WikiArabia 2016/Programme

Programme Day 1, March 24th Main Hall Small Hall 9:00 Registration 9:00 9:30 Welcome Speaker: Mervat Salman About Wikimedians of the Levant Speaker: Nidhal Jarrar Speech by Samir Khair - Amman Municipality Cultural Dept. 9:30 10:00 Wikimedia Representative Speech Speaker: Tighe Flanagan | WMF video message 10:00 10:20 WikiArabia 2015's Results Speaker: Hamed Gamaoun 10:20 10:40 Using Partnerships to increase Wikimedia's reach in the Global South Speakers: Jack Rabah and Mossab Banat 10:40 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 11:20 How to request a grant from WMF Speakers: Yassine Tounsi and Kacie Harold (WMF) 11:20 11:40 Open Discussion about Arab User Groups Panelists: Mohammed Bachounda (Algeria), Ahmed Mohi El Din (Egypt), May Hachem93 (Egypt), Mahmoud Al-Rawi and Ravan Al-Taie (Iraq), Bilal Dweik and Maysara Abdul Haq (Levant), Anass Sedrati (Morocco), Mounir Touzri (Tunisia) 11:40 12:40 Organizational Growth and Management of a Wikimedia Chapter Speaker: Ginevra Sanvitale (Wikimedia Italia) 12:40 13:00 Lunch 13:00 13:30 13:30 14:00 Our Attitudes Towards New Wikipedia Versions for Arabic Dialects Speaker: Reem Al-Kashif OTRS Speaker: Ziyad Al-Sufyani 14:00 14:20 The Jordan Academy of Arabic Speaker: TBD AutoWiki Browser Speaker: Shabib Al-Subay'i 14:20 14:40 Suggested Tools and Techniques for Beginners Speaker: Ibrahim Elaidy Free Software for Free Communities Speaker: Nizar Kerkeni Slides PDF & ODP 14:40 15:00 Coffee Break 15:00 15:20 Gaps between Arabic Wikipedia and Other Arabic Projects Speaker: Mounir Touzri Internet Rights and Wikipedia Speaker: M Tarakiyee 15:20 15:40 Live Data Speaker: Wafaa Shohdy Creative Commons Speaker: Issa Mahasneh 15:50 16:00 TBD Speaker: TBD Day 2, March 25th Main Hall Small Hall 9:00 SMART Program Planning Speakers: Kacie Harold and Tighe Flanagan (WMF) 9:00 10:00 Evaluation Tool and Strategies Speaker: Amanda Bittaker (WMF) | slides 10:00 11:00 Wiki Women Award - Gender Gap Speakers: Ravan Al-Taie and Walaa Abdelmonem 11:00 11:20 Evaluating Featured Content Speakers: Mervat Salman and Bassem Fleifel 11:20 11:40 Break 11:40 12:00 Kiwix: How to Surf on Wikipedia Without Free Internet Access! Speaker: Emmanuel Engelhart 12:00 13:00 Lunch 13:00 14:00 WikiMedicine Speakers: Musab Ash-Sharif and Ziyad Ar-Rajhi 14:00 14:20 Bil-Arabi Intiative Speakers: TBD 14:20 14:40 Using Wikipedia in Teaching Translation Between Durham and Muscat Universities Speaker: Dr. Khaled Al-Shehari 14:40 15:00 Coffee Break 15:00 15:20 Global Overview of Wikipedia in Education Speaker: Tighe Flanagan (WMF) | slides 15:20 15:50 Achievements of Palestine Education Program Introduction by: Farah Mustaklem Speakers: Dr. Johnny Stiban, Taghreed Shraiteh, and Doha Shilleh 15:50 16:05 Wikipedia Education Program and other Educational Initiatives Speaker: Rami Tarawneh 16:05 Day 3, March 26th Main Hall Small Hall 9:00 The ABC-D of Storytelling Speaker: Amanda Bittaker and Kacie Harold | Slides Bot Workshop Speakers: Osama Khaled 9:00 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 11:20 Wikidata, how to contribute as a Wikipedian ? Speakers: Helmi Hamdi | slides 11:20 12:20 Introduction to Wikimedia Tech Speaker: Andre Klapper 12:20 13:20 Lunch 13:20 14:00 Using Tools in WikiData: Kian, Widar, ORES (Advanced) Speaker: Katie Filbert Introduction to Wikimedia Phabricator Speaker: Andre Klapper 14:00 15:20 GLAM Initiatives Speaker: Emmanuel Engelhart at the Jordan Museum 15:20 16:20 Closing and group photo 16:20

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