Behind The Scenes at #WikiConUSA

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending WikiConference USA in New York City, The Wikimedia Foundation’s 2014 USA conference. This conference was packed with seminars, workshops, and keynotes covering some of the top trends in Wikipedia right now. Read the highlights from my weekend at #WikiConUSA:

 

The Conference #WikiConUSA offered attendees the opportunity to learn and take our editing skills to the next level! One of the most unique opportunities that I had was participating in my first edit-a-thon! Edit-a-thons are a community outreach project that take place at various meet-ups and Wiki events around the world. This edit-a-thon’s theme was “Art + Feminism”, which involved us updating various articles in the database to help them stand out amongst the others.

 

Fellow Wikipedians Attending #WikiConUSA took the mask off of Wikipedia. This conference brought together admins, editors, and Wikipedians from all over the United States to New York City! This event was truly a melting pot, which is what made it fun. I learned new tricks from some of the experts, shared insight in a safe learning environment, and even lead an “un–conference” discussion with new friends about Social Media and Wikipedia.

 

The Foundation This conference was sponsored by The Wikimedia Foundation. The Wikimedia Foundation supports some of the most valued events like WikiConference in cities all over the world. The foundation also supports educating youth about Wikipedia through their Wiki Education Foundation. Foundation staff gave insight to attendees about how Wikipedia plans to grow in the years ahead.

 

Media Connect Partners, LLC sponsored WikiConference USA by contributing live social media coverage throughout the event. This blog was written by Jordan Moran. Jordan Moran is a Social Media Specialist with Media Connect Partners.