What wonderful news -- thank you for setting locations so far out. ππππ
On Mon, Sep 25, 2023, 10:51 AM Iolanda Pensa <iola...@pensa.it> wrote: > Dear Wikimedians, > > Wikimania 2023 β whether we participated virtually or in Singapore β was > a reminder of the power of diversity and collaboration, and so many future > possibilities when Wikimedians come together. For the Wikimania Steering > Committee, it was great to experience the new regional collaboration model > of organizing Wikimania and to see the benefits of overlapping organizers > learning from each other, as with the 2023 ESEAP > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_Hub> [1] and the 2024 CEE > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Hub> teams [2]. In this > spirit, it brings us much excitement to announce the organizers of > Wikimania in 2025 and 2026. > > Wikimania 2025 will be hosted by a collaboration of volunteers and > affiliates in East Africa (EARTH > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EA_Regional_and_Thematic_Hub_(EARTH)>) > [3], with extended support from the Wiki Indaba Steering Committee (WISCom > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Indaba_Steering_Committee>) [4] and > other Wikimedians from across the continent. Hosting Wikimania will be > beneficial for energizing new and active communities in the region and will > foster content growth and enhance contributions across the continent. This > will mark the 20th Wikimania β a significant milestone as only the second > to be held in Sub-Saharan Africa and the first in East Africa. The exact > city will be selected in the coming months based on careful assessments of > political and social developments and discussions with Wikimedia groups and > local experts. > > Wikimania 2026 will be organized by a collaboration of French-speaking > Wikimedia groups and hosted in Paris β a first for WikimΓ©dia France and the > WikiFranca <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFranca/en> communities > [5]. This special Wikimania will celebrate the 25th anniversary of multiple > Wikipedia editions including Basque, Catalan, Dutch, French, German, > Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, and Spanish, as well as English and more. We > will have a novel opportunity to celebrate this incredible milestone > together as a global community in Paris. > > Get involved, learn more β Wikimania is co-created with Wikimedians from > around the world and there is something to do for everyone. Wikimania 2024 > <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Wikimania> [6] will take place > in Poland β preparations are already under way and a call for volunteers > will be launched soon. So please contribute however you can. We will also > continue to expand hybrid and virtual participation and greater on-demand > content. Stay tuned. > > Selecting locations this far in advance means better choice of venues, > more time for visa processes, less pressure for organizers, and greater > learning and partnership opportunities. If you have any questions or > comments, are interested in hosting a future Wikimania, or want to join the > Wikimania Steering Committee, please reach out to us on wiki > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee> [7] or at > wikima...@wikimedia.org. For more information, visit Diff > <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/09/24/announcing-the-locations-of-wikimania-2025-and-2026/> > [8]. > > The Wikimania Steering Committee is pleased to make this announcement in > partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation, the East Africa Regional and > Thematic Hub (EARTH), the Wiki Indaba Steering Committee (WISCom), > WikiFranca, and WikimΓ©dia France. > > On behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee, > > Iolanda > > > [1] The ESEAP hub, hosts of Wikimania 2023 β > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_Hub > > [2] The CEE hub, hosts of Wikimania 2024 β > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Hub > > [3] The East Africa Regional and Thematic Hub (EARTH) β > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EA_Regional_and_Thematic_Hub_(EARTH) > > [4] The Wiki Indaba Steering Committee β > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Indaba_Steering_Committee > > [5] WikiFranca β https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFranca/en > > [6] Wikimania 2024, watch this page β > https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Wikimania > > [7] The Wikimania Steering Committee of volunteers β > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee > > [8] This announcement and more on Diff, the Wikimedia Blog β > https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/09/24/announcing-the-locations-of-wikimania-2025-and-2026/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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/U4AKCL3PFWFYNO46EPFKANHCEDENTYHC/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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