Schedule
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 | |
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Opening, Welcome! | |
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Keynote — Dan McKinley | |
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Break | |
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Knowledge as a Service |
Supporting Third-Party Use of MediaWiki |
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Break | |
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Knowledge as a Service (continued) |
Supporting Third-Party Use of MediaWiki (continued) |
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Lunch | |
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Keynote — Londa Schiebinger | |
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Break | |
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Evolving the MediaWiki Architecture |
Next Steps for Languages and Cross Project Collaboration |
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Break | |
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Keynote — Adam Cheyer | |
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Break | |
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Evolving the MediaWiki Architecture (continued) |
Next Steps for Languages and Cross Project Collaboration (continued) |
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Break | |
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Keynote — Toby Negrin, WMF Chief Product Officer | |
| Evening social event @ Cornerstone
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Tuesday, January 23rd
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Registration & Breakfast | |
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Keynote — Melanie Goetz | |
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Break | |
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Advancing the Contributor Experience |
Growing the MediaWiki Technical Community |
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Break | |
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Advancing the Contributor Experience (continued) |
Growing the MediaWiki Technical Community (continued) |
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Lunch | |
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Research, Analytics, and Machine Learning |
Embracing Open Source Software |
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Break and Group Photo | |
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Research, Analytics, and Machine Learning (continued) |
Embracing Open Source Software (continued) |
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Break | |
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Fireside chat with Katherine Maher, Victoria Coleman, and Toby Negrin | |
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Session follow-up: what do we still need to accomplish?
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Closing and thanks | |
Facilitation
Room Setup
See photos of the spaces here: https://browercenter.org/rentals/our-rental-spaces/
Tamalpais Room
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
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
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
Gallery (Tuesday only)
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
Monday: Cornerstone, dinner, drinks & games
https://www.cornerstoneberkeley.com/
Address: 2367 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704
Time: 5:30pm - 10:00pm
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
Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
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
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
The oldest bar in Berkeley with darts, free popcorn and board games.
Triple Rock Brewing
A bar in Berkeley close to the BART station with home made beers.