SMWCon Fall 2015/What we Know About MediaWiki and Where we're Going

Where is MediaWiki at in the grand scheme of documenting knowledge? Who is using it? What's around the corner for the software and the community? How is Semantic MediaWiki prepared for these coming changes?

I'll share the outcomes of the MediaWiki Stakeholders' group work in recent months. Particularly our survey results and a deeper conversation around the we gave at Wikimania in July.

I will talk about our findings and would like to ask the SMW community how they envision the future of MediaWiki. I believe feedback and participation are necessary to further develop MediaWiki and the greater Wikimedia community.

Outline

 * Introduction
 * MediaWIki Stakeholders' Group
 * What' we started at the Spring SMWCon
 * Our work in Lyon
 * Presentation and Survey at Wikimania
 * Building a Wishlist
 * What is MediaWiki?
 * How do core extensions influence the definition of MediaWiki?
 * What changes are coming to MediaWiki?
 * What does a longer-term future look like?
 * How can you, SMW user, influence the future?