Hi Deryck We have put that down as one of the items the team needs to consider if its practical including what goodies we could provide. Personally I'd like to get a Wikimania t-shirt at least...
Regards Gnangarra On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 at 20:58, Deryck Chan <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you COT. > > I'm guessing it would be free of charge to tune in to the events, but can > we pay a registration fee and get a Wikimania 2021 goodybag delivered to > our physical location? :D > > --Deryck > > On Fri, 9 Apr 2021 at 20:36, Iolanda Pensa <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Wiki Community, >> >> It is with great pleasure that we - the Wikimania Steering Committee[1] - >> announce that Wikimania will be hosted virtually from August 13-17th, >> 2021 [2] and that the Core Organizing Team (COT) has been selected and >> fully onboarded. Since 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia, >> Wikimania 2021's theme is 20 years of Wikipedia and all the humans that >> make it possible. We'll look back at our history and celebrate our future. >> >> We thank everyone who applied to the call for volunteers [3] - it was a >> tough selection process given the impressive number of strong applicants we >> received. However, The Wikimania Steering Committee is pleased to announce >> that after due deliberation and assessment, we selected a total of 9 >> individuals from our broad community who will lead the way in organizing >> the first ever virtual Wikimania. >> >> The official Core Organizing Team members are the following: >> >> 1. Vanj Padilla >> 2. Anna Torres (Anna Torres (WMAR) >> 3. Susanna Mkrtchyan (WikiTatik) >> 4. Winnie Kabintie >> 5. Lea Lacroix (WMDE) >> 6. Yamen Bousrih (Yamen) >> 7. Gnangarra >> 8. Bodhisattwa >> 9. Lodewijk (Effeietsanders) >> >> >> We trust that each COT member has the skills, dedication and willingness >> to come together and bring to life our very first virtual edition of >> Wikimania and to help create the necessary spaces for our community to >> continue to thrive and work together. We had originally foreseen the need >> for 4-6 individuals to form the COT but after such strong applications, we >> decided to extend that number to 9 individuals, given the great team that >> we identified could work together and flourish. >> >> We invite you all to participate in Wikimania 2021 and to contribute to >> its content and success. The COT will be reaching out to some applicants >> who marked their availability to be volunteers in their application, but we >> also encourage you to let us know if you would like to be considered for >> volunteer roles and opportunities for Wikimania 2021. >> >> With this said, as the functioning Wikimania Steering Committee, we would >> like to make public our endorsement of the Core Organizing Team and our >> trust that they will move forward with the great responsibility and >> excitement of bringing to life Wikimania 2021. >> >> The COT will soon be announcing more information around Wikimania 2021 >> and how you can get involved - so please stay tuned. Please save the dates >> in your calendars, we hope to see you there! >> >> Sincerely, >> The Wikimania Steering Committee >> >> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee >> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2021 >> [3] https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Call_for_volunteers >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > -- GN. *Power of Diverse Collaboration* *Sharing knowledge brings people together* Wikimania Bangkok 2022 August hosted by ESEAP Wikimania: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Gnangarra Noongarpedia: https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/nys/Main_Page My print shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Gnangarra/shop?asc=u
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