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I am the Senior Director of Movement Communications at the Wikimedia Foundation. I am building our movement communications whilst being in awe of the amazing work Wikimedians from all over the world do.
The Movement Communications team works to build bridges. Some of our work includes:
- Movement communications insights
- Diff
- Wikimania
- Wikimedian of the Year
- WikiCelebrate
- Maryana's listening tour, Talking: 2024
- Community Affairs Committee hosted conversations, Afrika Baraza, CEE Connect etc
- Making our movement communications more equitable and inclusive across all regions.
- Engaging the movement with the Foundation's annual plan
- Communicating about Product & Tech developments.
- ComCom
and more..
Session
Remote and hybrid events have demonstrated their ability to increase access to Wikimedia events over the last few years, shown particularly through recent Wikimanias. However, this has not been universal across all Wikimedia events, and online attendees have not always been able to gain the same benefits as in-person interactions. This session will highlight the available tools, design, and social approaches that can be taken to make any event more effectively hybrid, with equitable access online and in-person, and how they can be scaled appropriately to match different event sizes while simultaneously reducing environmental impact.