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| + | == What is WikiConference North America? == |
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| + | The '''WikiConference North America 2023''' is the tenth annual gathering of wikimedists, institutions and professionals from across North America, including Canada, the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. |
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| + | An unconference day for attendees to design their own schedule and engage with each other around common interests, followed by a weekend feature both academic and casual presentations on Wikimedia-related outreach activities, workshops to improve the skills of grassroots organizers, and Wikimedia movement in North America, as well as related topics of free culture and digital rights. |
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| + | The conference will be held at the '''[[w:en:Toronto Reference Library|Toronto Public Library]] in Ontario''' from November 10-12, 2023. This year's theme is to be announced. |
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| + | <center>'''[[2023/Submissions|Call for Program Submissions]]''' is now live! It will run from Friday, March 31 until Friday, June 30, 2023 at '''[https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1688140834 12:00 EDT]'''</center> |
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| + | == Conference Details == |
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| + | ;Dates & Times: |
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| + | :Thursday, November 9, 2023, 6:00PM (opening cocktail) |
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| + | :Friday, November 10, 2023, 8:30AM – 6:00PM (pre-conference) |
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| + | :Saturday, November 11, 2023, 8:30AM – 6:00PM (main conference day 1) |
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| + | :Sunday, November 12, 2023, 8:30AM – 6:00PM (main conference day 2) |
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| + | :789 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 2G8 |
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| + | : #WikiConferenceNA |
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| + | :[[commons:Category:WikiConference North America 2023|WikiConference North America 2023]] |
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| + | == Partners and sponsors == |
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| + | File:Wikimedia Foundation logo - horizontal.svg|link=https://wikimediafoundation.org |
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| + | File:Wiki Education Foundation logo.svg|link=http://wikiedu.org |
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| + | ==History== |
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| + | '''[[:meta: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. |
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| + | Additionally, the User Group documents best practices and shares lessons learned with other Wikimedia communities planning and hosting conferences and similar events. In [[2020/Main Page|2020]], [[2021/Main Page|2021]] and [[2022/Main Page|2022]] WikiConference North America were online. |
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| + | File:WikiConference North America 2019 Group Photo VHG 8238.jpg|[[2019/Main Page|WCNA (2019), Boston, MA]] |
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| + | File:WikiConference North America 2018 - Friday Group Photo.jpg|[[2018/Main Page|WCNA (2018), Columbus, OH]] |
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| + | File:Wcna group 8101711.jpg|[[2017/Main Page|WCNA (2017), Montreal, QC]] |
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| + | File:Group Photo WikiConference North America 2016 - First 01.jpg|[[2016/Main Page|WCNA (2016), San Diego, CA]] |
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| + | File:WikiConference USA 2015 Group Photo 51.JPG|[[2015/Main Page|WCUSA (2015), Washington, DC]] |
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| + | File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group L) 26.JPG|[[2014/Main_Page|WCUSA (2014), New York, NY]] |
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| − | '''WikiConference North America''' is the annual conference of Wikimedia enthusiasts and volunteers from throughout North America, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Join Wikipedia, -media, -data, and -cite enthusiasts for collaboration and discovery. This year, the WikiConference will be held in Toronto, Ontario. |
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Revision as of 23:22, 9 March 2023
These pages pages refer to a prior conference, and are kept for historical reasons.
If you are interested in the upcoming WikiConference North America, please ensure you are looking at the current conference site.
Toronto — 9-12 November 2023
| Home | Program | Attendance | More |
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What is WikiConference North America?
The WikiConference North America 2023 is the tenth annual gathering of wikimedists, institutions and professionals from across North America, including Canada, the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean.
An unconference day for attendees to design their own schedule and engage with each other around common interests, followed by a weekend feature both academic and casual presentations on Wikimedia-related outreach activities, workshops to improve the skills of grassroots organizers, and Wikimedia movement in North America, as well as related topics of free culture and digital rights.
The conference will be held at the Toronto Public Library in Ontario from November 10-12, 2023. This year's theme is to be announced.
Conference Details
- Dates & Times
- Thursday, November 9, 2023, 6:00PM (opening cocktail)
- Friday, November 10, 2023, 8:30AM – 6:00PM (pre-conference)
- Saturday, November 11, 2023, 8:30AM – 6:00PM (main conference day 1)
- Sunday, November 12, 2023, 8:30AM – 6:00PM (main conference day 2)
- Location
- Toronto Public Library
- 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 2G8
- Hashtag
- #WikiConferenceNA
- Commons category
- WikiConference North America 2023
Partners and sponsors
History
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. In 2020, 2021 and 2022 WikiConference North America were online.
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