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WikiConference North America 2019 - Boston

You're invited! Join Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts (tentatively) November 8-11 for the annual continental conference.

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 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 friendly space policy.
Scholarships: Coming soon!
Travel & accommodation: Coming soon!
Social media: #WikiConferenceNA
Want to get involved? Reach out to us:

Location

View of Stata Center from Vassar street

Addresses

Stata Center, MIT

Address: Building 32, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA, 02139
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!

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 previous events had unique themes and were located in different cities: New York City (2014), Washington D.C. (2015), San Diego (2016), Montreal (2017), and Columbus, OH (2018).

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.

WCNA 2018, Columbus, OH
WCNA 2017, Montreal
WCNA 2016, San Diego
WCUSA 2015, Washington D.C.
WCUSA 2014, New York City

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-You're invited!  Join Wikipedia, Media, Data, and Cite enthusiasts November 8-11 in Cambridge, MA for our annual continental conference.
+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:Columbus, Ohio|Cambridge, Massachusetts]]''' on '''November 9-11'''.
+'''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!
-*'''Resources''': [todo: a [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Travel travel and lodging guide]]  If you find additional resources during your own research, feel free to contribute as well.
+*'''Travel & accommodation:''' Coming soon!
-*'''[Todo: [[2018/Scholarships/Reimbursement|Scholarship recipients]]]'''
-*'''[Todo: [[Travel|Travel & accommodation]]]'''
 *'''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]]
-==Check-in desk & badge pick-up==
+==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
+* Address: Building 32, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA, 02139
+* [[:File:MIT venue for WikiConference NA 2019.pdf|'''Walkthrough''' of the available spaces]]
-'''Dates & times'''
-Registration is required for attendees, and will remain open until we run out of allocated space.
+Registration will open soon and will be required for attendees.
+==Programs & activities==
-Attendees need to wear their badge while at the conference. You can pick up your badge at the check-in desk:
+: ''This is a draft; scheduling of the main conference + satellite events to be determined.''
+; Dates: Friday-Monday Nov 8 - 11.
+; Main conference
-<u>Friday, <u>November</u> 8</u>
+* 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
-<u>Saturday, <u>November</u> 9</u>
+* 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
-<u>Sunday, <u>November</u> 10</u>
+: ''To be announced''
+== Organization ==
-<u>Monday, November 11</u>
-==Programs & activities==
+=== Team ===
+: ''To get involved, add your name below!''
-'''November 8-9''': The first two days, Thursday and Friday, will include our pre-conference activities: 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.
+* [[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 ===
-'''November 10-11''': Sunday and Monday will be our main conference, with keynotes, community presentations, round-table discussions, panels, and lightning talk sessions. The main session themes include:
+* Credibility Coalition, Hacks/Hackers (fiscal sponsor, fundraising, logistics)
-*Credibility and reliability
+* Craig Newmark (general support)
-*Flexibility, experimentation, and unreliable draft spaces
+* MIT KFG (campus coordination)
-*News and current events
+* MIT Open Learning (space, A/V, inspiration)
-*Citations and sourcing
+* Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism, Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
+;To inquire:
-'''Keynotes''
+: MIT Libraries, Wikicite, WikiEd, WMF, Wikinews User Group, WM NYC
+: Local sponsors: The Abbey / Lamplighter / The Athenaeum
-''To be announced''
+: 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)], and Montreal [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Main_Page (2017)].
+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.<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="180">
+'''[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.
+<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="180">
+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.
 WikiConference USA (Group L) 26.JPG|WCUSA 2014, New York City
-WikiConference North America 2018 - Friday Group Photo.jpg|WikiConference North America 2018 - Friday Group Photo
 </gallery>
-==Partners==
-Craig Newmark, CredCo, Hacks/Hackers, MIT Open Learning, MIT Knowledge Futures Group, New England Wikimedians User Group
-MIT Libraries? Wikicite? WikiEd? WMF? Wikinews User Group? WM NYC?  The Abbey?  Lamplighter?  The Athenaeum?
-(News specific:  Corp + Found'n news projects?)
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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, Ohio [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.
-<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="180">
-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.
-WikiConference USA (Group L) 26.JPG|WCUSA 2014, New York City
-WikiConference North America 2018 - Friday Group Photo.jpg|WikiConference North America 2018 - Friday Group Photo
-</gallery>

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