2019:Partnerships/Reflections on partnerships
 | This is an Accepted submission for the Partnerships space at Wikimania 2019. |
Description
During this session, we will present several different takes and perspectives on partnerships. We will share the experiences of Partnerships in the Russian Federation and at UNESCO. We will also hear about partnerships with conflict of interest organisations, and a call for a partnership to build non-commercial social media.
The session will consist of following talks, followed by time for questions and discussion:
UNESCO Wikimedian in Residence (John Cummings, UNESCO), slides
Smart Region: Building the ecosystem for Wikimedia community growth (Farhad Fatkullin)
Promoting Wikimedia movement from the capitals: Russia's experience (Stanislav Kozlovsky)
Can Wikimedia Collaborate With Organizations who Have Conflicts of Interest? (William Beutler, Beutler Ink and Andrew Lih, Wikimedia DC)
Volunteers needed to develop noncommercial social media to save civilization (DavidMCEddy)