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'''WikiConference North America''' is the annual conference of Wikimedia enthusiasts and volunteers from throughout North America, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The 2022 conference will be an online event. This year we will hold the conference online in conjunction with [https://mappingusa.org/ Mapping USA, November 11–12, 2022] in collaboration with [https://www.openstreetmap.us/ OpenStreetMap US]. Join OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia, -media, -data, -voyage, & -cite enthusiasts for collaboration and discovery. The Friday presentations can be heard in English or Spanish, and we are interested in submissions in both languages.
   
 
==Conference overview==
'''WikiConference North America''' is the annual conference of Wikimedia enthusiasts and volunteers from throughout North America, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. We hope the 2022 conference will take place in '''[[w:Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]]'''. Join Wikipedia, -media, -data, and -cite enthusiasts for a long weekend of collaboration and discovery.
 
   
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WikiConference North America acknowledges the land we are meeting on is the traditional territory of many nations including the [[:en:Mississaugas_of_the_Credit_First_Nation|'''Mississaugas of the Credit''']], the [[:en:Anishinaabe|'''Anishnabeg''']], the [[:en:Ojibwe|'''Chippewa''']], the [[:en:Iroquois|'''Haudenosaunee''']] and the [[:en:Wyandot_people|'''Wendat peoples''']] and is now home to many diverse [[:en:First_Nations|'''First Nations''']], [[:en:Inuit|'''Inuit''']] and [[:en:Métis|'''Métis''']] peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by [[:en:Toronto_Purchase#1805_indenture|'''Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit''']].<ref>https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/accessibility-human-rights/indigenous-affairs-office/land-acknowledgement/</ref>
 
   
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*Thursday, November 10 — [https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Virtual_Mappy_Hours VirtualMappy Hour], OSM US
== Conference overview ==
 
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*Friday, November 11 — [[:w:Lightning talk|Lightning Talk]] Day, split between OSM US and WCNA related topics, or topics that cover interconnections and collaboration.
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**Hours: 2-6pm EST — We aim to fit in 30 talks.
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*Saturday, November 12 - Workshop/Long Session Day
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**11am–4pm EST / 8am–1pm — up 90 min each
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**Aiming for a mix of half OSM related and half Wiki related, or interconnections
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**These can be workshops, editathons/[https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mapathon mapathons], [[:w:Birds of a Feather|birds of a feathers]], or presentations
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**We can promote any local events/happy hours
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*Sunday, November 13 — Wiki events
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**Time TBD
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**Wikimedia subjects
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**Lightning Talk, Presentation, Workshop, Birds of a Feather/Panel, or Editathon
   
 
==Partners + Sponsors==
== Organization ==
 
   
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*The [[:Foundation:about|Wikimedia Foundation]] has donated funding towards platform and translation fees for this conference.
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Our '''[[Past Events|previous events]]''' had unique themes and were located in different cities: New York [[2014/Main_Page|(2014)]], Washington [[2015/Main Page|(2015)]], San Diego [[2016/Main Page|(2016)]], Montréal [[2017/Main Page|(2017)]], Columbus [[2018/Main Page|(2018)]] and Boston [[2019/Main Page|(2019)]].
 
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==History==
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Our '''[[Past Events|previous events]]''' were located in-person in different cities: New York [[2014/Main_Page|(2014)]], Washington [[2015/Main Page|(2015)]], San Diego [[2016/Main Page|(2016)]], Montréal [[2017/Main Page|(2017)]], Columbus [[2018/Main Page|(2018)]], and Boston [[2019/Main Page|(2019)]]. In [[2020/Main Page|2020]] and [[2021/Main Page|2021]], WikiConference North America was online.
   
 
'''[[:meta: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.
 
'''[[:meta: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.
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WikiConference North America is the annual conference of Wikimedia enthusiasts and volunteers from throughout North America, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The 2022 conference will be an online event. This year we will hold the conference online in conjunction with Mapping USA, November 11–12, 2022 in collaboration with OpenStreetMap US. Join OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia, -media, -data, -voyage, & -cite enthusiasts for collaboration and discovery. The Friday presentations can be heard in English or Spanish, and we are interested in submissions in both languages.

Conference overview

We plan to have the following schedule

  • Thursday, November 10 — VirtualMappy Hour, OSM US
  • Friday, November 11 — Lightning Talk Day, split between OSM US and WCNA related topics, or topics that cover interconnections and collaboration.
    • Hours: 2-6pm EST — We aim to fit in 30 talks.
  • Saturday, November 12 - Workshop/Long Session Day
    • 11am–4pm EST / 8am–1pm — up 90 min each
    • Aiming for a mix of half OSM related and half Wiki related, or interconnections
    • These can be workshops, editathons/mapathons, birds of a feathers, or presentations
    • We can promote any local events/happy hours
  • Sunday, November 13 — Wiki events
    • Time TBD
    • Wikimedia subjects
    • Lightning Talk, Presentation, Workshop, Birds of a Feather/Panel, or Editathon

Partners + Sponsors

  • The Wikimedia Foundation has donated funding towards platform and translation fees for this conference.

In-person meetups

History

Our previous events were located in-person in different cities: New York (2014), Washington (2015), San Diego (2016), Montréal (2017), Columbus (2018), and Boston (2019). In 2020 and 2021, WikiConference North America was online.

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.