The CWMC 2006 is a two-day conference and will be held on August 26 - 27. The program consists of speeches, debates and panel discussions. There will also be two luncheons and a dinner party.

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CWMC 2006

General Information
Background
Host city
Venue
Program and Events
Program
Participation
Registration
Visa
Arrival
Lodging
Acknowledgment
Co-organizers
Sponsors
Donations
Volunteering
Contacts

All times shown in the conference schedule below are in Hong Kong Time, i.e. UTC+8.

DAY 1 (Aug 26)
10:00 - 11:00 Registration
11:00 - 11:30 Opening ceremony
11:30 - 12:30 Speech:
(topic to be confirmed)
by Mr. Jimmy Wales
12:30 - 13:30 Panel discussion:
Emergence of the Digital Public Sphere
Panelists includes: The Hon. Sin Chung Kai, Ms. Christine Loh, Mr. Leung Man Tao, Mr. Jimmy Wales
Moderator: Mr. Charles Mok
13:30 - 14:30 Luncheon
15:00 - 16:00 Speech:
Overview of Chinese Wikimedia
by Mr. Shi Zhao
Speech:
Paradoxes in the Classroom – from Wikimedia to the Education Reforms, New Media Technologies and Intellectual Property
by Mr. Chitat Chan
16:30 - 17:30 Speech:
Web 2.0 and Wikipedia
by Prof. Irwin Kuo-Chin King (CUHK)
Workshop:
Introduction to Wikipedia Editing
19:00 - 22:00 Dinner party gathering
DAY 2 (Aug 27)
09:30 - 10:30 Discussion:
Promoting Wikimedia
 
Speech:
Bots
by Mr. Yuan Mingli
11:00 - 12:00 Speech:
What is Copyright?
by Mr. Deng Chieh
12:00 - 13:30 Luncheon
13:30 - 14:30 Discussion:
Wikimania 2006
15:00 - 16:00 Panel discussion:
Free Knowledge
Panelists includes: Mr. Ip Iam Chong, Mr. Zunix Ling, Mr. Francis Lee
Moderator: Mr. Erwin Huang
16:00 - 16:30 Closing ceremony