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The Celtic Knot Conference 2017 is the first Wikipedia Language conference organised in collaboration between the University of Edinburgh and Wikimedia UK focusing on supporting Celtic & Indigenous Languages.
- This Wikimedia UK event will showcase innovative approaches to open education, open knowledge and open data that support and grow Celtic and Indigenous language communities.
- Identifying ways in which our cultural heritage can be not just preserved but, as living languages, engaged with and expanded on so as to enrich the linguistic map of the British Isles and beyond through a cross-pollination of ideas & knowledge exchange.
- Building bridges between communities, this event seeks diverse participants who will share their practice and discover fruitful new collaborations as a result.
Please save the dates. The official call for session proposals has now closed. Abstracts have now been reviewed and notification sent out to speakers. Booking is now open if you would like to attend.
Booking
- Registration is now open. Please download and complete the registration form and email it to ewan.mcandrew@ed.ac.uk
- Payment can be made by Credit or Debit cards through the University of Edinburgh's online portal.
- To attend the fee is £50 per person (£25 concession - senior citizens, students, unwaged or registered disabled).
- If you wish to be invoiced, please supply a purchase order number in your registration details.
- For international payments please contact ltw-adminoffice@ed.ac.uk with a purchase order number.
- Final cutoff for booking will be 27th June 2017.
Objective
The main objective for Celtic Knot 2017 is the coming together of practitioners in the same room at same time; strengthening the bonds of those working to support language communities into a 'knot' and leading into action. Attendees can expect to learn about and discuss innovative approaches to open education, open knowledge and open data that support and grow language communities.
Conference Themes
- Building language confidence: participation, public engagement & social equality.
- Putting our language on the map: preserving & opening up our cultural heritage.
- Languages on the road to open: ongoing or new projects and initiatives in open knowledge, open education and open data.
- The politics of language: Local, national, and international policy and practice; advocacy for funding, institutional and community support and investment
- Hacking; making; sharing
All presentations and discussions are encouraged to be as engaging and interactive as possible and facilitate learning and sharing by the attendees.
Programme
| Time | Details | Room |
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| 9:00am | Registration and coffee | University of Edinburgh Business School - Main Concourse |
| 9:30am | Welcome - Melissa Highton, Assistant Principal for Online Learning, University of Edinburgh. | Auditorium |
| 9:35am | Introduction from Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Edinburgh, and Daria Cybulska, Wikimedia UK Programme Manager. | Auditorium |
| 9:50am |
9.50am to 10.05am: Conference Opening - Robin Owain (Wales Manager for Wikimedia UK) |
Auditorium |
| 10:45am | Coffee break | Main concourse |
| 11:00am | Parallel sessions Lecture Theatre 2
Did you know that Catalan Wikipedia was just the second version of this encyclopedia to have articles, right after the English-language version and weeks before versions began to appear in other languages that are much more widely spoken throughout the world? It is just one example of Catalans on the internet and of their civic activism in favor of their language. With more than 500,000 articles, it’s the 18th biggest Wikipedia in a ranking by number of articles. If you take into account the number of Catalan speakers—about 11.5 million—it should be in 80th or 90th place. Those who write in Catalan on the internet still have a decidedly activist character borne of the prevailing diglossia. Even still, the position of the Catalan language is not fully normalized, despite its advances. On the internet, net neutrality and the existence of open platforms that are easily adaptable to different languages have been key factors in the success of networked Catalan successes. The net favors activism and facilitates getting people with similar interests together: it is a tool that connects. In a society with a tradition of community involvement like Catalonia, the net has been ideal for making our language and culture visible. Without political borders or obstacles, we are able to grow more than we can in the real world, which is significant given the numerous roadblocks that we suffer there. Our only weapon to gain the world’s confidence has always been our work ethic. Read more.
2016 was a critical year for the Basque Wikipedia, a project surging in 2007 that reached an activity peak last year by establishing the Basque Wikimedians User Group, benefiting from its synergies with Donostia-San Sebastián Capital of Culture 2016. As a minority language community, the project has faced the insecurities and hurdles inherent to a small community with a lesser status and pending corpus related issues, but determined all the same to live up to the challenges posed by an ever mutating reality. Individual editing has given way to a concerted effort aiming to expand Basque Wikipedia beyond online contribution into GLAM and Education outreach, as well as interaction with local communities, so becoming a referential player in today’s Basque cultural scene. In 2017, the Basque User Group sets off towards new horizons related to upcoming Education outreach programs that challenge its own internal structure.
