2022/Schedule

WikiConference North America 2022 (WCNA), November 11–13, is partnering with OpenStreetMap US's 2nd annual Mapping USA to host a virtual event celebrating the OpenStreetMap and Wiki communities of North America. Mapping USA will start with their Mappy Hour on Thursday, November 10, 8–9pm ET. The joint conference will continue with a half day of talks on Friday, and a day of workshops, birds of a feather sessions, local meetups, editathons, and mapathons on Saturday. WCNA 2022 will continue with an unconference and other programming events on Sunday, November 13.

Friday, November 11, 14:00–19:00

Please note: this program is still in development as speakers are confirmed and is subject to change.

Time (Eastern Time, UTC−5)	Main stage, all on one track
14:00 – 14:20	Welcome to Mapping USA + WikiConference North America
	Opening Keynote: The Case for Sister Projects Minh Nguyễn Sister projects are the unsung heroes of Wikipedia's success. Disputes between inclusionists and deletionists led to the creation of Wiktionary, Wikibooks, and more, fueling new contributions to the sum of human knowledge while reinforcing Wikipedia's culture. OpenStreetMap is no stranger to deletion debates. Nascent sister projects like OpenHistoricalMap offer an outlet for more mapping, creating a more vibrant community than a fork ever could. As always, the hard part is starting from scratch. How can we learn from Wikimedia's experience with sister projects to build a similar ecosystem?
14:20 – 14:25	Break (5 minutes)
14:25 – 15:25	At 18 years old, is OSM entering adulthood? Jennings Anderson & Martijn van Exel OpenStreetMap started 18 years ago with a blank canvas and the ambition to become the best map of the world. All we could do in the beginning was create: draw all the roads, houses, businesses, lakes and forests. Now, 18 years in, OSM looks “done” in a lot of places. Our responsibility now shifts from creating to maintaining—but not everywhere at once, or at the same pace. Jennings and Martijn uncover the fascinating and perhaps unexpected dynamics of a map in its teenage years by first looking at global trends and then diving deeper into the vast community maintaining the map in North America
	Linking Wikimedia and OpenStreetMap/OpenHistoricalMap Richard Welty This session will cover the mechanisms that exist for specifying cross connections between various Wikimedia projects (Wikipedia, Wikidata, Commons), OpenStreetMap, and OpenHistoricalMap. There are connectivity mechanisms in existence that can significantly enhance both projects.
	Collaborative Corridors to Address OSM Underrepresentation Bill Wetherholt US Highway corridors provide a collaborative springboard to connect vested OSM interests across underrepresented regions. US-40 offered a link between Fall 2022 mapping courses in the Department of Geography at Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland and the Department of Computer Science, Information Systems and Engineering Technology at PennWest California in California, Pennsylvania. This talk explores filling in the map along the seventy miles of US-40 separating the two Appalachian universities and provides a blueprint for others interested in similar endeavors.
	Mapping the Virtual Border Wall with Public Records, Satellite Imagery, and Virtual Reality Dave Maass EFF Director of Investigations demonstrates how his team is combining public records, satellite imagery, and virtual reality to reveal the locations of Customs & Border Protections surveillance towers.
15:05 – 15:15	Break (10 minutes)
15:15 – 15:45	Public Domain Map Quincy Morgan & Jess B
	Tips & Tricks for the Programs & Events Dashboard Sage Ross, LiAnna Davis
	Mall Mapping with Every Door Martijn van Exel
	Diversifying Wikipedia's biographies Ian Ramjohn
	Sound Logo lightning talk Mehrdad Pourzaki
	Building OSM Into the Elementary Classroom Mike Jabot
15:45 – 16:00	Break (15 minutes)
16:00 – 16:30	OSM US Trails Initiative Jake Low
	Data Modeling the Person Lloyd Alimboyao Sy
	You can help us fix it: Learning new skills at the Philadelphia WikiSalon Mary Mark Ockerbloom, Doreva Belfiore
