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==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 [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Category:Submissions proposal submission process]. The conference organizers will be curating select panels and keynotes. Subscribe and stay tuned for updates!
 
   
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===Friday, May 30, 2014===
 
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!8:30am-9:30am
 
|colspan=6|'''Registration and Breakfast'''
 
|-
 
!9:30am-10:15am
 
|style="background-color: #CCFFB2;" colspan=6|'''Keynote:''' '''Sumana Harihareswara'''<br>2nd Floor Event Center
 
|-
 
!10:15am-10:30am
 
|style="background-color: #CCCCCE;" colspan=6 |'''Break'''
 
|-
 
!rowspan="5"|10:30am-11:45am
 
|-
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W300'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W301'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W302'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W303'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W320'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W220'''
 
|-
 
|rowspan="3"| [[Submissions:Wikipedia’s Role in Four Different Types of Librarianship|Wikipedia’s Role in Four Different Types of Librarianship]]<br>(75 mins)
 
|rowspan="3"| [[Submissions:Ask the Wiki Education Foundation|Ask the Wiki Education Foundation]]<br>(75 mins)
 
| [[Submissions:Measuring Editor Collaborativeness With Economic Modelling|Measuring Editor Collaborativeness With Economic Modelling]]<br>(30 mins)
 
| [[Submissions:Video in Wikimedia |Video in Wikimedia]]<br>(45 mins)
 
| [[Submissions:Global Economic Map: Wikidata project|Global Economic Map: Wikidata project]]<br>(10 mins)
 
| rowspan="3"|Open Space
 
|-
 
| [[Submissions:Editing trends|Editing Trends]]<br>(15 mins)
 
| [[Submissions:Wiki Photo Trips|Wiki Photo Trips]]<br>(15 mins)
 
| [[Submissions:State of Wikidata|State of Wikidata]]<br>(15 mins)
 
|-
 
| [[Submissions:The Wikipedia Adventure: Play with Learning|The Wikipedia Adventure: Play with Learning]]<br>(30 mins)
 
| [[Submissions:Wiki Loves Capitol Hill|Wiki Loves Capitol Hill]]<br>(15 mins)
 
| [[Submissions:Answering Big Questions With Wikidata|Answering Big Questions with Wikidata]]<br>(50 mins)
 
|-
 
!11:45am-12:00pm
 
|style="background-color: #CCCCCE;" colspan=6 |'''Break'''
 
|-
 
!rowspan="3"|12:00pm-1:00pm
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W300'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W301'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W302'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W303'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W320'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W220'''
 
|-
 
|rowspan="1"|[[Submissions:You're invited! Developing innovative models for participation|You're invited! Developing innovative models for participation]]<br>(45 min)
 
| rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:Wikipedia and the Law|Wikipedia and the Law]]<br>(30 min)
 
| rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:The 7 biggest mistakes the Wikipedia Education Program has made — and what we’ve learned from them|The 7 biggest mistakes the Wikipedia Education Program has made — and what we’ve learned from them]]<br>(15 min)
 
| rowspan="2"| - || rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:Using the MediaWiki web API to get (only) the data you need|Using the MediaWiki web API to get (only) the data you need]]<br>(15 min)
 
| rowspan="2"| Open Space
 
|-
 
| rowspan="1"|[[Submissions:Wikimedia LGBT: Past, Present and Future?|Wikimedia LGBT: Past, Present and Future?]]<br>(15 min)
 
| rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:Wikipedia for Lawyers: Researching, Citing, and Contributing To Wikipedia|Wikipedia for Lawyers: Researching, Citing, and Contributing To Wikipedia]]<br>(30 min)
 
| rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:Wikipedia Education Program: how student editors impact Wikipedia|How Student Editors Impact Wikipedia]]<br>(30 min)
 
| rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:Using web API client libraries to play with and learn from our (meta)data|Using web API client libraries to play with and learn from our (meta)data]]<br>(45 min)
 
|-
 
!1:00pm-2:00pm
 
|colspan=6 |'''Lunch'''
 
|-
 
!2:00pm-3:00pm
 
|style="background-color: #CCFFB2;" colspan=6|'''Keynote:''' '''DC Vito'''<br>2nd Floor Event Center
 
