Proposal: 2012 Languages conference

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This proposal is for Wikimedia Australia to allocate AUD$60,000 to fund a languages conference held in Indonesia between August to November 2012.
This proposal is for Wikimedia Australia to run a languages conference held at University of Indonesia on 6-7 December 2012.
 
See http://langcamp.org/ for current information.


== Background ==
== Background ==


In May, the Wikimedia Australia committee looked at the issues relating to assisting languages which do not yet have a presence within Wikimedia.
In May, the Wikimedia Australia committee looked at the issues relating to assisting languages which do not yet have a presence within Wikimedia.
We had been specifically asked to look at funding the development of free fonts for one writing system of Indonesia, however we were conscious of the fact that there are many writing systems and languages missing from the Wikimedia community.  We first needed a global strategy, and then the Wikimedia Foundation and chapters need to select which languages they will champion.
We had been specifically asked to look at funding the development of free fonts for one writing system of Indonesia, however we were conscious that many writing systems and languages are missing from the Wikimedia community.  We first needed a global strategy, and then the Wikimedia Foundation and chapters need to select which languages they will champion.


Also in May, Wikimedia Australia resolved to commission an expert to assist the Language Committee (LangCom) develop a strategy document for languages and writing systems, and the Language Committee held its first face-to-face meeting in Berlin.
In May, Wikimedia Australia also resolved to commission an expert to assist the [[meta:Language committee|Language committee]] (LangCom) develop a strategy document for languages and writing systems, and the Language Committee held its first face-to-face meeting in Berlin.


http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Language_committee/May_2011_meeting#Projects_and_plans
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Language_committee/May_2011_meeting#Projects_and_plans


Since May, LangCom member Millosh has created the Missing Wikipedians documentation, which will also form part of the languages strategy document that is needed.  Millosh presented this at [[meta:Wikimania 2011]].
Since May, LangCom member Millosh has created the Missing Wikipedians documentation, which will form part of the languages strategy document that is needed.  Millosh presented this at [[meta:Wikimania 2011]].


http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Missing_Wikipedias
http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Missing_Wikipedias
http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Missing_Wikipedias
http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Missing_Wikipedias


In order to continue the development of a strategy of creating Missing Wikipedias, and move towards implementing that strategy, we need to bring together people from the Language Committee, language experts and native speakers, in order to address issues relating to languages and writing systems that are preventing these Wikipedias from forming.
Videos of the session are available on youtube[http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2011-August/067656.html]
 
The best way to achieve this is to have conferences. For cultural and accessibility reasons, these conferences should be held in the regions where the native speakers are, rather than in Europe and North America.
As there are many missing languages in the Oceania region, we should hold a conference in this region that will be a model for other regions to follow.
 
(This part is a bit confidential until Wednesday) Wikimedia Australia is planning a conference in Adelaide for early 2012.  The scope of this conference is broad, but limited to issues relating to existing free content Wikimedia projects.  The organisation of this conference will be undertaken by Wikimedia Australia.  As a result of this existing conference project, Wikimedia Australia doesnt have the capacity to also run the languages
conference.  John met with Siska in Canberra in May and is confident that Wikimedia Indonesia is best placed to run the language conference for languages in our region.
 
== Budget ==
Wikimedia Australia will initially provide AUD$ 10,000 to Wikimedia Indonesia to organise the conference.  These funds will be unrestricted and be provided to Wikimedia Indonesia after Wikimedia Australia, Wikimedia Indonesia and LangCom have an in-principle agreement on the scope of the conference. Wikimedia Indonesia will provide the Wikimedia Australia committee with a request for further funding once they have developed the conference and obtained quotes.  This proposal reserves AUD$ 20,000 for this purpose.
 
AUD$ 10,000 for travel grants to be allocated by Wikimedia Australia for Australian attendees.
 
:Flight from Australia to Bali : AUD $ 1,000 x 5 = $5,000
:Two nights at Bali: $ 200 x 5 = $ 2,000


AUD$ 20,000 for travel grants to be allocated by LangCom for their own members and international attendees that they invite to attend.
To continue the development of a strategy of creating Missing Wikipedias, and move towards implementing that strategy, we need to bring together people from the Language Committee, language experts and native speakers, to address issues relating to languages and writing systems that are preventing these Wikipedias from forming.


:Flight from Europe to Bali : AUD $ 1,500 x 10 = $15,000
The best way to achieve this is to hold conferences.  For cultural and accessibility reasons, these conferences should be held in the regions where the native speakers are, rather than in Europe and North America. As there are many missing languages in the Oceania region, we should hold a conference in this region that will be a model for other regions to follow.
:Two nights at Bali: $ 200 x 10 = $ 2,000


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John met with Siska in Canberra in May 2011 to discuss running the language conference for languages in our region, especially assisting understand feasibility and estimate the budget needed.  This proposal was submitted to the members at the [[Meeting:2011 AGM]] where it was approved with a budget of $10,000 for WMID expenses to project manage the project, $10,000 for conference expenses, and $40,000 for travel expenses.


