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'''WikiConference North America''', formerly known as '''WikiConference USA''', is an annual conference organized by the [[Wikipedia community|Wikimedia community]] in [[North America]]. The first two events were held at [[New York Law School]] and Washington, D.C.'s [[National Archives Building]] in 2014 and 2015, respectively. The third annual conference, rebranded WikiConference North America, was held at [[San Diego]]'s [[San Diego Public Library|Central Public Library]] in 2016, with a pre-conference day at [[Balboa Park (San Diego)|Balboa Park]]. WikiConference North America 2017 was held in [[Montreal]] in 2017, as a pre-conference to [[Wikimania]], and WikiConference 2018 was held in [[Columbus, Ohio]] at [[Ohio State University]]'s [[William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library|Thompson Memorial Library]].
==Description==
The annual conference is organized by and for [[Wikipedia]] editors, enthusiasts, and volunteers.<ref name="AOTUS">{{cite web|title=National Archives Hosts WikiConference USA|url=https://aotus.blogs.archives.gov/2015/10/02/national-archives-hosts-wikiconference-usa/|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=October 2, 2015|first= David|last=Ferriero|authorlink= David Ferriero|publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]]}}</ref><ref name="Blakemore">{{cite journal|last1=Blakemore|first1=Erin|title=Wikipedia Wants You to Improve Its Coverage of Indigenous Peoples|journal=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wikipedia-wants-you-improve-its-coverage-indigenous-peoples-180960605/|accessdate=February 16, 2017|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]]|issn=0037-7333|location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref> Staff from the [[Wiki Education Foundation]], which co-sponsored the 2015 event,<ref name=WEF2015>Wiki Education Foundation, 2015:
* {{cite web|last1=Salvaggio|first1=Eryk|title=WikiConference USA: Watch online|url=https://wikiedu.org/blog/2015/10/13/wikiconference-usa-watch-online/|publisher=[[Wiki Education Foundation]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=October 13, 2015}}
* {{cite press release|title=Press Release: WikiConference USA to be held at the National Archives in October|url=https://wikiedu.org/wikiconference-usa-2015/|publisher=Wiki Education Foundation|accessdate=February 16, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Engen">{{cite web|last1=Engen|first1=Katie|title=WikiConference USA: Watch Online|url=http://blog.aspb.org/2015/10/14/wikiconference-usa-watch-online-2/|publisher=[[American Society of Plant Biologists]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=October 14, 2015}}</ref> and the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] also attend each year.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Salvaggio|first1=Eryk|title=It's here! WikiConference USA|url=https://wikiedu.org/blog/2015/10/09/today-wikiconference-usa/|publisher=Wiki Education Foundation|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=October 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wikiedu.org/blog/2016/10/26/wiki-ed-wikicon-north-america/|title=Wiki Ed engages with Wikipedians at WikiConference North America|first=LiAnna|last=Davis|date=October 26, 2016|publisher=Wiki Education Foundation|accessdate=February 16, 2017}}</ref> The conference has been held in New York City; Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Montreal; and Columbus, Ohio.
==History==
===2014===
[[File:WikiConference USA 2014 logo.svg|thumb|left|Logo for the inaugural WikiConference USA (2014)]]
The inaugural WikiConference USA was held during May 30 – June 1, 2014 at [[New York Law School]]'s [[Tribeca]] campus in [[Lower Manhattan]]. The conference was established as a national event for the American [[Wikipedia community]], and was "devoted to topics concerning the [[Wikimedia movement]] in the United States, as well as related topics of [[Free culture movement|free culture]] and [[digital rights]]".<ref name="CC">{{cite web|title=WikiConference USA 2014|url=https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA_2014|publisher=[[Creative Commons]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017}}</ref><ref name="UO">{{cite web|title=WikiConference USA (May 30 – June 1)|url=http://blogs.uoregon.edu/newmediaculture/2014/02/06/wikiconference-usa-may-30-june-1/|publisher=[[University of Oregon]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=February 6, 2014}}</ref> It was hosted by Wikimedia Foundation affiliates for the District of Columbia and New York City, with grant funding provided by the foundation and additional support from ''[[Consumer Reports]]'', the Institute for Information Law & Policy at New York Law School, and the [[City University of New York]].<ref name="Howard">{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Dorothy|title=New York Cultural Heritage and Open Access Update|url=https://openglam.org/2014/09/12/new-york-cultural-heritage-and-open-access-update/|website=OpenGLAM|publisher=[[Open Knowledge International]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017}}</ref><ref name="IILP">{{cite web|title=IILP Events|url=http://www.nyls.edu/innovation-center-for-law-and-technology/iilp-archive/iilp-events/|publisher=[[New York Law School]]|accessdate=February 17, 2017}}</ref>
