Organizzatori della conferenza
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Wikimania 2015 è organizzata a livello locale da Wikimedia Mexico A.C. (WMMX), capitolo nazionale di Wikimedia Foundation.
Wikimedia Mexico è diventata rapidamente un importante capitolo all'interno del movimento wikimedia ed è uno dei più attivi nei paesi di lingua spagnola. Dal suo riconoscimento ufficiale è stato coinvolto in almeno 300 eventi, tra cui workshop, conferenze e altro ancora, che hanno permesso di far crescere il capitolo in modo esponenziale, con attività permanenti in diversi stati del Paese, come Puebla e Guadalajara.
WMMX has a strong collaboration and links with the culture, education, TI companies and government sectors and lot of NGOs and communities that help us consolidate our work in the country. Among the institutions that we have worked with, are: Fine Arts Palace Museum (Museo Palacio de Bellas Artes), Center for Digital Culture (Centro de Cultura Digital), Chopo University Museum (Museo Universitario del Chopo), Soumaya Museum (Museo Soumaya), National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO), National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM), National Polytechnic Institute (IPN). It's worth mentioning our work with Iberoamerican University (UIA) with whom we broadcast the only radio show about Wikipedia, called Moëbius, aired by UIA's radio station, Ibero 90.9 FM. In Puebla we are supporting the Wikipedistas en Puebla initiative to form a future Wikimedia User Group.
Abbiamo anche partecipato a grandi eventi di tecnologia come Campus Party, TagDF, Aldea Digital e ogni anno in molti eventi FLISoL. Il capitolo ha una forte strategia mediatica: solo nel 2013 siamo stati menzionati più i 90 volte in radio, quotidiani e televisioni.
In merito alle iniziative e alle proposte, noi cerchiamo sempre di offrire qualcosa di nuovo e creativo, per esempio, nelle nostre due edizioni di Wiki Loves Monuments. Nel 2012 il Messico era il paese dell'America latina con il maggior numero di immagini caricate. Nel 2013 abbiamo offerto ai partecipanti a WLM un programma più completo: oltre al concorso abbiamo organizzato alcuni workshop di fotografia e visite guidate in diverse località del Paese.
WMMX ha ospitato Iberoconf nel 2013 ed è stata considerata, insieme all'Argentina, un luogo strategico nell'America latina dalla Wikimedia Foundation.
Infine, due membri del nostro consiglio direttivo fanno parte dell'area decisionale di Wikimedia: il nostro presidente è stato membro del Grant Advisory Committee e il nostro tesoriere è parte dell'Affiliations Committee (AffCom).
Incontra il team
Le persone-chiave di Wikimania sono:
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Ellie Young, WMF Conference Coordinator -
Rachel Farrand WMF Hackathon Coordinator
Ivan Martínez (User:ProtoplasmaKid)
Ivan, historian and journalist by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and long-time Wikipedian. Currently president of Wikimedia Mexico until 2016. Also, served as member of Grant Advisory Committee of Wikimedia Foundation. Devoted mid time as a Wikimedia volunteer in Mexico. In addition, he worked for five years as a professional creative, project manager and production staff for massive events such as the Bicentennial of Independence and Centennial of Revolution of Mexico for the Federal Government of Mexico, as well as several events of the Presidency of Mexico.
Carmen Alcázar (User:Wotancito)
Carmen, politologist by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She served as the main Wiki Loves Monuments 2013 coordinator in Mexico. Currently, member of Wikimedia Mexico Chapter as Secretary. She participates in activities and initiatives related to the diffusion and dissemination of knowledge, as well as activities about free culture.
Is responsible for promoting and coordinating the project Student Club Wikipedia in different schools of higher education over the country; she is the liaison with government authorities and cultural institutions to promote initiatives like GLAM, Wikipedia and the Indigenous Languages Project.
She has been a main speaker in various venues to talk about Wikimedia and Free Culture projects such as the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM), Palace Museum of Fine Arts, among others. She has given talks in Argentina and Chile in name of the Wikimedia movement in Mexico.
Christian Cariño (User:Christian Cariño)
Christian, biologist by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), volunteer of WMMX since 2013. At this moment works with the project of wikiCONABIO, improving the articles about endangered species in Mexico. She also gives some talks about Wikipedia at universities and institutes such as National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM), Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) and The National Commission for Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO). Was recently appointed as a volunteer collaborator of finances in WMMX. For Wikimania Mexico 2015 she will organize lodging, activities for kids (she is a scrapbookaholic) and registration services.
Andrés Cruz y Corro (User:Andycyca)
Andrés, environmental Engineer by the Polytechnic University of Morelos, UPEMOR, WikiGnome since 2008 and volunteer of WMMX since 2013. He has helped in Wikimedia Projects as a translator since 2007. In 2013 he assisted in logistics and social media teams for WIkiLovesMonuments Mexico and assisted in its Photo Tours. Research technician by day; amateur writer and gamer by night. Weak to cookies.
Omar David Sandoval Sida (User:Omar sansi)
Omar, software Developer by the National Polytechnic Institute, he is a mobile & web developer, currently is a Computer Science Engineer student at National Polytechnic Institute (Instituto Politecnico Nacional). He collaborates in many digital tech communities and free software clubs, currently is the community manager of Wikimedia Mexico. He promotes FLOSS movement with events and workshops.