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Wikimania

vr.tr.wikimania · thing-q483279

Enable an AI agent to recognise Wikimania, assess the readiness and participation conditions of its editions, and identify supported actions without mistaking conference activity for Wikimedia-wide authority.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

7 bundles · 13 layers · 20 findings · 42 questions

Wikimania identity and editions Recognises the registered series and distinguishes its editions from neighbouring Wikimedia events.

Series recognition

Evidence that the referenced gathering belongs to Wikimania.

Official Wikimania identity

Record the official identification and Wikimedia-wide scope supporting recognition as Wikimania.

  1. Which official page identifies this gathering as Wikimania? provenance
  2. Does the reference denote the series, an edition or an activity within an edition? definition

Edition boundaries

The temporal and activity boundaries of a recognised edition.

Edition and associated activities

Record edition designation, confirmed dates and evidence connecting pre-conference, satellite or co-located activities.

  1. Which designation and dates identify this edition, and which announcement confirms them? provenance
  2. Which associated activities are officially included, and which are independently organised? boundary
  3. What evidence would require updating the edition's dates or cancellation status? action
Wikimania organisation and readiness Edition-specific responsibilities and evidence that the gathering can proceed.

Organising responsibilities

Who can decide, approve or answer particular conference matters.

Edition decision mandates

Record the responsibilities of the organising team, programme and scholarship reviewers, and supporting bodies where documented.

  1. Who is authorised to decide programme acceptance, scholarship awards and operational changes for this edition? action
  2. Which published mandates establish these responsibilities and their limits? provenance

Delivery readiness

Confirmed dependencies behind the announced conference format.

Venue, platform and support readiness

Record readiness evidence for venues, online services, staffing and other dependencies needed by the edition's actual format.

  1. Which delivery dependencies are confirmed, unresolved or no longer available? measurement
  2. What published contingency applies if a venue, platform or essential support service fails? action
  3. Which lifecycle state is justified by current evidence rather than by the planned dates alone? measurement
Wikimania programme and contribution How Wikimedia-related contributions become scheduled and delivered conference activities.

Programme entry

Edition-specific opportunities and requirements for contributing to the programme.

Proposal eligibility and selection

Record the actual call for contributions, review route and proposal status without assuming that older editions' rules persist.

  1. Which Wikimedia topics, session formats and contributor requirements does this edition's call specify? definition
  2. Is the relevant submission route open, and what deadline and time zone apply? measurement
  3. What evidence establishes acceptance rather than submission alone? provenance

Programme delivery

What participants can attend and what was actually delivered.

Session participation contract

Record session timing, format, language, prerequisites and supported participation modes.

  1. When and where does the session occur, and which schedule revision supports that information? provenance
  2. Can remote participants watch, ask questions or contribute, and what language support is confirmed? action
  3. Was the session delivered, changed or withdrawn? measurement
Wikimania participation and scholarships Practical routes into the gathering, including supported attendance.

Attendance access

Requirements and confirmed provisions for participating in a chosen mode.

Registration and access fit

Record registration availability and the participant's fit with documented access provisions, using only necessary personal information.

  1. What registration, fee or capacity conditions apply to the intended participation mode? action
  2. Which accessibility and language provisions are confirmed for the activities the participant intends to join? measurement
  3. Which travel or entry requirements require referral to separate authoritative guidance? boundary

Supported attendance

Scholarship opportunities and the limits of an award.

Scholarship route and coverage

Record eligibility, selection status, covered costs and obligations for the specific scholarship route; criteria and coverage must be checked for the edition. [Wikimania Scholarships](https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania/Scholarships)

  1. Which scholarship route is applicable, and what published criteria and deadline govern it? action
  2. Which costs and dates does the award cover, and which remain the participant's responsibility? boundary
  3. Does the evidence show application, selection, acceptance or completed travel arrangements? measurement
Wikimania conduct and media Applicable participation rules, reporting routes and permissions for recording or sharing.

Participant conduct

The conduct rules and response channels applicable to conference spaces.

Applicable rules and reporting

Record the applicable friendly-space or other conduct policies, their scope and the designated reporting channels.