The event's program featured two days of keynotes, panels, presentations, and workshop sessions about the state of Wikipedia, addressing issues such as diversity, [[Gender bias on Wikipedia|gender bias]], and the socialization of new editors, as well as a one-day [[unconference]].<ref name=UO/><ref name=Howard/><ref name="Pressler">{{cite journal|last1=Pressler|first1=Jessica|title=Love and Drama at the Wikipedia Conference|journal=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=June 6, 2014|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/06/love-and-drama-at-the-wikipedia-conference.html|accessdate=February 16, 2017|publisher=New York Media|issn=0028-7369}}</ref> Approximately 250 people attended the conference.<ref name=Howard/> According to [[J. R. O'Dwyer Company|''O'Dwyer's'' magazine]], sessions about [[conflict-of-interest editing on Wikipedia]] were "front and center".<ref name="McCauley">{{cite journal|last1=McCauley|first1=Kevin|title=PR, Wikipedia Hash Things Out|journal=O'Dwyer's|date=June 2, 2014|url=http://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/2510/2014-06-02/pr-wikipedia-hash-things-out.html|accessdate=February 16, 2017|publisher=[[J. R. O'Dwyer Company]]|issn=1931-8316}}</ref>
===2015===
[[File:WikiConference USA 2015 Group Photo 51.JPG|thumb|right|2015 conference attendees in front of the [[National Archives Building]]]]
The second WikiConference USA was held at the [[National Archives Building]] in Washington, D.C., during October 9–11, 2015. The conference was co-sponsored by the [[National Archives and Records Administration]] (NARA), which was a sponsor of [[Wikimania]] when the event was held in Washington, D.C. in 2012, and the Wiki Education Foundation; Wikimedia Foundation affiliates for the District of Columbia and New York City were also WikiConference partners.<ref name=AOTUS/><ref name=WEF2015/><ref name="Richard">{{cite web|last1=Richard|first1=Diane L.|title=WikiConference USA to be held at the National Archives (9–11 October 2015)|url=http://upfront.ngsgenealogy.org/2015/07/wikiconference-usa-to-be-held-at.html|publisher=[[National Genealogical Society]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=July 27, 2015}}</ref>
Activities included panels, presentations, speeches, and workshops related to Wikipedia's community, collaborations with cultural institutions, role in education, and technology development. Attendees also had access to the National Archives Museum and the Innovation Hub, where records are digitized.<ref name=AOTUS/> The conference featured presentations by Pamela Wright, NARA's chief innovation officer; [[Andrew Lih]]; John Howard, who serves as director of the [[National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health]]; [[David Ferriero]], [[Archivist of the United States]]; Alice Backer of the organization [[AfroCrowd]], which seeks to improve coverage of Africans and African Americans in Wikipedia and other projects; and [[Danielle Citron]], a law professor at the [[University of Maryland]] who spoke about [[hate crimes]] in [[cyberspace]].<ref name="Special">{{cite web|title=Special Report from WikiConference USA at NARA|url=https://narations.blogs.archives.gov/2015/10/15/special-report-from-wikiconference-usa-at-nara/|accessdate=February 17, 2017|date=October 15, 2015|first=Robert|last=Fernandez|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration}}</ref><ref name="Lih">{{cite web|last1=Lih|first1=Andrew|title=Andrew Lih: My Summer Fellowship at the Wiki Education Foundation|url=https://wikiedu.org/blog/2015/10/12/andrew-lih-wikipedia-education/|publisher=Wiki Education Foundation|accessdate=February 17, 2017|authorlink=Andrew Lih|date=October 12, 2015}}</ref>
Diversity was a central theme throughout the conference, which inspired NARA to host a Wikimedia Diversity Conference in June 2016.<ref name="Diversity">{{cite web|last1=Ferriero|first1=David|title=Celebrating Diversity at the National Archives|url=https://aotus.blogs.archives.gov/2016/06/08/celebrating-diversity-at-the-national-archives/|accessdate=February 17, 2017}}</ref>
===2016===
[[File:Kevin Gorman memorial edit-a-thon at Wikiconference North America 2016.jpg|thumb|right|[[Edit-a-thon]] participants improving Wikipedia articles about philosophy at [[San Diego]]'s [[San Diego Public Library|Central Public Library]]]]
