Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda/Events & Projects/Wikimania 2022/Titus Smiles/Report

Username[edit]

Titus Smiles

Event Name[edit]

Wikimania 2022 From Thursday, August 11 to Sunday, August 14, 2022

How I attended Wikimania 2022[edit]

I attended Wikimania both physically and online. I joined the Wikimedia User group Uganda for the in-person event on Friday 12th August 2022, where I met new and old Wikimedia editors and learned a thing or two from them. During my online engagement, I used Pheedloop, Youtube, Jitsimeet, and Zoom. Although the primary app of the event was Pheedloop, it had a lot of issues with connection and consistency. I, therefore, used mostly youtube for the majority of the sessions, Jistimeet for the Hackathon, and zoom for the Pheedloop linked sessions.

What I spent my scholarship funds on[edit]

The scholarship enabled me to purchase data bundles, buy a set of small electronics, cater for part of my transportation to and fro the in-person event as well as cater for related costs during Wikimania 2022.

Takeaways from specific sessions[edit]

Digital Security Basics things like cookies made more sense during this session, using VPNs, and the access we give to sites and apps to our information is also very critical. this session gave an insight into how much access the third-party sites have to our information.

Showcasing Youth Diversity and Inclusion through Storytelling in the Wikimedia Movement: this session touched on a key aspect of society and that is the youth who have to be brought on board and made to love the Wikimedia tools and how they can contribute to them and be useful members. this session also enlightened me on aspects of WIkivibrance a key aspect of Wikimedia mentorship.

The challenges and opportunities of building a community: this session showed the ups and downs and also the barriers of setting a community in an area and also led to the need for more decentralization in the Wikimedia movement to reach more people. as a person who believes in this, it helped me a lot as I believe, the movement should look to set up user groups or clubs in universities.

Outcomes and lessons learnt[edit]

digital security basics
The Ukrainian culture
other cultures like the Heymann, Montano, etc.
more insight into Wikimedia tools like Wikilovesmonuments, 1lib1ref, etc.
a bit of use of software as a Wikimedia tool.
The effect of wars and conflicts on access and spread of information.

Connecting during Wikimania 2022[edit]

Most of the new connections I made were during the in-person event with the Wikimedia Usergroup Uganda at the capital kitchen but also I got new followers on Twitter who have the same enthusiasm as I do for Wikimedia

Social media post(s) about Wikimania[edit]

Twitter[edit]

Special thanks[edit]

My special thanks go to the Wikimedia movement, my fellow contributors to in the Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda, especially the administrators who have always guided, motivated, and inspired us to continue contributing to the Wikimedia Movement.

Other sessions attended[edit]

The Opening Ceremony
Explore Ukrainian culture, starting with Wikipedia
Theymam Dance performance
digital security basics
I am a Wikimedia, not an Accountant
Wikilearn

Wikimedia user group Uganda in-person event at Capital Kitchen
Centering Race and Equity at Art+Feminism
Wikidata for everyone: a methodology to teach different communities
Hackathon

WREN
Showcasing Youthdivcersity and Inclusion
Education program of GLAM Macedonia
Discussing improvement on hee desktop Wikipedia Experience
can interest ourselves with something new
Leadership Development Working Group: What are we doing and why?
Poetry in Motion
the challenges and opportunities of building a community
local event integration

closing ceremony
hand off to Wikimania 2023
Yoga and dance party
Understanding DEI in Wiki loves Monuments and federated campaigns at large
Wiki stories
Wikimedian of the year
Grwoing WikiforHumanRights