|-
 
!3:00pm-3:15pm
 
|style="background-color: #CCCCCE;" colspan=6 |'''Break'''
 
|-
 
!rowspan=3|3:15pm-4:15pm
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W300'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W301'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W302'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W303'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W320'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W220'''
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"| [[Submissions:How the PR Industry Views Wikipedia|How the PR Industry Views Wikipedia]]<br>(60 min)
 
| rowspan="2"| [[Submissions:Wikipedia in the Era of the MOOC|Wikipedia in the Era of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)]]<br>(60 min)
 
| rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:Where would I find time for it? Scalable Wikipedia editing for GLAMs|Where would I find time for it? Scalable Wikipedia editing for GLAMs]]<br>(15 min)
 
| rowspan="2"| [[Submissions:Image by Wikipedia|Image by Wikipedia]]<br>(60 min)
 
| rowspan="2"| [[Submissions:Open Access Panel|Open Access Panel]]<br>(60 min)
 
| rowspan="2"| Open Space
 
|-
 
| rowspan="1"|[[Submissions:If we build it, will they come? Bringing library collections to the people through Wikipedia|If we build it, will they come?: Bringing library collections to the people through Wikipedia]]<br>(15 min)
 
|-
 
!4:15pm-4:30pm
 
|style="background-color: #CCCCCE;" colspan=6 |'''Break'''
 
|-
 
!rowspan=4| 4:30pm-5:30pm
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;" | '''W300'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;" | '''W301'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;" | '''W302'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W303'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W320'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W220'''
 
|-
 
|rowspan=3|[[Submissions:Paid Editing Moderated Discussion|Paid Editing Moderated Discussion]]<br>(60 min)
 
|[[Submissions:The Gender Gap|The Gender Gap]]<br>(15 min)
 
|rowspan=3|[[Submissions:Remixing metadata from libraries and archives with the RAMP editor|Remixing metadata from libraries and archives with the RAMP editor]]<br>(60 min)
 
|rowspan=3| -
 
|rowspan=3| [[Submissions:Signalling Open Access References|Signaling Open Access References]]<br>(60 min)
 
|rowspan=3| Open Space
 
|-
 
|[[Submissions:Bringing More Women to Free Software: What's Working for Us|Bringing More Women to Free Software: What's Working for Us]]<br>(30 min)
 
|-
 
|[[Submissions:"Women's Work: Female Bonding and Empowerment during Wikipedia Parties"|Women's Work: Female Bonding and Empowerment during Wikipedia Parties]]<br>(15 min)
 
|-
 
!5:30pm-5:45pm
 
|style="background-color: #CCCCCE;" colspan=6 |'''Break'''
 
|-
 
!5:45pm-6:00pm
 
|colspan=6 |'''Closing Remarks'''<br>2nd Floor Event Center
 
|-
 
!on your own
 
|colspan=6 |'''[[Local Attractions]]'''
 
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===Saturday, May 31, 2014===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:800px; float: left;"
 
|-
 
!8:30am-9:30am
 
|colspan=6|'''Registration and Breakfast'''
 
|-
 
!9:30am-10:15am
 
|style="background-color: #CCFFB2;" colspan=6|'''Keynote:''' '''Phoebe Ayers'''<br>2nd Floor Event Center
 
|-
 
!10:15am-10:30am
 
|style="background-color: #CCCCCE;" colspan=6 |'''Break'''
 
|-
 
!rowspan="6"|10:30am-11:45am
 
|-
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W300'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W301'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W302'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W303'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W320'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"| '''W220'''
 
|-
 
|rowspan="4"| State of Digital Rights<br>(75 min)
 
|rowspan="4"| [[Submissions:Art + Feminism Edit-a-thons|Art + Feminism Edit-a-thons]]<br>(75 min)
 
|rowspan="2"| [[Submissions:Community Management 101: Building a Successful Wiki Community|Community Management 101: Building a Successful Wiki Community]]<br>(45 min)
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"| [[Submissions:Creating Wikipedia Scholars involving University Students,Graduates and Doctoral Students to Participate|Creating "Wikipedia Scholars" by Engaging Students to Participate]]<br>(20 min)
 
