Invite Community Leaders

[AlexanderPico]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jddC5zcd2H13RD4nP0VHmHRUtZkmI4G3KWhLHV9039Q/edit#gid=1899270004

[egonw]

@Chris-Evelo, did you already inform Open PHACTS?

(yes, he did)

[hexmode]

I think it would be a good idea to invite the CTO of Wikimedia (Victoria Coleman, https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/11/02/victoria-coleman-chief-technology-officer/) or their PM for MediaWiki Platform team (Cindy Cicalese, https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:CCicalese_(WMF)).

I can reach out to either one if you'd like.

[DeniseSl22]

Oh that sound great Mark! Or just invite both? Would be nice to collaborate more with them (I think Kristina is now the only one integrating PWs from WPs with WikiPedia...?).... Here is a link to email text to get started, if you would be so kind to invite them :) :

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kysi3DuPK4SYdsmPEe14aGsL0zvpNUikHLc6lpWONzU/edit?usp=sharing

[hexmode]

I also thought of a prominent Wikipedian that we may consider inviting: DocJames (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Heilman).

I've talked to him about getting pathways onto Wikipedia before and he may be interested in attending or suggesting someone who could.

[ariutta]

@hexmode, thanks for the suggestions! Wherever we have overlap of interests between the MW community and the pathway community, I'm all for inviting folks from MW.

[egonw]

Did we already invite someone? I'm actually invited to visit the WMF offices in SF during my visit, and can ask DocJames would be a good one, and I can ask Dario...

[hexmode]

Egon Willighagen writes:

Did we already invite someone?

I've invited the CTO, Victoria Coleman, and the MW platform project manager, Cindy Cicalese.

I sent a message to DocJames but got a cryptic response. If you could ask, that would probably be helpful.