2019/Submissions

WikiConference North America 2019 will be taking place November 8-11 in Boston, Massachusetts. November 9th and 10th will serve as the conference's main programming days, filled with workshops, seminars, tutorials, panels, and presentations from the community and organizations affiliated with the movement.

This year's theme is the reliability of information, and we invite submissions that explore the reliability of information on Wikimedia platforms and beyond, and solutions in that space. This year's conference is made in collaboration with CredCon, and we're excited to have two communities coming together to discuss this space.

We also have several focus areas that the community has expressed interest in, listed to the right. While the theme and these focus areas will be particular topics the conference will revolve around, we welcome all submissions that are relevant to the Wikimedia movement - do not feel confined to the conference theme or focus areas if you have something great to share!

To submit a proposal, first create an account (if you haven't already) and login. In the green box below, enter your session's title and click the "Create Submission" button. You will be directed to a self-explanatory form to fill out. To submit your proposal, please be sure to save the page.

If you have any questions about the process, you may leave them on the talk page.

Submit a Session Proposal

Note: You must create an account first.

Existing proposals may be viewed at Category:Submissions/2019.

Proposal Review Process
Proposals will be reviewed by a Programming Committee. Each Committee member scores each submission on a scale of 1 through 10. Each submission is rated on a variety of factors including but not limited to the level of impact and expected outcomes; expected community interest; and how well-connect the submission is to the theme or a focus area. Committee scores are averaged, and the top portion of submissions will be accepted as they fit into the schedule.

You will be notified about the Program Committee's decision regarding your submission via email after DATE. If your submission is not added to the preliminary schedule, please do not be discouraged. WikiConference North America will have time set aside in the schedule for participants and attendees to participate in self-organized talks and working groups during our lightning talks and unconference sessions.

Terms of Participation
By submitting a proposal, you agree that the text of your proposal, your presentation slides, and any video recordings can be distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License or a similar license. (Note that NC and ND licenses are generally incompatible with Wikimedia projects.)

You also agree that, under the terms of the license, recordings of your presentation may be broadcast live, recorded, and made available for download later. If you prefer not to be recorded, please contact one of the conference organizers, we are happy to accommodate your request.

Further, by submitting a proposal, you agree to abide by the terms of the Safe Space Policy.

Proposal Themes
We invite attendees to submit proposals for panels, workshops, seminars, and other presentations in topics that fall under topics related to Wikipedia or free culture.

Our theme this year is reliability, and will be the biggest portion and focus of our program. We also have five other focus areas the community has expressed interest in. Don't worry if your proposal does not exactly fit in one of the below categories; you are welcome to submit proposals on any relevant topic!