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{{WikiCon 2013}}
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'''WikiConference UK 2013''' is an annual event incorporating both presentations and talks about Wikipedia/Wikimedia, as well as Wikimedia UK's [[2013 AGM|Annual General Meeting]]. It is being organised by the [[Conference Committee]] in collaboration with the office and other volunteers. The purpose of the conference is to:
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'''WikiConference UK 2013''' is an annual event incorporating both presentations and talks about Wikipedia/Wikimedia, as well as Wikimedia UK's [[2013 AGM|Annual General Meeting]]. It was organised by the [[Conference Committee]] in collaboration with the office and other volunteers. The purpose of the conference was to:
# Provide an annual weekend forum for Wikimedians and other interested parties in the UK
# Provide an annual weekend forum for Wikimedians and other interested parties in the UK
# Provide a venue for community building and celebrating the free knowledge movement
# Provide a venue for community building and celebrating the free knowledge movement
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*'''When:''' 8 June 2013
*'''When:''' 8 June 2013
*'''Where:''' [http://www.deans-sport.co.uk/ Lincoln College Deans Sport and Leisure Centre], Lincoln, England LN2 5HQ (53.230964,-0.532386); see also: [[WikiConference UK 2013/Getting to Lincoln]]
*'''Where:''' [http://www.deans-sport.co.uk/ Lincoln College Deans Sport and Leisure Centre], Lincoln, England LN2 5HQ (53.230964,-0.532386); see also: [[WikiConference UK 2013/Getting to Lincoln]]
*'''Cost:''' Free to attend but registration required (see link above).
*'''Cost:''' Free to attend but registration required  
*'''Social media:''' Hashtag: {{Hashtag|WMUK}}, [http://lanyrd.com/2013/wikicon-uk/ Lanyrd]
*'''Social media:''' Hashtag: {{Hashtag|WMUK}}, [http://lanyrd.com/2013/wikicon-uk/ Lanyrd]
*'''Calendar:''' [http://microform.at/hcalendar/http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2013#Metadata Download as an ics file] to add to your calendar.
*'''Calendar:''' [http://microform.at/hcalendar/http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2013#Metadata Download as an ics file]  
*'''Accommodation:''' [[WikiConference UK 2013/Accommodation]]
*'''Accommodation:''' [[WikiConference UK 2013/Accommodation]]
*'''Any questions?''' Email Conference-committee-l@wikimedia.org.uk
*'''Any questions?''' Email Conference-committee-l@wikimedia.org.uk
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==Programme==
==Programme==
===Friday, 7 June===
===Friday, 7 June===
*Dinner/drinks for early arrivals - probably Nandos but contact katie.chan@wikimedia.org.uk for latest news...
*Dinner/drinks for early arrivals


===Saturday, 8 June===
===Saturday, 8 June===
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*After the conference, we will head to the [http://greendragonlincoln.co.uk/ Green Dragon pub] down the road for a quiz, buffet at 6:30pm, and drinks.
*Social at [http://greendragonlincoln.co.uk/ Green Dragon pub] down the road for a quiz, buffet at 6:30pm, and drinks.
*The [[Technology Committee]] will also be [[IT Development/Progress meetings/08 June 2013|meeting]] in the evening.


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===Sunday, 9 June===
===Sunday, 9 June===
*A room is available for members and volunteers to drop in at Lincoln College between 9am and 5pm, for a place to relax, use the internet to upload photos etc.
*A room was available for members and volunteers to drop in at Lincoln College between 9am and 5pm, for a place to relax, use the internet to upload photos etc.
*Morning:
*Morning:
**'''10:30am''': Guided tour/history walk taking in some of the historic buildings in the city centre. Leaving from Lincoln College.
**'''10:30am''': Guided tour/history walk taking in some of the historic buildings in the city centre. Leaving from Lincoln College.
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==Speakers==
==Speakers==
Speakers will be members of the Wikimedia community, who will be giving short talks about issues or projects that matter to them.  
Speakers were the members of the Wikimedia community, who gave short talks about issues or projects that matter to them.  


==Media==
==Media==
* [http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/11/lincoln-to-host-wikimedia-uk-agm-and-wikiconference-2013/ Wikimedia UK announcement (26/11/2012)]
* [http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/11/lincoln-to-host-wikimedia-uk-agm-and-wikiconference-2013/ Wikimedia UK announcement (26/11/2012)]

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WikiConference UK 2013 is an annual event incorporating both presentations and talks about Wikipedia/Wikimedia, as well as Wikimedia UK's Annual General Meeting. It was organised by the Conference Committee in collaboration with the office and other volunteers. The purpose of the conference was to:

  1. Provide an annual weekend forum for Wikimedians and other interested parties in the UK
  2. Provide a venue for community building and celebrating the free knowledge movement
  3. Raise awareness of and participation in the goals of the Wikimedia movement.
Lincoln College Deans Sport and Leisure centre, the venue for the conference

WikiConference UK 2013 - In a nutshell

Programme

Friday, 7 June

  • Dinner/drinks for early arrivals

Saturday, 8 June

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Time Plenary room Breakout room
Speaker Title Speaker Title
09:00 Arrivals – tea & coffee
09:30 Venue Duty Manager (Sam Hill - tbc) Fire safety outline, venue orientation — —
09:40 Conference Committee Welcome — —
09:45 Chair Convening — —
10:00 Ed Saperia & James Knight Wikimania 2014 (London) — —
10:30 Martin Poulter Three Prongs of Outreach Slides on Commons — —
10:50 Tea break
11:00 Stevie Benton Wikimedia UK's Virtual Learning Environment Tom Morton All is Not As it Seems
11:15 Toni Sant Education Projects Andy Mabbett Have You Heard?
11:30 Darren Stephens Malta Music Memory Project Katherine Bavage Attracting New Members
11:45 Chair UK Wikimedian of the Year 2013 — —
12:00 CEO Five-year planning discussion — —
12:30 Lunch (and pre-AGM Board Meeting)
13:30 Chair Introduction to the AGM — —
13:35 Secretary Approval of minutes: 2012 AGM, 2013 EGM — —
13:40 Tellers Explanation of election procedure — —
13:45 Tellers Election hustings & questions — —
14:30 Tellers Voting — —
14:35 Chair Board report — —
15:00 Treasurer Finance report — —
15:15 Secretary Resolutions — —
15:45 Tea break
16:00 Tellers Announcement of election results — —
16:05 Simon Knight MediaWiki for OER and Learning Analytics Robin Owain Wicipedia Cymraeg
16:20 Martin Eve Opening Up Humanities Sources Dan Garry Ombudsman Commission
16:35 Andy Mabbett Wikimedians in Residence — —
16:50 Michael Maggs Wiki Loves Monuments — —
17:10 Chair & CEO Wrap-up — —
17:30 Close of meeting — —
18:00 — — post-AGM Board meeting
  • Social at Green Dragon pub down the road for a quiz, buffet at 6:30pm, and drinks.

Sunday, 9 June

  • A room was available for members and volunteers to drop in at Lincoln College between 9am and 5pm, for a place to relax, use the internet to upload photos etc.
  • Morning:
    • 10:30am: Guided tour/history walk taking in some of the historic buildings in the city centre. Leaving from Lincoln College.
  • Afternoon:
    • 1pm: Guided tour of Lincoln Castle (maximum 20 people). Leaving from Lincoln College at 12:30pm to meet outside Lincoln Castle.

Speakers

Speakers were the members of the Wikimedia community, who gave short talks about issues or projects that matter to them.

Media

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