| rowspan="1"|[[Submissions:The Future of Libraries and Wikipedia|The Future of Libraries and Wikipedia]]<br>(25 min)
 
| rowspan="4"| Open Space
 
|-
 
| [[Submissions:Reconstructing the past with Mediawiki: Programmatic Issues and Solutions|Reconstructing the Past with Mediawiki]]<br>(15 min)
 
| [[Submissions:Pedagogy and new user socialization|Pedagogy and New User Socialization]]<br>(15 min)
 
|-
 
| [[Submissions:Using the Memento Mediawiki Extension to Avoid Spoilers|Using the Memento Mediawiki Extension to Avoid Spoilers]]<br>(15 min)
 
| [[Submissions:Forward to Libraries: Tools and data for connecting Wikipedia and local library resources|Forward to Libraries: Tools and data for connecting Wikipedia and local library resources]]<br>(15 mins)
 
| [[Submissions:New editors|Routes to Wikipedia for new editors]]<br>(35 min)
 
|-
 
!11:45am-12:00pm
 
|style="background-color: #CCCCCE;" colspan=6 |'''Break'''
 
|-
 
!rowspan="3"|12:00pm-1:00pm
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W300'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W301'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W302'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W303'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W320'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W220'''
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"| [[Submissions:The current state of the BLP problem|Current State of the "Biographies of Living Persons" (BLP) problem]]<br>(60 min)
 
| rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:Bridging_conversations_with_the_Humanities|Bridging Conversations with the Humanities]]<br>(40 min)
 
| rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:Vector graphics|Vector Graphics]]<br>(30 min)
 
| rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:Using Wikibooks and Wikiotics to build community-centered language courses|Using Wikibooks and Wikiotics to Build Community-Centered Language Courses]]<br>(45 min)
 
| rowspan="2"| [[Submissions:Health Science panel|Health Science panel]]<br>(60 min)
 
| rowspan="2"| Open Space
 
|-
 
| rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:Social Dramas of Wikipedia|Social Dramas of Wikipedia]]<br>(20 min)
 
| rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:Language Issues and Commons|Language Issues and Commons]]<br>(30 min)
 
| rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:7th Grade wikipedia project|7th Grade Wikipedia Project]]<br>(15 min)
 
|-
 
!1:00pm-2:00pm
 
|colspan=6 |'''Lunch'''
 
|-
 
!2:00pm-3:00pm
 
|style="background-color: #CCFFB2;" colspan=6|'''Keynote:''' '''Christie Koehler'''<br>2nd Floor Event Center
 
|-
 
!3:00pm-3:15pm
 
|style="background-color: #CCCCCE;" colspan=6 |'''Break'''
 
|-
 
!rowspan=2|3:15pm-4:15pm
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W300'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W301'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W302'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W303'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W320'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W220'''
 
|-
 
|rowspan="1"|[[Submissions:A Year in Residence at the Chemical Heritage Foundation|A year in residence at the Chemical Heritage Foundation ]]<br>(25 mins)
 
| rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:Growing the Awesome in your Programs|Growing the Awesome in Your Programs, Part 1: Program tracking and reporting]]<br>(60 min)
 
| rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:Fit for Public Display: Rethinking Censorship via a Comparison of Chinese Wikipedia with Hudong and Baidu Baike|Rethinking Censorship via a Comparison of Chinese Wikipedia with Hudong and Baidu Baike]]<br>(15 min) + Cybersecurity Discussion
 
| rowspan="1"| -
 
| rowspan="1"| [[Submissions:Panel: Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Program NYC|Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Program in NYC]]<br>(60 min)
 
| rowspan="1"| Open Space
 
|-
 
!4:15pm-4:30pm
 
|style="background-color: #CCCCCE;" colspan=6 |'''Break'''
 
|-
 
!rowspan=3| 4:30pm-5:30pm
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W300'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W301'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W302'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W303'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W320'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W220'''
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"| [[Submissions:Wikipedia, Medicine and Language|Wikipedia, Medicine and Language]]<br>(60 min)
 
| rowspan="2"| [[Submissions:Growing the Awesome in your Programs|Growing the Awesome in Your Programs, Part 2: Wikimetrics]]<br>(60 min)
 
