WikiConference Nigeria 2024/Program

12 – 14 September, 2024
Abuja, Nigeria

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Themes

• Diversity
• Collaboration
• Technology
• Language
• Engagement & Growth

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– Lecture	– Workshop	– Roundtable
– Panel	– Lightning Talks	– Plenary
	- Presentation

Wednesday 11 September

12ː00 - 22ː00	Registration Location: Hotel Check-in	12ː00 - 22ː00

Thursday 12 September

Room	Main Hall			Room
08:00 – 10:00	Breakfast / Registration COT			08:00 – 10:00
10:00 – 11:55	Opening session COT watch live here			10:00 – 11:55
12:00 – 12:55	Nigeria Wikimedia movementː Our growth and sustainability Discussion watch live here			12:00 – 12:55
13:00 – 13:30	Break			13:00 – 13:30
Room	Asaga Nwali Ball Room	Board Room 2	Board Room 3	Room
13:30 – 13:45	Changing the African narrative through the use of media - A Wiki Loves Africa story Wilson Oluoha (OtuNwachinemere)	Engaging New Wikimedians: Strategies for Growth and Sustainability Gwanki	Media and Wikipedia: A Symbiotic Relationship and the Role of the Media in Wikipedia semmy 1960, zend2020, Obawinner	13:30 – 13:45
13:45 – 14:00				13:45 – 14:00
14:00 – 14:15	How Not to Get Your Article Deleted on English Wikipedia: Lessons from Experience Readingbeans, Safariscribe, Vandewaalforces	Mother Tongue and Brief History of Hausa Language Language Salihu Aliyu Alhaji	Growing small language Wikipedia: Yoruba Wikimedians User Group Approach Agbalagba	14:00 – 14:15
14:15 – 14:30				14:15 – 14:30
14:30 - 14:45	The Role of Wikimedia in Preserving Nigerian History and Culture Ammar Mukhtar	Wiki Loves Names Onyinye Onuoha	Addressing Open Knowledge challenges through the grant-making process of Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Ashioma Medi/Ashioma (WUGN)	14:30 - 14:45
14:45 - 15:00		Promoting inclusive Education and EiE through the Wikipedia Projects Mariam Titilope Olugbodi		14:45 - 15:00
15:00 – 15:30	Group Photo			15:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 16:30	Lunch			15:30 – 16:30
16:30 - 19:00	Break and Rest			16:30 - 19:00
19:00 - 21:00	Nigeria Wikimedia Community Distinguished Award Ceremony			19:00 - 21:00

Friday 13 September

Each room is live streamed. Catch live streams here.

