Wikimania 2014
| Wikimania 2014 | |
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| Genre | Conference |
| Begins | 8 August 2014 |
| Ends | 10 August 2014 |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Barbican Centre, London, England, UK |
| Years active | 10 |
| Inaugurated | Wikimania 2005 |
| Previous event | Wikimania 2013 |
| Next event | Wikimania 2015 |
| Participants | Wikimedians |
| Area | Global |
| Member | Wikimania |
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Wikimania 2014 was the tenth Wikimania conference, held from 8 to 10 August 2014.[1] Bidding officially opened in December 2012. London was chosen in May 2013 as the host city[2] with the only other bid coming from Arusha (Tanzania).
The keynote address was given by Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International.[3] The event was also the first Wikimania addressed by the Wikimedia Foundation's new Executive Director, Lila Tretikov.[3]
The event was preceded by a two-day hackathon, and a series of fringe events.[3]
Event
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The event was held at the Barbican Centre in London.[4]
The conference had five tracks, alongside the annual 'State of the Wiki' round up. These were:
- Social Machines
- The future of Education
- Democratic Media
- Open Scholarship
- Open Data
References
- ↑ "Wikimania 2014 London".
- ↑ "Announcement on ''Wikimania-l'' mailing list". Lists.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Programme - Wikimania 2014 in London". Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ Kiss, Jemima (23 July 2013). "Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales explains its mission to be mainstream". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 4 November 2013.
External links
Media related to Wikimania 2014 at Wikimedia Commons
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