2017/Unconference



On Thursday August 10, we are holding wide-ranging unconference sessions, when anyone can propose or spontaneously organize a mini-presentation, discussion, or workshop on a wiki-related topic.

We also will be holding lightning talks at the end of the day.

For any questions about the unconference, please contact our unconference unmoderator at richard@wikimedianyc.org.

Lightning talks
Add your 5-minute lightning talk topic you can personally present as part of the unconference, about wiki topics or anything Free Culture-related. You will be cut off strictly at 5 minutes. Feel free to use slides from a laptop you bring, though this is completely optional.

Last-minute entries always accepted! For examples, see the range of ideas in 2016's lightning talks. The schedule of the conference is still being organized and we will try to facilitate as many of these suggestions as possible.

Sign up for 5-minute talks
Please sign up here, and include your lightning talk topic. (currently scheduled for Wednesday 5pm)
 * 1) - How you can make a huge impact in making citations better - try writing Zotero translators for Citoid. -- Fuzheado (talk) 01:31, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
 * 2) - North American and European schools also need offline Wikipedia -- Gabe1290 (talk) 10:30, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

Unconference ideas (unsorted)

 * How to podcast
 * Planning a regional Wikimedia conference
 * Using off-line Wikipedia in a connected society

Thursday afternoon unconference
''Sign up for specific timeslots below and at the physical sign-up, please replace the "-" with your discussion topic in a timeslot that suits you.

Early block (11:00 AM - 12:30 PM)

 * 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
 * Whole block: Roundtable/facilitated discussion - Innovating edit-a-thons and meetups

Middle block (1:30 - 3:30 PM)

 * 1:30 - 2:00 PM
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 * 2:00 - 2:30 PM
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 * 2:30 - 3:00 PM
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 * 3:00 - 3:30 PM
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Late block (4:00 - 5:30 PM)

 * 4:00 - 4:30 PM
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 * 4:30 - 5:00 PM
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 * 5:00 - 5:30 PM
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Thematic meetups
These are planned for either lunchtimes or breaks. See 2017/Schedule.