Goings-on
Welcome to Wikimedia's goings-on, a central point for community-wide members to collect information about the project in many languages and to report recent goings-on. This page should only be used to inform the various sub-communities of community-wide issues. For general discussion, see Meta:Babel. For elections, votings and requests for comment see: Democracy.
Goings-on in the past few months
November 2024
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November 20: | Commons community discussion #2 at 16:00 – 17:00 UTC |
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November 20: | Commons community discussion #1 at 08:00 – 09:00 UTC |
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November 13: | 2024 committee appointments round: Conversation hour #4 at 16:00 – 17:00 UTC |
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November 13: | 2024 committee appointments round: Conversation hour #3 at 03:00 – 04:00 UTC |
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October 31 - November 3: | WikiConvention francophone 2024 is taking place in Québec, Canada. |
October 2024
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October 23: | 2024 committee appointments round: Conversation hour #2 at 15:00 – 16:00 UTC |
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October 23: | 2024 committee appointments round: Conversation hour #1 at 03:00 – 04:00 UTC |
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October 16–December 2: | 2024 committee appointments round: Application period opens for the Ombuds Commission and Case Review Committee |
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October 16–November 18: | 2024 committee appointments round: Application period opens for the Affiliations Committee |
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October 3 - 6: | WikiConference North America 2024 is taking place in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. |
September 2024
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September 25: | Wikis in read-only mode @ 15:00 UTC. |
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September 20 – 22: | Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2024 is taking place in Istanbul, Türkiye |
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September 3 – 17: | Voting period for the Wikimedia Foundation Community- and Affiliate-selected Trustees |
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September 1 – 30: | Wiki Loves Onam 2024, a campaign that aims to capture and celebrate the essence of the vibrant and festive spirit of Onam |
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September 1 – October 31: | Wiki Loves Monuments, the worldwide photo competition for built heritage |
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September 1 – December 31: | SheSaid, an initiative by Wiki Loves Women to add more quotes by notable women to Wikiquote projects in all languages |
Older goings-on
August 2024
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August 29 – September 11: | Consultation about API Policy Update 2024, a new draft text of WMF legal policy discussing the use of its APIs. |
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August 7 – August 10: | Wikimania 2024 in Katowice, Poland. |
July 2024
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July 28: | Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network online meeting on Movement Charter results |
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July 27–August 10: | UCoC Coordinating Committee special election: Voting period (voting information / all candidates / link to vote) |
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July 26: | Deadline for in-person Wikimania registrations. Remote participants may sign up anytime. |
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July 20–August 3: | UCoC Coordinating Committee special election: Community questions for candidates period |
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July 10–July 19: | UCoC Coordinating Committee special election: Call for candidates |
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July 15: | The new Community Wishlist is open for new wish submissions. From now on, it will be possible to submit new wishes at any time. The team working on the Wishlist encourages users to submit a wish in their native language. |
June 2024
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June 25–August 26: | 2024 Board election: Pre-onboarding and campaign period |
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June 28–June 30: | Lexicodays 2024 |
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June 25–July 9: | Voting period to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter |
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June 23: | Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network online meeting |
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June 20–July 1: | 2024 Board election: Candidates answer questions from the community members |
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June 20: | Wiki Workshop 2024 (free registration) |
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June 20: | Movement Charter Launch Party at |
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June 19: | Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy: Live session on affiliate health criteria and changes to user group recognition process at |
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June 12: | Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy: Announcement on affiliate health criteria and changes to user group recognition process |
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June 11: | Wiki Advocacy Network: Follow-up meeting from 1st Global Wiki Advocacy meetup at |
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June 9: | Community Affairs Committee: Live call #3 on the Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle at 16:00 UTC |
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June 9: | Community Affairs Committee: Live call #2 on the Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle at 02:00 UTC |
May 2024
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May 13–June 23: | Community Affairs Committee: Call for feedback on the proposed Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle |
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May 10–May 12: | ESEAP Conference in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
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May 8–May 29: | 2024 Board election: Call for candidates |
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May 8–June 12: | 2024 Board election: Call for questions for candidates |
