Dear Wikimedians,

We hope this email finds you well. We invite you to join the next episode of WikiAfrica Hour "Wikimania - a Collaboration of the Open”

We are very excited to discuss this topic with the episode guests and your joining is very valuable.

What can you expect from the episode?

In this episode, we will discuss the largest meeting point of wikimedians – Wikimania. Wikimania 2024 was recently held in Katowice, Poland, and will in 2025 be held in Nairobi, Kenya, and in 2026 in Paris, France. The panel and guests are exploring its current and future vision related to the partnerships and collaboration with other organizations.

Points which will be discussed:

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The idea and the structure of Wikimania as an annual conference organised mainly by volunteers -

The short term vision of partnerships at Wikimania. -

The Future of partnerships at wikimania at the long-term

Who are the guest speakers?

- Iolanda Pensa - Chair of Wikimania steering committee - Maciej Nadzikiewicz - Lead of Wikimania 2024, COT member - Antoni Mtavangu - Core Organizing Team member of Wikimania 2025 - Rémy Gerbet - Core Organizing Team member of Wikimania 2026

When and where will the episode take place?

Data: Friday 30th August

Time: 16:00 UTC

Join us LIVE on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMbGRk8Y9uA.

You can also register in the event tool here https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WAH_Episode_38_-_Wikimania_as_a_collaboration_of_the_Open

Looking forward to seeing you!