Hi Everyone!
Deadline for submitting expressions of interest for Wikimania 2024, 2025 is
today, *Sunday, 8 January*. This is already an extended deadline.
For those who submitted already, please finalise the content of your
expression of interest. Incomplete/lack of content and single person
submission will be eliminated from the initial selection process.
Wiki page: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Expressions_of_Interest
Submissions:
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2024_expressions_of_interest
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2025_expressions_of_interest
Kind regards,
Butch
On behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee
On Tue, Dec 20, 2022, 5:58 AM phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear all,
> An update to Iolanda's message below - we have decided to keep the process
> open for a couple more weeks to give some extra time to put in new
> expressions of interest and also to work on and fill out the ones that have
> been submitted so far. Thanks to everyone who has submitted!
>
> The new deadline is January 8th - and the Wikimania steering committee
> will deliberate after that. Remember that you can express your interest in
> hosting the conference in 2024 and beyond.
>
> Don't forget to write about:
> - your team! do you have an existing group of Wikimedians who have worked
> on events? Would you like to use the event to recruit new Wikimedians to
> your group? Do you have a regional collaboration?
> - Your vision and goal for the conference. Why do you want Wikimania to be
> held in your area?
>
> As Iolanda wrote - you don't need to have a venue or logistics. But if you
> have ideas (are there particular places you can imagine, or many options?
> Places similarly sized conferences have been?) then tell us about them!
>
> Please let the steering committee know if you have any questions.
>
> best,
> Phoebe
>
> On Sat, Dec 10, 2022 at 6:25 AM Iolanda Pensa <iolanda@pensa.it> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>> Wikimania is an extraordinary event: consider hosting it!!
>>
>> By December 16th express your interest in hosting Wikimania in 2024, 2025
>> and beyond
>> https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Expressions_of_Interest
>>
>> You don’t need to have a venue secured or event logistics in place,
>> that’s something we will work on together. At this point, we are primarily
>> seeking your expression of interest. Hosting an international event with
>> the size and magnitude of Wikimania – and now with added distributed and
>> hybrid participation models – is complicated. With resources from the
>> Foundation and guidance from the Wikimania Steering Committee, you will
>> also have access to professional event organizers on the ground that can
>> support this work. We also plan for an overlap with the current Wikimania
>> 2023 organizing team to build in plenty of time for learning and
>> collaboration.
>>
>> Looking forward to discuss with you new locations for our future
>> Wikimanias
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Iolanda, on behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee#Members
>>
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Deadline for submitting expressions of interest for Wikimania 2024, 2025 is
today, *Sunday, 8 January*. This is already an extended deadline.
For those who submitted already, please finalise the content of your
expression of interest. Incomplete/lack of content and single person
submission will be eliminated from the initial selection process.
Wiki page: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Expressions_of_Interest
Submissions:
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2024_expressions_of_interest
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2025_expressions_of_interest
Kind regards,
Butch
On behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee
On Tue, Dec 20, 2022, 5:58 AM phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear all,
> An update to Iolanda's message below - we have decided to keep the process
> open for a couple more weeks to give some extra time to put in new
> expressions of interest and also to work on and fill out the ones that have
> been submitted so far. Thanks to everyone who has submitted!
>
> The new deadline is January 8th - and the Wikimania steering committee
> will deliberate after that. Remember that you can express your interest in
> hosting the conference in 2024 and beyond.
>
> Don't forget to write about:
> - your team! do you have an existing group of Wikimedians who have worked
> on events? Would you like to use the event to recruit new Wikimedians to
> your group? Do you have a regional collaboration?
> - Your vision and goal for the conference. Why do you want Wikimania to be
> held in your area?
>
> As Iolanda wrote - you don't need to have a venue or logistics. But if you
> have ideas (are there particular places you can imagine, or many options?
> Places similarly sized conferences have been?) then tell us about them!
>
> Please let the steering committee know if you have any questions.
>
> best,
> Phoebe
>
> On Sat, Dec 10, 2022 at 6:25 AM Iolanda Pensa <iolanda@pensa.it> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>> Wikimania is an extraordinary event: consider hosting it!!
>>
>> By December 16th express your interest in hosting Wikimania in 2024, 2025
>> and beyond
>> https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Expressions_of_Interest
>>
>> You don’t need to have a venue secured or event logistics in place,
>> that’s something we will work on together. At this point, we are primarily
>> seeking your expression of interest. Hosting an international event with
>> the size and magnitude of Wikimania – and now with added distributed and
>> hybrid participation models – is complicated. With resources from the
>> Foundation and guidance from the Wikimania Steering Committee, you will
>> also have access to professional event organizers on the ground that can
>> support this work. We also plan for an overlap with the current Wikimania
>> 2023 organizing team to build in plenty of time for learning and
>> collaboration.
>>
>> Looking forward to discuss with you new locations for our future
>> Wikimanias
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Iolanda, on behalf of the Wikimania Steering Committee
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Committee#Members
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines
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