Wikimania 2024

Jan-Bart de Vreede

Jan-Bart de Vreede has been involved with the Wikimedia movement since 2006. He is a CapX Advisory Committee member, Chair of Wikimedia Nederland and co-host of the quarterly “Wikimedia Europe & Friends” conference call. He served on the Wikimedia Board of Trustees in what was arguably a simpler time and has still managed to make his fair share of mistakes. At Wikimania he is excited for meeting old friends and being involved in the Let's Connect sessions :)


Sessions

08-08
17:00
60min
Meetup: Chairpersons
Jan-Bart de Vreede

This is just a get together for all board chairpersons of affiliates that have one or more employees or are planning to hire one within the next year.

Warsaw (20+24)(interpretation)
08-09
10:30
85min
Let’s Connect Learning Clinic: Managing difficult conversations as Wikimedians
BUKOLA JAMES, Jessica Stephenson, Lucy Hinnie, Chinmayee Mishra, Jan-Bart de Vreede

Join us for a workshop designed to help Wikimedians manage challenging conversations online and offline. We’ll explore Non-Violent Communication techniques and the importance of cultural awareness in preventing misunderstandings and conflict. Building on last year’s Wikimania Singapore, this hands-on session will use updated resources and a case study to enhance your communication skills. Don’t miss this chance to improve collaboration and foster a more inclusive Wikimedia community.

Community Health
Belgrade (8)
08-09
13:30
85min
Let’s Connect Learning Clinic: Keeping volunteers onboard - how to profile, match and motivate volunteers
BUKOLA JAMES, Jessica Stephenson, Jan-Bart de Vreede, Gorana Gomirac (VMRS)

The Wikimedia movement relies on volunteers. Not only is it a hard task to increase the number of new volunteers, it is an even bigger challenge to keep those volunteers involved.
This interactive workshop is dedicated to understanding volunteer profiles based on motivations, how we match these to different types of volunteering activities, and how to make sure we support volunteers so they are not demotivated.

Contributor/Community Engagement
Belgrade (8)
08-09
15:30
85min
Let's Connect and Capacity Exchange: a live demo of tools for peer exchanges
BUKOLA JAMES, Jessica Stephenson, Andi inácio, Jan-Bart de Vreede, Chinmayee Mishra

This workshop is co-led by the Let’s Connect Peer Learning program and the Capacity Exchange project (CapX).
Do you want to be more connected to peers in other regions to learn form them, but also to share your skills? If you are interested in knowing more about how these tools work and gaining some key tips to be part of peer exchanges in the Movement this workshop is for you!

Community Health
Belgrade (8)