Wikimania/2005
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Wikimania 2005 was held in Frankfurt am Main from 4-8 August 2005.
Planning/Organization [edit]
General information:
- Official wiki: wikimania2005.wikimedia.org
- Location: Haus der Jugend, a youth hostel with conference rooms and on-site dorms in Frankfurt am Main
- Attendance:
- Conference languages: primarily English, German
- Cost to attend:
- Accommodation: on-site at the Haus der Jugend
- Sponsors: [1]
- Link to photos: commons:Category:Wikimania 2005
- Media stories: many; there was tons of media
Program:
- Keynote speakers: Jimmy Wales, Ward Cunningham, Richard Stallman, Ross Mayfield
- Program information: Researchers and speakers presented studies and experiments on Wikipedia and other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, on wiki culture and technology, and on the world of free knowledge. The program included presentations, workshops, and tutorials to give an overview of the current state of research on wikis and free knowledge projects.
- Link to CfP:
- Link to program proceedings:
- Session videos:
- Pre- and post- conferences: A separate hacking days session for MediaWiki software developers and Wikimedia hardware maintainers was held on August 1-3.
- WMF organizational meetings, special meetings: WMF Board panel, open to all conference attendees
Planning:
- Lead organizers (note! - this is from memory, please add to and/or correct if necessary): Elian, Arne, Delphine -- local general organizers; Angela, Erik, sj, Jakob, Patrick, (others?) -- program; Austin, JamesF -- network, registration; many others, see Wikimania_2005_organisers
- Planning wiki: mostly on meta
- Program/registration software used: big pieces of paper on the floor for the program; in-house software written by Austin (?) for registration
Bid process [edit]
- 2005: Wikimania_2005/Bids
Suggestions/Comments [edit]
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