Volunteer Supporters Network/Meetings
Volunteer Supporters Network
Here you can find all the information about our meetings, workshops and learning sessions.
List of events[edit]
- Friday 10 May, 14:00 pm UTC
- Trainer - VIGNERON
- Language - French
- VIGNERON présente quelques éléments de base de Wikidata et répond à vos questions.
- Tuesday 30 April, 15:30 UTC
- Trainer - Silva Selva
- Language - Spanish
- En este taller, Silva Selva mostrará algunos aspectos básicos que son útiles a la hora de editar Wikidata y estará encantada de responder las preguntas que tengan.
- Thursday 25 April, 3 PM UTC
- Trainer - Benedict Udeh
- Language - English
- During this workshop Benedict will present the tool for onwiki registration to events.
- Tuesday 23 April, 16:00 UTC
- Trainer - Carla Toro (WMCL)
- Language - Spanish
- Esta sesión te proporcionará una visión general de las características clave y la funcionalidad de OpenRefine para trabajar con Wikidata y Wikimedia Commons.
Acción climática y el movimiento Wikimedia
- Martes 16 de abril de 2024, 17:00 UTC
- Trainer - Car (WAPerú)
- Idioma - Español
- Durante la sesión aprenderás: ¿Qué tipo de actividades de Wikimedia son las mejores para reducir las brechas relacionadas con el Cambio Climático?, ¿Cuáles son los temas que se relacionan con el cambio climático?, ¿Cómo planificar y diseñar acciones de cambio climático en plataformas Wikimedia? y ¿Dónde buscar nuevos voluntarios?
Climate Change Actions and Wikimedia Movement
- Tuesday 9 April 2024, 14:00 UTC
- Trainer - Car (WAPerú)
- Language - English
- During the training you will learn: what type of Wikimedia activities are the best to narrow gaps related to Climate Change, what are the topics that relate to Climate Change, how to plan and design Climate Change Actions in Wikimedia platforms and where to look for new volunteers
- Wednesday 27 March, 16:00 UTC
- Trainer - Sara Thomas (WMUK)
- Language - English
- This introductory session will give an overview of the main tools and functionality of OpenRefine for batch uploading and editing items on Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.
Peer-to-peer support: a safe space for volunteer supporters
- Tuesday 13th February, time 17 UTC and Wednesday 14th February, time 15 UTC - online
- This meeting is meant to be a safe space for volunteer supporters. This workshop will be a place where to share experiences, both good and not that good ones. We will meet to build a mutual-support space.
- Wednesday 6th December, online
- The session will focus on the learnings from WMF's study "Wikimedia Movement Organizers - Understanding the People who Power the Movement" and why it is important to be aware of the different roles and needs of volunteers to prevent overlooking volunteer organisers who are critical to the long-term resilience of a healthy community.
- 7th November 2023, online
- Wikidata for beginners (in English)
VSN Skillshare: Tips for in-person events
- Wednesday 11th October 2023, online
- This session will suggest some tips and good practices about organizing medium to large sized in person events. We will talk about few past experiences and lession learned in organizing national and international events.
VSN Skillshare meeting: Narrowing gender gaps in Wikimedia projects
- Thursday 21st September 2023, online
- This session is focused on strategies to narrow gaps related to LGBT+ community in Wikimedia projects (mainly: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons).
VSN Training: Analysis of Editors Engagement Data
- Thursday 10 August 2023, online
- This session will look at how to understand editors engagement after your training event. We will explore a Python notebook that enables us to gain insights into activities of editors who participated in our training events, enriching the captured data of the Outreach Dashboard with the Wikimedia API.
VSN Skillshare: Using the Outreach Dashboard to support events.
- Wednesday 26 July 2023, online
- This session will look at how to use the Outreach Dashboard (also known as the Programmes and Events Dashboard) to support events and volunteers.
- 21st and 22nd June 2023, online
- We are back. Welcoming meeting to our network: program planning, new ideas, etc.
- 23 November 2022, online
- All to know about the new peer learning program which was launched as a Community and Wikimedia Foundation initiative.
Volunteer Supporters Network Meeting 2022
- 3 – 4 November 2022, online
- Fifth international meeting dedicated to volunteer support in the Wikimedia movement.
How communities address issue of user retention - skillshare meeting
- 27 October 2022, online
- Learn what is being done in relation to retention issues across communities
Universal Code of Conduct meeting
- 19 October 2022, online
- Exchange with WMF representatives.
Future activities meeting (2)
- 27 September 2022, online
- Discussing of needed skills and offers for our activities in the future.
Future activities meeting (1)
- 23 September 2022, online
- Discussing of needed skills and offers for our activities in the future.
Designing & evaluating community surveys - skillshare workshop
- 15 September 2022, online
- Learn tips, tricks and hopefully helpful things about getting the most from community surveys.
- 13 August 2022, online
- Guess What! It's trivia and games time!
Wikimania 2022 preparation meeting
- 3 August 2022, online
- Meeting for preparing our Wikimania 2022 session.
Writing LGBTIQ+ biographies in Wikipedia: tips and strategies to overcome barriers workshop
- 28 June 2022, online
- Barriers and strategies to overcome them when writing biographies of LGBTIQ+ people.
Tools for Wikidata competitions workshop
- 12 May 2022, online
- Training for setting up your own Wikidata competition.
- 9 May 2022, online
- Wikidata for beginners (in English)
- 3 May 2022, online
- Wikidata for beginners (in Spanish)
- 21 April 2022, online
- Training for creating banner campaigns.
Events and campaigns around gender gap workshop
- 7 April 2022, online
- Sharing practices around gender gap events and campaigns
2022 activities meeting (2)
- 16 March 2022, online
- Discussing the Volunteer Supporters Network’s activities in 2022.
