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This is a draft. None of this is finalized or even confirmed, and is subject to change.


Conference outline

WikiConference North America 2017 is taking place over the course of two days, and we have many exciting activities planned to welcome you to Montreal!

August 9 - Wednesday - Culture Crawl, Scan-a-thon, and Reception

The BAnQ Vieux, where WCNA is hosting an edit-a-thon, trainings, programming, and more.

Our second-annual Culture Crawl connects Wikimedians with Montreal's cultural institutions. The day's activities are a great chance to explore and connect with the city you'll be spending the rest of Wikimania in.

  • At McGill University:
    • Three unique tours, including backstage tours with their collections and archive.
    • Free access to the Redpath Museum
  • At the BAnQ-Vieux:
    • Canadian Women Edit-a-thon
    • Wikidata training sessions
    • Scan-a-thon / Source-a-thon with BAnQ's rare materials dating back over a century.
    • Tour of the BAnQ and its backroom archives.
  • A Photo Drive - take photos for the Commons throughout the day.

August 10 - Thursday - Programming
On Thursday we invite you to attend our three=track programming sessions, which includes:

  • Presentations from community members on their activities, projects, and more.
  • Technical workshops on Wikidata, the Outreach Dashboard, and more.
  • Roundtable discussion on innovating edit-a-thons and meetups
  • Lightning Talks (5 minutes) for anyone to get up and give.
  • Unconference - make it your own!

Schedule


August 9 - Wednesday - Culture Crawl, Scan-a-thon, and Reception


Registration in Sheraton Lobby starting at 8:00 AM

Meet in the lobby of Le Centre Sheraton to sign in.
Groups can meet here to depart to tours, the BAnQ, and photo sessions.

McGill University BAnQ Vieux-Montreal Other
  • All Day: Free admission at the Redpath Museum
  • 10:00 - 10:45 AM: Tour Visit with materials from McGill University Archives Rare Books and Special Collections (McLennan Library Building)
  • 11:00 - 11:45 AM: Tour Tour of the "Commemorating the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge" exhibition and the Canadian Architecture Collection (Lobby of McLennan Library Building)
  • 12:00 - 1:00 PM: Tour Tour of the Osler Library of the History of Medicine with Chris Lyons
  • 12:00 - 5:00 PM: Programming TBA (Room 2.28 & Auditorium)
  • 12:00 - 5:00 PM: Edit-a-thon Canadian Women (Jodoin East & West)
  • 5:30 - 7:00 PM: Evening Reception, Cash Bar
  • 6:00 - 7:00 PM: Tour of the BAnQ Vieux-Montréal
  • 5:00 PM & Later: McCord Museum has free access to its permanent exhibition.



August 10 - Thursday - Programming


Registration in Sheraton Lobby

8:00 AM

Meet in the lobby of Le Centre Sheraton to sign in if you did not already on Wednesday.
Opening Session

9:00 - 10:30 AM

Meet us in Salon 5, Level 2

Introduction & Keynote Addresses

List coming soon

Keynote All Hands

Break

10:30 - 11:00 AM

Catch a break and mingle with other Wikimedians.
Track 1
(Salan 5, Level 2)

Panels & Discussion
Track 2
(Hermon, Level A)

Tutorials
Track 3
(Jerry, Level A)

Unconference
Session 1

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Education Community




Wikidata


  • Wikidata Hands-on Tutorial
    SPARQL/VizQuery/Games & Tools

  • Wikidata in use: SOAP (Sum of all paintings)
    (Maarten, Sarah Stierch)

  • Future of Wikidata+Wikipedia integration
  • Roundtable/facilitated discussion - Innovating edit-a-thons and meetups
Lunch

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch details TBA.
Session 2

1:30 - 3:30 PM

Tech Community





Tech Tools Wikidata


  • ORES - Introduction to machine learning and article rating

  • Outreach Dashboard overview


Unconference
Break

3:30 - 4:00 AM

Catch a break and mingle with other Wikimedians.
Session 3

4:00 - 5:30 PM

Education





Unconference
Evening Reception

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Welcome reception/dinner at Sheraton Hotel for all registered Wikimedia attendees, 7-9 PM