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WikiConference North America
Toronto — 9-12 November 2023
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Thursday, November 9



November 9 - Thursday morning - Culture Crawl


9:00 Required morning sign-up for cultural tours starting at 9 a.m at Holiday Inn Toronto Downtown Centre 9:00
Morning
Sessions
Royal Ontario Museum
40 people total
Art Gallery of Ontario

20 people total

Bata Shoe Museum
20 people total
Morning
Sessions
10:00 Galleries Edit-a-thon Tour + Edit-a-thon 10:00
11:00 Edit-a-thon A (20 people) Galleries 11:00
12:00 12:00
13:00 Lunch (on your own) 13:00

November 9 - Thursday afternoon - Culture Crawl


Afternoon
Sessions
Royal Ontario Museum
40 people total
Textile Museum of Canada

25 people total

Lunch Walking Tour

Unlimited people

Thomas Fisher Rare Books Library

40 people total

Afternoon
Sessions
11:00 Edit-a-thon A (20 people) Galleries Tour + Edit-a-thon 11:00
12:00 12:00
13:00 Lunch (on your own) Lunch walking tour: Kensington Market
Mehrdad Pourzaki (MPourzaki (WMF))
13:00
14:00 Edit-a-thon B (20 people) Galleries 14:00
15:00 Tour + Edit-a-thon A (20 people) 15:00
16:00 Galleries Tour + Edit-a-thon B (20 people) 16:00
17:00 Break 17:00
18:00 Open Reception + Game Night starting at 6 p.m at Snakes & Lattes Annex

Due to capacity limits, RSVP is required. Those who RSVPed (either during registration or form) will receive an email prior to the conference start.

18:00

Friday, November 10


Key:
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November 10 - Friday - Programming
Toronto Reference Library


8:00–9:00
Check-in and Badge pickup
second floor in front of Epic Hall

8:00–9:00
9:00–10:15

Epic Hall: Keynote by Selena Deckelmann, Chief Product and Technology Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation
second floor


9:00–10:15
Morning
Sessions
Epic Hall
second floor, 300 seats
Novella Room
second floor, 118 seats
Executive Board Room
first floor, 30 seats

+ Beeton Hall Events Centre
first floor, 130 seats

Morning
Sessions
10:15–10:30 Lecture: Updates from AffCom
Jeffrey Keefer (FULBERT)
Women Do News Edit-a-thon
in the Executive Board Room
Emily Gertz



Also: GLAM Wiki Tools Roundtable
in Beeton Hall
Andrew Lih and Selena Deckelmann

10:15–10:30
10:30–10:45 Lecture: Every Book Its Reader
Alejandra Quiroz Hernández (Alequihdez)

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10:30–10:45
10:45–11:00 Panel: Board Session with the Trustees
Lorenzo Losa, Raju Narisetti, Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight. Moderator: Kelsi Stine-Rowe (KStineRowe (WMF)
10:45–11:00
11:00–11:15 Lecture: How the Digital Public Library of America is putting American history at Wikipedians' fingertips
Dominic Byrd-McDevitt (Dominic) and Joe Mabel (Jmabel)
11:00–11:15
11:15–11:30 11:15–11:30
11:30–11:45 Break 11:30–11:45
11:45–12:00 Lecture: Reflections on Eight Years at ArbCom: Policy, Structure, and Reform
Kevin Li (L235)
Lecture: Metadata and Decolonization
Amanda Figueroa (Amafig)

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Workshop: Content Integrity with Wikimedia Enterprise API
in the Executive Board Room
Francisco Navas (FNavas-WMF)

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11:45–12:00
12:00–12:15 12:00–12:15
12:15–12:30 Panel: Governance committees in the Wikimedia movement
Jack "Xeno" Glover (Xeno (WMF))

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Lecture: Wikipedia Initiatives at Local Canadian Public Libraries
Emily Carrasco-Acosta (Emily CA (MPL))
12:15–12:30
12:30–12:45 12:30–12:45
12:45–13:00 Lightning talk: Parallel Play: What Do Librarians Learn from Editing Wikipedia?
Scott Libson (Scott.libson)
12:45–13:00
13:00–14:15

