Happy Halloween, Samhain (Q207365) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207365> and
spooky season! The *WikidataCon 2025* event is finally here and I've
compiled a handy list of links for those who attend...so find the
tricks'n'treats
below:
- Event Page: WikidataCon 2025
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:WikidataCon_2025> - you can
register to the event to receive further updates and information
- Schedule: Available here on-wiki
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:WikidataCon_2025/Program>, or on
Pretalx <https://pretalx.com/wikidatacon-2025/schedule/>
- Meeting room: Jitsi Meet: WikidataCon 2025
<https://meet.jit.si/WikidataCon2025>
- Live captions: startEVE <https://wmde.org/uEu8U> app. Open up in a
separate browser tab or from your smartphone device. Languages
available: *Arabic
(Egypt), Chinese (Cantonese, Traditional), English (US), French, German,
Hindi, Portuguese (Brazil)*.
- You can also join us from the YouTube Livestream
<https://www.youtube.com/live/zUnDL8jZU5M>, but please note; you won't
be able to directly interact with the Speaker or Jitsi room attendees.
- Collaborative Notetaking - help us document the event with our WikidataCon
2025/Etherpad <https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WikidataCon_2025#L5>
- Sessions will be archived on Commons:
- Presentation slides
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikidataCon_2025_presentations>
- Session video recordings
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikidataCon_2025_videos>
to be uploaded shortly after the event
We can't wait to see you there!
On behalf of the WikidataCon 2025 Organising Team,
--
*Danny Benjafield*
Community Communications Manager
Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0
https://wikimedia.de
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sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision!
https://spenden.wikimedia.de
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This new vector database makes the structured knowledge from Wikidata
directly accessible for building generative AI applications, while AI
developers can for the first time, integrate open, multilingual, and
verifiable data in Wikidata into large language models (LLMs).
More details are available in the full announcement
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Embedding_Project/October_1_2025_Rel…>
.
You can already access the public database here:
https://wd-vectordb.toolforge.org
If you're curious to know more...join the free October 9 Webinar
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:Embedding_Project_Webinar>
We're looking forward to seeing what gets built with it!
--
*Danny Benjafield*
Community Communications Manager
Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0
https://wikimedia.de
Keep up to date! Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia,
Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe now.
<https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision!
https://spenden.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR 23855 B.
Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin,
Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende Vorstände: Franziska Heine