Dear all,
We are looking forward to WikiConference North America here at MIT in
Cambridge, Massachusetts this weekend! We will be welcoming around 250
people over the four-day weekend, with a museum and cultural institution
culture crawl on Friday, conference sessions on Saturday and Sunday, and
discussion/hackathon focused on reliability and credibility on Monday.
For those who can't be here with us in person, we have a live stream
planned of three of our session rooms on Saturday and Sunday. To access the
stream, go here:
http://web.mit.edu/webcast/wiki/f19/
We are looking forward to sharing as much of the conference as we can with
you all! To find out what is when, the schedule is here (all times eastern
time):
https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2019/Schedule
We have a packed schedule with sessions about education, research,
outreach, and more, as well as a special focus/track in our main auditorium
on credibility and reliability in the news and media, which our partners at
the Credibility Coalition are assisting with. As we think about the future
of Wikipedia as a reliable source in a world where social media platforms
and media networks are struggling with issues of misinformation and
credibility, we hope that this program will be both timely and helpful.
Let me know if you have any questions and I hope you are able to tune in
online.
Phoebe, for WCNA
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Hi all!
We would like to display small posters at WikiConference North America
highlighting the wide variety of affiliates working in North America!
I made a form for each affiliate to fill out:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaTDkFtoLQr_xXFeVYZ_Ak9qSi5MWPxfQ…
Deadline: Nov 1
What to do: if you are leading a Wikimedia affiliate that is based in North
America (eg a usergroup or chapter) or a Wikimedia affiliate that is
international but has active activities in North America, please take a few
minutes to fill out the form!
I will then take each affiliate's answers and put them into a small poster
template, to print out & display during the conference.
==FAQs==
* what if I miss the deadline?
You can bring your own poster if you want! 11x17 or smaller please
* what if we aren't yet a usergroup? But just a meetup group? Or what if we
aren't a formal affiliate but we do a lot of Wikimedia stuff? Or what if we
want to be an affiliate in future?
If you feel like you are an organized group that does Wikimedia stuff, feel
free to fill out the form regardless of formal affiliation :)
* who should fill out the form?
Whoever can get the info to me by Nov 1!
* What if we don't like your poster design?
You can bring your own poster! These posters won't be fancy so if you want
a special design please feel free to make your own. Again, if you are
making your own, 11x17 or smaller and deadline to bring the physical poster
is Saturday am, the first day of the conference at MIT.
* where did this idea come from?
This is inspired by the community village at Wikimania 2019, where
Cornelius organized a very nice display of posters from international
affiliates
* what's the point?
We do a lot of cool stuff across North America, and this is to help all
attendees understand the reach and breadth of Wikimedia affiliates across
the continent!
Other questions? contact phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com
cheers,
phoebe
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