Florence Devouard
Username:Anthere (She/her). French. Languages : FR N; EN-4.
- Co-Executive Director of Wiki in Africa
- Wikipedian-in-Residence at World Intellectual Property Rights (WIPO)
- Former Chair of Wikimedia Foundation
- Co-founder, former Vice-Chair and currently member of Wikimédia France
Key words : Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Africa, IP rights, Open Movement, Community Building, Open Source, Creative Commons, Life-long learning, accountability, Gender Gap, Equity
More info and contacts
* fdevouard//@//anthere.org
* https://www.linkedin.com/in/devouard/
Sessions
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.
This roundtable will share the experiences of various Wikimedians in Residence (WiR). Roles, challenges, best practices, and tools they have used in their work with Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and other projects. New initiatives, whether local or global in nature as well as strategy to expand the impact of WIR will be on the table as well.
Discussion with the wider Wikimedia community is encouraged, even expected, in order to share best practices related to new developments and how does the work of WIRs advance the Wikimedia goals, and finds way in the 2030 strategy implementations.
Wikimania, the flagship event of the Wikimedia movement, has been a beacon of open collaboration since 2005. This forum will delve into the milestones achieved and the challenges faced, reflecting on the lessons learned from past conferences, highlight the significant contributions of volunteers, the impact of community partnerships and volunteer relationships that have been integral to Wikimania’s success.
The session aims to engage participants in a dialogue on shaping the future of Wikimania, inviting ideas and perspectives on how the conference can continue to serve as a dynamic platform for the free knowledge ecosystem.
What do we not yet know about being an intergenerational movement?
In this panel discussion, we will have a conversation among some experienced organizers from each generation, about how movement dynamics are changing, and what we don’t yet understand about the future of creating a thriving intergenerational community on the wikis.