This is the report page for the 2016 Wikimania evaluation survey from the event in Esino Lario. The survey was carried out by WMF Learning and Evaluation team. Conferences and hackathons had been identified as key programs to develop evaluation insight. This third survey offers more information and data on the process and outcomes of the conference. It is intended as a means for participants to share what they got out of the conference and a platform to collect information on how we might improve future conferences and their evaluation. We hope that the lessons learned through the years help inform the creation of future issues of Wikimania. Share, comment and discuss!
Nearly all respondents (88%) reported that they plan on pursuing at least one new project or collaboration in the next six months that will involve people that they met at Wikimania 2016.
Number of Contacts to Pursue New project with in the future
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Number of new projects or collaborations you are planning on pursuing in the next six months that will involve people you met at this Wikimania
The top three favorite sessions were: ""Meetups"", The Coolest Projects of Wikimedia Chapters- Be Inspired, and Privacy- A Limit to "The Sum of all Knowledge"? .
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Session
Count
Meetups
28
The Coolest Projects of Wikimedia Chapters- Be Inspired - Darya Kantor and Deror Lin
24
Privacy- A Limit to "The Sum of all Knowledge"? - Lukas Mezger
22
The Future of Wikimania
20
Wikipedia Depicting Mohammed: Different Approaches in Different Environments
18
Hackathon
18
SVG Illustration Workshop - Shyamal, Cmglee
16
Community Health II: Tackling Harassment
16
Content Gender Gap an International Movement - Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
14
Dynamic SVG for Wikimedia Projects: Exploring Applications, Techniques and best practices for interactive and animated vector graphics - Gordon Lee
14
Wikipedia Addiction and its Comorbidities- What Role does Mental Health play in a community that wants to create an encyclopedia? - Kritzolina
13
Legal War Stories: A Review of Key Legal Issues Facing the Wikimedia Movement - Jacob Rogers and Michelle Paulson
13
Comparison to Wikimania 2015 sessions showed mixed results. One-hundred and thirty-one respondents indicated that they attended Wikimania 2015 in Mexico City. Of these 131 respondents, the majority (35%) indicated that the overall quality of the content of this year’s sessions were about the same compared to last year. Twenty-four percent indicated that they were better and 27% indicated that they were worse.
Respondents who attended Wikimania 2015 reported a variety of outcomes from last year's conference
Hackathon attendee's self-reported experience with developing was mixed. Most, (26%) indicated they have intermediate level of experience, followed by advanced level of experience (23%), and beginning level of experience (15%).
Hackathon attendees experience as developer
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How would you describe your experience as a developer?
80% of the respondents said the hackathon was a positive or very positive experience. About 17% said the experience was neither positive or negative, 3% reported that experience was negative.
Hackathon Attendees: Hackathon Experience
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How would you describe your overall experience at the Hackathon?
The most commonly reported tasks that were accomplished at the hackathon included discussing future work (16%), fixing bugs (14%), and adding features to an existing tool (11%).
What different tasks did you accomplish during your hackathon time? (Select all that apply)
N
%
Discussed future work (RFC, specifications, etc.)
63
16%
Fixed bugs
56
14%
Added features to an existing tool
43
11%
Wrote code for a new tool or project
28
7%
Worked on or contributed to a new project from the Community Wishlist