Hello all,
As you may know, Wikidata was launched on October 29, 2012, and every year
in October, we celebrate the anniversary of the project with birthday
wishes, events and cake. As we will celebrate the 9th birthday of Wikidata
this year <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Ninth_Birthday>, we
wanted to share with you how you can get involved in this event!
1. Prepare a birthday present
Every year for the birthday, people prepare some presents for the Wikidata
community. These presents can be useful, fun or interesting: a new Wikidata
tool, a new WikiProject, a logo or another piece of art, a blog post, an
important community discussion… they can be worked on alone or in
collaboration with other people.
If you have ideas for a Wikidata birthday, now is the perfect time to start
thinking about it, and finding other people to work with you! Once the
present is ready to be announced, you can add it to this page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Ninth_Birthday/Presents>. If you’re
looking for inspiration, you can check what was done for the previous
anniversaries in 2015
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Third_Birthday/Presents>, 2016
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Fourth_Birthday/Presents>, 2017
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Fifth_Birthday/Presents>, 2018
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Sixth_Birthday/Presents>, 2019
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Seventh_Birthday/Presents>, 2020
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday/Presents>.
If you would like to present your gift to the community, you will also have
the opportunity to present it during the birthday celebration at
WikidataCon 2021. More information will follow soon.
2. Attend the online WikidataCon 2021
The WikidataCon 2021
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021> will take place
online on October 29-31, and gather the Wikidata community around its
theme, a sustainable future for Wikidata.
Feel free to check the program
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021/Program>, the side
events
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021/Program/Side_events>,
the onsite gatherings
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021/Attend/Onsite_gatherings>,
the registration
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021/Attend>, how to
get involved
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021/Contribute>, and
the program Reimagining Wikidata from the margins
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Reimagining_Wikidata_from_the_margins>
.
3. Join or organize other events
Other events will take place onsite or online around the WikidataCon. For
example, you can check:
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The side events of the conference
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021/Program/Side_events>
(events related to Wikidata and Wikibase that are not necessarily organized
by the WikidataCon organizers and take place before or after the
conference);
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The preconference Transbordados
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021/Program/Preconference:_Transbordados>,
a series of events and trainings that will take place online, in Spanish
and Portuguese;
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If the local health measures allow it, some people will organize onsite
gatherings
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021/Attend/Onsite_gatherings>
to attend the WikidataCon together;
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You can also organize a birthday event with your community or in your
area: if so, feel free to add details on this page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Ninth_Birthday/Events>;
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To connect with other people organizing Wikidata-related events, feel
free to join the Wikidata Events Telegram group
<https://t.me/joinchat/HGjGexK8LA2wJZEk1x1p_A>.
If you have any questions or need support, feel free to contact me or to
write a message on this talk page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Ninth_Birthday>.
Looking forward to interacting with you all around the Wikidata birthday!
Best regards,
--
Mohammed Sadat
*Community Communications Manager for Wikidata/Wikibase*
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30 219 158 26-0
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