The Bywiadur is part of the Llên Natur (nature lore) website and comes under the auspices of Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd – a charity set up in 1978 to promote the appreciation of nature, cultural heritage and the environment.] The editorial language of this environmental, interactive recording project is strictly Welsh but it nevertheless welcomes testimony in whatever language is offered. Items in Gaelic, Breton and Cornish are currently included, as well as the more dominant languages. It seeks to make the environment a more mainstream aspect of Welsh culture and by the same token welcomes those with a limited knowledge of the language into the Welsh cultural fold. In Switzerland we work a lot with Rhaeto-Romance languages (spoken in Grisons and South Tyrol). We are building the biggest digital library in this language and we are in contact with local administration to use this library at the school. In this session, we will outline our project of Digital Library in Romansh and also about new initiatives to map the archeological sites connected with Celtic culture in the Alps - Ilario Valdelli from the staff of Wikimedia Switzerland. |
Lecture Theatres 1B and 2. |
| 12:00pm | Facilitated group discussion How to kickstart a dead Wikipedia?
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Lecture Theatre 2 |
| 1:00pm | Lunch | Main concourse |
| 2:00pm | Keynote presentation: Professor Antonella Sorace, University of Edinburgh and Bilingualism Matters.
Bilingualism in minority languages: a resource and an opportunity |
Auditorium |
| 2:30pm | Parallel sessions
Lecture Theatre 1B
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Lecture Theatres 1B and 2 |
| 3:00pm | Parallel workshops and unconference spaces
1. Lecture Theatre 1B
3. Auditorium
CK112: Lingua Libre an interface for massive open audio recording.- 3.15pm to 3:30pm.
CK131:Rising Voices 3.30pm to 3:45pm.
CK130:Translating articles between different language Wikipedias: the new Content Translation tool-
3.45pm to 4pm.
4. Breakout space outside Lecture Theatre 1A
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| 4:00pm | Coffee break | Main concourse. |
| 4:15pm | Panel discussion & Closing plenary: The Politics of Language Online Questions to be considered:
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Auditorium |
| 5:00pm | End of conference | Auditorium |
NB: Please note this programme may change
Satellite events
Wikimedia UK - Train the Trainer event 4th and 5th July 2017
This event is for volunteers who want to take a leading role as a trainer in the Wikimedia movement. This will be a mixed event - both for UK participants, and also prospective trainers from other Wikimedia chapters. It will be free for UK participants, if you're coming from abroad do get in touch about costs. For initial queries contact: richard.nevell@wikimedia.org.uk
The timings of the event are:
- Tuesday 9:30am — 6:30pm
- Wednesday 9am — 5pm. .
The location of the event will be Room G.21, Paterson's Land, Old Moray House, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8AQ. Map.
Lunch will be provided; we are also planning a social dinner after the training on Tuesday.
Find out more about the Train the Trainer event here.
Intro to Gaelic - 2pm to 4pm on Wednesday 5th July
- Susan Ross, Uicipeid and the National Library of Scotland.
- Dr Sharon Arbuthnot, Research Fellow, Queen's University, Belfast.
Intro to Gaelic
Find out more about Scottish Gaelic in this pre-conference event. This free session at the University of Edinburgh Library will provide an introductory overview to Scottish Gaelic in three sections:
- Gaelic Language Taster: learn a few words and phrases, and where to find out more! (Susan Ross, Uicipeid/National Library of Scotland).
- Gaelic in History and eDIL: a talk drawing on Scottish Gaelic’s shared history with Irish Gaelic and the lexicographical work of eDIL (Sharon Arbuthnot, Queen's University Belfast).
