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* '''12:00 - 5:00 PM''': Open rooms and [[Unconference]] (Room 2.28 & Auditorium)
 
* '''12:00 - 5:00 PM''': Open rooms and [[Unconference]] (Room 2.28 & Auditorium)
 
* '''12:00 - 5:00 PM''': {{tag|Edit-a-thon}} Canadian Women; see [[:wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Montreal/WCNA2017/Canadian women|event page]] for more details. (Jodoin East & West)
 
* '''12:00 - 5:00 PM''': {{tag|Edit-a-thon}} Canadian Women; see [[:wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Montreal/WCNA2017/Canadian women|event page]] for more details. (Jodoin East & West)
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* '''All Day''': [[2017/Photo_Drive|Photo Drive]] - Take photos of your experiences, buildings, artifacts, and more throughout the day for the Commons.
 
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| colspan="3" style="text-align: center; padding: 15px 5px; vertical-align: middle;" | <big>'''Social and Networking Night''', starting at 6:00 PM in Old Montreal</big>
 
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center; padding: 15px 5px; vertical-align: middle;" | <big>'''Social and Networking Night''', starting at 6:00 PM in Old Montreal</big>
After a long day of activities, enjoy the night out in Old Montreal with your fellow Wikimedians.<br/>We have the top floor of Les 3 Brasseurs ([https://www.google.com/maps/place/Les+3+Brasseurs/@45.547063,-73.6488414,12z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sLes+3+Brassuers!3m4!1s0x0:0x80033050a5c3516c!8m2!3d45.5067529!4d-73.5530806 105 Rue Saint Paul Est]) reserved for drinks and socializing; there are plenty of other drink and food places in the area, as well as the [http://www.montrealenhistoires.com/en/cite-memoire/ Cité Mémoire] digital display to see.
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After a long day of activities, enjoy the night out in Old Montreal with your fellow Wikimedians.<br/>We have the top floor of Les 3 Brasseurs (105 Rue Saint Paul Est) reserved for drinks and socializing; there are plenty of other drink and food places in the area, as well as the [http://www.montrealenhistoires.com/en/cite-memoire/ Cité Mémoire] digital display to see.
 
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* [[Submissions:2017/Building the New York City HIV/AIDS Archive: The La Guardia & Wagner Archives Wikipedia Project|AIDS Archive: The La Guardia & Wagner Archives Wikipedia Project]]<br/>(Matsuuchi) <small>(30 minutes) [https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WCNA2017-session1t1a etherpad]</small>
 
* [[Submissions:2017/Building the New York City HIV/AIDS Archive: The La Guardia & Wagner Archives Wikipedia Project|AIDS Archive: The La Guardia & Wagner Archives Wikipedia Project]]<br/>(Matsuuchi) <small>(30 minutes) [https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WCNA2017-session1t1a etherpad]</small>
 
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* [[Submissions:2017/Taking advantage of the WikiMOOC to teach Wikipedia in academic context|Taking advantage of the WikiMOOC to teach Wikipedia in academic context]]<br/>(Hocquet) <small>(30 minutes) [https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WCNA2017-session1t1b etherpad]</small>
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* [[Submissions:2017/Taking advantage of the WikiMOOC to teach Wikipedia in academic context|Taking advantage of the WikiMOOC to teach Wikipedia in academic context]]<br/>(Hocquet) <small>(30 minutes)</small>
 
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* [[Submissions:2017/Birth of Bias: implicit bias’ permanence on Wikipedia|Birth of Bias: implicit bias’ permanence on Wikipedia]]<br/>(Koerner) <small>(30 minutes)</small>
 
* [[Submissions:2017/Birth of Bias: implicit bias’ permanence on Wikipedia|Birth of Bias: implicit bias’ permanence on Wikipedia]]<br/>(Koerner) <small>(30 minutes)</small>

Revision as of 03:24, 10 August 2017

WikiConference North America 2017 • Montréal, Canada
The schedule is under development. While mostly accurate, things can be changed, added, and removed up until and through the conference
Last updated on 08-10

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

The BAnQ Vieux-Montréal, where WCNA is hosting an edit-a-thon, trainings, programming, and more.

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.

