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WikiConference North America 2019<br />November 8-11
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You're invited to Cambridge, Massachusetts to join Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts for the annual continental conference.
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'''WikiConference North America''' is the annual conference of Wikimedia enthusiasts and volunteers from throughout North America, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The 2019 conference will take place in '''[[w:Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge, Massachusetts]]''', '''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''': Submit [[2019/Scholarships|here]] by '''September 20'''
*'''Programming Submissions''': Submit [[2019/Submissions|here]] by '''September 20'''
*'''Registration info:''' Coming soon!
*'''Travel & accommodation info:''' Coming soon!

==Programs & activities==
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<big>'''Location'''</big><br />
Stata Center, MIT<br />
Address: Building 32, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA, 02139

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: ''This is a draft; program submissions and scheduling of the main conference + satellite events to be determined.''
; Dates: November 8 - 11, 2019.

; 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.
: Other tracks will include content related to relationship building & support; inclusion & diversity; editor recruitment and retention; tech & tools; harassment, civility, & safety; and education.

;Satellite activities
* 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''

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== Organization ==
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<big>'''Contact'''</big><br />
[[File:EMAIL.png|40px|link=mailto:info@wikiconference.org]] Email us at [mailto:info@wikiconference.org <span style="color: white;">info@wikiconference.org</span>] with any questions!

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=== Team ===
: ''To get involved, add your name below!''
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* [[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]]
* [[User:TarkusAB|<span style="color: #000000">'''TarkusAB'''</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:TarkusAB|<span style="color: #aa0000">'''talk'''</span>]]/[[Special:Contributions/TarkusAB|<span style="color: #aa0000">'''contrib'''</span>]]</sup>
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* [[user:mcbrarian|Denise Smith]]
* [[User:Clayoquot|Clayoquot]]
* [[User:econterms|Peter Meyer]]
* [[User:FULBERT|FULBERT]]
* [[User:Bluerasberry|<span style="background:#cedff2;color:#11e">''' Blue Rasberry '''</span>]][[User talk:Bluerasberry|<span style="background:#cedff2;color:#11e">(talk)</span>]]
* [[User:Kellyjeanne9|Kellyjeanne9]] 
* [[User:Liz|Liz]]
* [[User:Sky Harbor|<font color="#0066ff" ><b>Sky Harbor</b></font>]] <sup>([[User talk:Sky Harbor|<font color="#0066ff" ><b>talk</b></font>]])</sup>
* [[User:BobCummings|BobCummings]]
* [[User:Peaceray|Peaceray]] 
* [[User:DGG-NYC|DGG-NYC]]
* [[User:Antony-22|Antony-22]] 
* [[User:Matthewvetter|Matthewvetter]] 
* [[User: Shanluan | Shanluan]]
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== Partners + Sponsors ==
[[File:Credability Coalition logo.svg|500px|link=https://credibilitycoalition.org/|center|Credibility Coalition]]
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[[File:MIT Knowledge Futures Group logo.png|center|250px|link=https://mitpress.mit.edu/kfg]]
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[https://craignewmarkphilanthropies.org/ <span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,Baskerville,Georgia,serif; font-size: 3rem; font-weight: 500; color: #e56934; line-height: 1.2em;">Craig Newmark<br />Philanthropies</span>]
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==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|link=2018/Main_Page
Wcna group 8101711.jpg|WCNA 2017, Montreal|link=2017/Main_Page
Group Photo WikiConference North America 2016 - First 01.jpg|WCNA 2016, San Diego|link=2016/Main_Page
WikiConference USA 2015 Group Photo 51.JPG|WCUSA 2015, Washington D.C.|link=2015/Main_Page
2014 WikiConference USA (Group L) 26.JPG|WCUSA 2014, New York City|link=2014/Main_Page
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