WikiArabia Tech Meetup 2016

As part of the WikiArabia 2016 conference, a series of technical sessions will be held for developers and enthusiasts of Wikimedia technology.

Locations and dates:
 * Amman, Jordan, March 26, 2016
 * Ramallah, Palestine, March 30, 2016

Speaker

 * Andre Klapper

Speaker

 * Katie Filbert
 * Addshore
 * Frimelle

Speaker

 * Andre Klapper

Attendees

 * Fjmustak (talk)
 * Aude (talk) 08:15, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Rfarrand (WMF) (talk) 21:01, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
 * AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 17:32, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Frimelle (talk) 19:23, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

Venue
The technical sessions will be held on location at WikiArabia

Taxi sharing
WikiArabia Tech Meetup 2016/shared taxi

Ramallah
Technical Workshop / Meetup in Ramallah

Venue
Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center 4 Al-Raja' St. Ramallah, Palestine (website, facebook)

Date: March 30, 2016

Time: 15:30-19:30

Schedule
Sessions, will be scheduled soon. Outdoor areas available for informal breakout sessions.

Opening Session Ideas

 * Welcome / Organizers & Event Volunteers Introduce themselves
 * Wikimedia (non technical introduction)
 * Locals perspective: How and why do you contribute to Wikimedia? What are others doing? Maysara & Farah
 * Participants voluntary introduction themselves in 1-2 min (what are you working on / what are you hoping to learn / any Wikimedia involvement), Quim and Andre briefly mention relevant wikimedia topics

Introduction to Wikimedia Tech
Speakers
 * Andre Klapper
 * Quim Gil

Wikidata Workshop
Outline Speakers
 * What is Wikidata?
 * How to contribute to Wikidata?
 * editing on Wikidata, what properties are available, how to get help, what kind of data is appropriate for Wikidata.
 * Magnus' tools (e.g. autolist, quick statements)
 * bot frameworks (e.g. pywikibot) available, and accessing Wikidata via it's api.
 * How Wikidata is used in Wikipedia
 * Querying Wikidata
 * Data exports (json, rdf) available for Wikidata
 * Examples of external tools and applications using Wikidata.
 * Katie Filbert - Software engineer, working on the Wikidata development team at Wikimedia Deutschland since 2012. Katie has contributed to Wikimedia projects since 2004, and also has been involved with OpenStreetMap since 2009.
 * Lucie - Software developer, working at Wikimedia Deutschland on Wikidata.
 * Adam - Software engineer, working on the Wikidata development team at Wikimedia Deutschland on an off since 2013. Adam has contributed to Wikimedia projects since 2005.

Extensions? Extensions!
A brief overview of what extensions are and how they work in the world of MediaWiki.

Outline
 * An overview of what extenions are in the MediaWiki definition
 * Short introduction of extension registration (how to "install" an extension into MediaWiki)
 * What can extensions do and how do they interact with MediaWiki core
 * How to use localisaion features of MediaWiki inside of extensions
 * Walkthrough: How to create a small and simple extension? (Probably "live")
 * Q&A

Speakers
 * Florian Schmidt - volunteer software developer since early 2014, working on MobileFrontend, GoogleLogin, MediaWiki and others

Tools and Labs
Brief introduction to the computing resources available for use by volunteers.

Outline
 * What is Tool Labs?
 * What is Wikimedia Labs?
 * Other shared resources
 * Database replicas
 * Quarry
 * PAWS

Speakers
 * Bryan Davis

Other Ideas

 * Content translation discussion / Arabic tools
 * Breakout session with multiple small group discussions


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Attendees

 * Fjmustak (talk)
 * Aude (talk) 08:15, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Qgil-WMF (talk)
 * Rfarrand (WMF) (talk) 21:01, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Florianschmidtwelzow (talk)
 * BDavis (WMF) (talk)
 * RashiqAhmad (talk)
 * Magioladitis (talk)
 * AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 17:32, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Addshore (talk) 10:34, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

Taxi Sharing
WikiArabia Tech Meetup 2016/shared taxi

Use this page if you are coming from Israel and want to share a taxi

Excursions

 * A walking tour of Ramallah will be given before the workshop (markers 1-4 or 1-5, depending on time on this map) (more soon)

Nightlife
Ramallah is well-known for it's lively nightlife. There are countless coffee shops, bars, and restaurants throughout the city to cater to all tastes. (more soon)

Accommodation
If you are planning to spend the night in Ramallah, there are numerous options for accommodation, ranging from basic hostels to the five star Moevenpick Hotel. Following are a list of hostels/hotels within a 10 minute walk from the Sakakini Center.
 * Hostel in Ramallah. Beds starting from 50NIS (~13USD)
 * Ankar's Suites. Rooms Starting at $70.
 * Al-Hajal Suites. Rooms starting at $74.
 * Casablanca Hotel. Rooms starting at $75.
 * Royal Court Hotel. Rooms starting at $99.
 * Beauty Inn. No advertised room rates
 * Mövenpick Hotel Ramallah. Rooms starting at $189