WikiConference UK 2012/Talk Submissions

This year, Wikimedia UK will be hosting WikiConference UK 2012 along with our Annual General Meeting in London on Saturday, 12th May 2012. The deadline for talk proposals is 1 May 2012.

To submit a talk, simply use the template below to specify the title of your talk, your name, how long it will be and a short blurb as to what it is about. Whilst you are here comment on other people's suggestions as to whether you think it is a good idea. You will be contacted in the coming weeks if your talk is selected.

If you have any questions, please post them on the talk page, and/or contact daria.cybulskawikimedia.org.uk

Please see the talk submissions from last year for some examples.

Template

Please use the template code below

{{subst:SubmissionsWikiCon
| Talk title  = 
| Username    = 
| Length      = 
| Description = 
}}

Talks

OpenStreetMap for Wikimedians

• Presenter Name: Tom Morris
• Talk Length: 20 minutes
• Talk Description: It takes a bit more work than just hitting 'edit' to become an efficient contributor to OpenStreetMap, but with the arrival of GPS-enabled smartphones, it is now easier than ever to help chart out where you live. Especially now the Wikipedia mobile apps have switched to using OSM from Google Maps, Wikimedians are potentially really valuable contributors to this project, especially if they are working on local history or other topics. I'll give a very practical talk about how exactly you can start contributing to OSM whether you are living in a city or out in the countryside, whether you walk, drive, cycle, ride a horse, or just like noodling with data.

Wikimedia and World War I

• Presenter Name: Chris Keating (The Land)
• Talk Length: 15 mins (longer and shorter options possible!)
• Talk Description: In 2014, we'll see the centenary of World War I. Wikimedia UK is starting a programme to commemorate this immensely and globally important anniversary. This talk will quickly run through about why this is a massive opportunity for the Wikimedia movement, the work Wikimedia UK is doing with its partners, and plans for the future.