема: Re: [[email protected]] Re: [partnerships] Re: URGENT: >> Wikimedia takes Tatarstan, then all of Russia, Central Asia & wider Islamic >> World? >> Кому: Фархад Фаткуллин / Farkhad Fatkullin <[email protected]> >> Копия: <[email protected]>, Викимедиа РУ <[email protected]> >> >> Hi Farhad, >> >> Thanks for the introduction. Did he apply for the conference already? There >> are travel scholarships available through the program committee. I suggest >> he fill out the registration form: >> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpc7KqsV5x1BJvqGXoMEerox4tOuE47EF0OuGIQO0aDCma5A/viewform >> and on the question that says, "what are your plans for the Conference?" to >> mention that Sailesh and Nichole have asked him to be a speaker on the panel >> about mother language education. The conference organizers will help with >> the visa letter. >> >> thanks! >> >> Nichole >> >> On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 11:05 AM Фархад Фаткуллин / Farkhad Fatkullin >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Dear Nichole, >>> >>> I did not plan to attend the event for technical, family and work-related >>> reasons. >>> >>> I would like to use this to introduce Mr. Timerkhan Shaykhutdinov >>> (User:Тимерхан), recommend him for representing local Wikipedia+Education >>> experience during >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia+Education_Conference_2019 & >>> invite you and Sailesh to consider him as my replacement. >>> >>> Timerkhan was my first & only student within >>> https://ru.wikimedia.org/wiki/Selet_WikiSchool initiative back in 2016-2017 >>> school year and who now has successfully organized two sessions teaching >>> his peers as well as many presentations in various camps. >>> >>> It was was mainly his & their team's efforts that lead to >>> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/January_2019/Selet_WikiSchool_continues_to_teach_young_Tatar_language_Wikipedians >>> , as well as ongoing successful development since, whilst I mainly support >>> him with my experience, ideas and contacts, concentrating instead on moving >>> https://ru.wikimedia.org/wiki/Smart_region & other Wikimedia Russia >>> related initiatives forward. >>> >>> If this is acceptable and possible, please help with an official visa >>> invitation for Timerkhan, as well as think if his airfare & other >>> conference attendance related expences can be covered using Wikimedia funds >>> from outside of Russia (WMF is not sending grants to Russia, Wikimedia >>> Russia is currently unable to fund his trip either). >>> >>> Copy goes to him and Wikimedia Russia. >>> >>> regards, >>> farhad >>> >>> -- >>> Sent from Yandex.Mail for mobile >>> >>> 03:29, February 14, 2019, Nichole Saad <[email protected]>: >>>> Hi Farhad, >>>> >>>> Thank you so much for keeping us updated on all that you are doing. Do >>>> you plan to attend the Wikimedia+Education conference? Sailesh and I are >>>> putting together a panel to discuss the impact of the Wikimedia projects >>>> on mother language education. I think you would be a great person to speak >>>> about this! I also think the conference would generally benefit from >>>> having you there. I hope you will attend :) >>>> >>>> best, >>>> >>>> Nichole >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 12:33 PM Фархад Фаткуллин / Farkhad Fatkullin >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Today Russian Wikinews published our report on 1st of October meeting >>>>> with Mintimer Shaimiev >>>>> >>>>> https://ru.wikinews.org/wiki/Минтимер_Шаймиев_встретился_с_татароязычными_викимедистами >>>>> >>>>> Ex-President (State Councillor of the Republic of Tatarstan & UNESCO >>>>> Envoy requested us to get prepared for the end of the month meeting with >>>>> a working title of "Preparing the population of Tatarstan and the Tatar >>>>> speaking world for living in the Industry 4.0 Global Economy: What >>>>> Wikimedia projects have to offer". >>>>> I have not yet have the time to identify which ministries, departments >>>>> and other organizations (Tatmedia, National Museum, National Library, >>>>> Regional TV & Radio company, etc.) are worth to be invited, so here I >>>>> would very much welcome your recommendation — it's a balancing act as we >>>>> are limited on the volunteer time to adequately support each of these >>>>> players, but we certainly don't want to miss those capable of >>>>> demonstrating interesting results relatively quickly. >>>>> >>>>> Tatarstan Deputy Prime-Minister - Minister for ICT Roman Shaykhutdinov >>>>> has today inquired about possibility of engaging myself to deliver >>>>> lectures on Advanced Uses of Wiki (I guess it's best to engage volunteers >>>>> with extensive experience of presenting at various Wiki-conferences, >>>>> Russian-speaking ones first of all). As for the open to the public >>>>> introductory level wiki-seminar about Wiki and related practical Use >>>>> Cases from various countries about using it in Education, GLAM, Wikidata >>>>> applications, etc. - with speakers connecting over the video-conference & >>>>> simultaneous interpretation support - it's offered to be organized >>>>> locally in an IT-Park in a downtown Kazan during the last week of >>>>> November (I guess WMF staff would be best able to help me with >>>>> identifying most appropriate Use Cases and international volunteers that >>>>> were responsible for their implementation, plus we'd have to figure out >>>>> the schedule for their connection & possible overall routing - we might >>>>> have plenty of folks around the world to benefit from this >>>>> video-conference, as well as professional Russian-speaking simultaneous >>>>> interpretation of the presentations). Plus Roman invited local Tatar >>>>> Wikimedians to include two Russian-speaking schools into the pilot run. >>>>> >>>>> I would go about translating the above Wikinews into Tatar & English (as >>>>> well as the report on 2018 Wikimedia Conference Russia >>>>> https://ru.wikinews.org/?curid=185095 sometime next week — as I have to >>>>> finish my presentation plan and slides for 2018 CEE Meeting shortly. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> farhad >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Farkhad Fatkullin - Фархад Фаткуллин http://sikzn.ru/ Тел.