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Introduction

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WCNA 2017, Montreal
WCNA 2016, San Diego
WCUSA 2015, Washington D.C.
WCUSA 2014, New York City

WikiConference North America is the annual conference of Wikimedia enthusiasts and volunteers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The 2018 conference will take place in Columbus, Ohio on October 18-21.

  • Our main host is the Ohio State University Libraries.
  • This year's theme is possibilty/posibilidad/possibilité. Participation in conference activities includes compliance with our Friendly Space Policy.
  • Registration is required of all attendees, and will remain open until we run out of allocated space. Register soon!
  • We've created a travel and lodging guide. If you find things to add in your own research, feel free to contribute as well.
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Activities

October 18-19: The first two days, Thursday and Friday, will include our pre-conference activities. This year, we are offering a hackathon, tech demos, and our annual Culture Crawl, a day-long event where we collaborate with local museums, libraries, cultural, and metropolitan institutions to host free backstage tours, edit-a-thons, and more. These crawls are a fantastic opportunity for conference attendees to experience the local culture, as well as collaborate with local institutions to improve Wikipedia's coverage of local topics, and to upload new images to Commons.

October 20-21: Saturday and Sunday will be our main conference, which includes keynotes, community presentations, round-table discussions, panels, and lightning talk sessions. The main session themes include:

  • Academia
  • Editor Recruitment & Retention
  • Harassment, Civility, & Safety
  • Inclusion & Diversity
  • Relationship Building & Support
  • Sister projects (WikiCite, WikiCommons, WikiData, WikiSource)
  • Tech & Tools

Keynotes

History

Our previous events had unique themes and were located in different cities: New York City (2014), Washington D.C. (2015), San Diego (2016), and Montreal (2017).

WikiConference North America User Group was formed in 2016 after that year's conference. It is a recognized Affiliate by the Wikimedia Foundation. The purpose of the User Group is to assure that the experiences gained at one conference are shared with future year conference organizers. The mission of the User Group includes coordinating the planning and hosting of events under our purview. Additionally, the User Group documents best practices and shares lessons learned with other Wikimedia communities planning and hosting conferences and similar events.

Partners

The Ohio State University Libraries

Wiki Education

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Wikimedia District of Columbia

Ohio Wikimedians User Group


Want to get involved? Reach out to us.