語言: English
Wikimania is the annual Wikimedia world gathering. It is the event where the communities meet, discuss, learn and plan new initiatives. We propose a space to present the current planned events and to discuss the future of Wikimania, new locations and formats.
Wikimania is the annual Wikimedia world gathering. It is the event where the communities meet, discuss, learn and plan new initiatives.
We propose a space to present the current planned events and to discuss the future of Wikimania, new locations and formats. Members of the Wikimania steering committee will give an overview of how Wikimania is planned and answer questions, and lead a discussion on future planning. Audience members will learn more about Wikimania and have a chance to give feedback and ideas about future events.
Wikimania is the world-gathering of the Wikimedia movement. This discussion will last 1 hour and it will focus on the value of Wikimania, and the way we can improve its relevance and participation (10 minutes introduction, 20 minutes discussion, 20 minutes discussion, 10 minutes further issues).
The relevance
Wikimania is a large-scale event which has a significant economic and environmental cost. It is important that the event has the greatest impact and truly serve the movement in the most efficient way.
The questions: What is important? What do you think are the most relevant elements of Wikimania? How can the event have the greatest impact? What makes it unique compared to other Wikimedia events and why do we need to keep it an annual meeting?
The participation
Wikimania has around 800 participants (with few largest events in London, Esino Lario and Washington DC). The main language for conferences and discussions is English (with some conferences and meetings in other languages and few preparatory events in local languages). Most participants can attend the event thanks to scholarships provided by the Wikimedia Foundation, other affiliates and some universities or institutions. The criteria for scholarships - which at largest have been benefitting around 600 people - are central to determine participation.
The questions: Who do you think should attend Wikimania? Who can take and give the most to Wikimania? Is edit-count a criteria? Is diversity a criteria? How can we include new contributors and where should they come from?
Agenda:
10.00 Introduction and questions
10.10-10.30 Discussion about relevance
10.30-10.50 Discussion about participation and scholarships
10.50 Other issues and conclusions
The session contributes to the theme collaboration, with a discussion about how Wikimania can contribute in the best ways to support the Wikimedia communities and about how to maximise the benefits of various scholarship options in to the future for all events.
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Wikimedian since 2005, Wikimania 2020, 2021, & 2023 COT Scholarship lead for all three, member of the current Wikimania Steering committee. ESEAP co-lead for 2022 ESEAP conference, and scholarship coordinator. Photographer with over 4,000 uploads of photographs, videos and maps to Wikimedia Commons and established Commons Quality Images program. Foundering member of Wikimedia Australia, President from 2015 to 2017, Vice President 2017/18, 2013-2015.
Iolanda Pensa is senior researcher and head of the research area “Culture and Territory” at the Institute of Design of SUPSI University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, where she is also consultant for Open Science and board member. She has been contributing to Wikipedia since 2006; she is chair of Wikimedia Italia, chair of the Wikimania Steering Committee and Wikimania Esino Lario 2016. She has been scientific director of WikiAfrica from 2007 to 2012 (producing 34’000 African contribution to the Wikimedia projects) and of “Share Your Knowledge: Creative Commons and Wikipedia for Cultural institutions 2011-2012 (involving over 100 institutions in relating content with open licenses and tools). Art historian, she holds a Ph.D. in Social anthropology and ethnography at the EHESS in Paris and in Territorial government and planning at the Politecnico di Milano. Her research work focuses on contemporary African art, public art and biennials, systems of knowledge production and distribution, Wikipedia and open licenses.
Photo by Adam Novak / Wikimedia Foundation, CC BY-SA.
Martin Rulsch is project manager for communities & engagement at Wikimedia Deutschland. He supports local Wikimedia groups in their self-organized community rooms, connects volunteers on a global level and enables Wikipedia editors to get free access to reliable sources. In his volunteer time, he does administrative tasks like fighting global vandalism and supports community governance and communications at various places.
Raised in Hong Kong, now based in Berlin, Germany.
I have been participating in the Wikimedia Movement for a while (10 years +) and am interested in Open Education/ GLAM/ Opendata.