GLAM-WIKI 2010

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Cultural partnerships
Content partnerships — Digital image restorations — Joint events

Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums & Wikimedia: Finding the common ground at the British Museum, Friday 26 - Saturday 27 November 2010 Wikimedia UK: glamwikimedia.org.uk, +44 (0)7988 013 646 @wikimediauk Convened by Liam Wyatt: liamwyatt@gmail.com, +61 434 056 914, @wittylama Hashtag: #GLAMWIKI

Main Events Friday 26 - Policy Keynote presentation by Cory Doctorow - science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger Day one will focus on the policy issues that affect collaboration between the cultural sector and Wikimedia: Legal (e.g. copyright) Business models Friday Evening - "The free-conomy & the cultural sector" A Wikimedia UK - Museum Computer Group join event Keynote presentation followed by Q&A panel - BP Theatre, British Museum 18:45. Free free for attendees of GLAM-WIKI & MCG conference. Others £20. Keynote presentation by Dr. Kenneth Crews - Director, Copyright Advisory Office of Columbia University, New York Panellists - Paula Le Dieu, BFI; Gilane Tawadros, DACS; other TBA Saturday 27 - Practice Keynote presentation by Sue Gardner - executive director, Wikimedia Foundation Day two will focus on the practical aspects of collaboration: GLAM editing (e.g Conflict of Interest, external linking) Multimedia partnership projects (e.g. metadata and Wikimedia commons) Small group editing workshops Purpose Representatives from the UK and European cultural sector came together with representatives from the Wikimedia community for a two-way dialogue to determine how to use the two communities' strengths to a mutual advantage. why and how cultural institutions could work with Wikimedia projects; and what Wikimedia needs to do to make collaboration easier and more effective. This event is relevant to representatives of the licensing, web, sales, and education departments in cultural instutions.

Cost

Main Conference:

• Wikimedia UK Members - £0
• Registered attendees of MCG conference, Other Wikimedians, Students, Volunteers - £20
• Other professionals - £40

Friday evening:

• Free for GLAM-WIKI or MCG registered attendees
• £20 (at the door)

Payment accepted by Paypay via registration website, or cash/cheque at the registration desk.

Other Presenters include...

• Daniel Pett (Portable Antiquities Scheme - British Museum)
• Jane Finnis (Director - Culture24)
• Mathias Schindler (Wikimedia Deutschland)
• Matthew Cock (Head of Web - British Museum)
• Mia Ridge (London Science Museum)
• And many more to come...