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= Ideas for the 2019 conference= |
= Ideas for the 2019 conference= |
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| + | == General structure == |
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| + | * Theme: Credibility + Incredibility (co-planned w/ CredCo) |
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| + | * Dates: November 9-11 (Sat-Mon, a long weekend) |
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| + | *:: November 8 for satellite events, in nearby spaces (a few 20-50-person gatherings) |
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| + | * Venue: We currently have most of the [https://web.mit.edu/facilities/construction/completed/stata.html Stata Center] reserved, w/ spaces on the 1st + 4th floors. Looking for spaces for satellite events, dinners, parties. |
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| + | * Lodging: We're looking for inexpensive options for visiting students. Perhaps we have enough locals to support couchsurfing for some? |
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| + | == Potential subthemes == |
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| + | * WikiCite (possible on the satellite day) |
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| + | * News crediblity (hello CurrentEvents, Wikinews, Wikitribune, Civil? The Correspondent?? FB local news???) (possibly on the satellite day) |
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| + | * Disinformation and AI (ORES, other mechanisms, non-wiki approaches) |
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| + | * Education (WikiEdu is often a sponsor, hopefully again this year) |
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| + | * Librarianship and curation |
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| + | * Experimentation and unreliable drafts (importance of simplicity + all-can-edit!) |
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| + | == Potential events / fun sessions == |
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| + | * Sockpuppet Theatre (reprise, for all ages) |
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| + | * Sessions for high-school and younger students |
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| + | * Web 2.0 Elevator Pitch Contest (reprise) |
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| + | * Creative childcare (for attendees w/ kids) |
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| + | == Potential archetypes (just dreaming here...) == |
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| + | * Get Ward C + some Meatballers to join |
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| + | * A vigorous Federated-MediaWiki/Federated-WD/ |
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| + | * A vigorous WN/WTrib/CurrentEvents showdown |
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| + | * A vigorous Wikiversity/Wikieducator/OCW/EdX showdown |
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| + | * A Hatnote installation w/ delicious acoustics |
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Revision as of 23:47, 27 June 2019
Ideas for the 2019 conference
General structure
- Theme: Credibility + Incredibility (co-planned w/ CredCo)
- Dates: November 9-11 (Sat-Mon, a long weekend)
- November 8 for satellite events, in nearby spaces (a few 20-50-person gatherings)
- Venue: We currently have most of the Stata Center reserved, w/ spaces on the 1st + 4th floors. Looking for spaces for satellite events, dinners, parties.
- Lodging: We're looking for inexpensive options for visiting students. Perhaps we have enough locals to support couchsurfing for some?
Potential subthemes
- WikiCite (possible on the satellite day)
- News crediblity (hello CurrentEvents, Wikinews, Wikitribune, Civil? The Correspondent?? FB local news???) (possibly on the satellite day)
- Disinformation and AI (ORES, other mechanisms, non-wiki approaches)
- Education (WikiEdu is often a sponsor, hopefully again this year)
- Librarianship and curation
- Experimentation and unreliable drafts (importance of simplicity + all-can-edit!)
Potential events / fun sessions
- Sockpuppet Theatre (reprise, for all ages)
- Sessions for high-school and younger students
- Web 2.0 Elevator Pitch Contest (reprise)
- Creative childcare (for attendees w/ kids)
Potential archetypes (just dreaming here...)
- Get Ward C + some Meatballers to join
- A vigorous Federated-MediaWiki/Federated-WD/
- A vigorous WN/WTrib/CurrentEvents showdown
- A vigorous Wikiversity/Wikieducator/OCW/EdX showdown
- A Hatnote installation w/ delicious acoustics