See https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiProject_remote_event_participation on possible options and available materials, its not perfect and there are mechanics and costs that individual events need to addressed but hopefully it'll help as a starting point
On Tue, 10 Mar 2020 at 23:05, Yaroslav Blanter <[email protected]> wrote: > For a setting with a lot of presentations and questions Zoom should work > fine > > > https://zoom.us/?zcid=2314&creative=359453254254&keyword=%2Bzoom%20online%20%2Bmeeting&matchtype=b&network=g&device=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsI2o0JaQ6AIVBc13Ch0VxwqZEAAYASAAEgJs0_D_BwE > > but of course it would not provide any interaction between participants. > > Best > Yaroslav > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 3:59 PM WereSpielChequers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > At last Sunday's London Meetup we discussed the situation and while not > > wanting to seem over cautious (we were of course the dozen who'd decided > to > > attend). We realised that there was a good chance that the April and even > > May meetings might need to go virtual. > > > > Is there a recommended software solution for video/audio conferencing a > > dozen to twenty people? > > > > I took part in some not the wikipedia Weekly podcasts almost a decade > ago, > > but i'm assuming the technology has progressed since then. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_The_Wikipedia_Weekly > > > > Regards > > > > WSC > > > > On Tue, 10 Mar 2020 at 13:27, <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Send Wikimedia-l mailing list submissions to > > > [email protected] > > > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > > [email protected] > > > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > > [email protected] > > > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > > than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-l digest..." > > > > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > > > 1. Re: 2020 Wikimania Scholarships now open (Dariusz Jemielniak) > > > 2. Re: 2020 Wikimania Scholarships now open (Gnangarra) > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Message: 1 > > > Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 08:48:48 -0400 > > > From: Dariusz Jemielniak <[email protected]> > > > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] 2020 Wikimania Scholarships now open > > > Message-ID: > > > < > > > cadespguuq96jzaylkajfipv-isfmqvcul8nhm+scbjxagfd...@mail.gmail.com> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I believe it likely is too early to make a decision. We have a > > professional > > > team at the WMF monitoring the situation, but the date is still 5 > months > > in > > > the future. > > > > > > It is reasonable to expect that we may need to make adjustments to the > > > situation as it develops and in 2-3 months it will be much clearer > where > > we > > > stand. > > > > > > For now, I think it is already fair to say that the WMF leadership is > not > > > shying away from difficult decisions (the summit cancellation, closing > > down > > > the office, canceling international travel for staff) and clearly > > > prioritizes our safety. > > > > > > I trust the judgment of our staff when they communicate clearly that > they > > > are considering all options and will.make a decision in due time. > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > Dj "pundit" > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2020, 00:45 Rehman Abubakr <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I too have cancelled all personal/work/wiki travel plans. The risks > are > > > > far too great. > > > > > > > > A single infection at the conference, depending on who/where, has the > > > > potential to cause significant damage to the Movement. > > > > > > > > I understand the sheer effort that has already been put, but I > strongly > > > > hope the Foundation will postpone the conference or cancel this > year's > > > > conference for the safety of the volunteers, and to prevent the risk > of > > > > spreading it to more parts of the world. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yours truly, > > > > > > > > Rehman<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rehman> > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Wikimedia-l <[email protected]> on > behalf > > of > > > > James Heilman <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: 09 March 2020 22:51 > > > > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] 2020 Wikimania Scholarships now open > > > > > > > > From a personal perspective, I have cancelled all future travel plans > > and > > > > have requested that everyone I work with do the same. I am of course > in > > > > healthcare. Please note that this is not official advise. > > > > > > > > James > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 5:48 AM Toni Ristovski < > [email protected] > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > ********************************* > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> -- GN. *Power of Diverse Collaboration* *Sharing knowledge brings people together* Wikimania Bangkok 2020 August 5 to 9 hosted by ESEAP Wikimania: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Gnangarra Noongarpedia: https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/nys/Main_Page Photo Gallery: http://gnangarra.redbubble.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
