Saturday
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Engaging with Community Engagement. 9 - 10 hs. Panel hosted by Luis Villa. Come meet some of the key members of this new team and ask them questions about the new group and where it is headed.
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IdeLab workshop: Making ideas into action. 11 - 12:30 hs. Workshop hosted by Siko Bouterse, Jonathan Morgan and Marti Johnson. Have an idea for a project to improve Wikimedia? Want feedback or help obtaining funding to turn your idea into action? Bring your ideas and and let’s turn ideas into actionable projects together!
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GLAM Learning Circle. 14 - 15:30 hs. Panel Hosted by Jaime Anstee and María Cruz. A follow-up to learning circles facilitated at GLAM Wiki Conference in the Hague and next step in the learning journey to capture best practices and lessons learned in GLAM-wiki partnering.
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Free as in Free: Strategies for advancing open access on Wikipedia. 15 - 15:30 hs. Panel presentation and discussion hosted by Nick Shockey and Jake Orlowitz. Highlighted topics include: importance of the accessibility of sources on Wikipedia, the parallels between the mission of Wikipedia and the OA movement, update on the global state of the Open Access movement.
Sunday
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Do you feel heard? Community Liaisons Roundtable. 9 - 10 hs. Discussion hosted by Comunity Liaisons Team. Do you feel included in the product development process? Is collaboration productive, informative, and respectful when it comes to building products and features? This roundtable will look at what works and what doesn't work around product development
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Voluntary disclosure: Balancing privacy and protection. 9 - 9:30 hs. Presentation hosted by James Alexander. Among other key topics, this presentation will address: a quick overview of what we consider personal information and how we protect it from normal demands, an explanation of occasions where we will give information out proactively or without a court order including threats of harm to self or others.
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Going Global: Creating and growing a Wikipedia Library Branch in your own language. 11 - 11:30. Presentation hosted by Patrick Earley and Jake Orlowitz. This presentation will show how the Wikipedia Library works on English Wikipedia and explore the knowledge and tools available for building new branches. It will showcase, among other findings, a discovery survey for existing resources, projects, and relationships related to research and the libraries on your wiki, and a community discussion framework to learn what your community wants and needs most from its branch.
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Volunteer engagement in the Wikimedia movement. 12.30 -13 hs. Panel discussion, hosted by Winifred Oliff. What does "volunteer" mean in a Wikimedia context? How do Wikimedians work as volunteers both offline, and online? Are their pathways between online engagement and offline engagement? What motivates volunteers?
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Making it count: Programs Evaluation 2015. 13:30 - 14 hs. Presentation hosted by Jaime Anstee, Edward Galvez and María Cruz. This session will offer an overview of the second round of programs evaluation reporting covering 10 popular outreach programs — from on-wiki writing contests, photo events, and edit-a-thons to Wikimedia Education Programs and Conferences — findings related to their impact, among other recommendations.
Looking forward to meeting many of you in person in the coming days! =)
Best,
María Cruz \\ Communications and Outreach Coordinator, L&E Team \\ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.