WikiIndaba 2019 will be the fourth edition of the annual African conferences which provide a unique opportunity for the Wikimedia community in Africa and the disapora to come together, share their common goals, and develop better ways to work together.
The first edition was held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2014 by Wikimedia ZA, while the latest edition was held in Tunis, Tunisia in 2018 by Wikimedia TN Usergroup. The 2019 edition of the conference will be hosted in Abuja, FCT, Nigeria by the Wikimedia UG Nigeria.
The Conference aims at
- Building capacity for African Wikimedians
- Fostering growth of the coverage and involvement of Africa in Wikimedia projects
- Connecting African Wikimedians both within the continent and in the diaspora
ELIGIBILITY
- Open to Africans both within the continent and in the diaspora;
- Submissions can be about ongoing or new projects and initiatives, related projects outside Wikimedia, and research related to the Wikimedia projects;
- Presentations, workshops and discussions can be aimed at any audience, including experienced Wikimedia contributors, new or beginning Wikimedia contributors, or current Wikimedia contributors who want to learn new skills or start work in a new area;
- They especially welcome new WikiIndaba presenters, presentations about issues of current concern to the Wikimedia community, reports from Wikimedia’s sister projects and discussions of the current work and future of these projects, and roundtable/birds of a feather discussions meant to discuss and solve current issues relating to the Wikimedia projects and community;
- This will be a monolingual conference, and only presentations in English are welcomed. However, you can make your submissions in other languages, after rendering the English version;
- All presentations and discussions are encouraged to be as interactive as possible and facilitate learning and sharing by the attendees.
DEADLINE: October 14 2018
To apply and for more information visit here
