Wikimedia Developer Summit/2018/Writing Tips

Content coming soon, this will be a collection of tips and links to writing tips for creating your position statement.

The intention is to provide additional support for individuals who are not familiar with writing positions statements, are writing in English, when it is not their native language, or would just like some additional guidance.

You are also welcome to email Sarah  with a draft of your statement, if you would like someone to review it in advance of submission.

The Position Statement

 * Length: 100 - 500 Words
 * Language: English
 * Include:
 * A title for your position statement
 * Your name (This will be anonymized before your submission is shared with the program committee)
 * Your affiliation - WMF Employee, volunteer, etc. (This will be anonymized before your submission is shared with the program committee)
 * One to two sentence introduction about your motivation -- Why you would like to attend this year’s summit?
 * One to two sentence position statement that directly answers one of the of the questions asked in this year’s Thematic Statement or proposes a unique way of “imagining, creating, planning, building, and maintaining the technology foundation to enable the key tenets of strategy,” and demonstrates why this is important.
 * Supporting and clarifying information that further clarifies and enhances your position statement.

Links
Purdue OWL: Writing Academic Proposals: Conferences, Articles, and Books