+79274158066 / >>>>> skype:frhdkazan / Wikipedia:frhdkazan >>>>> >>>>> 01.10.2018, 22:54, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>: >>>>>> Today I received an unexpected offer for me to think about launching a >>>>>> Wiki-program on a publicly funded Tatar language satellite TV channel, >>>>>> and a request to prepare for a meeting with a group of regional >>>>>> ministers (tentatively end of October) and whomever I would like to >>>>>> invite if I can figure out how they can be of help in speeding up >>>>>> penetration of Wikimedia projects & respective skills into the mindustry >>>>>> of peopl having something with respective fields. >>>>>> >>>>>> This is a result of a two hour long meeting with the First President of >>>>>> Tatarstan 81 y.o. Mintimer Shaimiev, whom I visited with a high-school >>>>>> senior, who now heads Tatar language Selet Wikischool project. The >>>>>> invitation came on the Friday afternoon, so I was a little tense over >>>>>> the weekend but we managed OK (though I missed my Lviv CEE Meeting >>>>>> Presentation Plan deadline I set for today). >>>>>> >>>>>> I am now returning to Kazan after interpretation work in Naberezhnye >>>>>> Chelny some 200 km east of my hometown, so Russian Wikinews article will >>>>>> have to wait till tomorrow, but I already uploaded the pictures I took >>>>>> with my smartphone when Timerkhan was entertaining our State Councillor >>>>>> & UNESCO Special Envoy on Intercultural Dialogue. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListFiles/Frhdkazan >>>>>> >>>>>> regards, >>>>>> farhad >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Sent from Yandex.Mail for mobile >>>>>> >>>>>> 00:35, September 29, 2018, Jorge Vargas <[email protected]>: >>>>>>> Hi Farhad, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for the quick update! We'll disregard any potential visit >>>>>>> happening this year based on your comments. Great to hear the >>>>>>> relationship for you and this relevant stakeholder is growing stronger. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Have a great weekend. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>> Jorge >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 4:32 PM [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> Dear Jorge and all, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> At this stage WMF Headquarters visit by the current President of >>>>>>>> Tatarstan seems to be very unlikely to happen this year. I learned >>>>>>>> that Tatarstan delegation will be visiting Silicon Valley around the >>>>>>>> 20th of October and not November as I was told in early August. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I am proceding with an assumption that it's not the specific date >>>>>>>> (this year or next) that something materializes, but that all parties >>>>>>>> see a dynamically evolving relationship growing stronger with every >>>>>>>> step. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Monday will be a courtesy visit to a respected influential elder to >>>>>>>> be followed by many more working visits to many younger statesmen of >>>>>>>> different caliber. We will be mainly listening and responding to >>>>>>>> questions about Wikimedia movement globally, in the Russian Federation >>>>>>>> and within the Republic of Tatarstan, discussing areas where our >>>>>>>> efforts are complementary to those of the regional government, >>>>>>>> possibly getting a chance to touch some issues where they would be >>>>>>>> willing and ready to help us to be more effective. Probably no dates >>>>>>>> here, it will be about building trust. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> farhad >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Sent from Yandex.Mail for mobile >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 23:47, September 28, 2018, Jorge Vargas <[email protected]>: >>>>>>>>> Hi Farhad, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Just a clarifying point regarding the visit of the current President >>>>>>>>> of Tatarstan to WMF. This is not yet confirmed on our end for >>>>>>>>> anything related to this (as there are different things that need to >>>>>>>>> be assessed and planned to figure something out on this regard). What >>>>>>>>> I meant to say is that the sooner you know about their intentions the >>>>>>>>> better, just to assess the situation with proper timing. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks a lot! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>>>> Jorge >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 3:44 PM Jorge Vargas <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Hi Farhad, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you so much for keeping us updated, and congratulations on >>>>>>>>>> all the great work. The earliest you can confirm if there is an >>>>>>>>>> intention for a WMF visit the better, in order to inform and plan >>>>>>>>>> whoever should be involved. I'm cc-ing Gretchen Yen, Katherine's >>>>>>>>>> assistant, who can support us in reviewing her schedule to see what >>>>>>>>>> could be done based on their timeline. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Fantastic work with UNESCO, and I saw you were recently interviewed >>>>>>>>>> again. Thanks for being such a great ambassador for the movement. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>>>>> Jorge >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 1:46 PM Фархад Фаткуллин / Farkhad >>>>>>>>>> Fatkullin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, our high school Senior User:Тимерхан & myself are >>>>>>>>>>> meeting with the First President of Tatarstan, State Councillor of >>>>>>>>>>> the Republic of Tatarstan, UNESCO Special Envoy on Intercultural >>>>>>>>>>> Dialogue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mintimer_Shaimiev >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Conversation is likely to be around Tatar Wikipedia, growing >>>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia movement in the region, using it as a channel to promote >>>>>>>>>>> knowledge about cultural heritage, lifelong open learning and other >>>>>>>>>>> issues related to my upcoming presentation at CEE Meeting 2018 in >>>>>>>>>>> Lviv >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2018/Programme/Submission/Wikipedias_in_the_languages_of_Russia:_Growing_multilingualism_online >>>>>>>>>>> & Lightning talks as well >>>>>>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2018/Programme/Submission/Lightning_Talks >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I provided his staff with a review of my activities on & around >>>>>>>>>>> Wiki, as well as copies of my correspondence with Tatarstan >>>>>>>>>>> counterparties about Education, GLAM, Wikidata etc. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> regards, >>>>>>>>>>> farhad >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> P.S. This might speed up WMF Headquarters visit by the current >>>>>>>>>>> President of Tatarstan, Wiki-Seminar over videoconference to >>>>>>>>>>> downtown Kazan location & other steps around what I called >>>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Tatarstan project. Wikimedia Russia colleagues have >>>>>>>>>>> started giving me advice on ow to steer the meeting. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Sent from Yandex.Mail for mobile >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 10:55, September 10, 2018, "Фархад Фаткуллин / Farkhad Fatkullin" >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>: >>>>>>>>>> Dear all, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I was recently informed that First (Founding) President, current >>>>>>>>>> State Councillor of the Republic of Tatarstan & UNESCO Special Envoy >>>>>>>>>> for Intercultural Dialogue >>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mintimer_Shaimiev (for more details >>>>>>>>>> see http://shaimiev.tatarstan.ru/eng ) expressed his desire to meet >>>>>>>>>> with myself to discuss some of the ideas I shared with the Russian & >>>>>>>>>> Tatar language regional press in Tatarstan, which he seemed to like >>>>>>>>>> very much. This or coming week I'll be meeting with his aide to >>>>>>>>>> discuss more about Free >>>>>>>>>> lincenses-Education-GLAM-UNESCO-Wikidata-etc. opportunities. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> During Sept.4-7 UNESCO Intercultural Dialogue Forum in Kazan >>>>>>>>>> (dedicated to the 65th Anniversary of UNESCO Associated Schools >>>>>>>>>> Network), I had a chance to meet & discuss possible avenues for >>>>>>>>>> local & Russia-wide cooperation with Ms. Sabine Detzel >>>>>>>>>> (International Coordinator of http://aspnet.unesco.org/ ) & Mr. Tao >>>>>>>>>> Zhan (Director of http://iite.unesco.org/ ). National UNESCO >>>>>>>>>> Coordinators from Armenia & Canada were very much impressed to hear >>>>>>>>>> how proud we are in Tatarstan & throughout Russia of their >>>>>>>>>> respective chapters' achievements. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I learned that President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov will be >>>>>>>>>> visiting California in the last decade of October, but I'm yet >>>>>>>>>> unable to confirm if he will have time to pay a visit to Wikimedia >>>>>>>>>> Foundation Headquarters this year. As for >>>>>>>>>> Education-GLAM-UNESCO-Wikidata-etc. videoconference for larger >>>>>>>>>> Tatarstan public, late fall or winter months might be easier to >>>>>>>>>> arrange it. I'll keep you posted. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> regards, >>>>>>>>>> farhad >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> P.S. Younger generation of Tatar Wikimedians got ready & filed for >>>>>>>>>> recognition of >>>>>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tatar_language_Wikimedia_Community_User_Group. >>>>>>>>>> I will have a high-schooler Timerkhan & another college >>>>>>>>>> Freshman/Sophomore attending and speaking @ >>>>>>>>>> https://ru.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_Russia 2018 in >>>>>>>>>> St.Petersburg on September 22-23 & they have a plan of doing school >>>>>>>>>> visits in & around Kazan before that. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> Farkhad Fatkullin - Фархад Фаткуллин http://sikzn.ru/ >>>>>>>>>> Тел.+79274158066 / skype:frhdkazan / Wikipedia:frhdkazan >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 30.08.2018, 22:45, "Stephen LaPorte" <[email protected]>: >>>>>>>>>>> Farkhad, nice work. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 12:31 PM Фархад Фаткуллин / Farkhad >>>>>>>>>>> Fatkullin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> tatarstan.ru moved to CC-BY 4.0 >>>>>>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2018-August/090955.html >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>> Farkhad Fatkullin - Фархад Фаткуллин http://sikzn.ru/ >>>>>>>>>>>> Тел.+79274158066 / skype:frhdkazan / Wikipedia:frhdkazan >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> 30.08.2018, 22:02, "Samantha Lien" <[email protected]>: >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm also looping in Stephen LaPorte to this thread. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>>>>>>>>> Sam >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 9:45 PM, Jorge Vargas >>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Farhad, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> First of all, I appreciate all of your time, energy, and >>>>>>>>>>>>>> enthusiasm with everything coming in and how busy you've been. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Your family, life, and personal well-being should always be your >>>>>>>>>>>>>> priority. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Based on the thorough list of updates and activities you >>>>>>>>>>>>>> shared, there's support we can provide particularly on the third >>>>>>>>>>>>>> point you mention on the "I need help" section. I note that >>>>>>>>>>>>>> there are *a lot of things* happening and going on, and it is >>>>>>>>>>>>>> completely reasonable and understandable that it's basically >>>>>>>>>>>>>> impossible for you (or anyone, including the Foundation) to do >>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything. You're doing already a lot of amazing things - last >>>>>>>>>>>>>> thing needed is you burning out. With this, I'm saying that >>>>>>>>>>>>>> prioritizing and looking into what can be supported first could >>>>>>>>>>>>>> be good, and I'm happy to discuss where the Partnerhsips & >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Global Reach team can provide some level of support. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll send a separate note to discuss a scheduling of a call to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> avoid noise for the rest (although email is totally fine if you >>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't want to add yet one more call to your schedule). >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jorge >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, August 21, 2018, Фархад Фаткуллин / Farkhad >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fatkullin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Nicole, Jorge & everybody, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is my progress report for what I've done over the course >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the last 2 weeks or those not mentioned previously: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PUBLIC ENTITIES >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Initial introduction meetings with Tatarstan government >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> officials, all of which request follow up seminar in Russian on >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> global best practices in their fields & are ready to consider >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pilots in respective areas with publicly funded institutions >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * Ministry for Youth Affairs >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://minmol.tatarstan.ru/rus/index.htm , talked with the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Minister >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://prav.tatarstan.ru/rus/pravit/ministr-min-molodezhi - >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> great interest in any extracurricular projects that