I have been to this conference once (2017), so if someone new wants to get a taste, I will defer to them.
I will add my name as a backup so we don't go unrepresented. Thank you all. Abhay On Sun, Dec 15, 2019, 12:28 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Wikimedia-US-CO mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-us-co > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-US-CO digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Sunday 16:00 (4 PM) Re: Fwd: [Wikimediaus-l] Deadline > this weekend: Register for Wikimedia Summit in Berlin (Isarra Yos) > 2. Re: Sunday 16:00 (4 PM) Re: Fwd: [Wikimediaus-l] Deadline > this weekend: Register for Wikimedia Summit in Berlin (Isarra Yos) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 19:17:07 +0000 > From: Isarra Yos <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-US-CO] Sunday 16:00 (4 PM) Re: Fwd: > [Wikimediaus-l] Deadline this weekend: Register for Wikimedia > Summit > in Berlin > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > Thanks Gaurav and Neil! You guys are basically why we still have a group > - I was planning to send out an email or something earlier but then got > swamped in travel, and went offline for a few days in the Oregon hills, > so... yeah. You made it actually happen, which is kind of really important. > > I notice nobody's added themselves yet. I recommend Neil or anyone who > actually likes weird meta conferences, discussing strategy, and being a > bit baffled by all the overly process-y process. Process for the sake of > process, if anything. Quite entertaining if you either take it seriously > and enjoy that sort of thing, or don't take it at all seriously and > enjoy that sort of thing. > > As the latter, I had a lot of fun with it last time (I think), but I > probably shouldn't go two years in a row because that would be a bit > weird and I wasn't even in-state most of the year this year anyway and > missed most of the events (or at least one of them) and I'm not sure > they'd want me there anyway after what I might have done last time on > account of all the cold medicine. I don't actually know what I did. I > basically got like four hours of sleep the entire week up to it, spent > the whole thing completely zonked out still unable to sleep because my > stupid cold just Would Not Let Me, and then... I don't know! Good times. > I think. > > So yeah. We gotta get on this! Deadline might be in just a few hours. > > Go go go! Or we can just decide over email, but we gotta do something. > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group/wmsummit-2020/candidates > > -I > > On 14/12/2019 01:58, Neal McBurnett wrote: > > Step up folks! This could be your chance to really dive deep into the > Wikimedia movement, and hang out with some of the coolest people on the > planet! > > > > Though I'm disappointed that despite my feedback in the past, they are > still using the somewhat ambiguous designation "Dec 16 Midnight CET", since > our own Wikipedia notes the lack of clear definition: > > > >> Though there is no global unanimity on the issue, most often midnight > is considered the start of a new day and is associated with the hour 00:00 > > Thus the worst case (and most likely) scanario is that that means > 2019-12-15T23:00 (23:00 or 11 PM on the 15th, UTC, which is 16:00 MST on > Sunday the 15th. > > > > Let me know if I once again have made a miscalculation.... > > > > Of course it could mean midnight as the end of the day, which has always > seemed more natural to me, but I doubt it. > > > > > > As for who goes, here are a few helpful links re our process in previous > years: > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group/wmsummit-2019/candidates > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group/wmcon-2017/candidates > > > > And we need to leave some time to register, which does take time, and > requires answering some thought-provoking questions. > > > > So as in the past, I hope people who put themselves forward can provide > at least initial answers to the registration questions on that web page > when they put themselves forward. > > > > I've set up a candidate page here with a template for candidates to fill > out: > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group/wmsummit-2020/candidates > > > > Please fill it out by the end of the day AoE on Saturday ( > https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe) > > so we can evaluate and make a selection on Sunday. > > > > Don't be shy! > > > > -Neal > > > > On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 11:46:07AM -0800, Gaurav Vaidya wrote: > >> We are eligible! Who wants to go? > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Gaurav > >> > >> > >> Begin forwarded message: > >> > >> From: Pharos <[email protected]> > >> Subject: [Wikimediaus-l] Deadline this weekend: Register for > Wikimedia Summit in Berlin > >> Date: Friday, December 13, 2019 at 11:43:37 AM PST > >> To: "Wikimedia U.S. Chapter" <[email protected]> > >> Reply-To: "Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United > States \(WALRUS\)" <[email protected]> > >> > >> If your usergroup is eligible, please apply, deadline is this > weekend, and they will not accept late registrations: > >> > >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2020/Eligibility_Criteria > >> > >> Information on how to register for the Wikimedia Summit in Berlin > on April 3-5: > >> > >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2020/Registration_Information > >> > >> You have to do it this weekend! > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Richard > >> (User:Pharos) > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimediaus-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaus-l > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-US-CO mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-us-co > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-US-CO mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-us-co > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-us-co/attachments/20191215/7508d5ce/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 19:28:35 +0000 > From: Isarra