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The Wikimedia Foundation will be hiring a part time conference organizer to arrange Wikimania 2006, the second international Wikimedia Conference. The conference will be held in Boston in late July or early August 2006. The applicant should have professional experience in organizing international conferences, be able to work online for most of the year, and have an understanding of the goals of Wikimedia, the aim of this conference, and knowledge of the Wikimedia community. Fluency in English, and a good level of proficiency in at least one other language is required. The position will be full time in the period immediately before the conference and as needed before and after that. Please make applications, with quotations and estimates of costs to '''<tt>board-private AT wikimedia.org</tt>''' before December 4. More details on the conference can be found at [http://wikimania.wikimedia.org wikimania.wikimedia.org], and details of the Foundation at [[About Wikimedia]]. |
The Wikimedia Foundation will be hiring a part time conference organizer to arrange Wikimania 2006, the second international Wikimedia Conference. The conference will be held in Boston in late July or early August 2006. The applicant should have professional experience in organizing international conferences, be able to work online for most of the year, and have an understanding of the goals of Wikimedia, the aim of this conference, and knowledge of the Wikimedia community. Fluency in English, and a good level of proficiency in at least one other language is required. The position will be full time in the period immediately before the conference and as needed before and after that. Please make applications, with quotations and estimates of costs to '''<tt>board-private AT wikimedia.org</tt>''' before December 4. More details on the conference can be found at [http://wikimania.wikimedia.org wikimania.wikimedia.org], and details of the Foundation at [[About Wikimedia]]. |
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Revision as of 11:07, 8 December 2005
Job and Contract Opportunities at the Wikimedia Foundation
Updated November 27, 2005
The Wikimedia Foundation will be hiring a part time conference organizer to arrange Wikimania 2006, the second international Wikimedia Conference. The conference will be held in Boston in late July or early August 2006. The applicant should have professional experience in organizing international conferences, be able to work online for most of the year, and have an understanding of the goals of Wikimedia, the aim of this conference, and knowledge of the Wikimedia community. Fluency in English, and a good level of proficiency in at least one other language is required. The position will be full time in the period immediately before the conference and as needed before and after that. Please make applications, with quotations and estimates of costs to board-private AT wikimedia.org before December 4. More details on the conference can be found at wikimania.wikimedia.org, and details of the Foundation at About Wikimedia.
- Application closed. Information on the outcome will be provided to the job applicants during december 2005.
Current staff
The Wikimedia Foundation currently employs three members of staff. Everyone else involved with the projects is a volunteer, including members of the Board of Trustees.
General
- Danny Wool, full time as a m:Wikimedia Assistant to work in the Florida office as of September 2005.
Hardware
- Kyle Anderson, retained as a part time hardware manager (independent contractor) for the Tampa servers.
Software
- Brion Vibber, Wikipedian and full time employee (as of summer 2005).