This
meetup page is an archive of a past event. Please do not edit the contents of this page. |
When and Where | |
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Date: | Sunday, January 14, 2018 |
Time: | 10:00 am – 6:30 pm EST |
Address: |
Ace Hotel 20 W. 29th Street New York, NY 10001 |
The Wikipedia Day 2018 NYC was an all day celebration and mini-conference held on Sunday, January 14, 2018, hosted by Wikimedia New York City at the Ace Hotel in Manhattan. This Wikipedia Day celebrated Wikipedia's 17th birthday and we had about 150 attendees joining conversations about Wikimedia and allied projects presented by Free Culture Alliance NYC partners.
See videos at the Internet Society's own video page!
Please sign your name below with your Wikipedia account to register so that we can plan catering! Alternatively,
register with Ace Hotel if you do not have a Wikipedia account,
but you can create an account easily now if you like! Please see
last year's schedule and recorded sessions if you need to see examples of what sorts of talks will happen this year!
You are encouraged to add your own contributions, so
sign up for a lightning talk and/or
for an open space session.
Transit details
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Wikipedia Day 2018 will be a modified unconference, with dedicated plenary sessions (organized on this wiki), lightning talks to the whole assembly, and open space sessions. The Lightning Talks and Open Space will be determined during the event itself, so bring your ideas with you.
There are open rooms! The conference will feature opportunities for you or anyone else to speak on stage to all attendees and invite a small group to a breakout sessions to discuss any topic which matters to you! This is an interactive event so plan to participate!
The event will be in four areas on the lower level of Ace Hotel New York:
Liberty Hall | Board Room | Commons Bar | |
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9:30 am | Doors open and Welcome! | ||
10:00 am – 10:15 am | Calls for open space proposals Propose a 30-minute discussion or presentation! |
Coffee time, bagels and muffins | |
10:15 am – 10:30 am | Welcome from Wikimedia NYC Post open space proposals to schedule | ||
10:30 am – 10:55 am | Outreach campaign panel | (open) | |
11:00 am – 11:50 am | Keynote presentation: Jason Scott from Textfiles.com and Internet Archive | ||
12:00 pm – 12:55 pm | Education panel | Introduction to Wikipedia | (chill space) |
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | LUNCH | ||
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm | Cultural Partners panel | (chill space) | |
3:00 pm – 3:25 pm | Reaching all languages | Yuri Astrakhan presents Wiki Tech! | |
3:30 pm – 3:55 pm | Lightning talks I | ||
4:00 pm – 4:25 pm | Jackie Koerner presents implicit bias | Open Space: Wikipedia's Role in Free Culture and Net Neutrality | |
4:30 pm – 4:55 pm | Andrew Lih presents Wikidata! | Open Space: Paid Editing and COI | |
5:00 pm – 5:25 pm | What's Wrong with Online Communities? | Open Space: Copyright and Wikipedia | |
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Lightning Talks II and Closing |
When Wikipedians plan outreach, which groups do we target for the most impact and why? Hear from three of the most successful outreach campaigns!
Students edit Wikipedia too! Instructors and students will speak up in this panel to describe how they use Wikimedia projects in the classroom.
NYC has the greatest language diversity in the world. What projects can people in NYC support to increase the availability of information in all languages?
A panel with Wikipedians in residence sharing how they support their organization's wiki efforts. How do partnerships like these work?
We point to our friendly space policy then have an expert presenter speak about being nice online!
Add your 5-minute
lightning talk topic here!
Present a brief talk about wiki topics or anything
free culture-related. Actual schedule for lightning talks will be determined the day of event. Lighting talks with active discussions can break out into Open Space sessions!
Add your
open space topic here!
To give you an idea of the range of activities and sessions:
Don't have a Wikipedia account? Sign-up with our partners at the Ace Hotel.
This
meetup page is an archive of a past event. Please do not edit the contents of this page. |
When and Where | |
---|---|
Date: | Sunday, January 14, 2018 |
Time: | 10:00 am – 6:30 pm EST |
Address: |
Ace Hotel 20 W. 29th Street New York, NY 10001 |
The Wikipedia Day 2018 NYC was an all day celebration and mini-conference held on Sunday, January 14, 2018, hosted by Wikimedia New York City at the Ace Hotel in Manhattan. This Wikipedia Day celebrated Wikipedia's 17th birthday and we had about 150 attendees joining conversations about Wikimedia and allied projects presented by Free Culture Alliance NYC partners.
See videos at the Internet Society's own video page!
Please sign your name below with your Wikipedia account to register so that we can plan catering! Alternatively,
register with Ace Hotel if you do not have a Wikipedia account,
but you can create an account easily now if you like! Please see
last year's schedule and recorded sessions if you need to see examples of what sorts of talks will happen this year!
You are encouraged to add your own contributions, so
sign up for a lightning talk and/or
for an open space session.
Transit details
|
---|
|
Wikipedia Day 2018 will be a modified unconference, with dedicated plenary sessions (organized on this wiki), lightning talks to the whole assembly, and open space sessions. The Lightning Talks and Open Space will be determined during the event itself, so bring your ideas with you.
There are open rooms! The conference will feature opportunities for you or anyone else to speak on stage to all attendees and invite a small group to a breakout sessions to discuss any topic which matters to you! This is an interactive event so plan to participate!
The event will be in four areas on the lower level of Ace Hotel New York:
Liberty Hall | Board Room | Commons Bar | |
---|---|---|---|
9:30 am | Doors open and Welcome! | ||
10:00 am – 10:15 am | Calls for open space proposals Propose a 30-minute discussion or presentation! |
Coffee time, bagels and muffins | |
10:15 am – 10:30 am | Welcome from Wikimedia NYC Post open space proposals to schedule | ||
10:30 am – 10:55 am | Outreach campaign panel | (open) | |
11:00 am – 11:50 am | Keynote presentation: Jason Scott from Textfiles.com and Internet Archive | ||
12:00 pm – 12:55 pm | Education panel | Introduction to Wikipedia | (chill space) |
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | LUNCH | ||
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm | Cultural Partners panel | (chill space) | |
3:00 pm – 3:25 pm | Reaching all languages | Yuri Astrakhan presents Wiki Tech! | |
3:30 pm – 3:55 pm | Lightning talks I | ||
4:00 pm – 4:25 pm | Jackie Koerner presents implicit bias | Open Space: Wikipedia's Role in Free Culture and Net Neutrality | |
4:30 pm – 4:55 pm | Andrew Lih presents Wikidata! | Open Space: Paid Editing and COI | |
5:00 pm – 5:25 pm | What's Wrong with Online Communities? | Open Space: Copyright and Wikipedia | |
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Lightning Talks II and Closing |
When Wikipedians plan outreach, which groups do we target for the most impact and why? Hear from three of the most successful outreach campaigns!
Students edit Wikipedia too! Instructors and students will speak up in this panel to describe how they use Wikimedia projects in the classroom.
NYC has the greatest language diversity in the world. What projects can people in NYC support to increase the availability of information in all languages?
A panel with Wikipedians in residence sharing how they support their organization's wiki efforts. How do partnerships like these work?
We point to our friendly space policy then have an expert presenter speak about being nice online!
Add your 5-minute
lightning talk topic here!
Present a brief talk about wiki topics or anything
free culture-related. Actual schedule for lightning talks will be determined the day of event. Lighting talks with active discussions can break out into Open Space sessions!
Add your
open space topic here!
To give you an idea of the range of activities and sessions:
Don't have a Wikipedia account? Sign-up with our partners at the Ace Hotel.