Room	Main Hall			Room
Room	Board Room 1	Board Room 2	Asaga Nwali Ball Room
09:30 – 10:25	Discussing public Policy in Nigeriaː Amb. Olaniyan Olushola (Wikimedia UG Nigeria); Dr Nkem Osuigwe(Aflia); Tochi Precious (Igbo Wikimedians User Group); Franziska Putz(WMF), Boye Adegoke (Paradigm Initiative)			09:30 – 10:25
10:30 - 10:45				Leveraging Wikimedia Commons to enhance Global reach of Heritage Archives in Nigeria Asuru Lutherking Petercan/Lutarchitecture	Volunteerism; Effective Management and Retention Strategies. Okoloneli Chekwube Anselm (Senator Choko) & NZUBECHUKWU ERNEST (Ennydavids)	Peer Learning from the Let’s Connect Lens Bukola James/Bukky658 Barakat Adegboye/Ridzaina Musa Umar/Musa Vacho77	10:30 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:00	10:45 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:15	Contributing to Nigeria Language Wikipedia: What You Should Know Kaizenify (Moderator), Gwanki (Hausa), Mercyjamb (Igbo), Dorcas Omolade (Yoruba), Grace2903 (Tyap), Apdoull (Fulfulde)	Championing Inclusion in the Wikimedia Movement Ruby D-Brown and Peggy	11:00 - 11:15
11:15 - 11:30		Empowering Knowledge Equity through Vlogging: Storytelling to Strengthen the Nigerian Wikimedia Community Kwesike Nkwachukwu Nuria	Review of Impact (ROI) of the Wikimedia Fan Club Project after 7 years Daniel Damilola Obiokeke	11:15 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:00	Tea Break			11:30 - 12:00
12:00 – 12:15	Translating the Undocumented Language on Wiki Kambai Akau, Friday musa	Who is missing on Wiki?- The Queer Nigeria story Bisi Alimi	The Power of Collaboration in the Yoruba Community Dorcas Omolade	12:00 – 12:15
12:15 – 12:30	Knowledge is a Human Right; Embracing the Movement Strategy Ehi Enabulele	Wikibase, A Game Changer for Libraries and Cultural Institutions: Experiences from Nigeria and Ghana Shahadusadik, Omorodion1	Technological Innovations in Indigenous Language Education Nigerian Language Affiliates Community Leaders	12:15 – 12:30
12:30 – 12:45				12:30 – 12:45
12:45 - 13:00		New Wikipedia Editors in Hausa Community: Our Challenges and a Way forward Saifullahi AS	Wikidata catch up (How to use wikidata gadgets and script for fast and efficient contribution) Makwa Mark Lapang	12:45 - 13:00
13:00 – 13:15	Telling the stories of Nigeria on Wiki through images: why you should contribute MediaMOF, Dappasolomon001	How to recruit native speakers for small language Wikipedia: The Recruit Readers model. Isaac Olatunde	Empowering and Documenting Minority Groups: Wiki for Minority Ismail ATIBA, José Ignatius, Nikos Likomitros, Agnes Abah	13:00 – 13:15
13:15 – 13:30				13:15 – 13:30
13:30 – 14:30	Lunch			13:30 – 14:30
Room	Board Room 1	Board Room 2	Asaga Nwali Ball Room	Room
14:30 – 14:45	Organizing Made Simple: New Tools for Running Events and WikiProjects on Wikimedia Udehb-WMF, EUwandu-WMF	Language Tools and Onboarding at Wikimedia MMunyoki (WMF), Accuratecy051, UOzurumba (WMF)	Library and Wikipedia: the librarians perspective Inyor4mr , Dr. Ngozie	14:30 – 14:45
14:45 – 15:00				14:45 – 15:00
15:00 – 15:15	Engaging the Youth: Strategies for Growing a Vibrant Nigerian Wikimedia Community User:King ChristLike		Reimagining Lagos' Cultural Heritage: Initial Findings from the Wiki Imagine Lagos Project - A Wikipedian in Residence Experience Ridzaina	15:00 – 15:15
15:15 – 16:15	Developing Indigenous Nigerian language Wikipedia: Community Insights Isaac Olatunde (facilitator), Carolyn Seaman (facilitator)			15:15 – 16:15
16:00 – 19:00	Excursions			16:00 – 19:00
20:00 (Until late)	Meet Ups			20:00 (Until late)

Saturday 14 September

Each room is live streamed. Catch live streams here.

Room	Main Hall			Room
Room	Board Room 1	Board Room 2	Itumo Uguru Conference Hall	Room
7ː00 - 8:00	Aerobics			7ː00 - 8:00
8ː00 - 10:00	Breakfast			8ː00 - 10:00
10:15 - 10:30	Fostering Diversity and Inclusion on the English Wikipedia: Strategies and Best Practices for the Nigerian Wikimedia Community Vanderwaalforces	WUGN Kaduna Network Engagement 2023 Ramatu A Haliru: Inyor4mr	The Role of Kiwix in Ensuring Wikipedia Usage in Africa to Advance Education Ibrahim Yakubu, Haweey7575, Hajjo30	10:15 - 10:30
10:30 - 10:45				10:30 - 10:45
10ː45 – 11ː00	Five blocks for Building Sustainable Knowledge Online Communities - The IG Commons analogy Wilson Oluoha (OtuNwachinemere)	Women Digital literacy:Wikimedia projects, a Resourceful Tool Iwuala Lucy & Akwugo	Queerpedia and Wiki: Bridging LGBTQ+ Knowledge Gap Bisi Alimi, Nell Thompson, Ademola Adebambo	10ː45 – 11ː00
11ː00 - 11:15		Impact of Digital Technology In Wikipedia Pharouqenr		11ː00 - 11:15
11:15 – 11:30	The Story Behind Train the Trainers Nigeria: Empowering Editors, Building Possibilities Ayokanmi (WUGN), Ashioma (WUGN)	Building a Sustainable Wikimedia Community: Gombe Experience Atibrarian	Make it open for effective community engagement: The climate change scenario in Anambra Network Ngozi Perpetua Osuchukwu (Ngostary2k) and Chioma Bibiana Okeke (Bibisuccess)	11:15 – 11:30
11:30 – 11:45				11:30 – 11:45
11:45 - 12:15	Tea Break			11:45 - 12:15
12:15 – 13:10	Our Nigeria, Our Future Felix Nartey (Moderator), Dr. Nkem Osuigwe (Moderator), Shola Olaniyan, Ammar, Mikael Sodiq, Tochi Precious, Levi Kambai			12:15 – 13:10
13ː10 - 14:00	Community Reflections & Closing Session			13ː10 - 14:05
14ː00 - 16:00	Meet Ups			14ː00 - 16:00
15:30 - Onwards	Lunch & Departures			15:00 Onwards