help kids >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to grow into independent thinkers, questioning whatever they >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> see in the media >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * Archives Board - http://arhiv.tatarstan.ru/ , talked with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the head of the agency >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://arhiv.tatarstan.ru/rus/nachalnik-glavnogo-arhivnogo-upravleniya-pri.htm >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - interested in promotion & increasing visibility of archived >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> materials >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * Built Cultural Heritage Board - talking to the head of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> agency >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://president.tatarstan.ru/rus/index.htm/news/1232033.htm - >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attracting attention to built heritage etc. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * Education coordinator at the Tatarstan Government level - >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://prav.tatarstan.ru/rus/about/apparat/structure?department_id=39 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - talking with the head of the department, ready & willing to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> organize my meeting with Deputy Ministers for Education >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> responsible for Higher & Vocational, as well as Secondary >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> School & Kindergarten programs. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * In April I also met with the Tourism Board >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://tourism.tatarstan.ru/eng/index.htm , talking with the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> head of the agency http://tourism.tatarstan.ru/eng/head.htm - >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interested to promote Wikipedia in Education & various contests >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about Tatarstan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * Next week I am likely to meet with the Chairman of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Executive Committee of the World Congress of Tatars >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://tatar-congress.org/en/about-congress/structure/presidium-of-executive-committee-of-the-world-congress-of-tatars/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> & Tatarstan Deputy Prime-Minister named into the Board of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Trustees http://prav.tatarstan.ru/eng/pravit/3.htm - Wikimedia >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> projects for Tatar Diaspora (only 25% live in Tatarstan, 20% >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> outside of Russia). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * In early to mid-September I will be invited to the Republic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of Tatarstan Cabinet level meeting, being organized by the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Prime-Minister's http://prav.tatarstan.ru/eng/premier.htm >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Office >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://prav.tatarstan.ru/rus/about/apparat/structure?department_id=21 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * In late September to early October time frame I am likely >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to meet with the First President of Tatarstan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mintimer_Shaimiev who is now >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> championing Tatarstan's relationships with UNESCO to promote >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> local tangible & intangible cultural heritage >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRIVATE ENTITIES >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * http://school.balacity.ru/ - private education institution >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (kindergarten through grade 7, Cambridge International School >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> type institution) - has identified areas of interest & people >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on staff to be the pioneers diving into Wikipedia Education >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Program opportunities & best practices to be brought into the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> classroom or a Wiki-Club to begin with (I met with Founders, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Director and his Deputies) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * http://tat-i.net/ru/about - Tatar Internet Development >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Foundation - "Jewels of Knowledge" Award is to have a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nomination set up for Tatar language Wikimedians most active >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over the course of the year (they have a similar partnership >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for Tatar-language groups in Vk.com , prizes being provided by >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the social network company) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION & AFFILIATES >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * I just had a Hangouts/Facebook Messenger meeting with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Astinson_(WMF) of GLAM team >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * I am looking forward to online meetings with Susanna >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mkrtchyan of https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Armenia >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (on Saturday, Aug.25) & >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JVargas_(WMF) sometime >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this week (@12pm SF time any day he can manage) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I NEED HELP >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * To develop a program & schedule a 1-2 day videoconference >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seminar to introduce local public & private players to how >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> engaging with Wikimedia movement can help to promote valuable >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Education / GLAM / Heritage / Wikidata / Outreach etc. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> opportunities, to be implemented somewhere in late September- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> early November time frame (to be coordinated with the Deputy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Prime-Minister - IT Minister >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://mic.tatarstan.ru/eng/minister.htm (up to 200 people, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with simultaneous interpretation where needed) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * To make sure that this success can later be sealed by >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hosting the President of Tatarstan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rustam_Minnikhanov @ the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation during a late November visit to California >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - I see this as a presentation of best practices, introduction >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of key WMF figures for respective areas, a formal MOU / Letter >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of Intent on Cooperation between some Tatarstan Regional party, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> such as Tourism Board or a Ministry of Culture >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * To develop a framework, an action plan & a capacity >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> building plan to have a Tatarstan & Tatar language oriented >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regional Russian-speaking NGO setup to serve as a coordinating >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> body / point of contact / center of Wiki-competencies (I see it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as a blend of WMDE, Wikimedia Armenia & Amical Wikimedia, as >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all players I talk to request guidance & organizational support >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for programs & projects, contests etc., whilst Public >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Authorities are willing to provide grant or other support) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MY MOTIVATION >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * I would like to see Wikimedia Russia as a constellation of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regional thematic organizations - a planned >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Languages_of_Russia_Community_User_Group >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could certainly benefit from a working model of engaging local >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> & regional public into actively contributing in Wikimedia >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> projects >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * I would like to get my Wikipedia editing time back >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * I would like to get back to translating news from >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> International Wikimedia communities into Russian & those inside >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Russia into English (on FB, mailing lists, newsletters) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * I would like to be able to concentrate on doing my paid >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> simultaneous or consecutive interpretation work well (which I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thoroughly enjoy & pride myself in) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * I would like to have my family life, fitness & sleep time >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> back (no hard feeling for Jimmy's announcing myself as the 2018 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wikimedian of the Year, I know this will eventually pass as >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well) >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Farkhad Fatkullin - Фархад Фаткуллин http://sikzn.ru/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Тел.+79274158066 / skype:frhdkazan / Wikipedia:frhdkazan >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 17.08.2018, 02:45, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Jorge, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7-10pm MSK (outside daytime job working hours local timezone) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is best for me —which is 9am-12pm SF time. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Following printed media storm, I started receiving more >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> invitations for discussion from various interested Tatarstan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regional govt funded agencies (GLAMs, Education, UNESCO >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cooperation body). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Coming Sunday & Tuesday I will be recording two different >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> programs with Tatar satellite TV channel, meeting with a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> private school Monday, and follow up working meeting with ICT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ministry sometime during the week. I know nothing about >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cooperation with GLAMs, so Alex Stimson agreed to brief me >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tuesday evening. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The earlier we can talk, the better will I be able to steer >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all the opportunities I can spot. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> farhad >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from Yandex.Mail for mobile >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 20:35, August 16, 2018, Jorge Vargas <[email protected]>: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Farkhad, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Firstly, congratulations again!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My name is Jorge Vargas, and I'm with the Partnerships and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Global Reach team of the Foundation. I'm happy to be point of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contact with you as you explore all the different >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> opportunities that are coming in, and guide you through how a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> process can be done and where could we support. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Would you like to set up a call some time next week? Let me >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> know what your availability is - I'll be in San Francisco that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> week, if that helps for time zone coordination. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lookng forward to your comments. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jorge >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, August 10, 2018, Nichole Saad >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Farkhad, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> First, my apologies for taking longer than expected to get >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> back to you. I wanted to touch base with a few others to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> better understand the needs and opportunities here. I think, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since you are looking at partnerships with your local >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> government, that Global Reach should be the first point of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contact for you. I've had a conversation with Jorge Vargas, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and shared some of my initial ideas about the opportunities >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for education: I think we may be able to plug into some >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> efforts we are currently undertaking to promote awareness of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the benefits of reading Wikipedia in the classroom. He'll be >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> getting in touch with you to explore these partnership >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> opportunities further, and will bring me in again later once >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we have a better idea about what kind of programmatic support >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will be needed. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd also like to encourage you (if you haven't already) to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> join the Wikipedia & Education user group. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all the best, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nichole >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 2:45 PM Фархад Фаткуллин / Farkhad >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fatkullin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Sirs, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is from Farhad, User:frhdkazan (ComCom member, now >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a.k.a. 2018 Wikimedian of the Year) with some proposals >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about how to leverage a fleeting opportunity I got. Please >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> read the text below this letter ASAP & think how you can >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> help seize the moment. I'm looking forward to first ideas >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> within 24 hours from now. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Any support of yours would be greatly appreciated. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks a million. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regards, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> farhad >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> P.S. More on where I'm coming from can later be discovered >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @ http://frhd.narod.ru/resume-en.htm (dated, stopped my >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> retainer contract with the Office of Tatarstan President in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> September 2013) & more up-to-date but in Russian @ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://sikzn.narod.ru/index/0-4 . I have previously >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> translated & provided digital media with the link to Russian >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> text of Wikimedia Blog post about Jess Wade >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://ru.wikinews.org/wiki/?curid=176108 , & now contacted >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Asian colleagues to get similar content about Nahid Sultan & >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Bangladesh. Also on my agenda is to record a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> video-interview in Turkish for Wikimedia Turkey's >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> communication campaign - I speak the language, User:Basak >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> provided the questions & we talk via FB-Messenger. I also >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need to get back to interpreting into Russian videos of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wikimania-2018 available on YouTube - maybe later this week, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> before I join my family for a few days off & then a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> week-long interpretation assignment in Singapore. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Farkhad Fatkullin - Фархад Фаткуллин http://sikzn.ru/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Тел.+79274158066 / skype:frhdkazan / Wikipedia:frhdkazan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TRIGGER >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Following Jimmy's unexpected pass during Wikimania-2018 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Closing Ceremony, I became an instant celebrity of sort - >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> myself alone I've seen over 40 articles with positive PR >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about Wikipedia & wider body of Wikimedia projects, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * one by RT in Russian collecting over 1.1 million >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Facebook likes in under 8 hours from publication >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * short positive ones from Russian Federation government's >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Official gazette & Russkiy Mir Foundation >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * first ever mention that people can donate to Wikimedia >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Russia volunteers organization for us to be able to fund >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> local Wiki-seminars, conferences & contests (WMF is not >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> funding Wikimedia Russia & can't allow us to use donate link >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from Russian Wikipedia or place a link to "Thank you, but we >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't accept donations from Russia" page where users from >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Russia are being routed >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * about to get one with links published to various WMF & >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Russia projects, including promoting free >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> licenses, Education & GLAM programs, etc. