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Wikimania is an annual international conference for Wikimedia enthusiasts. The conference presents a unique opportunity for the both a scientific conference and a community event that is a convergence of the two worlds, uniting members of various Wikimedia communities and inviting them to exchange ideas, build relationships, simply meet up, share and learn from each other.
Through a series of discussions, panels, presentations and workshops, Wikimania provides a platform to report on ongoing research, projects and an opportunity for serious Wikimedians and lay users alike to connect and exchange ideas about citizen journalism, explore wiki culture, free and open source software and exciting wiki endeavors around the world!
Wikimania 2007 - Taipei Taiwan
Wikimania 2007, the third annual international Wikimedia conference will be held August 3-5 in Taipei, Taiwan at Chien Tan Overseas Youth Activity Center.
Wikimania is accepting submissions for participation until April 30, 2007.
Online registration for the event is available until July 30.
Important Dates
- Apr. 30 -- Deadline for submissions
- May 1-31 -- Feedback and notification of submission acceptance
- July 30 -- Online registration deadline.
- Aug. 1-2 -- Hacking days (invitation required)
- Aug. 2 -- Hacking Days Extra (Open to tech people)
- Aug. 2 -- Citizen Journalism Unconference
- Aug. 3-5 -- Main Conference
- Aug. 4 -- Wikimania Party (Open to all conference attendees)
- Aug. 6-8 -- Taiwanese Cultural Tours
Past Wikimanias
Wikimania 2006
Wikimania 2006 was held from August 4th through August 6th 2006 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the Harvard Law School campus.
AboutUs attendees:
Ray King, MarkDilley, Jacob and Cort.
- I was worried that my lack of use of Mediawiki would be a problem at this conference, happily I was wrong. I enjoyed meeting many people who were wiki enthusiasts, but not necessarily Wikipedians. Highly reccomend this event!! MarkDilley
Wikimania 2005
Wikimania 2005 was held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was a broadly international event, with 380 participants from over 50 countries. The 2005 site is archived on the Meta-Wiki, and notes and proceedings from the conference can be found there.
Contact
or through their Contact Page
Related Domains
External Links
- Alexa: WikiMania.org
