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Save the date! Join Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts '''October 18-21''' for the annual continental conference.
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'''WikiConference North America''' is the annual conference of Wikimedia enthusiasts and volunteers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The 2018 conference will take place in '''[[w:Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, Ohio]]''' on '''October 18-21'''. 
* Our main '''hosts''' are the Ohio State University Libraries and the Columbus Metropolitan Library.
* This year's '''theme''' is ''possibilty''/''posibilidad''/''possibilité''. 
* Participation in conference activities includes compliance with our [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Safe_Space_Policy '''friendly space policy''']. 
* '''Resources''': We've created a [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Travel travel and lodging guide]. If you find additional resources during your own research, feel free to contribute as well.
* '''Social media''': [[File:Twitter.png|25px|link=https://twitter.com/wikiconna]] [[File:Facebook_f_logo_2013.png|25px|link=https://www.facebook.com/wikiconferencena]] [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WikiConferenceNA #WikiConferenceNA]
* Want to get involved? '''Reach out to us''': [[File:Email Shiny Icon.svg|25px|mailto:info@wikiconference.org]]

==Where & when==
[[file:Thompson Library from west.jpg|thumb|right|Thompson Library]]
'''Thompson Library, Ohio State University'''
*Address: 1858 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210
*Phone: (614) 292-6785
[[file:Columbus Metropolitan Library 03.jpg|thumb|right|Columbus Metropolitan Library]]
'''Columbus Metropolitan Library'''
*Address: 96 S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH 43215 
*Phone: (614) 645-2275

'''Check-in desk / Badge pick-up'''

Registration is required for all attendees, and will remain open until we run out of allocated space. Register soon! All registered attendees need to wear their badge while at the conference. You can pick up your badge at the '''check-in desk''':

<u>Thursday, October 18</u>
* from 8:00 AM: Ohio State University, Thompson Library, Ground Floor
<u>Friday, October 19</u>
* from 8:00 AM: Columbus Metropolitan Library, Main Branch, Auditorium
* from 5:00 PM: Thompson Library, Room 260, Buckeye Reading Room
<u>Saturday, October 20</u>
* from 8:00 AM: Thompson Library, Sullivant Hall
* from 10:00 AM: Thompson Library, Ground Floor
<u>Sunday, October 21</u>
* from 9:00 AM: ''TBD''

== Programs & activities ==
'''October 18-19''': The first two days, Thursday and Friday, will include our pre-conference activities. This year, we are offering a hackathon, tech demos, and our annual Culture Crawl, a day-long event where we collaborate with local museums, libraries, cultural, and metropolitan institutions to host free backstage tours, edit-a-thons, and more. These crawls are a fantastic opportunity for conference attendees to experience the local culture, as well as collaborate with local institutions to improve Wikipedia's coverage of local topics, and to upload new images to Commons.

'''October 20-21''': Saturday and Sunday will be our main conference, which includes keynotes, community presentations, round-table discussions, panels, and lightning talk sessions. The main session themes include:
* Academia
* Editor Recruitment & Retention
* Harassment, Civility, & Safety
* Inclusion & Diversity
* Relationship Building & Support
* Sister projects (WikiCite, WikiCommons, WikiData, WikiSource)
* Tech & Tools

'''Keynotes'''
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Nicole Ebber 20180912.jpg|Nicole Ebber, Manager, 2030 strategic plan / movement strategy
Mark Graham at WikiConference North America 2016 LoS.jpg|Mark Graham, Director of the Wayback Machine at Internet Archive
McKensie Mack.jpg|McKensie Mack, Director of Art + Feminism
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==History==
Our '''[https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Past_Events previous events]''' had unique themes and were located in different cities: New York City [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2014/Main_Page (2014)], Washington D.C. [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2015/Main_Page (2015)], San Diego [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2016/Main_Page (2016)], and Montreal [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Main_Page (2017)].

'''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_North_America WikiConference North America User Group]''' was formed in 2016 after that year's conference. It is a recognized Affiliate by the Wikimedia Foundation. The purpose of the User Group is to assure that the experiences gained at one conference are shared with future year conference organizers. The mission of the User Group includes coordinating the planning and hosting of events under our purview. Additionally, the User Group documents best practices and shares lessons learned with other Wikimedia communities planning and hosting conferences and similar events.

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Wcna group 8101711.jpg|WCNA 2017, Montreal
Group Photo WikiConference North America 2016 - First 01.jpg|WCNA 2016, San Diego
WikiConference USA 2015 Group Photo 51.JPG|WCUSA 2015, Washington D.C.
2014 WikiConference USA (Group L) 26.JPG|WCUSA 2014, New York City
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== Partners ==
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[[File:OSU Libraries logo.png|link=https://library.osu.edu/|The Ohio State University Libraries]]
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[[File:Wiki Education Foundation logo.svg|link=https://wikiedu.org/|130px|Wiki Education]]
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[[File:OCLC logo.svg|180px|link=https://www.oclc.org/]]
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[[File:Root-insurance-co-vertical.png|link=https://www.joinroot.com/]]
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[[File:Wikimedia DC.svg|link=https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Home|200px|Wikimedia District of Columbia]]
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[[File:Ohio Wikimedians User Group logo.svg|140px|link=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Wikimedians_User_Group|Ohio Wikimedians User Group]]
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