WikiCredCon 2026

Register for WikiCredCon 2026

Ticket applications opened on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Scroll down to learn more about how to apply to attend. Travel subsidies shared accommodations are available for attendees who resides outside of the Bay Area.

About this year's gathering

WikiCredCon returns in 2026 to the Internet Archive in San Francisco, April 10–12. This year's theme: "Addressing Reliability in an Era of Information Erosion."

Attendees this year will include:

Wikipedians who work on credibility issues.
Wikicred-curious Wikipedians who have been working on adjacent issues and want to get involved.
Those outside Wikimedia communities who work on topics that depend on Wikipedia’s sourcing, such as Internet Archive and incumbent and emerging platforms.
Outside researchers who work on the reliability of sources.
Wikimedia Foundation and Enterprise staff focus on community and credibility.
Technology journalists focusing on platform policy and information integrity.

A followup to WikiCredCon 2025

This year's event is a followup to WikiCredCon 2025, which brought together volunteer editors, technologists, academics and Wikimedia Foundation staff at the Internet Archive in February 2025 to consider credibility and the Wikimedia platform.

The first WikiCredCon held at MIT in 2019 in conjunction with WikiConference North America.

Register for WikiCredCon 2026

Important Information for 2026

Due to strong demand and limited space, registration and attendance this year is by invitation only. You can request an invitation at the registration link below.
Please suggest a talk! We're looking for presenters, so please present a talk as part of your registration application.

Registration requirements: For security reasons, all attendees must have a Wikipedia account to register. The registration list, including names and contact details, will be shared with our internal Trust & Safety team, and may also be shared with the English Wikipedia Arbcom. You can create your account by registering for the event by following this link
Security protocols: On-site airport style security procedures will be in place, including bag checks and metal detectors. Please allow extra time when entering the venue.
Code of Conduct: All attendees must abide by WikiCredCon 2026's Code of Conduct and Photo Consent Policy.

Register here: https://register.wikicred.org/

What We'll Talk About in 2026

This year we will explore the theme "Addressing Reliability in an Era of Information Erosion" in the following areas; attendees will also surface discussion topics as part of the unconferance format of WikiCredCon:

Improving Media Literacy: Develop educational resources and training materials that help both editors and readers critically evaluate sources and content.
Enhancing Citation Transparency: Explore ways to make Wikipedia’s references clearer and more transparent—whether through better citation notices or tools to independently verify sources.
Tackling Disinformation: Create and refine algorithms, bots, and dashboards that will help flag unreliable sources, correct misinformation, and automatically verify citation quality.
Empowering Editors: Build tools to help editors access and use high-quality sources, integrate databases, and streamline citation processes, including more accurate metadata and citation bot improvements.
Long-Term Collaboration: Work with experts in disinformation to update Wikipedia’s guidelines and best practices, particularly for contentious or highly edited topics that are vulnerable to manipulation.

Preliminary Schedule

The schedule for WikiCredCon 2026 is in progress. We are currently accepting talks proposals and will have a more concrete schedule in early March.

Suggest a talk: Suggest a talk as part of your registration application, or in the Breakout Ideas tab. Note that only registered attendees can present.
Talk proposal deadline: March 7, 2026. The WikiCred organizing committee may consider talks after this time, but we will be building the official program in the leadup to WikiCredCon 2026, April 10-12.

Friday, April 10

Time	Activity
1 PM - 2 PM	Internet Archive Tour with Mark Graham
2 PM - 4 PM	Explore San Francisco (suggestions): Take the 38R Geary bus to Sutro Baths and the Pacific Ocean. deYoung Fine Arts Museum (Tickets) Clement Street, The Other Chinatown Gardens at Golden Gate Park (Tickets) Haight - Ashbury Walking Tour (Self Guided)
5 PM - 6 PM	Registration at Internet Archive main entrance. Give yourself an hour to register and pass through event security, as dinner starts at 7 PM.
6 PM - 7 PM	Group Dinner at Internet Archive
7 PM - 8:30 PM	Lightning Talks
8:45 PM - 8:45 PM	Day 1 closing

Saturday, April 11

Generally, sessions will be 45 minutes long, followed by 15-minute breaks.

Time	Activity	Speakers
9 AM - 10 AM	Breakfast and Intros	Organizers
10 AM - 10:45 AM	Talk 1 20 minute presentation, followed by Q&A	TBD
11 AM - 11:20 AM	Talk 2 (20 min) 10 min talk followed by Q&A	TBD
11:20 PM - 11:40 AM	Talk 3 (20 min) 10 min talk followed by Q&A	TBD
11:40 AM - 12 PM	Networking / Hallway conversations	None
12 PM - 12:45 PM	Workshop 1	TBD
12:45 PM - 2 PM	Lunch + Plenary speaker (TBC)	TBD
2 - 2:45 PM	Panel	TBD
3 PM - 3:20 PM	Talk 4 10 min talk followed by Q&A	TBD
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM	Talk 5 10 min talk followed by Q&A	TBD
4 PM - 4:45 PM	Talk 6 20 minute presentation followed by Q&A	TBD
5 PM - 5:45 PM	Workshop 2	TBD
5:45 PM - 7 PM	Dinner	No speaker
7 PM - 8 PM	Panel	TBD
8 PM - 8:30 PM	Day 2 closing Based on themes surfaced in Day 1 and Day 2, attendees surface potential themes for unconference on Day 3 Goal: Come up with 8 themes for Sunday breakouts These themes will selected in a plenary session and written on whiteboards etc. for the following day.	Plenary

Sunday, April 12

Time	Activity
9 AM - 10 AM	Breakfast
10 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary for breakout introductions and organization Highlight topics and themes from conference so far (These should be on a whiteboard)	Plenary
10:30 AM - 12 PM	Breakout 1 8-10 teams work on projects based on themes surfaced at end of Day 1
12 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch May include a talk & Q&A, TBD	TBD
1:30 PM - 3 PM	Breakout 2
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Recap of breakout sessions Includes next steps, e.g., online meetups, how to move forward with projects.
3:45 PM - 4:40 PM	Closing Next steps, including what’s next for WikiCredCon and WikiCred, how to stay in touch, feedback survey. * Potentially end at 4:15

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Friendly space policy

The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) and the Friendly Space Policy established by the Wikimedia Foundation applies to all participants, organizers, and contributors to this conference. The UCoC sets a baseline of acceptable behavior to ensure a welcoming, inclusive, and harassment-free environment for everyone involved. All attendees are expected to interact respectfully, avoid discriminatory or disruptive behavior, and contribute to the collaborative spirit of the event in accordance with the Friendly Space Policy.