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− | WikiConference North America 2019<br />November |
+ | WikiConference North America 2019<br />November 8–11 |
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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 |
+ | '''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. |
+ | * Our main '''host''' is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
− | *This year's '''theme''' is ''reliability / credibility'' |
+ | * This year's '''theme''' is ''reliability / credibility'' |
− | *Participation in conference activities includes compliance with our [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Safe_Space_Policy '''friendly space policy''']. |
+ | * Participation in conference activities includes compliance with our [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Safe_Space_Policy '''friendly space policy''']. |
+ | * Conference '''[[2019/Activities|activities]]''' and fun facts -- events, awards, sockpuppet-making workshops |
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+ | * Participate remotely with our '''[[2019/Livestream|live stream]]s''' of the three main rooms, and associated chat channel. |
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==Conference overview== |
==Conference overview== |
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− | ; Friday, November 8<br/> |
+ | ; Friday, November 8<br /> |
− | ; Culture Crawl Day |
+ | ; Culture Crawl Day – explore local museums and cultural institutions while editing Wikipedia and learning about Wikimedia projects |
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* Location: Museum of Fine Arts and Cultural institutions in downtown Boston and Cambridge |
* Location: Museum of Fine Arts and Cultural institutions in downtown Boston and Cambridge |
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− | ; Saturday, Sunday, & Monday, November |
+ | ; Saturday, Sunday, & Monday, November 9–10<br /> |
;Three full days of presentations, panels, discussions, workshops and lightning talks |
;Three full days of presentations, panels, discussions, workshops and lightning talks |
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** Participants will be able to join sessions on themes including credibility and reliability; education with Wikimedia projects; news and current events; citations and sourcing; relationship building & support; inclusion & diversity; editor recruitment and retention; tech & tools; and harassment, civility, & safety. |
** Participants will be able to join sessions on themes including credibility and reliability; education with Wikimedia projects; news and current events; citations and sourcing; relationship building & support; inclusion & diversity; editor recruitment and retention; tech & tools; and harassment, civility, & safety. |
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** Monday will feature a reliability summit and continuation of the hackathon, providing a deep-dive into issues surrounding reliability of information. |
** Monday will feature a reliability summit and continuation of the hackathon, providing a deep-dive into issues surrounding reliability of information. |
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− | ** Saturday: 9: |
+ | ** Saturday: 9:00am–5:30pm; Sunday: 10:00am–5:00pm; Monday times to be announced. |
* Saturday night reception: Cambridge |
* Saturday night reception: Cambridge |
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− | The conference is organized by a team of '''[[2019/Volunteers|volunteer Wikimedians]]''' from all over North America. THANK YOU to our volunteers, reviewers and team. To help out, [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfh4x1yzqiAuwbkHvy2BaIVTLAxj6UP5DbXcfC-bUSdz67hyg/viewform fill out our volunteer form] and [[2019/Volunteers|add your name to the wiki]].<br/> <br/> |
+ | The conference is organized by a team of '''[[2019/Volunteers|volunteer Wikimedians]]''' from all over North America. THANK YOU to our volunteers, reviewers and team. To help out, [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfh4x1yzqiAuwbkHvy2BaIVTLAxj6UP5DbXcfC-bUSdz67hyg/viewform fill out our volunteer form] and [[2019/Volunteers|add your name to the wiki]].<br /> <br /> |
2019 steering committee: |
2019 steering committee: |