Is it, perhaps, that the value a lot of people derive from these events is not just the conference itself, but the ability to meet fellow Wikimedians face-to-face and make meaningful contacts and even friendships that may never otherwise have come about? I'm all about virtual, but there is value in physical events, and I would say that we should make time and space for both.
On Mon, 23 Sep 2019 at 12:54, Ilario Valdelli <valde...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes > > We dont give all scholarships for that reason while for regional Wikicon we > receive more requests and we fill the amount immediately. > > It's not an opinion that in our events people prefer to arrive by train and > not by flight. We see it as soon we receive the expenses report and when we > ask the reason the answer is the climate change. > > Kind regards > > On Mon, 23 Sep 2019, 13:25 Gabriel Thullen, <gabr...@thullen.com> wrote: > > > I am a Swiss member, and I did go to Wikimania (and did a small > > presentation). > > > > I think that you need to clarify you statement: > > "In Wikimedia CH we cannot give scholarships for Wikimania because people > > would not do long trips." > > > > When looking up what was sais for Wikimania 2019 I read: > > "Wikimedia CH offers scholarships for active Wikimedians. They cover > > transportation, hotel (max 3 nights) from the 16th to the 18th, and > > registration fees. To check your eligibility, you can consult conditions > of > > eligibility on this page > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CH/Policies/Scholarships>." > > > > Best regards > > Gabe > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 1:14 PM Ilario Valdelli <valde...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Anyways this is perceived by the community. > > > > > > In Wikimedia CH we cannot give scholarships for Wikimania because > people > > > would not do long trips. > > > > > > IMHO the problem is these big events. > > > > > > For this reason we prefer to give more scholarships for regional > wikicon > > > than to Wikimania. > > > > > > This is the reason why you dont see more Swiss people at Wikimania. > > > > > > Kind regards > > > > > > On Sat, 21 Sep 2019, 00:51 Samuel Klein, <meta...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 4:00 PM Robert Fernandez < > > wikigamal...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I think we could drastically lower our carbon footprint by not > using > > > > > community digital resources to beat the same dead horse for a > > billionth > > > > > time. > > > > > > > > > > > > > I laughed out loud. > > > > > > > > AND. I love that the WMF joined the strike, and have some practical > > > > thoughts. > > > > > > > > a) Reach out to Stripe > > > > <https://stripe.com/gb/blog/negative-emissions-commitment>, which > has > > a > > > > through self-assessment and a negative-emissions program, and the > Long > > > Now, > > > > to coordinate efforts. > > > > b) Evaluate the community-wide carbon footprint, which is dominated > by > > > > b.1) How we run conferences [*mostly in person*] > > > > b.2) How we choose partners, communicate climate imformation, and > > > > prioritize related policies [*fairly ad-hoc*] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > 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 and > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > 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 and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > 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 and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > 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> -- PhD in Digital Media Project Coordinator Wikimedia Community Ireland <http://wikimedia.ie> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l 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>
