Dear Wikimedia&Education community, I'm very happy to announce that there will be a Wikimedia&Education pre-conference event at Wikimania this year! *Wikimedia&Education: Challenges and opportunities in South Africa and Beyond. * The Education Pre-Conference at Wikimania will put education programs into perspective by taking a deep look at the educational challenges that exist in our host country, South Africa, and how Wikimedia projects are making an impact. We will engage Wikimedia program leaders, educators, and other like-minded organizations to share with and learn from each other, helping to realize the full potential of Wikimedia projects in education. Program details can be found on the Wikimania portal <https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia%26Education>. Please visit the registration page <https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration> for more information on how to register. *Virtual participation* If you won't be attending Wikimania this year, you can still participate in the event virtually! More details to come soon! *e/merge Africa 2018 free registrations for Wikimedia Education Community* As part of this program we are collaborating with E/merge 2018: Festival of e-learning in Africa <https://sites.google.com/view/emerge2018/home>, that is taking place from 9-20 July 2018. They have offered 70 free registrations for our community. In their own words, "e/merge 2018 will convene a welcoming space and a diverse, dynamic community across multiple networks to discuss, debate, review, showcase and celebrate e-learning in higher education in Africa." If you would like to take advantage of this great opportunity, you can register with this link <https://emergeafrica.net/festival-of-e-learning-registration-wikimania-conference/>. They ask that you *register by July 2nd. * We are looking forward to seeing you at Wikimania! best regards, Nichole -- *Nichole Saad* WMF | Education Program Manager nsaad(a)wikimedia.org user: NSaad (WMF)