Wikimania 2017

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Wikimania 2017 was the 13th Wikimania conference, held annually for the international Wikimedia community. It was held in Montréal, Canada,[1] on August 9–13, 2017.

Final Attendance was 915.

The following are some statistics on registration:


- 144 Full and partial Scholarships Offered and Attended

- 564 Registration

- 169 WMF staff, board and committee registrations

- 57 different countries represented


Attendee Breakdown by Region

- Africa: 1%

- Arab States: 1%

- Asia & Pacific: 4%

- CIS: 2%

- Europe: 32%

- South/Latin America: 4%

- North America: 56%


Budget Summary for Conference:

Conference Revenue: $111,000 USD Conference Expenses*: $509,000 USD

  • excludes WMF Staff (conference coordinator) and Scholarship program expenses.

Please visit the official conference website, wikimania2017.wikimedia.org, for more information.




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