Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2024/Programme development

This page is devoted to the programme development for the Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2024.

Programme Committee[edit]

Chair: Kiril Simeonovski (Wikimedia CEE Hub)
Local Team: Başak Tosun (Wikimedia UG Türkiye)
Local Team: Mehman Ibragimov (Wikimedia UG Georgia)
Nataliia Tymkiv (Wikimedia Ukraine)
Wojciech Pędzich (Wikimedia CEE Hub)
Barbara Klen (Wikimedia CEE Hub)
Natalia Ćwik (Wikimedia Polska)
Vjollca Merdani (Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group)
Marios Magioladitis (Wikimedia UG Greece)

Topics of interest[edit]

The following table reports the results from a community survey that was launched in January 2024 to identify the needs of the communities across the region, where the indicated topics are classified into four groups.

	Description
Strategic discussions:	Top issues affecting the community that needs to be discussed in person are: Future of the movement in CEE Capacity development Community building Project planning Cross-wiki projects Strategies for increasing public awareness Approaches to improving the quality of content Attracting new volunteers Active involvement of women in the Wikipedia movement MCDC Cooperation with the state Edu Wiki GLAM Creative Commons Movement Strategy Youth issues Partnerships Strategic Planning Fundraising Development of the Wikimedia CEE Hub Global governance Enhancing organizational skills Diversity Community meetings Community engagement Institutional collaborations Wikimedia Grants Content gaps
Projects needs to work on in-person:	Some of the projects or activities that need to be, partially or fully, planned in person are: Community building Capacity building Volunteer retention Cross-wiki projects Creating new templates Archiving of Internet resources Enrichment of archiving templates GLAM Outreach Workshops and Edit-a-Thons Collaborative Content Creation and Verification CEE Spring Movement strategy Increasing participation Encouraging youth to contribute Digitization Organizing community events CEE Hub Editor retention Project management Conflict resolution Organizational sustainability
Important goals, problems, or obstacles:	Top issues: Increasing collaboration Promoting Wikimedia Volunteer retention Building projects together Enhancing Content Diversity and Representation Content Gap Outreach and Inclusivity Community engagement Gender inequality Capacity Building Skill Development Promoting inclusivity and diversity Generative AI Governance
Skills important for the community:	Important skills that people need to learn are: Networking and Relationship Building Communication Cultural Sensitivity Conflict resolution skills Discussion skills Collaboration Educational initiatives Shared information Critical Thinking and Evaluation Fact-Checking Techniques Community Engagement and Facilitation Outreach Project Management Governance Public speaking Cultural knowledge Leadership

Slogan[edit]

The slogan for the conference is A Bridge to Knowledge!.

Submissions[edit]

See: Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2024/Submissions

Themes[edit]

The themes of the conference will be defined based on the topics indicated in the submitted session proposals.

Timeline[edit]

Activity	Deadline	Status
Call for submission opens	1 April 2024 00:00 (CEST)	Done
Announcement sent to info-wmcee@wmceehub.org, wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org to Facebook groups to Telegram groups	1 April 2024	Done
First reminder sent to Facebook groups to Telegram groups	1 May 2024
Second reminder sent to Facebook groups to Telegram groups	14 May 2024
Third reminder sent to Facebook groups to Telegram groups	21 May 2024
Last reminder sent to info-wmcee@wmceehub.org, wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org to Facebook groups to Telegram groups	31 May 2024
Call for submissions closes	31 May 2024 23:59 (CEST)
Submissions are evaluated by the programme committee	mid-June 2024
Applicants are notified about final decisions	late June 2024
Draft schedule published	July 2024
Final schedule published	August 2024

Useful links[edit]

Annual Wikimedia CEE meeting: drafting the programme