Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2023/Programme development

This page is devoted to the programme development for the Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2023.

Programme Committee

Chair: Kiril Simeonovski (Shared Knowledge)
Local Team: Mehman Ibragimov (Wikimedia UG Georgia)
Local Team: George Melashvili (Wikimedia UG Georgia)
Philip Kopetzky (Wikimedia CEE Hub)
Wojciech Pędzich (Wikimedia CEE Hub)
Basak Tosun (Wikimedia UG Turkey)
Nataliia Tymkiv (Wikimedia Ukraine)
Barbara Klen (observer; Wikimedia CEE Hub)

Topics of interest

The following table reports the results from a community survey that was launched in January 2023 to identify the needs of the communities across the region, where the indicated topics are classified into four groups.

	Description
Strategic discussions:	Top issues affecting the community that needs to be discussed in person are: Conducting programs efficiently Global strategy Fundraising Resilience Burnout of volunteers Hub Global governance Sharing of experiences and learnings Improvement and diversification of CEE region activities Diversity The conflict between users and functionaries Community meetings Community engagement Institutional collaborations Freedom of Panorama Wikimedia Grants Sharing program experiences Cooperation and knowledge exchange/joint projects (international) GLAM Attract and retain volunteers Content gaps Capacity development Improvements of AffCom and T&S Team
Projects needs to work on in-person:	Some of the projects or activities that need to be, partially or fully, planned in person are: Organizing community events Outreach Cooperation/Collaboration CEE Hub CEE Spring EU-level lobbying Editor retention Idea dissemination Wikimedia Commons Diversification content about culture Workshops Project management Social media /community management Cross-border cooperation Learning how to motivate new volunteers Conflict resolution Organizational sustainability
Important goals, problems, or obstacles:	Top issues: Sharing knowledge online in-between offline events Grants program (Timeline, rapid grants take 45 days) Increase the size of the editor community Activity level of communities Governance Future of the CEE Hub project Underrepresented community Community inclusion and equity
Skills important for the community:	Important skills that people need to learn are: Communication Public speaking Conflict resolution Editor retention research Organizing skills Cultural knowledge Photography skills Understanding and listening to regional needs Preparing action plan Skills in attracting, motivating & retaining volunteers Leadership How to approach and attract sponsors (donations)

Slogan

The slogan for the conference is Connect to Learn!.

Submissions

See: Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2023/Submissions

Themes

The themes of the conference will be defined based on the topics indicated in the submitted session proposals.

Timeline

Activity	Deadline	Status
Call for submission opens	1 April 2023 00:00 (CEST)	Done
Announcement sent to wmcee-l@tools.wikimedia.pl, wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org to Facebook groups to Telegram groups	1 April 2023	Done
First reminder sent to Facebook groups to Telegram groups	1 May 2023	Done
Second reminder sent to Facebook groups to Telegram groups	14 May 2023	Done
Third reminder sent to wmcee-l@tools.wikimedia.pl, wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org to Facebook groups to Telegram groups	21 May 2023	Done
Extension announced to wmcee-l@tools.wikimedia.pl, wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org to Facebook groups to Telegram groups	22 May 2023	Done
Last reminder sent to wmcee-l@tools.wikimedia.pl, wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org to Facebook groups to Telegram groups	31 May 2023	Done
Call for submissions closes	31 May 2023 23:59 (CEST)	Done
Submissions are evaluated by the programme committee	June 2023	Done
Applicants are notified about final decisions	July 2023	Done
Draft schedule published	late August 2023	Done
Final schedule published	early September 2023	Done

Useful links

Annual Wikimedia CEE meeting: drafting the programme