Wikimania is the annual global gathering of the Wikipedia and Wikimedia communities. This year's event is taking place online to avoid risks from travel while allowing for expanded international participation. Wikimania provides an opportunity for community members to discuss initiatives, learn from each other, and hear from those contributing to improve the Wikimedia projects and share open knowledge. All are welcome to join and participate in Wikimania 2021.

1. Welcome to Wikimania
Wikimania is the Wikipedia and Wikimedia world gathering

2. Wikimania 2011,Wikimania Israel 2014, cc by-sa.
We meet every year to

3. Niccolò Caranti,Wikimania Esino Lario, cc by-sa, 2016.
To discuss

4. Wikimania 2014, Sebastiaan ter Burg, 2014, cc by-sa.
To learn

5. Wikimania 2011, Photo by Wikimedia Israel, 2011, cc by-sa.
to plan new initiatives

6. Sebastiaan ter Burg,Wikimania Esino Lario, cc by-sa, 2016.
But essentially we gather for the pleasure of meeting each other
Pausa

7. Wikimania 2011. Photo by Wikimedia Israel, 2011, cc by-sa.
This year Wikimania is online
To avoid displacements and risks
But
with remote participation and many translations
It is also a chance to expand our international communities

8. Wikimania 2014,Adrian Grycuk, 2014, cc by-sa.
What do I mean with international communities?
And how can you join us?

9. Wikimania 2014 Hackathon, Pierre-Selim, cc by-sa.
There are essentially two ways to belong to the Wikimedia communities

10. Writing an article on Wikipedia. DensityDesign Research Lab-INDACO Department Politecnico di Milano, ShareYour Knowledge, 2011-2012, cc by-sa.
the
fi
rst way is to Push the edit Button
All our websites and resources have an edit button

11. Correcting a mistake on Wikipedia. DensityDesign Research Lab-INDACO Department Politecnico di Milano, ShareYour Knowledge, 2011-2012, cc by-sa.
You can use it to correct mistakes,

12. Adding an image on Wikipedia. DensityDesign Research Lab-INDACO Department Politecnico di Milano, ShareYour Knowledge, 2011-2012, cc by-sa.
add images and sources,

13. Translating an article on Wikipedia. DensityDesign Research Lab-INDACO Department Politecnico di Milano, ShareYour Knowledge, 2011-2012, cc by-sa.
translate articles,

14. Adding text to an article on Wikipedia. DensityDesign Research Lab-INDACO Department Politecnico di Milano, ShareYour Knowledge, 2011-2012, cc by-sa.
improve data, program our free and open source software or uploading OPEN CONTENT
And here is the second way you can belong to our communities

15. Robin Good, http://www.masternewmedia.org
Open your conten
t

16. DensityDesign Research Lab-INDACO Department Politecnico di Milano, ShareYour Knowledge, 2011-2012, cc by-sa.
Release your documentation and data with open licenses

17. All rights reserved Authorization to modify and use conten
t
for all purposes also commercial purposes
So that others can modify them and
use them for all purposes, also commercial purpose
.
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18. Edit Wikipedia. Communication campaign in public libraries. Design by Alessandro Serravalle developed within Wikipedia dietro le quinte, 2015 (Bachelor thesis), cc by-sa.
In Italian the encyclopedic articles are called voci - voices
I like to imagine all the voices behind Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects
And Wikimania is a great chance to hear some of them.

19. Wikimania Taipei. Foto Kat Walsh, 2007, cc by-sa.
Ogni giorno più eventi e incontri in contemporanea in più sale.
Here at Wikimania
you will hear stories of our communities who are contributing to improve the Wikimedia projects
and you can hear authors and institutions that are producing and releasing open knowledge
PAUSA

20. Wikimania 2012. Helpameout, 2012, cc by-sa.
Our thank you goes to all our volunteers,

21. Niccolò Caranti,Wikimania Esino Lario, cc by-sa, 2016.
teams

22. Wikimania 2014, Ralf Roletschek - Fahrradtechnik und Fotogra
fi
e, 2014, cc by-sa.
and institutions who already belong to our communities and contribute actively to our mission.

23. Iolanda Pensa,Wikimania 2021, cc by-sa 4.0.
And thank YOU for joining our communities at Wikimania!
Enjoy Wikimania 2021 and contribute to open knowledge