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This is a list of public speakers who are available to give presentations about Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects .
Disclaimer: This list is not maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation; if you would like a speaker from the Foundation then please contact them directly. However, in the spirit of open and transparent communication, various voices are represented in this self-generated and community-maintained list. Not all of the voices share the same perspectives or experiences about Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
These speakers may be contacted on their user page or through the "E-mail this user" feature in the toolbox typically found in the left sidebar. You may also contact the appropriate Wikimedia chapters to see if they would recommend any additional speakers who may not be listed here.
User
Position
Languages
Comments
Headbomb
WikiProject Physics , WikiProject Wikipedia-Books , and Article Alerts coordinator. Heavily involved in WikiProject Academic Journals (especially the Journal Citations database ), and to a lesser extent WikiProject Elements and WikiProject Chemistry .
I have a couple of featured contributions in particle physics.
French, English
Interested in given talks (at either the laymen or specialist level) on Science & Wikipedia , Physics & Wikipedia , Academic Journals & Wikipedia , Expert Contributions & Wikipedia , Article Monitoring & Wikipedia , My Experience as a Wikipedia Editor , Wikipedia Books Wikipedia in general, and other similar topics. Could be interesting in giving Editing Workshops/Tutorials too.Based in Moncton, New-Brunswick .
Unforgettableid
Long-time English Wikipedia contributor
English
May be available to speak about a variety of topics. Based in Toronto, Canada, but able to travel. For public speaking-related questions, do not contact me on my talk page; email unforgettableid
User
Position
Languages
Comments
Dan Rosenthal
Press Contact, Communications Committee Member
English
Based in Washington, D.C.
Frank Schulenburg
Wikimedia Foundation's Head of Public Outreach
English, French, German
Living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area .
Jonathan Hochman
Wikipedia Administrator
English
Example presentation: Defending Wikipedia , given at the Web 2.0 Summit in 2008.
Jimbo Wales
Founder of the Wikimedia Foundation
English
Llywrch
Longtime user of EN.Wikipedia, have contributed to commons.
English
I live in Oregon, so arrangements more than a days' drive need to be discussed.
Piotrus
Longtime user of English wiki
English, Polish
Currently residing in Pittsburgh, PA, US, but visiting Poland from time to time). I specialize in the university settings (Wikipedia and other wikis as a research and teaching tools).
+sj+
Longtime Wikipedian , contributor to Wikinews , Wikisource , Wikibooks and our translation process.
English
Regularly in Boston, NYC, SF. Audiences: librarians, web archivists, university tech groups, law and business schools.
Steven Walling
Wikimedia volunteer since 2006, Wikimedia Foundation Community Dept. staff
English
Based in San Francisco, CA. Past audiences include conferences, unconferences and academic settings. I can focus on specific areas, such for journalists and bloggers .
User
Position
Languages
Comments
ProtoplasmaKid
General coordinator of Wikimedia México , long-term user.
Spanish, english.
Based in Mexico City. Interested on free knowledge, education and historic research.
Andycyca
Head of volunteers at Wikimania 2015; Wikipedian in residence
Spanish (native), English (near-native).
Based in Mexico City. Interested in free knowledge, sciences and experiments with Public Domain media
User
Position
Languages
Comments
Pavel Hrdlička
Founder and former board member of Wikimedia Czech Republic
Czech
15 lectures during 2009 – 2011
User
Position
Languages
Comments
Anthere
Former Chair of the board of the Wikimedia Foundation
French, English
guillom
Author of a French handbook of Wikipedia, former secretary of Wikimedia France, regular editor on the French-language Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, steward
French, English
~Pyb
Former chair of Wikimedia France, regular user on the French-language Wikipedia and Wikisource
French, English
Yann
Former secretary of Wikimédia France
French
User
Position
Languages
Comments
Elian
Former board member of Wikimedia Deutschland
German
Ian Holton
Administrator en.Wikipedia, long-time user
German (native), English (native), Chinese (conversational)
South Germany: Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen,....
Jakob Voß
Former board member of Wikimedia Deutschland
German, English
Kurt Jansson
Former president of Wikimedia Deutschland
German
User
Position
Languages
Comments
Kiril Simeonovski
Board member of Wikimedia Macedonia
Macedonian
Located in Skopje
User
Position
Languages
Comments
Andre Engels
Long time user of Wikipedia
Dutch, English, German
In or near the Netherlands (might want travel expenses paid)
GerardM
Dutch, English
On testing and supporting MediaWiki, supporting languages, lexical terminological and ontological support in a MediaWiki environment.
Hay Kranen
Former board member (secretary) of Wikimedia Nederland
Dutch, English
Given some talks earlier. Fees (except for travel expenses) will go to Wikimedia Nederland as a donation.
Ziko
User, former president of Wikimedia Nederland, wiki-team.de
German, Esperanto, Dutch, English
In or near the Netherlands
Ainali
Former chairman and CEO of Wikimedia Sverige, administrator on Swedish Wikipedia
Swedish, English
In or near Amsterdam. Can also talk about Wikidata.
User
Position
Languages
Comments
KuboF
Founder and president of Wikimedia Slovakia, Wikipedia administrator
Slovak, Esperanto
in whole Slovakia but preferable in the central
Also see Wikimedia UA speakers
User
Position
Languages
Comments
Yuri Perohanych
UkWiki patroller, WM UA founder, executive director, board member, experienced conference speaker.
