Visswaprabha, '2012 Washington DC, 2014 London, 2015 Mexico.'
and for how many of those did you get a scholarship? Kudpung > On 30 May 2018, at 13:28, ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Just for the information of all those who read this thread, > I did not get selected this year through the normal scholarship filtration > process. I happen to be among those who could not attend Wikimania 2017 at > Montreal, even after going through all these bashing and grillings and then > obtaining a valid scholarship last year, due to the so called 'Canadian visa' > problem. > So, for me, scholarship to Wikimania 2018 was an automatic fall-in. Please > reset your counters. > My total Wikimania participation till date: > 2012 Washington DC, 2014 London, 2015 Mexico. > > Regards, > User:Viswaprabha > > > On 30 May 2018 at 06:19, cs <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I am also concerned about the same people repeatedly receiving > scholarships, and this is by no way of complaining that I did not > receive one. > As I said last year however, I believe it is also inappropriate to > inform applicants that they have been placed on a short list. Not only > does this raise false hopes, but as many applications are based on the > users' intentions to submit a presentation, it incurs a serious waste of > volunteers' time. > > I also believe that active Wikipedia users who have financed their own > participation in the conference multiple times should also be given > priority consideration. > > I fully understand that the according of scholarships is a complex and > difficult task. As a former volunteer scholarship approvals committee > member, I think I have some experience in these maters. > > Not one single Wikimania has been organised without serious issues which > often result in attendees’ negative experience. > Perhaps the solution would be to have the entire concept of Wikimania > place in the hands of an experienced volunteer task force of former > conference organizers, presenters, and attendees who will have learned from > previous errors and adminstartive organisational hiccups. Funds should > also be made available for face-to-face meetings for the organisation of > such an important event. > > Having a truly executive Board of Trustees rather than one that simply > rubber stamps the way the WMF works, in this and most other areas, may be > a step towards addressing these issues. > > Kudpung > >> On 30, May2018, at 01:59, Gheorghe Zugravu <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> On 29.05.2018 20:33, praveenp wrote: >>> I haven't seen any attempt to share the knowledge and wisdom acquired >>> from Wikimania to community through mailing list or wiki. Users >>> including me generally feel that community is being mocked on. >> >> Hi to all, >> without being too original here, and following praveenp comments - would >> be good to encourage recipients of WMF scholarship to organize some type >> of Wikimania follow-up activities back in their groups or chapters. >> >> I do believe that most of them are doing it anyway without any >> requirements from WMF, but if majority would do it - we could have >> something as a ”permanent Wikimania” unfolding globally for a couple of >> months after the official Wikimania. >> >> regards, >> /gheorghe >> >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> As I have said last year, this is not a complaint that I didn't get >>> selected. This is not personal. This is about same persons receiving >>> Wikimania scholarship year after year repeatedly. I am just using >>> familiar user names from a familiar community, who got many repeated >>> scholarships. >>> >>> Even after I argued that none of these 'permanent scholarship >>> receivers' sharing anything to community, I haven't seen any attempt >>> to share the knowledge and wisdom acquired from Wikimania to community >>> through mailing list or wiki. Users including me generally feel that >>> community is being mocked on. >>> >>> I tried to keep myself away from local discussion about this, but >>> injustice is so clear. And nobody is ready to discuss it openly, most >>> probably because of the 'incompetency shaming' in almost all replies. >>> >>> ~user:Praveenp >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday 29 May 2018 11:19 PM, Lodewijk wrote: >>> Given the context of the previous email you sent, I am assuming this >>> is more a complaint that you didn't get selected than that the other >>> two got selected. >>> >>> Similarly to the previous time you tried to have this discussion - I >>> feel uncomfortable to make this about individuals. >>> >>> Is there a way to give rejected applicants more feedback on which >>> factors play a main role, so that they can learn from it, especially >>> if there is something they could improve in their application. I would >>> add two sidenotes here though: it should only be provided on request >>> (no need to rub people's noses into something unnecessarily) and it >>> seems only viable at a level that can be easily extracted from the >>> process (high level). >>> >>> Perhaps someone who knows the scholarship committee's work intimately >>> could comment. >>> >>> Best, >>> Lodewijk >>> >>> On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 10:21 AM, praveenp <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Congratulation to all the selection committee who break the >>> tradition[1] of selecting one of the Malayalam communities two >>> permanent Wikimania attendees, by selecting both of them. >>> >>> Congratulation to User:Netha Hussain & User:viswaprabha also. >>> >>> [1] "Granting Scholarship to same persons every year" thread, >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/2017-May/008026.html >>> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/2017-May/008026.html> >>> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/2017-May/008026.html >>> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/2017-May/008026.html>> >>> >>> ~User:Praveenp >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday 15 May 2018 11:19 PM, Ellie Young wrote: >>> * >>> >>> All, >>> >>> >>> Here's an update on various activities pertaining to the >>> upcomingWikimania '18 which is being held July 18-22 in Cape Town, >>> South Africa. >>> >>> WMF Scholarship Program: 135 people were offered and subsequently >>> accepteda full or partial scholarship to attend. The awardees are >>> listed by usernames and the list is posted >>> here:https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Wikimania_scholars<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Wikimania_scholars>Submissions: >>> >>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Wikimania_scholars%3Chttps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Wikimania_scholars%3ESubmissions:> >>> The program committee has just finished its review anddeliberations. >>> Rejections and acceptance emails have gone out in the past week. >>> >>> 95% of the accepted submissions are listed at: >>> >>> >>> https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Program >>> <https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Program> >>> <https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Program >>> <https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Program>> >>> >>> >>> Plenaries and other sessions will be listed soon and a scheduled >>> program in June. >>> >>> Registration and accommodation information is now up for everyone >>> at:https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration<https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration>https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accommodation<https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accommodation>If >>> >>> <https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration%3Chttps://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration%3Ehttps://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accommodation%3Chttps://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accommodation%3EIf> >>> you are a scholarship or other WMF funded attendee (staff, >>> contractor,board, etc), please wait until you hear from the WMF with >>> your registrationand accommodation instructions.If you have any >>> questions about the conference, please emailwikimania-info at >>> wikimedia.org >>> <http://wikimedia.org/><https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l>>Please >>> spread the word!!!!On behalf of the Wikimania '18 Organizing Team >>> >>> Ellie YoungEvents Manager, Wikimedia >>> Foundation<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l>> >>> >>> * >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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