West Coast WikiCon was New Zealand's first Wikimedia conference, held in Hokitika on the weekend of 20 to 21 March 2021. The conference was organised by a sub committee of the Wikimedia User Group of Aotearoa New Zealand. Check out the User Group page for more information.
Wikimedia Foundation provided the organising group funding to support this WikiCon. We agreed to report back to Wikimedia Foundation about how the event went. The report has been submitted. The draft report page.
The group started a google doc to share notes on the sessions.
The theme of this WikiCon was Celebrating Wikipedia 20.
The aims of the WikiCon were to:
Presentations were held at the boardroom of the first floor, Como House, 51 Tancred Street, and workshops at the Digital Learning Centre of the Westland District Library, 20 Sewell St. Both venues have a projector or TV and seating for 20.
Field trip to Ross
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Ross is a former gold-mining settlement 25 minutes south of Hokitika. From 1864 to 1872 it was one of the most productive sites in New Zealand and had over 3000 residents, ten times the size of the current settlement. It has a Goldfield Information and Heritage Centre with museum displays, and there's plenty of information about the local history in the Westland District Library.
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There are plenty of motels and AirBnbs around Hokitika, but we've arranged discounted rates at Heritage Highway Motel, 12 Fitzherbert Street (a 5 minute walk from the venue) Contact Amy or Kent Routhan (03 755 8098, admin@heritagemotel.co.nz) to book, mentioning the West Coast WikiCon.
And there's a New World supermarket right beside Como House.
Participants will be responsible for their own transportation, accommodation, and breakfasts, but Sunday lunch, morning and afternoon teas, beach pizza, and the conference dinners are covered.
We would like to make it possible for anyone to attend this conference, so InternetNZ has generously provided up to two $250 scholarships to help cover flights, transport, accommodation, and/or child care. To apply for a scholarship, email us with a short statement explaining why you would not otherwise be able to attend West Coast WikiCon, and what you most hope to share or learn there. The deadline is the end of February, and decisions will be made March 1st. Although the date has closed for scholarships we are still keen to support those that may need assistance to attend. Please let us know via the talk page if you need help to attend this conference and the organisers will do their best to support you to attend.
The designated hashtag for the WikiCon Aotearoa/West Coast 2021 conference is #WCWC.
Please remember to document talks, field trips, and conference meals under the category Category:West Coast WikiConference 2021. Also check if people are happy to be in a photo, and if possible let them vet the photo of themselves before it's uploaded to Commons. Don't use people's names or Usernames without seeking approval first.
People buried in Hokitika Cemetery who have articles or Wikidata items without photos - cross referenced with Category:Burials at Hokitika Cemetery and Wikidata items that have the property place of burial as Hokitika Cemetery:
Those who do have photos:
Victims of Stanley Graham - three are buried in Hokitika, but don't know which ones:
Current categories: Hokitika Historic missing photos (do a Wikidata query):
Other structures missing photos:
Streets in Hokitika:
West Coast WikiCon was New Zealand's first Wikimedia conference, held in Hokitika on the weekend of 20 to 21 March 2021. The conference was organised by a sub committee of the Wikimedia User Group of Aotearoa New Zealand. Check out the User Group page for more information.
Wikimedia Foundation provided the organising group funding to support this WikiCon. We agreed to report back to Wikimedia Foundation about how the event went. The report has been submitted. The draft report page.
The group started a google doc to share notes on the sessions.
The theme of this WikiCon was Celebrating Wikipedia 20.
The aims of the WikiCon were to:
Presentations were held at the boardroom of the first floor, Como House, 51 Tancred Street, and workshops at the Digital Learning Centre of the Westland District Library, 20 Sewell St. Both venues have a projector or TV and seating for 20.
Field trip to Ross
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Ross is a former gold-mining settlement 25 minutes south of Hokitika. From 1864 to 1872 it was one of the most productive sites in New Zealand and had over 3000 residents, ten times the size of the current settlement. It has a Goldfield Information and Heritage Centre with museum displays, and there's plenty of information about the local history in the Westland District Library.
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There are plenty of motels and AirBnbs around Hokitika, but we've arranged discounted rates at Heritage Highway Motel, 12 Fitzherbert Street (a 5 minute walk from the venue) Contact Amy or Kent Routhan (03 755 8098, admin@heritagemotel.co.nz) to book, mentioning the West Coast WikiCon.
And there's a New World supermarket right beside Como House.
Participants will be responsible for their own transportation, accommodation, and breakfasts, but Sunday lunch, morning and afternoon teas, beach pizza, and the conference dinners are covered.
We would like to make it possible for anyone to attend this conference, so InternetNZ has generously provided up to two $250 scholarships to help cover flights, transport, accommodation, and/or child care. To apply for a scholarship, email us with a short statement explaining why you would not otherwise be able to attend West Coast WikiCon, and what you most hope to share or learn there. The deadline is the end of February, and decisions will be made March 1st. Although the date has closed for scholarships we are still keen to support those that may need assistance to attend. Please let us know via the talk page if you need help to attend this conference and the organisers will do their best to support you to attend.
The designated hashtag for the WikiCon Aotearoa/West Coast 2021 conference is #WCWC.
Please remember to document talks, field trips, and conference meals under the category Category:West Coast WikiConference 2021. Also check if people are happy to be in a photo, and if possible let them vet the photo of themselves before it's uploaded to Commons. Don't use people's names or Usernames without seeking approval first.
People buried in Hokitika Cemetery who have articles or Wikidata items without photos - cross referenced with Category:Burials at Hokitika Cemetery and Wikidata items that have the property place of burial as Hokitika Cemetery:
Those who do have photos:
Victims of Stanley Graham - three are buried in Hokitika, but don't know which ones:
Current categories: Hokitika Historic missing photos (do a Wikidata query):
Other structures missing photos:
Streets in Hokitika: