Wikimedia Summit 2024/Engagement session

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Purpose[edit]

The goal of this session is to create a more level “thinking field” among people interested in joining the Wikimedia Summit 2024 about Wikimedia movement governance in the past, present and future.

Outcomes[edit]

  • Participants have a basic understanding of movement strategy as it relates to designing governance for the movement, as well as of big questions, terminology and governance scenarios.
  • Participants feel comfortable engaging in discussions and have begun to form opinions around big governance questions and how they affect their affiliates, communities and the movement as a whole.
  • All participants can engage in meaningful deliberations at the Wikimedia Summit 2024.

What to expect in the session?[edit]

The session will be designed as a series of presentations and breakout conversations around the following questions:

  1. What is governance in general?
  2. What is the history and present situation of Movement governance?
  3. What is the future Movement governance?

How to prepare for the session?[edit]

Every participant joining our session must be familiar with:

Additional recommended readings are:

Format[edit]

Eight identical 3 hour online sessions run via Zoom at a variety of times and days to allow all participants to accommodate a session in their schedule:

  • August 29, 07:00 UTC – 10:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC – 19:00 UTC
  • September 2, 07:00 UTC – 10:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC – 19:00 UTC
  • September 5, 07:00 UTC – 10:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC – 19:00 UTC
  • September 9, 07:00 UTC – 10:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC – 19:00 UTC

Technical check-list[edit]

General[edit]

  • You do not need a Zoom account, but we recommend downloading the Zoom Desktop Client or mobile app prior to your participation.
  • If possible, use a laptop / computer and not a smartphone for an optimal user experience on Zoom
  • If possible, use a headset/headphones
  • Choose place without background noise, in a quiet atmosphere
  • Keep in mind that not everyone has a full working proficiency in English: please speak slowly and use simple sentences

Join a Zoom meeting[edit]

  • Click the invite link provided to you in your invitation email, and follow the on-screen instructions.
  • Upon joining the meeting, you will be prompted to connect to audio. Click Join with Computer / Phone Audio.
  • You can test your Zoom settings by using this link: https://zoom.us/test

Cloudbased Live Translation (EVE)[edit]

  • While the working language of the Wikimedia Summit 2024 will be English, we want to introduce some level of multilingualism to foster inclusion and diversity amongst participants. We will therefore offer app/browser-based translation during the online engagement sessions via a subtitling software.
  • We offer the following languages: French, Arabic, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, Chinese, Italian, Russian, Turkish.
  • For an optional experience using EVE, we recommend you to use two screens or devices: one to follow the presentation on Zoom and another one to simultanesouly read the the translated subtitles in your language.
  • There is no need to register beforehand. We will provide a link (and QR code) at the beginning of each session to access the subtitling options.

Documentation[edit]

You will find below the full documentation of each part of the online engagement session for the Wikimedia Summit 2024. The organizing team will publish shortly a short report highlighting the main insights from these engagement sessions. We also created a summary to highlight the main insights from the session:

The documentation includes:

  • Video recordings of the presentations
  • Slide-deck
  • Pre-recorded interviews of Movement stakeholders shown during the sessions
  • Raw notes from the etherpads and the chat

The session was structured in three parts:

  • Part 1: What is governance in general?
  • Part 2: The history and present situation of Movement governance
  • Part 3: Future of Movement governance

Note: The visualizations used in these presentations are simplifications of how the Wikimedia movement is currently structured and how different scenarios might look in the future. They were created by WMDE to start a conversation and get participants thinking about governance in a structured way. Edits and comments on how to improve these visuals are welcome.

Opening[edit]

  • Maryana Iskander, CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation
  • Alice Wiegand, Chair of Wikimedia Deutschland

Part 1: What is governance in general?[edit]

Recording and slide-deck[edit]

Input from the participants[edit]

  • Question: How do global decisions affect your affiliate?
    • Read full notes: Compilation of the etherpads from the eight online sessions
  • Question: What made sense in this presentation? What needs claryfing?
    • Read full notes: Compilation of the etherpads from the eight online sessions

Part 2: The history and present situation of Movement governance[edit]

Interview from Claudia Garad[edit]

Recording and slide-deck[edit]

Input from the participants[edit]

  • Question: How does your affiliate do governance?
  • Question: What works well in our current governance approach? What could be improved by introducing a new governance structure?'
    • Read full notes: Compilation of the etherpads from the eight online sessions

Video from the Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC)[edit]

Part 3: Future of Movement governance[edit]

Video from Georges Fodouop[edit]

Recording and slide-deck[edit]

Input from the participants[edit]

  • Question: What are your thoughts and ideas about the future of movement governance?
    • Read full notes: Compilation of the etherpads from the eight online sessions
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