As a reminder, EMWCon [0] is just a little more than 4 weeks away!

Some quick notes:

* We are still accepting talk proposals, please add them here [1].

* The deadline to get the special discount rate ($129/night) for the hotel is actually still available until March 30th [2].  The booking is cancellable up to 6:00pm on the first night, you might lock this in even if you are only considering going.

* The early bird rate for in-person attendance is over, but tickets are still available [3].

* Information about remote attendance using the Hopin platform will be coming soon on the conference page [0].

Sincerely,
The EMWCon 2023 organizing committee
* Bryan Hilderbrand (General Chair)
* Jeffrey Wang (Local Chair)
* Yaron Koren (Program Chair)
* Ike Hecht (Sponsorship Chair)


[0] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/EMWCon_Spring_2023
[1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/EMWCon_Spring_2023#Talks

[2] https://group.hiltongardeninn.com/0w8ee1

[3] https://www.eventbrite.com/e/emwcon-spring-2023-tickets-511004527297

On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 7:38 PM Bryan Hilderbrand <bryandamon@gmail.com> wrote:

We are pleased to announce EMWCon 2023 [0]. It will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Austin NW/Arboretum [1] in Austin, Texas on April 19th-21st.  Everyone who is attending is encouraged to stay at the Hilton, where we have a special group rate of $129/night [2], this rate is available until March 16th so please book early (and soon)!  The booking is cancellable up to 6:00pm on first night.

For those who cannot attend in person for any reason, this will be a "hybrid" conference, with online/virtual capability via Hopin that is intended to be as integrated into the conference as possible. All presentations will be available on Hopin live and we are accepting talks from remote speakers.  There is no cost for online/virtual attendance.

About EMWCon: EMWCon is a three-day conference featuring discussions of topics related to "Enterprise MediaWiki", i.e. the usage of MediaWiki software by companies, governments, and other organizations. The intended audience is anyone who uses, or would like to learn more about, MediaWiki.  There will be many opportunities to interact with others using and developing MediaWiki including presentations, workshops, breakout rooms and hackathon sessions.

To register/signup for EMWCon please add your name here [3]. To get tickets for in-person attendance, see the Eventbrite page [4] which has an early bird discount through March 19th. To submit a talk, please add your talk proposal here [5], the deadline for talk submissions is April 3rd.

We hope to see you in Austin or on Hopin!


Sincerely,
The EMWCon 2023 organizing committee
* Bryan Hilderbrand (General Chair)
* Jeffrey Wang (Local Chair)
* Yaron Koren (Program Chair)
* Ike Hecht (Sponsorship Chair)


[0] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/EMWCon_Spring_2023
[1] https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ausaagi-hilton-garden-inn-austin-nw-arboretum/
[2] https://group.hiltongardeninn.com/0w8ee1
[3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/EMWCon_Spring_2023#Sign-up
[4] https://www.eventbrite.com/e/emwcon-spring-2023-tickets-511004527297
[5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/EMWCon_Spring_2023#Talks