Wikimedia 2030/Transition/Reports/Advocacy and GLAM/December 2020
General Information
Field | Information |
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Name of your group | Open Heritage Foundation |
Time and date of the event | 12 December 2020 - 3.00 - 6.00 p.m (UTC) |
Who attended? | ~ 45 Participants from several regions and organizations |
Who facilitated? | |
Who took notes? | * Main Session: Hardarshan
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Participants
Out of 63 registrations, a total of 45 people attended the Advocacy and GLAM event
Agenda and Setup
The Advocacy and GLAM event was scheduled as follows:
- Opening and Introduction
- Welcome Address
- Guest Speakers Keynotes
- Ryan Merkley - Chief of Staff - WMF
- Fiona Romeo - Senior Manager, GLAM and Culture - WMF
- Group Picture
- Wikimedia 2030 Presentations
- Background and History
- Brief introduction of Recommendations and intitiatives
- Key Areas for Advocacy and GLAM
- Global event results and next steps
- Breakout Groups - Discussions (40 mins)
- Groups presentations
- Questions and Answers session (30 min)
- Final remarks - Katherine Maher - Executive Director - WMF
- Wrap-up and official closing
Keynotes
Three keynote speeches were delivered during the Advocacy and GLAM event. They can be watched below:
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Talk by Ryan Merkley - Chief of Staff - WMF (Video)
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Talk by Fiona Romeo - Senior Manager, GLAM and Culture - WMF (Video)
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Closing talk by Katherine Maher - Executive Director - WMF (Video)
Discussing the top initiatives
Discussed Initiatives
Four initiatives were discussed by the participants, who split into four breakout rooms, each room discussing one initiatives. The three first initiatives were chosen by the organization team, while the fourth one was voted by the participants during the meeting itself. Participants were allowed to roam between the different rooms to discuss all initiatives if they wished to. The four groups were:
- Group 1 - Regional and Thematic Hubs (Initiative #25)
- Group 2 - Enhance communication and collaboration capacity with partners (Initiative #29)
- Group 3 - Increased awareness about the Wikimedia movement (Initiative #3)
- Group 4 - Capacity development for advocacy (Initiative #20)
Key points from the discussions
Group - Breakout Room | Initiatives included | Notes | Video summary Presented after the discussion |
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Group A | 25. Regional and Thematic Hubs | Summary | |
Group B | 29. Enhance communication and collaboration capacity with partners | Summary | |
Group C | 3. Increased awareness about the Wikimedia movement | Summary | |
Group D | 20. Capacity development for advocacy | Summary |