Grants:TPS/Ckoerner/SMWCon Fall 2013

User name
Ckoerner
User location (country)
United States
Event name
SMWCon Fall 2013
Event Web site
http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/SMWCon_Fall_2013
Event date(s)
October 28th to 30th 2013
Event location (city)
Berlin
Amount requested (remember to specify currency!)
$1,100 USD in advance of the event if possible.
Endorsements

Budget breakdown

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  • Travel: USD 1,100 (round-trip airfare on American Airlines from St. Louis, MO to Berlin, Germany. Price according to Google Flights as of July 10, 2013)

Proposed Participation

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I will be presenting a topic at the SMWCon conference. I manage and support an internal MediaWiki installation at my employer - Mercy. The topic discusses using Semantic MediaWiki in a healthcare setting. My proposal and more information can be found here: http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/SMWCon_Fall_2013/SMW_in_Healthcare

Goal and Expected Impact

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I hope to advocate for the use of MediaWiki in a large, complicated and diverse organization such as a healthcare provider. I hope that by presenting on our use of Semantic MediaWiki we can provide a positive use case for a decentralized knowledge management system like MediaWiki. My presentation encompass both the technical nature of using wikis (managing users, organizing content, etc.) and the cultural and organizational aspects of working across teams in a highly segmented organization. By using MediaWiki we're working together to create a large repository of information for use by leaders that will positively impact the quality and efficiency of the care we provide at Mercy.

Other sources of Scholarships

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I have asked my employer to cover my hotel and dietary needs during this conference. They have agreed, but are regrettably unable to provide financial assistance for international airfare.