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Wikipedia Academy 2012,Berlin: Programme and Registration

Nicole Ebber — 2012-05-23T16:17:27

(Appologies for cross posting)

From 29 June until 1 July 2012 the Wikipedia Academy (#wpac2012) [1]
will take place in Berlin, under the theme “Research and Free
Knowledge”. For the first time, Wikimedia Deutschland organises this
conference in cooperation with Freie Universität Berlin [2] and the
Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society [3]. This year, we lay the
focus on research on, with and within Wikipedia and invite researchers
who scientifically deal with Free Knowledge and its implications for
research and society to participate in the conference.
The Wikipedia Academy is aimed to address an international audience.
The conference language is English.

On Friday and Saturday the conference will be set at Freie Universität
Berlin, School of Business & Economics, Garystrasse 21. The event
venue for Sunday will be announced soon.

== Registration ==
For participation you have to register for a participant pass in
advance. The online registration
(http://wikipedia-academy.de/2012/wiki/Registration) is open now. The
participation fee is 60 Euro (reduced price: 30 Euro) [4].

== Programme ==
The conference programme is yet subject to alterations. A preliminary
programme schedule can be found on the WPAC2012 website [5].

=== Friday 29 June ===
Ahead of the conference, in the morning of Friday, we offer three
workshops (tutorials) which will take place at the conference venue.
The topics are Wikipedia Data Analysis for Researchers, Toolserver and
GLAM Tools. You can register via the online registration form against
an extra participation fee of 10 Euro.

The conference will officially be launched on Friday around 01:30 PM
with a keynote speech by Benjamin Mako Hill (researcher at MIT Media
Lab and the MIT Sloan School of Management, fellow at Berkman Center
for Internet and Society, Free Culture Activist and Advisor der
Wikimedia Foundation) introducing to the conference theme Wikipedia
and Research. In the afternoon, we will provide the opportunity to get
to know a number of different research topics, projects, and ideas in
an alternative format during a so-called Speed Geeking. Then, we will
also have our first couple of Paper Sessions! Many international
researchers have followed our Call for Papers. A list of all accepted
submissions is available on our website. At the Paper Sessions the
authors will present their scientific works on Wikipedia and Free
Knowledge in 30-minute slots each. The first conference day will close
with a panel talk on Wikipedia research and the Wikipedia Community.

=== Saturday 30 June ===
On Saturday we will host paper presentations in three blocks of one
and a half hours each. Apart from that, we are planning a panel on
science communication applying Wikis and Blogs. The Lightning Talks in
the later afternoon will offer an additional opportunity to learn
about the results of recent research projects and also about proposals
for future projects.

=== Sunday 1 July ===
On Sunday the Wikipedia Academy will open up for a broader public and
invite Wikipedia researchers as well as all those who are interested
in the various facets of Wikipedia and related projects and those who
are engaged in projects in the context of free culture, free licences,
open data or free software.
Following a keynote speech by Sarah Stierch (Community Fellow of the
Wikimedia Foundation, consultant and expert for topics such as the
gender gap and GLAM) on Wikipedia and Diversity, an extended Free
Culture Brunch will allow for international and interdisciplinary
exchange and cross-linking. Later on, Jeanette Hofmann (HIIG) und
Sebastian Hauss (Universität Konstanz) will discuss topics such as the
social aspects of Free Knowledge in a panel moderated by Matthias
Spielkamp (irights.info).
Around 03:00 PM the festive presentation of the Zedler Prize for Free
Knowledge will round the Wikipedia Academy 2012 off. With this prize,
Wikimedia Deutschland awards single persons, groups or projects for
their outstanding performances in the field of Free Knowledge. All
Academy participants are cordially invited to join this event.

We look forward to our Guests with their various fields of research
and scientific interests, stimulating talks and presentations as well
as an active exchange of experiences and ideas at the Wikipedia
Academy 2012.

The WPAC2012 Team (academy< at >wikimedia.de) will be happy to answer
questions: Nicole Ebber, Angelika Adam, Maria Rößler and Denis Barthel

[1] http://wikipedia-academy.de/2012/wiki/Main_Page
[2] http://www.fu-berlin.de/
[3] http://hiig.de/
[4] http://wikipedia-academy.de/2012/wiki/Registration
[5] http://wikipedia-academy.de/2012/wiki/Schedule

Re: Locations of DC hotels relative to the venue

Itzik Edri — 2012-05-20T21:25:02

Just want to sat that Kimpton indeed have a great hotels, if people
consider to book a room there.

