[Wiki-research-l] Re: [events] Wiki Workshop 2023 Call for Papers

A friendly reminder for the call for extended abstracts for Wiki Workshop 2023 [1]. Please consider submitting your ongoing, completed, or already published works. The submission deadline is **March 23**, so there are 6 days left from now. Looking forward to your submissions, Martin (co-PC chair) [1] https://wikiworkshop.org/2023/#call On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 10:28 AM Martin Gerlach &lt;mgerlach(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: > Hi everyone, > > The call for papers for the 10th Wiki Workshop in 2023 is out: > https://wikiworkshop.org/2023/#call Submit your 2-page abstracts by > March 23 (all submissions are non-archival). The workshop will take place > on May 11, 2023. For more information, see the workshop website [1]. > > If you have questions about the workshop, please let us know on this list > or at wikiworkshop(a)googlegroups.com. > > Looking forward to seeing many of you in this year's edition. > > Best, > > Pablo Aragón, Wikimedia Foundation > > Martin Gerlach, Wikimedia Foundation > > Evelin Heidel, Wikimedistas de Uruguay > > Emily Lescak, Wikimedia Foundation > > Francesca Tripodi, University of North Carolina > > Bob West, EPFL > > Leila Zia, Wikimedia Foundation > > [1] https://wikiworkshop.org/2023/ > > — > > We invite contributions to the 10th edition (!) of Wiki Workshop, which > will take place virtually on May 11, 2023 (tentatively 12:00-19:00 UTC). > Wiki Workshop is the largest Wikimedia research event of the year, aimed at > bringing together researchers who study all aspects of Wikimedia projects > (including, but not limited to, Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, > Wikisource, and Wiktionary) as well as Wikimedia developers, affiliate > organizations, and volunteer editors. Co-organized by the Wikimedia > Foundation’s Research team and members of the Wikimedia research community, > the workshop facilitates a direct pathway for exchanging ideas between the > organizations that serve Wikimedia projects and the researchers actively > studying them. New this year: Building on the successful experiences of > organizing Wiki Workshop in 2015 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2015/>, 2016 > <https://wikiworkshop.org/2016/>, 2017 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2017/>, > 2018 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2018/>, 2019 > <https://wikiworkshop.org/2019/>, 2020 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2020/>, > 2021 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2021/>, and 2022 > <https://wikiworkshop.org/2022/> and based on feedback from authors and > participants over the years, we are introducing a few updates to the > research track of the workshop for 2023: > > - > > This 10th edition will take place as a standalone event (rather than > in co-location with a conference, as in previous years). > - > > We have changed the format of submissions and will only accept 2-page > extended abstracts (following the successful IC2S2 model). > - > > Submissions are non-archival, so we welcome ongoing, completed, and > already published work. > - > > We are excited to share that the authors of Wiki Workshop 2023 will > have the opportunity to receive feedback, improve their work, and submit > the extended version of their research paper to a special issue of the ACM > Transactions on the Web, which will have a dedicated open call for papers > later in 2023. > > Topics include, but are not limited to: > > - > > new technologies and initiatives to grow content, quality, equity, > diversity, and participation across Wikimedia projects > - > > use of bots, algorithms, and crowdsourcing strategies to curate, > source, or verify content and structured data > - > > bias in content and gaps of knowledge on Wikimedia projects > - > > relation between Wikimedia projects and the broader (open) knowledge > ecosystem > - > > exploration of what constitutes a source and how/if the incorporation > of other kinds of sources are possible (e.g., oral histories, video) > - > > detection of low-quality, promotional, or fake content > (misinformation or disinformation), as well as fake accounts (e.g., sock > puppets) > - > > questions related to community health (e.g., sentiment analysis, > harassment detection, tools that could increase harmony) > - > > motivations, engagement models, incentives, and needs of editors, > readers, and/or developers of Wikimedia projects > - > > innovative uses of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects for AI and > NLP applications and vice versa > - > > consensus-finding and conflict resolution on editorial issues > - > > dynamics of content reuse across projects and the impact of policies > and community norms on reuse privacy, security, and trust > - > > collaborative content creation > - > > innovative uses of Wikimedia projects' content and consumption > patterns as sensors for real-world events, culture, etc. > - > > open-source research code, datasets, and tools to support research on > Wikimedia contents and communities > - > > connections between Wikimedia projects and the Semantic Web > - > > strategies for how to incorporate Wikimedia projects into media > literacy interventions > > This year’s Wiki Workshop solicits extended abstracts (PDF format, > maximum 2 pages, including references). Submissions that exceed the 2-page > limit will be automatically rejected. Authors may include 1 additional page > with figures and/or tables (including captions) only. Initial submissions > require names and affiliations of authors, 5 keywords, a title, abstract, > and a main text outlining the contribution, methods, findings, and impact > of the work, whichever is relevant. Submissions will be non-archival and as > a result may have already been published, under review, or ongoing > research. All submissions will be reviewed by multiple members of the Wiki > Workshop Program Committee. The names of the authors will be revealed to > the reviewers, whereas reviewers will remain anonymous to authors. Authors > of accepted abstracts will be invited to present their research in a > pre-recorded oral presentation with dedicated time for live Q&A on May 11, > 2023. Accepted abstracts may be shared on the website prior to the event. > The template for formatting the submission as well as the submission link > to easychair will be made available by February 23. > > > -- > Martin Gerlach (he/him) | Senior Research Scientist | Wikimedia Foundation > >