Re: [Wikimedia-l] Greener, plastic-free conferences and events

[Fæ]

On 21 November 2017 at 15:00, Andy Mabbett  wrote:
> I'm interested to see how we can make our conferences, not least
> Wikimania, and other events more green and, particularly, use less
> plastic.
>
> I see from:
>
>https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sustainability_Initiative
>
> that:
>
> 
>
> On February 24, 2017, the board of trustees of the Wikimedia
> Foundation adopted the following resolution as a result of this
> initiative:
>
> The Wikimedia Foundation is committed to seeking ways to reduce the
> impact of our activities on the environment. We aim to always act
> responsibly and sustainably as possible, including favoring renewable
> energy for our operations. We believe that a long-term commitment to
> sustainability is an essential component of our work towards the
> Wikimedia mission and vision.To this end, the Wikimedia Foundation
> makes the following commitments:
>
> * We will seek to minimize our overall impact on the environment;
> * We will consider sustainability as an important part of decisions
> around servers, operations, travel, offices, and other procurement;
> * We will use green energy where it is available and financially prudent; and
> * Starting in 2018, we will include an environmental impact statement
> in our annual plan.
>
> 
>
> for example:
>
> * use cotton (not plastic) lanyards; or avoid lanyards altogether
> * don't give away cheap plastic pens, etc.
> * avoid bottled water, where tap water is potable, otherwise use glass bottles
> * avoid sandwiches in plastic (or plastic-lined) packs
> * avoid disposable cutlery and plastic plates
> * ensure waste is collected, appropriately sorted and recycled
>
> How can we build this into our movement?
>
> Should it be a consideration in assessing grant funding applications?
>
> Would a more specific resolution from the board help?
>
> Who at WMF has oversight responsibility for these issues?
>
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Thanks for raising the topic. It's been raised before, but there
should be more public credit given to events and conferences that make
the extra effort to be green.

I definitely support this being a more visible goal, along with
helpful checklists, for funding events. Logically the "environmental
impact statement" should be seen to flow down as requirements on all
affiliates, something I'll be looking for in 2018.

The biggest environmental impact from our conferences, comes from
staff and volunteers flying around the world, when the WMF and
affiliates could do more to encourage virtual meetings and to manage a
stronger virtual engagement. At the moment virtual participation at
WMCON or Wikimania is often limited to the odd livestreamed
presentation or small working group supported by a video hangout; it's
at a low level and it would be nice to see far more experimentation
with technology and virtual presence.

The deliberately small choices you mention of avoiding plastic or
encouraging attendees to do something simple like reuse and refill one
cup for the day, or ensuring that caters are serving local food with
low mileage,[1] makes a lot of sense. Even if this added slightly to
an event's expenses, I think everyone would applaud the deliberate
selection of venues and suppliers that make low environmental impact a
priority.

Links
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_miles

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Education] non-technical community wish: Invitational essay authorship contest

[Lucas Teles]

Maybe you should first discuss any contest like this with community and
then come with a suitable idea.

Your willingness to invest on this is something valuable and should be used
on a project that fits with WMF goals.

Teles

Em ter, 21 de nov de 2017 às 14:19, Tighe Flanagan 
escreveu:

> To echo LiAnna and Wiki Education's take, the Wikimedia Foundation's
> education team support activities that get students to contribute to
> Wikimedia projects as part of their learning. While the contexts may vary
> from country to country and classroom to classroom, the students contribute
> according to Wikimedia project norms (neutrality, citations, etc). This
> type of proposed assignment/competition seems out of scope and we could not
> support it on our end either.
>
> Best,
> Tighe
>
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>
> On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 11:52 AM, LiAnna Davis  wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 1:27 AM, James Salsman 
> wrote:
> >
> > > I offer $50 USD first prize and $25 for the runner-up for the best
> > > twelve paragraph essay on the topic of whether college students are
> > > likely to pay more in income taxes over their lifetime than the
> > > present value of the entire amount of their college tuition, room, and
> > > board expenses.
> > >
> > > This contest is open only to the top 50% of participants in the
> > > Wikimedia Education Program or WikiEd Foundation's student editors.
> > >
> > > If there are any objections to this contest, please let me know. If
> > > there are any reasons it shouldn't be communicated to the eligible,
> > > please let me know. I ask both foundations to match my award, taking
> > > the prizes to $150 and $75 if they agree. Thank you!
> > >
> >
> >
> > No. At the Wiki Education Foundation, we focus on teaching students to
> > write neutral, fact-based encyclopedia articles instead of essays; our
> > asking them to write essays would be counterproductive given the mission
> of
> > our program, our organization, and the Wikimedia movement. We will not
> > support this effort, and ask that you do not reach out to them on your
> own.
> >
> > LiAnna
> >
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Education] non-technical community wish: Invitational essay authorship contest

[Tighe Flanagan]

To echo LiAnna and Wiki Education's take, the Wikimedia Foundation's
education team support activities that get students to contribute to
Wikimedia projects as part of their learning. While the contexts may vary
from country to country and classroom to classroom, the students contribute
according to Wikimedia project norms (neutrality, citations, etc). This
type of proposed assignment/competition seems out of scope and we could not
support it on our end either.

