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Wikimedia Foundation/Communications/Wikimania 2018

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This page outlines the Wikimedia Foundation Communications Department's activities at Wikimania 2018.

Overview

The Communications Department will be attending Wikimania 2018 to provide capacity building, collect input, increase awareness, and network with community members.

Attending

Photo Name Title Tasks
Ed Erhart Senior Editorial Associate
Aubrie Johnson Social Media Associate
Kui Kinyanjui Vice President Communications
Samantha Lien Communications Manager
  • Event communications support
  • General communications support
  • Press relations outreach
Zachary McCune Senior Global Audiences Manager
  • Brand development
  • Networking
Gregory Varnum Communications Strategist
Heather Walls Chief Creative Officer

Activities

Objectives

With its participation in the conference, the department hopes to achieve these objectives:

  • Help community projects expand their communications capacity
  • Network with members of the community
  • Engage community members in Wikimedia Foundation's communications efforts
  • Increase awareness of department activities and efforts to support the community
  • Discuss initiatives the department is considering

Meetings

The Communications Department is planning to meet with a number of community members at Wikimania 2018. If you would like to arrange for a meeting, please post a comment on this talk page, or email communications(_AT_)wikimedia.org.