| rowspan="2"| -
 
| rowspan="2"| -
 
| rowspan="1"|[[Submissions:Wikipedia, GLAM and Edit-athons in the Classroom: How We Did It|Wikipedia, GLAM and Edit-athons in the Classroom: How We Did It]]<br>(30 min)
 
| rowspan="2"| Open Space
 
|-
 
| rowspan="1"|[[Submissions:Wikipedian-in-Residence at UC Berkeley|Wikipedian-in-Residence at UC Berkeley]]<br>(30 mins)
 
|-
 
!5:30pm-5:45pm
 
|style="background-color: #CCCCCE;" colspan=6 |'''Break'''
 
|-
 
!5:45pm-6:00pm
 
|colspan=6 |'''Closing Remarks'''<br>2nd Floor Event Center
 
|-
 
!6:00pm-9:00pm
 
|colspan=6 |'''WikiConference USA Reception, with drinks and hors doerves'''<br>5th Floor Cafe
 
|-
 
|}
 
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===Sunday, June 1, 2014===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:800px; float: left;"
 
|-
 
!8:30am-9:30am
 
|colspan=8|'''Registration and Breakfast'''
 
|-
 
!9:30-10:15am
 
!colspan=8 |'''Introduction to Unconference and [[Lightning Talks]]'''
 
|-
 
!10:15am-10:30am
 
|style="background-color: #CCCCCE;" colspan=8 |'''Break'''
 
|-
 
!rowspan=2| 10:30am-1:30pm
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;" colspan=2|'''Event Center'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W300'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W301'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W302'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W303'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W320'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W220'''
 
|-
 
| rowspan="1"| [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wadewitz|Adrianne Wadewitz Tribute Editathon]]<br>Feminism Focus
 
| rowspan="1"| Hackathon
 
| rowspan="1"| Diversity Training
 
| rowspan="1"| [[User:GChriss/MediaDigitization|Novel Media Digitization Techniques]]
 
| rowspan="1"| Open Space
 
| rowspan="1"| Open Space
 
| rowspan="1"| [[IdeaLab|IdeaLab Workshop with Wikimedia Foundation]]
 
| rowspan="1"| Open Space
 
|-
 
! 1:30pm-2:30pm
 
|colspan=8 |Lunch
 
|-
 
!rowspan=2| 2:30pm-5:30pm
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;" colspan=2|'''Event Center'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W300'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W301'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W302'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W303'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W320'''
 
|style="background-color: #cef2e0;"|'''W220'''
 
|-
 
| rowspan="1"| Adrianne Wadewitz Tribute Editathon<br>(Continued)
 
| rowspan="1"| Hackathon<br>(Continued)
 
| rowspan="1"| Diversity Training<br>(Continued)
 
| rowspan="1"| Open Space
 
| rowspan="1"| Open Space
 
| rowspan="1"| Open Space
 
| rowspan="1"| Open Space
 
| rowspan="1"| Open Space
 
|-
 
!5:30pm-5:45pm
 
|style="background-color: #CCCCCE;" colspan=8 |'''Break'''
 
|-
 
!5:45pm-6:00pm
 
|colspan=8 |'''Closing Remarks'''<br>2nd Floor Event Center
 
|}
 
 
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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

New York Law School
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.
Hashtag
#wikiconusa

Conference Sponsors

Main Sponsors


the Wikimedia Foundation New York Law School

Institutional Sponsors


Consumer Reports Institute for Information Law and Policy

CUNY Libraries
CUNY Libraries

Schedule of sessions

Thursday, November 9

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November 9 - Thursday morning - Culture Crawl


9:00 Required morning sign-up for cultural tours starting at 9 a.m at Holiday Inn Toronto Downtown Centre 9:00
Morning
Sessions
Royal Ontario Museum
40 people total
Art Gallery of Ontario

20 people total

Bata Shoe Museum
20 people total
Morning
Sessions
10:00 Galleries Edit-a-thon Tour + Edit-a-thon 10:00
11:00 Edit-a-thon A (20 people) Galleries 11:00
12:00 12:00
13:00 Lunch (on your own) 13:00