Ukrainian, Russian, English
Ukraine, Russia, other ex'USSR states (might want travel expenses paid)
Also see Wikimedia UK speakers
User
Position
Languages
Comments
Guy Chapman
EnWiki admin, WMF email volunteer, experienced conference speaker.
English
London
Mike Peel
Company Secretary of Wikimedia UK ; admin on English Wikipedia; photographer on Wikimedia Commons
English
Sean Whitton
EnWiki admin, involved in WMF communications-type stuff. Good at speech-making.
English
Based in Sheffield and Oxford in term time.
User
Position
Languages
Comments
Domas Mituzas
Site technologist, ex-member of Board of Trustees
Lithuanian, English
In Lithuania or other Baltic states, as well as global technology conferences.
Guttorm Flatabø
Norwegian, English, (German)
In Norway
Jan Ainali
Board member of Wikimedia Sverige
Swedish, English
User
Position
Languages
Comments
Elitre
Admin and user on it.wiki, OTRS' volunteer, former member of WMI
Italian, English, French
Living in the south of Italy. Previous experiences .
Kippelboy
User of Catalan Wiki, Glamwiki project & education related
Spanish, Catalan, English, French
Located in Barcelona.
Lucien leGrey
Sysop, oversight and bureaucrat on Spanish Wikipedia, current president of WM-ES
Spanish, Galician and English
Located in Galicia, Spain.
Millars
User of Catalan Wikipedia and Commons, sysop on Spanish Wikipedia, member of WM-ES
Catalan and Spanish (and English, French and Italian)
Living in Vila-real, Spain.
Spiritia
User of Bulgarian Wiki, admin on Wikimedia Commons, Bulgarian Wikiquote and Freedom Defined
Bulgarian, English
Living in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Also see Wikimedia Australia speakers and general contact details see Contact
User
Position
Languages
Comments
Belinda
Executive Officer, Wikimedia Australia
English
Based in Adelaide. Volunteer English Wikipedia.
Gnangarra
past President of Wikimedia Australia, Wikimedia Australia media representation
English, Nyungar
Based in Perth; volunteer English Wikipedia Administrator, Wikimedia Commons Administrator, Nyungar Wikipedia Administrator; Can present on all projects
User
Position
Languages
Comments
Dror Kamir
Member of the board at Wikimedia Israel
Hebrew, Arabic, English
Based in Holon, Israel;
Mardetanha
Long-term user and meta steward
Persian, Azery, English
Based in Zanjan, Iran.
Jeromy-Yu Chan, Yuyu
Long-term user, Chinese Wikipedia Admin, President of Wikimedia Hong Kong
Mandarin, Cantonese, English
Based in Hong Kong
Morgan Chan
Press Contact and Administrative Assistant of Outreach Commission of Wikimedia Hong Kong, Member of Communications committee of Wikimedia Foundation
English, Cantonese
Based in Hong Kong
Tango Chan
Administrative Assistant of Treasury of Wikimedia Hong Kong
Mandarin, Cantonese, English
Based in Hong Kong
Rover T.F. Wong
Commissioner of Outreach of Wikimedia Hong Kong
Mandarin, Cantonese, English
Based in Hong Kong
Joseph "Jojit" F. Ballesteros
Founding Member of Wikimedia Philippines
Tagalog, English
Based in the Philippines
Raymond Sutanto
Member of Wikimedia Indonesia
Bahasa Indonesia, English
Based in Jakarta, Indonesia
Rachmat Wahidi
Member of Wikimedia Indonesia
Bahasa Indonesia, English, Acehnese
Based in Jakarta, Indonesia
Bonaventura Aditya
Member of Wikimedia Indonesia
Bahasa Indonesia, English
Based in Jakarta, Indonesia
Cahyo Ramadhani
Member of Wikimedia Indonesia
Bahasa Indonesia, English, Javanese
Based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Ilham Nurwansah
Member of Wikimedia Indonesia
Bahasa Indonesia, Sundanese
Based in Bandung, Indonesia
Hardiansyah
Member of Wikimedia Indonesia
Bahasa Indonesia, Baso Minangkabau
Based in Padang, Indonesia
User
Position
Languages
Comments
Alhen
Member of the promoting group Wikimedia Bolivia , long-term user,
Spanish, English
Based in La Paz, Bolivia
B1mbo
President of Wikimedia Chile . Long-time Spanish Wikipedia contributor.
Spanish, English
Based in Santiago, Chile
CasteloBranco msg Member of the promoting group Wikimedia Brasil , long-term user,
Portuguese, English, Esperanto
Based in Brasília, Brasil
Ozymandias
Member of Wikimedia Brasil . Long- term Portuguese Wikipedia contributor.
Portuguese, English
Based in São Paulo, Brazil
User
Position
Languages
Comments
Anass Sedrati
Founding Member of Wikimedia Morocco. Editor on the Arabic Wikipedia
Arabic, English, Swedish, Spanish, Berber, French
Reda Benkhadra
Founding Member of Wikimedia Morocco. Editor on the French Wikipedia
Arabic, English, French
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