WikiConference Nigeria 2024

12 – 14 September, 2024
Abuja, Nigeria

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WikiConference Nigeria 2024 is the national conference for all Nigerian Wikimedia contributors, which provides a common platform to learn, meet, connect, and share experiences, best practice and challenges related to the Wikimedia movement in Nigeria. The 2024 and maiden edition of the conference will happen on 12-14 September 2024 in Abuja, FCT, Nigeria.

Theme of WCN 2024

Empowering Knowledge Equity: Building a Stronger Nigerian Wikimedia Community

Aims

to build capacity for Nigerian Wikimedians
to promote, develop, strengthen, and support the collaboration between Wikimedia users, projects, communities, affiliates, and stakeholders in Nigeria.
to support sharing the knowledge, experience and best practices among participants, and offer a space to improve their skills, discuss persistent issues and cherish each other’s work.
to document the learning from various activities, which include projects, campaigns, events, etc. by various community members in the past four years, for later use.
to strategize for the next few years, on how we can together shape up the movement in Nigeria.

Timeline

The call for committee volunteers - 23 May - 31 May 2024. Done
Scholarship Applications - May 15 - June 16 2024 Done
Call for Program Submissions - June 15 - July 12 2024 Done
Finalization and notification of scholarship recipients - 27 July 2024 Done
Notification of Program submissions' decisions - TBD Pending
Publication of Final Conference Programme - TBD Pending
Finalization and notification of scholarship recipients - TBD Pending
WikiConference Nigeria 2024 - September 12-14 2024

Location and Event dates

Location: Abuja: Exclusive Serene Hotel and Suites,

31, Reuben Okoya crescent, by olusegun Obasanjo way, wuye, FCT. Abuja

Geo Location: 9.055406836833312, 7.438315442327077

Date: 12‒15 September 2024

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