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<big>'''WikiProject remote event participation''' (formerly '''CROW''') is set to help remote participation and videoconferencing for either hybrid physical+online or completely online alternatives to in-real-life Wikimedia events.</big> 

== Telegram group ==
The most active aspect of this effort is the chat discussion. '''You can consider joining the [https://t.me/joinchat/FE0P5FlfxzREOMlLljnNcA CROW group (Conference Remote Options for Wikimedians) on Telegram].	'''

==Background==
Inaugurated at [[:wikimania:2019:Wikimania|Wikimania 2019]], this Wikimedia project was established in a meetup with remote participants (see [[etherpad:p/Wikimania2019|notes]]). The development was intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, as remote meetings, collaboration and virtual-only events became common in the Wikimedia community. As of 2022 efforts are made in establishing practice of hybrid-events. 

==Documentation==
Under the '''[[/Documentation]] page''', you can find out of past virtual/remote-only and hybrid events organized in the Wikimedia community. If you've been involved in organizing such event, please '''share your experience''' with the Wikimedia movement by filling in a documentation page!

==Examples==
===Remote-first meetups===
A "remote first" meetup is one designed for virtual participation, as compared to prioritizing the in-person experience. Modern software options support this by audio, videoconferencing, and collaborative text editing using a variety of platforms - desktop, browser-based and mobile options.
====Examples in Wikimedia====
*[[m:Wiki Loves Africa 2020/Online|Wiki Loves Africa 2020's on the fly solutions to change from in-person events to online events]]
*[[Les sans pagEs]] replacement events by (small audiences) video conferences 
*[[EN:Wikipedia:Not The Wikipedia Weekly]] historic with 50+ audio episodes 
*[[Wikimedians in Residence Exchange Network]], as listed in [[Wikimedians_in_Residence_Exchange_Network/meetups|meetups]]
*[[Wikimedia LGBT+]], as listed in [[Wikimedia_LGBT_User_Group_February_2020|meetups]]
*[[WALRUS]], as listed in [[WALRUS/meetups|meetups]]
*[[Wikimedia Café]]

====Examples from other domains====
* [https://medium.com/open-glam/creating-open-glam-now-9bd7225f8abc Open GLAM now!] (webinars)
* [https://cloud.withgoogle.com/next/22/catalog#featured Google Cloud Next 2022] (streamed)
* [https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/moving-red-hat-summit-2020-virtual-experience Red Hat Summit - Virtual Experience - April 28-29, 2020]
* [https://www.icahdq.org/page/ICA21PREPOSTCONF|Zoom/ICA International Communication Association - May 21-25, 2020]

== Suggested best practices ==
* When possible have more than 1 person managing the session. One can manage the presentation, share screen and slide flow, while other can assist recording and monitor chat comments, newcomers to the waiting room, and coordinate break out rooms, if needed. 
* Good internet connection with ability to at least update your conference and sign up pages.
* For scheduled livestreams, check beforehand if there is a place you can ask questions in real time (and if it has automatic or manual monitoring).
* DM speakers for links to slides, background work, etc. Try to make screenshots of the presentations with points that strike you - you can share on social media, but also upload to Commons if the speakers have released their rights (generally done by the event coordinators)

=== Announcing events ===
Although announcing events has not yet become a well-defined routine process, if the event has global or regional significance it is considered good practice to:
* Add event to the Meta's [[Events calendar]] and if exceptionally relevant also add to listing on [[Main_Page#Current_events]].
* Add event to the [https://diff.wikimedia.org/calendar DIFF Calendar] and also consider to have Blog post accompanying it.
* Announce on Wikimedia-l mailing list.
* Announce on Telegram channel @WikimediaAnnouncements.
* Announce on [[Wikimedia Chat|WM Chat]] channel [https://chat.wmcloud.org/wikimedia/channels/announcements #announcements] or thematic [[IRC/Channels]].
* Publish on Twitter, Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and other popular social media.

== Overview of Engagement models ==
Engagement models are important for remote events because they help to create a more interactive and participatory experience for the attendees. Different engagement models have different benefits and challenges, depending on the goals, resources and audience of the event.

For small to medium-sized groups, workshops, meetups and hackathons/editatons are some of the possibilities, as they allow for more interaction and collaboration among participants. For big groups, conferences and webinars are more fitting because they make the dissemination and exchange of information and ideas among a large number of participants easier.

There are other ways to consider engagement, such as if the event is:

* Synchronous or asynchronous
* Within or across time zones
* Entirely remote or with in-person elements
* One-off or regular
* Distributed over one or more relevant units of time (e.g., days)
* Monolingual or multilingual
* Recorded or not
* Fixed or flexible in terms of who is presenting

== Overview of Group social interaction==

Good remote icebreakers and social interaction activities should consider the amount of people participating, virtual meeting limitations and how to engage everyone (especially for hybrid events, where integration between on-local and remote attendees can be hard). 

Check [[WikiProject_remote_event_participation/Icebreakers_and_group_social_interaction|this table]] for group social interaction suggestions at remote events.

