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Submission no.
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Title of the submission

Wikimedia Space, a new platform for support and collaboration

Type of submission (lecture, panel, tutorial/workshop, roundtable discussion, lightning talk, birds of a feather discussion)

Workshop

Author of the submission

Quim Gil - Qgil-WMF

Language of presentation

English

E-mail address

qgil(_AT_)wikimedia.org

Username

Qgil-WMF

Country of origin
Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)

Wikimedia Foundation

Personal homepage or blog

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Qgil-WMF

Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal)

Wikimedia Space is a platform for movement organizers, affiliates, contributors, partners, and the Foundation to share news, questions, and conversations. It is a single place for collaboration, comprising Blog and Discuss hubs. Newcomers are welcome too, with a corner to ask any questions in any language, a simple user interface, social features, and a code of conduct to build a place that is friendly to everyone.

In the first half of this workshop, we will walk through the basic features of Wikimedia Space, like how to submit news, place an event in the map, request a public or a closed group for local collaboration in your preferred language...

Then, we will open a discussion to gather questions, ideas, requests, criticism... about the use of Wikimedia Space to support existing and new communities in the Arab region. Ideally, a group of Space ambassadors could emerge from this workshop, to continue this collaboration after the event.

What will attendees take away from this session?
  1. Practical knowledge about the main features offered by Wikimedia Space to experienced contributors and newcomers.
  2. Awareness about possible uses of Wikimedia Space for local and regional communities in their own language.
  3. Direct contacts with the Wikimedia Space team to continue the conversation and collaboration after the event.


Theme of presentation

WikiCulture & Community

For workshops and discussions, what level is the intended audience?

All levels are welcome

Length of session (if other than 25 minutes, specify how long)
55 minutes
Will you attend WikiIndaba if your submission is not accepted?

Yes

Slides or further information (optional)
Special requests
Is this Submission a Draft or Final?

Final

Interested attendees

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  1. Kaizenify (talk) 23:43, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]


Final decision

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