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Big Fat Brussels Meeting X

 

The tenth in-person gathering of Wikimedians enthusiastic in free knowledge advocacy. The dual focus of this year's gathering is AI and child protection.


Practical Information

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Dates

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3 & 4 October 2025 (Friday & Saturday)

There will be a public policy event on Thursday, 2 October, starting at 17:00, in the Renaissance Hotel (Rue du Parnasse 19). All participants are welcome.
Name: Wikipedia and the DSA: How the world’s largest online encyclopedia assesses systemic risks as a global non-profit
 Please register

Venue

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Map
Full Circle Brussels.

Full Circle Brussels
Chaussée de Vleurgat 89
1050 Ixelles, Belgium

Programme

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DAY 1 - Friday, 3 October 2025

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12:00-17:30
Timing Agenda Info
12:00 Lunch & Walk-In feat. food and coffee
13:00-14:00 Legislative Update Wikimedia Europe team briefs participants on what's new in Brussels (incl. GDPR simplification, etc.). Q&A session included.
14:00-15:00 National Showcases Participants talk about their advocacy work at national level (ie. age-verification in France and Italy)
15:00-15:15 Coffee Break & Tea & cookies
15:15-16:45 Dem Debate Project Clarity on messaging, consistency, audience alignment (Mapping Report and Flowchart)
16:45-17:45 Messaging Exercise A short exercise to practice interviews.
17:45 Wrap-Up
After 19:30 Socialising Gathering for drinks and talks @ London Calling (optional)

DAY 2 - Saturday, 4 October 2025

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10:00-17:30
Timing Agenda Info
10:00-10:15 Walk-In feat. COFFEE
10:15-10:30 Welcome Check-in, welcoming new participants
10:30-12:00 Everything AI General discussions, re-use of our content, use on our projects, copyright, disinformation, impersonation & deepfakes.
12:00-12:30 Wikimedia Enterprise & Wikidata Is Enterprise being used for AI development and how? What is the economic vision of the project? How does it relate to Wikidata? Updates and discussion.
12:30-14:00 Lunch Feat. tasty vegetarian options
14:00-15:15 Everything Child Protection CSAM, age-verification, content moderation by staff and community, other child protection actions and policies
etherpad for exercise
15:15-17:15 UNORGANISED TIME time self-organisation or additional time for topics of interest
17:15-17:30 Wrap-Up Goodbyes and takeaways

Intending to participate

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Add your name to this list if you intend to come to Brussels for the gathering.

  1. Dimi z (talk) 14:51, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  2. --- Darwin Ahoy! 15:18, 7 May 2025 (UTC) Would love to join, though not able to commit at this point.[reply]
  3. Dans (talk) 16:09, 7 May 2025 (UTC) I am in Brussels, keep me posted[reply]
  4. --Ferdi2005(talk) 10:13, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Lilli Iliev (WMDE) (but still unclear, as Wikicon in Germany at the same time) --Lilli Iliev (WMDE) (talk) 10:42, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Laurentius (talk) 07:22, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Camille M. Françoise (talk)
  8. Eric Luth (WMSE) (talk) 15:16, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  9. LWyatt (WMF) (talk).
  10. Mfailla (WMEU) (talk) 17:07, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  11. LBecker (WMF) (talk).
  12. --Sophia Longwe (WMDE) (talk) 13:33, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  13. --ValentynNefedov (WMUA) (talk) 08:44, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  14. --– Mehman (WMGE) 09:58, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Jenny WMCH (talk) 09:25, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Clara (WMCH) (talk) 11:43, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  17. --RMacKinnon (WMF) (talk) 13:44, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  18. --sNappyML 23:06, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Jan-Bart (talk) 06:59, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  20. SofiArae (Sofía Aritz) (talk) 12:27, 30 July 2025 (UTC). I will be in Brussels, would love to join![reply]
  21. --Kulttuurinavigaattori (WMFI) (talk) 16:39, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Jonne Catshoek (WMNL)
  23. Tarkowski (talk) 13:39, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  24. RGaines (WMF)
  25. Burnoutberni (talk) 10:27, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  26. PBradley-WMF (talk) 13:11, 5 September 2025 (UTC) for the first day (and the Oct 2 event)[reply]
  27. FPutz (WMF) (talk)
  28. Zafer (talk) 17:17, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  29. Capucine-Marin Dubroca-Voisin (talk)
  30. JDonatBolton-WMF (talk) 21:27, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  31. --Geert Van Pamel (WMBE) 09:40, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  32. --Jonathan Fraine (WMDE) 18:58, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  33. Claudia Serbanuta

Documentation

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Notes from the Meeting

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Photos

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