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− | WikiConference North America 2019<br />November |
+ | WikiConference North America 2019<br />November 8–11 |
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+ | You were invited to Cambridge, Massachusetts to join Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts for the annual continental conference. |
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+ | [[File:Twitter Logo.png|30px|link=https://twitter.com/wikiconna]] [[File:Facebook Logo (2019).png|30px|link=https://www.facebook.com/wikiconferencena]] [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WikiConferenceNA&src=typed_query&f=live <span style="color: white;">#WikiConferenceNA</span>] |
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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 |
+ | '''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 took place in '''[[w:Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge, Massachusetts]]''', '''November 8–11'''. Wikipedia, -media, -data, and -cite enthusiasts joined 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/ |
+ | * 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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− | *'''Scholarship Applications''': Closed |
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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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− | *'''Programming Submissions''': Closed (add ideas to our [[2019/Unconference|unconference]]) |
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+ | * View our '''[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiConference_North_America_2019 photos]'''. |
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+ | ==Conference overview== |
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− | ==Programs & activities== |
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+ | :''View the '''[[2019/Schedule|full schedule]]''' for more details and sessions. Details were subject to change.'' |
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− | <big>'''Location'''</big><br /> |
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− | Stata Center, MIT<br /> |
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− | Address: Building 32, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA, 02139 |
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+ | ===Friday (November 8)=== |
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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 |
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+ | * '''Location''': Museum of Fine Arts, as well as cultural institutions in downtown Boston and Cambridge |
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+ | * '''Time''': 9:00am-5:00pm |
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+ | * '''Events''': |
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+ | ** Participants visited local museums and cultural institutions for free backstage tours, edit-a-thons, and more. |
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+ | ** 4+ training sessions were held around [[:en:Wikipedia:GLAM|GLAM]] and [[:d:Wikidata:Main_Page|Wikidata]]. |
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+ | ** It kicked off our conference-long hackathon, challenging participants to tackle problems around information reliability. |
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+ | * '''Friday night reception''': [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2019/Activities#Evening_events Waterworks Museum, Downtown Boston] |
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+ | ===Saturday, Sunday, & Monday (November 9–11)=== |
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[[File:Wfm stata center.jpg|thumb|View of Stata Center from Vassar street|alt=View of Stata Center from Vassar street]] |
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+ | ;Three full days of presentations, panels, discussions, workshops, poster sessions, and lightning talks |
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− | : ''This is a draft; details are subject to change. A full schedule is coming soon.'' |
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+ | * '''Location''': MIT's Stata Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus; 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA 02139, [http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32 link to map] |
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− | ; Dates: November 8 - 11, 2019. |
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+ | * '''Time''': |
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+ | **Saturday: 9:00am–5:30pm |
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− | ; Friday, November 8 |
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+ | **Sunday: 10:00am–5:00pm |
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− | * Location of Check-in Desk: TBD |
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+ | **Monday times to be announced. |
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− | * Culture Crawl, a day-long event where we collaborate with local museums, libraries, and cultural institutions to host free backstage tours, edit-a-thons, and more. |
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+ | * '''Events''': |
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− | * Training sessions around [[:en:Wikipedia:GLAM|GLAM]] and [[:d:Wikidata:Main_Page|Wikidata]]. |
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+ | ** Saturday and Sunday: Participants joined 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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− | * Kickoff to our conference-long hackathon, challenging participants to ideate and come up with solutions for problems around information reliability. |
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+ | ** Monday was a reliability summit + conclusion 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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− | ; Saturday + Sunday, November 9 - 10 |
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− | * Location of Check-in Desk: TBD |
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− | * Keynotes, community presentations, round-table discussions, panels, and lightning talk sessions. |
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− | ** Main session themes to include: credibility and reliability; flexibility, experimentation, and unreliable draft spaces; news and current events; citations and sourcing. |
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− | ** Other tracks will include content related to relationship building & support; inclusion & diversity; editor recruitment and retention; tech & tools; harassment, civility, & safety; and education. |
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− | ; Monday, November 11 |
