EMWCon Spring 2019/Program

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All talks are 30 minutes long including questions unless stated otherwise.


Conference Day 1 - Wednesday, April 3, 2019
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Doors open - Registration & Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM- 11:00 AM Coffee break
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch (on site)
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Coffee break
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Conference dinner and bowling


Conference Day 2 - Thursday, April 4, 2019
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast (on site)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote: Wikidata and Beyond - Denny Vrandečić
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee break
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch (on site)
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Coffee break
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Coffee break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Panel: State of the MediaWiki Ecosystem
  • Moderator: Daren Welsh
  • Panelists:
    • Cindy Cicalese, Product Manager, MediaWiki Platform, Wikimedia Foundation
    • Tom Harriman, Senior Learning Project Manager, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    • Ike Hecht, Lead Project Manager, WikiTeq & WikiWorks
    • Phil Keith, Master Scheduler, Atlas Copco Mafi-Trench Co.
  • A discussion of where MediaWiki sits in the marketplace today and what challenges to adoption and growth it must overcome
  • Panel questions & talking points
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Wikimedia Foundation reception


Conference Day 3 - Friday, April 5, 2019
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast (on site)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Create Camp
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch (on site)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Create Camp (continued)