And that should be 2013 :P (Because I *know* someone here will point that out <3 )
Sorry about that :) -Sarah On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 2:10 PM, J Alexandr Ledbury-Romanov < alexandrdmitriroma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forwarding per request. > Alex > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Sarah Stierch <sstie...@wikimedia.org> > Date: 2013/5/8 > Subject: Please send this to the list, thanks: Subject: Program Evaluation > and Design Workshop - Apply to attend! - June 22-23, Budapest > To: wikimedia-l-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > [please pardon this crossposting] > > Hello everyone! > > I am pleased to announce the first Program Evaluation and Design Workshop! > > - *When*: 22–23 June 2012 > - *Where*: Budapest, Hungary > > The application process is now open. We have only 20 slots available for > this workshop and the application deadline ends on May 17th. This two-day > event will be followed by a pre-conference workshop at Wikimania 2013. > Ideally, applicants would commit to attending both events. > > *Why are we offering this workshop?* Over the next couple of years, the > Wikimedia Foundation will be building capacity among program leaders around > evaluation and program design. A better understanding of how to increase > impact through better planning, execution and evaluation of programs & > activities will help us to move a step closer to achieving our mission of > offering a free, high quality encyclopedia to our readers around the world. > > *What will take place at this and the following workshops?* Our long-term > goals are: > > 1. Participants gain a basic shared understanding of program evaluation > 2. Participants will work collaboratively to map and prioritize > measurable outcomes, beginning with a focus on the most common program & > activities > 3. Participants will gain increased fluency in common language of > evaluation (i.e. goals versus objectives, inputs & outputs versus > outcomes > & impact) > 4. Participants will learn and practice how to extract and report data > using the UserMetrics API > 5. Participants will commit to working as a community of evaluation > leaders who will implement evaluation strategies in their programmatic > activities and report back at the pre-conference workshop at Wikimania > 2013 > 6. …and participants will have a lot of fun and enjoy networking with > other program leaders! > > We will publish a detailed agenda for the event in Budapest soon on meta. > > *Which programs & activities are we going to focus on?* During the workshop > in Budapest, we will only have a limited amount of time. Therefore, we will > be focusing on the some of the more common programs & activities: > > - *Wikipedia editing workshops* where participants learn how to or > actively edit (i.e. edit-a-thon, wikiparty, hands-on Wikipedia workshop) > - *Content donations* through partnerships with GLAMs & related > organizations > - *Wiki Takes/Expeditions* where volunteers participate in day/weekend > events to photograph site specific content > - *Wiki Loves Monuments* which takes place in September > - *Education program/classroom editing* where volunteers support > educators who have students editing Wikipedia in the classroom > - *Writing competitions* which generally take place online in the form > of contests, WikiCup, and challenges – often engaging experienced > editors > to improve content. > > *Who should apply?* Community members who play an *active role* in > planning and executing programs & activities as described above in the > Wikimedia community. Your experience and knowledge will make this workshop > a success! > > *What about the costs for travel and accommodation?* Hotels, flights and > other transportation costs will be on your chapter; the Wikimedia > Foundation will provide the venue, handouts, breakfasts and light lunches, > and a dinner for all participants on Saturday. If you're not affiliated > with a chapter and cannot afford to attend the event, please send me a > private email – we have a small amount of money set aside for those cases. > > Applications are open until May 17. You can apply via this Google > Form< > https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/forms/d/11yCoOls5ae8FqAXIdp9Tua76ilVQGUNKWMVSktCQBRU/viewform > > > . > > Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to a great group of > participants! > -Sarah > > -- > *Sarah Stierch** > Wikimedia Foundation Program Evaluation & Design Community Coordinator > *Donate< > http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Donate/en&utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=&language=en&uselang=en&country=US&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D1%26ved%3D0CDMQFjAA%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fdonate.wikipedia.org%252F%26ei%3DYpsET93HN6isiQLIoJjSDg%26usg%3DAFQjCNG-7hzT9rkEvAjlNqBIOQ1ZDIpdYA > >today > and keep it free! > > Visit me on Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SarahStierch>! > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > -- -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian* *www.sarahstierch.com* _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