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May 8–June 3: | Call for new members of the Conference Fund Committee |
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May 3–May 5: | Wikimedia Hackathon 2024 in Tallinn, Estonia |
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May 2–May 5: | WikiNusantara in Bogor, Indonesia |
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May 2–May 4: | Global Wiki Advocacy Meet-up in Santiago, Chile |
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April 25–May 9: | UCoC Coordinating Committee election: Voting period (information for voters / list of all candidates) |
April 2024
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April 30: | Community Resilience and Sustainability conversation hour with Maggie Dennis at 18:00 UTC |
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April 26: | Movement Charter: "Ask Me Anything" session about the Movement Charter at (register) |
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April 19–April 21: | Wikimedia Summit 2024 in Berlin, Germany |
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April 2–April 30: | Movement Charter: Wikimedia communities review of the Movement Charter full draft (talk page discussions / regional conversations) |
March 2024
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March 21: | Conversation with the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees at |
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March 20: | Wikis in read-only mode @ 14:00 UTC. |
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March 20: | Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy: Live call #3 at |
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March 5–April 8: | Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee election: Call for candidates |
February 2024
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February 20–March 20: | Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan 2024-25 Collaboration |
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February 28: | Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy: Live call #2 at |
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February 14: | Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy: Live call #1 at |
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February 7–March 20: | Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy: Review period for the proposed requirements for affiliates and trial period for user groups |
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February 6–February 27: | 2024 Steward elections voting is running until 27 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC) |
January 2024
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January 31: | Wikimedia Foundation publishes progress on Annual Plan goals |
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January 19 – February 2: | Voting period to ratify the charter of the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (information for voters) |
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January 15 – January 30: | Candidate submissions for the Wikimedia Steward elections are open! If you are eligible, you can submit a nomination. |
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January 4: | Community Letter to the LAC region |
December 2023
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December 14: | Community Resilience and Sustainability conversation hour at |
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December 7: | Conversation hour with the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees at 19:00-20:30 UTC |
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December 7: | Movement Charter Drafting Committee: December community drop-in session at |
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October 17 - December 31: | Apply to join the Ombuds commission or Case Review Committee |
November 2023
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November 17-19: | itWikiCon 2023 in Bari, Italy |
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November 16-17: | GLAM Wiki Conference 2023 in Montevideo, Uruguay |
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November 10-12: | Jornadas de Wikimedia España in Salamanca, Spain |
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November 9-12: | WikiConference North America 2023 in Toronto, Canada |
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November 8: | AffCom/OC/CRC appointments: Conversation hours at and UTC |
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November 5: | Movement Charter Drafting Committee: November community drop-in session |
October 2023
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October 17 - November 17: | Apply to join the Affiliations Committee |
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October 16 - October 29: | Community review of the draft rules package for 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection |
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11 October: | AffCom/OC/CRC appointments: Conversation hours at and UTC |
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5 October: | Movement Charter Drafting Committee: October drop-in session (register) |
September 2023
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September 20: | Wikis in read-only mode @ 14:00 UTC. |
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September 15–17: | Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2023 in Tbilisi, Georgia |
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August 28–September 22: | Universal Code of Conduct: Community review period of the UCoC Coordinating Committee draft charter (conversation hours schedule) |
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July 13–September 1: | Movement Charter: Community conversations about the Global Council, Hubs, Roles & Responsibilities, and Glossary draft chapters |
August 2023
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August 16–August 19: | Wikimania 2023 virtually and in Singapore |
July 2023
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July 15 – July 16: | Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting |
June 2023
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June 5–July 17: | Call for feedback on the proposed third-party resources policy |
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May 28–June 25: | Live conversations about the Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy |
May 2023
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This month we WikiCelebrate: Meenakshi Nandhini |
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May 5: | Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan 2023-2024: Conversation about "Future Audiences" bucket |
