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*Abstracts - or even the full papers - should link to Wikipedia articles when concepts come up first | *Abstracts - or even the full papers - should link to Wikipedia articles when concepts come up first | ||
*Use wikis for planning | *Use wikis for planning | ||
*Think of offering some of the [[:outreach:Concepts|Events]], e.g. workshops, writing competitions | |||
== During the conference == | == During the conference == | ||
Revision as of 12:39, 15 September 2012
Preparation
- 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
Talks/ poster sessions
Presenters
... 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
... 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
- should encourage above behaviour
Booth/ stand
- Needs attractive location
- Works best with PR materials and/ or interactive demo like http://wikistream.inkdroid.org/ or http://www.lkozma.net/wpv/index.html
- Needs to be stuffed with Wikimedians competent in the subject of the conference and its coverage on Wikimedia
Post-processing
- Report on the conference
- Follow-up on ideas for large-scale or longer-term collaborations between the wiki and research community
Other
- Lanyards
- Please consider the environmental impact of single-use, plastic lanyards.
- Name on both sides
- Schedule etc. within
- Kiwix
- Banners
- Sponsorship