2017/Unconference

WikiConference North America 2017 • Montréal, Canada

Unconference-style scheduling

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.

See 20-second intro video to unconference.

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

This could be you giving a "Lightning Talk" ; from Wikipedia Day NYC.

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 Thursday 4pm)

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)
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Unconference ideas (unsorted)

You can post ideas here if you're not sure of a preferred timeslot yet.

• How to podcast
• Planning a regional Wikimedia conference
• Using off-line Wikipedia in a connected society
• Pragmatic uses of oral history on-wiki.--Pharos (talk) 19:53, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
• Presentation clinic - practice and get feedback on your Wikimania presentations
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Thursday 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.

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

• 11:00 AM - 11:30 PM
  • Introduction to Unconfernce
  • Planning • Brainstorming • Voting • Sorting

• 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Hour session: Roundtable/facilitated discussion - Innovating edit-a-thons and meetups

• 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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• 12:30 PM - 12:30 PM
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Second block (1:30 - 3:30 PM)

• 1:30 - 2:00 PM
  • Session A: - Paid editing - Horror and Humor
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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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Thematic meetups

These are planned for either lunchtimes or breaks. See 2017/Schedule.

• Thursday Lunch (12:30 - 1:30 PM)
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