WikiConference North America/2020
WikiConference North America 2020 is going virtual!
Join us December 11 to 13, 2020
online | en ligne | en línea
- Chat Our home base throughout the conference. Use Telegram to chat with participants and for general questions/support. (Or IRC.)chat.wcna.wiki Download Telegram
- Lounge A social space with video and audio (optional) using the experimental Wonder platform. Active throughout the conference for spontaneous meetups and conversations.lounge.wcna.wiki Chrome or Firefox on a desktop computer recommended
More info about Wonder - Sessions Attend scheduled sessions and edit-a-thons via Zoom, Youtube and other platforms.Jump to program schedule Download Zoom
When and Where | |
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December 11–13, 2020 Virtual | |
Links at a glance | |
Conference | https://wcna.wiki |
Chat | https://chat.wcna.wiki |
Virtual lounge | https://lounge.wcna.wiki |
Program | https://program.wcna.wiki |
Register | https://register.wcna.wiki |
Friendly Space Policy | https://w.wiki/q8H |
@wikiconNA #WikiConferenceNA | |
WikiConference North America | |
Commons category | WikiConference North America 2020 |
Swag | WCNA shirts, stickers, mugs, and caps for sale at-cost https://merch.wcna.wiki |
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 2020 conference will take place online. Join Wikimedia enthusiasts for a weekend of collaboration and discovery.
Wikiconference North America is a free, virtual conference, and is open to anyone in the world, regardless of how much or little experience you have with Wikimedia projects.
Details
- Location: Virtual. See Program schedule
- At a glance:
- Friday, December 11: Culture Crawl and evening social
- Saturday, December 12: Main conference program and evening social
- Sunday, December 13: Open sessions (movement strategy, edit-a-thons, meetups, training, unconference)
Communication
- Join the conversation:
- Chat via Telegram: https://chat.wcna.wiki
- Download Telegram or use it in your web browser; use the Telegram for announcements and discussion
- Lounge using Wonder: https://lounge.wcna.wiki
- Document using Etherpad: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WCNA_2020
- IRC channel, as an alternative to Telegram: #wikimedia-wikiconference on Freenode IRC. Warning: your IP address may be disclosed to other users when you join, and IRC operates under a different moderation policy. Join through an online client - further information on IRC available at w:en:WP:IRC.
Safe Space
Conference attendees agree to abide by these Friendly Space Policies .
Program
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Friday
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Session A | Other activities | Other activities |
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10:00 | Chicanx Art and Artists
Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Smithsonian American Art Museum
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11:00 | Women in Climate Change
WikiDonne and Wikimedia Foundation | ||
12:00-13:00 | Coolest Tool Award
Wikimedia Foundation and community | ||
13:00-14:00 | Watch via YouTube Live or Facebook Live
Welcome to WCNA WCNA organizers
Andrew Lih GLAM Jam Session Discussing the best tools, gadgets, and scripts for GLAM editors. Examples:
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14:00-15:00 | Sum of all Paintings - Enriching metadata and visualizing Wikidata's most active GLAM project. Best practices and tools, from list-making to maintenance queries to bots.
Jane Darnell, Andrew Lih, et al
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15:00-16:00 | Wikidata and GLAM - Tools to connect data collections to Wikimedia content using OpenRefine, Listeria, TABernacle, Google Sheets scripts, Pattypan and more.
Rob Fernandez, Silvia Gutiérrez |
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16:00-17:00 | Wiki Loves Fashion - modeling and improving fashion topics in Wikidata (shoes, textiles, fashion houses)
Paula Marmor and Andrew Lih
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17:00-18:00 | Lightning Talks - short 5 minute talks (recorded) Phoebe Ayers, Rosie Stephenson |
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18:00-20:00 | Break - Lounge remains open for hacking and chatting | ||
20:00-22:00 | Opening Reception
Social time, come meet other editors, edit-a-thons, what you will WCNA committee |
Saturday
Time (US Eastern Time) |
Session A | Session B | Other activities |
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11:30 | Welcome and orientation (will be recorded)
WikiConference North America organizers walk through the day's events and demonstrate the chat and lounge. |
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12:00-14:00 | Philadelphia WikiSalon at WCNA (2 hours)
Learn how to add photos of your favorite holiday food to Commons, or try one of the Smörgåsbord of Wikipedia and Wikidata-related tasks in our breakout rooms. (Most tasks have recorded demonstrations and can be viewed or worked on at any time.) Mary Mark Ockerbloom, Doreva Belfiore Register for Zoom link - Download and install the newest Zoom to self-select breakout rooms. |
Commons Photographers User Group Virtual Meeting
Open to anyone who takes pictures for Commons (or is interested in doing so) Zoom (Code: "wmcommons") | |
14:00-15:00 | Indigenous Languages and Knowledge in Wikimedia Projects
Benoit Rochon, Thérèse Ottawa Register for Zoom link |
State of Wikimedia 2030 strategy and next steps: Hubs, Interim Global Council/Movement Charter
MPourzaki (WMF), Rosie Stephenson Register for Zoom link
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News On Wiki Edit-a-thon (2 hours)
With AfroCROWD, Focusing on Black-Owned Newspapers Register for Zoom link (same zoom link as Philadelphia WikiSalon above; attendees can stay in the room.) |
15:00-16:00 | North American Sports in Wikipedia
HickoryOughtShirt?4, et al. Register for Zoom link | ||
16:00-17:00 | Annual WCNA Group Photo Affiliates Roundup Presentations (will be recorded) User groups are encouraged to give a short 2 minute roundup of their community, activities or plans. Rosie Stephenson, Phoebe Ayers Register for Zoom link |
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17:00-18:30 | Lightning Talks - short 5 minute talks (will be recorded) Phoebe Ayers, Rosie Stephenson Register for Zoom link |
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18:30-20:00 | Break - Lounge remains open for hacking and chatting | ||
20:00-22:00 | Social Reception
Talk Page Theater (Sign up and learn more here) |
Sunday
- Be bold and edit the grid to add/edit sessions. Please be respectful of translations tags, existing sessions, and other content! See other training, editathon, hackathon and panel session topics.
- By default, all sessions will take place in the Lounge unless you have provided another link (e.g. Zoom). The WikiConference organizers can rename and add "areas" (shaded rectangles in the Lounge) if you would like one of them for your session.
Time (US Eastern Time) |
Room A | Room B | Room C | Room D | Room E (ES) | Room F (FR) | Room G | Room H |
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11:30 | Kickoff/ Introduction | |||||||
12:00 | Wikipedia 101 training
Register for Zoom link |
US housing edit-a-thon | ||||||
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13:00 | Wikimedia Strategy - Interim Global Council |
The Secret Origins of NIOSH
Presentation: Register for Zoom link |
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13:30 | Ask AffCom! | |||||||
14:00 | Edit-a-thon: Wonder.me social space | Lists of officeholders on Wikidata |
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15:00 | Tech workshop/tutorial (scripts/tools/more!) | Reference training: convert Harvard references to shortened footnotes |
Language and Translation Issues | |||||
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16:00 | Community Communications Discussion |
Wikisource training | ||||||
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17:00 | Closing session — Recap of the weekend and discussions; presenting winners of Wiki Loves Monuments U.S. and Canada, and Wiki Loves México |
Sign up
Please also register at register.wcna.wiki - takes only a minute!
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