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May 4: | Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan 2023-2024: Conversation with the Wikimedia movement moderators |
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May 2: | Come to the conversation hour led by Maggie Dennis, Vice President of Community Resilience and Sustainability on May 2, 2023 at 18:00 UTC. We will discuss Trust and Safety, the Universal Code of Conduct, Committee Support and Human Rights. More on Meta-wiki. |
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May 11: | Wiki Workshop 2023 (register) |
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April 25–May 12: | Universal Code of Conduct: Call for nominations to the U4C Building Committee (sign up) |
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April 14–May 15: | Sister Projects Task Force: Call for advisory members (sign up) |
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May 12–May 17: | Queering Wikipedia 2023 (hybrid, trans-local event) |
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May 18: | Community Affairs Committee: Conversation with the Trustees @ 18:00 - 19:30 UTC |
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April 18–May 19: | Collaborate on the next Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan |
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May 20–May 21: | WikiNusantara 2023 in Banjarmasin, Indonesia |
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May 19–May 23: | Wikimedia Hackathon 2023 in Athens, Greece |
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May 26–May 28: | EduWiki Conference 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia |
April 2023
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April 28–April 30: | WikiConference India 2023 in Hyderabad, India |
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April 26: | Wikis in read-only mode @ 14:00 UTC. |
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April 10–April 28: | Movement Charter: Community review of the Movement Charter ratification methodology proposal |
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April 24: | Movement Charter: Community conversation hour #2 on the Movement Charter ratification methodology proposal @ 17:00 UTC |
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February 21–April 24: | Terms of Use update process: The Wikimedia Foundation Legal department is hosting a feedback cycle about updating the Terms of Use. Review the proposed update and its explainer and leave your feedback in the talk page. |
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April 18: | Movement Charter: Community conversation hour #1 on the Movement Charter ratification methodology proposal @ 10:00 UTC |
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April 13: | Meeting with Selena Deckelmann about the Vector 2022 skin and the future of software decision-making at 18:00 UTC. |
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April 10–April 24: | Wikimedia Foundation elections committee: Call for new members |
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April 4: | Terms of Use update process: Office hour #2 @ 17:00—18:30 UTC. |
March 2023
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This month we WikiCelebrate: Penny Richards |
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March 31–April 2: | WikiCon Portugal 2023. |
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March 2: | Terms of Use update process: Office hour #1 @ 17:00—18:30 UTC. |
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March 1: | Wikis in read-only mode @ 14:00 UTC. |
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February 28–March 28: | Wikimania 2023: Call for program submissions |
February 2023
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February 23: | Conversation with Trustees hosted by Community Affairs Committee @ 19:00-20:30 UTC. |
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February 15: | Conversation hour with Maggie Dennis on Community Resilience & Sustainability @ 19:00 UTC. |
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February 10–February 24: | The Community Wishlist Survey 2023 voting phase |
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February 5–February 26: | 2023 Steward elections voting is running until 26 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC) |
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February 10: | Conversations about the Wikimedia Enterprise finance report & product update @ 19:00 UTC |
January 2023
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January 31, 18:00- 19:30 UTC on Zoom: | Community Call: the Community Development team, hosting WikiAcción Perú & the Leadership Development Working Group |
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January 23 – February 6: | The Community Wishlist Survey 2023 proposal phase |
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January 17 – January 31: | Voting to ratify the revised Enforcement Guidelines of the Universal Code of Conduct (frequently asked questions, information for voters) |
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January 16 – February 20: | Wikivoyage 10 contest |
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January 15 – January 30: | Candidate submissions for the Wikimedia Steward elections are open! If you are eligible, you can submit a nomination. |
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January 15: | Wikipedia Day Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting |
December 2022
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October 3 – December 31: | Opportunities open for the Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee |
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December 10: | Second office hour for the Wikimedia Foundation Campaigns Team's Event Registration Tool. (ar, en, fr, sw) |
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December 9: | Community consultation on the Movement Charter drafts: Regional conversation hour for East Asia, South East Asia, and the Pacific; with interpretation for  ,  + 
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December 7: | Community consultation on the Movement Charter drafts: Regional conversation hour for Latin America and the Caribbean; with interpretation for  + 
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December 6 – December 19: | Voting for the Wikimedia sound logo |
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December 5: | First office hour for the Wikimedia Foundation Campaigns Team's Event Registration Tool. (ar, en, fr, sw) |
