This week, the Signpost takes an in-depth look at the tutorials and workshops occurring at Wikimania 2006. Discussions will take place online as well as in the workshop rooms. Registration for Wikimania and for Hacking Days continues online.
There are a number of hands-on workshops planned for Wikimania. A full list is available on the conference site. We previously described the Wiktionary workshop that is planned; descriptions of the other workshops follows.
Semapedia
Semapedia.org is a non-profit, community-driven project that hyperlinks physical places with information. Their goal is to connect the virtual and physical world by bringing knowledge from Wikipedia to the relevant place in physical space and make it accessible via mobile internet. The workshop on Semapedia, led by Alexis Rondeau and Stan Wiechers, will demonstrate how Semapedia works and how you can distribute knowledge using cell-phone readable physical hyperlinks yourself. In addition to the workshop, participants will go for a tagging session afterwards to try out the system in real-life. These tags will remain up during the conference as a demonstration and possible experimentation.
Wikisource workshop: editorial choices
Copyright basis and Wikipedia: A workshop
Tips for conducting research and evaluating information
Using Wikipedia’s knowledge in your applications
Fighting vandalism with Vandalfighter
Next week: some local and logistical information. Wikimania is just a few short weeks away...
This week, the Signpost takes an in-depth look at the tutorials and workshops occurring at Wikimania 2006. Discussions will take place online as well as in the workshop rooms. Registration for Wikimania and for Hacking Days continues online.
There are a number of hands-on workshops planned for Wikimania. A full list is available on the conference site. We previously described the Wiktionary workshop that is planned; descriptions of the other workshops follows.
Semapedia
Semapedia.org is a non-profit, community-driven project that hyperlinks physical places with information. Their goal is to connect the virtual and physical world by bringing knowledge from Wikipedia to the relevant place in physical space and make it accessible via mobile internet. The workshop on Semapedia, led by Alexis Rondeau and Stan Wiechers, will demonstrate how Semapedia works and how you can distribute knowledge using cell-phone readable physical hyperlinks yourself. In addition to the workshop, participants will go for a tagging session afterwards to try out the system in real-life. These tags will remain up during the conference as a demonstration and possible experimentation.
Wikisource workshop: editorial choices
Copyright basis and Wikipedia: A workshop
Tips for conducting research and evaluating information
Using Wikipedia’s knowledge in your applications
Fighting vandalism with Vandalfighter
Next week: some local and logistical information. Wikimania is just a few short weeks away...
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