This is awesome to hear, Pierre. Best of luck to the event! Kevin SuperHamster on en.wiki Sent via mobile
On Aug 17, 2016 11:11 AM, "Pierre-Yves Beaudouin" < pierre.beaudo...@wikimedia.fr> wrote: > Dear all, > > We are proud to announce that the first ever French-speaking Wikimedia > projects editors gathering will take place on August 19-20-21 in Paris, > France. Supported by WikiFranca and organized locally by Wikimedia France, > it's a "dream come true" as the first idea of this event goes back to 2012. > > The 1st Francophone WikiConvention will take place in an eco-friendly > rehabilitated place called the Halle Pajol in the 18th arrondissement of > Paris. > Nearly 140 participants from 15 countries will be present. More than 40 > proposals were made by the participants to create the program of this 2,5 > day convention: gender-inclusive language on Wikipedia, paid contributions, > enriching articles about francophone Paralympic athletes, accessibility and > contribution in Africa ... A variety of themes that reflect the issues of > the francophone part of the Wikimedia movement. > > This event was made possible by the support of the International > Organization of the Francophonie, the General Delegation for the French > language and the languages of France, L'Oréal Foundation for Women in > Science, Google France and of course the support of Wikimedia Wikimedia > France and Wikimedia Switzerland, as well as the Wikimedia Foundation. The > event is coordinated by WikiFranca, the organization of chapters, > francophone user groups and contributors of the Wikimedia movement. > > It is meant to be then organized annually, if it proves to be successful ! > Thank you to all Wikimedians who supported this event. And now, let's do it > ! > > > Pyb > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
