2018/Schedule

Thursday, October 18
Thursday is our Tech Day, which includes our hackathon, tech demos, training sessions, and more. We plan to have a focus on Wikidata, and are currently planning activities that may interest non-technical folks as well.

Schedule is still under development.

Friday, October 19
Friday includes two activities: our Culture Crawl during the day, followed by an evening reception.

Our Culture Crawl includes tours and other activities at various cultural institutions in Columbus. We'll be headquartered at the Columbus Metropolitan Library - Main Branch, located downtown at 96 S Grant Ave. Here we will have an ongoing edit-a-thon, upload-a-thon, training sessions, and tour groups leaving to visit the various cultural institutions. Sign-up for tours will happen in the Main Auditorium.

Friday evening will be our reception at the Thompson Library (Room 260, the Buckeye Reading Room) on the Ohio State University campus. Hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served. Entry to the reception requires a main conference ticket.

Registration
Throughout the day, our registration desk will be at the Columbus Metropolitan Library - Main Branch, right outside the Auditorium. We'll have signs and volunteers to guide you.

For the evening reception, registration will be located in Thompson Library right outside Room 260, the Buckeye Reading Room.

Tours
* Tour open to the public and will occur whether or not we are present.

Tour Details
 * Ohio Statehouse
 * Explore Capitol Square which includes the Ohio Statehouse, the Ohio Senate building and the Atrium. This National Historic Landmark houses working government offices and insight into Ohio's history. Ohio Statehouse 3.jpg
 * Please allow 10-15 minutes before the tour start time to go through security and see the code of conduct.


 * State Library of Ohio
 * The State Library of Ohio is a state agency leading collaborative efforts supporting state employees, residents, and libraries by providing high quality resources, programs, and services. The vision of the State Library of Ohio is a Smarter Ohio where every Ohioan can access the necessary resources to be engaged citizens, excel at their jobs, participate in the workforce, and pursue their passions and interests. Patrons use our collection to research information about congressional hearings and reports, U.S. and State of Ohio legislative history, statistics, facts about the state.


 * The State Library is the only regional federal depository in Ohio and is also a depository for state information. When visiting the library, you will find:


 * ·       Federal documents (e.g. Congressional Record, House and Senate Journals, Presidential Papers, U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Census reports, U.S. Supreme Court decisions)
 * ·       State of Ohio documents (reports and other materials produced by state agencies and elected officials for the general public)
 * ·       Maps, including United States Geological Survey (USGS) topographical maps
 * ·       Military rosters, with a focus on Ohio soldiers and sailor
 * ·       A Deafness and Outreach Collection targeted toward interpreters, American Sign Language students, parents and professionals working within the deaf community.
 * ·       and more!


 * Thurber House
 * Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Thurber House is a literary center, museum, and bookstore located in the restored 19th century home of famed author, humorist, and New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber ("The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," My Life and Hard Times, and other works).
 * Thurber House hosts events with bestselling authors, writing classes, literary picnics on the lawn, and education camps and classes for children in preschool through high school. Other programs include two month-long author residencies and the Thurber Prize for American Humor—the highest recognition of humor writing in the country.


 * The 1873 home has been restored to the way it looked when the Thurber family lived here in the early 1900's. Our tour guides will give you an overview of the Thurber family, point out Thurber artifacts and memorabilia in the house, and even go into the haunted history of the building—if you dare. While you're here, be sure to visit our historical marker, the dog garden, and the unicorn in the garden!


 * Orton Geological Museum
 * The Orton Geological Museum contains over 500,000 rocks, minerals, fossils, and specimens including a 2 billion year old stromatolite. The Museum is located on Ohio State's Oval and is one of the oldest buildings on campus.

Content
Did you create or improve any Wikipedia articles? Show the results of your work at 2018/Content!

Saturday, October 20
Saturday is the first day of our main conference consisting of presentations, workshops, panels, unconference sessions, lightning talks, and more from our community. Tracks will cover a wide array of topics, including but not limited to editing, education, academia, inclusion and diversity, harassment and safety, event organization, community building, technology and tools, and more.

The program is still in development and subject to change.

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 * Gathering at Chop Shop, 5-8:30 PM - We have a room reservation (featuring a full bar with 16 drafts) at the Chop Shop, a burger restaurant located just north of campus (walkable from Thompson Library). We invite all conference attendees to join!

Sunday, October 21
The Columbus Marathon starts at 7:30 on this day, and will run through campus. Please allow yourself plenty of extra time to get to campus due to road blocks and traffic. For guests staying at hotels along Olentangy River Road, take Olentangy River Road to Herrick Drive to Neil Drive, and then park or be dropped off near the Neil Ave Garage. It is about a 3 minute walk to Thompson Library. For the guests downtown, take SR315 and exit Lane Avenue, take Lane Avenue to Olentangy River Road and follow the same route.

Post meet-ups
''Want to plan an informal meet-up for a group? Post it here!''