User:80686

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Introduction

Wikimedia CH General Assembly 2012

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18th April 2004 ARD (German TV)-Ratgeber Technik (Video)

Real Name: Manuel Schneider

Location: tri-border area south-west Germany (CH: 20 min, FR: 20 min, AT/LI: 2 h)

• 1981: birth
• 1988 - 1992: primary school
• 1992 - 2000: Gymnasium
• 1999: registration of my first business (computer services, to earn some pocket money)
• 2000 - 2003: apprenticeship - qualified IT specialist for systems integration
• 2003 - 2005: IT operator in the process water industry (vapor-compression evaporation)
• 2004 - 2007: studies in Switzerland - Dipl.-Ing. FH (Engineer / BSc) in applied Computer Science
• 2008 - 2012: IT engineer in the heat exchanger industry
  • 2008 - 2009: Germany
  • 2009 - 2012: Europe
• 2013 - 2014: masterssystems Serverhosting & -Management - self-employed
• 2015 - 2016: IT engineer in the heat exchanger industry
• 2017 - 2019: IT manager of an automotive supplier / aluminium casting
• since 2020: internal / external IT for industrial automation / refrigeration / pharma (GMP, GAMP 5, CFR21 Part 11)

Wikimedia

Babel user information
gsw-N Däm Benutzer syyni Muettersproch isch Alemannisch. de-N Dieser Benutzer spricht Deutsch als Muttersprache. en-4 This user has near native speaker knowledge of English. fr-1 Cet utilisateur dispose de connaissances de base en français. sv-1 Den här användaren har grundläggande kunskaper i svenska.
Users by language

als.wp / gsw.wp

I am an alemannic native speaker

• administrator of the Mailinglist wikials-l
• press contact
• administrator in the Alemannic Wikipedia

Wikimania

• 2006 (Cambridge, MA): my first Wikimania, sent on behalf of Wikimedia CH
• 2007 (Taipeh): video streaming
• 2008 (Alexandria): speaker on Wikipedia Offline (project start)
• 2009 (Buenos Aires):
  • speaker on Wikipedia Offline
  • panelist on Wikimedia Chapters
• 2010 (Gdansk):
  • technical support (wifi, audio, videostreaming)
  • host of a workshop on Wikipedia Offline
• 2011 (Haifa):
  • technical support on-site in the planning phase
  • host and sponsor of registration and scholarship websites
  • host of the openZIM Developers Meeting
  • host of a workshop on Wikipedia Offline
• 2012 (Washington D.C.):
  • co-speaker on civiCRM
  • speaker on WikiTV
  • host of a workshop on Wikipedia Offline
• 2013
  • acquisition of wikimania.org and wikimania.com on behalf of Wikimedia CH to make it available for the movement
  • Hong Kong:
    • member of the Jury selecting Hong Kong as host for Wikimania 2013
    • host and sponsor of registration and scholarship websites
    • technical advice in the planning phase
    • host of a workshop on Video in Wikimedia (formerly WikiTV)
    • panelist on The Growth and Future of Wikimania
• 2014 (London):
  • member of the Jury selecting London as host for Wikimania 2014

Wikimedia Deutschland

• since 2004: member
• 2005 - 2007: hoster and sponsor of wikipedia.de (following the Tron controversy and takedown by original hoster)
• since 2008: registrar of toolserver.org (paid)
• 2012: received support from the Community Project Budget to set up WikiTV
• 2013: nominated for the Zedler Award, Category II: Community Project of the Year - as part of the WikiCon 2012 team

Wikimedia CH

• founding member
• 2006 - 2011: observer of the board and representative of Wikimedia CH at Wikimania, Wikimedia Conference etc. (but never been a board member)
• long-term host and sponsor of all technical infrastructure
• since 2009: ICANN At-Large contact on behalf of Wikimedia CH
• since 2012: service provider (paid)
• since 2013: Chief Information Officer (on freelance basis) [1]

Wikimedia Österreich

• observer and supporter of the foundation process
• long-term host and sponsor of all technical infrastructure
• 2010 - 2012: board member (advisor)
• since 2012: ICANN At-Large contact on behalf of Wikimedia Österreich
• since 2012: service provider (paid)
• since 2012: WCA Council member on behalf of Wikimedia Österreich

Further Sponsorships

• 2007 - 2012 host and sponsor of wikimedia.org.il and all attached sites
• since 2007: host and sponsor of distribution server and download rotation for Wikipedia DVDs
• 2008 - 2012: project lead of openZIM (Wikipedia Offline project)
• since 2010: host and sponsor of wikimedia.or.ke
• 2011 - 2013: host and sponsor of wikimedia.in and all attached sites
• since 2011: host and sponsor of kansai.wikimedia.jp
• since 2012: host and sponsor of wikimedia.sk

outside Wikimedia

on air at Freies Radio Wiesental - with studio guest Wolfgang Miessmer

• free and open source software activist
  • 2001: founding member of local Linux Usergroup
  • 2005: organiser of IT/Linux Days with Jon 'maddog' Hall in the frame of a regional consumer fair
• producer at a free, non-commercial radio station in Germany Podcast
  • 2005 - 2008: board member of the radio station
• since 2009: board member at EURALO (ICANN European Regional At-Large Organisation)