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Event:WMA Introduction to Wikifunctions
WMA Introduction to Wikifunctions
Organized by: Udehb
Start and end time
16:00, 2 March 2024 to 16:00, 3 March 2024
Location
Online event
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Overview
[edit]Imagine a platform where anyone can contribute "recipes" (functions) in any language, telling computers to translate, calculate, or organize information. This breaks language barriers, democratizes knowledge creation, and boosts efficiency by reusing code. In its early days, wikifunctions holds the potential to revolutionize how we share knowledge across the world, making it more accessible and collaborative than ever before.
At Wiki Mentor Africa, we will be taking advantage of this project's flexibility to contribute (Translate) in our diverse languages.
Event Details
[edit]The event will run from the second to the third of March 2024. It will be a virtual event. Zoom is the platform to be used for the event.
Day 1: Understanding Wikifunctions
[edit]- Guests: Denny Vrandečić (WMF Head of Special Projects) and Luca Martinelli (WMF Community Relation Specialist)
- Focus: An insider's look into Wikifunctions - its goals, capabilities, and its influence on the sharing of global knowledge.
- Date: 2nd March 2024, 16:00UTC
Day 2: Translating Knowledge with Wikifunctions
[edit]- Guest: Hogü-456
- Focus: Hands-on demonstration (Translation).
- Date: 3rd March 2024, 16:00UTC
How to Participate
[edit]- Register here for the event.
- The zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87662973464?pwd=N0RlWnRtaitrZ3haVWZBODdjSkpGZz09