Wikimedia Foundation/Communications/Wikimania 2017

This page outlines the Wikimedia Foundation Communications Department's activities at Wikimania 2017.

Overview

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The Communications Department will be attending Wikimania 2017 to provide capacity building, collect input, increase awareness, and network with community members.

Attending

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Photo Name Title Tasks
  Juliet Barbara Communications Director
  • Event communications support
  • General communications support
  • Movement strategy support
  • Networking
  Blanca Flores Design Associate (Contractor)
  • Conference graphics
  • Brand support
  • Networking
  Victor Grigas Video Production Manager and Storyteller
  • Community interviews
  • Event communications support
  • Movement strategy support
  • Networking
  Aubrie Johnson Social Media Associate (Contractor)
  • Communications workshops
  • Digital media outreach
  • Networking
  • Social media content
  Mel Kramer Senior Audience Development Manager
  • Digital media outreach
  • Networking
  • Social media content
  • Wikimedia Blog
  Samantha Lien Communications Manager
  • Communications workshops
  • Event communications support
  • General communications support
  • Press relations outreach
  Zachary McCune Global Audience Communications Manager
  • Brand development
  • Communications workshops
  • Marketing working groups
  • New Readers panels & presentations
  • Networking
  Gregory Varnum Communications Strategist
  • Communications workshops
  • Event communications support
  • General communications support
  • Networking
  Heather Walls Creative Director (Interim Chief of Communications)
  • Brand development
  • General communications support
  • Movement strategy support
  • Networking

Mule Design

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In addition to staff and contractors with the Wikimedia Foundation Communications Department in attendance, the team will also be hosting three members of the Mule Design consulting firm working as primary outside leads on the Wikimedia Foundation 2017 redesign effort. The Communications department will be assisting the Mule Design team in their efforts at Wikimania, and helping arrange meetings.

Activities

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The department will be facilitating these workshops and discussions:

Preconference

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Main conference

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Unconference

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Objectives

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With its participation in the conference, the department hopes to achieve these objectives:

  • Help community projects expand their communications capacity
  • Network with members of the community
  • Engage community members in Wikimedia Foundation's communications efforts
  • Increase awareness of department activities and efforts to support the community
  • Discuss initiatives the department is considering

Social media

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The department plans these social media projects during the conference:

  • Introduce community members interested in social media to the movement’s active and helpful Facebook group.
  • Engage community members via the @wikimania Twitter handle and #wikimania hashtag
  • Narrate the conference with three Wikimedia Blog posts: Coming from around the world; Sights and sounds of Wikimania; and conference wrap-up.

Meetings

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The Communications Department is planning to meet with a number of community members at Wikimania 2017. If you would like to arrange for a meeting, please post a comment on this talk page, or email communications wikimedia.org.

Presentations

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