Yos <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-US-CO] Sunday 16:00 (4 PM) Re: Fwd: > [Wikimediaus-l] Deadline this weekend: Register for Wikimedia > Summit > in Berlin > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > Also, best of luck! > > If the deadline truly is tonight, please bear in mind Gaurav and I have > a three hour drive to the airport ahead of us, so will likely be offline > for the next few hours, so whatever you all decide, we won't be able to > help move things along any and will only be able to weigh in later, but > we fully support whatever you guys come up with! > > -I > > On 15/12/2019 19:17, Isarra Yos wrote: > > Thanks Gaurav and Neil! You guys are basically why we still have a > > group - I was planning to send out an email or something earlier but > > then got swamped in travel, and went offline for a few days in the > > Oregon hills, so... yeah. You made it actually happen, which is kind > > of really important. > > > > I notice nobody's added themselves yet. I recommend Neil or anyone who > > actually likes weird meta conferences, discussing strategy, and being > > a bit baffled by all the overly process-y process. Process for the > > sake of process, if anything. Quite entertaining if you either take it > > seriously and enjoy that sort of thing, or don't take it at all > > seriously and enjoy that sort of thing. > > > > As the latter, I had a lot of fun with it last time (I think), but I > > probably shouldn't go two years in a row because that would be a bit > > weird and I wasn't even in-state most of the year this year anyway and > > missed most of the events (or at least one of them) and I'm not sure > > they'd want me there anyway after what I might have done last time on > > account of all the cold medicine. I don't actually know what I did. I > > basically got like four hours of sleep the entire week up to it, spent > > the whole thing completely zonked out still unable to sleep because my > > stupid cold just Would Not Let Me, and then... I don't know! Good > > times. I think. > > > > So yeah. We gotta get on this! Deadline might be in just a few hours. > > > > Go go go! Or we can just decide over email, but we gotta do something. > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group/wmsummit-2020/candidates > > > > -I > > > > On 14/12/2019 01:58, Neal McBurnett wrote: > >> Step up folks! This could be your chance to really dive deep into the > Wikimedia movement, and hang out with some of the coolest people on the > planet! > >> > >> Though I'm disappointed that despite my feedback in the past, they are > still using the somewhat ambiguous designation "Dec 16 Midnight CET", since > our own Wikipedia notes the lack of clear definition: > >> > >>> Though there is no global unanimity on the issue, most often midnight > is considered the start of a new day and is associated with the hour 00:00 > >> Thus the worst case (and most likely) scanario is that that means > 2019-12-15T23:00 (23:00 or 11 PM on the 15th, UTC, which is 16:00 MST on > Sunday the 15th. > >> > >> Let me know if I once again have made a miscalculation.... > >> > >> Of course it could mean midnight as the end of the day, which has > always seemed more natural to me, but I doubt it. > >> > >> > >> As for who goes, here are a few helpful links re our process in > previous years: > >> > >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group/wmsummit-2019/candidates > >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group/wmcon-2017/candidates > >> > >> And we need to leave some time to register, which does take time, and > requires answering some thought-provoking questions. > >> > >> So as in the past, I hope people who put themselves forward can provide > at least initial answers to the registration questions on that web page > when they put themselves forward. > >> > >> I've set up a candidate page here with a template for candidates to > fill out: > >> > >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group/wmsummit-2020/candidates > >> > >> Please fill it out by the end of the day AoE on Saturday ( > https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe) > >> so we can evaluate and make a selection on Sunday. > >> > >> Don't be shy! > >> > >> -Neal > >> > >> On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 11:46:07AM -0800, Gaurav Vaidya wrote: > >>> We are eligible! Who wants to go? > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Gaurav > >>> > >>> > >>> Begin forwarded message: > >>> > >>> From: Pharos<[email protected]> > >>> Subject: [Wikimediaus-l] Deadline this weekend: Register for > Wikimedia Summit in Berlin > >>> Date: Friday, December 13, 2019 at 11:43:37 AM PST > >>> To: "Wikimedia U.S. Chapter"<[email protected]> > >>> Reply-To: "Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United > States \(WALRUS\)"<[email protected]> > >>> > >>> If your usergroup is eligible, please apply, deadline is this > weekend, and they will not accept late registrations: > >>> > >>> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2020/Eligibility_Criteria > > >>> > >>> Information on how to register for the Wikimedia Summit in Berlin > on April 3-5: > >>> > >>> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2020/Registration_Information > > >>> > >>> You have to do it this weekend! > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Richard > >>> (User:Pharos) > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Wikimediaus-l mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaus-l > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Wikimedia-US-CO mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-us-co > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-US-CO mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-us-co > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-us-co/attachments/20191215/97ec73c9/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-US-CO mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-us-co > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Wikimedia-US-CO Digest, Vol 55, Issue 2 > ********************************************** >
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