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'''Wikimania 2005 - The First International Wikimedia Conference''' will be held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from 4 August 2005 to 8 August 2005. The conference is now open for [http://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration registration]. |
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| ⚫ | '''Wikimania''' is an annual international conference of Wikimedia Foundation (Wikimedia is the non-profit organization operating the free encyclopedia Wikipedia and its sister projects Wiktionary, Wikisource, Wikibooks, Wikinews, Wikiquote, Wikispecies, and the free media repository Wikimedia Commons). |
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Wikimania will combine Wikimedia community discussions and software hacking with academic research, presentations of current implementations, and user/community panels. Wiki fans, community members, and developers are all invited to attend. More information may be found on the [http://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania:Main_Page conference site]. |
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Wikimania is both a scientific conference and a community event, bringing together the various Wikimedia projects. It's an opportunity for Wikipedians to meet each other, exchange ideas, and report on research and projects, as well as a chance for Wikipedians and the general public to meet and interact. Wikimania will also provide an opportunity to meet and talk with people at the forefront of the Wikimedia communities and wiki software development. |
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As well as being a forum for research and ideas about the Wikimedia Foundation projects, Wikimania will bring together those interested in free and open source software, free knowledge initiatives, and other wiki projects worldwide. Wikimania will serve as a venue for people across fields, including software and hardware development, library and information science, knowledge management, journalism, law, policy, and education to share ideas about the future of free knowledge and open-source content projects. |
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== Wikimania 2006 == |
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[[Image:Charles-esplanade.jpg|200px|right|Charles River esplanade, in Boston]] |
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Wikimania 2006 will be held from August 4 through August 6th in [[w:Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge, Massachusetts]], on the [[w:Harvard Law School|Harvard Law School]] campus. Cambridge is located in the greater Boston area. There are a wealth of recreational activities and cultural and historical sites nearby. Several optional field trips will be offered alongside the conference. |
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We are currently accepting submissions for papers, posters, presentations, workshops, discussion groups and speaker panels, as well as suggestions for other activities. More information can be found on the [http://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Call_for_papers Call for Participation] page. Contributions from both members of the Wikimedia community and from those outside it are welcome. |
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==Contact== |
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For questions and further information, please contact: |
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== Wikimania 2005 == |
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Email: [mailto:wikimania-planning@wikimedia.org wikimania-planning@wikimedia.org] |
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Last year's conference, '''Wikimania 2005''', was held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was an international success, with 380 participants from over 50 countries attending. The 2005 site is archived [[m:Wikimania_2005:Main_Page|on the Meta-Wiki]], and its online proceedings can be found [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Transwiki:Wikimania05 here]. |
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| ⚫ | The conference was sponsored by [http://www.answers.com Answers.com], a free online reference service and [http://socialtext.com Socialtext Inc.], a producer of software for social collaboration. The [http://www.bibliotheksverband.de German Library Association] is an official supporter of Wikimania. The conference also received support by the OSI Foundation. |
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== For more information == |
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Registration is not yet open for Wikimania 2006. For more information, email <tt>wikimania-info <<at>> wikimedia.org</tt>. |
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==Sponsorship== |
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For any sponsorship related issue, please contact board AT wikimedia.org. |
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Revision as of 13:37, 7 March 2006
File:Wikimania 2006 Banner.png
Wikimania is an annual international conference of Wikimedia Foundation (Wikimedia is the non-profit organization operating the free encyclopedia Wikipedia and its sister projects Wiktionary, Wikisource, Wikibooks, Wikinews, Wikiquote, Wikispecies, and the free media repository Wikimedia Commons).
Wikimania is both a scientific conference and a community event, bringing together the various Wikimedia projects. It's an opportunity for Wikipedians to meet each other, exchange ideas, and report on research and projects, as well as a chance for Wikipedians and the general public to meet and interact. Wikimania will also provide an opportunity to meet and talk with people at the forefront of the Wikimedia communities and wiki software development.
As well as being a forum for research and ideas about the Wikimedia Foundation projects, Wikimania will bring together those interested in free and open source software, free knowledge initiatives, and other wiki projects worldwide. Wikimania will serve as a venue for people across fields, including software and hardware development, library and information science, knowledge management, journalism, law, policy, and education to share ideas about the future of free knowledge and open-source content projects.
Wikimania 2006
Wikimania 2006 will be held from August 4 through August 6th in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the Harvard Law School campus. Cambridge is located in the greater Boston area. There are a wealth of recreational activities and cultural and historical sites nearby. Several optional field trips will be offered alongside the conference.
We are currently accepting submissions for papers, posters, presentations, workshops, discussion groups and speaker panels, as well as suggestions for other activities. More information can be found on the Call for Participation page. Contributions from both members of the Wikimedia community and from those outside it are welcome.
Wikimania 2005
Last year's conference, Wikimania 2005, was held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was an international success, with 380 participants from over 50 countries attending. The 2005 site is archived on the Meta-Wiki, and its online proceedings can be found here.
The conference was sponsored by Answers.com, a free online reference service and Socialtext Inc., a producer of software for social collaboration. The German Library Association is an official supporter of Wikimania. The conference also received support by the OSI Foundation.
For more information
Registration is not yet open for Wikimania 2006. For more information, email wikimania-info <<at>> wikimedia.org.
Sponsorship
For any sponsorship related issue, please contact board AT wikimedia.org.