MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024/Call for Contributions
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Hello (Semantic) MediaWiki maintainers, software developers, consultants, researchers!
Call for Contributions[edit]
We are looking for use cases and best practices that provide insight in issues like
- How does the use of MediaWiki change the way we share knowledge
- How can GLAM institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) benefit from MediaWiki
- How did you use MediaWiki in our organizational/academic/government/enterprise setting?
- What are the best ways to run MediaWiki, what extensions did you use?
- How can we best introduce newcomers to MediaWiki?
- How can we use linked data/Semantic Web to enhance knowledge management?
- What are the benefits of using Semantic MediaWiki?
Your experience is valuable for all of us! So please share and propose a talk, tutorial or other contribution.
Hit the button below to propose a contribution.
Current proposals[edit]
| Description | Has speaker | Has talk type | Duration | Planned | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 years Vienna History Wiki | 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. | Bernhard Krabina Christoph Sonnlechner Katharina Prager | Talk | 40 | 6 November 2024 09:20:00 |
| Archived proposal from Viktor | This is partly an idea pitch and an update of how we are developing this at Pegasystems. I'll talk about utilising Microsoft Graph to synchronize MediaWiki content to it, and have its content available in many layers of Microsoft - including M365 Copilot. I'll also touch upon integrating data from MS Graph into the Wiki itself. | Viktor Schelling | Lightning talk | 10 | |
| Bringing Microsoft 365 and MediaWiki together | How to utilise Microsoft Graph to synchronise MediaWiki content for visibility across Microsoft's M365 suite, including the GenAI Assistant 'M365 Copilot'. | Viktor Schelling | Lightning talk | 10 | 4 November 2024 17:00:00 |
| Category Manager and WikiSearch Clean-up enhancements | Extension to manage categories, and expanding WikiSearch for actions on search results. | Jimmy van Delft | Lightning talk | 10 | 4 November 2024 16:40:00 |
| ConceptXL - Concept Management and Publication | 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. | Toine Schijvenaars Robin van der Wiel | Session | 30 | 5 November 2024 13:00:00 |
| Conference opening | Bernhard Krabina | Talk | 15 | 5 November 2024 09:30:00 | |
| Conference opening day3 | Brigitte Rigele | Lightning talk | 10 | 6 November 2024 09:00:00 | |
| Considerations when targeting LTS releases | Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks when supporting and targeting LTS releases of MediaWiki core. | Daniel Scherzer | Talk | 30 | 4 November 2024 14:00:00 |
| Current state of OpenSemanticLab | How it is utilized in institutional knowledge/data management and research projects | Simon Stier | Lightning talk | 30 | 6 November 2024 11:30:00 |
| Extension "VisualData" | Short presentation of VisualData. | Thomas Topway | Lightning talk | 10 | 4 November 2024 15:30:00 |
| Factors influencing the use of wikis in organizations | What factors influence the use of wikis in organizations? Preliminary results from research employing the UTAUT/UTAUT2 methodology and the System Usability Scale. | Bernhard Krabina | Talk | 25 | 5 November 2024 14:50:00 |
| Fasten seatbelt and lock the doors! Security from develpment to deployment | Some thoughts and experiences on how to continuously ensure and monitor the state of security of a MediaWiki deployment. | Markus Glaser | Talk | 30 | 4 November 2024 15:00:00 |
| Hackathon | Location: KDZ – Zentrum für Verwaltungsforschung (5 min) | Hackathon | 180 | 6 November 2024 13:30:00 | |
| Improving Wikidata some more | Thoughts on improving Wikidata's (and, more generally, Wikibase's) user interface. | Yaron Koren | Talk | 20 | 4 November 2024 16:10:00 |
| InlineComments extension | A plug for the InlineComments extension. | Yaron Koren | Lightning talk | 5 | 4 November 2024 16:05:00 |
| Integrated Management System for logistics: BPMN to compliance-ready assets across ISO, IFS, and beyond | 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. | Alexander Gesinn | Talk | 30 | 5 November 2024 15:15:00 |
| Juggel Lists | Juggel is a highly flexible MediaWiki-based information and productivity platform. The configurability is demonstrated through Juggel lists. | Ad Strack van Schijndel | Talk | 20 | 5 November 2024 16:15:00 |
| Keynote: Empowering Knowledge Workers | 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. | Karsten Ehms | Talk | 60 | 5 November 2024 09:45:00 |
| Knowledge management in organizations: Productivity, efficiency, and quality improvement | Kirill Klimov | Talk | 20 | 5 November 2024 16:35:00 | |
