Wikimedia European Affiliates Cooperation/European Regional Event November 2021

We are planning a fourth Wikimedia European Affiliates Cooperation event which will take place virtually on 18 November 2021 from 16:00 CET until 19:00 CET. This is a follow-up event of the first three Wikimedia European Affiliates Cooperation Events.

Organizers: Alice Wiegand (WMDE), Jan-Bart de Vreede (WMNL) and Philip Kopetzky (WMAT)

Introduction[edit]

Our main topic will be Hubs. We have invited several Wikimedians from across the globe who will talk about their reasons for starting a hub, the challenges they have met so far and the lessons they have learned. Following a discussion on the current ongoing Hubs initiatives, we will explore what those findings mean for our European context and collaboration: How is it that regional Hubs seem to be more attractive to emerging communities than to Western Europe? Why is there currently no initiative to build a regional European Hub? Do we want to start working on it?

After the break we will have two breakout sessions. One will deal with our experiences in submitting our grant proposals to the new Regional Committee (we will share a summary of the feedback with the grant committee) and how we look at diversifying our income streams as European Affiliates. The second breakout room is still open for a topic so if you have a good topic please feel free to add it to our talk page.

Your suggestions for a topic to discuss[edit]

Please feel free to add your suggestion for a breakout room topic

Schedule[edit]

All times are in CET, so for those of you who are use EET times, please add one hour to the CET times listed here:

15:50 CET: Zoom meeting opens
16:00 CET: Opening
- Intro
- Warm Up
16:10 CET: Summary/ updates from previous meetings
- Summary of previous meetings and updates
  - Capacity exchange
  - Grand Tour of Wikimedia
  - Language Diversity
16:20 CET: World Tour of Hubs
- Presentation of existing Hubs initiatives
17:10 CET: Breakout discussions
- Discussion on a European Regional Hub
- Global Hubs Exchange
17:40 CET: Break
17:50 CET: Breakout discussions
- Discussion on a European Regional Hub
- Global Hubs exchange
18:25 CET: Breakout discussions
- Share experiences about the new Regional Grants process
- TBD
18:50 CET: Outro, next steps
19:00 CET: Zoom room closes

Participants[edit]

Access to the meeting is restricted to the representatives who signed up here before the 11th of November 2021, to create a well-balanced group of participants which covers the variety of affiliates in Europe. An invite to the zoom meeting will be sent to participants prior to the meeting. Please add your name and the name of your affiliate below.

your name and affiliation here
Ylva Linn Liliegren WMCH
Jan-Bart, WMNL
Matej Grochal, WMSK (after work)
Rémy Gerbet WMFr (talk) 11:56, 26 October 2021 (UTC) (WMFR)[reply]
Mehman97 (UG-GE)
Astrid Carlsen (WMNO) (talk) 13:13, 29 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Marta Arosio (WMIT) (talk) 13:37, 29 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Anna Mazgal, Wikimedia Brussels
Butch Bustria, ESEAP
WinnieKabintie, Wikimedia Community Kenya--Ms Kabintie (talk) 23:34, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Klára Joklová (WMCZ) (talk) 12:06, 6 November 2021 (UTC) - for the last two hours[reply]
John Andersson (WMSE) (talk) 19:37, 6 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
--Gnom (talk) 18:56, 7 November 2021 (UTC) (WMDE) (can only participate for a brief amount of time)[reply]
Douglas, Wikimedia Community Usergroup Uganda (tentatively) --Douglaseru (talk) 11:49, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
GoEThe (talk) 10:50, 12 November 2021 (UTC) (WMPT)[reply]
Geert Van Pamel (WMBE) (talk) 11:06, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
LucyCrompton-Reid (WMUK) (talk) 11:18, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Zblace (talk) 11:22, 12 November 2021 (UTC) (from Wikimedia LGBT+/Portal and ExPatYUGOdiasporas)[reply]
--Basak (talk) 12:27, 12 November 2021 (UTC), WMTR[reply]
Sakhalinio (talk) 12:32, 12 November 2021 (UTC), WMTR[reply]
--WikiTatik (talk) 20:38, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
--NTymkiv (WMF) (talk) 01:48, 13 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Geraki ^T_L 14:24, 13 November 2021 (UTC) (UGGR)[reply]
--Camelia (talk) 17:38, 14 November 2021 (UTC), WikiDonne, AffCom[reply]
-- Suyash Dwivedi (talk) 19:14, 14 November 2021 (UTC) , AffCom[reply]
--ToniSant (talk) 11:53, 15 November 2021 (UTC) (Wikimedia Community User Group Malta)[reply]
--CDG (WMAT staff) (talk) 11:55, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Jadnapac (talk) 10:50, 16 November 2021 (UTC), Co-founder of Wikimedia Tanzania[reply]
--Christian Humborg (WMDE) (talk) 14:19, 17 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Jenny WMCH (talk) 16:02, 17 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
TaronjaSatsuma
Quelet (talk) 21:55, 17 November 2021 (UTC) (Amical Wikimedia)[reply]
Tiputini (talk) 08:59, 18 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
--WikiTatik (talk) 17:26, 18 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Friendly space policy[edit]

Note that the Wikimedia friendly space policy applies to this meeting, and that we will have a friendly space officer in the meeting to ensure that the policy is adhered to.

Summary[edit]

Summary page