CentralNotice/Request/WMNYC Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19

WMNYC Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19

• Pharos (talk · contribs · page moves · block user · block log), primary contact (Requested at 02:54, 4 May 2020 (UTC))

Central Notice Settings
What is the campaign duration? 8 May 2020 → 9 May 2020 Which projects will you be targeting? all What languages will you be targeting? English, perhaps others Do you wish to show banners to Logged In users, Anonymous Users or Both? Do you want to target users with a specific number of edits or average monthly? Both, Logged-in perhaps for longer period What countries will your campaign target? US, just a subnational banner for southern NY and northern NJ Banner/Campaign Diet: To be determined by Central Notice admin

What is the purpose of the campaign? How will you measure the success of the campaign?

Description - To attract greater attention and participation at the regional Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19 in the geography supported by Wikimedia New York City. The COVID-19 pandemic in New York City is currently considered the global epicenter, and this event aims to answer questions the public may have about Wikipedia and Wikimedia's coverage of the pandemic. Four speakers are presenting, all of whom are active contributors to the topic area on Wikimedia projects, but bring different perspectives, backgrounds, and interests. This request is unusual because we are asking for a subnational banner in a particular a US metropolitan area, see March's request at CentralNotice/Request/Women's History Month and Art+Feminism NYC 2020, which indeed had to be cut short because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Metrics -

What banner(s) will you use? What will be your landing page?

Banners - Similar to WikiWomenNYC

Landing Page - Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19

Is this project grant funded? Please provide a link

Type of grant - Supported by Wikimedia NYC's Simple Annual Plan Grant.

Link to grant -

Discussion

•  Support - This is an important event by experienced Wikimedians that will address a timely and important topic. The notice will be limited to "southern NY and northern NJ" so this is an entirely reasonable request in a time when in-real-life events are restricted. - Fuzheado (talk) 20:24, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Central Notice admin comments

• I can create the campaign myself.--Pharos (talk) 19:53, 5 May 2020 (UTC)