Hello, Another coincidence: WMNL is very much interested in hosting a big international GLAM event in 2015. How about if there is a page on Meta where we collect the intentions and plans for the following years, with regard to the major conventions: * Wikimania * WM Conference, the former chapters meeting * GLAM event * Hackathon * Education event? Kind regards Ziko
Am Freitag, 30. August 2013 schrieb Nicole Ebber : > Hey, what a coincidence. Minutes ago I posted a suggestion to > chapters-l and copied it to the talk page of the "Future of the > Wikimedia Conference" page. Glad the we bring the discussion to the > next level now. Thanks, Asaf! :) > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Future_of_the_Wikimedia_Conference#Coming_up_with_a_location_first > > Cheers, > Nicole > > On 30 August 2013 16:45, Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello All: > > > > Following our most recent, successful, community gathering in Hong Kong > - A > > BIG thank you, again, to everyone who made it such an event to remember - > > we are looking ahead to the annual Wikimedia Conference (AKA Chapters' > > Meeting.) > > > > As many of you know, we typically await the offer of a specific group to > > host the event each year. While this process has more or less worked in > > the past, we are increasingly aware that waiting until close to the > > gathering to decide on the date and the location creates an unnecessary > > inconvenience to those planning to attend and results in higher fees for > > travel and lodging that could be avoided if we worked together to plan > > further ahead. > > > > Wikimedia Deutschland had helpfully started a conversation about the > future > > of the Wikimedia Conference, on Meta[1], including the question of > settling > > the host group. Regrettably, there has been practically no engagement > with > > that page so far. (For my part, I have deliberately been waiting for a > few > > movement groups to speak first, as I wanted to avoid "priming" the > > conversation with the (perceived) weight of WMF's voice.) > > > > It has occurred to us that two of the reasons that we are not able to > plan > > further ahead may be 1. the somewhat vague nature of the planning process > > and 2. that groups who may want to host hesitate because of an > uncertainty > > regarding the costs involved in hosting such a large event. > > > > Therefore, we would like to provide some basic information about the > > Wikimedia Conference and begin a community conversation regarding how me > > might work together to set the date and location by, say, November of the > > year preceding the event; thus giving those who want to attend plenty of > > time to plan and saving the movement and each of the groups the higher > cost > > of last minute lodging arrangements and airline ticket purchases. > > > > Additionally, planning ahead will allow all of the chapters who wish to > > send participants to contribute to the agenda for the gathering; thus > > making sure that all of the issues that the participants would like to > > discuss are addressed at this annual conference. > > > > *==First a bit about the purpose of the Wikimedia Conference==* > > *An opportunity for Wikimedia movement organizations to meet face-to-face > > and share ideas about projects and practices and to discuss any > unresolved > > issues that may have come up during the past year. > > *A venue for one of the quarterly Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees > > meetings and an opportunity for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of > Trustees > > and Wikimedia movement organizations to meet and talk. > > *A venue for the Funds Dissemination Committee to meet to assess the > > funding proposals for Round 2 of the current year and provide > > recommendations on those proposals to the WMF Board. > > > > We thought that beginning a discussion regarding "hosting requirements" > > i.e. venue size, accessibility of lodging near the venue, handicapped > > accessibility, ease of air and ground transit in and out of the venue > > location, visa application process, Internet access, catering > capabilities, > > and chapter and volunteer support available to organize the conference > and > > to provide support during the conference itself, would be helpful. > > > > To help facilitate the discussion, we have provided some information > > regarding past chapter meetings that may be useful for chapters > considering > > the possibility of hosting for 2014 and beyond. For those who have > hosted > > in the past, some of this will be repetitive (and you may have input to > > add) for those who have not, please feel free to send along any questions > > you may have that are not covered in the information provided > > > > *==Logistical Needs for the Annual Wikimedia Conference==* > > *A meeting venue that can accommodate a group of 200 - 250 attendees > > *Lodging either at the meeting venue or nearby to accommodate 200 - 250 > > attendees > > *Smaller meeting rooms at the venue to accommodate the Board Meeting and > > the FDC deliberations (rooms to hold approximately 15 people). > > *Reliable Internet access at both the venue and the lodging facilities. > > *Adequate either staff or volunteer support to secure the facilities, > > coordinate the conference -- > Nicole Ebber > International Affairs > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstr. 72 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. +49 30 219158 26-0 > > http://wikimedia.de > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg > unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das > Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] <javascript:;> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected] <javascript:;> > ?subject=unsubscribe> -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ziko van Dijk voorzitter / president Wikimedia Nederland Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland Postbus 167 3500 AD Utrecht http://wikimedia.nl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
