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You're invited! Join Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts '''(tentatively) November 8-11''' for the annual continental conference.
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'''WikiConference North America''' is the annual conference of Wikimedia enthusiasts and volunteers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The 2019 conference will take place in '''[[w:Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge, Massachusetts]]''', tentatively '''November 8-11'''.  Join Wikipedia, -media, -data, and -cite enthusiasts for a long weekend of collaboration and discovery.
*Our main '''host''' is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
*This year's '''theme''' is ''reliability/incredibility''
*Participation in conference activities includes compliance with our [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Safe_Space_Policy '''friendly space policy'''].
*'''Scholarships''': Coming soon!
*'''Travel & accommodation:''' Coming soon!
*'''Social media''': [[File:Twitter.png|25px|link=https://twitter.com/wikiconna]] [[File:Facebook_f_logo_2013.png|25px|link=https://www.facebook.com/wikiconferencena]] [https://twitter.com/srch?q=%23WikiConferenceNA #WikiConferenceNA]
*Want to get involved? '''Reach out to us''': [[File:Email Shiny Icon.svg|25px|mailto:info@wikiconference.org]]

==Location==
[[File:Wfm stata center.jpg|thumb|View of Stata Center from Vassar street|alt=View of Stata Center from Vassar street]]
'''Addresses'''

<u>Stata Center, MIT</u>
* Address: Building 32, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA, 02139
* [[:File:MIT venue for WikiConference NA 2019.pdf|'''Walkthrough''' of the available spaces]]

Registration will open soon and will be required for attendees.

==Programs & activities==
: ''This is a draft; scheduling of the main conference + satellite events to be determined.''
; Dates: Friday-Monday Nov 8 - 11.

; Main conference
* Keynotes, community presentations, round-table discussions, panels, and lightning talk sessions. 
: Main session themes to include: credibility and reliability; Flexibility, experimentation, and unreliable draft spaces; news and current events; citations and sourcing

;Satellite activities
* A hackathon, tech demos
* 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.

;Keynotes
: ''To be announced''

== Organization ==

=== Team ===
: ''To get involved, add your name below!''
* [[user:Fuzheado|Fuzheado]]
* [[user:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]]
* [[User:SuperHamster|Kevin Payravi]]
* [[user:Sj|Sj]]
* [[user:phoebe|phoebe]]
* [[user:Reagle|Reagle]]
* [[user:Generish|Generish]]
* Antonio 6_6
* [[user:Greta|Greta]]
* [[user:Xplorecre84give|Xplorecre84give]]
* [[user:connie|connie]]
* [[user:Jackiekoerner|Jackiekoerner]]
* [[user:pbkauf|pbkauf]]

=== Partners + Sponsors ===
* Credibility Coalition, Hacks/Hackers (fiscal sponsor, fundraising, logistics) 
* Craig Newmark (general support)
* MIT KFG (campus coordination)
* MIT Open Learning (space, A/V, inspiration)
* Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism, Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY

;To inquire: 
: MIT Libraries, Wikicite, WikiEd, WMF, Wikinews User Group, WM NYC
: Local sponsors: The Abbey / Lamplighter / The Athenaeum
: News projects: Tribune, DeC

==History==
Our '''[https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Past_Events previous events]''' had unique themes and were located in different cities: New York City [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2014/Main_Page (2014)], Washington D.C. [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2015/Main_Page (2015)], San Diego [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2016/Main_Page (2016)], Montreal [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Main_Page (2017)], and Columbus, OH [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Main_Page (2018)].

'''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_North_America 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.
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WikiConference North America 2018 - Friday Group Photo.jpg|WCNA 2018, Columbus, OH
Wcna group 8101711.jpg|WCNA 2017, Montreal
Group Photo WikiConference North America 2016 - First 01.jpg|WCNA 2016, San Diego
WikiConference USA 2015 Group Photo 51.JPG|WCUSA 2015, Washington D.C.
2014 WikiConference USA (Group L) 26.JPG|WCUSA 2014, New York City
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