  1. Which published conduct policies apply to the edition's physical, online and associated spaces? provenance
  2. What channel should an agent direct a participant to for the reported concern? action
  3. Which response powers belong to conference organisers and which require another responsible body? boundary

Recording and publication permissions

Conditions governing session recordings, photographs and shared presentation materials.

Media consent and reuse

Record permission and licence evidence for each material or activity; do not generalise a submission rule into universal recording consent. [Wikimania 2018 Submissions](https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions)

  1. What recording or photography restrictions apply to this session and its participants? boundary
  2. Which licence and attribution requirements govern the specific material? provenance
  3. Is the intended publication or reuse supported by the available permission evidence? action
Wikimania outcomes and continuity Evidence of delivered outputs, follow-up commitments and learning across editions.

Outputs and authority

Traceable conference outputs and the status of claims made about them.

Documented results and commitments

Record session materials, summaries and follow-up commitments while preserving who made each claim and their authority.

  1. Which recordings, notes or reports evidence the stated result? provenance
  2. Is the result a discussion summary, voluntary commitment or decision made by a separately authorised body? boundary
  3. Who accepted responsibility for follow-up, and what next action was documented? action

Edition learning

Comparable evidence and documented lessons that can inform later editions.

Participation evidence and handover

Record reported participation measures, limitations and organiser lessons without inferring movement-wide impact from attendance alone.

  1. How were registrations, attendees and online participation counted, including any deduplication? measurement
  2. Which documented lessons or unresolved issues were handed to future organisers? provenance
  3. Which outcome claims remain unsupported by the available evaluation evidence? boundary
Evidence and external alignment What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.

Reported evidence

Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.

Kinds and varieties

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  1. Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of Wikimania this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Identifiers and schemes

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  1. Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of Wikimania this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Standards and regulation

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  1. Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of Wikimania this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Real-world use

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  1. Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Wikimania this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Typical measurements

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  1. Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of Wikimania this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Failure modes and hazards

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  1. Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Wikimania this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Regional variation

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  1. Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Wikimania this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

  1. Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Wikimania this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Classifiers Filled

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What it is Filled

Wikimania is the Wikimedia movement's annual global conference, staged by local volunteer organising teams with Wikimedia Foundation support, at which contributors, affiliates, staff and researchers present work and debate Wikimedia projects, other wikis, free knowledge, open-source software, and the social and technical conditions of that work.

In scope

  • Wikimania series identity and recognition of official editions
  • Edition lifecycle, organising responsibilities and decision authority
  • Programme proposals, sessions and associated activities
  • Registration, scholarships and accessible participation
  • Conference delivery, participant conduct and reporting routes
  • Published outputs, documented outcomes and continuity between editions

Out of scope

  • Wikipedia articles and the content of other Wikimedia projects
  • Wikimedia Foundation or affiliate organisational models
  • Regional Wikimedia conferences and independent edit-a-thons
  • Standalone software projects developed during associated activities
  • Individual travel bookings, immigration cases and accommodation contracts
  • Wikimedia-wide policy adoption and project governance outside the conference

Why it exists Filled

Enable an AI agent to recognise Wikimania, assess the readiness and participation conditions of its editions, and identify supported actions without mistaking conference activity for Wikimedia-wide authority.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • An official Wikimania source identifies the event as an edition of Wikimania; Wikimedia-related subject matter alone is insufficient.
  • Its series identity is a global gathering across Wikimedia projects, rather than a single-project or regional conference. [Wikimania 2025 About](https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025%3AAbout)
  • It is organised by Wikimedians with Wikimedia Foundation support; the model must distinguish these roles from ownership of Wikipedia or authority over its content. [Wikimania 2025 About](https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025%3AAbout)
  • A session, satellite gathering or associated hackathon belongs within an edition only when its relationship is evidenced; it does not independently establish another Wikimania edition.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Speak for the organizing movement or foundation without authority.
  • Share participants' personal data or photos without consent.
  • Misrepresent decisions made at the conference.

Only with a human decision

  • Registering or applying on someone's behalf.

