Wikimedia Conference 2015/Programme team

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The programme team for the Wikimedia Conference 2015 is a volunteer-led group soliciting input and selecting proposals for content and activities during the Wikimedia Conference 2015 event in Zürich, Switzerland.

Team mandate

The team is tasked with:

  1. Getting input from Wikimedia affiliates, and the Wikimedia Foundation (including its Affiliations Committee), on what topics would most merit discussion or resolution at the rare (and expensive!) face-to-face opportunity this event offers.
  2. Ranking or prioritizing the input, applying its best judgment, to select a small group of topics or questions to address
  3. Coming up with suitable activities, session formats, and/or invited speakers to effectively address or discuss the chosen topics and questions

This is all much harder than it sounds. The main challenges are low participation, vague inputs, and lack of timely response from prospective speakers.

Still sounds like something you'd be interested in doing? Please volunteer below!

Process

The team is now assembled; it will hold a video conference to establish a process, divide work, and schedule additional calls.

The target should be a complete programme (subject to change) by mid-February at the latest, to allow affiliates time to discuss topics internally and to prepare their delegates to maximize effectiveness during the face-to-face meeting.

(details to be added following first team call.)

Kickoff meeting

Time TBD (Doodle active)

Tentative agenda:

  • process planning for programme team
  • preparation of a timeline
  • division of labor
  • scheduling next calls

Documentation

Team members

The team has self-assembled, for the lack of any other established process. Note: serving on the committee does not guarantee participation in the event.

Volunteers

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