Wikimedia Developer Summit/2018/Program

Schedule

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Wikimedia Developer Summit consists of two days of pre-scheduled sessions. Please expect to be at the venue between 9am - 5:30pm on Monday and Tuesday to ensure you don't miss any sessions! The spaces available are described in the Room setup section.

All times given are in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8)

If you need to take a break from the event to work or to use faster wifi we recommend the Berkeley Public Library or one of the coffee shops near the venue, if you are in the sessions please listen and / or participate to the topic at hand.

Overview etherpad (notes for the whole program, links to each session)

Monday, January 22nd

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Registration & Breakfast
The Terrace | 8:00 am – 9:00 am (16:00 – 17:00 UTC)

Opening, Welcome!
Tamalpais Room | 9:00 – 9:30 am (17:00 – 17:30 UTC)

Keynote — Dan McKinley
Tamalpais Room | 9:30 am – 10:00 am (17:30 – 18:00 UTC)

Break
The Terrace | 10:00 am – 10:10 am (18:00 – 18:10 UTC)

Knowledge as a Service
Tamalpais Room | 10:10 am – 11:40 am (18:10 – 19:40 UTC)

Supporting Third-Party Use of MediaWiki
Kinzie Room | 10:10 am – 11:40 am (18:10 – 19:40 UTC)

Break
The Terrace | 11:40 am – 11:50 am (19:40 – 19:50 UTC)

Knowledge as a Service (continued)
Tamalpais Room | 11:50 am – 12:30 pm (19:50 – 20:30 UTC)

Supporting Third-Party Use of MediaWiki (continued)
Kinzie Room | 11:50 am – 12:30 pm (19:50 – 20:30 UTC)

Lunch
Cancun Sabor Mexicano (next door) | 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm (20:30 – 21:30 UTC)

Keynote — Londa Schiebinger
Tamalpais Room | 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm (21:30 – 22:20 UTC)

Break
The Terrace | 2:20 pm – 2:30 pm (22:20 – 22:30 UTC)

Evolving the MediaWiki Architecture
Tamalpais Room | 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm (22:30 – 23:30 UTC)

Next Steps for Languages and Cross Project Collaboration
Kinzie Room | 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm (22:30 – 23:30 UTC)

Break
The Terrace | 3:30 pm – 3:40 pm (23:30 – 23:40 UTC)

Keynote — Adam Cheyer
Tamalpais Room | 3:40 pm – 4:10 pm (23:40 – 00:10 UTC)

Break
The Terrace | 4:10 pm – 4:20 pm (00:10 – 00:20 UTC)

Evolving the MediaWiki Architecture (continued)
Tamalpais Room | 4:20 pm – 4:50 pm (00:20 – 00:50 UTC)

Next Steps for Languages and Cross Project Collaboration (continued)
Kinzie Room | 4:20 pm – 4:50 pm (00:20 – 00:50 UTC)

Break
The Terrace | 4:50 pm – 5:00 pm (00:50 – 01:00 UTC)

Keynote — Toby Negrin, WMF Chief Product Officer
Tamalpais Room | 5:00 pm – 5:40 pm (01:00 – 01:40 UTC)

Evening social event @ Cornerstone

Tuesday, January 23rd

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Registration & Breakfast
Gallery | 8:00 am – 9:00 am (16:00 – 17:00 UTC)

Keynote — Melanie Goetz
Tamalpais Room | 9:00 – 9:30 am (17:00 – 17:30 UTC)

Break
Gallery | 9:30 am – 9:40 am (17:30 – 17:40 UTC)

Advancing the Contributor Experience
Tamalpais Room | 9:40 am – 11:10 am (17:40 – 19:10 UTC)

Growing the MediaWiki Technical Community
Kinzie Room | 9:40 am – 11:10 am (17:40 – 19:10 UTC)

Break
Gallery | 11:10 am – 11:20 am (19:10 – 19:20 UTC)

Advancing the Contributor Experience (continued)
Tamalpais Room | 11:20 am – 12:50 pm (19:20 – 20:50 UTC)

Growing the MediaWiki Technical Community (continued)
Kinzie Room | 11:20 am – 12:50 pm (19:20 – 20:50 UTC)