	Utilizing Open-Source Software Tools in Evaluating Transportation Equity and Accessibility to Pediatric Vaccination Centers in 14 Ohio Counties Ahmad Ilderim Tokey
	Fostering open knowledge by providing effective support to volunteers - an introduction to Wikimedia Foundation's Committee Support Team Xeno (WMF) [Jack Glover]
	Tools for linking Wikidata and OpenStreetMap Edward Betts
16:30 – 16:40	Break (10 minutes)
16:40 – 17:20	Come Here or Go Away?: Identifying Challenges to Scholarly Wikipedia Editing Savannah Cragin, Dr. Jennifer Johnson This talk investigates the challenges of establishing pathways for academic contributors to edit Wikipedia. While there is powerful alignment in the educational missions of the Wikimedia Foundation with those of the academic humanities, tensions still exist between the Wikipedia and scholarly community, fostering distrust and burnout from scholars. This talk will investigate the contextual background of these tensions as understood by the CCCC Wikipedia Initiative and provide useful pathways for fostering understanding between Wikipedia and scholarly values.
	Parks, Spawns, Nests and Pikachu: OpenStreetMap and Pokemon GO players Christopher Greene-Szmadzinski In October 2022, Niantic publicly announced using OpenStreetMap to update its popular mobile game, Pokemon GO! The use of OSM data for PoGO has long been known by players and OSM contributors alike. In the past, this has meant accidental (or intentional) vandalism by well-meaning (and sometimes not so well-meaning) players. Let's look at how PoGO is using OSM data and ways to turn this pain point into a positive experience to encourage new contributors while preserving the integrity of our data.
	Print an OSM Extract: Trailheads maps from OpenStreetMap Rob Chohan "Non-Profit land trusts have map needs.  Docents want to lead a hike and describe where to meet for the monthly wildlife talk.  Land trusts want to raise awareness via social media or for public presentations.  Local educators want to get more students in the outdoors. A decent map stack & architecture for web, print & mobile can help solve all of these needs.We will discuss how we used FOSS4G tools to make a kiosk trailhead for the “Build Lebanon Trails” group in Lebanon, Oregon.  The tools we used are OSM extracts, QGIS, and Cloud Optimized GeoTiff. A decent map stack & architecture for web, print & mobile can help solve all of these needs.
	Find your 'emergency eyes' - what to map near you Nicole Martinelli Wildfires, floods and heatwaves are just some of the “new” emergencies that have become more frequent in the United States. While we're used to preparing for major disasters - earthquakes, hurricanes, cyclones - it's time to start thinking about how good maps can save lives in these common emergencies. We'll take a look at features worth mapping (parking lots, vacant businesses, gas stations that you might overlook.
17:20 – 17:30	Break (10 minutes)
17:30 – 18:00	Wikimedia New York City, Sure We Can Wil540 art I propose giving an informal 5 minute lightening talk about editing Wikipedia and how a Pear Tree inspired the Cartography of New York City article. I will go over the history of this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartography_of_New_York_City which I started relatively recently in May 2021 and ask for comments.
	Magic Wand: A Plugin for JOSM Junior Flores Plugin created for the JOSM tool, allows you to create geometries from selected areas. the areas are selected according to the uniformity of the colors, it is also possible, also, it is possible to add and subtract selected areas.
	Swiping into a love of OSM Dan Joseph Learn how the open source MapSwipe app fits into the toolkit of ways that the American Red Cross engages volunteers and partners in learning to love OSM.
