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* Conference '''[[2019/Activities|activities]]''' and fun facts -- events, awards, sockpuppet-making workshops |
* 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. |
* Participate remotely with our '''[[2019/Livestream|live stream]]s''' of the three main rooms, and associated chat channel. |
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+ | * View our '''[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiConference_North_America_2019 photos]'''. |
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==Conference overview== |
==Conference overview== |
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:''View the '''[[2019/Schedule|full schedule]]''' for more details and sessions. Details subject to change.'' |
:''View the '''[[2019/Schedule|full schedule]]''' for more details and sessions. Details subject to change.'' |
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+ | [[File:MFA, Boston, MASS.JPG|thumb|Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] |
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; Culture Crawl Day – explore local museums and cultural institutions while editing Wikipedia and learning about Wikimedia projects |
; Culture Crawl Day – explore local museums and cultural institutions while editing Wikipedia and learning about Wikimedia projects |
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** Participants will visit local museums and cultural institutions for free backstage tours, edit-a-thons, and more. |
** Participants will visit local museums and cultural institutions for free backstage tours, edit-a-thons, and more. |
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** Training sessions around [[:en:Wikipedia:GLAM|GLAM]] and [[:d:Wikidata:Main_Page|Wikidata]]. |
** Training sessions around [[:en:Wikipedia:GLAM|GLAM]] and [[:d:Wikidata:Main_Page|Wikidata]]. |
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** Kickoff to our conference-long hackathon, challenging participants to ideate and come up with solutions for problems around information reliability. |
** Kickoff to our conference-long hackathon, challenging participants to ideate and come up with solutions for problems around information reliability. |
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− | * Friday night reception: [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2019/Activities#Evening_events Waterworks Museum, Downtown Boston] |
+ | * '''Friday night reception''': [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2019/Activities#Evening_events Waterworks Museum, Downtown Boston] |
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;Three full days of presentations, panels, discussions, workshops, poster sessions, and lightning talks |
;Three full days of presentations, panels, discussions, workshops, poster sessions, and lightning talks |
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+ | * '''Time''': |
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+ | **Saturday: 9:00am–5:30pm |
+ | **Sunday: 10:00am–5:00pm |
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+ | **Monday times to be announced. |
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+ | * '''Events''': |
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** Saturday and Sunday: 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. |
** Saturday and Sunday: 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 night reception''': [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2019/Activities#Evening_events MIT Museum, Cambridge] |
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