Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2018/Programme/Submission/Why the world reads Wikipedia (CEE angle)

Title of your proposal

Name(s) and/or username(s)

Name, Surname, User:USERNAME

Affiliate, Position (if any)

Topic

1. Strategic discussions:
   • Increasing the level of cooperation on the level of communities.
   • New cross-border projects, instead of or in addition to the existing CEE Spring.
   • Attracting new editors and creating comfortable conditions for them.
   • Developments of small communities.
   • Implementation of Wikimedia 2030 strategy in the region.
   • Gender gap.
2. Capacity development:
   • Creation and development of local communities. Recognition from WMF. Support of small communities.
   • Wikidata, particularly integration into local wikis.
   • Encouragement of new editors.
   • Outreach, particularly in education.
   • Conflict resolution.
   • Dealing with paid editing.
   • Writing and using learning patterns.
   • Technical skills, particularly to speed up the editing.
3. Working groups:
   • Trans-border cooperation (several separate topics of cooperation applicable, particularly, article contests, GLAM and other projects).
   • Trans-border contests: CEE Spring, WLE, WLM, European Science Photo Competition, Wikiexpeditions. Particularly, a lot of applicants mentioned desire to discuss the future of CEE Spring, or another contest which will replace it.
   • Advocacy & Copyright Law.
   • Gender Gap.

-->

Type of submission (Please choose one)

• Presentation with discussion (one-to-many + Q&A)

Duration (without Q&A)

60 min with Q&A