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13th – 15th November 2026
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La Conferencia Wiki Indaba 2026 se celebrará del 13 al 15 de noviembre de 2026 en Abidján, Costa de Marfil.

Fechas importantes

  • Program proposal submission open: 1 June 2026 00:00 (GMT) Hecho
  • Wiki Indaba 2026 program submission office hour: 15 June 2026 Hecho
  • Deadline for submitting proposals: 5 July 2026 23:59 (GMT) Hecho
  • Review of the submitted programs by the committee: 3 July - 3 August 2026 Hecho
  • Block Building & Draft Scheduling of selected proposals: 4 - 21 August 2026 Doing...
  • Notification of applicants whose proposals are selected and speakers confirmation: 22 - 31 August, 2026 23:59 (GMT) Not done
  • Onboarding of speakers and various briefing sessions: 1 September - 31 October, 2026 Not done

Session types

Consider submitting a proposal for any of the following session types

Type Description Suggested Length
Lightning talk Brief presentation lasting only a few minutes 5 minutes
Lecture Lecture/presentation on any topic within the tracks covered by the conference 30 minutes
Workshop Facilitated group-wide tutorial and/or working session on a pre-selected topic 60 minutes
Panel Facilitated discussion among three or more on a pre-selected topic 45 - 60 minutes
Roundtable Group-wide discussion on a pre-selected topic 45 - 60 minutes

Session tracks

You can submit a proposal (in English or French or Arabic) for any of the following tracks

  • Sister Projects Equity, Inclusion, and Community Health/Initiatives
  • Research GLAM, Heritage, and Culture
  • Research, Education & Technology
  • Sister Projects Movement Governance (Includes Legal, Advocacy & Risks)
  • Sister Projects Africa Agenda

Submit your session proposal

Program submissions for WikiIndaba 2026 Conference has closed. The programming team will review the submissions and communicate the outcomes via email. Thank you very much for submitting your program proposals and we do wish you success in your submissions.

Note: By submitting a proposal, you must agree that:

  • Your proposal's abstract and any slides associated with it will be released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike License 3.0; and
  • if accepted, the session will be broadcast and/or recorded and made available in audio and/or visual form under the aforesaid license.

If you prefer not to be filmed during your session, please indicate it as a special requirement while submitting your proposal.

Proposal review process

Proposals will be reviewed by the Program Committee.

Each submission will be rated on a variety of factors including the likely level of impact and expected outcomes; expected community interest; and how well-connected the submission is to the theme or a focus area. Committee scores are averaged, and the top portion of submissions will be accepted as they fit into the schedule.

If there are multiple similar submissions on the same topic, the program committee may suggest combining these submissions.

You will be notified about the Program Committee's decision regarding your submission via email.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us: wiscom@wikiindaba.org or use the meta talk page.

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