Hello,
The Community Growth
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Community_Growth> space at
Wikimania 2019 is now accepting submissions! The deadline for submission
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Submissions> is June 1. See
below for submission topics and session formats.
In the Community Growth space, we will come together for discussions,
presentations, and workshops that address these questions:
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What is and is not working around attracting and retaining newcomers?
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How should Wikimedia activities evolve to help communities grow and
flourish?
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How should our technology and culture evolve to help new populations to
come online, participate and become community members?
*Recommended topics. *While proposals related to all aspects of community
growth and newcomer experience are welcome, organizing team is particularly
interested in proposals related to:
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Research on recruitment, activation and retention.
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Technological approaches
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On- and off-wiki engagement strategies
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Supporting diversity and cross-cultural newcomer experiences
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Lessons learned from beyond Wikimedia, and
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The future of newcomers and editing
If you are interested in seeing presentations around additional topics, but
do not plan to submit a proposal, you can suggest additional topics here
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Community_Growth#Topics_suggested_by_community_members>.
*Types of session.* We prefer sessions that are participatory, interactive,
promote conversations, and give a voice to parts of our movement that are
heard less often. We welcome the following session formats:
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Roundtable discussion
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Panel discussion
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Lightning talk
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Working session
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Teaching session
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Conference presentation
*Poster submissions.* Posters are also a good way to introduce a topic, or
show some results of an action. Please consider submitting one
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Poster_session>!
More information about the Community Growth space, topics, and submission
formats is available on the proposal page
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Community_Growth>.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Morgan
On behalf of the Community Growth leadership team
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Jonathan T. Morgan
Senior Design Researcher
Wikimedia Foundation
User:Jmorgan (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jmorgan_(WMF)>