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Prepare a program for Wikimedia Developer Summit 2017 to effectively address current high level movement needs
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We need a program team and plan for the Dev Summit.

Expected impact / deliverables

  • Craft a Summit program that reflects key topics and areas expected to impact the Wikimedia Strategy and the Community Wishlist 2017.
  • Curate registration of the event to reflect representative participation of Foundation's Technology and Product decision-makers (lead engineers, product managers, budget owners) as well as volunteers involved in the main topics scheduled.

Wiki page: mw:Wikimedia_Developer_Summit/2017/Program

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• Rfarrand created this task.Aug 2 2016, 10:08 PM
Qgil added a comment.Aug 3 2016, 12:56 PM

This task is scheduled for Oct-Dec, but I guess we need to start discussing the program before.

Aklapper added a project: WDS-2017 (Organization).Aug 31 2016, 11:31 AM
Qgil claimed this task.Sep 5 2016, 7:06 AM
Qgil raised the priority of this task from Medium to High.
Qgil edited projects, added Developer-Advocacy (Jul-Sep-2016); removed Developer-Advocacy (Oct-Dec-2016).

I am taking this task for now.

Qgil moved this task from Backlog to September on the Developer-Advocacy (Jul-Sep-2016) board.Sep 5 2016, 7:07 AM
Qgil added a subtask: T141935: Wikimedia Developer Summit Wiki up.Sep 5 2016, 7:15 AM
Aklapper edited projects, added Wikimedia-Developer-Summit; removed WDS-2017 (Organization).Sep 5 2016, 11:30 AM
Aklapper moved this task from Backlog to Organization on the Wikimedia-Developer-Summit board.Sep 5 2016, 11:31 AM
• RobLa-WMF subscribed.Sep 6 2016, 10:14 PM

Given the robust participation on the mailing list, this seems like a great topic to discuss at E269: ArchCom RFC Meeting W36: ad hoc (2016-09-07, #wikimedia-office). Thoughts?

Qgil added a comment.Sep 7 2016, 9:30 AM

I am happy to.

Scott_WUaS subscribed.Sep 7 2016, 9:07 PM
Qgil renamed this task from Wikimedia Developer Summit Program to Prepare a program for Wikimedia Developer Summit 2017 to effectively address current high level movement needs.Sep 19 2016, 10:07 AM
Qgil added a project: Goal.
Qgil updated the task description. (Show Details)
Qgil mentioned this in T142355: Technical Collaboration quarterly goals for October - December 2016.Sep 19 2016, 10:12 AM
Qgil added a subtask: T141937: Wikimedia Developer Summit Scholarships.Sep 22 2016, 9:16 AM
Qgil closed subtask T141935: Wikimedia Developer Summit Wiki up as Resolved.Sep 22 2016, 12:52 PM
Qgil created subtask T146362: Define main topics of the Wikimedia Developer Summit 2016.Sep 22 2016, 1:00 PM
Qgil created subtask T146369: Open the Wikimedia Developer Summit 2017 call for participation.Sep 22 2016, 2:21 PM
• RobLa-WMF mentioned this in E269: ArchCom RFC Meeting W36: ad hoc (2016-09-07, #wikimedia-office).Sep 23 2016, 11:15 PM
Qgil closed subtask T146362: Define main topics of the Wikimedia Developer Summit 2016 as Resolved.Sep 27 2016, 9:48 AM
Qgil created subtask T146749: Consider using Phabricator Calendar events to schedule Wikimedia Developer Summit sessions.Sep 27 2016, 10:55 AM
Qgil created subtask T147057: Document the Wikimedia Developer Summit Unconference.Sep 30 2016, 12:02 PM
Qgil closed subtask T146369: Open the Wikimedia Developer Summit 2017 call for participation as Resolved.Sep 30 2016, 1:36 PM
Qgil edited projects, added Developer-Advocacy (Oct-Dec-2016); removed Developer-Advocacy (Jul-Sep-2016).Oct 4 2016, 10:08 AM
Qgil moved this task from Backlog to October on the Developer-Advocacy (Oct-Dec-2016) board.Oct 4 2016, 1:10 PM
Qgil created subtask T147406: Facilitate Wikidev'17 main topic "How to grow our technical community".Oct 5 2016, 9:16 AM
• chasemp created subtask T147593: Facilitate Wikidev'17 main topic "Building on Wikimedia services: APIs and Developer Resources".Oct 6 2016, 9:09 PM
• RobLa-WMF updated the task description. (Show Details)Oct 6 2016, 10:20 PM
• RobLa-WMF created subtask T147602: Facilitate Wikidev'17 main topic "Handling wiki content beyond plaintext".Oct 6 2016, 10:34 PM
• RobLa-WMF added a subtask: T147708: Facilitate Wikidev'17 main topic "Artificial Intelligence to build and navigate content".Oct 11 2016, 8:41 PM
• RobLa-WMF added a comment.Oct 11 2016, 9:00 PM

@Qgil, thanks for establishing the "Facilitate WikiDev" topic pattern with T147406. We now following that pattern for half of the topics:

...but the other half may not yet have these:

  • A plan for the Community Wishlist 2016 top results
  • A unified vision for editorial collaboration
  • Building a sustainable user experience together
  • How to manage our technical debt

I'm assuming you aren't filing these because it's difficult to change the "author" field for a task in Phab, is that right? If so, who are you hoping files each of these?

