At Wikimania 2009 we interview Matt Halprin, the newest board member of the Wikimedia Foundation. He is a partner of the Omidyar Network, which recently gave $2 million to the Foundation. We talk about his background and views on the Foundation, and whether his seat on the board and the recent donation are tied together, and how this might be perceived by the community.
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Day 2 of Wikimania brings in old friends and new voices: Andrew Lih, Liam Wyatt, James Forrester, Phoebe Ayers, Damian Finol of Spanish Wikipedia from Venezuela talking about Spanish language sessions and outcomes; and Philippe Beaudette of the Wikimedia Foundation talking about the new Strategic Planning process.
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Day 1 wrapup of Wikimania including Richard Stallman wanders onto stage, and a rundown of some sessions related to community and volunteer organizations. With Andrew Lih, Liam Wyatt and James Forrester.
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Yes you read that right, Day 0. Andrew Lih, Liam Wyatt, James Forrester and User:Effietsanders talk about the preview to Wikimania 2009.
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Liam Wyatt interviews Sue Gardner, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, at Wikimania 2008.
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A two part episode:
- 1. Interview with Jimmy Wales, from the Windsor Palace hotel
- 2. Final Day-after – Reflections from a Van, from Alexandria to Cairo
- - Memorable moments
- - Wiki-research-L mailing list revival
- - Next year in Argentina
- - Wikipedia Academy, for newbies
Commentators:
- Phoebe Ayers
- James Forrester
- Austin Hair
- Andrew Lih
- Liam Wyatt
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From the roof of the Windsor Palace Hotel, overlooking the bay of Alexandria, Andrew Lih, Liam Wyatt, James Forrester and Austin Hair sum up the final day of Wikimania 2008.
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Andrew Lih, Liam Wyatt, James Forrester discuss the day’s activities in detail, among a rambunctuous crowd, including an interview with Phil Birken about flagged revisions. OpenStreetMaps, Wikipedia’s stats relating to the news, and a few corrections.
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Looking over the sea, we discuss the role of Wikiversity withing the Wikimedia projects. Where they’ve come from and where they’re going.
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Andrew Lih and Liam Wyatt summarize the day’s events, including the morning keynote by the head of the Alexandria Library, the afternoon talk by Jimmy Wales and the Wikimedia Foundation board panel (moderated by Andrew Lih and James Forrester). Sessions about surveys, lightning talks, writing statistics and community collaboration.
And thanks to Ben Yates at Wikip for summarizing our previous episode!
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