Hello all,
The program of the WikidataCon is now published on-wiki https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2017/Program. You will find there a lot of different formats, topics and speakers, during the two days of the conference.
More information will be added in the next weeks. If you think that any useful information is missing, feel free to let a comment on the talk page.
Thanks to all the speakers who committed to present something during the conference, and thanks to the program committee who selected and sorted all the submissions. Thanks to the 200 persons who registered for the conference and all the enthusiasm shared around the WikidataCon!
Note: the event is now complete, no more tickets available. The last tickets have been attributed to the first persons who registered on the waitlist. If some more seats get free because another attendee cancels participation, the next person on the waitlist will be informed. If you have any question, feel free to reach me.
Cheers,
On 6 September 2017 at 14:50, Léa Lacroix lea.lacroix@wikimedia.de wrote:
The program of the WikidataCon is now published on-wiki.
I see that there are some Lightning Talks slots still free. Is there a submission process, or can I just go ahead and claim one or two?
Hello Andy,
Feel free to replace a free slot with your topic. I'd advise to take only one, since other people may want to do the same :) If some slots are left at the last minute, we will also accept spontaneous lightning talks.
Cheers, Léa
On 14 September 2017 at 14:43, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
On 6 September 2017 at 14:50, Léa Lacroix lea.lacroix@wikimedia.de wrote:
The program of the WikidataCon is now published on-wiki.
I see that there are some Lightning Talks slots still free. Is there a submission process, or can I just go ahead and claim one or two?
-- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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Oooh, excellent, if we're able to sign up for the missing slots I might have to put something together this evening :-)
Andrew (not Andy)
On 14 September 2017 at 14:49, Léa Lacroix lea.lacroix@wikimedia.de wrote:
Hello Andy,
Feel free to replace a free slot with your topic. I'd advise to take only one, since other people may want to do the same :) If some slots are left at the last minute, we will also accept spontaneous lightning talks.
Cheers, Léa
On 14 September 2017 at 14:43, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
On 6 September 2017 at 14:50, Léa Lacroix lea.lacroix@wikimedia.de wrote:
The program of the WikidataCon is now published on-wiki.
I see that there are some Lightning Talks slots still free. Is there a submission process, or can I just go ahead and claim one or two?
-- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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-- Léa Lacroix Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata
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On 14 September 2017 at 14:49, Léa Lacroix lea.lacroix@wikimedia.de wrote:
Feel free to replace a free slot with your topic. I'd advise to take only one, since other people may want to do the same :) If some slots are left at the last minute, we will also accept spontaneous lightning talks.
Thank you. Alas, the only free slots now are at the same time as something must attend. I'll see If I can grab one of the "on the day" lots.
My preferred practice with lightening talks is to have them as part of plenary sessions, before and after the main speaker, when everyone is in one room. That way, the speaker gets to address everyone, but if the topic is not of interest to some in the audience, then its not long until a new one starts.
I have even done this with two-minute, or 30-second, slots, with some success, at events I have run.