November 9 - Thursday afternoon - Culture Crawl


Afternoon
Sessions
Royal Ontario Museum
40 people total
Textile Museum of Canada

25 people total

Lunch Walking Tour

Unlimited people

Thomas Fisher Rare Books Library

40 people total

Afternoon
Sessions
11:00 Edit-a-thon A (20 people) Galleries Tour + Edit-a-thon 11:00
12:00 12:00
13:00 Lunch (on your own) Lunch walking tour: Kensington Market
Mehrdad Pourzaki (MPourzaki (WMF))
13:00
14:00 Edit-a-thon B (20 people) Galleries 14:00
15:00 Tour + Edit-a-thon A (20 people) 15:00
16:00 Galleries Tour + Edit-a-thon B (20 people) 16:00
17:00 Break 17:00
18:00 Open Reception + Game Night starting at 6 p.m at Snakes & Lattes Annex

Due to capacity limits, RSVP is required. Those who RSVPed (either during registration or form) will receive an email prior to the conference start.

18:00

Friday, November 10

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Key:
headphones: this talk has English interpretation
WikiCred logo: this talk is supported by WikiCred


November 10 - Friday - Programming
Toronto Reference Library


8:00–9:00
Check-in and Badge pickup
second floor in front of Epic Hall

8:00–9:00
9:00–10:15

Epic Hall: Keynote by Selena Deckelmann, Chief Product and Technology Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation
second floor


9:00–10:15
Morning
Sessions
Epic Hall
second floor, 300 seats
Novella Room
second floor, 118 seats
Executive Board Room
first floor, 30 seats

+ Beeton Hall Events Centre
first floor, 130 seats

Morning
Sessions
10:15–10:30 Lecture: Updates from AffCom
Jeffrey Keefer (FULBERT)
Women Do News Edit-a-thon
in the Executive Board Room
Emily Gertz



Also: GLAM Wiki Tools Roundtable
in Beeton Hall
Andrew Lih and Selena Deckelmann

10:15–10:30
10:30–10:45 Lecture: Every Book Its Reader
Alejandra Quiroz Hernández (Alequihdez)

WikiCred logo

10:30–10:45
10:45–11:00 Panel: Board Session with the Trustees
Lorenzo Losa, Raju Narisetti, Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight. Moderator: Kelsi Stine-Rowe (KStineRowe (WMF)
10:45–11:00
11:00–11:15 Lecture: How the Digital Public Library of America is putting American history at Wikipedians' fingertips
Dominic Byrd-McDevitt (Dominic) and Joe Mabel (Jmabel)
11:00–11:15
11:15–11:30 11:15–11:30
11:30–11:45 Break 11:30–11:45
11:45–12:00 Lecture: Reflections on Eight Years at ArbCom: Policy, Structure, and Reform
Kevin Li (L235)
Lecture: Metadata and Decolonization
Amanda Figueroa (Amafig)

WikiCred logo

Workshop: Content Integrity with Wikimedia Enterprise API
in the Executive Board Room
Francisco Navas (FNavas-WMF)

WikiCred logo

11:45–12:00
12:00–12:15 12:00–12:15
12:15–12:30 Panel: Governance committees in the Wikimedia movement
Jack "Xeno" Glover (Xeno (WMF))

WikiCred logo

Lecture: Wikipedia Initiatives at Local Canadian Public Libraries
Emily Carrasco-Acosta (Emily CA (MPL))
12:15–12:30
12:30–12:45 12:30–12:45
12:45–13:00 Lightning talk: Parallel Play: What Do Librarians Learn from Editing Wikipedia?
Scott Libson (Scott.libson)
12:45–13:00
13:00–14:15

