Hi Risker,
I broadly agree - there are a lot of benefits from in-person meetings,
mostly from spontaneous meetings, but not so much for the actual program!
Different people also work in very different ways. With your second
point, internet connectivity problems, interface challenges, and finding
it difficult to socalize --- but in person --- are also relevant for
some (including myself ;-) ).
Perhaps the reverse approach would be better then? Really focus on those
who have never had the opportunities, to solve their problems, and mix
with others at the conference - and for most regular attendees, get them
to attend online and not take up so much of the meeting resources?
"it is critical that we don't consider the presence of those who face
greater challenges in attending in-person as non-essential." - I
completely agree with this, but on the flip side, don't consider it
essential that you have to attend in-person to participate equally.
Particularly if you can't attend in-person for any reason (family
commitments, travel restrictions, funding, medical issues, etc...).
Thanks,
Mike
On 16/8/22 19:41:31, Risker wrote:
I see where you are coming from, Mike. At the same time, there is
something fundamentally different about an in-person event. From my own
experience, some of the most valuable learnings I have taken from
in-person events have been completely unplanned; in particular,
developing personal relationships with people from other parts of the
world or from other projects. We should be doing our best to ensure that
people from all over the world have the opportunity to have these
experiences, as they have been fundamental to our growth as a movement.
A lunchtime walk, a random encounter at breakfast, or a casual
introduction has often turned into an action plan to collaborate. These
things don't really happen during online meetings and conferences.
There are also plenty of issues with online meetings, too. Connectivity
problems, software challenges, and the fact that it's much more
difficult to socialize online are just the beginning.
Hybrid, yes. But it is critical that we don't consider the presence of
those who face greater challenges in attending in-person as
non-essential. Their ability to participate in the same way as someone
from a country with easy access is, in some ways, even more important.
Risker/Anne
On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 at 13:51, Mike Peel <em...@mikepeel.net
<mailto:em...@mikepeel.net>> wrote:
Hi,
Rather than worrying about visa problems, why not use the experiences
we've learnt over the last few years with virtual meetings? Make sure
that the meeting is fully hybrid - with remote attendees being able to
participate equally with those in person? Wouldn't that be a fairer
approach to make sure that all who need to attend can do so?
Thanks,
Mike
_______________________________________________
Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
Public archives at
https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/CVRMU46EBKY7W24OAUBJBGQDE7GYPDVC/
To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
_______________________________________________
Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
Public archives at
https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/A5L4TLWLZYUMJIZGLDLBO23K4EMDAOTC/
To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