== Common usage ==
* For basic small to medium-sized groups, popular options in the movement were Google Meet, Jitsi, BigBlueButton, and Zoom, while Microsoft Teams, Skype, and WebEx (free for up to 100 people) have been less so. WMF and many affiliates purchased subscriptions to Zoom licenses (longer, featureful, and bigger meeting options).
* For large conference-type settings, Telegram tends to be the Wikimedia chat space of choice, with Wikimedia mailing lists for announcements, combined with a video streaming platform like YouTube Live (StreamYard and Hopin have been used also by a few).

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==Platforms==
This section documents some technical platforms to aid in remote participation or staging an online conference. 

=== Free/libre/open source to commercial and proprietary spectrum ===
The Wikimedia community largely favors free/libre/open source solutions with various privacy-friendly options; though a number of proprietary platforms are regularly used in the movement (e.g. Zoom and Google).<ref>[[Wikimedians for software freedom#Google Suite]]</ref>

*'''Free/libre/open source''' solutions can be adopted in various ways. They can be self-hosted (so no data is provided to third parties); or somebody else can administer your hardware ("on-premise"); or somebody can offers their hardware ("as a service"); all of these can be for-free, or with commercial support and assistance, with varying levels of support and quality. For features, they tend to address specific communities or offer generalized service, require less updates, less end-user computing resources, and work well with older hardware and non-mainstream software. They often focus on delivering particular technical solution and then establish interoperability with other services and follow open standards.
*'''Proprietary platforms''' Usually massively popular platforms. They can be gratis ([[w:freeware|freeware]]) or under a subscription, but they are not open. Usually only available "as a service". They cater to personal consumption and workplace productivity and support mainstream platforms, with integrations for popular corporate software. They assume modern hardware, frequent upgrades, and access to stable bandwidth. However, they tend to not follow open standards and have limited interoperability with competing products.

=== Table overview ===

The [[WikiProject_remote_event_participation/Table_overview|table overview]] provides information on free/libre/open source and proprietary platforms, along with their descriptions, features, advantages, and disadvantages, as well as pricing information. Please note that while efforts have been made to comprehensively analyze each platform, some may require further investigation.

=== Miscellaneous platforms and tools ===

==== Proprietary solutions ====
===== Video streaming =====
* Youtube
* Facebook Live
* LinkedIn Live
* Twitch (limited time VODs)

===== Large vendors =====
*[https://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html Adobe Connect] [https://buyconnect.adobe.com/store?Action=Content&Locale=en_US&SiteID=adbecnn&pbpage=LandingPage pricing]
*[https://www.webex.com/ Cisco WebEx] [https://www.webex.com/pricing/index.html pricing]
** Free meetings up to 100 people
*[[:en:Microsoft Teams|Microsoft Teams]]
* [https://aws.amazon.com/chime Amazon Chime] - unified SIP and video for Amazon AWS
* [[:en:Dialpad Meetings|Dialpad Meetings]]- phone conferencing
* GoToMeeting

===== Specialized =====
*[https://www.bigmarker.com/ BigMarker]
*[[Blue Jeans]] – able to teleconference across Chinese border ([[Talk:WikiProject_remote_event_participation#China-compatible teleconferencing|see talk]])
*[https://www.crowdcast.io/ Crowdcast.io]
*[https://www.shindig.com/ Shindig]
*[https://info.getopenwater.com/covid Openwater]
* [https://www.inxpo.com/ Inxpo] - enterprise webcast platform
* [https://www.on24.com/ ON24] - interactive webinar platform
* [https://www.vfairs.com/ Vfairs] - virual events, tradeshows, conferences
*[https://hopin.to Hopin] - virtual expo
* [https://mural.co/ Mural.co] - online collabration, digital whiteboard, post-it notes

===== Online summits =====
*[https://heysummit.com/ HeySummit]
*[https://remo.co/ Remo]
* Run The World - from China, Andreessen-Horowitz funded

===== Online conversing =====
*[[:en:TeamSpeak|TeamSpeak]]
*[[:en:Discord (software)|Discord]]

===== Tools =====
* [https://manycam.com/ ManyCam] - Virtual camera and streaming software
* [https://mural.co/ Mural] - Virtual sticky notes & text for visual collaboration
* [https://www.lumaworkplace.com/ LUMA Workplace] - Digital platform for workplace improvement

==== Other resources ====
* [[/Media assets|Media assets]]
* [[toolforge:Wudele|Wudele]] - To plan meetings and create pools
* Template {{tl|online}}, to spread sessions and other meetings in the User namespace.
* [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-fix-schedule-times.js js script] to show local times on schedule pages.