Lunch


13:00–14:15
Afternoon
Sessions
Epic Hall
second floor, 300 seats
Novella Room
second floor, 118 seats
Executive Board Room
first floor, 30 seats
Afternoon
Sessions
14:15–14:30 Panel: Ensuring Resilient Governance
CaptainEek
Panel: L’union fait la force : Coopérer pour valoriser le cinéma régional québécois
Kim Fontaine, Julia Minne, Émélie Rivard-Boudreau et AM Trépanier

headphones

Editathon: WP:WELW Women Electronic Literature Writers Project
Deena Larsen (LovesElectronicLiterature)
14:15–14:30
14:30–14:45 14:30–14:45
14:45–15:00 14:45–15:00
15:00–15:15 Roundtable: Movement Charter Conversations
Anne Clin, Richard Knipel (Pharos), Risker
Lecture: View it! Tool: Utilizing Structured Data on Commons for Image Discovery
Dominic Byrd-McDevitt (Dominic), Kevin Payravi (SuperHamster), Jamie Flood (JamieF)
15:00–15:15
15:15–15:30 15:15–15:30
15:30–15:45 Lightning talk: Des chantiers Wiki dans un musée d'art canadien
Nathalie Thibault (natharchives)

headphones

15:30–15:45
15:45–16:00 Break 15:45–16:00
16:00–16:15 Panel: Potential Governance or Arbitration Panel
Ira Brad Matetsky (Newyorkbrad)
Lecture: One Year In: Growing Capacity to Support GLAM Wiki in Indiana
Olivia MacIsaac (Olgrmac), Jamie Flood (JamieF), Dominic Byrd-McDevitt (Dominic), Jere Odell (Jaireeodell)
Editathon: WP:WELW Women Electronic Literature Writers Project
Deena Larsen (LovesElectronicLiterature)
16:00–16:15
16:15–16:30 16:15–16:30
16:30–16:45 Lecture: The Block Log: Content Moderation on the English Wikipedia
Ryan McGrady (Rhododendrites)
Lecture: Activating Archives: How the Archives of Ontario is Building Community through GLAM-Wiki
Danielle Manning (Ellie1984)
16:30–16:45
16:45–17:00 16:45–17:00
17:00–19:00 Optional: Distributed dinner meetups at restaurants near the library 17:00–19:00
19:00–20:30 Optional: Plenary brainstorming session for Global + Tech Strategy Night 19:00–20:30

Saturday, November 11

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We had a delayed start today due to a security incident at the library. Please keep an eye on this page for changes.


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November 11 - Saturday - Programming
Toronto Reference Library


8:00–11:00
Check-in and Badge pickup
second floor in front of Epic Hall

8:00–11:00
Morning
Sessions
Epic Hall
second floor, 300 seats
Novella Room
second floor, 118 seats
Beeton Hall Events Centre
first floor, 130 seats
Executive Board Room
first floor, 30 seats
Morning
Sessions
11:00–11:01 Remembrance Day: 1 Minute of Silence 11:00–11:01
11:01–11:15 Lecture: Building Wikimedia support at the University of Toronto: A five-year retrospective
Alex Jiyun Jung (Utl_jung) | This presenter would prefer if the audience members wore masks
Workshop: Organizing Template:Misinformation Mary Mark Ockerbloom (MaryMO (AR))

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11:01–11:15
11:15–11:30 Roundtable: Artificial intelligence in Wikipedia and wiki projects
Andrew Leung (OhanaUnited)
11:15–11:30
11:30–11:45 Lecture: Image credits on Wikipedia
Dominic Byrd-McDevitt (Dominic)

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11:30–11:45
11:45–12:00 11:45–12:00
12:00–12:15 Roundtable: Surpassing RfCs: how to improve the governance of large software changes
Gergő Tisza (Tgr)
Lecture: Indigenous Artists and Wikidata
Brit Johnston, Frédéric Julien (Fjjulien), and Anju Singh
Roundtable: No Rights Reserved: What CC0 Means for Contributor Motivations, Data Provenance, and the Wikipedia Detour
Matt Vetter (Matthewvetter); Zach McDowell (ZachMcDowell)

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Lightning talk: Introduction to Credibility Bot

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Workshop: Credibility Bot Feedback and Brainstorming
Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi)

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12:00–12:15
12:15–12:30 12:15–12:30
12:30–12:45 Panel: Wikipedia as a site of archival activism: potentials and limits from the experience of equity-seeking community advocates
Anabelle Ragsag, Jessica Vinluan, and Julia Espinosa
12:30–12:45
12:45–13:00 Panel: WikiProject Women in Religion
Jere Odell & Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
Lightning talk: An Alternative to the Pushpin Map in the Neighbourhood Infobox
R.D. (Bob) Reichert (Robert Neustadter) and E. St. Amour

