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Title - Wikimania Scholarship Technical Coordinator

Wikimania Scholarship 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 all technical development and improvement of applications and review process.
Helping scholarships committee in technical aspects of data and processing of applications.

Sample activities

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

Time frame

February 18 - April 30, 2010

Estimated Total Hours

40 hours

Scheduling

Mid-February through Mid March, approximately 20 hours consisting of periodic committee 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.

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 volunteer

Conference fees and lodging during Wikimania 2010. (Travel costs are volunteers' responsibility)
Gaining experience with doing specific technical 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

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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-;Title:
-'''Wikimania Scholarship Technical Coordinator'''
 ;'''Wikimania Scholarship 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 [[wm2010:Main Page|Wikimania]] conference in Gdansk, Poland, from July 9-11, 2010.
-;Primary responsibilities of position:
+;'''Primary responsibilities of position''':
+* Working with staff developer on all technical development and improvement of applications and review process.
-*
 * Helping scholarships committee in technical aspects of data and processing of applications.
-;Sample activities:
+;'''Sample activities''':
-# Coordinating necessary site requirements with staff developers
+* Coordinating necessary site requirements with staff developers
-# Design and testing of Scholarship application form, improving on the previous year's example
+* Design and testing of Scholarship 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 scholarship program manager
+* Participating in periodic online meetings with scholarship program manager and volunteer committee.
-;Time frame:
+;'''Time frame''':
-February 8 - April 15, 2010
+February 18 - April 30, 2010
+;'''Estimated Total Hours''':
-;Weekly schedule:
--8 hours
+hours
+;'''Scheduling''':
-;Estimated Total Hours:
+* Mid-February through Mid March, approximately 20 hours consisting of periodic committee 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.
+;'''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).
-#*Prior attendance at Wikimania.
-#*Strong knowledge of cross-project Wikimedia community (involved in several local projects, and Commons, Meta, Incubator).
-# 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 volunteer''':
+# Conference fees and lodging during Wikimania 2010. (Travel costs are volunteers' responsibility)
+# Gaining experience with doing specific technical 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'''
-;Benefits to volunteer:
+Tuesday, February 16, 2010
-# 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 2010.  (Travel costs are volunteers' responsibility)
-;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 me, Cary Bass, at cary {{@}} wikimedia dot org.  You may also call me at 415.839.6885, extension 601, or use [[m:Special:Emailuser/Cary Bass|email]]
-;Date posted: _______
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