MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024

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MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024
Conference details
Start: November 4, 2024
Finish: November 6, 2024
General Chair: Bernhard Krabina
Local Chair:
Program Chair: Sabine Melnicki





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Municipal and Provincial Archives of Vienna, Vienna, Austria,
Gasometer D, Guglgasse 14, 1110 Vienna, Austria
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The 2nd MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference brings together developers, users, and organizations from the MediaWiki and Semantic MediaWiki community around the world.

November 4–6, 2024, Vienna, Austria

Conference audience and mission[edit]

MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference will be a three-day conference featuring discussions of topics related to the usage of (Semantic) MediaWiki software by and within companies, non-profits, governments, organizations, and communities, including the Semantic MediaWiki community. If you use MediaWiki, or you're interested in it, we would love to see you attend.

This conference aims 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.

Learn how to "do" MediaWiki to assume your responsibilities regarding your organization's knowledge management.

Please also refer to the following pages for further details:


Program[edit]

The full program is also available on the conference website at http://conference.knowledge.wiki.

Streaming will be available on YouTube.


Day 1 - Monday, November 4 - Tutorial and Community day
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12:00
15 min.
Jeffrey Wang Founder and owner of MyWikis
Updates to Canasta since MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2024 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
12:15
15 min.
Update on what's new with Open CSP.
12:30
30 min.
Robert Vogel Software Developer at Hallo Welt!
A couple of month ago, Extension:CollabPads was added to BlueSpice MediaWiki. This talk it about how we got there and what we learned since then.
13:00
60 min.
14:00
20 min.
[[Pavel Spacek|]]
The talk describes the initial exploration of possibilities, development, impact and final results of SMW implementation and usage in Violinwiki.
14:00
30 min.
Daniel Scherzer Technical Project Manager at WikiTeq
Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks when supporting and targeting LTS releases of MediaWiki core.
14:20
20 min.
CompGen runs a regular MediaWiki with thousands of pages on genealogical research. This talk presents the ongoing semantification efforts.
14:30
30 min.
[[Marko Ilić|]] [[Luke Eversfield|]]
Streamlining MediaWiki extension development using a Docker Compose-based CI setup. Learn how to efficiently build, test, and improve your extension across diverse configurations.
14:50
10 min.
Anton Krom Semantic technologies engineer at WikiTeq
A lightweight Python application that identifies and highlights continuous text patterns (such as citation text) in PDF documents, whether uploaded to MediaWiki or from external sources.
15:00
30 min.
Markus Glaser Head of Development at Hallo Welt!
Some thoughts and experiences on how to continuously ensure and monitor the state of security of a MediaWiki deployment.
15:00
30 min.
Kolja Bailly Senior research software engineer at Open Science LabLukas Günther Research software engineer at Open Science Lab
Wikibase4Reserach is a fast and easy customizable docker pipeline to setup knowledge systems like Mediawiki, SemanticMediawiki, Wikibase or SemanticWikibase within minutes.
15:30
10 min.
15:30
90 min.
Kolja Bailly Senior research software engineer at Open Science LabLukas Günther Research software engineer at Open Science Lab
We provide a guided installation session to assist people in the setup of a new knowledge system or transfer their existing data and config to our Docker-based installation pipeline for Wikibase4Research.
15:40
20 min.
16:05
5 min.
Yaron Koren Founder/CEO of WikiWorks
A plug for the InlineComments extension.
16:10
20 min.
Yaron Koren Founder/CEO of WikiWorks
Thoughts on improving Wikidata's (and, more generally, Wikibase's) user interface.
16:30
10 min.
How to make large knowledge graphs structured for machines manageable for humans.
16:40
10 min.
Extension to manage categories, and expanding WikiSearch for actions on search results.
17:00
10 min.
Viktor Schelling Senior Principal MediaWiki Developer at Pegasystems
How to utilise Microsoft Graph to synchronise MediaWiki content for visibility across Microsoft's M365 suite, including the GenAI Assistant 'M365 Copilot'.
17:20
40 min.
Jeroen De Dauw SMW maintainer and Wikibase co-creator. Director of Professional.Wiki, and The Wikibase ConsultancyLozana Rossenova Postdoc researcher at Open Science Lab, Product Manager for Wikibase4Research servicesKolja Bailly Senior research software engineer at Open Science Lab
TIB Hannover plans to develop the SemanticWikibase extension. This discussion aims to gather community and developer feedback for specific implementation details.
18:00
5 min.


