This year Wikimedia UK is partnering with the Open Knowledge Foundation in the
organisation of the 2010 Open Knowledge Conference
("OKCon"), an interdisciplinary conference that brings together
individuals from across the open knowledge spectrum for a day of
presentations and workshops.
At this year's conference, Wikimedia UK will be supporting and
organising a track dedicated to the projects and communities central to
Wikimedia.
We need your help to create an exciting and interesting track that
will inspire and challenge Wikimedians and others alike. Could you give
a presentation or host a discussion on a Wikimedia theme? Any subject
relevant to the Wikimedia communities, free content or Wikimedia UK are
welcome.
Timeline
February 25 (Thursday): Submissions will openMarch 28 (Sunday) 23:59 UTC: Closure of
submission datesApril 7 (Wednesday): Notification of acceptance of submissionApril 24
(Saturday): Open Knowledge Conference 2010
If you wish to participate but with good reason cannot meet one of the above deadlines
please email conferences(a)wikimedia.org.uk before the deadline as it may be possible to
accomodate late submissions
Themes
Submissions should address one or more of the following themes:
Wikimedia Communities - Interesting projects and
characteristics within the communities; policy creation; conflict
resolution and community dynamics; reputation and identity;
multilingualism, languages and cultures; the development of Wikimedia
UK.
Free Content - Open access to information; ways to gather
and distribute free knowledge, usage of the Wikimedia projects in
education, journalism, research; ways to improve content quality and
usability; copyright laws and their interaction with Wikimedia projects.
Culture and Heritage - Ideas for potential partnerships,
building on previous partnerships and the legal, technical and resource
issues that are barriers to such partnerships.
Technical infrastructure - Issues related to MediaWiki
development and extensions; Wikimedia hardware layout; the Toolserver;
the Usability Project; new ideas for development (including Usability
case studies from other wikis or similar projects).
Submission Guidelines
Please email submissions to conferences(a)wikimedia.org.uk.
Please email the following details, all in English:
Title:Theme: Closest category from above for your submission.Abstract: 50-100 words
summarising the topicSummary: Detailed description of the topic - 300 words or more. May
contain a link to a more details.Contact information: Email/Telephone and whether we may
publish these detailsAdditional Information:
1-3 sentence biography of the author(s).any special requirements (e.g. flipchart; OHP. A
digital presentation will be assumed as standard)whether you will attend the 2010 Open
Knowledge Conference (a)
definitely, (b) probably, (c) only if your submission is accepted.
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