	WikiCred 2022 Grant Cycle Overview Ariel Cetrone (WMDC) The WikiCredibility Grants Initiative (WikiCred), a project of Hacks/Hackers, is pleased to announce the launch of its 2022-2023 grant cycle. Applicants are invited to submit proposals seeking funding for tools, projects, initiatives, or events that explore ways to improve the credibility of Wikimedia projects. Wikimedia DC is assisting with the administration of this grant program. Applications are welcome via WikiCred's Meta page through November 28, 2022. All are welcome to apply regardless of geographical location. Grant awards will range from $1,000 to $10,000. This year, WikiCred is particularly interested in supporting the development of Wikimedia tools, projects or initiatives that will benefit underserved communities or improve content related to timely topics such as, but not limited to, reproductive health care and election misinformation. WikiCred also welcomes applications seeking funds needed to facilitate Wiki meetups or gatherings. Sample attendees may include journalists, librarians, editors, teachers, media literacy groups or NGO's. Applicants should expand on the ideas, themes, and work of past WikiCred projects. In short, applicants should think about how their tools, initiatives or events can generate momentum for themes and ideas behind 2020's slate of successfully funded WikiCred projects. Once applications are submitted using WikiCred's dedicated Meta page, applicants will be invited to present their ideas virtually to the grant review panel and fellow applicants. The panel, which consists of experienced and active Wikimedians, will review and score applications. Awards will be announced in December of 2022 and funds will be disbursed by May 31, 2022. During this lightning talk, Ariel Cetrone of Wikimedia DC will discuss the application process and review how new applicants can align projects with the themes of previous ones. The session will also include a Q&A for potential applicants. WikiCred's full CFP is available on Meta. Funding for WikiCred is provided by the Wikimedia Foundation and Craig Newmark Philanthropies.
	Future of North American Wikimedia affiliates Peter B Meyer I'll describe briefly some of the administrative aspects of running a Wikimedia affiliate, based on my experience as an officer of Wikimedia DC and consultation with others. I can list several of the North American affiliates -- chapters especially. These groups are doing a lot substantively on the projects and in partnerships with other organizations who contribute to them or benefit from them. However our affiliates per se are weak. They have far fewer employees than affiliates on other continents. Sometimes they struggle with some basic responsibilities or they wink in and out of active existence. To me this problem comes about because they are too small. Note by contrast that OpenStreetMap USA has a basic national organization that handles administration, and more staff than all US Wikimedia affiliates together. The WMF has invited affiliates to propose larger organizations, called Hubs. A Hub might help support many small affiliates, and it might take on a larger multi-year visionary roles such as developing and supporting software, supporting Wikimedians in Residence, holding conferences, and systematically conducting training on a larger scale. A key element would be simply to apply for enough grant funding to sustain our existing user groups, chapters, and partnerships, and keep them out of financial or legal danger. Affiliates around the world have begun Hub pilot projects, generally funded by WMF grants. We can probably adopt their models to get started experimentally. To do this requires some consensus on what to try, and perhaps a grant application. Likely member/partners would include at least WMNY, WMDC, WCNA, and quite possibly many other Among many open questions: What geographical scope do we want to try -- US-only? English North America? All North America plus Caribbean? A Hub need not be geographically exclusive, so it is not necessarily in conflict with existing affiliate partnerships organized by language or other interest (Ibericoop, Francophone alliance, Wikisource, user group, Black Lunch Table, LGBT editors, etc.) What kind of visionary elements should we include? GLAM partnerships? Software development, e.g. related to WikiCite or Commons? The lightning talk will highlight the issue and some basic facts.
18:00 – 18:20	Closing Remarks Announcements from OpenStreetMap US & WikConference North America
18:20 – 19:00	Open socializing Use this time to socialize virtually, ask questions of speakers. The event platform will be moderated until 19:00 ET.