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm periodically collecting these @ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Википедия:Безнең_турында_матбугатта#Ел_викимедиачысы >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when time permits, but there's more in my Facebook >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Messenger. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CONTEXT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is also generating very positive attention on behalf >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the Republic of Tatarstan government, as well as our >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regional NGO partner, Selet Youth Education Foundation, with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whom yet unrecognized Tatar Wikimedians are jointly running >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Selet WikiSchool project. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/May_2018/Selet_WikiSchool >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The latter want to introduce this joint initiative, as well >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as Wikimedia Russia executive director Stanislav Kozlovsky >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (Ph.D. in Psychology, Researcher & a Senior lecturer at >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Moscow State University) and myself to the President of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tatarstan during his visit to their Annual International >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Forum of Tatar-speaking High-School Age Youth on August 6th. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unrelated to that I was yesterday called up by a good >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> acquaintance of mine (Tatarstan Vice Prime-Minister, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Minister for IT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Shaykhutdinov ), who >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> invited me to have a talk with him tomorrow about how >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> promoting Wikimedia projects in wider Tatar-speaking world >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (only about 25% of Tatars live in Tatarstan) can help him >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get whatever current President wants him to do to develop >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tatar language use online. There are some other Tatarstan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Prime-Minister Office level things in the pipeline, & I am >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also waiting for a call from Russian Federation ex-IT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Minister https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Nikiforov , >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whom I know from his years in Tatarstan government as well >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (until 2012). FYI: Wikimedia movement is still unknown in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Russia, with local mass media outlets are predominantly >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> speaking about Wikipedia in Russian when there is some lapse >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that can be exploited to show one's Russian patriotism & >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thus score some points (basically same political circus, as >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what we are seeing in U.S. with Russia-collusion story in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the overdrive, just opposite direction), and here we get >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something to reverse the situation big time, explaining to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the wide public that it's not only Ok, but even desirable >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they engage with Wikimedia projects. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IDEA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Keeping in mind that Tatarstan President is the head of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> both Russia-Islamic World Strategic Vision Group & >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Association of Innovative Regions of Russia, Jimmy gave me >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a-hell-of-an-opportunity for an elevator pitch for Wikimedia >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> movement in Russia and some adjacent counties (think Turkey >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> & Central Asia), and I would really hate seeing it go >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unused. I will do my part here (about CC-BY for regional >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> government controlled websites, Wikipedia Education Program >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as an extracurricular activity in all secondary school & >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> universities, GLAM, as well as some locally funded carrots >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for participants), but I also want your help in driving this >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to a home-run. Every fall Tatarstan President & the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> delegation is visiting Silicon Valley & other places of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interest in U.S. & it would be great if we could set-up a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> physical visit to Wikimedia Foundation, with a first hand >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> presentation of best international practices the movement if >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> proud of & have some MoU on cooperation signed (as a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bureaucratic basis for continuing the conversation) with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> either some department in Tatarstan government, just like >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the one you signed with the Mexican Ministry of Culture >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/secretaria-de-cultura-y-wikimedia-firman-convenio-de-colaboracion. