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'''WikiConference North America''' is the annual conference of Wikimedia enthusiasts and volunteers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The 2019 conference will take place in '''[[w:Columbus, Ohio|Cambridge, Massachusetts]]''' on '''November 9-11'''.
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*Our main '''host''' is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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*This year's '''theme''' is ''reliability/incredibility''
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*Participation in conference activities includes compliance with our [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Safe_Space_Policy '''friendly space policy'''].
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*'''Resources''': [todo: 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.
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*'''[Todo: [[2018/Scholarships/Reimbursement|Scholarship recipients]]]'''
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*'''[Todo: [[Travel|Travel & accommodation]]]'''
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*'''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/srch?q=%23WikiConferenceNA #WikiConferenceNA]
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*Want to get involved? '''Reach out to us''': [[File:Email Shiny Icon.svg|25px|mailto:info@wikiconference.org]]
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==Check-in desk & badge pick-up==
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'''Addresses'''
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<u>Stata Center, MIT</u>
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*Address: Building 32, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA, 02139
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'''Dates & times'''
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Registration is required for attendees, and will remain open until we run out of allocated space.
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Attendees need to wear their badge while at the conference. You can pick up your badge at the check-in desk:
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<u>Friday, <u>November</u> 8</u>
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<u>Saturday, <u>November</u> 9</u>
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<u>Sunday, <u>November</u> 10</u>
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<u>Monday, November 11</u>
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==Programs & activities==
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'''November 8-9''': The first two days, Thursday and Friday, will include our pre-conference activities: 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.
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'''November 10-11''': Sunday and Monday will be our main conference, with keynotes, community presentations, round-table discussions, panels, and lightning talk sessions. The main session themes include:
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*Credibility and reliability
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*Flexibility, experimentation, and unreliable draft spaces
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*News and current events
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*Citations and sourcing
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'''Keynotes'''<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="180">
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Nicole Ebber 20180912.jpg|Nicole Ebber, Manager, 2030 strategic plan / movement strategy
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Mark Graham at WikiConference North America 2016 LoS.jpg|Mark Graham, Director of the Wayback Machine at Internet Archive
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MoMA_edit_a_thon_004.jpg|McKensie Mack, Director of Art + Feminism
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</gallery>
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==History==
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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)].
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'''[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.<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="180">
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Wcna group 8101711.jpg|WCNA 2017, Montreal
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Group Photo WikiConference North America 2016 - First 01.jpg|WCNA 2016, San Diego
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WikiConference USA 2015 Group Photo 51.JPG|WCUSA 2015, Washington D.C.
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2014 WikiConference USA (Group L) 26.JPG|WCUSA 2014, New York City
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WikiConference North America 2018 - Friday Group Photo.jpg|WikiConference North America 2018 - Friday Group Photo
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==Partners==
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Craig Newmark, CredCo, Hacks/Hackers, MIT Open Learning, MIT Knowledge Futures Group, New England Wikimedians User Group
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MIT Libraries? Wikicite? WikiEd? WMF? Wikinews User Group? WM NYC? The Abbey? Lamplighter? The Athenaeum?
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(News specific: Corp + Found'n news projects?)
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Revision as of 23:36, 27 June 2019

WikiConference North America 2018 logo.png

Future links: [todo: Schedule | Map]

WikiConference North America is the annual conference of Wikimedia enthusiasts and volunteers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The 2019 conference will take place in Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 9-11.

Check-in desk & badge pick-up

Addresses

Stata Center, MIT

  • Address: Building 32, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA, 02139

Dates & times

Registration is required for attendees, and will remain open until we run out of allocated space.

Attendees need to wear their badge while at the conference. You can pick up your badge at the check-in desk:

Friday, November 8

Saturday, November 9

Sunday, November 10

Monday, November 11

Programs & activities

November 8-9: The first two days, Thursday and Friday, will include our pre-conference activities: 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.

November 10-11: Sunday and Monday will be our main conference, with keynotes, community presentations, round-table discussions, panels, and lightning talk sessions. The main session themes include:

  • Credibility and reliability
  • Flexibility, experimentation, and unreliable draft spaces
  • News and current events
  • Citations and sourcing

Keynotes

  • Nicole Ebber, Manager, 2030 strategic plan / movement strategy

  • Mark Graham, Director of the Wayback Machine at Internet Archive

  • McKensie Mack, Director of Art + Feminism

History

Our previous events had unique themes and were located in different cities: New York City (2014), Washington D.C. (2015), San Diego (2016), and Montreal (2017).

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.

  • WCNA 2017, Montreal

  • WCNA 2016, San Diego

  • WCUSA 2015, Washington D.C.

  • WCUSA 2014, New York City

  • WikiConference North America 2018 - Friday Group Photo

Partners

Craig Newmark, CredCo, Hacks/Hackers, MIT Open Learning, MIT Knowledge Futures Group, New England Wikimedians User Group

MIT Libraries? Wikicite? WikiEd? WMF? Wikinews User Group? WM NYC? The Abbey? Lamplighter? The Athenaeum?

(News specific: Corp + Found'n news projects?)

History

Our previous events had unique themes and were located in different cities: New York City (2014), Washington D.C. (2015), San Diego (2016), Montreal (2017) and Columbus, Ohio (2018).

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.

  • WCNA 2017, Montreal

  • WCNA 2016, San Diego

  • WCUSA 2015, Washington D.C.

  • WCUSA 2014, New York City

  • WikiConference North America 2018 - Friday Group Photo

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