EMWCon Spring 2020

'''Update:The conference is on! It will be April 1-3 in Sandusky, Ohio USA.''' If you plan to attend, please do the following:


 * 1) "Add" your name to the "Unofficial sign-up" section of this page
 * 2) "Watch" this page for Additional detail as we add it.
 * 3) "Book your room" using this link: https://book.passkey.com/e/50040957  to get the EMWCon 2020 conference rates.

The Enterprise Mediawiki Conference Spring 2020, or EMWCon Spring 2020, will be held on April 1-3, 2020 in Sandusky, Ohio (50 miles west of Cleveland). EMWCon is a three-day conference featuring discussions of topics related to "Enterprise MediaWiki", i.e. the usage of MediaWiki software by and within companies, non-profits, governments, and other organizations. The intended audience of EMWCon Spring 2020 is anyone who uses, or would like to learn to more about, MediaWiki within organizations.

Event details

 * Announcement: HERE
 * Date/time: 9 AM - 5 PM, April 1-3, 2020
 * Location: Kalahari Resorts Sandusky, 7000 Kalahari Dr, Sandusky, OH 44870 (see Google map)
 * Venue Map: https://www.kalaharimeetings.com/media/4347/oh-floorplan-capacity-chart.pdf
 * Chat URL: https://riot.im/app/#/room/#emwcon:matrix.org
 * Social media: Please use the hashtag #EMWCon
 * YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQVG_tuf3Q2fji-CwqEDRJpZuf23wevrq
 * Etherpad for MWStake meeting: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/EMWCon2020MWStake

Registration
To register for EMWCon, please go to the EMWCon Spring 2019 page at Eventbrite.

The cost for the three-day event is:


 * $450 - corporate rate
 * $150 - students and freelancers

(If you would be paying your own way, go with the lower rate. If your company or organization is paying, the corporate rate applies.)

Talks
If you would like to give one or more talks, please put the talk title and your name below.

Lightning talks
To give a short (5 minutes or so) lightning talk, plus put the title and your name below.
 * Mediawiker SublimeText plugin - why this is the best thing ever & how to set up - Megan

Keynote
tbd

Create Camp
more soon

Technical Tour
We are planning to a provide a tour of NASA's Plum Brook Station:
 * details tbd

Social activities
We are planning a few social activities:
 * Dinner (tbd)

Unofficial conference sign-up
To indicate that you are interested in attending, please add your name below. (And if you do plan to attend, it is a good idea to "watch" this page, for further updates.)
 * 1) Richard Evans
 * 2) Yaron Koren
 * 3) Ike Hecht
 * 4) Cindy Cicalese
 * 5) Peter Meyer
 * 6) Megan Cutrofello
 * 7) Bryan Hilderbrand
 * 8) Greg Rundlett
 * 9) Bawolff (talk) 22:53, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * 10) Stanley Gould
 * 11) Billy Coffield

Accommodations
The Kalahari in Sandusky has been selected because it is an "all-in-one" conference center, hotel and resort.

Please be sure to book your rooms at the Kalahari using the following link:


 *  https://book.passkey.com/e/50040957 

ref: https://www.kalaharimeetings.com/media/4334/oh_resort_map.pdf

Sponsors
Conference planners please see https://emw-meza.site/emwcon for internal planning details.