Best,
Tighe

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On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 11:52 AM, LiAnna Davis  wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 1:27 AM, James Salsman  wrote:
>
> > I offer $50 USD first prize and $25 for the runner-up for the best
> > twelve paragraph essay on the topic of whether college students are
> > likely to pay more in income taxes over their lifetime than the
> > present value of the entire amount of their college tuition, room, and
> > board expenses.
> >
> > This contest is open only to the top 50% of participants in the
> > Wikimedia Education Program or WikiEd Foundation's student editors.
> >
> > If there are any objections to this contest, please let me know. If
> > there are any reasons it shouldn't be communicated to the eligible,
> > please let me know. I ask both foundations to match my award, taking
> > the prizes to $150 and $75 if they agree. Thank you!
> >
>
>
> No. At the Wiki Education Foundation, we focus on teaching students to
> write neutral, fact-based encyclopedia articles instead of essays; our
> asking them to write essays would be counterproductive given the mission of
> our program, our organization, and the Wikimedia movement. We will not
> support this effort, and ask that you do not reach out to them on your own.
>
> LiAnna
>
>
> --
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> Director of Programs; Deputy Director
> Wiki Education
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Education] non-technical community wish: Invitational essay authorship contest

[LiAnna Davis]

On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 1:27 AM, James Salsman  wrote:

> I offer $50 USD first prize and $25 for the runner-up for the best
> twelve paragraph essay on the topic of whether college students are
> likely to pay more in income taxes over their lifetime than the
> present value of the entire amount of their college tuition, room, and
> board expenses.
>
> This contest is open only to the top 50% of participants in the
> Wikimedia Education Program or WikiEd Foundation's student editors.
>
> If there are any objections to this contest, please let me know. If
> there are any reasons it shouldn't be communicated to the eligible,
> please let me know. I ask both foundations to match my award, taking
> the prizes to $150 and $75 if they agree. Thank you!
>


No. At the Wiki Education Foundation, we focus on teaching students to
write neutral, fact-based encyclopedia articles instead of essays; our
asking them to write essays would be counterproductive given the mission of
our program, our organization, and the Wikimedia movement. We will not
support this effort, and ask that you do not reach out to them on your own.

LiAnna


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Greener, plastic-free conferences and events

[Alessandro Marchetti]

We could start plant trees at the conferences. it's also a nice social event. 
You can ask people who enroll if they want to pay the cost of a tree (you know 
CO2 footprint of a plane) and than they can plant it, with a picture.

 And you can also  put a bed of organic residues of food left overs from waste 
sorting as compost.
 
Alessandro
Il Martedì 21 Novembre 2017 16:01, Andy Mabbett  
ha scritto:
 

 I'm interested to see how we can make our conferences, not least
Wikimania, and other events more green and, particularly, use less
plastic.

I see from:

  https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sustainability_Initiative

that:



On February 24, 2017, the board of trustees of the Wikimedia
Foundation adopted the following resolution as a result of this
initiative:

The Wikimedia Foundation is committed to seeking ways to reduce the
impact of our activities on the environment. We aim to always act
responsibly and sustainably as possible, including favoring renewable
energy for our operations. We believe that a long-term commitment to
sustainability is an essential component of our work towards the
Wikimedia mission and vision.To this end, the Wikimedia Foundation
makes the following commitments:

* We will seek to minimize our overall impact on the environment;
* We will consider sustainability as an important part of decisions
around servers, operations, travel, offices, and other procurement;
* We will use green energy where it is available and financially prudent; and
* Starting in 2018, we will include an environmental impact statement
in our annual plan.



for example:

* use cotton (not plastic) lanyards; or avoid lanyards altogether
* don't give away cheap plastic pens, etc.
* avoid bottled water, where tap water is potable, otherwise use glass bottles
* avoid sandwiches in plastic (or plastic-lined) packs
* avoid disposable cutlery and plastic plates
* ensure waste is collected, appropriately sorted and recycled

How can we build this into our movement?

Should it be a consideration in assessing grant funding applications?

Would a more specific resolution from the board help?

Who at WMF has oversight responsibility for these issues?

-- 
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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[Wikimedia-l] Greener, plastic-free conferences and events

[Andy Mabbett]

I'm interested to see how we can make our conferences, not least
Wikimania, and other events more green and, particularly, use less
plastic.

