2019/Schedule


 * Welcome to the WikiConference North America 2019 Schedule

Check back here for the latest; things can change day to day.

Friday, November 8


Friday is the conference's Culture Crawl, a day-long event that includes tours and other activities at various cultural institutions around Boston and Cambridge.
 * Our home base for the day will be the Museum of Fine Arts.
 * Check-in & name-badge pick-up at the MfA: Friday 9am-5pm - at the MFA’s Fenway entrance (200 Fenway, b/t the two giant baby heads). This is the north entrance, on the opposite side of the museum from the Huntington Ave. entrance. A volunteer will meet you with a complimentary ticket to the Museum (only at this entrance). You will then be directed to the Trustees room, upstairs, where our programming will occur to complete registration.
 * Participants will visit local museums and cultural institutions for free backstage tours, edit-a-thons, and more. Participating institutions include:
 * Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
 * State Library of Massachusetts
 * MassArt
 * Massachusetts College of Art and Design
 * Boston University
 * Sessions around GLAM and Wikidata
 * Kickoff to our conference-long hackathon, challenging participants to ideate and come up with solutions for problems around information reliability.
 * The day's Editathon coordination page on English Wikipedia

Friday evening will be our reception in Boston at the Waterworks Museum. Hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served.

Addresses



 * Boston University (Mugar Memorial Library): 771 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
 * MassArt: 621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
 * Museum of Fine Arts: 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
 * MIT MakerWorkshop: 127 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA (Building 35, 1st Floor)
 * State Library of Massachusetts: 24 Beacon Street, State House Room 341, Boston, MA

Sunday, November 10
November 10 each year, the United Nations are observing the World Science Day for Peace and Development.