Wikipedia:WikiCon Aotearoa/Auckland 2024
WikiCon Auckland 2024 will be held in Auckland on the weekend of 23–24 March 2024.
The conference is being organised by a sub committee of the Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand. Check out that page for more information about our affiliate.
Theme and aims
The theme of this WikiCon is To Be Confirmed'
The aims of the WikiCon Auckland 2024 are to:
- encourage new editors to join the Wikiverse
- develop the skills of editors of Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikisource and Wikimedia Commons
- encourage the development of a regular meetup for interested editors located in Auckland.
- continue to support Auckland Museum in their wikimedia activities.
- expand knowledge about Wikimedia Foundation and its platforms (Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikisource, Wikimedia Commons etc) and the editing skills required into underrepresented communities – women, Māori, Pacific
- encourage joining as members of Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand and informing editors about funding opportunities for members, up coming activities, and strategy
- have some fun and get to know one another better!
Scholarships
The funding for the conference has been approved. The organising team would like to make it possible for anyone to attend this conference so Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand (WANZ) will be providing scholarships to help cover transport, accommodation, and living expenses if you normally work weekends and/or child care. To apply for a scholarship, email us with a short statement explaining why you would not otherwise be able to attend WikiCon Auckland 2024, and what you most hope to share or learn there.
If you don't want to apply for a scholarship but there's something stopping you from attending please let us know via the talk page and the organisers will do their best to support you to attend.
Registration and venue
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
This is the link to register for the event from our ticket provider Humanitix [1]https://events.humanitix.com/wikicon-aotearoa-2024
Please note there is a $NZ10 booking fee for the event. The organising group will be applying for funding to cover the catering and other costs and keep the conference affordable. The cost of the Conference dinner is not included in registration.
Presentations and workshops will be held in two classrooms at the Auckland University of Technology, Sir Paul Reeves WG Building, 2 Governor Fitzroy Place, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010.
Programme
A draft programme is being developed. The most consistent piece of feedback from WikiCon West Coast 2021 was that attendees wanted a greater amount of free editing time to share and demonstrate workflows and editing tools with each other. Time has will be built into the two days for this. A concurrent newbie stream will be organised for these timeslots as well to ensure that newbies can learn at their own speed and feel supported.
Friday, 22 March 2024
Attendees meet for an informal dinner
- When:
- Where:
- Table name:
- There is a booking for X. If you are intending to join us please add your user name below by DD MM YYYY so we can inform the restaurant of final numbers.
- Attending
Saturday, 23 March 2024
Those editors attending are welcome to join the Dashboard for the event so edits undertaken during the conference can be tracked. Conference social media platform (We used to use Twitter what do we use now? Telegram?)
- 9.00am Arrival and set up in rooms
- 9.15am Welcome by Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand representatives including Health & Safety briefing (15 min)
- 9.30 am Presentation 1
- 10.00am Q&A session (15 min)
- 10.15am Morning tea – catering provided (30 min)
- 10.45am Presentation 2
- 11.30am Q&A session (15 min)
- 11.45am Concurrent Break out editing / info sharing session – Newbies will have their own space with experienced editors to provide refresher training, help answer questions, and review how to practically do the workflows discussed in the previous presentation. (1hr 15 min)
- 11.45am Concurrent Break out editing / info sharing session – Experienced editors mingle and talk workflows and tool sharing tips and tricks. (1hr 15 min)
- 1.00pm Lunch – catering provided (60 min)
- 2.00pm [social activity = tour / photography / event]
- 3.00pm Afternoon tea – catering provided (30 min)
- 3.30pm Presentation 3 (30 min)
- 4.00om Q&A session (15 min)
- 4.15pm close for the day and discussion on car pooling / sharing transport to the dinner.
