2023:Program/Governance/MGKTKU-Bridging the gap
Title: Bridging the gap
Speakers:
Johan Jönsson
Manager, Product Ambassadors, Wikimedia Foundation. (Volunteer: Swedish Wikipedian since 2004. Admin, checkuser, photographer. Occasionally active outside of Swedish Wikipedia and Commons. Writes about Wikipedia, trying to explain what we do to the general public.)
Chris Koerner
Senior Movement Communications Specialist, Wikimedia Foundation. I help keep Diff, our community news and event blog, humming along.
Room: Room 311
Start time: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:30:00 +0800
End time: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0800
Type: No (pretalx) session type id specified
Track: Governance
Submission state: confirmed
Duration: 30 minutes
Do not record: false
Presentation language: en
Abstract & description[edit source]
Abstract[edit source]
This panel will discuss all the relationship between the Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikimedia communities: why we sometimes don’t agree, what we could do about it, and what work is happening behind the scenes at the Wikimedia Foundation.
Description[edit source]
The Wikimedia Foundation and some of the Wikimedia communities, or part of the Wikimedia communities, sometimes find themselves in opposition to each other. The common goal is the same, but how we see getting there differs. This panel of 3–4 persons will discuss the reasons for this gap and the shared understanding or lack of shared understanding. Why do we end up here? Do we perceive what is happening differently? A good number of Wikimedia Foundation staff have been active in the community longer than they have been part of the Foundation; how does this affect their ability to work with everyone involved?
The focus will be on the work behind the scenes at the Wikimedia Foundation trying to bridge that gap – an open, honest conversation.
Further details[edit source]
Qn. How does your session relate to the event themes: Diversity, Collaboration Future?
It’s central to how we can collaborate. A functional relationship between the Wikimedia Foundation and the various Wikimedia communities is key to how we move forward, and avoid spending our energy disagreeing on how to do so.
Qn. What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?
Everyone can participate in this session
Qn. What is the most appropriate format for this session?
Onsite in Singapore
Remote online participation, livestreamed- Remote from a satellite event
- Hybrid with some participants in Singapore and others dialing in remotely
- Pre-recorded and available on demand