The third annual event, called WikiConference North America, was held in [[San Diego]]'s [[San Diego Public Library|Central Public Library]] during October 7–10, 2016. The conference's scope was increased to include Wikimedians in Canada and Mexico, and the event featured a series of [[edit-a-thons]].<ref name="Palmer">{{cite journal|last1=Palmer|first1=Barbara|title=Inside a Wikipedia Conference|journal=Convene|date=November 30, 2016|accessdate=February 17, 2017|publisher=[[Professional Convention Management Association]]|url=http://www.pcmaconvene.org/departments/theres-a-meeting-for-that/wikiconference-inside-the-conference-for-wikipedia-enthusiasts/}}</ref> Alex Madva, an assistant professor at [[California State Polytechnic University, Pomona]] and contributor to the [[American Philosophical Association]]'s blog, coordinated one on October 8 to improve articles about philosophy and philosophers.<ref name="Madva">{{cite web|last1=Madva|first1=Alex|title=Wikipedia Edit-a-thon|url=http://blog.apaonline.org/2016/09/27/wikipedia-edit-a-thon/|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=September 27, 2016|publisher=[[American Philosophical Association]]}}</ref><ref name="Nous">{{cite web|last1=W.|first1=Justin|title=Filling in Wikipedia’s Coverage of Philosophy|url=http://dailynous.com/2016/09/21/filling-wikipedias-coverage-philosophy/|website=Daily Nous|accessdate=February 16, 2017}}</ref> The [[American Chemical Society]] sponsored another to improve coverage of chemistry and notable chemists.<ref name="ACS">{{cite web|title=American Chemical Society celebrates National Nanotechnology Day|url=https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2016/october/acs-celebrates-nanotechnology-day.html|publisher=[[American Chemical Society]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=October 6, 2016}}</ref> Mike Connolly Miskwish of the [[Campo Indian Reservation]], who also serves as an adjunct faculty member of [[Native American studies]] at [[San Diego State University]], facilitated an edit-a-thon in conjunction with [[Indigenous Peoples' Day]] to improve Wikipedia articles about [[indigenous peoples]].<ref name=Blakemore/><ref name="ICMN">{{cite web|title=Wikipedia Wants Improved Content on Indigenous Peoples, Needs Your Help|url=https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/native-news/wikipedia-wants-improved-content-on-indigenous-peoples-needs-your-help/|work=[[Indian Country Today Media Network]]|date=September 26, 2016|publisher=[[Oneida Indian Nation]]|location=New York City}}</ref>
[[Katherine Maher]], executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, facilitated a Wikimedia movement strategy session, and Kelly Doyle, who was hired by [[West Virginia University Libraries]] as the first [[Wikipedian in residence]] for focusing on [[gender equality]], also presented at the conference.<ref name="WVU">{{cite web|title=WVU Libraries' Wikipedian in Residence speaks at National Archives about narrowing gender gap on Wikipedia|url=http://wvutoday-archive.wvu.edu/n/2016/07/12/wvu-libraries-wikipedian-in-residence-speaks-at-national-archives-about-narrowing-gender-gap-on-wikipedia.html|publisher=[[West Virginia University]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Johnson">{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Aubrie|title=Building a more inclusive movement at WikiConference North America 2016|url=https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/10/27/wikiconference-north-america-2016/|publisher=[[Wikimedia Foundation]]|accessdate=February 17, 2017|date=October 27, 2016}}</ref> On the day preceding the conference, a "Wiki Culture Crawl" was organized at [[Balboa Park (San Diego)|Balboa Park]], allowing editors to visit affiliated museums free of charge for the purpose of improving Wikipedia articles related to local [[GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM]]s and other cultural institutions.<ref name=Palmer/><ref name=Johnson/> ''Convene'', a monthly journal published by the [[Professional Convention Management Association]], said the 2016 event was "organized just the way you might expect that contributors to the world’s largest online encyclopedia would approach the task: using the '[[wiki]]' collaborative approach."<ref name=Palmer/> The journal's Barbara Palmer also noted that Sydney Poore, [[Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight]], and other organizers all lived outside California. On the conference's final day, attendees created the "WikiConference North America User Group" to document [[best practice]]s for organizing Wikimedia events.<ref name=Palmer/>
===2017–2018===
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[[File:Wcna geoup 8101714.jpg|thumb|2017 event participants]]
WikiConference North America was held at [[Le Centre Sheraton Hotel]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] from August 9–10, 2017, as a pre-conference to [[Wikimania]], the official annual conference of the Wikimedia Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|title=WikiConference North America 2017 – Montreal, Canada|url=https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Main_Page|publisher=WikiConference North America|accessdate=April 12, 2017}}</ref>
