2018/Schedule
Thursday, October 18
Thursday is our Tech Day, which includes our hackathon, tech demos, training sessions, and more. We plan to have a focus on Wikidata, and are currently planning activities that may interest non-technical folks as well.
Stay tuned for more information.
Friday, October 19
Friday is our Culture Crawl, which includes tours and other activities at various cultural institutions in Columbus. More information will be available soon.
Friday evening will be our reception at the Thompson Library on the Ohio State University campus. Hors d'oeuvres will be served and drinks will be available for purchase.
Saturday, October 20
Saturday is the first day of our main conference consisting of presentations, workshops, panels, unconference sessions, lightning talks, and more from our community. Tracks will cover a wide array of topics, including but not limited to editing, education, academia, inclusion and diversity, harassment and safety, event organization, community building, technology and tools, and more.
The program is still in development. The placeholder table is provided below to give attendees and idea of what to expect, but is subject to change.
October 20 - Saturday - Programming | ||||||
| Registration
8:00 AM |
TBD | |||||
| Opening Session
9:00 - 10:00 AM |
TBD
Introduction & Keynote Addresses TBD Keynote All Hands | |||||
| Break
10:00 - 10:30 AM |
Catch a break, mingle with other Wikimedians, and head to your first session. | |||||
| Track 1 (Thompson 1120) 120 Seats |
Track 2 (Thompson 165) 80 Seats |
Track 3 (Thompson 150A) 28 Seats |
Track 4 (Thompson 150B) 28 Seats |
Track 5 (18th Avenue 070) 24 Seats |
Track 6 (18th Avenue 090) 24 Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
| Lunch
12 - 1:30 PM |
Take a break and enjoy lunch. | |||||
| Session 2
1:30 - 3:00 PM |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
| Break
3:00 - 3:30 PM |
Catch a break and mingle with other Wikimedians. | |||||
| Session 3
3:30 - 4:50 PM |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
Sunday, October 21
October 21 - Sunday - Programming | ||||||
| Registration Opens
9:00 AM |
TBD | |||||
| Day 2 Introduction + Retrospection
9:30 - 10:00 AM |
TBD
All Hands | |||||
| Break
10:00 - 10:30 AM |
Catch a break and mingle with other Wikimedians. | |||||
| Track 1 (Thompson 1120) |
Track 2 (Thompson 165) |
Track 3 (Thompson 150A) |
Track 4 (Thompson 150B) |
Track 5 (18th Avenue 070) |
Track 6 (18th Avenue 090) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session 4
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
| Lunch
12 - 1:30 PM |
Take a break and enjoy lunch. | |||||
| Session 5
1:30 - 2:50 PM |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
| Closing
3:00 - 3:30 PM |
Join us outside on the Oval for closing remarks and good-byes. In the event of rain, we will meet at TBD. | |||||