Lunch


13:00–14:15
Afternoon
Sessions
Epic Hall
second floor, 300 seats
Novella Room
second floor, 118 seats
Executive Board Room
first floor, 30 seats
Afternoon
Sessions
14:15–14:30 Panel: Ensuring Resilient Governance
CaptainEek
Panel: L’union fait la force : Coopérer pour valoriser le cinéma régional québécois
Kim Fontaine, Julia Minne, Émélie Rivard-Boudreau et AM Trépanier

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Editathon: WP:WELW Women Electronic Literature Writers Project
Deena Larsen (LovesElectronicLiterature)
14:15–14:30
14:30–14:45 14:30–14:45
14:45–15:00 14:45–15:00
15:00–15:15 Roundtable: Movement Charter Conversations
Anne Clin, Richard Knipel (Pharos), Risker
Lecture: View it! Tool: Utilizing Structured Data on Commons for Image Discovery
Dominic Byrd-McDevitt (Dominic), Kevin Payravi (SuperHamster), Jamie Flood (JamieF)
15:00–15:15
15:15–15:30 15:15–15:30
15:30–15:45 Lightning talk: Des chantiers Wiki dans un musée d'art canadien
Nathalie Thibault (natharchives)

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15:30–15:45
15:45–16:00 Break 15:45–16:00
16:00–16:15 Panel: Potential Governance or Arbitration Panel
Ira Brad Matetsky (Newyorkbrad)
Lecture: One Year In: Growing Capacity to Support GLAM Wiki in Indiana
Olivia MacIsaac (Olgrmac), Jamie Flood (JamieF), Dominic Byrd-McDevitt (Dominic), Jere Odell (Jaireeodell)
Editathon: WP:WELW Women Electronic Literature Writers Project
Deena Larsen (LovesElectronicLiterature)
16:00–16:15
16:15–16:30 16:15–16:30
16:30–16:45 Lecture: The Block Log: Content Moderation on the English Wikipedia
Ryan McGrady (Rhododendrites)
Lecture: Activating Archives: How the Archives of Ontario is Building Community through GLAM-Wiki
Danielle Manning (Ellie1984)
16:30–16:45
16:45–17:00 16:45–17:00
17:00–19:00 Optional: Distributed dinner meetups at restaurants near the library 17:00–19:00
19:00–20:30 Optional: Plenary brainstorming session for Global + Tech Strategy Night 19:00–20:30

Saturday, November 11

We had a delayed start today due to a security incident at the library. Please keep an eye on this page for changes.


Key:
headphones: this talk has English interpretation
WikiCred logo: this talk is supported by WikiCred


November 11 - Saturday - Programming
Toronto Reference Library


8:00–11:00
Check-in and Badge pickup
second floor in front of Epic Hall

8:00–11:00
Morning
Sessions
Epic Hall
second floor, 300 seats
Novella Room
second floor, 118 seats
Beeton Hall Events Centre
first floor, 130 seats
Executive Board Room
first floor, 30 seats
Morning
Sessions
11:00–11:01 Remembrance Day: 1 Minute of Silence 11:00–11:01
11:01–11:15 Lecture: Building Wikimedia support at the University of Toronto: A five-year retrospective
Alex Jiyun Jung (Utl_jung) | This presenter would prefer if the audience members wore masks
Workshop: Organizing Template:Misinformation Mary Mark Ockerbloom (MaryMO (AR))

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11:01–11:15
11:15–11:30 Roundtable: Artificial intelligence in Wikipedia and wiki projects
Andrew Leung (OhanaUnited)
11:15–11:30
11:30–11:45 Lecture: Image credits on Wikipedia
Dominic Byrd-McDevitt (Dominic)

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11:30–11:45
11:45–12:00 11:45–12:00
12:00–12:15 Roundtable: Surpassing RfCs: how to improve the governance of large software changes
Gergő Tisza (Tgr)
Lecture: Indigenous Artists and Wikidata
Brit Johnston, Frédéric Julien (Fjjulien), and Anju Singh
Roundtable: No Rights Reserved: What CC0 Means for Contributor Motivations, Data Provenance, and the Wikipedia Detour
Matt Vetter (Matthewvetter); Zach McDowell (ZachMcDowell)

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Lightning talk: Introduction to Credibility Bot

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Workshop: Credibility Bot Feedback and Brainstorming
Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi)

