Wikimania 2021

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UPDATE JANUARY 2021:
Wikimania 2021 to be a virtual event

Wikimania overview

Organization

Wikimania 2021

Next event

2025 (Nairobi, Kenya)

Future events

2026 (Paris, France)
2027 To be determined

Past years

Details of past Wikimanias
2024 (Katowice, Poland)
2023 (Singapore)
2022 (Virtual event)
2021 (Virtual event)
2020 (Cancelled)
2019 (Stockholm, Sweden)
2018 (Cape Town, South Africa)
2017 (Montréal, Canada)
2016 (Esino Lario, Italy)
2015 (Mexico City, Mexico)
2014 (London, United Kingdom)
2013 (Hong Kong SAR, China)
2012 (Washington, D.C., USA)
2011 (Haifa, Israel)
2010 (Gdansk, Poland)
2009 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2008 (Alexandria, Egypt)
2007 (Taipei, Taiwan)
2006 (Boston, USA)
2005 (Frankfurt, Germany)

Wikimania organization summaries: Comparative • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025 • 2026 • 2027

Access the Wikimania 2021 site here to see the current program and information.

Wikimania 2021, the sixteenth Wikimedia conference, was a virtual event organized by a diverse group of global volunteers. The 2021 edition was originally announced to be an in-person/ physical event, scheduled to be held in Bangkok, Thailand and hosted by Wikimedia ESEAP. This was a postponement of Wikimania 2020 in view of the 2019-20 COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] It was originally scheduled from 5 to 9 August 2020.^[2] In January 2021 it was announced that 2021 edition will take place online.^[3]

Theme & Dates

Since 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia, and celebrations are ongoing, Wikimania 2021's theme was years of Wikipedia. We'll look back at our history and celebrate our future.

The conference was from the 13th to 17th of August 2021, following the precedent set by past Wikimanias.

Organising team

Since there was no in-person event, the Wikimania Steering Committee took on "hosting" the 2021 virtual edition of Wikimania. Wikimania 2021 was a community-lead event, supported by the Foundation, and powered by the Wikimania Steering Committee and the Community Organizing Team.

The Core Organizing Team members were the following:

Anna Torres (Anna Torres (WMAR)
Bodhisattwa
Gnangarra
Lea Lacroix (WMDE)
Lodewijk (Effeietsanders)
Susanna Mkrtchyan (WikiTatik)
Winnie Kabintie
Yamen Bousrih (Yamen)

What about scholarships?

Scholarships were available to Wikimedia movement affiliates to support practical access to and participation in Wikimania 2021 in their communities. Please use the link below to apply!

Wikimania 2021 Scholarships

Design and background

In order to help imagine and design a virtual event, in January 2021 the Wikimania Steering Committee engaged in a series of Event Design sprints that were kicked off and facilitated by the Foundation and supported by Event Design experts. The goal of our design sprints was to collaboratively start designing a few formats for a virtual Wikimania experience to bring back to the wider community. You can read more about the process, the people involved, and the outcomes of our design sprints.

For community ideas on hosting virtual events, WikiProject for volunteers organizing online or virtual events.