Wiki Indaba Steering Committee
The Wiki Indaba Steering Committee is responsible for supporting the organization of future Indaba(s), providing a unified voice for all organisations and will provide non-financial resources to all who associate with Wiki Indaba.
Contact:
WISCom
lists.wikimedia.org
@WikimediaWISCom 
@WikimediaWISCom
- The 6th instalment of WikiIndaba conference took place in Agadir, Morocco between 3-5 November 2023
- And the 7th instalment of WikiIndaba conference is expected to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 2-4 October 2024
The Wiki Indaba Steering Committee (colloquially known as WISCom) was created in 2018.
The Wiki Indaba Steering Committee is responsible for supporting the organisation of Wiki-Indaba Conferences, providing a unified voice for all organisations and providing non-financial resources to all who associate with Wiki-Indaba. The committee is made up of a representative of all past organizers of Wiki-Indaba, a representative from the current LOC, 3 volunteer slots opened to all members from the continent and 2 WMF liaison roles.
The committee was formed as a result of constant burnout from previous organizers of the conference. A process was announced at the 2018 Wiki Indaba to initiate a steering committee to support future organizers.
List of Wiki-Indaba Conferences
[edit]| Logo | Conference | Date | Host Country |
|---|---|---|---|
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WikiIndaba 2014 | June 20–22 | Johannesburg, South Africa [1] |
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WikiIndaba 2017 | January 20–22 | Accra, Ghana[2] |
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WikiIndaba 2018 | March 16–18 | Tunis, Tunisia[3] |
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WikiIndaba 2019 | November 8–10 | Abuja, Nigeria[4] |
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WikiIndaba 2021 | November 5–7 | Kampala, Uganda |
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WikiIndaba 2022 | November 4-6 | Kigali, Rwanda |
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WikiIndaba 2023 | November 3-5 | Agadir, Morocco |
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WikiIndaba 2024 | October 4-6 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
- Current committee
| Member | Languages | Region (Location) | Special tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shabangu (WMZA) | ss, en-4 | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Jael Boateng (WUG-OFWA) | en-N, tiw-N | Ghana, Accra | |
| Youssef Ben Haj Yahia (WUG-TUN) | fr-3, en-3, it-1 | Tunisia, Tunis | |
| Isaac Olatunde (WUG-NGA) | Nigeria, Lagos | ||
| Nyinawumuntu Jeannette(WUG-RWA) | Rwanda, Kigali | ||
| Reda Benkhadra (WUG-MOR) | Rabat, Morocco | ||
| Douglas Ssebaggala (WUG-UGA) | en, lg | Kampala, Uganda |
WISCom Executive Coordinator
- Ceslause Ogbonnaya, en-5, fr-5, ig-N
Current WikiIndaba Organising Lead
- Bobby Shabangu, South Africa LOC
- WMF staff liaison
- Veronica Thamaini, Senior Program Officer, WMF (Jan 2022 - )
- Dumisani Ndubane, Evaluation Strategist, WMF (Jan 2018 - Jul 2024)
WISCom Charter and African Agenda Liaison
- WISCom Timeline
- Legend
Current voting members marked in green; former in light green:
Current non-voting advisers marked in gold (yellow-orange); former non-voting advisers in light orange (peach):
Current Wikimedia Foundation staff liaisons marked in Red; former liaisons in (lighter) Red:
Current non-voting observer members in gray:
- The best way to contact the Committee is to write an e-mail to Wiscom
lists.wikimedia.org; please note that the Committee might be sometimes slow in responding to e-mails, so if you don't receive a reply to your message in a reasonable time, just send us a reminder.
- You can follow or tweet the Committee on @WikimediaWISCom
- You can follow or write to the Committee on @WikimediaWISCom
- You can also contact the members of the Committee individually by clicking on their usernames in the timeline above; feel free to use our talk pages and e-mails for any questions related to Wiki Indaba.
- You may also arrange a phone call (via Skype or Google Hangout) with members of the Committee.
Media publications
[edit]- ↑ June, Charlie Fripp on 24th (2014-06-24). "What does Wikipedia need to do in Africa?". htxt.africa. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ↑ "Wiki Indaba Kickstarts in Accra, Ghana - The African Dream". www.theafricandream.net. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ↑ "WikiIndaba conference 2018". Retrieved 2017-12-24.
- ↑ "WikiIndaba conference 2019". Retrieved 2019-08-25.