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12:00–12:15
12:15–12:30 12:15–12:30
12:30–12:45 Panel: Wikipedia as a site of archival activism: potentials and limits from the experience of equity-seeking community advocates
Anabelle Ragsag, Jessica Vinluan, and Julia Espinosa
12:30–12:45
12:45–13:00 Panel: WikiProject Women in Religion
Jere Odell & Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
Lightning talk: An Alternative to the Pushpin Map in the Neighbourhood Infobox
R.D. (Bob) Reichert (Robert Neustadter) and E. St. Amour

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12:45–13:00
13:00–14:15 Lunch
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Epic Hall: Keynote: Sue Gardner - Former Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation
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Immediately after Sue's keynote: Epic Hall: Group Photo
13:00–14:15
Afternoon
Sessions
Epic Hall
second floor, 300 seats
Novella Room
second floor, 118 seats
Beeton Hall Events Centre
first floor, 130 seats
Executive Board Room
first floor, 30 seats
Afternoon
Sessions
14:15–14:30 Lecture: IP Masking - Protecting privacy for unregistered editors
Niharika Kohli (NKohli (WMF))
Lecture: Report on research for North American hub
Peter B Meyer (econterms); Ariel Cetrone
Lecture: Citations in Wikipedia for Understanding Research Reach
Denise Smith (Mcbrarian), Jack Young, Jennifer McKinnell

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Workshop: Sister projects: the past, present and glorious future
Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight & Lorenzo Losa
14:15–14:30
14:30–14:45 Panel: WikiOASIS: Wiki Island Nations Alliance
Ian Ramjohn (Guettarda); Sherry Antoine (Shanluan); Brandon Sullivan (JamaicanEditor); Richard Knipel (Pharos)
14:30–14:45
14:45–15:00 Lightning talk: Building and Disseminating Print Bibliographic Data Online
Sara Palmer
Lecture: Building English Wikipedia's best work: how to research and write featured articles
Buidhe

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14:45–15:00
15:00–15:15 Lightning talk: A positive feedback loop between Wikidata and text mining
Daniel Mietchen
Roundtable: Open Education Training Needs in an Evolving Society
Shanna Hollich
15:00–15:15
15:15–15:30 Lightning talk: Agents, Name Authorities, and Linked Open Data: Leveraging Wikidata for Access and Discovery of Archival Materials
Jeremy Floyd (Jjfloyd)
Lightning talk: URFA/2020 and Wikipedia's Featured Article Review Process
A. Filipowich (Z1720)

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Workshop: Discuss prospects for North American hub
15:15–15:30
15:30–15:45 Panel: LaGuardia & Wagner Archives Wikipedia Project Year 5: LGBTQ Archives and Student Research
Ann Matsuuchi (Mozucat), Ximena Gallardo C. (Doctorxgc), Michael Martinez (Inspirewithus)
Lecture: Equity, Community Engagement, and Ag: Advancing equity and increasing agricultural coverage on Wikipedia
Jamie Flood (JamieF)
15:30–15:45
15:45–16:00 Lightning talk: Improving Equity on Wikipedia
Will Kent (Will (Wiki Ed))
15:45–16:00
16:00–16:15 Break 16:00–16:15
16:15–16:30 Panel: Building an advanced Wikidata Curriculum
Will Kent (Will (Wiki Ed)), Jackie Rubashkin, William Blueher, Thamilini Jothilingam
Lecture: Continued Relevancy in the Classroom: Using Wikipedia to Teach Information Literacy to University Students
Helen Choi (1namesake1) and Cari Kaurloto
Workshop: What is the future of free knowledge? Collaboratively charting the course of our movement
Maryana Pinchuk (MPinchuk (WMF))
Unconference 16:15–16:30
16:30–16:45 Lecture: From British Newspaper Archives to Sage Journals: Learn how to access more than 90 paywalled resources for free through The Wikipedia Library
Ben Vershbow

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16:30–16:45
16:45–17:00 Lecture: What's the use (case) of starting your biography creation in Wikidata?
Ray Leonard (Peaceray)

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16:45–17:00
17:00–19:00 Optional: Distributed dinner meetups at restaurants near the library 17:00–19:00
19:00–20:30 Optional: Plenary brainstorming session for North America + Hub Strategy Night 19:00–20:30

Sunday, November 12


Key:
headphones: this talk has English interpretation
WikiCred logo: this talk is supported by WikiCred


