Lightning Talks

The monthly Lightning Talks are an opportunity for teams @ WMF and in the Community to showcase a milestone, recent and exciting developments, or releases to the rest of the foundation and the movement as a whole, as these talks will be open to our communities. These talks are open to all WMF staff members to attend or present.

Teams can sign up for a ten-minute slot for their presentation and should present something more substantial than a sprint iteration. Each presentation should be 10 minutes or less, the formal part should not be longer than 5 minutes and the remainder can be used for questions.

Too many questions to answer in the allotted time? No worries, your lightning talk will be a great candidate for a future Tech Talk.

How to attend
The Lightning Talks are hosted at the Wikimedia Foundation typically every 4th Tuesday of the month at 11:00 Pacific Time in the 5th Floor Collab Space. The schedule may change, see below for a list of confirmed Lightning Talks.

The Lightning Talks will be presented via Google Hangout for remotees to watch live or stream later. A link to watch the meeting live will be provided in advance of the talks and a YouTube recording will be provided following each event. You can also join the conversation and participate in Q&A after each Lightning Talk by connecting to the IRC channel:

September 2015
When: Tuesday, September 22nd: 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT (1800 UTC)

Where:
 * SF Office - 5th Floor Collab Space


 * IRC:

'''Sign-ups for the September 2015 Lightning Talks are now closed. You can sign up for the October 2015 Lightning Talks in the section below.'''

Reminder to upload your slide decks to Commons after they are complete.

October 2015
When: Tuesday, October 27th: 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT (1800 UTC)

Where:
 * SF Office - 5th Floor Collab Space


 * IRC:

Please sign-up for the October 2015 Lightning Talks in the table below.

August 2015
When: Tuesday, August 25th: 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT (1800 UTC)

Where:
 * SF Office - 5th Floor Collab Space


 * Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnqEMIxFnGE.


 * IRC:

August 25 YouTube recording

June 2015
When: Tuesday, June 23rd: 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Where: 5th Floor Collab Space

Remotees: The Lightning Talks will be presented using BlueJeans Video Conferencing Software for remotees to watch live or stream later.

Lightning Talks meeting URL: https://bluejeans.com/362967934

June 23 YouTube recording