- Gaelic in modern Scotland: an overview of Gaelic in Scotland today, its social context and resources available to speakers (Susan Ross, Uicipeid/National Library of Scotland).
eDIL is the Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language based at Queen's University, Belfast, and at Cambridge Univeristy - a dictionary of the language up to about 1600 which draws on sources from both Ireland and Scotland. In 2014, aided by generous funding from the AHRC, the eDIL project entered a new phase. Begun in 2003, the project initially worked on digitisating the Dictionary of the Irish Language (first published in 23 fascicules between 1913 and 1976) and making it freely available online. A follow-up phase (2008-12) began the process of expanding and emending the dictionary contents. In the current, third phase, we continue to expand and correct, but there are other by-products also. We have produced an enriched, mobile-friendly website (www.dil.ie), for example, and we are pursuing various strategies aimed at engaging with individuals and groups outside the academic community to highlight the continued interest and relevance of the early language and the very real potential for invigorating Modern Irish and Scottish Gaelic with native terms that were lost in previous centuries. This paper reflects on the experience of the past three years, particularly on efforts to connect with a wider audience through social media. Issues of narrative, contextualisation and reception will be discussed and illustrated with actual examples of Tweets and Word of the Week features that have appeared recently on the project Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Signup: This free satellite event needs to be signed up separately. You can book your place via Eventbrite. When arriving at the University of Edinburgh library please report to reception to sign in.
Celtic Knot Pre-conference Meetup
From 19:00 on the evening of 5th July, participants and interested Wikimedians/educators alike are encouraged to join us for a relaxed gathering prior to the conference itself. An opportunity to meet Wikimedians and educators from around the UK and the world over drinks, and to break the ice before discussions the next morning. WiFi will be available.
More details to follow.
Celtic Knot Post-conference Meetup
From 17:30 onwards on the evening of 6th July, participants and interested Wikimedians/educators alike are encouraged to join us for a relaxed gathering following the conclusion to the conference. An opportunity to round off the discussions begun at the conference over drinks, and to share contact details before parting for home.
More details to follow.
Speakers
Daria Cybulska, Wikimedia UK Programme Manager.
Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Edinburgh.
Antonella Sorace is Professor of Developmental Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh.
Jason Evans, Wikimedian in Residence at the National Library of Wales
Astrid Carlsen, Executive Director Wikimedia Norge.
Robin Owain, Wales Manager for Wikimedia UK.
Iñaki Lopez de Luzuriaga, Basque Wikimedians User Group.
Àlex Hinojo - Executive Director, Amical Wikimedia, presenting on the Catalan Language Project.
Mina Theofilatou, Greek Wikipedia, presenting on the Kefalonian Dialect in Wiktionary and how Wikitherapy addresses social equality in open-source language projects.
Rémy Gerbet, Wikimedia France, presenting on the Lingua Libre project.
Susan Ross - Gaelic Wikipedian in Residence at the National Library of Scotland.
Duncan Brown - Presenting on Y BYWIADUR: the dictionary of life: A joint venture with Wicipedia Cymraeg and other partners.
Käbi Suvi - Wikimedia Estonia.
Gareth Morlais, Uned y Gymraeg - Welsh Language Unit, Llywodraeth Cymru - Welsh Government.
Delyth Prys, Head of the Language Technologies Unit, Canolfan Bedwyr - Bangor University's Centre for Welsh Language Services, Research and Technology.
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Further speakers will be added shortly.
Keynotes
1. Jason Evans has a background in historical research and has worked as a professional genealogist. For over 2 years he has worked as a Wikimedian in Residence at The National Library of Wales, now the longest running Wikimedia residency in the World. Jason has been responsible for implementing and leading a number of innovative projects designed to increase public and institutional engagement with Wikimedia projects. A passionate advocate for open access, he has published case studies and produced a business case on the subject, drawing on the successful implementation of open access policies at The National Library of Wales. Jason has spoken widely of the importance of the Welsh language Wikipedia and the multilingual nature of Wikidata in developing Welsh as a digital language and has recently began exploring the use of multilingual data to create Welsh language Wikipedia content.
2. Antonella Sorace (Laurea, University of Rome; MA, University of Southern California; PhD, University of Edinburgh) is Professor of Developmental Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. In her career she has held research appointments and visiting professorships at numerous institutions, including the University of Tromsø, the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Johns Hopkins University, Michigan State University, the University of Hamburg, and the University of Siena. Her research focuses on a number of interrelated questions that bring together linguistics, experimental psychology and cognitive science, and her research achievements and publications span different sub-fields of scientific enquiry.
