TestWM2018
What is Wikimania?
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Wikimania is the annual conference celebrating all the free knowledge projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation - 
Commons, 
MediaWiki, 
Meta-Wiki, 
Wikibooks, 
Wikidata, 
Wikinews, 
Wikipedia, 
Wikiquote, 
Wikisource, 
Wikispecies, 
Wikiversity, 
Wikivoyage, and 
Wiktionary - with three days of conferences, discussions, meetups, training, and workshops. Hundreds of volunteers and Free Knowledge leaders from around the world gather to discuss issues, report on new projects and approaches, and exchange ideas.
Themes of the conference include the advancement of Free Knowledge, the role of academic and cultural institutions within the movement, privacy and rights, and the role of technology to further those objectives. Wikimania 2018 will specifically focus on the gaps - gender, cultural, demographic and knowledge - and strategies for reducing them.
There are other related events: the pre-conference Hackathon where members of the technical community connected with Wikimedia projects gather to work and contribute to code.
The 2018 event is held in and around the Robert Leslie Social Sciences building and Jameson Hall on the upper campus of the University of Cape Town, in Cape Town, South Africa, from 18th July to 22nd July, 2018. All are welcome, whether you're an expert, enthusiast, beginner, or just curious!
Program outline - Detailed schedule on Program page
[edit]For an explanation of the various session types, see the submissions page.
The Wikimania pre-conference meetings will be held on 18 July 2018 to 19 July 2018; the main program will be held from 20 July 2018 to 22 July 2018.
July 18th - Wednesday
[edit]- Preconference: Hack-a-thon and more to be scheduled
July 19th - Thursday
[edit]- Preconference: Hack-a-thon and more to be scheduled
July 20th - Day 1 - Friday
[edit]- Welcome, opening ceremony
- Presentations & sessions, community village, meet ups, etc.
July 21st - Day 2 - Saturday
[edit]- Keynote
- presentations, Community village, meet ups, etc.
July 22nd - Day 3 - Sunday
[edit]- Presentations and sessions
- Closing ceremony
Watch from home
[edit]If you can't attend in person, you can watch live-streamed events and recordings.
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Contact us
[edit]For general queries contact 
Ellie Young, Events Manager, Wikimedia Foundation
Organising Team
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Douglas Scott, organising General Chair, Cape Town, South Africa- Peter Southwood, Wikimania 2018 webpages. Cape Town, South Africa
Program committee
[edit]Co-chairs
- Liam Wyatt
- Emna Mizouni
- Felix Nartey
Scholarship committee
[edit]Co-chairs
- DerHexer, Ajraddatz
- David Richfield
Hackathon Organizer
[edit] Rachel Farrand, Events Program Manager, Wikimedia Foundation
Sponsorship Opportunities
[edit] Ellie Young, WMF Events Manager
- Theme team
- Wikimedia Foundation contacts