==Grants and funding for remote events==
Funding is available for remote events through the Wikimedia Foundation's grant programs. Specific to remote events, here are eligible expenses that can be covered through the [[Grants:Project/Rapid|Rapid Grants]] program:
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{{Project/Rapid/Learn/Eligibility criteria/Row
| eligible = Subscription services for video conferencing, webinars, or other online communication platforms during the grant period (see [[Working and convening remotely]] for examples of platforms)
| not eligible = Subscription services for video conferencing, webinars, or other online communication  platforms that extend beyond the grant period
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{{Project/Rapid/Learn/Eligibility criteria/Row
| eligible = Expenses for temporary wired or wireless data plans needed for organizers to host online event
| not eligible = Expenses for wired or wireless data plans that extend beyond the grant period.
}}
{{Project/Rapid/Learn/Eligibility criteria/End
| eligible =Subscription services supporting communications, marketing, and promotion for online event via e-mail, social media, or other domains during the grant period.
| not eligible =Subscription services supporting communications, marketing, and promotion for online event beyond the grant period.
}}
</div>

This is not an exhaustive list, and may be updated. Please contact rapidgrants{{at}}wikimedia.org if you have suggestions or questions around funding for remote events.

== Connectivity, Security and Accessibility ==
=== End user minimum tech requirements (overview)  ===
Jitsi and BigBlueButton are Open Source conferencing platforms that provide integrated text, audio and video conferencing capabilities that are secure and easy to use even on older hardware and software. Their [[WikiProject remote event participation/End user minimum tech requirements|end user minimum tech requirements]] and possibility to customize and localize are likely the most attractive features.

=== Privacy, security and accessibility  ===
Ensuring both security/privacy and accessibility is crucial for FLOSS video conference tools, especially in the context of remote event participation. Privacy protections help safeguard the personal data of participants, while accessibility features ensure that all individuals, regardless of ability, can fully engage in events. For a detailed review of privacy and accessibility aspects of specific FLOSS tools, please visit [[WikiProject_remote_event_participation/Privacy,_security_and_accessibility|this page]] where key tools and their features are documented.

== Preventing trolls from ruining your session ==
Please note that, when publicising links to your events on social media, there is the threat of people disrupting the conversation or presentation. This is now a known practice. There are several ways to prevent this, as detailed in these links (the links relate specifically to the Zoom platform, but the tips could be relevant to other platforms): 
* [https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/03/20/keep-the-party-crashers-from-crashing-your-zoom-event/ Keep the party crashers from crashing your zoom event]
* [https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/27/21197090/zoombombing-zoom-stop-how-to-porn-trolls-video-chat-screen-sharing How to stop trolls from taking over your Zoom call]
* [https://itconnect.uw.edu/connect/phones/conferencing/zoom-video-conferencing/security-settings/ Protect your Zoom meeting space and class sessions]

==Users interested in project ==
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== Further reading ==
=== Guides ===
* Sprout Labs - How to run a virtual conference - https://www.sproutlabs.com.au/blog/how-to-run-a-virtual-conference/
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NyrEU7n6IUl5rgGiflx_dK8CrdoB2bwyyl9XG-H7iw8/preview Resources for Online Meetings, Classes, and Events]
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VT9oiNYPyiEsGHBoDKlwLlWAsWP58sGV7A3oIuEUG3k/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true# Remote teaching resources for business continuity]
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18iVSIeOqKjj58xcR8dYJS5rYvzZ4X1UGLWhl3brRzCM/htmlview?sle=true#gid=0 Online resources for migration] - specially oriented towards laboratories, so maybe some of it it's useful for hack-a-thons?
* [https://mural.co/ebook The definitive guide to facilitating workshops] very useful book.
* [https://teachingresources.hcommons.org/?utm_campaign=meetingseventsmarch2020 Teaching Resources] compilation of resources, including strategies for convening remotely, guides of technical resources, considerations around ethics and accessibility.
* [https://www.zotero.org/groups/2466529/covid-19coronavirus_and_student_privacy/library Coronavirus & privacy] includes some analysis of the tools being used.
* [https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/better-than-zoom-try-these-free-software-tools-for-staying-in-touch Free Software Foundation guidance] from 2020
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fFoZGtCiOecbER-5UKa2RzzlxS3iiwloY6yDqQdGERk/edit#heading=h.hzchjqd3kdni Art+Feminism Collaborative Resources for Virtual Events]
*Hubspot (Conference) - Youtube Livestream  [https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/virtual-conference]
*Sprout Labs (Conference and signups) - Zoom [https://www.sproutlabs.com.au/blog/how-to-run-a-virtual-conference/]
*Learning Technology Design - Zoom (over GoToMeetings, without chat) [https://www.learningrevolution.net/host-a-virtual-conference-tips-for-success/]

== See also ==
* [[Wikimedia Social Suite]]
* [[Working and convening remotely|Working and convening remotely portal]]
* [[:en:Comparison of web conferencing software]]
* [[:wikimania:Remote participation]]
* [[:mw:Hackathons/Handbook]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYu_bGbZiiQ Why multi-party video conferencing is not always efficient/effective (YouTube)] (feet on the ground)
* [https://twitter.com/fdsayre/status/1236023757434580992 How To Run A Free Online Academic Conference: A Workbook (draft)]

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