Wikimania-l May 2012

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Under Review
by Deryck Chan 02 Jul '12

02 Jul '12

Dear Wikimania 2012 program team, There are 107 submissions still under review, and a fair number of slots on the schedule which are still empty. May I ask when decisions will be made? http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_submissions Deryck

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Capital BikeShare
by Anonyme 28 May '12

28 May '12

You can easily borrow a bike with Capital Bikeshare... It's cheap, easy and effecient! The tip is to bring the back 5 minutes before the free period ends and to wait 5-6 minutes until the timer resets itself and to borrow the bike again...

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Washington Metro advisory (important if flying through DCA)
by James Hare 28 May '12

28 May '12

Hello, Every weekend, the Washington Metro shuts down parts of its system to conduct scheduled track maintenance. During the weekend of the conference, July 14-15, buses will be replacing trains between the Pentagon City and Braddock Road stations on the Blue and Yellow lines. As a result, the Crystal City and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) stations will be closed. What this means is that to travel to either the Crystal City or National Airport station, you will have to get off at Pentagon City (if traveling north to south) or Braddock Road (if traveling south to north) and then take a free, clearly marked shuttle bus to those other stations. This is particularly important to know if you plan on traveling through DCA on the weekend. While the replacement shuttles run very frequently, add an additional half-hour or so to your travel time. Here is a Metro map for reference: <http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/RushPlus_map.pdf>. The station closest to the Wikimania 2012 venue is Foggy Bottom–GWU, most of the hotels are by the Dupont Circle station on the Red line, and Hostelling International is by the Metro Center station on the Blue and Orange lines. For additional track work advisories, see <http://www.wmata.com/rail/trackwork.cfm>. Regards, James Hare

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Wikipedia Academy 2012, Berlin: Programme and Registration
by Nicole Ebber 23 May '12

23 May '12

(Appologies for cross posting) >From 29 June until 1 July 2012 the Wikipedia Academy (#wpac2012) [1] will take place in Berlin, under the theme “Research and Free Knowledge”. For the first time, Wikimedia Deutschland organises this conference in cooperation with Freie Universität Berlin [2] and the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society [3]. This year, we lay the focus on research on, with and within Wikipedia and invite researchers who scientifically deal with Free Knowledge and its implications for research and society to participate in the conference. The Wikipedia Academy is aimed to address an international audience. The conference language is English. On Friday and Saturday the conference will be set at Freie Universität Berlin, School of Business & Economics, Garystrasse 21. The event venue for Sunday will be announced soon. == Registration == For participation you have to register for a participant pass in advance. The online registration (http://wikipedia-academy.de/2012/wiki/Registration) is open now. The participation fee is 60 Euro (reduced price: 30 Euro) [4]. == Programme == The conference programme is yet subject to alterations. A preliminary programme schedule can be found on the WPAC2012 website [5]. === Friday 29 June === Ahead of the conference, in the morning of Friday, we offer three workshops (tutorials) which will take place at the conference venue. The topics are Wikipedia Data Analysis for Researchers, Toolserver and GLAM Tools. You can register via the online registration form against an extra participation fee of 10 Euro. The conference will officially be launched on Friday around 01:30 PM with a keynote speech by Benjamin Mako Hill (researcher at MIT Media Lab and the MIT Sloan School of Management, fellow at Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Free Culture Activist and Advisor der Wikimedia Foundation) introducing to the conference theme Wikipedia and Research. In the afternoon, we will provide the opportunity to get to know a number of different research topics, projects, and ideas in an alternative format during a so-called Speed Geeking. Then, we will also have our first couple of Paper Sessions! Many international researchers have followed our Call for Papers. A list of all accepted submissions is available on our website. At the Paper Sessions the authors will present their scientific works on Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in 30-minute slots each. The first conference day will close with a panel talk on Wikipedia research and the Wikipedia Community. === Saturday 30 June === On Saturday we will host paper presentations in three blocks of one and a half hours each. Apart from that, we are planning a panel on science communication applying Wikis and Blogs. The Lightning Talks in the later afternoon will offer an additional opportunity to learn about the results of recent research projects and also about proposals for future projects. === Sunday 1 July === On Sunday the Wikipedia Academy will open up for a broader public and invite Wikipedia researchers as well as all those who are interested in the various facets of Wikipedia and related projects and those who are engaged in projects in the context of free culture, free licences, open data or free software. Following a keynote speech by Sarah Stierch (Community Fellow of the Wikimedia Foundation, consultant and expert for topics such as the gender gap and GLAM) on Wikipedia and Diversity, an extended Free Culture Brunch will allow for international and interdisciplinary exchange and cross-linking. Later on, Jeanette Hofmann (HIIG) und Sebastian Hauss (Universität Konstanz) will discuss topics such as the social aspects of Free Knowledge in a panel moderated by Matthias Spielkamp (irights.info). Around 03:00 PM the festive presentation of the Zedler Prize for Free Knowledge will round the Wikipedia Academy 2012 off. With this prize, Wikimedia Deutschland awards single persons, groups or projects for their outstanding performances in the field of Free Knowledge. All Academy participants are cordially invited to join this event. We look forward to our Guests with their various fields of research and scientific interests, stimulating talks and presentations as well as an active exchange of experiences and ideas at the Wikipedia Academy 2012. The WPAC2012 Team (academy(a)wikimedia.de) will be happy to answer questions: Nicole Ebber, Angelika Adam, Maria Rößler and Denis Barthel [1] http://wikipedia-academy.de/2012/wiki/Main_Page [2] http://www.fu-berlin.de/ [3] http://hiig.de/ [4] http://wikipedia-academy.de/2012/wiki/Registration [5] http://wikipedia-academy.de/2012/wiki/Schedule -- Nicole Ebber Projektmanagerin Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | NEU: Obentrautstr. 72 | 10963 Berlin Tel. +49 30 219158 26-0 http://wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.

