A reminder that applications to attend WikiCite 2017
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2017> close on *February 27, 2017*
.
Please consider applying
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWnCLfAt88cUWKSu_E-lU8m3te_r4P3ngJtCaPs7cewSwkew/viewform>
if you work on sources and citations (or related tools) in Wikipedia,
Wikidata, Wikisource or other Wikimedia projects. If there are other people
in your network we should consider inviting to the event, please let us
know. You can contact the organizing committee at: wikicite(a)wikimedia.org.
Best,
Dario
-- on behalf of the organizers
On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 3:44 PM, Dario Taraborelli <
dtaraborelli(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Dear all,
I am happy to announce that applications to attend WikiCite ‘17 officially open
today <https://goo.gl/forms/Kb9Wl6Xfw2EmFqEr2>.
About the event
WikiCite 2017 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2017> is a 3-day
conference, summit and hack day to be hosted in Vienna, Austria, on May
23-25, 2017. It expands on efforts started last year at WikiCite 2016
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2016/Report> to design a
central bibliographic repository, as well as tools and strategies to
improve information quality and verifiability in Wikimedia projects.
Our goal is to bring together Wikimedia contributors, data modelers,
information and library science experts, software engineers, designers and
academic researchers who have experience working with Wikipedia's citations
and bibliographic data.
WikiCite 2017 will be a venue to:
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Day 1. (Conference) – present progress on existing work and
initiatives for citations and bibliographic data across Wikimedia projects
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Day 2. (Summit) – discuss technical, social, outreach and policy
directions
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Day 3. (Hack) – get together to build, based on new ideas and
applications
More information on the event can be found here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2017>:
How to apply
Participation for this year's event is limited to 100 individuals. In
order to be considered for participation, please fill out the following
form <https://goo.gl/forms/Kb9Wl6Xfw2EmFqEr2> and provide us with some
information about yourself, your interests, and expected contribution.
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT THE FINAL REGISTRATION FORM. Your application will
be reviewed and the organizing committee will extend an invitation by March
10, 2017. This application form is to determine the best mix of
attendees. Not everyone who applies will receive an invitation, but there
will be a waitlist.
Important dates
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February 9, 2017: applications open
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February 27, 2017: applications close, waitlist opens
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March 10, 2017: all final notifications of acceptance are issued,
waitlist processing begins
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March 31, 2017: attendee list is finalized
Travel support
Like last year, limited funding to cover travel costs of prospective
participants will be available. Requests for travel support should be
submitted via the application form
<https://goo.gl/forms/Kb9Wl6Xfw2EmFqEr2>. We will confirm by March 10, if
we can provide you with travel support.
Contact
For any question, you can contact the organizing committee via:
wikicite(a)wikimedia.org
We look forward to seeing you in Vienna!
The WikiCite 2017 organizing committee
Dario Taraborelli
Jonathan Dugan
Lydia Pintscher
Daniel Mietchen
Cameron Neylon
*Dario Taraborelli *Director, Head of Research, Wikimedia Foundation
wikimediafoundation.org •
nitens.org • @readermeter
<http://twitter.com/readermeter>
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*Dario Taraborelli *Director, Head of Research, Wikimedia Foundation
wikimediafoundation.org •
nitens.org • @readermeter
<http://twitter.com/readermeter>