Wikimedia Conference 2017/Program/49

49: Lightning Talks

Audience

All conference participants

Length

60 min

Session Format

Listening (12 x 5 min talks)

Room setting

U-Shape U-Shape

Description

“A lightning talk is a very short presentation given at a conference or similar forum. Unlike other presentations, lightning talks last only a few minutes and several will usually be delivered in a single period by different speakers.” (Wikipedia).

Desired Outcome

inspiration & networking

Next Steps and Milestones

n/a

Facilitator

Asaf Bartov

Speakers

Sign up here with your idea you want to talk about! You also have the chance to present spontaneously.

1. Zeetendra ^») 09:23, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
   • @Zeetendra:: Please add your topic you want to talk about. --Cornelius Kibelka (WMDE) (talk) 10:07, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
2. Exploring the Bangladeshi archaeology through Wiki Loves Monuments. Tanweer (talk) 09:33, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
3. development of an app for WikiTowns/QRpedia Gnangarra (talk) 09:47, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
4. Done Why WikiProject Medicine matters and what you can do to help. Shani Evenstein 09:49, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
5. Done Gnom (talk) 09:49, 14 March 2017 (UTC) I would like to give an update about the Sustainability Initiative.
6. Done About Zapis project of Wikimedia Serbia Nikola (talk) 10:46, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
7. Done Who are the Wikimedia Stewards and what do they do? (slides) —DerHexer (Talk) 11:36, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
8. Done Running a successful #1lib1ref project (And putting the "science" in library science) -- Sodapopinski7 (talk) 11:48, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
9. Reusing Open License Text on Wikipedia as a method of expert outreach, explained in the context of working with UNESCO. John Cummings (talk) 11:58, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
10. Wikiexpedition. Martha Gomez (talk) 10:31, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
11. Done ORES: Scaling wikiwork with basic artificial intelligence (slides) Halfak (WMF) (talk) 17:17, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
12. Global Collaborations Wiki-Sister-Cities! AbhiSuryawanshi (talk) 05:28, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
13. Done Wikivacaciones: The original photo and writing contest of the colombian wikimedians --Remux - Ĉu mi povas helpi vin iel? 00:30, 5 November 2015 (UTC) 03:50, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
14. Preliminary results of a research on Turkish university students' attitudes and usage of Wikipedia--Basak (talk) 12:37, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
15. Done Scholia: scholarly profile with Wikidata. — Finn Årup Nielsen (fnielsen) (talk) 17:53, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
16. Wikimedia Hub: creating Wikipedia awareness in Nigeria using Wikimedia Hub in tertiary institutions---- Olaniyan Olushola (talk) 13:38, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
17. Fill the gender gap in itwiki: WikiDonne project --Camelia Boban (talk), WikiDonne founder 15:31, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
18. Done wm2017:Submissions/Bikol Wikipedia: its Impact as a Local Resource --Filipinayzd (talk) 16:45, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
19. Done WikiGrandmothers of Bashkir Wikipedia (and general achievements of Wikimedians of Bashkortostan User Group). --Visem (talk) 19:46, 27 March 2017 (UTC) (together with З. ӘЙЛЕ).