I see from:

   https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sustainability_Initiative

that:



On February 24, 2017, the board of trustees of the Wikimedia
Foundation adopted the following resolution as a result of this
initiative:

The Wikimedia Foundation is committed to seeking ways to reduce the
impact of our activities on the environment. We aim to always act
responsibly and sustainably as possible, including favoring renewable
energy for our operations. We believe that a long-term commitment to
sustainability is an essential component of our work towards the
Wikimedia mission and vision.To this end, the Wikimedia Foundation
makes the following commitments:

* We will seek to minimize our overall impact on the environment;
* We will consider sustainability as an important part of decisions
around servers, operations, travel, offices, and other procurement;
* We will use green energy where it is available and financially prudent; and
* Starting in 2018, we will include an environmental impact statement
in our annual plan.



for example:

* use cotton (not plastic) lanyards; or avoid lanyards altogether
* don't give away cheap plastic pens, etc.
* avoid bottled water, where tap water is potable, otherwise use glass bottles
* avoid sandwiches in plastic (or plastic-lined) packs
* avoid disposable cutlery and plastic plates
* ensure waste is collected, appropriately sorted and recycled

How can we build this into our movement?

Should it be a consideration in assessing grant funding applications?

Would a more specific resolution from the board help?

Who at WMF has oversight responsibility for these issues?

-- 
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] non-technical community wish: Invitational essay authorship contest

[James Salsman]

> Where does this idea come from, especially the topic selected?

I selected the topic.

> How "the best" will be determined, and by who?

I am happy to defer to either of the two foundations or take their
instructions for as many nominations as they like if they want me to
propose a panel.

> What the goal of this proposal in the first place?

I would like to see the Education Program encourage beginning editors
still in academia to organize thoughts in essay format.

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] non-technical community wish: Invitational essay authorship contest

[mathieu stumpf guntz]

Where does this idea come from, especially the topic selected?

How "the best" will be determined, and by who?

What the goal of this proposal in the first place?


Le 21/11/2017 à 10:52, James Salsman a écrit :

The Wikipedia Education Program is shared by both the Wikimedia
Foundation and the WikiEd Foundation, and I am asking both to
participate.


On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 9:48 AM, Joseph Seddon  wrote:

How is this relevant to wikimedia-l?

Seddon

On 21 Nov 2017 09:28, "James Salsman"  wrote:


I offer $50 USD first prize and $25 for the runner-up for the best
twelve paragraph essay on the topic of whether college students are
likely to pay more in income taxes over their lifetime than the
present value of the entire amount of their college tuition, room, and
board expenses.

This contest is open only to the top 50% of participants in the
Wikimedia Education Program or WikiEd Foundation's student editors.

If there are any objections to this contest, please let me know. If
there are any reasons it shouldn't be communicated to the eligible,
please let me know. I ask both foundations to match my award, taking
the prizes to $150 and $75 if they agree. Thank you!

Sincerely,
James Salsman

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] non-technical community wish: Invitational essay authorship contest

[James Salsman]

The Wikipedia Education Program is shared by both the Wikimedia
Foundation and the WikiEd Foundation, and I am asking both to
participate.


On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 9:48 AM, Joseph Seddon  wrote:
> How is this relevant to wikimedia-l?
>
> Seddon
>
> On 21 Nov 2017 09:28, "James Salsman"  wrote:
>
>> I offer $50 USD first prize and $25 for the runner-up for the best
>> twelve paragraph essay on the topic of whether college students are
>> likely to pay more in income taxes over their lifetime than the
>> present value of the entire amount of their college tuition, room, and
>> board expenses.
>>
>> This contest is open only to the top 50% of participants in the
>> Wikimedia Education Program or WikiEd Foundation's student editors.
>>
>> If there are any objections to this contest, please let me know. If
>> there are any reasons it shouldn't be communicated to the eligible,
>> please let me know. I ask both foundations to match my award, taking
>> the prizes to $150 and $75 if they agree. Thank you!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> James Salsman
>>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] non-technical community wish: Invitational essay authorship contest

[Joseph Seddon]

How is this relevant to wikimedia-l?

Seddon

On 21 Nov 2017 09:28, "James Salsman"  wrote:

> I offer $50 USD first prize and $25 for the runner-up for the best
> twelve paragraph essay on the topic of whether college students are
> likely to pay more in income taxes over their lifetime than the
> present value of the entire amount of their college tuition, room, and
> board expenses.
>
> This contest is open only to the top 50% of participants in the
> Wikimedia Education Program or WikiEd Foundation's student editors.
>
> If there are any objections to this contest, please let me know. If
> there are any reasons it shouldn't be communicated to the eligible,
> please let me know. I ask both foundations to match my award, taking
> the prizes to $150 and $75 if they agree. Thank you!
>
> Sincerely,
> James Salsman
>
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[Wikimedia-l] non-technical community wish: Invitational essay authorship contest

[James Salsman]

I offer $50 USD first prize and $25 for the runner-up for the best
twelve paragraph essay on the topic of whether college students are
likely to pay more in income taxes over their lifetime than the
present value of the entire amount of their college tuition, room, and
board expenses.

This contest is open only to the top 50% of participants in the
Wikimedia Education Program or WikiEd Foundation's student editors.

If there are any objections to this contest, please let me know. If
there are any reasons it shouldn't be communicated to the eligible,
please let me know. I ask both foundations to match my award, taking
the prizes to $150 and $75 if they agree. Thank you!

Sincerely,
James Salsman

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