Hello all,
The Celtic Knot Conference https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2019, dedicated to languages in the Wikimedia projects, will take place on 4th and 5th of July in Penryn, Cornwall, UK.
The conference aims to bring people together to share their experiences of working on sharing information in minority languages, and to help people learn how to encourage the flow of information across language barriers and support associated communities.
During the previous editions https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2018#Programme, a lot of Wikidata-related sessions took place, and the conference especially helped bringing together editors of small Wikipedia communities who wanted to make more use of Wikidata https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2018/08/celtic-knot-2018-how-can-wikidata-support-minority-language-wikipedias/, but lacked resources or technical skills. We hope that this gathering will bring together again plenty of people who are enthusiastic about sharing knowledge across (project) borders and languages!
The call for program submissions is now open until May 16th. More information about attendance and possible ways to get funded will certainly follow.
I already submitted a Query Booth https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2019/Submissions/Query_Booth - the format where people can exchange knowledge about SPARQL and help each other to build queries has been successfully tested at the WikidataCon and other events. If you plan to join the conference and would like to help at the booth, feel free to register on the page!
if you have any question, feel free to reach me or the main organisation contact, Mark Trevethan.
Cheers,
Hello all,
The program of the Celtic Knot conference, dedicated to minority languages on the Wikimedia projects, now has a full program https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2019#Programme that will include several Wikidata-related sessions.
The registration just opened as well https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celtic-knot-conference-2019-tickets-61289062235#tickets. If you're interested in the topic of languages in general, and especially how Wikidata can support the small Wikimedia communities to grow, this is a great event to attend to, small size and friendly atmosphere, focused on problem-solving and celebrating the achievements of the community.
The conference doesn't offer scholarships for participants, but you can approach your local affiliate organization or WMF if you wish to get funded to attend.
Maybe see you there :) Cheers,
On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 09:22, Léa Lacroix lea.lacroix@wikimedia.de wrote:
Hello all,
The Celtic Knot Conference https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2019, dedicated to languages in the Wikimedia projects, will take place on 4th and 5th of July in Penryn, Cornwall, UK.
The conference aims to bring people together to share their experiences of working on sharing information in minority languages, and to help people learn how to encourage the flow of information across language barriers and support associated communities.
During the previous editions https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2018#Programme, a lot of Wikidata-related sessions took place, and the conference especially helped bringing together editors of small Wikipedia communities who wanted to make more use of Wikidata https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2018/08/celtic-knot-2018-how-can-wikidata-support-minority-language-wikipedias/, but lacked resources or technical skills. We hope that this gathering will bring together again plenty of people who are enthusiastic about sharing knowledge across (project) borders and languages!
The call for program submissions is now open until May 16th. More information about attendance and possible ways to get funded will certainly follow.
I already submitted a Query Booth https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2019/Submissions/Query_Booth
- the format where people can exchange knowledge about SPARQL and help each
other to build queries has been successfully tested at the WikidataCon and other events. If you plan to join the conference and would like to help at the booth, feel free to register on the page!
if you have any question, feel free to reach me or the main organisation contact, Mark Trevethan.
Cheers,
Léa Lacroix Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de
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