EMWCon Spring 2023

The Enterprise MediaWiki Conference Spring 2023, or EMWCon Spring 2023, will be held April 19-21 in Austin, Texas in the United States. EMWCon will be 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 2023 is anyone who uses, or would like to learn more about, MediaWiki within organizations.

This is the 8th EMWCon. EMWCon began as a spinoff of the Semantic MediaWiki Conference, or SMWCon, which is an annual conference held each fall in Europe. EMWCon and SMWCon are both three-day conferences with similar topics of discussion, though EMWCon has a broader scope.

Much like in 2022, we intend to hold the conference in a hybrid manner. For those who cannot attend in person, there will online/virtual capability that is intended to be as integrated into the conference as much as possible. All presentations will be available on Hopin live and we are accepting talks from remote speakers. There is no cost for online/virtual attendance. However, in-person attendance is encouraged!

Event details

 * Dates: April 19-21, 2023
 * Times: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
 * Location: Hilton Garden Inn Austin Northwest/Arboretum

To book a hotel room at the conference venue, please book directly through our special link we'll be providing. The link to book with our special conference rate will be made available soon. Please do not use Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity, Booking.com, or Hilton.com to book a room at this hotel yet.

Registration
To register for EMWCon, please go to the EMWCon Spring 2023 page at Eventbrite (coming soon) or click the button below. Tickets come with breakfast, lunch, & snacks for all 3 days of the conference and one social dinner (Thursday night). There is no cost to attend remotely.

The registration deadline for in-person attendance is March 19, 2023.

The cost for the three-day in-person event is: (If you would be paying your own way, go with the lower rate. If your company or organization is paying, the regular rate applies.)
 * $450 - Regular Rate
 * $150 - Students and Freelancers

In addition, information about accommodations for anyone who requires them can be found under.



Local accommodations
Everyone is highly encouraged to stay at the conference hotel; this helps keep down conference costs. A discounted group rate of $129 per night has been negotiated. To get this rate, your room needs to be booked at least 1 month before. The rate is cancelable up to 3 or so days before your first night.

We recommend booking four nights between Tuesday, April 18 and Saturday, April 22.

If you intend to stay at the conference hotel, please book through our group rate.

Rooms should be booked by March 19, 2023.

Room sharing
If you would like to share a room, please add your name below:

Shared room signup:
 * Name

Sign-up
Also, feel free to add your name to the informal registration signup, below:

In-person

 * Add your name here

Online

 * Add your name here

Talks
It's not too late to add talks! To give a talk, demo, or lightning talk at EMWCon, please add its title below.


 * "Canasta Updates, Spring 2023" &mdash; Jeffrey Wang
 * Add yours here

Lightning talks

 * Add yours here

Social activities

 * Tuesday night - Arrival social night
 * Wednesday night - Social night
 * Thursday night - Conference dinner at Iron Cactus at the northwest corner of 6th St. and Trinity St. (Google Maps)
 * Friday night - Farewell social night

On social nights, individuals who have rental cars are encouraged to provide rides to individuals without rental cars. However, for the conference dinner, alcohol will be served; it will be an open bar. You will have the option to drink beer, wine, spirits, and cocktails. As a result, it is highly discouraged to drive to the dinner unless you will refrain from alcohol consumption and are also willing to find street parking. Also, attendees who are under the age of 21 are still welcome at all social activities, but they are encouraged to contact the Local Chair so we can make arrangements for you to still be included in all of our social events.

Sponsorship
The current sponsors of EMWCon are:

Become a sponsor
If you are interested in sponsoring EMWCon 2023, please contact Ike Hecht, the conference sponsor chair.

Premier ($600)
 * Your logo (large), link, and description in the sponsorship section of the conference website.
 * Your name will be mentioned during the conference and your logo (large) will be visible during talks and conference breaks.
 * Your name will be included in all upcoming announcements of the conference (e-mail, social media).
 * You will have the opportunity to discuss selected topics or demonstrate your products/services or show your short video in breakout sessions during coffee breaks.

Contributor ($250)
 * Your logo (small), link, and description in the sponsorship section of the conference website.
 * Your name will be mentioned during the conference and your logo (small) will be visible during talks and conference breaks.

Visa assistance
Please view on Wikipedia the visa policy of the United States. If your nationality is not included in the Visa Waiver Program and you need assistance with applying for a B-1/B-2 visa, please contact the Local Chair if you need an affidavit of this conference.