November 12 - Sunday - Programming
Toronto Reference Library


8:00–9:00
Check-in and Badge pickup
second floor in front of Epic Hall

8:00–9:00
9:00–10:15

Epic Hall: Keynote: 100 ans de données météorologiques d’Environnement et Changement climatique Canada dans Commons / 100 Years of Environment and Climate Change Canada Weather Data in Commons


Ha-Loan Phan, Wikimedia Canada Chair and Pierre Choffet, consultant for Wikimedia Canada headphones
Second floor

9:00–10:15
Morning
Sessions
Epic Hall
second floor, 300 seats
Novella Room
second floor, 118 seats
Executive Board Room
first floor, 30 seats
Morning
Sessions
10:15–10:30 Lightning talk: 365 climate edits
Daniel Mietchen
Enterprise for all communities—

a discussion of API features for the future

Chris Petrillo, Francisco Navas (FNavas-WMF)

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10:15–10:30
10:30–10:45 Lecture: Defense against the Dark Arts: Disinformation on Wikipedia
Mary Mark Ockerbloom (MaryMO (AR))

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Workshop: Wikidata Lexemes: Introduction to the possibilities
Mahir Morshed (Mahir256))
10:30–10:45
10:45–11:00 Lecture: Lessons learned - The on-wiki editing campaigns of Women in Red

Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (Rosiestep)

10:45–11:00
11:00–11:15 Lightning talk: Mid-semester rookie report: Starting a wikiversity project & teaching a class with wikiedu assignments
Steven M. Schneider (Stevesuny)
Lecture: Hacktivismo y medios libres en México
Ehécatl Cabrera (Ehecatl-c)

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11:00–11:15
11:15–11:30 Lecture: Internet Archive: The Annual WikiConference Update
Mark Graham
11:15–11:30
11:30–11:45 Break 11:30–11:45
11:45–12:00 Panel: Faculty perspectives on the Wikipedia assignment
Helaine Blumenthal (Helaine (Wiki Ed)), Naniette Coleman, Sarah Turner
Lecture: Editorial protocols and cultural pluralization of knowledge on Wikipedia: introducing a research project
Claudie Saulnier, Nathalie Casemajor (Seeris), Stéphane Couture
Workshop: Tips & Tricks for the Programs & Events Dashboard
LiAnna Davis (LiAnna (Wiki Ed))
11:45–12:00
12:00–12:15 12:00–12:15
12:15–12:30 Break 12:15–12:30
12:30–12:45 Panel: Perspectives on Wiki-based student placements programs
Alanna Brown (abrown824), Katrina Cohen-Palacios (kcohenp), Alexandra Wong (alixwongo)
Lecture: Wiki edit-a-thon: des retombées importantes pour la représentation de l'histoire de la communauté LGBTQIA2+ francophone du Canada
Pascale Dangoisse, Constance Crompton, Michelle Schwartz, Candice Lipski, Farinaz Basmechi

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12:30–12:45
12:45–13:00 12:45–13:00
13:00–14:15 Lunch WikiWomen's Lunch Canadian Wikimedians Lunch 13:00–14:15
Afternoon
Sessions
Epic Hall
second floor, 300 seats
Novella Room
second floor, 118 seats
Executive Board Room
first floor, 30 seats
Afternoon
Sessions
14:15–14:30 Lecture: Project Korikath: an attempt to engage youth in bridging local visual knowledge gaps
Fabian Roudra Baroi

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Lecture: Wikipédia: un outil pédagogique pour le développement culturel numérique francophone
Émélie Rivard-Boudreau (Erbvdat)

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Workshop: Scholia workshop
Daniel Mietchen

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14:15–14:30
14:30–14:45 Lecture: The BLP Situation on Wikipedia Today
Ira Brad Matetsky (Newyorkbrad)
14:30–14:45
14:45–15:00 Panel: Wikipedia and academia: An examination of a critical, but complex relationship
Helaine Blumenthal (Helaine (Wiki Ed)), Brianda Felix (Brianda (Wiki Ed))
14:45–15:00
15:00–15:15 Lecture: WikiJournal 2023 update
Andrew Leung (OhanaUnited)
15:00–15:15
15:15–15:30 15:15–15:30
15:30–15:45 Post-conference Reflection & Lessons Learned session 15:30–15:45
15:45–16:00 15:45–16:00


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