Saturday, November 12, 11:30–17:00

Please note: this program is still in development as speakers are confirmed and is subject to change.

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Time (Eastern Time, UTC−5)	Track 1	2	Track 3	Track 4
11:30 – 12:00	Better tagging, better bike lanes, better cities We'll be discussing a proposed schema for detailed tagging of bicycle lane protection. We'll talk about how to improve the proposal and how to use it in practice. By promoting better data on bicycle ways, we won't just help cyclists pick the safest route - we'll help city planners across the country and the world create better cities. Facilitator: Taylor Reich	Atlas of Surveillance: Building a crowdsource map of police technology In this session, EFF researchers will explain some of the common surveillance technologies, then work with attendees to submit more data through our "Report Back" tool, which assigns micro research assignments to volunteers and students. Facilitators: Dave Maass, Beryl Lipton and Paul Tepper	TBC	Wikimedia Indiana: A New User Group Rooted in Cultural Heritage Wikimedians in Indiana would like to use the occasion of WCNA to announce the formation of a new prospective user group, Wikimedia Indiana—currently being reviewed by the Affiliations Committee for affiliate status. Facilitators: Dominic Byrd-McDevitt, Jere Odell, Jamie Flood
12:00 – 13:00				View it! tool: utilizing Structured Data on Commons for image discovery View it! is a user script and Toolforge-hosted media search tool to show Wikimedia users (editors and readers) Wikimedia Commons depicting– or otherwise related to– the article they are viewing. View it! helps editors easily find and add relevant items to a given Wikimedia page and can be used across all Wikimedia projects and language versions.
13:00 – 13:45	Tagging Party Come with examples of things you aren't sure about how to tag in OpenStreetMap. Try to stump us with the gnarliest edge cases and most blatant gaps in our tagging system that you can think of. The rest of us will try our best to suggest a tag – or five. Afterwards, we'll put together a list of what we're stumped on and post it to a wider forum for ideas. Facilitator: Minh Nguyễn	TBC	OSM Education Birds of a feather Listen to presentations from two educators, Jamie Dickinson & Celeste Reynolds on using OpenStreetMap in the Classroom, followed by a discussion for those sharing an interest in open mapping in education. Facilitator: Steven Johnson (TeachOSM)	TBC
13:45 – 14:30				TBC
14:30 – 15:15	Catskill Park, NY forest landcover mapathon Catskill Park is a popular tourist destination for people in New York state, and some OSMers have been there, it would be nice to make the map look better than what's on a trail map! There's already an OSM Tasking Manager task of it, which I will share during the session. Facilitator: Attila Kun	Digital platforms as repositories of shared knowledge about conflict We aim to discuss the impact of technology on collective memory and to explore how open source platforms are increasingly becoming the dominant way to remember past atrocities. Facilitator: Valentina Vera-Quiroz	How Wiki Education supports 12,000 new editors a year In this panel, three Wiki Education staff (Senior Program Manager, Wikipedia Student Program Helaine Blumenthal, Senior Wikipedia Expert Ian Ramjohn, and Chief Programs Officer LiAnna Davis) will explain how we successfully bring 12,000 new editors to the English Wikipedia each year through our Wikipedia Student Program. Facilitators: LiAnna Davis, Helaine Blumenthal, Ian Ramjohn	Wiki99 and the global canon Wiki99 identifies the 99 most important topics for a broad subject and stages those topics so that humans and Wikimedia tools can more easily review and development them can more easily develop them. Facilitator: Lane Rasberry
15:15 – 16:00			Wikifunctions - a new Wikimedia project Wikifunctions is a new Wikimedia project we are working on with the goal of allowing a community to create and maintain a library of functions. The main goal of Wikifunctions is to support the creation of Abstract Wikipedia, a Wikipedia where the content is created and maintained only once, but can be read in any of the more than 300 languages Wikipedia supports, and can be edited in any of those languages. But Wikifunctions explicitly aims for a wider goal: to provide a library of functions for many different use cases. Facilitator: Denny Vrandečić	WW, WWWWW (Wikiproject Witches, Who, What, When, Where, Why) & A Woman of the Century This double session will include the talks: Wikiproject Witches is a coordinated campaign on Meta, associated with various sister projects including Wikipedia (in multiple languages), Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons. According to Wikipedia, A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred Seventy Biographical Sketches, Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women, in all Walks of Life (1893) is a compendium of biographical sketches of American women born in the 19th-century. In my session, I'll articulate the state of "A Woman of the Century" in each sister project, and then make a call to action for coordination. Presenter/Facilitator: Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
16:00 – 17:00	Wikidata's tenth birthday Wikidata turns 10 at the end of October, 2022. There is a map of global activities. We can have a little online celebration, with quick talks and demos and commentary. It's not organized yet, but several speakers/demonstrators have materials to show: The Wikidata/OSM semantic Bridge Minh Nguyen on how OpenStreetMap uses Wikidata information (and perhaps future prospects). Possible sources: Chen, Dennis Raylin (2022-09-29). "Linking OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: Case study of Taiwan's villages and rivers dataset". *media.ccc.de - home. "Linking OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: Case study of Taiwan's villages and rivers dataset". State of the Map 2022. 2020-01-18. "Category:OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia presentations". Wikimedia Commons. "Wikidata". OpenStreetMap Wiki. Dsoua, Alishiba; Schott, Moritz; Lautenbac, Sven (2022-08-17). "Comparative Integration Potential Analyses ofOSM and Wikidata – The Case Study ofRailway Stations". Proceedings of the Academic Track at State of the Map 2022. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.7004791. Other resources include Andrew Lih, on many projects, Highlight of training materials from the regular Philadelphia WikiSalon, Pharos and econterms on a demo project on Wikispore showing data on nonprofit organizations drawn from Wikidata.Room for more. We can actually sponsor a cake or something, but we have the problem that we are not all physically together. Facilitator: Peter Meyer

Sunday, November 13,

Please note: this program is still in development as speakers are confirmed and is subject to change.

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