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12:45–13:00
13:00–14:15 Lunch
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Epic Hall: Keynote: Sue Gardner - Former Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation
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Immediately after Sue's keynote: Epic Hall: Group Photo
13:00–14:15
Afternoon
Sessions
Epic Hall
second floor, 300 seats
Novella Room
second floor, 118 seats
Beeton Hall Events Centre
first floor, 130 seats
Executive Board Room
first floor, 30 seats
Afternoon
Sessions
14:15–14:30 Lecture: IP Masking - Protecting privacy for unregistered editors
Niharika Kohli (NKohli (WMF))
Lecture: Report on research for North American hub
Peter B Meyer (econterms); Ariel Cetrone
Lecture: Citations in Wikipedia for Understanding Research Reach
Denise Smith (Mcbrarian), Jack Young, Jennifer McKinnell

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Workshop: Sister projects: the past, present and glorious future
Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight & Lorenzo Losa
14:15–14:30
14:30–14:45 Panel: WikiOASIS: Wiki Island Nations Alliance
Ian Ramjohn (Guettarda); Sherry Antoine (Shanluan); Brandon Sullivan (JamaicanEditor); Richard Knipel (Pharos)
14:30–14:45
14:45–15:00 Lightning talk: Building and Disseminating Print Bibliographic Data Online
Sara Palmer
Lecture: Building English Wikipedia's best work: how to research and write featured articles
Buidhe

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14:45–15:00
15:00–15:15 Lightning talk: A positive feedback loop between Wikidata and text mining
Daniel Mietchen
Roundtable: Open Education Training Needs in an Evolving Society
Shanna Hollich
15:00–15:15
15:15–15:30 Lightning talk: Agents, Name Authorities, and Linked Open Data: Leveraging Wikidata for Access and Discovery of Archival Materials
Jeremy Floyd (Jjfloyd)
Lightning talk: URFA/2020 and Wikipedia's Featured Article Review Process
A. Filipowich (Z1720)

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Workshop: Discuss prospects for North American hub
15:15–15:30
15:30–15:45 Panel: LaGuardia & Wagner Archives Wikipedia Project Year 5: LGBTQ Archives and Student Research
Ann Matsuuchi (Mozucat), Ximena Gallardo C. (Doctorxgc), Michael Martinez (Inspirewithus)
Lecture: Equity, Community Engagement, and Ag: Advancing equity and increasing agricultural coverage on Wikipedia
Jamie Flood (JamieF)
15:30–15:45
15:45–16:00 Lightning talk: Improving Equity on Wikipedia
Will Kent (Will (Wiki Ed))
15:45–16:00
16:00–16:15 Break 16:00–16:15
16:15–16:30 Panel: Building an advanced Wikidata Curriculum
Will Kent (Will (Wiki Ed)), Jackie Rubashkin, William Blueher, Thamilini Jothilingam
Lecture: Continued Relevancy in the Classroom: Using Wikipedia to Teach Information Literacy to University Students
Helen Choi (1namesake1) and Cari Kaurloto
Workshop: What is the future of free knowledge? Collaboratively charting the course of our movement
Maryana Pinchuk (MPinchuk (WMF))
Unconference 16:15–16:30
16:30–16:45 Lecture: From British Newspaper Archives to Sage Journals: Learn how to access more than 90 paywalled resources for free through The Wikipedia Library
Ben Vershbow

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16:30–16:45
16:45–17:00 Lecture: What's the use (case) of starting your biography creation in Wikidata?
Ray Leonard (Peaceray)

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16:45–17:00
17:00–19:00 Optional: Distributed dinner meetups at restaurants near the library 17:00–19:00
19:00–20:30 Optional: Plenary brainstorming session for North America + Hub Strategy Night 19:00–20:30

Sunday, November 12


Key:
headphones: this talk has English interpretation
WikiCred logo: this talk is supported by WikiCred


