Wikimania 2024

Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight

I am a veteran EN-WP editor (2007) and EN-WP admin (2009) who has created >5,000 articles, of which >2,200 are women's biographies. I have uploaded thousands of public domain images to Wikimedia Commons, and am also active on Wikidata. On-wiki, I am the co-founder of Wiki Women in Red (2015), now on 34 language Wikipedias, whose scope is to reduce Wikipedia's content gender gap.

In 2021, I was elected to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees where I serve/served on several committees including Audit, Board Governancee, Community Affairs, and Executive. I am the current Chair of the Talent & Culture Committee, and I am a member of the Sibling Projects Task Force.

I served on AffCom (2016-21), the last 2 years as Chair; on the Board of Wikimedia DC (2016-21), the last 5 years as Vice-President. I am the co-founder of WikiWomen's User Group, WikiConference North America User Group, and WikiCemeteries User Group.

In 2016, I was honored to be named Wikipedian of the Year. Two years later, I was Knighted, in part because of my Wikipedia work.


Sessions

08-07
09:00
480min
WikiWomen Summit
Masana Mulaudzi, Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, Victoria, Vanj D. Padilla, Winnie Kabintie, Käbi Laan, Nur Fahmia, Chinmayee Mishra, Camelia Boban, Manavpreet Kaur, Florence Devouard, María Sefidari, PatriHorrillo, Tesleemah, Ruby D-Brown, Laliv Gal, Terry Boke

We are thrilled to announce the return of WikiWomen Summit at Wikimania in 2024, marking a significant milestone in our movement's history. This event serves as a pivotal opportunity to unite contributors passionate about addressing the gender gap within Wikimedia projects. See https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Program/WikiWomen_Summit.

Voore (interpretation) (19+25+26)
08-09
10:00
25min
Barnraising - from the Temperance Movement to the WikiWomen Movement
Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight

Women’s engagement in the temperance movement of the "long nineteenth century" has been documented in many countries. How they collaborated, organized, developed leaders, documented their work, convened, dealt with disagreements, engaged in exclusionary practices, and remained resilient are applicable learnings for today’s WikiWomen Movement. Focusing on Wikipedia articles, Wikisource documents, and Wikimedia Commons photos, this session examines elements of a multi-decade international volunteer women's movement. Key concepts related to familial, cultural, sociological, and civil society influences are examined through the lens of today's WikiWomen Movement.

Diversity & Inclusion
Dilijan (3) (interpretation)
08-09
11:00
55min
Open Conversation with the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, Victoria, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, Dariusz Jemielniak, Kathy Collins, Lorenzo Losa, Mike Peel, Nataliia Tymkiv, Raju Narisetti, Luis Bitencourt-Emilio, Jimmy Wales, Maryana Iskander

Chat with the Wikimedia Foundation trustees about the pressing issues facing Wikimedia.

Governance & Strategy (alternatively, Governance or Strategy)
Lviv (21+22+23) (interpretation)
08-10
11:00
55min
Meet the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees candidates
Mahuton Possoupe (WMF), Nhu Phan, Tesleemah, Mohammed Awal Alhassan, Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, Farah Jack Mustaklem, Victoria, Lorenzo Losa, Deon Steyn, Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz (Nadzik)

Elections are an important tool for the community to participate in the selection of leaders who will guide the Wikimedia Foundation for a three-year term. Who are this year’s candidates, and what are they bringing to the Board to advance the whole movement?

Join us to learn more!

Governance & Strategy (alternatively, Governance or Strategy)
Tbilisi (7)