- 7.00pm: Conference dinner – cost of dinner not included in event registration
Venue: Where: Menu: Notes:
List of those attending:
Sunday, 24 March 2024
- 9.00am Getting set up (15 min)
- 9.15am Welcome back and familiarisation with the aims of the Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand including encouragement to be a registered member. Einebillion (30 min)
- Includes
- Updating attendees on the current status of affiliate and where it fits within the Wikimedia Foundation ecosystem,
- How to join and communicate with WANZ
- Membership
- Strategy and forward plan of the affiliate
- Applying for funding for activities
- Other avenues of support via Wikimedia Foundation funding
Slides presentation to be updated
- 9.45am Q&A session (15 min)
- 10.00am Discussion for those located in Auckland on the viability of starting an Auckland meetup group and general invitation to the Aotearoa New Zealand Online WIkipedia, Wikidata, WIkimedia meetup. (15 min)
- 10.15am Morning tea to be provided (30 min)
- 10.45am Presentation 4
- 11.15am Presentation 5
- 12.30pm Lunch – provided (60 min)
- 1.30pm Concurrent Break out editing / info sharing session – Newbies will have their own space with Giantflightlessbirds, Gertrude206 and another experienced editor to provide refresher training, help answer questions, and review how to practically do the workflows discussed during the conference. (1hr 45 min)
- 1.30pm Concurrent Break out editing / info sharing session – Experienced editors mingle and talk workflows and tool sharing tips and tricks. (1hr 45 min)
- 3.15pm Afternoon Tea (30 min)
- 3.45pm Participant Survey so User Group can report back to funders on progress (Survey information to be updated but example here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T8G7TNJ)
- 4.00pm Prize giving and thank yous. (30 min)
- 4.30pm WikiCon Auckland 2024 closes
Accommodation options
These are only some of the accommodation options available and have not been updated since 2021. The organising committee have not approached any of these options for discounted rates.
| Accommodation Name | Cost | Distance from Venue | Accommodation website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Garden Lodge | $75 per night | 15min walk | https://www.citygardenlodge.co.nz/ | Close to the museum, cheap & cheerful |
| Parnell Pines Hotel | $125 per night for single studio, $180 for twin room | 10-15min walk | http://www.parnell-pines-hotel.nz/ | Close to the museum, 3 star hotel |
| YMCA Hostel | $55 per night, Private single room with shared facilities | 30min walk, 10min drive | https://www.ymcaaccommodation.org.nz/ | Further from the museum, cheap & cheerful |
| Ibis Budget Hotel | $73–80 per night, studio room or twin bed room | 35min walk or 14min drive | https://ibis-budget-auckland-central.aucklandcityhotels.net/en/ | Further from the Museum |
| Copthorne Hotel | $111–130 per night, double bed hotel room | 20-25min walk | https://copthorne-hotel-auckland-city.aucklandcityhotels.net/en/ | Standard hotel rates |
| Quest Carlaw Park | $169–189 per night Apartment accommodation, one or two bedroom apartments | 15-20min walk | https://www.questapartments.co.nz/properties/north-island/parnell/quest-carlaw-park/overview | Gym, car parking and free Wifi available |
Transport options
Auckland Airport to town
Session topic idea generation
If you have a presentation you would like considered for the organised presentations session please note it here with your user name. e.g.
- Training session on using OpenRefine with Wikidata/WikiCommons (content guided by what people want to learn) DrThneed (talk)
- The location is very close to the Auckland Central Library, which is where the Sir George Grey Special Collections are housed. The library offers guided tours, but I don't know if these are available on the weekend. Website is here with "Tours" about halfway down. The Heritage Collections Reading Room is also available for appointments Saturday 10am–5pm, if attendees wanted to take advantage of the proximity. Beeswaxcandle (talk) 02:34, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
COVID19
If you feel unwell during or within 5 days after this event with flu like symptoms please do a COVID test and, if it is positive, isolate for at least 5 days and follow the Unite Against COVID19 instructions. Please also inform the event organisers by emailing us so we can inform attendees.
The organisers will be maintaining a mailing list of attendees for the purposes of notification of COVID. Tests and masks will be available at the event.
Supporters and sponsors
- Wikimedia Foundation