November 12 - Sunday - Programming
Toronto Reference Library


8:00–9:00
Check-in and Badge pickup
second floor in front of Epic Hall

8:00–9:00
9:00–10:15

Epic Hall: Keynote: 100 ans de données météorologiques d’Environnement et Changement climatique Canada dans Commons / 100 Years of Environment and Climate Change Canada Weather Data in Commons


Ha-Loan Phan, Wikimedia Canada Chair and Pierre Choffet, consultant for Wikimedia Canada headphones
Second floor

9:00–10:15
Morning
Sessions
Epic Hall
second floor, 300 seats
Novella Room
second floor, 118 seats
Executive Board Room
first floor, 30 seats
Morning
Sessions
10:15–10:30 Lightning talk: 365 climate edits
Daniel Mietchen
Enterprise for all communities—

a discussion of API features for the future

Chris Petrillo, Francisco Navas (FNavas-WMF)

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10:15–10:30
10:30–10:45 Lecture: Defense against the Dark Arts: Disinformation on Wikipedia
Mary Mark Ockerbloom (MaryMO (AR))

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Workshop: Wikidata Lexemes: Introduction to the possibilities
Mahir Morshed (Mahir256))
10:30–10:45
10:45–11:00 Lecture: Lessons learned - The on-wiki editing campaigns of Women in Red

Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (Rosiestep)

10:45–11:00
11:00–11:15 Lightning talk: Mid-semester rookie report: Starting a wikiversity project & teaching a class with wikiedu assignments
Steven M. Schneider (Stevesuny)
Lecture: Hacktivismo y medios libres en México
Ehécatl Cabrera (Ehecatl-c)

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11:00–11:15
11:15–11:30 Lecture: Internet Archive: The Annual WikiConference Update
Mark Graham
11:15–11:30
11:30–11:45 Break 11:30–11:45
11:45–12:00 Panel: Faculty perspectives on the Wikipedia assignment
Helaine Blumenthal (Helaine (Wiki Ed)), Naniette Coleman, Sarah Turner
Lecture: Editorial protocols and cultural pluralization of knowledge on Wikipedia: introducing a research project
Claudie Saulnier, Nathalie Casemajor (Seeris), Stéphane Couture
Workshop: Tips & Tricks for the Programs & Events Dashboard
LiAnna Davis (LiAnna (Wiki Ed))
11:45–12:00
12:00–12:15 12:00–12:15
12:15–12:30 Break 12:15–12:30
12:30–12:45 Panel: Perspectives on Wiki-based student placements programs
Alanna Brown (abrown824), Katrina Cohen-Palacios (kcohenp), Alexandra Wong (alixwongo)
Lecture: Wiki edit-a-thon: des retombées importantes pour la représentation de l'histoire de la communauté LGBTQIA2+ francophone du Canada
Pascale Dangoisse, Constance Crompton, Michelle Schwartz, Candice Lipski, Farinaz Basmechi

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12:30–12:45
12:45–13:00 12:45–13:00
13:00–14:15 Lunch WikiWomen's Lunch Canadian Wikimedians Lunch 13:00–14:15
Afternoon
Sessions
Epic Hall
second floor, 300 seats
Novella Room
second floor, 118 seats
Executive Board Room
first floor, 30 seats
Afternoon
Sessions
14:15–14:30 Lecture: Project Korikath: an attempt to engage youth in bridging local visual knowledge gaps
Fabian Roudra Baroi

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Lecture: Wikipédia: un outil pédagogique pour le développement culturel numérique francophone
Émélie Rivard-Boudreau (Erbvdat)

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Workshop: Scholia workshop
Daniel Mietchen

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14:15–14:30
14:30–14:45 Lecture: The BLP Situation on Wikipedia Today
Ira Brad Matetsky (Newyorkbrad)
14:30–14:45
14:45–15:00 Panel: Wikipedia and academia: An examination of a critical, but complex relationship
Helaine Blumenthal (Helaine (Wiki Ed)), Brianda Felix (Brianda (Wiki Ed))
14:45–15:00
15:00–15:15 Lecture: WikiJournal 2023 update
Andrew Leung (OhanaUnited)
15:00–15:15
15:15–15:30 15:15–15:30
15:30–15:45 Post-conference Reflection & Lessons Learned session 15:30–15:45
15:45–16:00 15:45–16:00


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