Wikimania Committee/History
Organization
Current event
None currently
Future events
Past years
- Details of past Wikimanias
- 2025 (Nairobi, Kenya)
- 2024 (Katowice, Poland)
- 2023 (Singapore)
- 2022 (Virtual event)
- 2021 (Virtual event)
- 2020 (Cancelled)
- 2019 (Stockholm, Sweden)
- 2018 (Cape Town, South Africa)
- 2017 (Montréal, Canada)
- 2016 (Esino Lario, Italy)
- 2015 (Mexico City, Mexico)
- 2014 (London, United Kingdom)
- 2013 (Hong Kong SAR, China)
- 2012 (Washington, D.C., USA)
- 2011 (Haifa, Israel)
- 2010 (Gdansk, Poland)
- 2009 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- 2008 (Alexandria, Egypt)
- 2007 (Taipei, Taiwan)
- 2006 (Boston, USA)
- 2005 (Frankfurt, Germany)
History of the Wikimania Committee including some planning. Also see Wikimania community for the proposal of the group that eventually became the current Wikimania steering committee.
2026
[edit]- Wikimania Paris promoted by Wikimedia France.
2025
[edit]- Wikimania East Africa.
2024
[edit]- Establishment of the Advisory Board.
- Review of the Wikimania Committee/Charter, including procedure related to COI Conflict of interests.
- Selection of city and venue for Wikimania 2025 East Africa.
- Wikimania Katowice (Poland) led by Maciej Nadzikiewicz.
Team
[edit]- Giselle Bordoy - Giyu starts collaborating with the Wikimania Committee as WMF supporting staff
- Butch Bustria joins the Wikimania Committee as representative of Wikimania 2023.
- Maciej Nadzikiewicz joins the Wikimania Committee as representative of Wikimania 2024.
2023
[edit]- Wikimania in Singapore promoted by ESEAP and a COT Core Organising Team led by Butch Bustria
- Selection of the location of Wikimania 2024 in Poland, Wikimania 2025 in East Africa, Wikimania 2026 in Paris
Team
[edit]- Nomination of three new members of the Wikimania Committee: Angie Cervellera, Lodewijk Gelauff and Yamen Bousrih.
- Gnangarra joins the Wikimania Committee as representative of Wikimania 2021.
2022
[edit]- Wikimania online promoted by a COT Core Organising Team made of Aced, Jadnapac, Csisc, Kayusyussuf, NANöR, Omar_sansi, Pharos, Scann, Sandra_Aceng, Venuslui.
Selection method
[edit]- Communities are invited to present an "expression of interest"
2021
[edit]- Wikimania online promoted by a COT Core Organising Team made of Anna Torres (Anna Torres (WMAR), Bodhisattwa, Gnangarra, Lea Lacroix (WMDE), Lodewijk (Effeietsanders), Susanna Mkrtchyan (WikiTatik), Winnie Kabintie, Yamen Bousrih (Yamen).
2020
[edit]- Wikimania is cancelled due to the pandemic
Team
[edit]- Eric Luth joins the Wikimania Committee as representative of Wikimania 2019
2019
[edit]- Wikimania in Stockholm, Sweden led by Wikimedia Sverige
- Bangkok is selected for Wikimania 2020; before the announcement the WMF legal team makes a risk assessment. A comparative risk assessment is requested for the future.
Team
[edit]- Joel Letang starts collaborating with the WMF as event manager
2018
[edit]- Wikimania in Cape Town, South Africa organised in collaboration with Wikimedia South Africa
2017
[edit]- Wikimania in Montréal, Canada organised in collaboration with Wikimedia Canada
Team
[edit]- Iolanda Pensa joins the Wikimania Committee as representative of Wikimania 2016 and it is nominated chair of the Wikimania Committee.
- Phoebe Ayers is nominated vice-chair of the Wikimania Committee.
2016
[edit]- Wikimania in Esino Lario, Italy
Selection method
[edit]- Change in the bidding process: communities can communicate their availability to host Wikimania and/or are invited to host Wikimania
Team
[edit]- Iván Martínez joins the Wikimania Committee as representative of Wikimania 2015.
2015
[edit]- Wikimania in Mexico City
- Bidding process. Finalists 2016: Manila in the Philippines and Esino Lario in Italy. Selected Esino Lario (chosen by the jury and later given final approval by the WMF). Wikimania 2016 bids
Team
[edit]- Edward Saperia joins the Wikimania Committee as representative of Wikimania 2014.
2014
[edit]- Wikimania in London led by Edward Saperia.
- Bidding process. Finalists 2015: Cape Town in South Africa, Monastir in Tunisia, Mexico City in Mexico (Esino Lario applied for 2016 to anticipate the selection process). Selected Mexico City. Wikimania 2015 bids
Team
[edit]- Jeromy-Yu Chan joins the Wikimania Committee as representative of Wikimania 2013.
2013
[edit]- The Wikimania Committee/Charter is drafted by SJ and Jdforrester
- Wikimania in Hong Kong
- Bidding process. Finalists 2014: London and Arusha in Tanzania. Selected London. Wikimania 2014 bids
Team
[edit]- James Hare joins the Wikimania Committee as representative of Wikimania 2012.
- Ellie Young starts collaborating with the WMF as event manager
2012
[edit]- Wikimania in Washington D.C. led by James Hare.
- Bidding process. Finalists 2013: Hong Kong, Surakarta in Indonesia, London in UK, Bristol in UK, Naples in Italy. Selected Hong Kong. Wikimania 2013 bids
Team
[edit]- Deror Avi joins the Wikimania Committee as representative of Wikimania 2011.
2011
[edit]- Wikimania in Haifa, Israel led by Deror Avi.
- Bidding process. Finalists 2012: Stellenbosch, South Africa and Washington, D.C., USA. Selected Washington DC. Wikimania 2012/Bids
- Orsolya Virág Gyenes joins the Wikimania Committee as representative of Wikimania 2010.
2010
[edit]- Wikimania in Gdansk, Poland
- Bidding process. Finalists 2011: Montréal, New York City, Toronto, Haifa. Selected Haifa. Wikimania 2011/Bids
- The Wikimania Handbook is started by Phoebe
Establishment of a Wikimania Committee
[edit]- The proposal of organising a standing Wikimania Committee is drafted on Wikimania community. The page dedicated to the Wikimania Committee is created by Seddon
2009
[edit]- Wikimania in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Bidding process. Finalists 2010: Amsterdam, Gdańsk, Oxford. Selected Gdansk. Wikimania 2010/Bids
2008
[edit]- Wikimania in Alexandria, Egypt
- Bidding process. Finalists 2009: Brisbane, Buenos Aires, Karlsruhe, Toronto. Selected Buenos Aires. Wikimania 2009/Bids
2007
[edit]- Wikimania in Taipei, Taiwan
- Bidding process. Finalists 2008: Alexandria, Cape Town, Atlanta. Selected Alexandria. Wikimania 2008/Bids
- Phoebe starts writing some recommendations to organize Wikimania on User:Phoebe/Wikimania
2006
[edit]- Wikimania in Boston, USA
- Bidding process. Finalists 2007: Alexandria, London, Taipei, Torino. Selected Taipei. Wikimania 2007/Bids
2005
[edit]- First Wikimania event in Frankfurt involving as organisers Phoebe Ayers, Delphine Menard, James Forrester and Samuel Klein
Selection method
[edit]- After 2005 and until 2016, the venue for Wikimania is selected through a bidding process and the Wikimania Committee defines the selection criteria and acts as the jury.
- Bidding process. Finalists 2006: Boston, London, Milano, Toronto. Selected Boston. Wikimania 2006/Bids