Wikimania
- 2025 (Nairobi, Kenya)
- Details of past Wikimanias
- 2024 (Katowice, Poland)
- 2023 (Singapore)
- 2022 (Virtual event)
- 2021 (Virtual event)
- 2020 (Cancelled)
- 2019 (Stockholm, Sweden)
- 2018 (Cape Town, South Africa)
- 2017 (Montréal, Canada)
- 2016 (Esino Lario, Italy)
- 2015 (Mexico City, Mexico)
- 2014 (London, United Kingdom)
- 2013 (Hong Kong SAR, China)
- 2012 (Washington, D.C., USA)
- 2011 (Haifa, Israel)
- 2010 (Gdansk, Poland)
- 2009 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- 2008 (Alexandria, Egypt)
- 2007 (Taipei, Taiwan)
- 2006 (Boston, USA)
- 2005 (Frankfurt, Germany)
| The central Wikimania wiki is now at wikimania.wikimedia.org. |
Wikimania is the annual, global conference for the Wikimedia movement. It features presentations on Wikimedia projects, other wikis, free/open-source software, free knowledge and free content, and the social and technical aspects which relate to these topics.
- The next Wikimania, Wikimania 2025, will be held in Nairobi, Kenya 6 to 10 August 2025.
- The most recent, Wikimania 2024, was held in Katowice from 7 to 10 August 2024.
A list of all Wikimanias is below and the story of Wikimania is here.
What do people do at Wikimania?
Wikimania attracts Wikimedia project participants from around the world, including writers, editors, programmers, and photographers; Wikimedia Foundation staff; and members of the 40+ country-based Wikimedia chapters. Many researchers also attend and present. Attendance has ranged from 380 to 2,000 people, with representation from more than 80 countries. The conference is typically held on a different continent each year, and has taken place in thirteen countries on five continents to date.
Wikimania is organized by local volunteer teams, with support from international volunteers, the Wikimedia Foundation and other sponsors. The conference's location is determined by an international jury of community members, who review location bids submitted by teams from different locations. Guidelines for interested communities who wish to host Wikimania, and information about past bids, can be found below.
The conference program consists of presentations and workshops from community members, speakers from related projects, and wiki researchers, as well as social activities and informal discussions. Some formal research is presented, in addition to "best practice" knowledge sharing and presentations of ongoing work. Wikimania also features formal reports from Wikimedia Foundation board members and staff, renowned keynote speakers, and opportunities to interact with dedicated Wikimedia contributors from all around the world.
- See also Wikipedia coverage of Wikimania in dozens of languages.
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Boston, 2006 -
Wikimania 2007 Wikiball! -
Planning meeting in Alexandria, 2008 -
Wikimania 2009 coffee break -
Wikimedia board members address Wikimania 2010 participants in Gdańsk -
Wikimania 2011 group photo -
Wikimania presentation, Washington DC, 2012 -
Attendees leaving following Wikimania 2013's closing ceremony -
Wikimania 2014 opening ceremony -
Wikimania 2015 Group photo -
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Wikimania 2024 group photo
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Past Wikimanias
- People who have been to (almost) every Wikimania are listed at Wikimania/Frequent attendees.
- Data about attendance is available at en:Wikimania#Overview.
Future Wikimanias
Most generally, the decision in where to hold the conference is based on proposals that are vetted by the WMF and Wikimania Committee. The WMF Event Manager works closely with interested people and groups in exploring that possibilities and drafting a proposal. There has also been a strong effort in the past to ensure that conference locations are distributed fairly evenly around the globe from year to year.
The Wikimania Steering Committee runs the selection of venue several years in advance. The location is rotated around areas of the world.
Historically the selection of the venue was done using bids and a jury; this was scrapped in 2015.[1]
Getting involved
- Join the Wikimania mailing list, or browse its archives.
- The Wikimania/community group is a WikiProject for supporting Wikimania. Please list yourself there if you have experience working on Wikimania or would like to help out.
- Visit the online IRC chat room #wikimaniaconnect (see IRC instructions for help.)
- Telegram group "Wikimania chat" https://t.me/wikimaniachat
Documentation
- Wikimania checklist – a general checklist of things that need to be done to run a conference (especially Wikimania).
- Wikimania Handbook – This is a few years out of date, but is good for historical purposes.
- /Templates
- Target
- Sessions
- Scholarships
- Comparative (budget)
- Unofficial advice for running a Wikimania conference, written up in 2007 by Phoebe: User:Phoebe/Wikimania
- wm2009:Postmortem/Conclusions
- wm2014:Videos and wm2013 and earlier videos
See table above, #Past Wikimanias, for feedback from specific conferences.
Discuss general concerns on this page's talk page.