About WikiConference USA
WikiConference USA is the first national Wikimedia conference of its kind in the United States. The conference will be held on May 30 – June 1, 2014 at New York Law School, located in the Tribeca district of Manhattan, New York City. WikiConference USA’s program will be devoted to topics concerning the Wikimedia movement in the United States, as well as related topics of free culture and digital rights.
WikiConference USA will feature a diverse array of conference offerings such as keynotes, presentations, panels, and workshop sessions; provide a lounge space and break areas for conference attendees to gather and mingle; and host an unconference day for attendees to design their own schedule and engage with each other around common interests.
For the full announcement, see our press release: File:WikiCon USA 2014 Press Release v1.pdf.
Conference Details
- Dates & Times
- Friday, May 30, 2014, 8:30AM – 6:00PM
- Saturday, May 31, 2014, 8:30AM – 6:00PM
- Sunday, June 1, 2014, 8:30AM – 6:00PM
- Location
- New York Law School
- 185 West Broadway (between Worth Street and Leonard Street), New York, NY 10013
- Expected Attendance
- 300 attendees over the three-day conference
- Target Demographics
- Our primary demographic targets United States-based Wikipedians. The secondary demographic targets non-Wikipedian academics, students, librarians, activists, and professionals.
- Costs
- The conference will be free to attend.
Main Sponsors
Coming Soon
Schedule of sessions
Schedule of sessions
WikiConference USA 2014 will take place over three days of keynotes, panels, workshops, seminars, lightning talks, and unconference sessions. A general outline of the conference schedule is provided below. The sessions will mainly be filled through the proposal submission process. The conference organizers will be curating select panels and keynotes. Subscribe and stay tuned for updates!
Friday, May 30, 2014
Saturday, May 31, 2014
8:30am-9:30am
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Registration and Breakfast
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9:30am-10:15am
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Keynote: Phoebe Ayers 2nd Floor Event Center
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10:15am-10:30am
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Break
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10:30am-11:45am
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W300
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W301
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W302
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W303
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W320
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W220
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State of Digital Rights
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Art & Feminism
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Community Management 101: Building a Successful Wiki Community
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Social Dramas of Wikipedia
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Open Space
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Future of Libraries and Wikipedia
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The Free Culture Trust
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Reconstructing the Past with Mediawiki
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Pedagogy and New User Socialization
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Using the Memento Mediawiki Extension to Avoid Spoilers
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7th Grade Wikipedia Project
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11:45am-12:00pm
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Break
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12:00pm-1:00pm
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W300
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W301
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W302
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W303
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W320
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W220
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Current State of the BLP Problem
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Social Dramas of Wikipedia
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Commons Double: Vector Graphics
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Using Wikibooks and Wikiotics to Build Community-Centered Language Courses
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Health Panel
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Open Space
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Wikipedia for Lawyers: Researching, Citing and Contributing to Wikipedia
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New Editors
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1:00pm-2:00pm
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Lunch
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2:00pm-3:00pm
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Keynote: Christie Koehler 2nd Floor Event Center
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3:00pm-3:15pm
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Break
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3:15pm-4:15pm
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W300
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W301
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W302
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W303
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W320
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W220
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Cybersecurity Panel
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Growing the Awesome in Your Programs
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A year in residence at the Chemical Heritage Foundation
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Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Program in NYC
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Open Space
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Wikipedian-in-Residence at UC Berkeley
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Chinese Wikipedia
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Forward to Libraries
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4:15pm-4:30pm
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Break
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4:30pm-5:30pm
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W300
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W301
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W302
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W303
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W320
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W220
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Growing the Awesome in Your Programs (Continued)
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If we build it, will they come?: Bringing library collections to the people through Wikipedia
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Open Space
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Wikipedia, GLAM and Edit-athons in the Classroom: How We Did It
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5:30pm-5:45pm
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Break
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5:45pm-6:00pm
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Closing Remarks 2nd Floor Event Center
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Sunday, June 1, 2014
9:30am-10:30am
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Registration and Breakfast
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10:30am-11:30am
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Keynote
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11:30am-11:45am
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Break
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11:45am-12:30pm
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Open Space |
Open Space |
Open Space |
Open Space |
Open Space |
Open Space
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12:30pm-12:45pm
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Break
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12:45pm-1:30pm
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Open Space |
Open Space |
Open Space |
Open Space |
Open Space |
Open Space
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1:30pm-2:30pm
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Lunch
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2:30pm-3:30pm
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Keynote
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3:30pm-3:45pm
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Break
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3:45pm-4:30pm
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Open Space |
Open Space |
Open Space |
Open Space |
Open Space |
Open Space
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4:30pm-4:45pm
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Break
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4:45pm-5:30pm
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Closing Session
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