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Title - Wikimania Scholarships Program Technical Coordinator

Wikimania Scholarships Program Description

The 2010 Wikimania Scholarships Program enables a diverse and global group of active Wikimedians and new participants to travel to and attend the Wikimania conference in Gdansk, Poland, from July 9-11, 2010.

Primary responsibilities of position

Working with staff developer on technical development and improvement of scholarship applications and review process.
Helping application reviewers with technical aspects of scoring applications and processing of applications.

Sample activities

Coordinating necessary site requirements with staff developer.
Design and testing of application form, improving on the previous year's example.
Manipulating application data, creating reports based on selected criteria.
Participating in periodic online meetings with scholarships program manager and volunteer committee.

Time frame

February 22 - April 30, 2010

Estimated Total Hours

35-40 hours

Schedule

Mid-February through Mid March, approximately 20 hours consisting of technical development and testing, and participation in committee meetings.
Mid-March until end of April, a few hours per week, primarily for troubleshooting and technical support for committee and project as described above.

Worksite

Remote

Qualifications sought

Ability to speak English.
Technical abilities--coding for the web, data manipulation (LAMP).
Discretion and ability to handle confidential applicant information.
Helpful but not essential for volunteer to have
- Prior attendance at Wikimania.
- Strong knowledge of cross-project Wikimedia community (involved in several local projects, and Commons, Meta, etc.).

Benefits to volunteering

Conference fees and lodging during Wikimania 2010. (Travel costs are volunteer's responsibility)
Gaining experience with doing specific technical and project-related work for the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.
Increased association with the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia community.

To apply

Please send a short biography of yourself, including aspects of your activity on the Wikimedia projects. Any information you believe is relevant, is relevant. You may also wish to attach your CV. Send this to Cary Bass, at cary wikimedia dot org. You may also call Cary at 415.839.6885, extension 601.

Deadline to apply

Thursday, February 18, 2010

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-;Title:
-'''Wikimania Scholarship Technical Coordinator'''
+;Title - '''Wikimania Scholarships Program Technical Coordinator'''
-;Wikimania Scholarship Program Description:
+;'''Wikimania Scholarships Program Description''':
-The 2009 Wikimania scholarships will enable active and qualified Wikimedians to travel to and attend the Wikimania conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from August 28-30, 2009.
+The 2010 Wikimania Scholarships Program enables a diverse and global group of active Wikimedians and new participants to travel to and attend the [[wm2010:Main Page|Wikimania]] conference in Gdansk, Poland, from July 9-11, 2010.
-;Goals of position:
+;'''Primary responsibilities of position''':
+* Working with staff developer on technical development and improvement of scholarship applications and review process.
-* Assistance in scholarship processing and helping the Scholarship committee in technical aspects of scholarship data
+* Helping application reviewers with technical aspects of scoring applications and processing of applications.
-* Assurance of due consideration and speedy response time to Wikimania scholarship applications.
-;Sample activities:
+;'''Sample activities''':
-# Coordinating necessary site requirements with assigned staff developer
+* Coordinating necessary site requirements with staff developer.
-# Design and testing of Scholarship application form, improving on the previous year's example
+* Design and testing of application form, improving on the previous year's example.
-# Manipulating application data, creating reports based on selected criteria
+* Manipulating application data, creating reports based on selected criteria.
+* Participating in periodic online meetings with scholarships program manager and volunteer committee.
-# Assisting the committee in other duties, such as selection of candidates
-# Collaboration in creating Wikimania scholarship criteria
-# Participating in periodic online meetings with scholarship manager (presently, Sara Crouse)
-# Determining suitability of candidates based on established criteria.
-;Time frame:
+;'''Time frame''':
-January 15 - April 15, 2009
+February 22 - April 30, 2010
+;'''Estimated Total Hours''':
-;Length of Commitment:
+-40 hours
-Three months
+;'''Schedule''':
-;Estimated Total Hours:
+* Mid-February through Mid March, approximately 20 hours consisting of technical development and testing, and participation in committee meetings.
-hours
+* Mid-March until end of April, a few hours per week, primarily for troubleshooting and technical support for committee and project as described above.
+;'''Worksite''':
-;Scheduling:
-At volunteer's discretion, however, volunteer should be available for regular scheduled meetings, to be organized with team members in mind.
-;Worksite:
 Remote
-;Qualifications sought:
+;'''Qualifications sought''':
+# Ability to speak English.
-# Volunteer has either
+# Technical abilities--coding for the web, data manipulation (LAMP).
+# Discretion and ability to handle confidential applicant information.
+# Helpful but not essential for volunteer to have
 #*Prior attendance at Wikimania.
-#*Strong knowledge of cross-project Wikimedia community (involved in several local projects, and Commons, Meta, Incubator).
+#*Strong knowledge of cross-project Wikimedia community (involved in several local projects, and Commons, Meta, etc.).
-# Technical abilities--coding for the web, data manipulation (LAMP)
-# Discretion and ability to handle confidential applicant information.
-;Benefits to volunteer:
-# Gaining experience with doing specific project-related work for the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.
-# Increased association with the Wikimedia Foundation.
-# Conference fees and lodging during Wikimania 2009.  (Travel costs are volunteers' responsibility)
+;'''Benefits to volunteering''':
-;To apply:
+# Conference fees and lodging during Wikimania 2010. (Travel costs are volunteer's responsibility)
-* Please send a short biography of yourself, including aspects of your activity on the Wikimedia projects.  Any information you believe is relevant, is relevant.  You may also wish to attach your CV.  Send this to me, Cary Bass, at (my first name) @ wikimedia dot org.  You may also call me at 415.839.6885, extension 601, or use [[m:Special:Emailuser/Cary Bass|email]]
+# Gaining experience with doing specific technical and project-related work for the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.
+# Increased association with the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia community.
+;'''To apply''':
-;Date posted: 01/05/2009
+* Please send a short biography of yourself, including aspects of your activity on the Wikimedia projects.  Any information you believe is relevant, is relevant.  You may also wish to attach your CV.  Send this to Cary Bass, at cary {{@}} wikimedia dot org.  You may also call Cary at 415.839.6885, extension 601.
+; '''Deadline to apply'''
-[[Category:Open volunteer positions]]
+Thursday, February 18, 2010