Commons:WikiCommons PH Conference 2023

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WikiCommons Philippines Conference 2023
    Preserving Our Heritage: Safeguarding Digital Assets Through Wikimedia
    Naga City, Bicol, Philippines; December 17–19, 2023

    The WikiCommons Philippines Conference is a 3-day national conference of contributors on Wikimedia Commons happening on December 17-19, 2023 at Avenue Plaza Hotel, Magsaysay Avenue in Naga City, Bicol. This conference will bring participants from different Wiki Loves photography contests, photography enthusiasts and heritage advocates together to strengthen collaboration and better understand the issues faced among the contributors, and to look for solutions.

    The conference is organized by the Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group, in collaboration with Commons Photographers User Group, the City Government of Naga, University of Nueva Caceres Museum, Ateneo de Naga University - Social Sciences Department Polytechnic State University of Bicol - Center for Rinconada Culture, and the Arts. Funding has been provided by the Wikimedia Foundation.

    You can find media used and produced during the conference in this category on Wikimedia Commons.

    Important dates[edit]

    WikiCommons PH Conference 2023 attendees
    WikiCommons PH Conference 2023 attendees

    Community engagement: 10 September - 30 November 2023 (Community Engagement Survey)

    Application deadline: 30 November 2023

    Announcement of full scholarship: 30 November 2023

    Announcement of accepted participants: 5 December 2023

    Day 1 - Welcome dinner, Wiki Loves Earth Philippines and Wiki Loves Monuments Philippines 2023 awarding ceremony, and Socials: 17 December 2023

    Day 2 - Conference presentations, workshops, and strategic planning: 18 December 2023

    Day 3 - GLAM outreach activity, and Wiki Loves Food Philippines 2023 photo shoot: 19 December 2023

    Friendly space policy & security[edit]

    Taking into account that civility and assuming good faith are core principles of the Wikimedia movement, the Philippine Wikimedia User Group together with Commons Photographers User Group expect all participants to abide to the PhilWiki Community’s Code of Conduct and Wikimedia Foundations; Friendly Space Policy for Wikimedia movement events, as well as the Universal Code of Conduct during all activities of WikiCommons PH Conference 2023.

    Organizers and Partners[edit]

    City Government of Naga
    University of Nueva Caceres Museum
    Ateneo de Naga University - Social Sciences Department
    Camarines Sur Polytechnic College - Center for Rinconada Culture and the Arts