Lunch
Gallery | 12:50 pm – 2:00 pm (20:50 – 22:00 UTC)

Research, Analytics, and Machine Learning
Tamalpais Room | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (22:00 – 23:00 UTC)

Embracing Open Source Software
Kinzie Room | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (22:00 – 23:00 UTC)

Break and Group Photo
Gallery | 3:00 pm – 3:10 pm (23:00 – 23:10 UTC)

Research, Analytics, and Machine Learning (continued)
Tamalpais Room | 3:10 pm – 4:00 pm (23:10 – 00:00 UTC)

Embracing Open Source Software (continued)
Kinzie Room | 3:10 pm – 4:00 pm (23:10 – 00:00 UTC)

Break
Gallery | 4:00 pm – 4:10 pm (00:00 – 00:10 UTC)

Fireside chat with Katherine Maher, Victoria Coleman, and Toby Negrin
Tamalpais Room | 4:10 pm – 5:00 pm (00:10 – 01:00 UTC)

Session follow-up: what do we still need to accomplish?
Tamalpais Room | 5:00 pm – 5:15 pm (01:00 – 01:15 UTC)

  • Session notes archive [TBD]

Closing and thanks
Tamalpais Room | 5:15 pm – 5:30 pm (01:15 – 01:30 UTC)

Facilitation

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Facilitation Roster

Room Setup

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See photos of the spaces here: https://browercenter.org/rentals/our-rental-spaces/

Tamalpais Room

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This is the larger of the two meeting rooms. It is on the second floor of the venue. All participants can fit in this space.

Set-up: Theater style (no tables) in front of the room, classroom style (with tables) in the back of the room.

Audio / visual: LCD projector & screen, microphones, PA mixing board, power strips, laptop VGA connection, 8’ x 4’ magnetic dry erase board, a-frame flip chart holder/whiteboard

Kinzie Room

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This is the smaller of the two meeting rooms. It is on the ground floor of the venue.

Set-up: class room setup (with tables) for 50 people.

Audio / visual: projector & screen, power strips, one mic, PA mixing board, 8’ x 4’ magnetic dry erase boards, a-frame flip chart holder/whiteboard

The Terrace

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This is an out-door space with space heaters.

Breakfast, snacks and coffee will be served here on Monday, participants can use this space to take a break from the conference. No smoking on the terrace, smokers will need to smoke on the sidewalk.

Set-up: Picnic tables and round tables

Audio / visual: None

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Breakfast, lunch, snacks, coffee will be served here on Tuesday. It will also be used for lunch seating and a place for people to take breaks from sessions as they like.

Set-up: Round table seating for 60 people

Audio / visual: None

Social Events

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Monday: Cornerstone, dinner, drinks & games

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https://www.cornerstoneberkeley.com/

Address: 2367 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704

Time: 5:30pm - 10:00pm

Menu here

WMF staff who are not registered for the Developer Summit and would like to chat about the event are welcome to attend!!

If you are not registered for the Dev Summit and planning to join us at Cornerstone please sign up here:

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Food and drinks will be served at a reserved space in the main restaurant and courtyard (Shattuck Building) starting at 5:30pm.

From 8:30 to 10:00pm, participants are invited to play games in the attached music venue space (the Durrant Building). This includes ping pong tables, corn hole, giant Jenga and Connect Four.

After dinner participants can arrange to go out in small groups or meet up at the hotel as they like.

Tuesday: Jupiter, dinner & drinks

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http://www.jupiterbeer.com/

Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Menu here

This event is for Developer Summit attendees only.

Brew house, serving wood-fired pizzas & handcrafted beer.

After dinner participants can arrange to go out in small groups or meet up at the hotel as they like.

Suggestions from participants for informal post-dinner gathering spots

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Add your own ideas here - both in the East Bay and San Francisco.

*Remember to check the timing of the last BART trains back to SF, you don't want to get stuck in the East Bay!

Albatross Pub

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http://www.albatrosspub.com/

The oldest bar in Berkeley with darts, free popcorn and board games.

Triple Rock Brewing

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http://www.triplerock.com/

A bar in Berkeley close to the BART station with home made beers.