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== Conference outline ==
 
== 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!
 
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!
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<big>'''August 9 - Wednesday - Culture Crawl, Scan-a-thon, and Reception'''</big><br/>
 
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[[File:Salle de consultation de l'édifice Gilles-Hocquart BAnQ Vieux-Montréal 08.JPG|thumb|right|The BAnQ Vieux-Montréal, where WCNA is hosting an edit-a-thon, trainings, programming, and more.]]
 
[[File:Salle de consultation de l'édifice Gilles-Hocquart BAnQ Vieux-Montréal 08.JPG|thumb|right|The BAnQ Vieux-Montréal, where WCNA is hosting an edit-a-thon, trainings, programming, and more.]]
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Our second-annual [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Wiki_Culture_Crawl 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.
 
Our second-annual [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Wiki_Culture_Crawl 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:
 
* At McGill University:

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WikiConference North America 2017 • Montréal, Canada

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)
  • 5:00 - 6:00 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 Jarry, 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
(Jarry, 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 in use Guest: SOAP- Sum of all paintings (Maarten Dammers)

  • Wikidata in use Guest: Wikidata team (Léa Lacroix)
  • 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 for Mass Contributions (1 hour)

  • Wikidata - Quickstatements, Google Spreadsheets Wikipedia Tools, Open Refine, Wikidata Game
  • Wikidata in use Guest: Structured Data on Commons (Sandra Fauconnier and/or Amanda Bittaker)
  • Wikidata in use Guest: Quickstatements and Libraries (Rob Fernandez, User: Gamaliel)
  • Commons in use Guest: Pattypan (Paweł Marynowski, User:Yarl)
  • ORES, revision scorting & Outreach Dashboard

  • 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