Qgil added a comment.Oct 12 2016, 8:59 AM
In T141938#2707294, @RobLa-WMF wrote:

@Qgil, thanks for establishing the "Facilitate WikiDev" topic pattern with T147406. We now following that pattern for half of the topics:

Good!

...but the other half may not yet have these:

  • A plan for the Community Wishlist 2016 top results
  • A unified vision for editorial collaboration
  • Building a sustainable user experience together
  • How to manage our technical debt

I will request the main facilitators of these areas to create these tasks, yes. The editorial collaboration one is still orphan (under discussion).

greg added a subtask: T147937: Facilitate Wikidev'17 main topic "How to manage our technical debt".Oct 12 2016, 10:25 PM
Qgil moved this task from October to November on the Developer-Advocacy (Oct-Dec-2016) board.Nov 1 2016, 8:12 AM

The deadline for proposing new activities is behind us now. I have edited the wiki pages accordingly.

On the other hand, the main topic A unified vision for editorial collaboration has been dropped. We didn't get a critical mass of interest and leadership.

The next deadline is 2016-11-14: Deadline for defining a good problem statement, expectations, and links to relevant resources.

Qgil added a comment.Nov 3 2016, 11:19 AM

First meeting of the Program committee, next Wednesday on IRC: E356: WikiDev'17 Program committee IRC meeting

Qgil added a comment.Nov 10 2016, 2:10 PM

Yesterday's Program committee meeting logs and summary are available at E356: WikiDev'17 Program committee IRC meeting.

The main goal between now and the end of next Monday is to clean the Backlog and Missing basic information columns at Wikimedia-Developer-Summit (2017).
Good quality proposals will be moved to Missing active discussion (the next milestone / deadline) or On track. The rest will either go to Unconference (if the promoters are responsive) or will be declined (if they seem abandoned).

Qgil closed subtask T141937: Wikimedia Developer Summit Scholarships as Resolved.Nov 22 2016, 1:32 PM
Qgil moved this task from November to December on the Developer-Advocacy (Oct-Dec-2016) board.Dec 1 2016, 9:33 AM
Qgil added a comment.Dec 13 2016, 1:08 PM

Draft schedule published at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Developer_Summit/2017/Program#Schedule

Qgil lowered the priority of this task from High to Medium.EditedDec 20 2016, 11:49 AM
Qgil edited projects, added Developer-Advocacy (Jan-Mar-2017); removed Developer-Advocacy (Oct-Dec-2016).
Qgil added a subscriber: srishakatux.

I consider my push to this goal mostly done. Between now and the Summit I need to be responsive to changes and suggestions, but everything is progressing well with its own inertia:

  • The program has gone through review and it is expected to be finalized on Friday 23 as planned. It includes a keynote with Ward Cunningham (an external expert who knows us well) and a Q&A with Victoria and Wes with an experimental process to crowdsource questions.
  • The Unconference and the Get Stuff Done Day concepts have been agreed with @Rfarrand and are being lead by @srishakatux.
  • The registration has closed with 175 participants. Percentages by affiliation still need to be calculated, but I believe we have got the most diverse attendance so far, even if Wikimedia Foundation members keep being a majority.
  • We have put more effort on scholarships and promotion beyond the usual circles than ever.
  • We are putting more attention to remote participation than ever.

I will keep this task open until the end of the Summit, posting updates if needed.

Qgil moved this task from Backlog to January on the Developer-Advocacy (Jan-Mar-2017) board.Dec 20 2016, 2:39 PM
Qgil closed subtask T146749: Consider using Phabricator Calendar events to schedule Wikimedia Developer Summit sessions as Declined.Jan 7 2017, 3:31 PM
Qgil closed subtask T147406: Facilitate Wikidev'17 main topic "How to grow our technical community" as Resolved.Jan 17 2017, 9:37 AM
Qgil closed this task as Resolved.Jan 17 2017, 9:41 AM
Qgil updated the task description. (Show Details)

The organization team defined 6 main topics, processed 80 proposals, and pre-scheduled 21. We planned an Unconference, a keynote, a Q&A with WMF Technology and Product, a Get Stuff Done Day, better promotion, scholarship process, and remote participation. 179 participants: 71% WMF (80% in 2016, good), 11% 3rd parties, 10% volunteers, 8% chapters

greg closed subtask T147937: Facilitate Wikidev'17 main topic "How to manage our technical debt" as Resolved.Jan 17 2017, 7:29 PM
srishakatux closed subtask T147057: Document the Wikimedia Developer Summit Unconference as Resolved.Jan 17 2017, 11:32 PM
Halfak closed subtask T147708: Facilitate Wikidev'17 main topic "Artificial Intelligence to build and navigate content" as Resolved.Feb 7 2017, 8:48 PM
• chasemp closed subtask T147593: Facilitate Wikidev'17 main topic "Building on Wikimedia services: APIs and Developer Resources" as Resolved.Feb 15 2017, 3:28 PM
Aklapper closed subtask T147602: Facilitate Wikidev'17 main topic "Handling wiki content beyond plaintext" as Resolved.Jun 1 2017, 3:48 PM
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