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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 / 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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− | *'''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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− | * '''[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikiconference-north-america-tickets-68189607953 Register here]''': Early bird registration is available until '''October 13, 2019''' |
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==Conference overview== |
==Conference overview== |
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+ | :''View the '''[[2019/Schedule|full schedule]]''' for more details and sessions. Details were subject to change.'' |
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− | : ''This is a draft; details are subject to change. A full schedule is coming soon.'' |
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+ | [[File:MFA, Boston, MASS.JPG|thumb|Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] |
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− | ; Culture Crawl Day |
+ | ; Culture Crawl Day – explore local museums and cultural institutions while editing Wikipedia and learning about Wikimedia projects |
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+ | * '''Time''': 9:00am-5:00pm |
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+ | * '''Events''': |
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− | ** Participants |
+ | ** 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. |
− | * Friday night reception: Downtown Boston |
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+ | * '''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 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 |
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+ | **Sunday: 10:00am–5:00pm |
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+ | **Monday times to be announced. |
+ | * '''Events''': |
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− | * Saturday night reception: Downtown Boston |
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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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+ | * '''Saturday night reception''': [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2019/Activities#Evening_events MIT Museum, Cambridge] |
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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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+ | 2019 steering committee: |
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** Andrew Lih |
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** Connie Moon Sehat |
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** Jennifer 8. Lee |
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== Partners + Sponsors == |
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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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+ | [[File:MassArt logo.png|center|350px|link=https://massart.edu/|MassArt]] |
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+ | [[File:Boston University wordmark.svg|center|250px|link=http://www.bu.edu/|Boston University]] |
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