(apologies for cross-posting - you can find this announcement in Mandarin below)

Hello all,

Following up on the search for a partner to co-organize the WikidataCon 2023 and after talking to several enthusiastic affiliates and local Wikidata communities, I am happy to announce, Wikimedia Germany will support Wikimedia Taiwan and the local Wikidata community in Taiwan in designing and running the next iteration of the Wikidata conference, which will take place on October 28-29, 2023.

The Wikidata community in Taiwan has been active for years and regularly organises events in Taiwan, collaborating with other open source and open data communities. They are particularly interested in geographical data, human settlements and local languages. Wikimedia Taiwan will provide the administrative coordination and legal framework to support the Wikidata community in Taiwan.

Many people from different fields are working on Wikidata: Researchers, cultural institutions, linked open data enthusiasts and more. WikidataCon 2023 attendees will be able to discover how people from other disciplines interact with Wikidata, learn from them, exchange ideas and find inspiration.

With this partnership, we’ll try out a hybrid event format. We will hold an on-site event that will take place in Taipei, welcoming participants from East Asia. Meanwhile, participants from other regions of the world will be able to join the conference online. Finally, we’re encouraging other local Wikidata groups to prepare satellite events and on-site gatherings.

More information and updates will be provided in the upcoming months on Wikidata:WikidataCon 2023 and its talk page. Meanwhile, if you have any questions, feel free to reach the organizers on the talk page.

We’re extremely happy to be collaborating with the enthusiastic Wikidata community in Taiwan. We look forward to this new iteration of the conference.

Léa Lacroix & Alan Ang for Wikimedia Germany

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逐家好！

自從宣佈公開徵求Wikidatacon 2023 的伙伴之後，德國維基媒體協會 (Wikimedia Germany) 與數個興趣小組與在地維基數據社群接洽。我們德國維基媒體協會很高興宣佈我們將與台灣維基媒體協會 (Wikimedia Taiwan) 合作，台灣在地的臺灣維基數據社群(Wikidata Taiwan)將會設計與執行下一輪於 2023 10/28-29 舉行的 Wikidatacon 大會。

近幾年台灣的維基數據社群相當活躍，定期在台灣舉行活動，並且與其他的開源與開放資料社群合作。他們關注行政區劃、在地語言、溪流資料。

在地社群，台灣維基媒體協會，則會提供必要的行政協調與法律架構來支援整個社群。

這次合作舉辦會議，將會彰顯東亞這邊進行的維基數據專案，鼓勵跨領域的合作，例如人們在不同的領域之間，如文化機構、教育單位、研究機構等展開合作。

我們攜手合作之下，我們會嘗試混合型式的活動，一場在台北的實體活動，歡迎東亞區域的客人參與，而其他有興趣的人則是能夠線上參與。我們也會鼓勵其他在地維基數據社群舉辦衛星活動與實體聚會。

Wikidata:WikidataCon 2023 頁面與討論頁面將會在接下來幾個月提供更多資訊與消息；同時間，如果你有任何問題與回饋意見，你可以在討論頁聯繫主辦方。

我們相當高興能與台灣活躍的維基數據社群共同合作，並且期待下一次新一輪的大會。

德國維基媒體協會 Léa Lacroix 與 Alan Ang