Hi Ju-Wan, I am sorry that your colleague had this experience.
As is appropriate in these cases, the Trust and Safety team has been informed. The Wikimania steering committee is responsible for the long term continuity of Wikimania and will follow the case and be on the lookout for possible improvement in processes and across years. Warm regards, Lodewijk Gelauff Chair, Wikimania Steering Committee On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 10:44 AM Margaret Donald via Wikimania-l < [email protected]> wrote: > Hope this is sorted out soon. Of course, it should not have happened. > Regards, and best wishes, > Margaret > > Margaret Donald BA (Hon), M. App Stat, Ph.D. > Statistician, Anne Clements & Associates > > > > > On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 at 01:27, Youngjin Ko via Wikimania-l < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> 보낸사람: Youngjin Ko <[email protected]> >> Date: 2026년 7월 26일 (일) 오후 9:21 >> Subject: Open letter to the Wikimania community from Wikimedia Korea >> To: <[email protected]>, [email protected] <[email protected]>, < >> [email protected]>, <[email protected]> >> >> >> Wikimedia Korea issued an open letter to the Wikimedia community and >> relevant teams at WMF. The original text is located at: >> https://w.wiki/SnrT >> >> Note: If the meaning of the translation is different from Korean original >> text, Korean one is the correct and original one. >> >> ---- >> >> *Title:* Call for an investigation into and appropriate action regarding >> the sexual harassment experienced by a Wikimania participant >> >> Dear Wikimania COT, StC and WMF Trust and Safety, and fellow Wikimedians: >> >> First of all, we would like to express our gratitude for all your hard >> work in organising this wikimania conference for Wikimedians from around >> the world. We hope to gain valuable experience and useful information from >> this Wikimania conference, which we can then share with our community in >> future. However, we(Wikimedia Korea) are deeply disappointed to hear that a >> number of unfortunate incidents continue to be reported at this year’s >> Wikimania in Paris. >> >> >> Several key activists from Wikimedia Korea took part in this event. I had >> hoped that our participants would return from this event—which brings >> together Wikimedians from around the world—having gained a range of >> valuable experiences, and that they would continue their activities with >> even greater vigour. However, today I heard that one of our members whilst >> offering well-intentioned assistance to another participant, was instead >> subjected to unwanted, forced physical contact and sexual harassment. We >> find this deeply regrettable and are also deeply dismayed. >> >> >> We understand that the victim immediately brought this matter to your >> attention. We ask that you thoroughly verify the circumstances surrounding >> the incident and then inform us of the investigation process and its >> results through our association’s official channels. We also request that >> you implement measures to prevent such incidents from occurring in the >> future to ensure the safe conduct of future events. In particular, please >> inform us of the appropriate actions taken against the perpetrator and >> implement additional measures to promote mutual respect and safety during >> the event. >> >> >> While we understand that the event organizers did not anticipate such an >> incident, properly addressing and disclosing the details of what happened >> will be the first step toward preventing a recurrence. >> >> >> Sincirencely, >> >> July 26, 2026 >> >> Jin Ju-Wan (User:Jjw), President of Wikimedia Korea >> >> -- >> *Youngjin Ko (고영진)* >> >> Senior Project Manager >> Wikimedia Korea >> >> >> >> -- >> *Youngjin Ko (고영진)* >> >> Senior Project Manager >> Wikimedia Korea >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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