The total amount that WMAU will allocate is AUD$60,000, with the following organisations responsible for the use of the funds:
In the [[Meeting:Committee_(2012-04-15)#2012_Languages_conference|April 2012 meeting]], the committee revised down the budget for this conference, limiting it to $10,000 for conference expenses and $20,000 for travel expenses.  John met with staff of the University of Indonesia who provided a [[:File:Proposal 2012 IICC-WMAU Language Workshop.pdf|quote]] to run this conference alongside their own [http://indoicc.org/ 2012 IICC (Indonesia International Conference on Communication)] for USD $9400.
* $AUD 30,000 - Wikimedia Indonesia
* $AUD 10,000 - Wikimedia Australia
* $AUD 20,000 - LangCom


== Responsibilities ==
In October the committee approved the first batch of 10 Australian attendees.
Wikimedia Australia will be responsible for determining the scope and program of the conference, in consultation with the Language Committee and Wikimedia Indonesia.  Wikimedia Australia will set up a private wiki for Wikimedia Australia, Wikimedia Indonesia and LangCom to use for internal communication.


The Language Committee will be responsible for selecting the papers and attendees.
== Scope ==
The scope of the conference will be [[w:Austronesian languages|Austronesian languages]].


Wikimedia Indonesia will be responsible for any other decisions regarding the conference, specifically any aspect of running the conference, and for requesting additional funding from Wikimedia Australia as required to achieve the desired outcomes.
The conference will include two streams
# [[/existing projects|existing projects]] - languages with a Wikipedia, focusing on issues with community building,
# other languages without a Wikipedia that are:
#* viable [[/incubator projects|incubator projects]] according to activity for two months prior to the paper being submitted, or
#* [[/official languages|official languages]] of a country or self-governing region


Wikimedia Australia committee will be responsible for approving any additional funding requested, above the allocated amounts in the budget above.
== See also ==
* [[:File:Proposal 2012 IICC-WMAU Language Workshop.pdf]]
* [[wikiversity:LangCamp 2012]]

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This proposal is for Wikimedia Australia to run a languages conference held at University of Indonesia on 6-7 December 2012.

See http://langcamp.org/ for current information.

Background

In May, the Wikimedia Australia committee looked at the issues relating to assisting languages which do not yet have a presence within Wikimedia. We had been specifically asked to look at funding the development of free fonts for one writing system of Indonesia, however we were conscious that many writing systems and languages are missing from the Wikimedia community. We first needed a global strategy, and then the Wikimedia Foundation and chapters need to select which languages they will champion.

In May, Wikimedia Australia also resolved to commission an expert to assist the Language committee (LangCom) develop a strategy document for languages and writing systems, and the Language Committee held its first face-to-face meeting in Berlin.

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Language_committee/May_2011_meeting#Projects_and_plans

Since May, LangCom member Millosh has created the Missing Wikipedians documentation, which will form part of the languages strategy document that is needed. Millosh presented this at meta:Wikimania 2011.

http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Missing_Wikipedias

http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Missing_Wikipedias

Videos of the session are available on youtube[1]

To continue the development of a strategy of creating Missing Wikipedias, and move towards implementing that strategy, we need to bring together people from the Language Committee, language experts and native speakers, to address issues relating to languages and writing systems that are preventing these Wikipedias from forming.

The best way to achieve this is to hold conferences. For cultural and accessibility reasons, these conferences should be held in the regions where the native speakers are, rather than in Europe and North America. As there are many missing languages in the Oceania region, we should hold a conference in this region that will be a model for other regions to follow.

John met with Siska in Canberra in May 2011 to discuss running the language conference for languages in our region, especially assisting understand feasibility and estimate the budget needed. This proposal was submitted to the members at the Meeting:2011 AGM where it was approved with a budget of $10,000 for WMID expenses to project manage the project, $10,000 for conference expenses, and $40,000 for travel expenses.

In the April 2012 meeting, the committee revised down the budget for this conference, limiting it to $10,000 for conference expenses and $20,000 for travel expenses. John met with staff of the University of Indonesia who provided a quote to run this conference alongside their own 2012 IICC (Indonesia International Conference on Communication) for USD $9400.

In October the committee approved the first batch of 10 Australian attendees.

Scope

The scope of the conference will be Austronesian languages.

The conference will include two streams

  1. existing projects - languages with a Wikipedia, focusing on issues with community building,
  2. other languages without a Wikipedia that are:

See also

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