Wikimedia Conference 2014/Documentation/27
27 Wikimania 2014
- Speakers: Ed Saperia (Wikimania), Garfield Byrd (WMF), Jon Davis (WMUK)
tl;dr: If you're an affiliate group or project, do Wikimania 2014: Actions for Affiliates. Wikimania will be huge, many submissions (+500), 80-90 will be accepted. Next Wikimania location will be selected in May, future Wikimanias will have +700 participants, organizers should prepare for that. There will be a Chapters' Village, Charles Andrès takes care of that.
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- Introduction
- Short presentation of the Barbican - the Barbican is huge and exceptionally capable
- There will be more press coverage in international media, more videos and livestreams
- Wikimania website has information about what Wikimania is about that chapters can use to educate their partners
- there will be an exhibition area/chapters village
- Project leaflets (similar to Wikidata booklets handed out at Wikimania 2013)
- created a template that anyone is welcome to fill in. Open to any project looking to recruit volunteers
- Wikimania will be run out heart by volunteers. UK Chapter also wants to make a contribution: Ex. Training the trainers who may take lessons back to their respective chapters.
- Fringe events: events leading up to Wikimania 2014.
- one track will be about engaging the public
- There will be non-wikipedians among the wikimedians (much like the DC feel)
- Scholarship recipients and staff will all stay in the same hotel within walking distance
- Size of the venue allows for great flexibility - there is 24 hour access and a looot of space
- accomodation details will be published soon
- reach out to Ellie and Ed for group accomodation - please plan ahead
- Discussion - what do the Wikimedia organizations expect from Wikimania
- What about the number of talks and tracks?
- - record number of 500+ submissions
- - 80 or 90 submissions will be accepted
- - a typical talk will last just 30 minutes
- - organization wants to allow for a lot of mingling time
- What about future Wikimanias?
- Location will be selected by Wikimania committee in May
- Wikimania London is the first of the new model: the Foundation will act as a sponsor and closely work together with the organization group
- Ellie Young (WMF) is the person to talk to
- future Wikimanias will be 700+ people, teams should be prepared for this, might want to organize a regional conference first
- What about the chapters village?
- any organization or project will be able to have a stand, people will be given a banner and a table in the foyer
- area will be right in front of all the venues and guarantee great exposure
- Charles Andrès takes care of that