{"code":"NHDZGB","speakers":[{"code":"NQMGPE","name":"Amihai Bannett","biography":"Amihai Bannett has been editing in Wikipedia, since 2006, with tens of thousands of edits, mostly on Hebrew Wikipedia.\r\nAmihai has been active in Wikimedia Israel, promoting free knowledge and photos, along with lecturing about Wikipedia and being interviewed on many media platforms and social networks.\r\nHe attended Wikimania twice - in Haifa and Singapore, where he also lectured.\r\nHis day job is CEO of Herzog Global, at Herzog College.","avatar":"https://app.eventyay.com/talk/media/avatars/%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99_%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%A2%D7%98_%D7%AA%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%AA_%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9_XLIJHNO.jpeg","avatar_source":"Amihai Bannett, Herzog College","avatar_license":"Amihai Bannett, Herzog College"}],"title":"WikiProject leads to connection with elected officials","submission_type":{"ar":"محاضرة","en":"Lecture","es":"Conferencia","fr":"Conférence","ru":"Лекция","ua":"Лекція"},"submission_type_id":1,"track":{"en":"Partnerships"},"track_id":4,"state":"confirmed","abstract":"In 2009, I started a project, which collected information about potential members of the Israeli Parliament. It has since grown to include other elected positions in Israel and over 200 new articles have been written, through this project.\r\nThe project has also created connections between me and other Wikipedians, to people who can help us promote Wikimedia's goals.\r\nhttps://youtu.be/UNMNjKSIGc8?t=5240","description":"In 2009, I started a project, which collected information about potential members of the Knesset - Israel's Parliament. It has since grown to include other elected positions in Israel and over 200 new articles have been written, through this project.\r\nThe project has also created connections between me and other Wikipedians, to people who can help us promote Wikimedia's goals. \r\nSince politicians are interested in publicity, it was a win-win situation.\r\nMy name is passed around between members of the Knesset, as someone who can help them, while they help me. Hundreds of picture were released and uploaded to WikiCommons due to these connections.\r\nIt also brought me to lecture to Paliamentary advidors and was broadcast in the Knesset TV channel.\r\nThe next step is to have a :\"Wikipedia Day\" in the Knesset, which will include discussion in the relevant committees about Wikimedia's goals, taking free photos and more lectures about Wikipedia. I would be happy to hear from other Wikipedians on their experience in this subject.\r\n\r\nSession recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNMNjKSIGc8&list=PLhV3K_DS5YfL7A2HXrpt8ZgnWlGjp0vIP&index=9&t=5242s","duration":25,"slot_count":1,"do_not_record":false,"is_featured":false,"content_locale":"en","slot":{"room_id":12,"room":{"en":"Lviv (21+22+23) (interpretation)"},"start":"2024-08-07T11:00:00+02:00","end":"2024-08-07T11:25:00+02:00"},"image":null,"resources":[{"resource":"https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1M48m0sf57T4guW4gnPKtANj0hgd2fol7G_Phz3BT2D8/edit?usp=sharing","description":"Slideshow presentation - draft"}],"answers":[]}