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Wikifying a conference

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Preparation

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  • Papers and posters should indicate - instead or in addition to keywords - the top 3 (or so) most relevant Wikipedia articles that would be useful to understand the matter of the conference contribution
  • Abstracts - or even the full papers - should link to Wikipedia articles when concepts come up first
  • Use wikis for planning
  • Think of offering some of the Events, e.g. workshops, writing competitions

During the conference

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Talks/ poster sessions

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Presenters

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... should be encouraged to ...

  • highlight or at least mention the top 3 (or so) Wikipedia articles relevant to their presentation
  • use materials from Wikimedia projects, or to make their own materials available under a Wikimedia-compatible license, perhaps even uploading directly to Commons
  • make proposals or invite suggestions for large-scale or long-term collaboration between the communities of that conference and Wikimedia

Audience

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... should be encouraged to ...

  • check existing Wikipedia articles (especially the ones highlighted by the presenters or in the abstracts) in their preferred languages as well as the Commons categories for quality, quantity, illustration etc.
  • communicate these articles and a rough evaluation by way of social media
  • get back to the presenters with specific questions related to improving/ starting these articles
  • document the event by audio, video or otherwise and to make these materials available under a Wikimedia-compatible license, perhaps even uploading directly to Commons

Organizers

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  • should encourage above behaviour

Booth/ stand

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Post-processing

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  • Report on the conference
  • Follow-up on ideas for large-scale or longer-term collaborations between the wiki and research community

Other

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  • Lanyards
    • Please consider the environmental impact of single-use, plastic lanyards.
    • Name on both sides
    • Schedule etc. within
  • Kiwix
    • With selection of wiki articles related to the conference theme
  • Wikimedia banners
  • Sponsorship
  • Involve relevant WikiProjects