The 2018 conference took place in [[Columbus, Ohio]], October 18–21, 2018, at Ohio State University's [[William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library|Thompson Memorial Library]] and other campus locations.<ref>{{cite web |title=WikiConference North America 2018 – Columbus |url=https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Main_Page |publisher=WikiConference North America |accessdate=August 22, 2018}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[OpenSym]]
* [[Wiki Conference India]]
* [[Wiki Indaba]]
* [[WikiSym]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{External media
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| audio1 = [https://archive.org/details/wikipedia-weekly-110 Wikipedia Weekly Episode 110 – WikiConference USA, Day 1] by [[Andrew Lih]] (May 30, 2014)
| audio2 = [http://wikipediaweekly.org/podcast/wikipedia-weekly-111-wikiconference-usa-james-heilman/ Wikipedia Weekly #111 – WikiConference USA, James Heilman] by Andrew Lih (May 30, 2014)
| audio3 = [https://archive.org/details/wikipedia-weekly-112 Wikipedia Weekly Episode 112 – WikiConference USA, Day 2] by Andrew Lih (May 31, 2014)
| video1 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?416418-1/katherine-maher-andrew-lih-stan-rodriguez-address-wikiconference WikiConference Keynote Addresses] (October 8, 2016), [[C-SPAN]]
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* {{Commons category-inline|WikiConference North America}}
* {{Official website|https://wikiconference.org/}}
* {{Wikisource-inline|Hospitality, Jerks, and What I Learned}}
* {{Wikisource-inline|Danielle Citron speaks at WikiConference USA 2015}}
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'''WikiConference North America''', formerly known as '''WikiConference USA''', is an annual conference organized by the [[Wikipedia community|Wikimedia community]] in [[North America]]. The first two events were held at [[New York Law School]] and Washington, D.C.'s [[National Archives Building]] in 2014 and 2015, respectively. The third annual conference, rebranded WikiConference North America, was held at [[San Diego]]'s [[San Diego Public Library|Central Public Library]] in 2016, with a pre-conference day at [[Balboa Park (San Diego)|Balboa Park]]. WikiConference North America 2017 was held in [[Montreal]] in 2017, as a pre-conference to [[Wikimania]], and WikiConference 2018 was held in [[Columbus, Ohio]] at [[Ohio State University]]'s [[William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library|Thompson Memorial Library]].
==Description==
The annual conference is organized by and for [[Wikipedia]] editors, enthusiasts, and volunteers.<ref name="AOTUS">{{cite web|title=National Archives Hosts WikiConference USA|url=https://aotus.blogs.archives.gov/2015/10/02/national-archives-hosts-wikiconference-usa/|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=October 2, 2015|first= David|last=Ferriero|authorlink= David Ferriero|publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]]}}</ref><ref name="Blakemore">{{cite journal|last1=Blakemore|first1=Erin|title=Wikipedia Wants You to Improve Its Coverage of Indigenous Peoples|journal=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wikipedia-wants-you-improve-its-coverage-indigenous-peoples-180960605/|accessdate=February 16, 2017|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]]|issn=0037-7333|location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref> Staff from the [[Wiki Education Foundation]], which co-sponsored the 2015 event,<ref name=WEF2015>Wiki Education Foundation, 2015:
* {{cite web|last1=Salvaggio|first1=Eryk|title=WikiConference USA: Watch online|url=https://wikiedu.org/blog/2015/10/13/wikiconference-usa-watch-online/|publisher=[[Wiki Education Foundation]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=October 13, 2015}}
* {{cite press release|title=Press Release: WikiConference USA to be held at the National Archives in October|url=https://wikiedu.org/wikiconference-usa-2015/|publisher=Wiki Education Foundation|accessdate=February 16, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Engen">{{cite web|last1=Engen|first1=Katie|title=WikiConference USA: Watch Online|url=http://blog.aspb.org/2015/10/14/wikiconference-usa-watch-online-2/|publisher=[[American Society of Plant Biologists]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=October 14, 2015}}</ref> and the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] also attend each year.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Salvaggio|first1=Eryk|title=It's here! WikiConference USA|url=https://wikiedu.org/blog/2015/10/09/today-wikiconference-usa/|publisher=Wiki Education Foundation|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=October 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wikiedu.org/blog/2016/10/26/wiki-ed-wikicon-north-america/|title=Wiki Ed engages with Wikipedians at WikiConference North America|first=LiAnna|last=Davis|date=October 26, 2016|publisher=Wiki Education Foundation|accessdate=February 16, 2017}}</ref> The conference has been held in New York City; Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Montreal; and Columbus, Ohio.
