Hello, The Community Growth <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Community_Growth> space at Wikimania 2019 is now accepting submissions! The deadline for submission <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Submissions> is June 1. See below for submission topics and session formats. In the Community Growth space, we will come together for discussions, presentations, and workshops that address these questions: - What is and is not working around attracting and retaining newcomers? - How should Wikimedia activities evolve to help communities grow and flourish? - How should our technology and culture evolve to help new populations to come online, participate and become community members? *Recommended topics. *While proposals related to all aspects of community growth and newcomer experience are welcome, organizing team is particularly interested in proposals related to: - Research on recruitment, activation and retention. - Technological approaches - On- and off-wiki engagement strategies - Supporting diversity and cross-cultural newcomer experiences - Lessons learned from beyond Wikimedia, and - The future of newcomers and editing If you are interested in seeing presentations around additional topics, but do not plan to submit a proposal, you can suggest additional topics here <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Community_Growth#Topics_suggested_by_community_members>. *Types of session.* We prefer sessions that are participatory, interactive, promote conversations, and give a voice to parts of our movement that are heard less often. We welcome the following session formats: - Roundtable discussion - Panel discussion - Lightning talk - Working session - Teaching session - Conference presentation *Poster submissions.* Posters are also a good way to introduce a topic, or show some results of an action. Please consider submitting one <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Poster_session>! More information about the Community Growth space, topics, and submission formats is available on the proposal page <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Community_Growth>. Sincerely, Jonathan Morgan On behalf of the Community Growth leadership team -- Jonathan T. Morgan Senior Design Researcher Wikimedia Foundation User:Jmorgan (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jmorgan_(WMF)>