May

  • Report on conference dates, locations and programmes from official sources.
  • Help a participant find sessions or scholarships.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Volunteers and participants deserve safety and privacy.
  • Open knowledge communities depend on trust.

Who is affected

  • Participants
  • Volunteers

Owners Filled

Steward

The volunteer organizing team with the supporting foundation.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q15275719 - registry parent class
  • Q54856399 - registry parent class
  • Q625994 - registry parent class

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.wikimania
  • Wikidata: Q483279 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483279)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • Official edition recognition: Edition linked to an official Wikimania announcement or archive, with verification date
  • Edition lifecycle: Proposed, announced, preparing, underway, concluded, postponed, cancelled or unknown
  • Participation format: In person, online, hybrid or unconfirmed, qualified by activity
  • Conference timing: Start and end timestamps with time zones and confirmation status
  • Organising mandate: Responsible body or role linked to an edition, decision type and evidence
  • Participation pathway status: Not announced, upcoming, open, closed, waitlisted or unknown for each registration, proposal or scholarship pathway
  • Language and access provision: Published languages, interpretation, captions and accessibility provisions, each marked confirmed, requested, unavailable or unknown
  • Programme commitment: Proposed, accepted, scheduled, changed, delivered, withdrawn or unknown per activity
  • Output reuse conditions: Published licence, attribution requirements, consent restrictions or unknown per output

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Conference banners with the event name and the host city.
  • Volunteers in event shirts.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • Resolve a Wikimania reference to the series, an edition or an edition activity using official evidence.
  • Assess whether registration, session submission or scholarship application is currently available.
  • Construct an attendance plan from confirmed sessions, time zones, language support and access requirements.
  • Route programme, logistical and conduct concerns to the published responsible channels.
  • Compare announced activities with delivery evidence and identify unresolved follow-up.
  • Locate conference outputs and assess their attribution and reuse conditions.

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Harassment at events.
  • Travel risks for participants from some countries.

Standards and interfaces not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Applicable event laws depend on the host jurisdiction and edition, neither of which is specified for this conference series.

Context of use required Filled

  • This annual international conference brings together volunteer contributors, researchers and organizers working on collaboratively maintained knowledge projects.
  • Participants use talks, workshops and discussions to share research, develop skills and coordinate community activities.
  • Conference discussions provide opportunities for collaboration but do not automatically establish binding rules across participating projects.

Sources Filled

  1. Wikimania - English Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation) - Series definition; 2005 origin; edition table with dates, cities and attendance; 2020 COVID cancellation; Wikimedian of the Year; boycott and host-country controversies; 2027 Santiago listing.
  2. Wikimania - Wikimedia Meta-Wiki (Wikimedia Foundation) - Movement-facing definition; who attends; attendance band; rotating-continent practice; volunteer plus Foundation organising model; international bid jury; wmYYYY edition codes.
  3. 2025:About - Wikimania wiki (Wikimedia Foundation) - Current self-description as the annual volunteer conference; hybrid format; East Africa first hosting; visa/vaccine travel practice.
  4. 2026:Wikimania - Wikimania wiki (Wikimedia Foundation) - Twenty-first edition dates and Paris venue; official theme in French and English; hybrid in-person/online form.
  5. Wikimania 2025: Connecting Wikimedians across the world for 20 years - The Wikipedia Signpost - Twenty-year mark from Frankfurt 2005; in-person capacity filling in three weeks; 100-plus programme hours; live interpretation; Commons recordings.
  6. Wikidata item Q483279: Wikimania - identity and sense of the item

Open questions

  • Does an existing Vercy world model already cover Wikimania or its series-and-edition structure, requiring this registry entry to link to that model?
  • Which official authority and records conclusively establish edition recognition, particularly for cancelled, renamed or distributed formats?
  • How are responsibilities divided among series-level bodies, edition organisers, Wikimedia Foundation teams and local partners across different editions?
  • Which associated hackathons, satellite gatherings and pre-conference activities belong inside each edition's operational boundary?
  • Which participation, accessibility and outcome measures are consistently documented well enough to compare editions?

Machine files

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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