==History==
===2014===
[[File:WikiConference USA 2014 logo.svg|thumb|left|Logo for the inaugural WikiConference USA (2014)]]
The inaugural WikiConference USA was held during May 30 – June 1, 2014 at [[New York Law School]]'s [[Tribeca]] campus in [[Lower Manhattan]]. The conference was established as a national event for the American [[Wikipedia community]], and was "devoted to topics concerning the [[Wikimedia movement]] in the United States, as well as related topics of [[Free culture movement|free culture]] and [[digital rights]]".<ref name="CC">{{cite web|title=WikiConference USA 2014|url=https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA_2014|publisher=[[Creative Commons]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017}}</ref><ref name="UO">{{cite web|title=WikiConference USA (May 30 – June 1)|url=http://blogs.uoregon.edu/newmediaculture/2014/02/06/wikiconference-usa-may-30-june-1/|publisher=[[University of Oregon]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=February 6, 2014}}</ref> It was hosted by Wikimedia Foundation affiliates for the District of Columbia and New York City, with grant funding provided by the foundation and additional support from ''[[Consumer Reports]]'', the Institute for Information Law & Policy at New York Law School, and the [[City University of New York]].<ref name="Howard">{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Dorothy|title=New York Cultural Heritage and Open Access Update|url=https://openglam.org/2014/09/12/new-york-cultural-heritage-and-open-access-update/|website=OpenGLAM|publisher=[[Open Knowledge International]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017}}</ref><ref name="IILP">{{cite web|title=IILP Events|url=http://www.nyls.edu/innovation-center-for-law-and-technology/iilp-archive/iilp-events/|publisher=[[New York Law School]]|accessdate=February 17, 2017}}</ref>
The event's program featured two days of keynotes, panels, presentations, and workshop sessions about the state of Wikipedia, addressing issues such as diversity, [[Gender bias on Wikipedia|gender bias]], and the socialization of new editors, as well as a one-day [[unconference]].<ref name=UO/><ref name=Howard/><ref name="Pressler">{{cite journal|last1=Pressler|first1=Jessica|title=Love and Drama at the Wikipedia Conference|journal=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=June 6, 2014|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/06/love-and-drama-at-the-wikipedia-conference.html|accessdate=February 16, 2017|publisher=New York Media|issn=0028-7369}}</ref> Approximately 250 people attended the conference.<ref name=Howard/> According to [[J. R. O'Dwyer Company|''O'Dwyer's'' magazine]], sessions about [[conflict-of-interest editing on Wikipedia]] were "front and center".<ref name="McCauley">{{cite journal|last1=McCauley|first1=Kevin|title=PR, Wikipedia Hash Things Out|journal=O'Dwyer's|date=June 2, 2014|url=http://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/2510/2014-06-02/pr-wikipedia-hash-things-out.html|accessdate=February 16, 2017|publisher=[[J. R. O'Dwyer Company]]|issn=1931-8316}}</ref>
===2015===
[[File:WikiConference USA 2015 Group Photo 51.JPG|thumb|right|2015 conference attendees in front of the [[National Archives Building]]]]
The second WikiConference USA was held at the [[National Archives Building]] in Washington, D.C., during October 9–11, 2015. The conference was co-sponsored by the [[National Archives and Records Administration]] (NARA), which was a sponsor of [[Wikimania]] when the event was held in Washington, D.C. in 2012, and the Wiki Education Foundation; Wikimedia Foundation affiliates for the District of Columbia and New York City were also WikiConference partners.<ref name=AOTUS/><ref name=WEF2015/><ref name="Richard">{{cite web|last1=Richard|first1=Diane L.|title=WikiConference USA to be held at the National Archives (9–11 October 2015)|url=http://upfront.ngsgenealogy.org/2015/07/wikiconference-usa-to-be-held-at.html|publisher=[[National Genealogical Society]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=July 27, 2015}}</ref>
Activities included panels, presentations, speeches, and workshops related to Wikipedia's community, collaborations with cultural institutions, role in education, and technology development. Attendees also had access to the National Archives Museum and the Innovation Hub, where records are digitized.<ref name=AOTUS/> The conference featured presentations by Pamela Wright, NARA's chief innovation officer; [[Andrew Lih]]; John Howard, who serves as director of the [[National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health]]; [[David Ferriero]], [[Archivist of the United States]]; Alice Backer of the organization [[AfroCrowd]], which seeks to improve coverage of Africans and African Americans in Wikipedia and other projects; and [[Danielle Citron]], a law professor at the [[University of Maryland]] who spoke about [[hate crimes]] in [[cyberspace]].<ref name="Special">{{cite web|title=Special Report from WikiConference USA at NARA|url=https://narations.blogs.archives.gov/2015/10/15/special-report-from-wikiconference-usa-at-nara/|accessdate=February 17, 2017|date=October 15, 2015|first=Robert|last=Fernandez|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration}}</ref><ref name="Lih">{{cite web|last1=Lih|first1=Andrew|title=Andrew Lih: My Summer Fellowship at the Wiki Education Foundation|url=https://wikiedu.org/blog/2015/10/12/andrew-lih-wikipedia-education/|publisher=Wiki Education Foundation|accessdate=February 17, 2017|authorlink=Andrew Lih|date=October 12, 2015}}</ref>
Diversity was a central theme throughout the conference, which inspired NARA to host a Wikimedia Diversity Conference in June 2016.<ref name="Diversity">{{cite web|last1=Ferriero|first1=David|title=Celebrating Diversity at the National Archives|url=https://aotus.blogs.archives.gov/2016/06/08/celebrating-diversity-at-the-national-archives/|accessdate=February 17, 2017}}</ref>
===2016===
[[File:Kevin Gorman memorial edit-a-thon at Wikiconference North America 2016.jpg|thumb|right|[[Edit-a-thon]] participants improving Wikipedia articles about philosophy at [[San Diego]]'s [[San Diego Public Library|Central Public Library]]]]
The third annual event, called WikiConference North America, was held in [[San Diego]]'s [[San Diego Public Library|Central Public Library]] during October 7–10, 2016. The conference's scope was increased to include Wikimedians in Canada and Mexico, and the event featured a series of [[edit-a-thons]].<ref name="Palmer">{{cite journal|last1=Palmer|first1=Barbara|title=Inside a Wikipedia Conference|journal=Convene|date=November 30, 2016|accessdate=February 17, 2017|publisher=[[Professional Convention Management Association]]|url=http://www.pcmaconvene.org/departments/theres-a-meeting-for-that/wikiconference-inside-the-conference-for-wikipedia-enthusiasts/}}</ref> Alex Madva, an assistant professor at [[California State Polytechnic University, Pomona]] and contributor to the [[American Philosophical Association]]'s blog, coordinated one on October 8 to improve articles about philosophy and philosophers.<ref name="Madva">{{cite web|last1=Madva|first1=Alex|title=Wikipedia Edit-a-thon|url=http://blog.apaonline.org/2016/09/27/wikipedia-edit-a-thon/|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=September 27, 2016|publisher=[[American Philosophical Association]]}}</ref><ref name="Nous">{{cite web|last1=W.|first1=Justin|title=Filling in Wikipedia’s Coverage of Philosophy|url=http://dailynous.com/2016/09/21/filling-wikipedias-coverage-philosophy/|website=Daily Nous|accessdate=February 16, 2017}}</ref> The [[American Chemical Society]] sponsored another to improve coverage of chemistry and notable chemists.<ref name="ACS">{{cite web|title=American Chemical Society celebrates National Nanotechnology Day|url=https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2016/october/acs-celebrates-nanotechnology-day.html|publisher=[[American Chemical Society]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017|date=October 6, 2016}}</ref> Mike Connolly Miskwish of the [[Campo Indian Reservation]], who also serves as an adjunct faculty member of [[Native American studies]] at [[San Diego State University]], facilitated an edit-a-thon in conjunction with [[Indigenous Peoples' Day]] to improve Wikipedia articles about [[indigenous peoples]].<ref name=Blakemore/><ref name="ICMN">{{cite web|title=Wikipedia Wants Improved Content on Indigenous Peoples, Needs Your Help|url=https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/native-news/wikipedia-wants-improved-content-on-indigenous-peoples-needs-your-help/|work=[[Indian Country Today Media Network]]|date=September 26, 2016|publisher=[[Oneida Indian Nation]]|location=New York City}}</ref>
