[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference Grants Program Updates

[Chen Almog]

Hello everyone!


I wanted to share with you the new events we recently approved for the
second half of 2021:

   -

   WikiConference North America 2021
   

   which will be hosted remotely on October 8-10, 2021.
   -

   WikiConference Seoul 2021
   

   - in-person local event organized by Wikimedia Korea - October 9, 2021
   -

   WikiIndaba 2021
   

   - which will be hosted remotely and being organized by User Group Uganda -
   November 6-8, 2021
   -

   Hack4OpenGLAM
   

   - to be hosted remotely by Creative Commons Finland / Open Knowledge
   Finland on September 20-24, 2021.
   -

   WikiArabia 2021
   

   - organized by Algeria Wikimedians User Group. Date - TBD (probably early
   November 2021).

If you want to take part, contribute, or support any of these upcoming
events, please follow the links and get in touch with the organizers as
instructed. *Good luck and Thank you to all the organizing teams! *



We are extremely happy to see more convenings happening around the world,
both online, and in-person (on a more local scale). If you or your
community has an idea for a community event, we strongly encourage you to
not be discouraged by the current situation. We see such great interactions
and gatherings even in the remote format we are getting used to, which
actually offers so much flexibility, creativity and the ability to be more
inclusive than ever.

If you have any questions, concerns, or just want to talk through your idea
- please reach out to us and we'll be happy to help. We have created
some remote
event guidelines here
.
You can also read about some community efforts at Wikiproject: remote event
participation

and in the Community Events Portal

.


In the meantime, the next funding round for the Conference Grants program
will begin soon, so if you would like to apply
 for funding to
hold an event between January - June 2022 your application deadline is:
September 27, 2021


Please note that the majority of events in 2021 will likely be mostly or
fully remote events unless there are major changes in our COVID-19 risk
assessment protocol
.
Following this protocol, some local in-person events are possible in
regions with low COVID risk.


Thank you,


Chen Almog



-- 

Chen Almog (she/her)

Senior Program Officer

Conference & Events Grants

Wikimedia Foundation 
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference Grants Program Updates

[Rachel Farrand]

Hello everyone!

We would like to announce the dates for our next two upcoming rounds for
our Wikimedia Foundation conference grants program.


   -

   If you would like to apply for funding to hold an event between July -
   December 2021 your application deadline is: February 8, 2021
   -

   If you would like to apply for funding to hold an event between January
   - June 2022 your application deadline is: September 27, 2021


The majority of events in 2021 will likely be mostly or fully remote events
unless anything major changes in our COVID-19 risk assessment protocol
.
Following this protocol, some local events are possible in regions with low
COVID risk.

So far we have gained a lot of experience organizing remote events and
working alongside remote event organizers and are happy to meet and chat
about options and ideas for your community before you apply. We have
created some remote event guidelines here
.
You can also read about some community efforts at Wikiproject: remote event
participation
.

We are happy to announce that we have approved two events for the first
half of 2021:

   -

   Arctic Knot: A Wikimedia Languages conference
   

   organized by Wikimedia Norge
   -

   WP20 Aniversario
   
   organized by Wikimedia España
   -

   We are in final discussions with two other organizing groups for
   possible events during this time frame and will update our meta page
   
   if and when they are approved.



Finally, we are also looking for any community members with event
organizing experience from Asia or South America who might be interested in
joining our conference grants committee
 as we
currently don’t have representation from those regions. Once you read more
about our committee, you can apply on meta directly or email us back and
ask any questions you have.

Thank you & happy end of the year!

Rachel Farrand & Chen Almog


-- 
Rachel Farrand
Senior Program Officer
Community Events Team
Wikimedia Foundation
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