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= Ideas for the 2019 conference=

General structure

 * Theme: Credibility + Incredibility (co-planned w/ CredCo)
 * Dates: November 9-11 (Sat-Mon, a long weekend)
 * November 8 for satellite events, in nearby spaces (a few 20-50-person gatherings)
 * Venue: We currently have most of the Stata Center reserved, w/ spaces on the 1st + 4th floors.  Looking for spaces for satellite events, dinners, parties.
 * Lodging: We're looking for inexpensive options for visiting students.  Perhaps we have enough locals to support couchsurfing for some?

Potential subthemes

 * WikiCite (possible on the satellite day)
 * News crediblity (hello CurrentEvents, Wikinews, Wikitribune, Civil? The Correspondent?? FB local news???) (possibly on the satellite day)
 * Disinformation and AI (ORES, other mechanisms, non-wiki approaches)
 * Education (WikiEdu is often a sponsor, hopefully again this year)
 * Librarianship and curation
 * Experimentation and unreliable drafts (importance of simplicity + all-can-edit!)

Potential events / fun sessions

 * Sockpuppet Theatre (reprise, for all ages)
 * Sessions for high-school and younger students
 * Web 2.0 Elevator Pitch Contest (reprise)
 * Creative childcare (for attendees w/ kids)

Potential archetypes (just dreaming here...)

 * Get Ward C + some Meatballers to join
 * A vigorous Federated-MediaWiki/Federated-WD/
 * A vigorous WN/WTrib/CurrentEvents showdown
 * A vigorous Wikiversity/Wikieducator/OCW/EdX showdown
 * A Hatnote installation w/ delicious acoustics