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Locations of DC hotels relative to the venue
by Thomas Dalton 20 May '12

20 May '12

I've just been looking at the Accommodation page on the Wikimania 2012 wiki and apparently the Dupont Circle Hotel is located 15 minutes walk from the venue, while the Kimptom hotels are located 45 minutes walk from the venue and 10 minutes walk from the Dupont Circle Hotel. You have very strange geometry in Washington DC... apparently the triangle inequality [1] doesn't hold! Can someone correct whichever of those numbers is wrong? Thanks! Tom 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_inequality

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Tables/spaces
by Benjamin Tarsa 14 May '12

14 May '12

Hello! My name is Benjamin and I'm with the Saylor Foundation and we're excited to be a sponsor at Wikimania 2012. We'd like to set up a table somewhere during the conference and while I know there will be plenty of available space, I was wondering about the logistics of tables, chairs and whatnot. Will there be such things available for use, or should we plan on bringing our own to the event? Thanks, Benjamin

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Wikimedia Storyteller at DC Hackathon & Wikimania
by Victor Grigas 11 May '12

11 May '12

Hello Katie, James, Greg and everybody on the Wikimania-l list, The fundraising team at WMF San Francisco is planning to conduct on-camera interviews with Wikipedians during Wikimania and during the DC Hackathon. Our goal is to create high quality video content narrated by Wikipedians about their experiences that we could use to make a short video for this years fundraiser (and possibly other projects too) that would communicate the efforts of the movement and our mission to the world in an engaging, informative way. We are interested in taking portrait photographs of the Wikipedians we interview that we could use for banners and other movement communication. Normally I would do this, but since I'll be busy with interviews, I may need some help. Is anyone hiring any photographers for anything like this? Maybe we could collaborate? Does anyone have a list of Wikimania attendees? I'd like to contact attendees before the convention to see if they would be interested in talking about their involvement with the movement (either on camera or off camera). If you know of anyone I should talk to, please let me know, I'd love to speak with them! At George Washington University, my team is supposed to have rooms 402, 403 & 404 booked to do interviews, but Megan Trzcinski at GWU has informed me otherwise; here is the information that I have from her: July 9th: 402, 403, 404 available July 10th: rooms not available July 11th: 402 already booked in reservation. 403 and 404 not available. July 12th: 402, 404 already booked in reservation until 7pm. 403 not available. July 13th: 402, 404 already booked in reservation until 7pm. 403 not available. July 14th: 402, 404 already booked in reservation until 7pm. 403 not available. July 15th: 402, 404 already booked in reservation until 7pm. 403 available. I'd like to know if these rooms are indeed booked. I am going to be in Washington D.C. on the 16th next week to scout the rooms we have booked at GWU and also search for alternate spaces on GWU campus or near Wikimania in general that we might want to record in. I'd like to meet with someone who can help. Thank you everyone and please let me know if my efforts overlap with anything you are working on. I'd love to help in any way I can. Victor Grigas -- *Victor Grigas* Storyteller *Wikimedia Foundation* vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org +1 (415) 839-6885 x 6773 149 New Montgomery Street 6th floor San Francisco, CA 94105 <http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=WMFJA085/en/US&utm_source=…>

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No internet censorship in Hong Kong
by Deryck Chan 11 May '12

11 May '12

Dear all, It has come to the attention of the Wikimania 2013 Hong Kong organizing team that there may be confusion over the situation of internet censorship in China and whether it affects Hong Kong. [1] We would like to clarify that, although Hong Kong has been nominally part of the People's Republic of China since 1997, the city-state of Hong Kong retains complete independence over civilian affairs. This, of course, means that internet regulation in Hong Kong is completely separate from that of Mainland China, and therefore internet censorship in Mainland China (the "Great Firewall of China", [2]) does not apply to Hong Kong. We would like to reassure all Wikimedians, especially those considering to attend Wikimania 2013, that *Wikipedia has never been censored in Hong Kong*. Visitors to Hong Kong will enjoy, among other things such as exuberant local cuisine and efficient public transport, uncensored internet connection and unhindered access to Wikimedia projects. We hope to see you all at Wikimania 2012 in Washington DC and Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong. With best wishes, Deryck Chan Global engagement coordinator Wikimania 2013 organizing team / Wikimedia Hong Kong [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-05-07/N… [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall (cross-posted to wikimania-l, internal-l and wikimedia-l)

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Wikimania's 78-year-old sponsor
by Nicholas Michael Bashour 09 May '12

09 May '12

Dear All, We have just published a blog post on Irene Lynch, a 78-year-old great grandmother, artist, and storyteller who loves Wikipedia and has donated $5,000 to Wikimania 2012. She's very passionate and plans on attending Wikimania in July, so hopefully you will all get a chance to meet her. http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2012/05/youre-never-too-old-for-wikipedia/ Sincerely, Nicholas Michael Bashour President Wikimedia District of Columbia Washington, DC, USA

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About accommodation in university dormitories
by Shujen Chang 07 May '12

07 May '12

I want to live in university dormitory during the conference. It is said "We are currently looking into reserving university dormitories. We'll keep you posted!" on the Accommodation<http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accommodation>page. I wonder more information about it, and if there're some limits (such as only to WMF or chapter scholarship recipients). Thx~

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