Day 2 - Tuesday, November 5 - Business and Government day
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9:00
30 min.
9:45
60 min.
Karsten Ehms Senior Consultant for Knowledge Management and Social Software at Corporate Technology, Siemens AG, Germany
Siemens' "Wikisphere" has thrived since 2008 due to openness, structure, and automation, with the current "AI wave" highlighting the advantages of hypertextual content over traditional artefacts.
10:45
30 min.
11:15
15 min.
Jeffrey Wang Founder and owner of MyWikis
In this lightning talk, we will discuss the basics of MyWikis' LLM integration, WikiChat, and show some examples of how it works, especially in relation to GDPR requirements.
11:30
30 min.
12:00
30 min.
How to ensure your company's knowledge management system stays current and your employees enjoy contributing to it.
12:30
30 min.
Miriam Schlindwein Software Developer at Hallo Welt!
BlueSpice's newest features: notification templates, notification system, redesigned user interface for special pages, numbering of headings, and AI editing assitant.
13:00
30 min.
In this presentation, we will introduce a tool called the "Concept Manager", which is designed to comply with the Dutch standard NL-SBB (Dutch version of SKOS and other semantic standards). We will also show how we use this in collaboration with the "Concept Viewer" on our ConceptXL product. We also demonstrate the technical implementation on the MediaWiki platform and show which existing and custom-developed extensions we use to achieve this functionality.
13:30
60 min.
14:30
20 min.
Michael Kallinger will give an overview of modern management of wiki administration, with a special focus on www.wissensmanagement.gv.at and www.verwaltungspreis.gv.at.
14:50
25 min.
What factors influence the use of wikis in organizations? Preliminary results from research employing the UTAUT/UTAUT2 methodology and the System Usability Scale.
15:15
30 min.
Alexander Gesinn Managing Director & Partner at gesinn.it GmbH & Co. KG
This presentation showcases an IMS built on SMW that enhances compliance in logistics through BPMN synchronization, QR code asset management, and a local AI for privacy-conscious querying.
16:15
20 min.
Juggel is a highly flexible MediaWiki-based information and productivity platform. The configurability is demonstrated through Juggel lists.
16:55
15 min.
Some quick possibilities to add AI to your wiki.
17:10
45 min.
Cindy Cicalese Principal Engineer at Wikimedia FoundationRich Evans Electronics & Data Systems Engineer at NASA Glenn Research CenterKarsten Ehms Senior Consultant for Knowledge Management and Social Software at Corporate Technology, Siemens AG, Germany
18:00
5 min.
19:00
Official conference dinner (included in ticket prices).


Day 3 - Wednesday, November 6 - GLAM and Research day
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8:30
30 min.
9:00
10 min.
9:20
40 min.
Bernhard Krabina Partner at KMA Knowledge Management AustriaChristoph Sonnlechner Historian at City of Vienna[[Katharina Prager|]]
The talk will give an overview of 10 years of operation of the Vienna History Wiki, the largest city wiki that leverages Semantic MediaWiki for GLAM institutions of the city of Vienna.
10:00
30 min.
Christos Varvantakis Partner Manager at Wikimedia Deutschland[[Jon Amar|]]
This talk provides an introduction to Wikibase, a free open-source software for managing collaboratively edited structured data, highlighting its use cases in research and cultural heritage and its basic functionalities.
10:30
30 min.
How does Generative AI integrate with the framework of Digital Humanism? This talk highlights the potential of AI technologies while addressing ethical concerns like bias and misinformation.
11:30
30 min.
How it is utilized in institutional knowledge/data management and research projects
12:00
10 min.
Kolja Bailly Senior research software engineer at Open Science Lab
We provide an extended version of SemanticWikibase, that connects Wikibase with Semantic Mediawiki. Compatible with actual Mediawiki LTS version, extended functionality and tools for easy installation.
12:30
30 min.
SciCom Wiki describes scientific and educational content such as videos and podcasts. This talk highlights our journey from concept in 2021 to non-profit establishment in 2023.
13:00
15 min.
Farewell and closing remarks
13:30
180 min.
Location: KDZ – Zentrum für Verwaltungsforschung (5 min)

Registration[edit]

Buy a ticket at Eventbrite! There is a limit of 80 participants that can join in Vienna!
In order to attend in person in Vienna, you must purchase a ticket via Eventbrite! You don't have to have an PayPal account, you can continue as “guest” to pay with credit card. Early-bird tickets will be available until September 30.
Rates Professional Freelancer / Student MWStake Member(1)
Early bird (until September 30th) $ 400 $ 200 15% discount
Regular (starting October 1st) $ 450 $ 250 15% discount
Online (3) Free of charge (no ticket required) Free of charge (no ticket required) Free of charge (no ticket required)
  • (1) How to become an individual Member of the MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group ($ 100 per year) is explained here. Discount codes will be sent to MWStake members via e-mail.

Sponsors[edit]

Thank you to the sponsors of MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024!

GOLD

Hallo Welt!

Hallo Welt!
The company behind BlueSpice, the open-source enterprise wiki software

GOLD

gesinn.it

gesinn.it GmbH & Co. KG
We develop software that makes knowledge accessible and information work more productive.

GOLD

WikiTeq

WikiTeq
MediaWiki Built for your Business

SILVER

Professional Wiki

Professional Wiki
Wiki Services By True Experts

SILVER

Wikibase Solutions

Wikibase Solutions
Specialist in business solutions with MediaWiki

Bronze

MyWikis Europe

MyWikis Europe
GDPR compliant (Semantic) MediaWiki hosting from the heart of Europe.

Organization[edit]

KM-A Logo

KM-A Knowledge Management Associates
KM-A educates and advises Knowledge Managers and connects the KM Community in Austria and the world.

MWStake Logo

MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group
Advocating the needs of MediaWiki users outside the Wikimedia Foundation

Municipal and Provincial Archives of Vienna

City of Vienna
Municipal and Provincial Archives of Vienna