MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024
The MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Fall 2024 (MUDCon), formerly SMWCon, was held November 4-6, 2024 at Gasometer D in Vienna, Austria. The conference was organized by the MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group with the help of its sponsors and partners.
Conference audience and mission
The MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024 was a three-day conference featuring discussions of topics related to the usage of MediaWiki software by and within companies, non-profits, governments, organizations, and communities, including the Semantic MediaWiki community. If you use MediaWiki or you're interested in it, we would love to see you attend.
This conference aims to:
- inspire/onboard new users
- inform on where and how MediaWiki is used
- convey and consolidate best practices
- initiate/foster/integrate application and development
- strengthen the community of stakeholders and its service portfolio
Learn how to "do" MediaWiki in order to assume your responsibilities regarding your organization's knowledge management.
Event details
- Dates: November 4-6, 2024
- Location: Municipal and Provincial Archives of Vienna Gasometer D, Vienna, Austria
- Website: conference.knowledge.wiki
- Social Media: LinkedIn
Keynote
The keynote "Empowering Knowledge Workers" was presented by Karsten Ehms, Siemens on November 5, 9:45 CET.
Remote attendance
The event was streamed to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SemanticMediaWiki - remote attendees could use the comment function on the live stream. Exceptional online presentations were given via Zoom link (for presenters only).
Program
The program is available on the conference website: https://conference.knowledge.wiki ()
Social events
- Monday: Informal get-together at 7Stern Bräu (Siebensterngasse 19, 1070 Wien)
- Tuesday: Conference dinner at the Heuriger 10er Marie at 7:00pm CET (Ottakringerstraße 222-224)
- Wednesday: in the afternoon ~ 16:00 CET there was a celebration of 10 years of the Vienna History Wiki.
Participants
Feel free to list yourself below if you plan to attend. Please be aware that registration is required to actually participate!
In person
| Name | Affiliation | Arrival in Vienna | Departure from Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernhard Krabina | Knowledge Management Associates | ||
| Jeffrey Wang | MyWikis Europe | Monday morning | Thursday morning |
| Lex Sulzer | |||
| Ad Strack van Schijndel | Juggel | ||
| Ike Hecht | WikiTeq | ||
| Zoran Dori | MyWikis Europe | ||
| Robert Vogel | BlueSpice MediaWiki | ||
| Anton Krom | WikiTeq | ||
| Eric-Jan van Kakerken | Wikibase Solutions | Sunday afternoon | Wednesday afternoon |
| Jeroen De Dauw | Professional Wiki | Saturday evening | |
| Cindy Cicalese | |||
| Ada Jakubowska (WMPL) | WMPL | ||
| Sabine Melnicki | WikiAhoi | ||
| Miriam Schlindwein | BlueSpice MediaWiki | ||
| Rich Evans | NASA GRC-ATF, USA | ||
| Mglaser | |||
| Daniel Scherzer | WikiTeq | ||
| Kirill Klimov | WikiTeq | ||
| Bryan Hilderbrand | Tegnosis & WikiWorks | ||
| Megan Cutrofello | wiki.gg | Friday morning | |
| Lozana Rossenova | |||
| Thomas | Topway.it | Tuesday 5 | Friday 8 |
| Toine Schijvenaars | ArchiXL | ||
| Dragonearin77 | ArchiXL | ||
| Wolfgang Fahl | BITPlan GmbH Willich near Düsseldorf/Germany | Thursday evening | Thursday morning |
| Maria Fahl | BITPlan GmbH Willich near Düsseldorf/Germany | Thursday evening | Thursday morning |
Remote
- Jefsey Morfin
- YOUR1 (ArchiXL)
- Wouter Rademaker
- Viktor Schelling (Pegasystems)
- TuukkaH
Sponsorship
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Organizers
Conference venue
- Location: Municipal and Provincial Archives of Vienna, Gasometer D, Guglgasse 14, 1110 Vienna, Austria
External links
- "2024 MediaWiki Conference Highlights" (Professional Wiki blog post)