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This page is devoted to the programme of the Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2025.
See: Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2025/Programme development
For self-organised and informal meetups, please see Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2025/Meetups.
See: Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2025/Submissions
Session identifiers
| Session format
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 - Plenary session
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 - Lecture (30 minutes)
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 - Demonstration (60 minutes)
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 - Workshop (90 minutes)
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 - Panel (60 minutes)
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 - Roundtable (45 minutes)
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 - Problem solver (45 minutes)
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 - Lightning talk (5 minutes)
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 - Social event
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| Advancement level
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 - Basic
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 - Intermediate
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 - Advanced
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| Technical support
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 - Recording
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 - Live stream
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 - No photography
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Halls
| Zeus (~150 people)
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Athena (~70 people)
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Apollo (~70 people)
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Learning Day (Thursday, 25 September 2025)
[edit]For further information, please see Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2025/Learning Day.
| 08:30 - 09:00
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Registration
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| 09:30 - 10:00
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Walk-in
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| 10:00 - 10:15
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Keynote & General intro
Alan Ang
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| 10:15 - 10:30
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Wikidata & Wikibase introduction
Christos Varvantakis
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| 10:30 - 12:00
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Wikidata and libraries (authority files)
Camillo Pellizzari
(slides)
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| 12:00 - 13:30
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Lunch
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| 13:30 - 15:00
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Use cases presentations by National Libraries representatives
Christos Varvantakis (moderator), Petra Šťastná, Mārīte Apenīte, Uldis Bojārs, Michalis Gerolimos
(slides Šťastná) (slides Apenīte & Bojārs) (slides Gerolimos)
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| 15:00 - 15:30
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Break
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| 15:30 - 17:30
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Hands-on session
Camillo Pellizzari, Christos Varvantakis, Alan Ang
(materials below)
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| 17:30 - 18:00
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Closing discussion
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| 20:00 - 21:30
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Delegates Dinner
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Day 1 (Friday, 26 September 2025)
[edit]
| 08:00 - 09:00
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Registration
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| Hall
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Zeus
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| 09:00 - 09:15
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Opening session
Marios Magioladitis, Konstantinos Stampoulis, Markellos Stevis
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| Theme
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Strategy
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| 09:15 - 10:00
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State of CEE region in 2025
Barbara Klen, Toni Ristovski, Karolina Gruszczyk
Etherpad
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| 10:00 - 10:30
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Ice-breaker
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| 10:30 - 11:00
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Break
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| Hall
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Zeus
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Athena
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Apollo
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| Theme
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Sharing & Learning
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Community Engagement
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Diversity
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| 11:00 - 12:30
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Wiki Loves Monuments preparation in Turkey and the kulturenvanteri.com website
Sadrettin, Zafer Batık
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Building Community Through Communication—The Role of a Wikimedian in Residence and a Journalist
Maria Magdalena Barascu, Elena Damian
Etherpad
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Are We Really Closing the Gaps? Gender, Language & Visibility
Anna Prodromou
Etherpad
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GLAM activities in North Macedonia
Snezhana Shtrkovska
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How was the theme of Wikimedia Hackathon 2025 Istanbul designed and what was the result for its designer?
Yılmaz Caner Özyayıkçı
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How do we organize 400 events a year with 5 people? (Czech way)
Klára Joklová
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Integrating Projects Working Around An Open Database Of Published Music Recordings
Toni Sant
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Meet the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
Maciej Nadzikiewicz, Christel Steigenberger
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Building Capacity Bridges: Exploring CapX for Regional Skill Exchange
Rita Maliqi, Amanda Jurno
Etherpad
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Photos taken at basketball games
Zafer Batık
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Open GLAM in Ukraine: Opening up and Bringing Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage to the Wikimedia Platforms
Svitlana Vyslinska
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Reasons to organize Wikivoyage editathons
Arianit Dobroshi
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Building a more diverse Wikimedia movement
Gorana Gomirac
Etherpad
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Difficulties in describing plants in minority languages using the example of the Tatar language
Dina Abdullina
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Wiki Loves Film 2025 – new CEE challenge
Pavel Bednařík, Klára Joklová
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Ukraine’s Cultural Diplomacy Month: promoting Ukrainian culture through Wikipedia
Olesia Lukaniuk
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Wikipedia editing challenges inspired by international days
Bosa Filipović
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Mental Health in Wikipedia and the Community: A Story of Visibility and Support
Olena Vinsent
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Crocheting & Editing: Easy and Engaging Onboarding
Klara Sielicka-Barylka
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| 12:30 - 14:00
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Lunch
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| Theme
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Community Engagement
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Partnerships
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Technology
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| 14:00 - 15:30
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10 years of CEE Spring - Past, Present and Future
Nikos Likomitros, Anastasiya Lvova, Kiril Simeonovski, Mārtiņš Bruņenieks, Toni Ristovski
Etherpad
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The Wikipedia Library: Product and Partnerships
Vipin SJ
Etherpad
g
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From Catalogue to Wikibase: Template items for Bibliographic Authority Records
Lazaros Ioannidis, Sofia Zapounidou, Effie Koufakou, Michalis Gerolimos, Charalampos Bratsas
Etherpad
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Wikipedia vs AI - One Year Later
Marios Magioladitis
Etherpad
Etherpad
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How Wikidata community can encourage national libraries to join VIAF as a part of increasing collaboration between national libraries and Wikidata (and Commons)
Geagea, Camillo Pellizzari
Etherpad
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| 15:30 - 16:00
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Break
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| Theme
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Capacity Development
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Technology
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Community Engagement
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| 16:00 - 17:30
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Catching the light and laying the light
Wojciech Pędzich
Etherpad
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What Can Wikifunctions and Abstract Wikipedia Do for You?