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December 5: | Community consultation on the Movement Charter drafts: Regional conversation hour for United States and Canada |
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December 3: | Community consultation on the Movement Charter drafts: Regional conversation hour for Middle East and North Africa; session conducted in  with interpretation for 
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December 2: | Community consultation on the Movement Charter drafts: Regional conversation hour for South Asia |
November 2022
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November 26: | Community consultation on the Movement Charter drafts: Regional conversation hour for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia; with interpretation for  + 
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November 25: | Community consultation on the Movement Charter drafts: Regional conversation hour for Sub-Saharan Africa; with interpretation for 
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November 20: | Community consultation on the Movement Charter drafts: Regional conversation hour for Northern and Western Europe; with interpretation for + 
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November 19 – November 20: | WikiConvention francophone 2022 in Paris, France |
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November 18 – November 20: | ESEAP Conference 2022 in Sydney, Australia |
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November 17 – November 18: | Worlds of Wikimedia (WoW) Conference 2022 in Sydney, Australia |
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November 12 – November 13: | Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting |
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November 12: | Ask Me Anything on Movement Charter #2+3 (15:00 UTC) |
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November 11 – November 13: | WikiConference North America 2022 in virtual spaces |
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November 10: | Conversation with Maggie Dennis on Community Resilience & Sustainability at 14:00 UTC |
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November 5 – November 6: | Indonesia Open GLAM Conference 2022 in Jakarta, Indonesia |
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November 4 – November 6: | WikiIndaba conference 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda |
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November 4: | Ask Me Anything on Movement Charter #1 (9:00 UTC) |
October 2022
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October 28 – October 30: | WikiArabia 2022 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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October 3: | Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines revisions consultation: Conversation hour for North America, Latin America, and Western Europe region. Live interpretation in Spanish and Portuguese provided. |
September 2022
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September 24: | Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines revisions consultation: Conversation hour for Central Europe, Africa, and the Middle East region. Live interpretation in Arabic, French, and Russian provided. |
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September 16: | Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines revisions consultation: Conversation hour for Asia-Pacific region. Live interpretation in Chinese and Japanese provided. |
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September 13: | The Sound of All Human Knowledge contest is starting now! The submission will be received until 10 October 2022. Play your part! |
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September 8  :
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Encyclopedia of the Young competition starts! (since 00:00:01 UTC). We invite everyone to participate — there are no restrictions on age and citizenship. |
August 2022
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August 30: | Open meeting with the Web team about the new interface (12:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC). |
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August 23 – September 6: | 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election: Voting period opens! Verify your eligibility and vote now. |
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August 11 – August 14: | Wikimania! takes place around the world. Talks and sessions are available for viewing online. |
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July 22 – August 22: | Wikimedia Foundation Legal department call for feedback on the Brand Stewardship Report content outline. |
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August 18: | Conversation with Maggie Dennis on Community Resilience & Sustainability at 13:00 UTC |
July 2022
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July 25 – August 3: | 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election: Endorse statements for the Election Compass with top 15 selected. |
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July 25 – July 26: | 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election: Endorse questions for the candidates with top six selected. |
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July 26: | Open meeting with the Web team about the new interface (12:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC). |
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July 14: | Conversation with Trustees hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee |
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July 8: | Wikimedia Foundation Legal Department Office Hour – TVEC Update (Session 1) (Session 2) |
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July 2 – July 3: | Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting |
June 2022
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June 28: | Open meeting with the Web team about the new interface (12:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC). |
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June 24 – June 26: | Global Conversations event on Regional and Thematic Hubs with a focus on the proposed Minimum Criteria for Hubs Pilots |
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May 25 – June 25: | Comment about revisions to the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement guidelines and updating the UCoC policy |
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June 23: | Conversation with the Wikimedia Enterprise API project team @ 17:00 UTC |
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June 13: | Open meeting with the Web team about the new interface (12:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC). |
