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The Wiki Indaba Steering Committee is responsible for supporting the organization of future Indaba(s), providing a unified voice for all organisations and will provide non-financial resources to all who associate with Wiki Indaba.

Contact:
WISCom(_AT_)lists.wikimedia.org
Twitter@WikimediaWISCom
Facebook@WikimediaWISCom


  • The 6th instalment of WikiIndaba conference took place in Agadir, Morocco between 3-5 November 2023
  • And the 7th instalment of WikiIndaba conference is expected to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 2-4 October 2024


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The Wiki Indaba Steering Committee (colloquially known as WISCom) was created in 2018.

The Wiki Indaba Steering Committee is responsible for supporting the organisation of Wiki-Indaba Conferences, providing a unified voice for all organisations and providing non-financial resources to all who associate with Wiki-Indaba. The committee is made up of a representative of all past organizers of Wiki-Indaba, a representative from the current LOC, 3 volunteer slots opened to all members from the continent and 2 WMF liaison roles.

The committee was formed as a result of constant burnout from previous organizers of the conference. A process was announced at the 2018 Wiki Indaba to initiate a steering committee to support future organizers.

List of Wiki-Indaba Conferences

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Logo Conference Date Host Country
WikiIndaba 2014 June 20–22 Johannesburg, South Africa [1]
WikiIndaba 2017 January 20–22 Accra, Ghana[2]
WikiIndaba 2018 March 16–18 Tunis, Tunisia[3]
WikiIndaba 2019 November 8–10 Abuja, Nigeria[4]
WikiIndaba 2021 November 5–7 Kampala, Uganda
WikiIndaba 2022 November 4-6 Kigali, Rwanda
WikiIndaba 2023 November 3-5 Agadir, Morocco
WikiIndaba 2024 October 4-6 Johannesburg, South Africa


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Current committee
Member Languages Region (Location) Special tasks
Bobby Shabangu (WMZA) ss, en-4 Johannesburg, South Africa
Jael Boateng (WUG-OFWA) en-N, tiw-N Ghana, Accra
Youssef Ben Haj Yahia (WUG-TUN) fr-3, en-3, it-1 Tunisia, Tunis
Isaac Olatunde (WUG-NGA) Nigeria, Lagos
Nyinawumuntu Jeannette(WUG-RWA) Rwanda, Kigali
Reda Benkhadra (WUG-MOR) Rabat, Morocco
Douglas Ssebaggala (WUG-UGA) en, lg Kampala, Uganda

WISCom Executive Coordinator

Current WikiIndaba Organising Lead

WMF staff liaison

WISCom Charter and African Agenda Liaison

WISCom Timeline
User:VThamaini (WMF)User:WJifar (WMF)User:DNdubane (WMF)User:Reda benkhadraUser:Ndahiro derrickUser:ZeinebtakoutiUser:ErinamukutaUser:Olaniyan OlusholaUser:CsiscUser:Reda KerboucheUser:GeugeorUser:Reda benkhadraUser:RebeccaRwandaUser:Ndahiro derrickUser:DouglaseruUser:Kateregga1User:WikicologyUser:Olaniyan OlusholaUser:YoussefbhyUser:Sami MlouhiUser:ZeinebtakoutiUser:Jael28User:RberchieUser:FlixteyW:User:Bobbyshabangu


Legend

Current voting members marked in green; former in light green:    

Current non-voting advisers marked in gold (yellow-orange); former non-voting advisers in light orange (peach):    

Current Wikimedia Foundation staff liaisons marked in Red; former liaisons in (lighter) Red:    

Current non-voting observer members in gray:    


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  • The best way to contact the Committee is to write an e-mail to Wiscom(_AT_)lists.wikimedia.org; please note that the Committee might be sometimes slow in responding to e-mails, so if you don't receive a reply to your message in a reasonable time, just send us a reminder.
  • You can follow or tweet the Committee on @WikimediaWISCom
  • You can follow or write to the Committee on @WikimediaWISCom
  • You can also contact the members of the Committee individually by clicking on their usernames in the timeline above; feel free to use our talk pages and e-mails for any questions related to Wiki Indaba.
  • You may also arrange a phone call (via Skype or Google Hangout) with members of the Committee.


African Wikimedia Meetings
201420172018201920202021202220232024

Media publications

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  1. June, Charlie Fripp on 24th (2014-06-24). "What does Wikipedia need to do in Africa?". htxt.africa. Retrieved 2017-02-08. 
  2. "Wiki Indaba Kickstarts in Accra, Ghana - The African Dream". www.theafricandream.net. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-29. 
  3. "WikiIndaba conference 2018". Retrieved 2017-12-24. 
  4. "WikiIndaba conference 2019". Retrieved 2019-08-25.