Speakers: Phoebe Ayers, Iolanda Pensa, Joel Letang, Sandister Tei, Gnangarra, Jess Wade and Jimmy Wales

What is Wikimania?

 Wikimania is the Wikimedia movement’s annual conference celebrating the free knowledge projects made possible by the volunteer community and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation –  Commons,  MediaWiki,  Meta-Wiki,  Wikibooks,  Wikidata,  Wikinews,  Wikipedia,  Wikiquote,  Wikisource,  Wikispecies,  Wikiversity,  Wikivoyage,  Wiktionary – with three days of conferences, discussions, meetups, training, and workshops. Hundreds of volunteers and Free Knowledge leaders from around the world gather to discuss issues, report on new projects and approaches, and exchange ideas.

What is the Wikimedia Foundation?

The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that supports and operates Wikipedia and its sister free knowledge projects. Wikipedia is the world’s free knowledge resource, spanning more than 40 million articles across nearly 300 languages. Every month, more than 200,000 people edit Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects, collectively creating and improving knowledge that is accessed by more than 1 billion unique devices every month. This all makes Wikipedia one of the most popular web properties in the world. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations and grants.