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June 4 – June 5: | Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting |
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June 2: | Conversation with Maggie Dennis on Community Resilience & Sustainability at 17:00 UTC |
May 2022
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May 17: | Open meeting with the Web team about the new interface (12:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC). |
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May 7 – May 8: | Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting |
April 2022
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April 29: | Open meeting with the Web team about the new interface (13:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC). |
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April 22: | WikiAfrica Hour episode 12 is happening today 22nd April 2022 at 16:00 UTC |
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April 21 – April 28: | The Wikimedia Foundation invites feedback on the 2022-2023 Annual plan draft with many online conversations |
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April 13: | Wiki Loves Africa 2022 new deadline is 30th April 2022 |
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April 21: | Conversation with Trustees hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee |
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April 11: | There is a new public status page at www.wikimediastatus.net. You can read more (in English). |
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April: | Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 6: Read the full newsletter |
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April 5: | Results from the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification vote published |
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April 2–April 3: | Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting |
March 2022
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March 29: | Open meeting with the Web team about the new interface (18:00 UTC). |
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March 24: | Conversation with Maggie Dennis on Community Resilience & Sustainability. |
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March 14 - April 10: | Leadership Development Working Group: Apply to join! (14 March to 10 April 2022) |
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March 12: | Global Conversations event on Regional and Thematic Hubs |
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March 7 – March 21: | Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification voting open from 7 to 21 March 2022 |
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March 5: | The open video call CEE meetup March 2022 will be held on 5 March at 15:00 (UTC). |
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March 4, 15:00 UTC: | Universal Code of Conduct: Conversation Hours |
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March 4: | Meta-Wiki portal being developed to document information and discussions on the Wikimedia movement's response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
February 2022
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February 28: | The open video call CEE meetup February 2022 will be held on 28 February at 17:00 (UTC). |
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February 27–February 28: | Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting |
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February 25, 12:00 UTC: | Universal Code of Conduct: Conversation Hours |
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February 18, 15:00 UTC: | Universal Code of Conduct Panel Q&A |
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February 15: | The results of the Community Wishlist Survey 2022 have been posted |
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February 9–March 7: | A call for applicants for the Interim Trust & Safety Case Review Committee |
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February 7–February 26: | 2022 Steward elections voting is running until 26 February 2022, 13:59 (UTC) |
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February 7–February 25: | Leadership Development Working Group: Your feedback is appreciated |
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February 1–February 28: | Wikimedia Deutschland/Dialogue on organizational values community feedback phase on proposal |
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February 23, 15:00 UTC: | Community Development community calls |
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February 17, 18:30 UTC: | Conversation with Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees |
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February 21–February 25: | EduWiki Week: Join for a virtual celebration of Wikimedia in education. |
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February 4, 15:00 UTC: | Universal Code of Conduct: Conversation Hours |
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January 10–February 16: | Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections continues |
January 2022
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January 28–February 11: | The Community Wishlist Survey 2022 voting phase |
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January 27, 15:00 UTC: | Online meeting about the Desktop Improvements project. |
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January 24: | Universal Code of Conduct: UCoC enforcement guidelines published for consideration |
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January 19, 18:00 UTC: | Online meeting for everyone who did or will submit a proposal for the Community Wishlist Survey. |
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January 14–January 30: | Candidate submissions for the Wikimedia Steward elections are open! If you are eligible, you can submit a nomination. |
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January 11: | Request for comment to stop accepting cryptocurrency donations. |
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January 10–February 16: | Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections |
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January 14, 17:00 UTC: | Coolest Tool Award 2021. |
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January 10–January 23: | The Community Wishlist Survey 2022 proposal phase |
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January 1–January 31: | Open candidate call for new members in the AffCom. |
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