| LLM and Local Knowledge | 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. | Julia Neidhardt Thomas Kolb | Talk | 30 | 6 November 2024 10:30:00 |
| Lightning Talk session: Use cases | Session | 90 | |||
| Linked open data curation and visualization with SemanticWikibase | 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. | Kolja Bailly | Lightning talk | 10 | 6 November 2024 12:00:00 |
| Managing Datasets and Collections with Wikibase | 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. | Christos Varvantakis Jon Amar | Talk | 30 | 6 November 2024 10:00:00 |
| MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group | Cindy Cicalese Bryan Hilderbrand | Lightning talk | 15 | 4 November 2024 11:45:00 | |
| MediaWiki Usage in BMKÖS | 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. | Michael Kallinger | Talk | 20 | 5 November 2024 14:30:00 |
| MediaWiki in GLAM settings | Daniel Dobriy | Talk | 20 | 6 November 2024 12:10:00 | |
| Object oriented linked data (OO-LD) | How to make large knowledge graphs structured for machines manageable for humans. | Simon Stier | Lightning talk | 10 | 4 November 2024 16:30:00 |
| Open CSP | Update on what's new with Open CSP. | Charlot Cobben | Lightning talk | 15 | 4 November 2024 12:15:00 |
| PDF Citation Highlighter | 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. | Anton Krom | Lightning talk | 10 | 4 November 2024 14:50:00 |
| Panel Discussion: Knowledge Management and Semantics | Cindy Cicalese Rich Evans Karsten Ehms | Discussion | 45 | 5 November 2024 17:10:00 | |
| Parallel Track :: Room 2 | Session | ||||
| Quick AI functions | Some quick possibilities to add AI to your wiki. | Charlot Cobben | Lightning talk | 15 | 5 November 2024 16:55:00 |
| Relational versioning | Megan Cutrofello | Lightning talk | 10 | 4 November 2024 17:10:00 | |
| SciCom Wiki - FAIR knowledge infrastructure for educational content | 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. | Tim Wittenborg | Talk | 30 | 6 November 2024 12:30:00 |
| Semantic Mediawiki: New user bumpy journey - Year One - online presentation | The talk describes the initial exploration of possibilities, development, impact and final results of SMW implementation and usage in Violinwiki. | Pavel Spacek | Talk | 20 | 4 November 2024 14:00:00 |
| SemanticWikibase Development discussion | TIB Hannover plans to develop the SemanticWikibase extension. This discussion aims to gather community and developer feedback for specific implementation details. | Jeroen De Dauw Lozana Rossenova Kolja Bailly Torsten Veit | Discussion | 40 | 4 November 2024 17:20:00 |
| Semantification of GenealogyResearch | CompGen runs a regular MediaWiki with thousands of pages on genealogical research. This talk presents the ongoing semantification efforts. | Wolfgang Fahl | Talk | 20 | 4 November 2024 14:20:00 |
| Simultaneous editing: First experiences | 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. | Robert Vogel | Talk | 30 | 4 November 2024 12:30:00 |
| Standardizing on recommended code revisions | A plug for Recommended revisions. | Yaron Koren | Lightning talk | 5 | 4 November 2024 16:00:00 |
| State of Canasta Fall 2024 | Updates to Canasta since MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2024 in Portland, Oregon, USA. | Jeffrey Wang | Lightning talk | 15 | 4 November 2024 12:00:00 |
| Testing & Continuous Integration Tests | Streamlining MediaWiki extension development using a Docker Compose-based CI setup. Learn how to efficiently build, test, and improve your extension across diverse configurations. | Marko Ilić Luke Eversfield | Talk | 30 | 4 November 2024 14:30:00 |
| Various new features of Bluespice | BlueSpice's newest features: notification templates, notification system, redesigned user interface for special pages, numbering of headings, and AI editing assitant. | Miriam Schlindwein | Talk | 30 | 5 November 2024 12:30:00 |
| Why isn't that in the wiki? | How to ensure your company's knowledge management system stays current and your employees enjoy contributing to it. | Ike Hecht | Talk | 30 | 5 November 2024 12:00:00 |
| WikiChat | 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. | Jeffrey Wang | Lightning talk | 15 | 5 November 2024 11:15:00 |
| Wikibase4Research guided installation. Bring your own data, get your own wiki | 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. | Kolja Bailly Lukas Günther | Hackathon | 90 | 4 November 2024 15:30:00 |
| Wikibase4Research: A toolbox for Wikibase Users and Developers | Wikibase4Reserach is a fast and easy customizable docker pipeline to setup knowledge systems like Mediawiki, SemanticMediawiki, Wikibase or SemanticWikibase within minutes. | Kolja Bailly Lukas Günther | Tutorial | 30 | 4 November 2024 15:00:00 |
