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WikiConference North America (formerly WikiConference USA) is the third annual conference on the North American continent devoted to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. The weekend will feature both academic and casual presentations on Wikimedia-related outreach activities, workshops to improve the skills of grassroots organizers, and discussions on the past, present, and future of the Wikimedia projects. The conference features offerings about community outreach, online activity, partnerships with institutions of knowledge, and technology. Keynote speakers are scheduled to include Katherine Maher, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, and Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer of OCLC Research. The last day of the conference will feature programming coinciding with Indigenous Peoples' Day.
 
WikiConference North America (formerly WikiConference USA) is the third annual conference on the North American continent devoted to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. The weekend will feature both academic and casual presentations on Wikimedia-related outreach activities, workshops to improve the skills of grassroots organizers, and discussions on the past, present, and future of the Wikimedia projects. The conference features offerings about community outreach, online activity, partnerships with institutions of knowledge, and technology. Keynote speakers are scheduled to include Katherine Maher, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, and Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer of OCLC Research. The last day of the conference will feature programming coinciding with Indigenous Peoples' Day.
   
We seek presentations addressing topics related to Wikipedia or open access and culture. Presentations may be from any discipline regarding any relevant topic. Please submit a description of your proposed presentation using our online submission process at https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions. If you are interested in participating in the peer-reviewed academic track, see our call for academic submissions at https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Call_for_Academic_Presentations. Scholarships partially covering costs of travel and attendance are available for active contributors to Wikimedia projects. Apply for scholarships at https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2016/Scholarships.
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We seek presentations addressing topics related to Wikipedia or open access and culture. Presentations may be from any discipline regarding any relevant topic. Please submit a description of your proposed presentation using our online submission process at https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions. If you are interested in participating in the peer-reviewed academic track, see our call for academic submissions at https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Call_for_Academic_Presentations. Scholarships partially covering costs of travel and attendance are available for active contributors to Wikimedia projects. Apply for scholarships at https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2016/Scholarships.
   
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Academic submissions

Call for Academic Presentations WikiConference North America 2016 7-10 October 2016, San Diego, CA, USA

Deadline for Submissions: 31 August 2016 Note of Acceptance: 15 September 2016 Date of Presentations: 8-10 October 2016 Contact e-mail: submissions@wikiconference.org

WikiConference North America (formerly WikiConference USA) is the third annual conference on the North American continent devoted to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. The weekend will feature both academic and casual presentations on Wikimedia-related outreach activities, workshops to improve the skills of grassroots organizers, and discussions on the past, present, and future of the Wikimedia projects. The conference features offerings about community outreach, online activity, partnerships with institutions of knowledge, and technology. Keynote speakers are scheduled to include Katherine Maher, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, and Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer of OCLC Research. The last day of the conference will feature programming coinciding with Indigenous Peoples' Day.

We seek academic presentations addressing topics related to Wikipedia or open access and culture. Presentations may be from any academic discipline.

To submit a presentation to the academic track of WikiConference North America, please post an abstract of no more than 250 words following our online submission process at https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions. Be sure to explicitly request an academic peer review. For more details see our Call for Academic Presentations at https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Call_for_Academic_Presentations. For any questions, please email submissions@wikiconference.org or the academic program chair, Dr. Robert Cummings, at cummings@olemiss.edu.

General announcement

WikiConference North America 2016 7-10 October 2016, San Diego, CA, USA

Deadline for Submissions: 31 August 2016 Note of Acceptance: 15 September 2016 Date of Presentations: 8-10 October 2016 Contact e-mail: submissions@wikiconference.org

WikiConference North America (formerly WikiConference USA) is the third annual conference on the North American continent devoted to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. The weekend will feature both academic and casual presentations on Wikimedia-related outreach activities, workshops to improve the skills of grassroots organizers, and discussions on the past, present, and future of the Wikimedia projects. The conference features offerings about community outreach, online activity, partnerships with institutions of knowledge, and technology. Keynote speakers are scheduled to include Katherine Maher, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, and Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer of OCLC Research. The last day of the conference will feature programming coinciding with Indigenous Peoples' Day.

We seek presentations addressing topics related to Wikipedia or open access and culture. Presentations may be from any discipline regarding any relevant topic. Please submit a description of your proposed presentation using our online submission process at https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions. If you are interested in participating in the peer-reviewed academic track, see our call for academic submissions at https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Call_for_Academic_Presentations. Scholarships partially covering costs of travel and attendance are available for active contributors to Wikimedia projects. Apply for scholarships at https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2016/Scholarships.


- Sydney Poore (User:FloNight) and

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