She is a world leading authority on bilingualism over the lifespan and is particularly well known for her studies of exceptionally talented ("near-native") adult second language speakers; for her research on the changes ("attrition") that take place in the native language of advanced second language speakers; for her investigation of bilingual language acquisition in early and late childhood, and of the effects of bilingualism in non-linguistic domains. She is also internationally known for her contribution to language typology, especially for her research on constrained variation at the lexicon-syntax interface, which she has investigated in many languages, and her studies of gradience in natural language. Moreover, she has given an important contribution to experimental methods in linguistics by pioneering the use of Magnitude Estimation as a technique for the elicitation of linguistic acceptability judgments. She is committed to disseminating the findings of research on bilingualism outside academia. She is the founding director of the information and consultancy centre Bilingualism Matters and was awarded a Beltane Fellowship for Public Engagement.
Bilingualism Matters - Bilingualism Matters is a Centre at the University of Edinburgh, founded by Prof. Antonella Sorace. It studies bilingualism and language learning and communicates what it knows to enable people to make informed decisions based on scientific evidence. It believes that everyone can enjoy the benefits of having more than one language and that real change happens through dialogue between researchers and the community. It works in partnership with parents, teachers, health professionals, policy makers and employers to help create impact in people’s daily lives. There are now partner branches of Bilingualism Matters across Europe and the US run by international teams of researchers.
Attendees
- Dr. Sharon Arbuthnot - Research Fellow, Queen's University, Belfast. Presenting on the AHRC-funded eDIL project on Wednesday 5th July.
- Ewan McAndrew – Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Edinburgh.
- Susan Ross – Gaelic Wikipedian in Residence at the National Library of Scotland.
- Astrid Carlsen – Executive Director, Wikimedia Norge.
- Sabine Ronsen - Wikimedia Norge.
- Robin Owain – Wales Manager, Wikimedia UK.
- Àlex Hinojo – Executive Director, Amical Wikimedia.
- Jason Evans – Wikimedian in Residence at the National Library of Wales.
- Daria Cybulska – Wikimedia UK Programme Manager.
- Delyth Prys – Head of the Language Technologies Unit, Canolfan Bedwyr - Bangor University's Centre for Welsh Language Services, Research and Technology.
- Dewi Jones - Bangor University.
- Indeg Williams - Bangor University.
- Rebecca O'Neill – Wikimedia Ireland.
- Alwyn ap Huw - Wici Cymru editor.
- Rhoslyn Prys - Volunteer translator (Mozilla, Document Foundation, Wordpress).
- Mina Theofilatou – Computer Science Teacher, Argostoli Evening High School, Kefalonia.
- Sam Walton – Partnerships Coordinator, The Wikipedia Library.
- Iñaki Lopez de Luzuriaga – Basque Wikimedians User Group.
- Richard Nevell – Project Coordinator, Wikimedia UK
- Duncan Brown - Presenting on Y BYWIADUR: the dictionary of life: A joint venture with Wicipedia Cymraeg and other partners.
- Rémy Gerbet - Wikimedia France; presenting on the Lingua Libre project.
- Käbi Suvi - Wikimedia Estonia.
- Ilario Valdelli - Wikimedia Switzerland.
- Gareth Morlais - Uned y Gymraeg - Welsh Language Unit, Llywodraeth Cymru - Welsh Government.
- Aaron Morris - Swyddog Prosiect Wici Mon.
- Steve Renals - University of Edinburgh.
- Dr Dafydd Tudur - Digital Access Section Manager, National Library of Wales.
See also
- Useful travel information and other details about Edinburgh - compiled by Ally Crockford
- Accommodation - where to stay during the conference
- Wikivoyage travel guide for Edinburgh
- Wikipedia article on transport in Edinburgh
- Lothian Buses route maps - select services to determine the best route.
- Celtic Knot Conference 2017 Google Map - a map detailing the location of the Celtic Knot Conference 2017 venue as well as several nearby options for accommodation, with an optional layer outlining several nearby popular tourist destinations
Feedback from this year's event
To be determined.