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Re: Locations of DC hotels relative to the venue

Thomas Dalton — 2012-05-20T21:16:05

Thanks!

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Re: Locations of DC hotels relative to the venue

James Hare — 2012-05-20T20:56:07

That has now been corrected. Thank you for paying attention! :)

James

Re: Locations of DC hotels relative to the venue

Thomas Dalton — 2012-05-20T20:54:00

http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accommodation#Kimpton_Helix_.2F_Rouge

The 3rd sentence.

Re: Locations of DC hotels relative to the venue

James Hare — 2012-05-20T20:45:56

From Kimpton to Dupont Circle is 0.5 miles. From Dupont Circle to the
Marvin Center is 0.8 miles. From Kimpton to Marvin Center is 1.3
miles, which is more like 25 minutes. Where does this 45 minute figure
come from?

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Re: Locations of DC hotels relative to the venue

Manuel Schneider — 2012-05-20T20:42:59

also, see this map I have prepared:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=216964160085301336314.0004aad568cf832b0bd74&msa=0

it is also linked on several places on the Wikimania Wiki.


/Manuel

Re: Locations of DC hotels relative to the venue

Thomas Dalton — 2012-05-20T20:35:29

So is it the 10 minutes between Kimpton and Dupont that is the incorrect figure?

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Re: Locations of DC hotels relative to the venue

James Hare — 2012-05-20T20:31:59

The Dupont Circle Hotel is indeed a 15 minute walk, but it is a very
straightforward walk on level terrain and the amenities/neighborhood
make it worthwhile. The State Plaza hotel is a much shorter walk and
it is cheaper, but not as great a value.

The Kimpton hotels are indeed far—we're not expecting a lot of people
to book there, but we included them anyway because we got such a great
deal.

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Locations of DC hotels relative to the venue

Thomas Dalton — 2012-05-20T20:26:16

I've just been looking at the Accommodation page on the Wikimania 2012
wiki and apparently the Dupont Circle Hotel is located 15 minutes walk
from the venue, while the Kimptom hotels are located 45 minutes walk
from the venue and 10 minutes walk from the Dupont Circle Hotel. You
have very strange geometry in Washington DC... apparently the triangle
inequality [1] doesn't hold!

Can someone correct whichever of those numbers is wrong?

Thanks!

Tom

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_inequality

Re: Under Review

Tiffany Smith — 2012-05-20T03:21:03

Hi Deryck,
I recognize your point, and please be aware that the Program Committee
is working very hard right now to make final decisions; we've had so
many great submissions, and we wish we could include them all!  Right
now we're going through the waiting list and ensuring we've met all
presenters' specific needs, and we are planning to notify presenters
and post the schedule in the coming week, assuming no further
complications.  Thanks for your patience!
Best,
Tiffany

On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Deryck Chan <deryckchan< at >gmail.com> wrote:

Under Review

Deryck Chan — 2012-05-19T22:41:48

Dear Wikimania 2012 program team,
There are 107 submissions still under review, and a fair number of slots on
the schedule which are still empty. May I ask when decisions will be made?
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_submissions
Deryck
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Tables/spaces

Benjamin Tarsa — 2012-05-14T19:56:46

Hello!

  My name is Benjamin and I'm with the Saylor Foundation and we're excited
to be a sponsor at Wikimania 2012. We'd like to set up a table somewhere
during the conference and while I know there will be plenty of available
space, I was wondering about the logistics of tables, chairs and whatnot.
Will there be such things available for use, or should we plan on bringing
our own to the event?

Thanks,
Benjamin
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Re: Wikimedia Storyteller at DC Hackathon & Wikimania

Shujen Chang — 2012-05-11T04:12:49

and I'm being available on 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (UTC+8) everyday.

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Re: Wikimedia Storyteller at DC Hackathon & Wikimania

Shujen Chang — 2012-05-11T04:10:20

You can see some attendees on this page:
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Attendees
I'm an attendee too, I'm from Chinese Wikipedia, I will attend the Hackathon,
conferences and unconference, and I'm interested in talking about my
involvement, you can have a interview with me :D
You can also contact me before Wikimania, this is my email address, and my
Gtalk use this email address too, my username on Wikimedia projects is
Shujenchang, and my Skype is tonysz9310tonysz~ If you want my phone number,
I can tell you privately.