[[Katherine Maher]], executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, facilitated a Wikimedia movement strategy session, and Kelly Doyle, who was hired by [[West Virginia University Libraries]] as the first [[Wikipedian in residence]] for focusing on [[gender equality]], also presented at the conference.<ref name="WVU">{{cite web|title=WVU Libraries' Wikipedian in Residence speaks at National Archives about narrowing gender gap on Wikipedia|url=http://wvutoday-archive.wvu.edu/n/2016/07/12/wvu-libraries-wikipedian-in-residence-speaks-at-national-archives-about-narrowing-gender-gap-on-wikipedia.html|publisher=[[West Virginia University]]|accessdate=February 16, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Johnson">{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Aubrie|title=Building a more inclusive movement at WikiConference North America 2016|url=https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/10/27/wikiconference-north-america-2016/|publisher=[[Wikimedia Foundation]]|accessdate=February 17, 2017|date=October 27, 2016}}</ref> On the day preceding the conference, a "Wiki Culture Crawl" was organized at [[Balboa Park (San Diego)|Balboa Park]], allowing editors to visit affiliated museums free of charge for the purpose of improving Wikipedia articles related to local [[GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM]]s and other cultural institutions.<ref name=Palmer/><ref name=Johnson/> ''Convene'', a monthly journal published by the [[Professional Convention Management Association]], said the 2016 event was "organized just the way you might expect that contributors to the world’s largest online encyclopedia would approach the task: using the '[[wiki]]' collaborative approach."<ref name=Palmer/> The journal's Barbara Palmer also noted that Sydney Poore, [[Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight]], and other organizers all lived outside California. On the conference's final day, attendees created the "WikiConference North America User Group" to document [[best practice]]s for organizing Wikimedia events.<ref name=Palmer/>
===2017–2018===
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[[File:Wcna geoup 8101714.jpg|thumb|2017 event participants]]
WikiConference North America was held at [[Le Centre Sheraton Hotel]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] from August 9–10, 2017, as a pre-conference to [[Wikimania]], the official annual conference of the Wikimedia Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|title=WikiConference North America 2017 – Montreal, Canada|url=https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Main_Page|publisher=WikiConference North America|accessdate=April 12, 2017}}</ref>
The 2018 conference took place in [[Columbus, Ohio]], October 18–21, 2018, at Ohio State University's [[William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library|Thompson Memorial Library]] and other campus locations.<ref>{{cite web |title=WikiConference North America 2018 – Columbus |url=https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Main_Page |publisher=WikiConference North America |accessdate=August 22, 2018}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[OpenSym]]
* [[Wiki Conference India]]
* [[Wiki Indaba]]
* [[WikiSym]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{External media
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| audio1 = [https://archive.org/details/wikipedia-weekly-110 Wikipedia Weekly Episode 110 – WikiConference USA, Day 1] by [[Andrew Lih]] (May 30, 2014)
| audio2 = [http://wikipediaweekly.org/podcast/wikipedia-weekly-111-wikiconference-usa-james-heilman/ Wikipedia Weekly #111 – WikiConference USA, James Heilman] by Andrew Lih (May 30, 2014)
| audio3 = [https://archive.org/details/wikipedia-weekly-112 Wikipedia Weekly Episode 112 – WikiConference USA, Day 2] by Andrew Lih (May 31, 2014)
| video1 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?416418-1/katherine-maher-andrew-lih-stan-rodriguez-address-wikiconference WikiConference Keynote Addresses] (October 8, 2016), [[C-SPAN]]
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* {{Commons category-inline|WikiConference North America}}
* {{Official website|https://wikiconference.org/}}
* {{Wikisource-inline|Hospitality, Jerks, and What I Learned}}
* {{Wikisource-inline|Danielle Citron speaks at WikiConference USA 2015}}
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