[Wikimedia-l] Re: Reminders about Wikimedia Wishathon

[Srishti Sethi]

Hi everyone! Wishathon will begin in less than 12 hours from now. For those
planning to join, I hope you're all excited for an adventurous weekend
ahead! :D Remember to review the agenda <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WishathonMarch2024#Schedule> a few
hours before the event starts, and for those who have signed up to
volunteer, check the help desk schedule <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WishathonMarch2024/Help_desk> to
remind yourself of the duties you've signed up for.

For experienced contributors, your help with code reviews, providing
technical guidance to attendees and monitoring the Wikimedia Hackathon
Telegram channel  where we anticipate most activity to
take place, is welcome!

Newbies, we hope you have a great time participating, listening to
experienced contributors, and learning from them. We are looking forward to
your participation :)

Cheers,
Srishti

On behalf of the Wishathon organizing team
*Srishti Sethi*
Senior Developer Advocate
Wikimedia Foundation 



On Fri, Mar 8, 2024 at 1:08 PM Srishti Sethi  wrote:

> Hello everyone! The Wishathon event is coming up next weekend (March
> 15th-17th)! To save the date and get details on how to participate, visit <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WishathonMarch2024#How_to_participate>.
> If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. Looking forward to
> seeing you there!
>
> *Srishti Sethi*
> Senior Developer Advocate
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 7:41 PM Srishti Sethi 
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> We are now only three weeks away from the Wikimedia Wishathon! Exciting
>> news - User:Lucas Werkmeister has signed up to host a piano concert during
>> a social hour 🎉
>>
>> Join us and contribute to the development of community wishes between
>> March 15th and 17th! Participate in discussion sessions and work on user
>> scripts, gadgets, extensions, tools and more!
>>
>> The full event schedule is available here: <
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WishathonMarch2024>.
>>
>> Explore the event wiki for project ideas and keep an eye out for
>> non-technical tasks (documentation and design-related) that will soon be
>> added to the Wishathon workboard: <
>> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/5906/>. Project breakouts
>> will also be added to the schedule, where you can participate in wish
>> development or explore innovative solutions as a user, developer, or
>> designer.
>>
>> We are seeking volunteers to assist with a wide range of activities such
>> as monitoring discussion channels during hacking hours, answering technical
>> queries, and helping with session note-taking. Check out the Help desk
>> schedule and add yourself to a slot where you are available and interested
>> in providing assistance: <
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WishathonMarch2024/Help_desk>.
>>
>> If you have any questions about the Wishathon, reach out via Telegram: <
>> https://t.me/wmhack>.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Srishti
>>
>> On behalf of the Wishathon organizing committee
>>
>> *Srishti Sethi*
>> Senior Developer Advocate
>> Wikimedia Foundation 
>>
>>
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[Wikimedia-l] The Wikimedia Foundation Research Award of the Year - Call for Nominations

[Kinneret Gordon]

Hi all,


We invite you to nominate one or more scholarly research publications to be
considered for the Wikimedia Foundation Research Award of the Year. Learn
more below.


=Purpose of the award=


Recognize recent research on or about the Wikimedia projects or recent
research that is of importance to the Wikimedia projects. Recognize the
researchers behind the research.


You can learn more about previous winners at
https://research.wikimedia.org/awards.html.


=Eligibility criteria=


Your nomination must meet the following criteria:


* The research must be on, about, using data from, and/or of importance to
Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikisource, Wikimedia Commons or other Wikimedia
projects.


* The publication must be available in English.


* The research must have been published between January 1, 2023 and
December 31, 2023.


=Nomination process=


Submit your nominations by April 18, 2024 through
https://openreview.net/group?id=wikimedia
foundation.org/Wikimedia/2023/RAY.

We will ask you to provide the following information in your nomination:


* Title of the manuscript

* A copy of the manuscript you are nominating

* A summary of the research and a clear justification for why the work
merits the award (in 350 words or fewer in English).


Note that self-nominations and nominations of others' work are both welcome.


==Winner(s)==


The winner(s) will be announced in a ceremony as part of Wiki Workshop
2024, scheduled to take place virtually on June 20, 2024.


If you have any questions, please email kgordon(a)wikimedia.org


Warm regards,

Kinneret, on behalf of the WMF RAY organizing team

-- 

Kinneret Gordon

Lead Research Community Officer

Wikimedia Foundation 
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[Wikimedia-l] Next Conversation with the Trustees, 21 March

[Mike Peel]

Hi all,

The next Conversation with the Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees 
[1] will take place on Thursday, 21 March at 19:00 UTC. The 90-minute 
call will take place on Zoom, with simultaneous streaming to YouTube 
[2], and the recording will be uploaded to Commons.


The agenda for the meeting will include topics such as Board updates 
after its in-person meeting in NY earlier this month; the Board’s work 
with the MCDC; and the WMF’s Annual Plan Process, including what was 
learned during the Talking:2024 initiative [3].


Please note that considering feedback received from participants in 
previous meetings, in this year’s meetings less time will be dedicated 
to updates, and more time will be allocated to free-flow conversation 
with Trustees.


As in last year, we’ll be hosting these meetings every quarter (March, 
June, August - during Wikimania, and November), and will be rotating the 
hour of these meetings to accommodate different time zones.


If you’d like to join us directly in Zoom, please email 
ask...@wikimedia.org for the Zoom link. You can also request 
interpretation, and ask any questions you would like to see answered, to 
the same address.


Hope to see as many of you as possible there.


[1] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/2024-03-21_Conversation_with_Trustees

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuaNdf_mqSM
[3] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/Talking:_2024


Thanks,
Mike, on behalf of the Community Affairs Committee, Board of Trustees, 
Wikimedia Foundation

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