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Wikimania 2015 was done largely because of its unique group of volunteers, dubbed informally as "The Yellow Army" due to our bright-colored shirts. As Head of Volunteers, my role was to recruit, train and organize a group of very different people, with equally different skillsets, interests and even ways of working. In hindsight it was a success, but not everything went according to plan, and there are lessons to be learned. This is my point of view as an organizer, as a volunteer, as a coordinator and as a Wikimedian. |
Wikimania 2015 was done largely because of its unique group of volunteers, dubbed informally as "The Yellow Army" due to our bright-colored shirts. As Head of Volunteers, my role was to recruit, train and organize a group of very different people, with equally different skillsets, interests and even ways of working. In hindsight it was a success, but not everything went according to plan, and there are lessons to be learned. This is my point of view as an organizer, as a volunteer, as a coordinator and as a Wikimedian. |
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Latest revision as of 20:53, 10 October 2016
- Title
Wikimania's Yellow Army: Behind the scenes
Community
No
Presentation
- Author
Andrés "Andy" Cruz y Corro
- E-mail address
andycyca@gmail.com
- Username
Andycyca
- Affiliation
Wikimedia Mexico
- Abstract
Slides available here Wikimania 2015 was done largely because of its unique group of volunteers, dubbed informally as "The Yellow Army" due to our bright-colored shirts. As Head of Volunteers, my role was to recruit, train and organize a group of very different people, with equally different skillsets, interests and even ways of working. In hindsight it was a success, but not everything went according to plan, and there are lessons to be learned. This is my point of view as an organizer, as a volunteer, as a coordinator and as a Wikimedian.
In this presentation, I wish to explain some of the internal workings of this unique group, what went well, what could have been better and what we, as a community, can learn from this amazing group. Hopefully, this discussion will help future events and organizations within Wikimedia.
- Length of presentation
30 minutes
- Special schedule requests
- Preferred room size
50
- Will you attend WikiConference North America if your submission is not accepted?
Depends on scholarship
Interested attendees
If you are interested in attending this session, please sign with your username below. This will help reviewers to decide which sessions are of high interest. Sign with four tildes. (~~~~).
- Volunteer appreciation! Blue Rasberry (talk) 15:34, 31 August 2016 (EDT)
- Add your username here.