GLAM Wiki Conference Philippines 2024/Report/Judith.arendaing

GLAM Wiki Conference Philippines 2024/Report

GLAM made it to Vigan!

“Empowering Communities Toward an Accessible Knowledge and Cultural Heritage”, the very essence of the GLAM Wiki Conference 2024 which was held in the very historic city Vigan last September 20-21, 2024, indeed glamour and allure the enthusiastic participants coming from different places in the Philippines.

Participating here at the GLAM Wiki Con PH brought me excitement, amazement, education, love for our nation, and thrill as a 4th time participant in wiki national conferences.

Excitement because the conference was held outside Naga City, Bicol and this means that I got to have the opportunity to travel to another city and meet new friends in the Phil Wiki Community. Amazement, every time I saw important landmarks and historical places for the first time, like visiting Baluarte, Old Carcel. Education, like what others say, is that you can only truly be educated about a place and its culture if you are able to be present there. The experience was completed by the talks of Sir Pablo Chan,the director of the Vigan National Museum, Dr. Danilo Gerona a distinguished historian and Father Castañeda and of course our tour guide Sir Jessi.

Love for nation, I was driven to love and contribute to learning more and preserving the cultural heritage of the Philippines and share it to my students who could be the future wikimedians too. The workshop of Sir Mark Kineth made me realize that I can contribute to Wikipedia programs even using a cellphone just with the right technique and clever and resourceful tools. And who knows that microphotography skill can also be used in preserving and documenting historical pieces. The talks of Ms. Khate and Dr. Jesusa made me realize that nature is a part of cultural heritage too especially if the indigenous people. Thrill, the Paoay Sand Dunes experienced really hit the closing day of the conference. Learning about the place while riding in a 4x4 vehicle was a one-of-a-kind experience.

During the conference, I was able to serve as one of the facilitators. Being able to help and prepare the things needed for the conference was fulfilling and fun. Overall I can say that the Vigan Con is absolutely a GLAM!