Final reminder for the call for submissions for Wiki Workshop 2023 [1].
There is still a bit more than one day to submit your extended abstracts
(max 2 pages) until the submission deadline on March 23, 2023 23:59 AoE [2].
Submissions are non-archival and can be ongoing, completed, or already
published works.
Best,
Martin (co-PC chair)
[1]
On Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 9:50 AM Martin Gerlach <mgerlach(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
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 <mgerlach(a)wikimedia.org>
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
>
>