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Conference outline
WikiConference North America 2017 is taking place over the course of two days, and we have many exciting activities planned to welcome you to Montreal!
August 9 - Wednesday - Culture Crawl, Scan-a-thon, and Reception
Our second-annual Culture Crawl connects Wikimedians with Montreal's cultural institutions. The day's activities are a great chance to explore and connect with the city you'll be spending the rest of Wikimania in.
- At McGill University:
- Three unique tours, including backstage tours with their collections and archive.
- Free access to the Redpath Museum
- At the BAnQ-Vieux:
- Canadian Women Edit-a-thon
- Wikidata training sessions
- Scan-a-thon / Source-a-thon with BAnQ's rare materials dating back over a century.
- Tour of the BAnQ and its backroom archives.
August 10 - Thursday - Programming
On Thursday we invite you to attend our three=track programming sessions, which includes:
- Presentations from community members on their activities, projects, and more.
- Technical workshops on Wikidata, the Outreach Dashboard, and more.
- Roundtable discussion on innovating edit-a-thons and meetups
- Lightning Talks (5 minutes) for anyone to get up and give.
- Unconference - make it your own!
Schedule
To finish
August 9 - Wednesday - Culture Crawl, Scan-a-thon, and Reception | |||
Registration in Sheraton Lobby starting at 8:00 AM
Meet in the lobby of Le Centre Sheraton to sign in. | |||
McGill University | BAnQ Vieux-Montreal | Other | |
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August 10 - Thursday - Programming | |||
Registration in Sheraton Lobby
8:00 AM |
Meet in the lobby of Le Centre Sheraton to sign in if you did not already on Wednesday. | ||
Opening Session
9:00 - 10:30 AM |
Meet us in Salon 5, Level 2
Introduction Keynote addresses: Keynote All Hands | ||
Break
10:30 - 11:00 AM |
Catch a break and mingle with other Wikimedians. | ||
Track 1 (Salan 5, Level 2) Panels & Discussion |
Track 2 (Hermon, Level A) Tutorials |
Track 3 (Jerry, Level A) Unconference | |
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Session 1
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Education Community
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Wikidata
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Lunch
12:30 - 1:30 PM |
<Lunch plans here> | ||
Session 2
1:30 - 3:30 PM |
Tech Community
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Tech Tools Wikidata
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Unconference
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Break
3:30 - 4:00 AM |
Catch a break and mingle with other Wikimedians. | ||
Session 3
4:00 - 5:30 PM |
Education
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Unconference
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Evening Reception
7:00 - 9:00 PM |
Welcome reception/dinner at Sheraton Hotel for all registered Wikimedia attendees, 7-9 PM |