Cory Massaro, Denny Vrandečić, Genoveva Galarza Heredero
Etherpad
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Feedback on the CEE Hub's Year 4 plan
CEE Hub Steering Committee and Staff
Etherpad
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Supporting administrators and patrollers: Ukrainian experience
Mykola Kozlenko
Etherpad
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Wikidata-Wikimedia's knowledge graph in a world of Gen AI
Alan Ang
Etherpad
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How Kazakh Community solves or wants to solve problems?
Batyrbek Alimzhanov
Etherpad
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| 17:30 - 18:00
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Wrap-up
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| 19:30 - 21:00
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Welcome Dinner
(all participants)
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Day 2 (Saturday, 27 September 2025)
[edit]
| 08:30 - 09:00
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Walk-in
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| Hall
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Zeus
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Athena
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Apollo
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| Theme
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Sharing & Learning
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Community Health
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Community Engagement
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| 09:00 - 10:30
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A new core curriculum: seven new introductory modules from the Wikimedia Foundation
Asaf Bartov
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A secret Ingredient for successful Cooperations: Appreciation
Christel Steigenberger
Etherpad
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Designing Simple Guides that Teach Without Overwhelming
Klara Sielicka-Barylka
Etherpad
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Microfeminism in Wikipedia
Anastasiya Lvova
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10 years Wikiexpeditions - The exhibition
Nino Bogdanovski
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(Un)known Women on Wikipedia: Campaigns That Change the Narrative
Olena Vinsent
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15 postgraduate students edit Wikipedia: Greek education program in action
Nikos Likomitros
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1lib1ref - 1 Community
Claudia Serbanuta, Elena Damian, Maria-Magdalena Barascu
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Traditional Tatar and Bashkir music on Wiki-area. Commonality and difference
Farhad Bakhtiari
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Coordinate Me - the world's biggest Wikidata competition
Peter Zlabinger
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Importance of WikiCamps for Teachers
Mehman Ibragimov
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Photo permissions for Muggles: creating efficient processes with VRT
Asaf Bartov
Etherpad
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What about Open Science, Wikidata and research conference in CEE next year?
Grzegorz Kopaczewski
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Vibe coding: tools without programming knowledge
Andrei Cipu, Vlad Popovici
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Documenting and Celebrating Intangible Cultural Heritage in Malta - WikiProject Każini
Enrique Tabone, Katja Zahra Camilleri
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Seniors writing Wikipedia: the good, the bad and the learnings
Matej Grochal
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All about the 1st global Wikimedia Youth Conference (in 5 mins)
Klára Joklová
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“Wikipedia 20 awards” – a case study in motivating Wikipedia editors and functionaries
Anton Obozhyn
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| 10:30 - 11:00
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Break
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| Theme
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Education
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Community Engagement
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Community Health
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| 11:00 - 12:30
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Ionian Wikithon: Strengthening the Wikimedia Community's Ties with the Academia
Eleni Christopoulou, Dimitrios Ringas
Etherpad
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Participants and delegates to the CEE Meeting – 15 years of the process – Let's look at lessons learned and improve!
Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz
Etherpad
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Failfest 2025 - let's talk how we failed and what we have learned
Michał Buczyński
Etherpad
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Wiki-School: Is it worth involving students and teachers in the Wikimedia projects?
Kacper Szymański
Etherpad
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Digital Competence Enhancement via Wikipedia: Connecting Practice to the DigComp Framework
Arianit Dobroshi
Etherpad
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Ethics on the Wikipedia Platform
Eleni Christopoulou, Marios Magioladitis
Etherpad
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| 12:30 - 14:00
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Lunch + Group photo
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| Theme
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Technology
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Legal
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Community Engagement
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| 14:00 - 15:30
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Tools overview
Toni Ristovski
Etherpad
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How to Survive a SLAPP: A Practical Guide for Wikimedians
Ivo Kruusamägi, Pille Priks
Etherpad
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Let's think together about the future for young Wikimedians
Yılmaz Caner Özyayıkçı, Aiana Kutbidinova, Nursultan Tengge, Nikos Likomitros
Etherpad
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Wikipedia Press Factsheet: a Guide for Ethical Journalism
Iglika Ivanova
Etherpad
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Building a music data sharing space with Wikibase: What is new
Matej Grochal, Daniel Antal
Etherpad
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| 15:30 - 16:00
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Break
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| Theme
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Legal & Governance
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Strategy
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Community Engagement
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| 16:00 - 17:30
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How to influence national policy?
Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz
Etherpad
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Imagining Wikimedia’s Futures: Global Trends Through Local Lenses
Eva Martin
Etherpad
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Wiki-competitions and campaigns: a dud or a great idea? Thoughts and problems
Kacper Szymański
Etherpad
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CEE Hub governance and the voting system
Klára Joklová, Andrei Cipu, Barbara Klen
Etherpad
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Why Can't We Do It Too? - A Community's Journey to Organize Its first CEE Meeting
Markellos Stevis, Konstantinos Stampoulis
Etherpad
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Wiki Loves Earth: deeper storytelling beyond just beauty
Olesia Lukaniuk
Etherpad
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| 17:30 - 18:00
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Wrap-up
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| 18:00 - 20:30
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City tour
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| 20:30 - 23:30
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Party
(all participants)
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Day 3 (Sunday, 28 September 2025)
[edit]
| 08:30 - 09:00
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Walk-in
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| Hall
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Zeus
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Athena
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Apollo
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| Theme
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Community Engagement
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Technology
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Strategy & Legal
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| 09:00 - 10:30
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Rapid grants managed by the CEE Hub
Klára Joklová, Andrei Cipu, Barbara Klen
Etherpad
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Contribution to OpenStreetMap with fun tools
Zafer Batık, Sadrettin
Etherpad
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Strategic Risks for the Wikimedia Movement with the Board of Trustees
Christel Steigenberger, Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz
Etherpad
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Words Matter: How We Talk Shapes Who Stays
Anna Prodromou
Etherpad
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Empowering Students: Creating Local Heritage Websites with Jekyll, Wikipedia and Wikidata
Dimitrios Ringas, Eleni Christopoulou
Etherpad
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How to set your staff for success: from recruitment to graduation
Michał Buczyński
Etherpad
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| 10:30 - 11:00
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Break
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| Theme
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Strategy
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Community Engagement
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Community Health
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| 11:00 - 12:30
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Understanding the Movement Ecosystem and the Global Resource Distribution Committee (GRDC)
Jorge Vargas, Anna Torres
Etherpad
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Three zero-budget programs you could start tomorrow
Asaf Bartov
Etherpad
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The good and the bad of a competitive edit-a-thon in a smaller community
Jovan Tasevski
Etherpad
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Cooperation in support of CEE Youth joint (CEE) project
Klára Joklová
Etherpad
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Where to find sponsors and fundraise for your projects?
Arshak Shahenyan, Mari Avetisyan
Etherpad
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When new user is not new on Wikipedia anymore
Snezhana Shtrkovska
Etherpad
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| 12:30 - 14:00
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Lunch
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| Theme
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Capacity Development
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Community Engagement
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Strategy & Legal
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| 14:00 - 15:00
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From Tashkent to the World: Central Asian WikiCon 2025 and Its Regional Impact
Darafsh, Batyrbek Alimzhanov
Etherpad
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Human rights in the CEE region: what we learned so far and where to go next
Matej Grochal, Masana Mulaudzi, Euphemia Uwandu
Etherpad
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Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policy
Natalia Szafran-Kozakowska
Etherpad
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North-West Russia Wiki-Historians in the times of trouble: why are we still here?
Nikolai Bulykin
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WikiMuseum
Daniel Antal, Asmah Frederico, Ivo Kruusamägi, Ieva Pigozne
Etherpad
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Using the VRT system to obtain permissions from copyright holders in countries where there is no freedom of panorama
Geagea
Etherpad
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| 15:00 - 15:30
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Break
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| Hall
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Zeus
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| Theme
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Strategy
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| 15:30 - 16:00
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CEE Hub Year 4 Approval
CEE Hub Steering Committee and Staff
Etherpad
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| 16:00 - 16:30
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Closing session
Marios Magioladitis, Konstantinos Stampoulis, Markellos Stevis
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| 16:30 - 19:00
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Relaxing
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| 19:00 - 21:00
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Dinner
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- Plenary session
- Lecture (30 minutes)
- Demonstration (60 minutes)
- Workshop (90 minutes)
- Panel (60 minutes)
- Roundtable (45 minutes)
- Problem solver (45 minutes)
- Lightning talk (5 minutes)
- Social event
- Basic
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- Recording
- Live stream
- No photography
