2025/Program/Submissions
New York City — 16-19 October 2025
(pre- or post-conferences possible)
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Submissions are NOW OPEN. Program proposals will be accepted until July 1, 2025.
WikiConference North America is made up of presentations, panels, workshops and roundtables led by the Wikimedia community and institutions of knowledge and technology.
Proposals are welcome in English, French, and Spanish for both in-person and virtual presenters. WCNA 2025 will be a hybrid event - attendees and presenters will be able to join fully in-person, fully virtual, or a mix as it suits their needs.
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We invite submissions that explore the future of Wikipedia, missing pieces (content gaps, editor demographics, etc.), credibility, and editor safety. While the theme and these focus areas will be particular topics the conference will revolve around, we welcome all submissions which are relevant to the Wikimedia movement - do not feel confined to the conference theme or focus areas if you have something great to share! Proposals may be in various formats and topics related to Wikimedia projects or free culture.
Theme
Our theme will be "Wiki World's Fair", celebrate the 400th Anniversary of New York City. We will be celebrating the contributions of diverse voices and fostering cross-border partnerships, mirroring the diversity and rich history of the host city.
Program tracks
To make the program submissions easier to organize and review, we suggest three broad themes. Think about which one best fits your program idea. If your submission applies to more than one theme, you may specify a secondary track in the submission form.
- Future of Wikipedia-- AI, online safety, hubs & emerging user groups, emergent technology, new tools, etc.
- Missing Pieces-- Content gaps: gender, culture, LGBTQ+ individuals & issues, editor retention & new editors (who's missing?), etc.
- Credibility-- Website/source credibility, claims credibility, media forensics, content provenance, anti-censorship, anti-harassment, literacy/fluency (critical thinking, media literacy/fluency, digital literacy), etc.
Session types
| Type | Description | Suggested Length |
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| Lightning talk (LT) | Very short presentation lasting only a few minutes; a data blitz. | 5 minutes |
| Lecture (LEC) | Lecture/presentation on any topic within the themes covered by the conference, please leave at least 5 minutes for questions of the 15-30 minute allotted time. | 15–30 minutes |
| Edit-a-thons or workshops (ED/WS) | Facilitated group-wide tutorial, working session, or editing on a pre-selected topic. | 30–120 minutes |
| Lunch meetup (LUN) | 60 minutes | |
| After-hours meetup (AFT) | 60-120 minutes |
Proposal Review Process
Proposals will be reviewed by a Programming Committee. Each submission is rated on a variety of factors including the likely level of impact and expected outcomes; expected community interest; and how well-connected the submission is to the theme or a focus area. Committee scores are averaged, and the top portion of submissions will be accepted as they fit into the schedule.
You will be notified about the Program Committee's decision regarding your submission via email. If your submission is not added to the preliminary schedule, please do not be discouraged. WikiConference North America will have time set aside in the schedule for participants and attendees to participate in self-organized talks and working groups during our lightning talks and unconference sessions.
Existing submissions
Note: this list is a dynamic view of Category:Submissions/2025