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Re: No internet censorship in Hong Kong

Shujen Chang — 2012-05-11T03:50:24

Yes, I've just come back from Hong Kong, and I can visit Twitter, Facebook,
Youtube, etc. directly when I was in HK.

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Re: Wikimedia Storyteller at DC Hackathon & Wikimania

James Hare — 2012-05-11T00:10:43


If Megan says they are booked or available or not available, then her word
is authoritative.



I will be available on the 16th.


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Wikimedia Storyteller at DC Hackathon & Wikimania

Victor Grigas — 2012-05-11T00:01:48

Hello Katie, James, Greg and everybody on the Wikimania-l list,

The fundraising team at WMF San Francisco is planning to conduct on-camera
interviews with Wikipedians during Wikimania and during the DC
Hackathon. Our goal is to create high quality video content narrated by
Wikipedians about their experiences that we could use to make a short video
for this years fundraiser (and possibly other projects too) that would
communicate the efforts of the movement and our mission to the world in an
engaging, informative way.

We are interested in taking portrait photographs of the Wikipedians we
interview that we could use for banners and other movement communication.
Normally I would do this, but since I'll be busy with interviews, I may
need some help. Is anyone hiring any photographers for anything like this?
Maybe we could collaborate?

Does anyone have a list of Wikimania attendees? I'd like to contact
attendees before the convention to see if they would be interested in
talking about their involvement with the movement (either on camera or off
camera). If you know of anyone I should talk to, please let me know, I'd
love to speak with them!

At George Washington University, my team is supposed to have rooms 402, 403
& 404 booked to do interviews, but Megan Trzcinski at GWU has informed me
otherwise; here is the information that I have from her:

July 9th: 402, 403, 404 available
July 10th: rooms not available
July 11th: 402 already booked in reservation. 403 and 404 not available.
July 12th: 402, 404 already booked in reservation until 7pm. 403 not
available.
July 13th: 402, 404 already booked in reservation until 7pm. 403 not
available.
July 14th: 402, 404 already booked in reservation until 7pm. 403 not
available.
July 15th:  402, 404 already booked in reservation until 7pm. 403 available.

I'd like to know if these rooms are indeed booked.

I am going to be in Washington D.C. on the 16th next week to scout the
rooms we have booked at GWU and also search for alternate spaces on GWU
campus or near Wikimania in general that we might want to record in. I'd
like to meet with someone who can help.

Thank you everyone and please let me know if my efforts overlap with
anything you are working on. I'd love to help in any way I can.

Victor Grigas

No internet censorship in Hong Kong

Deryck Chan — 2012-05-10T20:35:49

Dear all,

It has come to the attention of the Wikimania 2013 Hong Kong organizing
team that there may be confusion over the situation of internet censorship
in China and whether it affects Hong Kong. [1]

We would like to clarify that, although Hong Kong has been nominally part
of the People's Republic of China since 1997, the city-state of Hong Kong
retains complete independence over civilian affairs. This, of course, means
that internet regulation in Hong Kong is completely separate from that of
Mainland China, and therefore internet censorship in Mainland China (the
"Great Firewall of China", [2]) does not apply to Hong Kong.

We would like to reassure all Wikimedians, especially those considering to
attend Wikimania 2013, that *Wikipedia has never been censored in Hong Kong*.
Visitors to Hong Kong will enjoy, among other things such as exuberant
local cuisine and efficient public transport, uncensored internet
connection and unhindered access to Wikimedia projects.

We hope to see you all at Wikimania 2012 in Washington DC and Wikimania
2013 in Hong Kong.

With best wishes,
Deryck Chan
Global engagement coordinator
Wikimania 2013 organizing team / Wikimedia Hong Kong

[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-05-07/News_and_notes
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall

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Re: Wikimania's 78-year-old sponsor

Shujen Chang — 2012-05-09T15:06:37

WoW!

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Re: Wikimania's 78-year-old sponsor

Galileo Vidoni — 2012-05-09T15:03:30

Wikimedia Argentina: out of 71 members we have 17 40+ members, 10 of whom
are 50+, meaning that around 15% of our members are more than 50 years old.

Best,

Galileo Vidoni
Vicepresidente
A. C. Wikimedia Argentina

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