2022 activities meeting (1)
- 14 March 2022, online
- Discussing the Volunteer Supporters Network’s activities in 2022.
Wikimedia 2030 activities meeting (2)
- 3 December 2021, online
- Discussing our activities next year in regard of the Wikimedia 2030 process.
Wikimedia 2030 activities meeting (1)
- 30 November 2021, online
- Discussing our activities next year in regard of the Wikimedia 2030 process.
Universal Code of Conduct implementation meeting
- 6 October 2021, online
- Meeting with a Wikimedia Foundation facilitator and discussing the role of volunteer supporters in the implementation of the Universal Code of Conduct.
- 17 August 2021, online
- Lightning talks about safety and inclusion at Wikimedia online events.
Safety and inclusion No. 4 workshop
- 22 July 2021, online
- Knowledge exchange on the topic of “Know how to choose and use your meeting platform” at Wikimedia online events.
Safety and inclusion No. 3 workshop
- 21 July 2021, online
- Knowledge exchange on the topic of “What to provide your participants with before it starts” at Wikimedia online events.
Safety and inclusion No. 2 workshop
- 13 July 2021, online
- Knowledge exchange on the topic of “Chances and limits of inclusivity” at Wikimedia online events.
Safety and inclusion No. 1 workshop
- 12 July 2021, online
- Knowledge exchange on the topic of “Be careful with your language” at Wikimedia online events.
Wikimania 2021 preparation meeting
- 15 June 2021, online
- Meeting for preparing our Wikimania 2021 session.
Current activities and challenges meeting
- 3 June 2021, online
- Check-in for sharing current activities and challenges in volunteer support.
Peer support groups meeting
- 12 March 2021, online
- Meeting with a member of the Wikimedia Foundation T&S team to discuss the topic of peer support groups.
- 15 January 2021, online
- Bringing Wikimedians from all over the world together to celebrate Wikipedia’s 20th birthday for 15 minutes together.
Volunteer Supporters Network Meeting 2020
- 19 – 20 November 2020, online
- Fourth international meeting dedicated to volunteer support in the Wikimedia movement.
Volunteer Supporters Network Meeting 2020 preparation meeting
- 4 September 2020, online
- Meeting for preparing the Volunteer Supporters Network Meeting 2020.
Community health workshop
- 17 June 2020, online
- Discussion community health in the context of the Wikimedia 2030 strategy.
Wikimedia 2030 survey meeting
- 5 May 2020, online
- Discussion our Wikimedia 2030 survey.
Volunteer Supporters Network Meeting 2019
- 17 – 19 November 2019, Zurich
- Third international meeting dedicated to volunteer support in the Wikimedia movement.
Volunteer Supporters Network Meeting 2018
- 9 – 11 November 2018, Vienna
- Second international meeting dedicated to volunteer support in the Wikimedia movement.
Wikimania 2018 Pre-Conference session
- 19 July 2018, Cape Town
- Growing and diversifying your communities through minority language editing.
Wikimedia Conference 2018 session
- 22 April 2018, Berlin – Wikimedia Conference
- The 6 pillars of community support.
Wikimedia Conference 2018 session
- 22 April 2018, Berlin – Wikimedia Conference
- How can affiliates without staff support their volunteers.
Volunteer Supporters Network Meeting 2017
- 10 – 12 November 2017, Berlin
- First international meeting dedicated to volunteer support in the Wikimedia movement.
Wikimedia Conference 2017 session
- 31 March 2017, Berlin – Wikimedia Conference
- The 99 dimensions of real-life community events and meetups.
Wikimedia Conference 2017 meeting
- 31 March 2017, Berlin – Wikimedia Conference
- Proceedings of international cooperation.
Wikimania 2016 Pre-Conference session I
- 23 June 2016, Esino Lario
- Learning a collaborative creative problem-solving process for community engagement and applying it to program design.
Wikimania 2016 Pre-Conference session II
- 23 June 2016, Esino Lario
- Providing and discussing examples on how to show your appreciation of volunteer work as a volunteer supporter.
Wikimedia Conference 2016 session
- 23 April 2016, Berlin – Wikimedia Conference
- Workshop on approaches and case studies on supporting, enabling and appreciating volunteers in the Wikimedia Movement.
Wikimania 2015 Pre-Conference session
- 6 August 2015, Mexico City
- Discussing common goals, approaches and future challenges of volunteer support in the Wikimedia movement.
Wikimania 2015 preparation meeting
- 28 June 2015, online
- Meeting for preparing our Wikimania 2015 session.
Wikimedia Conference 2015 session
- 16 May 2015, Berlin
- Workshop aimed at collecting the attendees’ thoughts about the following questions: Why do people volunteer to Wikimedia/Wikipedia? What are volunteers taking from their experience in Wikimedia/Wikipedia? What should they take away?
Wikimedia Conference 2015 preparation meeting
- 26 April 2015, online
- Meeting for preparing our Wikimedia Conference 2015 session.
- 12 April 2015, online
- Preparing a Meta page for the sharing of resources among Wikimedia volunteer supporters, plus preparing our Wikimedia Conference 2015 session.
Skill sharing infrastructure meeting
- 22 February 2015, online
- Discussing an infrastructure for skill sharing among Wikimedia volunteer supporters.
VSN organizational structure meeting
- 29 January 2015, online
- Discussing purpose, memberships and activities of the Volunteer Supporters Network.
Wikimania 2014 Pre-Conference session
- 7 August 2014, London
- Topics: “Enable volunteers to finance their ideas and projects”, “Chapter support for photographers with equipment and event accreditation” and “Community consultation”.