ESEAP Conference 2024/Report/Zahirulnukman

Yellow lanyard

Things learned at the conference

• This is my first time participating in an ESEAP Conference and an international Wikimedia program. This is also my first time being a recipient of a full scholarship from the Wikimedia Foundation. I am grateful and want to thank the Wikimedia Foundation for this opportunity as one of the scholar-participants for the ESEAP Conference 2024 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (May 10-12, 2024)

• As one of participant from host country, I have been invited to join Trust & Safety Team, which it was my first time involving in that task. I learned many thing from this experience; such as how to handle if there were an issue happen, and how to communicate to people in term of selecting precise word when to talk to.

• As a host for a session, it was my first time handling not my native language event. I felt insecure with my capability to speak in front of "strangers", to be honest, but from this event, I learned how to face it and give me strength to increase my confident.

Things the participant contributed or participated in or since the conference

• As Organizer
  • Member of Trust & Safety Team. Start joined the team since December 2023. During the conference, my "work" shifts were on C2 – ESEAP Partnerships, D2 – ESEAP Connects, G3 – Equity, and I3 – Looking to the Future sessions. On other sessions that I attended, I became T&S team indirectly due to wearing yellow lanyard.
• As Host
  • Host for E2 – Community Spotlight: Malaysia session
• As Participant, sessions that I attended:
  • Thursday

    

    Pre-Conference Wiktionary Workshop

    • Wiktionary Workshop @ Sabah State Library
    • Photowalk @ Warriors' Monument & Sabah Art Gallery

      

      at Hospitality Desk

    • Welcome Sunset Reception & Dinner, and Cultural performance
  • Friday
    • Session A – Opening Ceremony
    • Session B – ESEAP Hub (1) – Introduction
    • Session C2 – ESEAP Partnerships
      • Seeding an Ecosystem of Partners – Funding and Beyond
      • Regional Grants Committee (ESEAP)
    • Session D2 – ESEAP Connects
      • Utilizing Let's Connect in the ESEAP Region
      • Wikisource Loves Manuscripts: A Partnership Perspective on Collaborative Efforts to Preserve Cultural Heritage
    • Session E2 – Community Spotlight: Malaysia (I be a host in this session)

      

      Participant for Session E2, with presenter. Most of them are Kelab Wiki Kent member. I wearing green Batik shirt.

      • Bridging IPGM Campus Kent’s Collaboration Network With the Community through Wikimedia
      • Kent Wiki Club IPGM Campus Kent: Globalizing Kadazandusun Language and Culture via Wikimedia ESEAP
      • Wikimedia's role in collaborating with IPGM Campus Kent to promote and preserve the Kadazandusun Language
    • Mari Mari Cultural Village Trip Activities
  • Saturday
    • Session F – ESEAP Hub (2) – Meetup
    • Session G3 – Equity
      • Indonesian Vulgarities in Wiktionary
      • Women@Work: More than Just a Wikimedia Contribution (on off)
      • How to Encourage Women in Mainland China to Actively Participate in the Wikimedia Global Movement (on off)
    • Group Photo session
    • Session H2 – Malay Heritage
      • Preserving The Manuscripts Of The Malay World Using Wikisource
      • WikiMelayu: Inheriting the Malay AudioVisual Heritage of North Sumatra
      • Transforming Boarding School Students through Wikipedia
    • Session I3 – Looking to the Future
      • An Invitation of Joining the Reshaping of Wikipedia Asian Month and its Future
      • Hatch A Wikimedian
      • WikiBanua: The Way to Unite Community Members

        

        Banjar Wikimedian presents about WikiBanua

      • Indigenous Languages and Wikipedia: What New Possibilities Can They Bring?
      • Proposing the Future Direction of Content in Malay Wikimedia Projects
    • Karaoke and Dinner

      

      Le Meridien Rooftop

  • Sunday (a bit on-off on this day from joining session J & K, due to Trust & Safety team and I handling some T&S issue on that time)
    • Gaya Street Sunday Market Photowalk
    • Session J2 – Around our Region
      • WikiRenjana: Perpetuating Sundanese Culinary on Wikibooks Indonesia to Maintain Cultural Heritage
      • Uniting networks for free knowledge
    • Session K - I missed this session
    • Session L – ESEAP Hub (3) – Future Plan
    • Session M – ESEAP Hub (4) – The Plan
    • Session N – Closing Ceremony

Plans after the conference (from what was learned or contributed in the conference)

• Join post-conference meetup with Malaysian Wikimedians. (already done: Kuala Lumpur 23)
• Inspired by some presentation from presenter, such as WikiRenjana (J2), Malay Wikimedia Project and WikiBanua (I3), and some Malay project (H2), I planned to bring their idea down for my home state. For Malay Wikibooks, i just started approaching some organization to collaborate with us for WikiSelera
• Keep support and help Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia and other Wikimedians to free knowledge by bring any Malaysian community or organisation closer.

Comments/ suggestions about the conference

• (Comment, i guess) Selection of venue, for me, was good. I also recieved such a good hospitality here. But there were some issue regarding audio video system. Perhaps can recognize earlier and solve at least a week before the conference.
• (Suggestion) i heavily recommended that ESEAP Hub must have their own social media. From that, any issue regarding communication and information about ESEAP event can be handled by any organising team.