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To set the context, Tatarstan has such formal documents >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with a number of American companies & institutions, with our >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> private English-speaking IT Univesity @ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innopolis having been >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> developed jointly with Carnegie Mellon University (with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> consultancy fees paid by Tatastan), >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Commission certified >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hospitals & plenty of U.S. investors @ our >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabuga_Special_Economic_Zone >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> . On top of this, we could benefit from having Selet Yough >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Educational movement http://selet.biz/en/ to embrace Wiki >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> even further, so maybe a similar MoU on collaboration >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> between them and Wikiedu.org signed simultaneously would be >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> great (I met LiAnna and Jami in Montreal last year & was >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really impressed with what these guys are doing). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> REQUEST >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please shoot something my way before the same time >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tomorrow, for me to handle the meeting with Tatarstan VP >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more effectively to progressively open other opportunities >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've touched on. On top of what I described above & my last >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> year's ideas @ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Frhdkazan/Wiki4RegionalDevt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (in Russian), I'll be bringing to the table topics of: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * Wikidata >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * OSM, as well as a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * WOK-like project for all things in Tatar (I was >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contacted by a local 9th grader who, on his own initiative >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with a help of a teacher, did something similar for students >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who want to train for Russian-language SAT/ACT type exam >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> www.kakprav.com & now offered to develop such or bigger >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thing for Tatar). For more on WOK, see >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/wikipedia-wok-seek-nigerian-content-online/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * whatever else you or anybody else can help me think of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> until then & or later opportunities >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nichole Saad >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation | Senior Program Manager, Education >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> user: NSaad (WMF) >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jorge Vargas >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Senior Manager - Partnerships and Global Reach >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>>>> +1 415.310.5922 >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>> Jorge Vargas >>>>>>>>>>>>> Senior Manager - Partnerships and Global Reach >>>>>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>>> +1 415.310.5922 >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>> Samantha Lien >>>>>>>>>>>>> Communications Manager >>>>>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>>>>>>> 1Montgomery Street >>>>>>>>>>>>> Suite 1600 >>>>>>>>>>>>> San Francisco, CA 94104 >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> Stephen LaPorte >>>>>>>>>>> Legal Director >>>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally privileged. >>>>>>>>>>> If you have received it by accident, please delete it and let us >>>>>>>>>>> know about the mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia >>>>>>>>>>> Foundation, for legal and ethical reasons, I cannot give legal >>>>>>>>>>> advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, >>>>>>>>>>> or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what this >>>>>>>>>>> means, please see our legal disclaimer. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Jorge Vargas >>>>>>>> Senior Manager - Partnerships and Global Reach >>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> +1 415.310.5922 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Jorge Vargas >>>>>>>> Senior Manager - Partnerships and Global Reach >>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> +1 415.310.5922 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Jorge Vargas >>>>>>> Senior Manager - Partnerships and Global Reach >>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> +1 415.310.5922 >>> >>> -- >>> Nichole Saad >>> Wikimedia Foundation | Senior Program Manager, Education >>> [email protected] >>> user: NSaad (WMF) >> >> -- >> Nichole Saad >> Wikimedia Foundation | Senior Program Manager, Education >> [email protected] >> user: NSaad (WMF) >> >> -- >> Ихтирам белән / С уважением / Best regards >> >> Тимерхан Шәйхетдинов >> "Татарстан Республикасы Балалар оешмалары советы" төбәк иҗтимагый оешмасы >> Советының рәисе, Сәләт ВикиМәктәбенең җитәкчкесе >> >> Тимерхан Шайхутдинов >> Председатель Совета региональной общественной организации "Совет детских >> организаций Республики Татарстан", руководитель ВикиШколы Сэлэт >> >> WhatsApp, Telegram: +7(953)493-70-66 >> Email: [email protected] > -- > Ихтирам белән / С уважением / Best regards > > Тимерхан Шәйхетдинов > "Татарстан Республикасы Балалар оешмалары советы" төбәк иҗтимагый оешмасы > Советының рәисе, Сәләт ВикиМәктәбенең җитәкчкесе > > Тимерхан Шайхутдинов > Председатель Совета региональной общественной организации "Совет детских > организаций Республики Татарстан", руководитель ВикиШколы Сэлэт > > WhatsApp, Telegram: +7(953)493-70-66 > Email: [email protected] > > -------- Конец пересылаемого сообщения -------- > , > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-RU mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-ru _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-RU mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-ru
