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Title - Wikimania Scholarship Reviewer

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

Assistance in determination of scholarship applicant requirements.
Assurance of due consideration and speedy response time to Wikimania scholarship applications.

Sample activities

Participating in periodic online meetings with scholarship manager and volunteer committee.
Determining suitability of candidates based on established criteria.
Selecting scholarship awardees.

Time frame

February 18 - end of April, 2010

Estimated Total Hours

54 hours

Schedule

At volunteer's discretion, however, volunteer should be available for regular scheduled meetings, and to be organized to work with team members on the following general schedule:

Mid-Febuary through Mid-March, 1-2 hours per week, consisting of periodic meetings on IRC and communication over email.
Mid-March through Mid-April: Application review, 3-4 hours per week
Mid-April through end of April: Application review, 20-30 hours in total

Worksite

Remote

Qualifications sought

Ability to speak English.
Volunteer has either
- Prior attendance at Wikimania.
- Strong knowledge of cross-project Wikimedia community (involved in several local projects, and Commons, Meta, etc.).
Individuals with both strengths will be sought, and complementary skills will be taken into consideration.
Good communication skills.
Discretion and ability to handle confidential applicant information, and objectively assess candidates.
Optional language skills (not required, in descending order of importance): Polish, German, Russian.

Benefits to volunteering

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

Date posted: __________

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+;Title - '''Wikimania Scholarship Reviewer'''
-;Title:
-'''Wikimania Scholarship Reviewer'''
 ;Wikimania Scholarship Program Description:
-The 2010 Wikimania scholarships will enable active and qualified Wikimedians to travel to and attend the [[wm2010:Main Page|Wikimania]] conference in Gdansk, Poland, from July 9-11, 2010
+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:
 * Assistance in determination of scholarship applicant requirements.
 * Assurance of due consideration and speedy response time to Wikimania scholarship applications.
 ;Sample activities:
-# Participating in periodic online meetings with scholarship manager.
+* Participating in periodic online meetings with scholarship manager and volunteer committee.
-# Determining suitability of candidates based on established criteria.
+* Determining suitability of candidates based on established criteria.
-# Selecting scholarship awardees, and notifying awardees of selection.
+* Selecting scholarship awardees.
 ;Time frame:
-February 8 - April 15, 2010
+February 18 - end of April, 2010
-;Weekly schedule:
--8 hours
 ;Estimated Total Hours:
 hours
+;Schedule
-;Scheduling:
-At volunteer's discretion, however, volunteer should be available for regular scheduled meetings, to be organized with team members in mind.
+At volunteer's discretion, however, volunteer should be available for regular scheduled meetings, and to be organized to work with team members on the following general schedule:
+* Mid-Febuary through Mid-March, 1-2 hours per week, consisting of periodic meetings on IRC and communication over email.
+* Mid-March through Mid-April: Application review, 3-4 hours per week
+* Mid-April through end of April: Application review, 20-30 hours in total
 ;Worksite:
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 ;Qualifications sought:
+# Ability to speak English.
 # Volunteer has either
 #*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.).
 #:Individuals with both strengths will be sought, and complementary skills will be taken into consideration.
+# Good communication skills.
-# Ability to speak English
+# Discretion and ability to handle confidential applicant information, and objectively assess candidates.
-#:Optional language skills (not required, in descending order of importance): Polish, German, Russian
+# Optional language skills (not required, in descending order of importance): Polish, German, Russian.
-# Discretion and ability to handle confidential applicant information.
-# Good communication skills and sensitivity to scholarship applicants' needs.
-;Benefits to volunteer:
+;Benefits to volunteering:
+# Conference fees and lodging during Wikimania 2010.  (Travel costs are volunteers' responsibility).
 # Gaining experience with doing specific project-related work for the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.
-# Increased association with the Wikimedia Foundation.
+# Increased association with the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia community.
-# 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]]
+* 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.
 ;Date posted: __________