Wikimedia Developer Summit/2017/Program

Propose an activity The Wikimedia Developer Summit consists of:
 * two days of sessions organized in a pre-scheduled Program and an Unconference — see Call for participation.
 * a totally unscheduled third day to Get Stuff Done.

The spaces available are described in the Golden Gate Club website (a more detailed description will be posted here soon).

The discussion starts online months before, as proposals for topics are being submitted and discussed at the #wikidev17 project in Wikimedia Phabricator. We strive to make remote online participation during the event as productive as possible.

Schedule
Pre-scheduled sessions are organized in the two main rooms. Unconference sessions might run simultaneously. More details will be available as we approach the event. Scroll to the bottom of this section to learn about the description of the rooms.

Wednesday, January 11th
Description of the Rooms
 * Room 1 (Up to 200 participants) Theater configuration (no tables)
 * Room 2 (Up to 80 participants) Classroom configuration

Main topics
These are the main topics (but not the only ones) that were selected for this edition: These topics have guided the Program committee, the call for participation, and our scholarships for volunteer developers.
 * A plan for the Community Wishlist 2016 top results
 * Handling wiki content beyond plaintext
 * Building on Wikimedia services: APIs and Developer Resources
 * How to manage our technical debt
 * Artificial Intelligence to build and navigate content
 * How to grow our technical community

Social Events
Each evening we will host an event in the Wikimedia Foundation headquarters event space. We will provide food and drinks, a space to chat and/or continue working as well as activities.

Monday: Drinks at WMF & Small Group Dinners

Tuesday: Developer Summit Party! Dinner, brewers, music, and late-night Karaoke. Don't miss this night!

Wednesday: Meet WMF with pizza & drinks! All WMF staff (including those not taking part in the Developer Summit) will be invited to mingle with Dev Summit attendees for a final evening before we say goodbye.