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− | * Location of Check-in Desk: TBD |
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− | * A reliability summit, providing a deep-dive into the reliability of information. |
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− | ** Bringing together participants from the Wikimedia Movement, the credibility space, and external organizations to discuss the biggest challenges being faced. |
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− | ** Focus groups to discuss current problems and future solutions. |
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− | ** Reflecting on learnings from the weekend. |
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+ | The conference was organized by a team of '''[[2019/Volunteers|volunteer Wikimedians]]''' from all over North America. THANK YOU to our volunteers, reviewers and team. Volunteers simply [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfh4x1yzqiAuwbkHvy2BaIVTLAxj6UP5DbXcfC-bUSdz67hyg/viewform filled out our volunteer form] and [[2019/Volunteers|added their names to the wiki]].<br /> <br /> |
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− | === Team === |
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+ | 2019 steering committee: |
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+ | * Andrew Lih |
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+ | * Kevin Payravi |
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− | * [[user:Fuzheado|Fuzheado]] |
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+ | * Rosie Stephenson-Goodnight |
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− | * [[user:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]] |
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− | * [[User:SuperHamster|Kevin Payravi]] |
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+ | 2019 core planning team: |
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− | * [[user:Sj|Sj]] |
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+ | * Wikimedia community |
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− | * [[user:phoebe|phoebe]] |
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+ | ** Andrew Lih |
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− | * [[user:Reagle|Reagle]] |
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+ | ** Jackie Koerner |
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− | * [[user:Generish|Generish]] |
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+ | ** Josh Lim |
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− | * Antonio 6_6 |
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+ | ** Kevin Payravi |
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− | * [[user:Greta|Greta]] |
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+ | ** Maria Rimmel |
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− | * [[user:Xplorecre84give|Xplorecre84give]] |
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+ | ** Phoebe Ayers |
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− | * [[user:connie|connie]] |
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+ | ** Richard Knipel |
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− | * [[user:Jackiekoerner|Jackiekoerner]] |
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+ | ** Rosie Stephenson-Goodnight |
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− | * [[user:pbkauf|pbkauf]] |
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+ | ** Sam Klein |
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− | * [[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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+ | ** Sarah Schwettmann |
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+ | * Credibility Coalition |
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− | * [[user:mcbrarian|Denise Smith]] |
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+ | ** Connie Moon Sehat |
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− | * [[User:Clayoquot|Clayoquot]] |
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+ | ** Jennifer 8. Lee |
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− | * [[User:econterms|Peter Meyer]] |
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− | * [[User:FULBERT|FULBERT]] |
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− | * [[User:Bluerasberry|<span style="background:#cedff2;color:#11e">''' Blue Rasberry '''</span>]][[User talk:Bluerasberry|<span style="background:#cedff2;color:#11e">(talk)</span>]] |
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− | * [[User:Kellyjeanne9|Kellyjeanne9]] |
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− | * [[User:Liz|Liz]] |
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− | * [[User:Sky Harbor|<font color="#0066ff" ><b>Sky Harbor</b></font>]] <sup>([[User talk:Sky Harbor|<font color="#0066ff" ><b>talk</b></font>]])</sup> |
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− | * [[User:BobCummings|BobCummings]] |
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− | * [[User:Peaceray|Peaceray]] |
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− | * [[User:DGG-NYC|DGG-NYC]] |
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− | * [[User:Antony-22|Antony-22]] |
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− | * [[User:Matthewvetter|Matthewvetter]] |
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− | * [[User: Shanluan | Shanluan]] |
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== Partners + Sponsors == |
== Partners + Sponsors == |
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+ | <div style="width: 100%; text-align: center; font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.5em;">Culture Crawl Partners</div> |
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+ | [[File:Museum of Fine Arts Boston logo.png|600px|link=https://www.mfa.org/|center|Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] |
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+ | [[File:MIT MakerWorkshop logo.png|link=http://makerworkshop.mit.edu/|center|355px|MIT MakerWorkshop]] |
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+ | [[File:State Library of Massachusetts logo.jpeg|center|250px|link=https://www.mass.gov/orgs/state-library-of-massachusetts|State Library of Massachusetts]] |
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− | ==Social media== |
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+ | [[File:MassArt logo.png|center|350px|link=https://massart.edu/|MassArt]] |
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− | * Facebook (coming soon) |
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− | * Telegram (coming soon) |
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+ | [[File:Boston University wordmark.svg|center|250px|link=http://www.bu.edu/|Boston University]] |
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==History== |
==History== |