Attention Everyone (and please spread the word):
Early Bird Registration is Open for Wikimania 2017. This discount pricing ends on July 10th so don’t delay!
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration
Draft Program for the Conference is Now Up!
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme
Deadline for Accommodation at the Headquarters hotel is June 22. See below!
Wikimania 2017 will be held August 9-13, 2017 in and around the Le Centre Sheraton Montréal https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Venue, in Montréal, Canada https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Montr%C3%A9al The venue will host most of the conference, hackathon, meetups, and pre-events. Most of the WMF personnel and scholarship recipients will be housed there as well. Those that submitted accepted talks for the program have been notified and the agenda will be finalized in the next few weeks.
We would like to encourage all speakers and attendees to register early and book their flight and travel as soon as possible. It is going to be a very popular, busy summer in Canada this year because of the 150th Anniversary of Canada and the 375th Anniversary of Montréal.
If you wish to stay at the headquarters hotel and take advantage of our discounted rate, the deadline is June 22. After that prices will be higher and availability throughout the city limited. There is also a secondary property close by that is holding rooms for us as well. See:
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accommodation
If you have any questions with regard to the conference, please contact :
wikimania-info@wikimedia.org
We h ope you can join us in Montréal this summer!
Ellie Young, WMF Events Manager
on behalf of the Wikimania ‘17 Organizing Team
Thank you Ellie: we are all looking forward to Wikimania and to welcoming the community in the beautiful, exciting city of Montréal!
I would like to personally encourage everyone to register soon, and if you are able to, to arrive in time for the preconference day(s) and exploring the city. And as you make travel plans, remember that we have a welcome dinner on Thursday and a closing party on Sunday!
Also, for presenters in particular, I want to emphasize the DRAFT in that draft programme... to get sessions into the most appropriate room for the type of session, some community-submitted sessions will move around between the three days, plus there are some additions to come. If you have specific needs, as usual, please write wikimania-program@wikimedia.org. We will also be contacting all accepted presenters and submitters again soon as well with further info. I know that there have been various issues with getting emails for waitlisted talks in particular, plus some of you have questions that are waiting; we're working on a better system for contacting everyone. THANK YOU for your patience, as I juggle many moving parts (and a day job)!
cheers, Phoebe Ayers ... Wikimania '17 program co-chair
On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 2:50 PM, Ellie Young eyoung@wikimedia.org wrote:
Attention Everyone (and please spread the word):
Early Bird Registration is Open for Wikimania 2017. This discount pricing ends on July 10th so don’t delay!
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration
Draft Program for the Conference is Now Up!
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme
Deadline for Accommodation at the Headquarters hotel is June 22. See below!
Wikimania 2017 will be held August 9-13, 2017 in and around the Le Centre Sheraton Montréal https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Venue, in Montréal, Canada https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Montr%C3%A9al The venue will host most of the conference, hackathon, meetups, and pre-events. Most of the WMF personnel and scholarship recipients will be housed there as well. Those that submitted accepted talks for the program have been notified and the agenda will be finalized in the next few weeks.
We would like to encourage all speakers and attendees to register early and book their flight and travel as soon as possible. It is going to be a very popular, busy summer in Canada this year because of the 150th Anniversary of Canada and the 375th Anniversary of Montréal.
If you wish to stay at the headquarters hotel and take advantage of our discounted rate, the deadline is June 22. After that prices will be higher and availability throughout the city limited. There is also a secondary property close by that is holding rooms for us as well. See:
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accommodation
If you have any questions with regard to the conference, please contact :
wikimania-info@wikimedia.org
We h ope you can join us in Montréal this summer!
Ellie Young, WMF Events Manager
on behalf of the Wikimania ‘17 Organizing Team
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