Wikimedia Foundation/Communications/Wikimania 2018

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This page outlines the Wikimedia Foundation Communications Department's activities at Wikimania 2018.

Overview

The Communications Department will be attending Wikimania 2018 to provide capacity building, collect input, increase awareness, and network with community members.

Attending

Photo	Name	Title	Tasks
	Ed Erhart	Senior Editorial Associate
	Aubrie Johnson	Social Media Associate
	Kui Kinyanjui	Vice President Communications
	Samantha Lien	Communications Manager	Event communications support General communications support Press relations outreach
	Zachary McCune	Senior Global Audiences Manager	Brand development Networking
	Gregory Varnum	Communications Strategist
	Heather Walls	Chief Creative Officer

Objectives

With its participation in the conference, the department hopes to achieve these objectives:

• Help community projects expand their communications capacity
• Network with members of the community
• Engage community members in Wikimedia Foundation's communications efforts
• Increase awareness of department activities and efforts to support the community
• Discuss initiatives the department is considering

Meetings

The Communications Department is planning to meet with a number of community members at Wikimania 2018. If you would like to arrange for a meeting, please post a comment on this talk page, or email communicationswikimedia.org.