Hello all,
*The WikidataCon <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021>,
the conference dedicated to the Wikidata community* and co-organized by
Wikimedia Deutschland and Wiki Movimento Brasil, is taking place online on
October 29-31, around the theme “a sustainable future for Wikidata”. In
this update, we are very excited to share with you the first announcements
about the program of the event!
On October 29th, the first day of the conference, you will discover a *program
of keynotes and round table discussions* carefully curated by the
organizing team. Knowledge equity, Abstract Wikipedia, the technical
challenges of the Query Service, and an overview on how Brazilian cultural
institutions use Wikidata, are some of the topics that will be presented
during this first day. We will also have various celebrations related to
Wikidata’s anniversary that will allow us to celebrate achievements of the
community and discover new projects. You can have an overview of the
program of Day 1 here.
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021/Program/Day_1_-_Main_program>
On the next two days of the conference, the program will be made of
*presentations,
discussions and workshops coming directly from the participants*. We will
have several thematic tracks split during three time slots, to allow people
from various time zones to attend. The content of these tracks will be
proposed by the Wikidata community. This process will start at the
beginning of October. More information will be added on this page in the
next few weeks.
To support us in running this very ambitious event, five organisations are
sponsoring the WikidataCon. You will find a description of the sponsors here
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021/Organization/Sponsors>.
Some of these organizations are already benefiting from the amazing content
of Wikidata, and their contribution to the conference is one of the ways
they can engage more with the community and support the future of the
project.
October is also the celebration of *Wikidata’s ninth anniversary*, as the
project was officially started on October 29th, 2012. Every year, community
members work together on birthday presents that will be showcased during
the WikidataCon. You will find the ninth birthday page here
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Ninth_Birthday>, and you can
already think about a birthday present you would like to prepare.
Last but not least: the registration for the conference will start on
September 15th. More information will be added on the Attend page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021/Attend> at the
time.
Thanks for reading this update! You can find out more about the WikidataCon
on this page <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021>, and
read the previous updates on the talk page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:WikidataCon_2021>. If you have
any questions or suggestions, feel free to reach out to us by leaving a
comment on the talk page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:WikidataCon_2021> or
contacting info[image:
at]wikidatacon.org.
For the WikidataCon organization team,
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Léa Lacroix
Community Engagement Coordinator
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.