2019:Environmental sustainability/Wikimedia Foundation: What we've learned about environmental sustainability
 | This is an Accepted submission for the Environmental space at Wikimania 2019. |
Description[edit | edit source]
This session will review the environmental sustainability of the Wikimedia Foundation.“[We are] committed to seeking ways to minimize the impact of our activities on the environment” ~ Wikimedia Board of Trustees, Feb 2017 Resolution
Relationship to the theme[edit | edit source]
This session will address the conference theme — Wikimedia, Free Knowledge and the Sustainable Development Goals — in the following manner:
This session will detail what we’ve learned from a recent assessment of the Wikimedia Foundation’s overall environmental sustainability. We’ll review the Foundation’s strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for a sustainable future.
see also: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sustainability
outcomes[edit | edit source]
At the end of the session, the following will have been achieved:
A better understanding of the Wikimedia Foundation’s current overall environmental sustainability and practices along with an insight into potential next steps.
Session leader(s)[edit | edit source]
Session type[edit | edit source]
Each Space at Wikimania 2019 will have specific format requests. The program design prioritises submissions which are future-oriented and directly engage the audience. The format of this submission is a:
- Presentation with a Question & Answer session
Requirements[edit | edit source]
The session will work best with these conditions:
- Room:
This session will need a projector and screen.
- Audience:
As this will be mostly a presentation with a potential lengthy Q&A, I think a lot of people will be interested to just listen and ask questions. Maybe a room big enough for 50 people?
- Recording:
The introduction can be recorded. We'd like to have notes taken in an etherpad document (or whatever is appropriate).