Wikimedia Hackathon 2022/Schedule/May 21

Scheduling a session

To claim a time slot in a room, add to the schedule below by copying the following points:

* Title of Session (the more detailed, the better!): 
* Username for contact: 
* Session Duration (25 or 50 min): 
* Language of session (English, Arabic, etc.): 
* Prerequisites (some Python, etc.): 
* Good for newcomers? (Yes/No): 
* Any other details to share?:

To share more information, link to a Phabricator task. The Git and Gerrit session is a great example task for a session.

Not sure how to put together a session? We've written some tips on how to get started.

The links in the schedule go directly to Jitsi rooms. But we recommend you enter the rooms through the game space (which connects to the rooms directly).

Start time (UTC) Community Building Room Infrastructure Tools Room Localization and Small Wikis Room MediaWiki Room Python Room Wikibase and Wikidata Room Cantina Social Room Start time (UTC)
Free tools hosting in Wikimedia Cloud Services

Contact: Vivian Rook

25 min; English

Prerequisites: None

Good for newcomers? Yes

Let's explore the virtual world together! Walk around the virtual world - how many cats and goats can you find?

Hint: If you walk up to the animals, they will share surprises with you.

Toolhub and How to find tools to improve your workflows
  • Username for contact: Raymond Ndibe (WMF)
  • Session Duration: 50 min
  • Language of session: English
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Good for newcomers?: Yes
- Hacking!

Feel free to use any of the rooms in the virtual space during this time to collaborate.

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Start time (UTC) Community Building Room Infrastructure Tools Room Localization and Small Wikis Room MediaWiki Room Python Room Wikibase and Wikidata Room Cantina Social Room Start time (UTC)
Matrix and PubHubs

Wikimedia Matrix.org social channels and PubHubs (Q111272672) as a potential shell for conference and other use

Contact: Pharos + Tgr

25 min; English etc

Prerequisites: None

Good for newcomers? Yes

Toolhub: publicize your tools and find new tools
  • Username for contact: BDavis (WMF)
  • Session Duration: 50 min
  • Language of session: English
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Good for newcomers?: Yes
Desktop Improvements design workshop: Introducing ideas for the design of the new default Mediawiki skin, Vector (2022)

Presentation slides: link to slides

Any other details to share?: Please see the Desktop Improvements project page for an introduction to the project and its overall goals

Wikimaps community meetup

Topics:

Wiki Mentor Africa
  • Username for contact: User:Udehb
  • Session Duration (25 or 50 min):25mins
  • Language of session :English
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Good for newcomers? (Yes/No):YES
Let's explore the virtual world together!Walk around the virtual world - how many cats and goats can you find?

Hint: If you walk up to the animals, they will share surprises with you.

Documentation to conquer the dungeon
  • Username for contact: User:TBurmeister_(WMF)
  • Session Duration (25 or 50 min): 50 min
  • Session Details: Navigating Wikimedia tech spaces can feel like crawling through a dungeon. Docs are the tools (and healing potions) we need to survive! In this session, we'll discuss how we can create excitement and peer support to help each other conquer the dungeon with documentation.
  • Language of session (English, Arabic, etc.): English
  • Prerequisites (some Python, etc.): none
  • Good for newcomers? (Yes/No): Yes
Data access workshop for Tools
  • Username for contact: User:Milimetric_(WMF)
  • Session Duration: 50 minutes
  • Language of session: English
  • Prerequisites: a little SQL
  • Good for newcomers?: Yes
Wikimaps track
  • Workshop: Make interactive maps in your browser with Wikidata and Kepler.gl
  • Abbe98
  • Language of session: English
  • 30 minutes
  • Prerequisites: none, there will be prepared SPARQL queries one can use
  • Good for newcomers?: Yes
  • Etherpad/material
How to play with [alpha] Codex, the upcoming Wikimedia Design System, in user scripts
  • Session Duration: 25mins
  • Language of session: English
  • Prerequisites: Vue.js, User scripts
  • Good for newcomers?: No
How to add data to Wikidata (fast)
Bridging the research and developer communities
  • Username for contact: User:ELescak_(WMF)
  • Session Duration (25 or 50 min): 50 min
  • Language of session (English, Arabic, etc.): English
  • Prerequisites (some Python, etc.): none
  • Good for newcomers? (Yes/No): Yes

̆* Other details: phab:T308321

The Wikimedia Developer Portal

We'll present some plans and work on a Developer Portal which will link the most important technical docs from a single place.

[Small wiki toolkits] What is SuggestBot and How to Get It Username: Nettrom

Duration 50 mins

Language of session: English, but the bot is multilingual Prerequisites: an understanding of Python and Pywikibot, if you'd like to host/work with it

Good for newcomers? I'll aim to make it so!


Slides are on Commons.

phab:T307806

Women and Non-binary hacker group

* Username for contact: MSchottlender-WMF

* Session Duration: 50 min

* Language of session: English with support in Portuguese and Spanish

* Prerequisites: None

* Good for newcomers? Yes


Topics -

  • An open office hours for anyone interested in follow-up to the Women and Non Binary meetup
  • Provide guidance and support to those who want to form a group
[Small wiki toolkits] Yobot and CHECKWIKI: How you can fix tiny errors?

Username: Magioladitis

Duration: 30 mins

Language of session: English

Scribe: Wikidata based language learning keyboards
  • Details: Introducing Scribe to those who have interest and giving an update on Scribe-Android.
  • Username for contact: AndrewTavis
  • Language of session: English
  • Duration: 50 minutes
  • Good for newcomers? All are welcome!
  • Phabricator task
Help us make the Hackathon more accessible and inviting to newcomers! Let us know what is working and not!

* Good for newcomers? (Yes/No): Yes

* Any other details to share?: Newcomers welcome!

Cat Cafe! Bring your cat (if you have one) and your snack (if you want one)
Piano concert
- Hacking!

Feel free to use any of the rooms in the virtual space during this time to collaborate.

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Start time (UTC) Community Building Room Infrastructure Tools Room Localization and Small Wikis Room MediaWiki Room Python Room Wikibase and Wikidata Room Cantina Social Room Start time (UTC)