This is very remarkable that nobody is actually interested in input from what the WMF functionaries now call "unorganized volunteers" - people who actually work in the projects. We are just not in the picture. Good luck with that. Do not be surprised to see a huge number of volunteers to oppose the strategy document again, as it happened last year.
Cheers Yaroslav On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 12:54 PM Nicole Ebber <nicole.eb...@wikimedia.de> wrote: > Hi Chris, > > I can comment on your question why we need another strategy conference: The > Wikimedia 2030 process is ongoing, and is building – among many other > inputs – upon the outcomes of the last two conferences. Organized groups > are already working on the implementation of the Strategic Direction in > their own strategic/annual planning and programmatic work, and Working > Groups start developing recommendations for change on the structural level > of the movement. > > In spring 2019, these groups will need feedback and input from the > movement's organized groups and the Wikimedia Summit – alongside other > opportunities for community consultations – will be build as a platform to > synchronize the Working Groups' work and to gather and synthesize this > input and agree upon next steps. > > I hope this helps to shed some light on the need for this event. Please let > me know if you have further questions. We'll also be presenting the current > state of the strategy process at today's activities meeting; if you're > interested in tuning in: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_monthly_activities_meetings > > All the best > Nicole > > > > > > > On Wed, 26 Sep 2018 at 22:18, Chris Keating <chriskeatingw...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I have so many questions. > > > > Is anything concrete planned to replace the learning and > capacity-building > > work that used to happen at WMCON? (Or has the identification of capacity > > building as a strategic priority just resulted in .... the abandonment of > > the main capacity building event?) > > > > And why after two "strategy focused" conferences, do we need another one? > > What will it achieve except acres more flipchart? How many conferences do > > we expect to need before the strategic direction starts to become a > > reality? > > > > Chris > > > > On Tue, 25 Sep 2018, 20:34 Cornelius Kibelka, < > > cornelius.kibe...@wikimedia.de> wrote: > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > As Nicole Ebber already wrote a couple of weeks ago, we would like to > > give > > > you some further information about the next Wikimedia Conference, that > > will > > > take place from March 29–31, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. > > > > > > The next conference will focus on the Movement Strategy process and > > > movement governance for the organized part of the movement in general. > > The > > > program will be designed according to the status and needs of the > ongoing > > > Movement Strategy process and its working groups. We are hoping to see > a > > > diverse group of participants next year, and look forward to creating > > three > > > days of working, discussing, and thinking together. The event is made > > > possible through the generous financial support of the Wikimedia > > > Foundation. > > > > > > Thus, to make it clearer that learning and capacity-building will not > be > > > part of the program and cut laces to the previous conference, we will > > > change the name to “Wikimedia Summit” (#wmsummit). > > > > > > The change of the purpose of the event is accompanied by a change in > the > > > composition of the audience. The event will be a more focused one, and > > > therefore we aim to scale down the audience to around 200 participants. > > As > > > it is this still the Wikimedia affiliates conference, every _eligible_ > > > affiliate can send one (1) delegate. Furthermore, we will invite > > > participants from the Wikimedia Affiliate EDs (~10), WMF Board of > > Trustees > > > (10), WMF staff (~10), the committees (~15 from FDC, AffCom and Simple > > APG) > > > and additional members of the Movement Strategy working groups, that do > > not > > > come in another role (~20). You can find more information regarding > this > > on > > > Meta.[1] > > > > > > Registration for the Wikimedia Summit will open on November 2 and end > on > > > December 17, 2018. We urge participants that need a visa to register no > > > later than November 19, so we can support them as best as possible to > > get a > > > visa for the event. > > > > > > We will keep you updated in the further weeks and months via the usual > > > communication channels. If you have any questions, please do not > hesitate > > > to contact us, preferably via wmsum...@wikimedia.de. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > Daniela Gentner & Cornelius Kibelka > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019/Eligibility_Criteria > > > > > > -- > > > Cornelius Kibelka > > > Program and Engagement Coordinator (PEC) > > > for the Wikimedia Conference > > > > > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > > > Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 > > > http://wikimedia.de > > > > > > Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen > > > Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! > > > http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ > > > > > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. > > > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg > > unter > > > der Nummer 23855 B. 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