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


August 9 - Wednesday - Culture Crawl, Scan-a-thon, and Reception


Registration in Sheraton Lobby starting at 8:00 AM
Welcome Session, 9:00 - 9:30 AM in Sheraton Lobby

Meet in the lobby of Le Centre Sheraton for a welcome, housekeeping, and handouts.
Groups can meet here to depart to tours, the BAnQ, and photo sessions.

McGill University BAnQ Vieux-Montreal Other
  • All Day: Free admission at the Redpath Museum
  • 10:00 - 10:45 AM: Tour Visit with materials from McGill University Archives Rare Books and Special Collections (4th floor of the McLennan Library Building)
  • 11:00 - 11:45 AM: Tour Tour of the exhibition "Commemorating the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge" and the Canadian Architecture Collection (meet in the Lobby of McLennan Library Building)
  • 12:00 - 1:00 PM: Tour Tour of the Osler Library of the History of Medicine with Chris Lyons (meet in the lobby of McLennan Library Building and walk up together. Tour at 12:15pm)
  • 12:00 - 1:30 PM: Photo walk from McGill's Mclennan Library to the BAnQ-Vieux.
  • 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM: Edit-a-thon Contribute to articles using McGill's collections in their Data Visualization Room. This includes access to their electronic subscription resources; see event page for more details. The Visualization Room will remain open through 5 if you would like to continue working after the edit-a-thon.
  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Scan-a-thon with the BAnQ-Vieux Archives
  • 12:00 - 5:00 PM: Open rooms and Unconference (Room 2.28 & Auditorium)
  • 12:00 - 5:00 PM: Edit-a-thon Canadian Women; see event page for more details. (Jodoin East & West)
  • 5:15 - 5:45 PM: Closing Session in Auditorium
  • 6:00 - 7:00 PM: Tour of the BAnQ-Vieux
  • All Day: Photo Drive - Take photos of your experiences, buildings, artifacts, and more throughout the day for the Commons.
  • 5:00 PM & Later: McCord Museum has free access to its permanent exhibition.
Social and Networking Night, starting at 6:00 PM in Old Montreal

After a long day of activities, enjoy the night out in Old Montreal with your fellow Wikimedians.
We have the top floor of Les 3 Brasseurs (105 Rue Saint Paul Est) reserved for drinks and socializing; there are plenty of other drink and food places in the area, as well as the Cité Mémoire digital display to see.



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 Jerry, Level A

Introduction & Keynote Addresses

  • Sherry and Alice, AfroCROWD
  • Ivan and Salvador, Wikimedia México
Ivan and Salvador share Wikimedia México's activities.
  • Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, Women in Red
Rosie shares the Gender Diversity Mapping project.
  • Benoit Rochon, Wikimedia Canada
Benoit shares Wikimedia Canada's activities and First Nations project.

Keynote All Hands

Break

10:30 - 11:00 AM

Catch a break and mingle with other Wikimedians.
Track 1
(Jerry, Level A)

Panels & Discussion
Track 2
(Hermon, Level A)

Tutorials
Track 3
(Salon 5, Level 2)

Unconference
Session 1

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Education Community




Wikidata


  • Wikidata Hands-on Tutorial
    SPARQL/VizQuery/Games & Tools (30 minutes)

  • Wikidata in use: SOAP (Sum of all paintings)
    (Maarten, Stierch) (30 minutes)

  • Future of Wikidata+Commons integration (30 minutes)
  • Roundtable/facilitated discussion - Innovating edit-a-thons and meetups
Lunch

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch provided by Wikimania at the Sheraton for registered attendees.
Session 2

1:30 - 3:30 PM

Tech Community





Tech Tools Wikidata


  • Cool Tools (ORES, Mass Uploading, & Outreach Dashboard (1 hour)

  • Future of Wikidata+Wikipedia integration (Infoboxes!) (30 minutes)

Break

3:30 - 4:00 PM

Catch a break and mingle with other Wikimedians.
Session 3

4:00 - 4:50 PM

Education




  • Lightning Talks
    Share a story, project, idea - present on whatever you want!
    Max 5 minutes each
Conclusion & Group Photo

5:15 - 6:00 PM

Join us for a sharing session and conclusion, followed by a group photo.
This is a chance to share final thoughts and share what was accomplished during the unconference.
Evening Reception

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Welcome reception/dinner at Sheraton Hotel for all registered Wikimedia attendees, 7-9 PM