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MediaWiki user conferences

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MediaWiki user conferences are generally held twice a year, centered around third-party uses of MediaWiki, i.e. the usage of MediaWiki outside of the Wikimedia projects. They have been held under a variety of names, most notably the Semantic MediaWiki Conference (SMWCon), the Enterprise MediaWiki Conference (EMWCon), and, most recently, the MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference (MUDCon).

The conferences are for anybody interested in MediaWiki, including users, developers, consultants, business or government representatives, students, researchers, and staff members of the Wikimedia Foundation. They are a great way to meet members of the third-party MediaWiki community, especially if you are new to MediaWiki.

Past conferences have included speakers from a wide variety of backgrounds; notable past keynote speakers include Ward Cunningham (the inventor of the wiki), Håkon Wium Lie (primary inventor of CSS and former CTO of Opera), Denny Vrandečić (co-creator of Semantic MediaWiki, Wikidata and Wikifunctions), and Markus Krötzsch (co-creator of Semantic MediaWiki and Wikidata).

Mission

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The conferences aim to:

  • inspire/onboard new users,
  • inform on where and how MediaWiki is used,
  • convey and consolidate best practices,
  • initiate/foster/integrate application and development and
  • strengthen the community of stakeholders and its service portfolio.

Events

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The next planned event will be:

Below is a list of previous events, in reverse-chronological order.

2025

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2024

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MUDCon wordmark

2023

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  • SMWCon Fall 2023 – 11 to 13 December 2023, in Paderborn, Germany, and online (hybrid)
  • EMWCon Spring 2023 – April 19-21, 2023, in Austin, Texas, USA, and online (hybrid)

2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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EMWCon logo

2015

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2014

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2013

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2012

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2011

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2010

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2009

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  • SMW Camp – 7 and 8 November 2009 in Karlsruhe, Germany
  • SMW Meetup – 25 March 2009 in Stanford, California, USA

2008

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History

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A long-running series of conferences for third-party MediaWiki uses has been held since 2008—though discussion of Wikimedia usage of MediaWiki has always played a part in the conferences as well. These conferences began with a specific focus on the Semantic MediaWiki extension, before broadening to include all of the software around MediaWiki. They have been held under a variety of names, most notably the Semantic MediaWiki Conference (SMWCon), the Enterprise MediaWiki Conference (EMWCon), and the MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference (MUDCon). Despite the different names and focuses, they have been fairly consistent in their structure and frequency. Since 2009, the conferences have been held twice a year, once in North America and once in Europe.

The MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference began in 2024, and is the successor to EMWCon (2016-2023), which was held annually in North America in the spring, and SMWCon (2009-2023), which since 2016 was held annually in Europe in the autumn. Both of those conferences covered MediaWiki more broadly than their name implied, and their purposes overlapped significantly, so the two conferences were merged and renamed to MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference to reflect reality and streamline branding. The rebranding also aims to invite a wider audience to the conference than the previous conference names implied.

Beginning with the 2021 conferences, the conferences have been organized with the backing of the MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group.

Notes

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See also

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