Community Central:Wikimania

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Wikia is pleased to be sponsoring Wikimania again this year. Wikimania is the annual international conference of the Wikimedia Foundation. Though Wikia is not a Wikimedia project, the conference is very relevant to Wikia users, and we encourage you to attend. You will learn more about the fun, theory, and practice of wikis and related free content communities, have a chance to discuss your wiki, meet other Wikians, meet Wikia staff, and hang out with Jimmy Wales! :) A special Wikia users group meeting will be held during or just before Wikimania.

Wikimania 2007 will be held in Taipei. Wikia community team member KJ is part of the organizing group for Wikimedia's third annual international conference.

Wikia has a small number of partial scholarships available to Wikia editors who need support with the costs of travel, accommodation, or entry fees for Wikimania. If you would like to apply for one of these, please send us the following details via our contact form. As Wikimania will be held in Taiwan this year, priority will be given to applicants based in Asia.


 * Your name:
 * Your Wikia user name:
 * Your age:
 * Which Wikia site do you edit the most?
 * Amount requested: US$
 * Which country do you live in?
 * Do you edit any Wikimedia projects? (Which ones?)
 * Which languages do you speak? (How fluently?)
 * Have you attended Wikimania before?
 * Do you intend to submit a presentation, poster, or workshop at Wikimania?
 * Why would you like to attend Wikimania 2007?

Translation

 * Wikia中文的使用者各位好！首先是一個好消息，一年一度的維基媒體國際年會，經過一個月多的主辦權申辦競賽之後，由台北奪下了2007年的主辦權！舉辦日期尚未確定，預計是在八月初，到時候全球關心維基、wiki發展的人，將會一同到台北參加這個盛會. 2006年在波士頓的年會，安排了各計畫的Wikia用戶一同分享經驗，Wikia的工作人員們，也會與大家一同討論. 希望在這一年中，大家能繼續吸引更多的同好一同參與這個wikia的運作，在明天夏天，將中文的成果，展示給全世界！

Wikimania 2006
Wikimania 2006 took place in August in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the Harvard Law School campus. Many members of Wikia staff attended, along with some Wikia users and Uncyclopedians. The conference provided the first opportunity for a general Wikia meetup.

The following Wikians attended Wikimania 2006.


 * Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikia, Chair of Wikia, Inc. Board.
 * Angela Beesley, co-founder of Wikia.
 * Gil Penchina, Wikia Inc. CEO and investor.
 * Tim Starling, former Wikia technical staff.
 * GreenReaper (Laurence Parry), founder of WikiFur and GalCiv, co-founder of Creatures.
 * sannse (Lisa Carter), Wikia community staff.
 * Mindspillage (Kat Walsh), former Wikia community staff
 * River, former Wikia technical staff
 * Keitei, Uncyclopedia administrator
 * KJ, Wikia community staff.
 * Jason Richey, Wikia CTO
 * John Q, Wikia staff
 * Tristan Harris, Wikia staff
 * Emil Podlaszewski, Wikia staff
 * Danny Horn, founder of Muppet Wiki.
 * Jonathan Huang, founder of Uncyclopedia
 * John Santino, Uncyclopedia Admin
 * Sean Black, Tardis Admin / Bureaucrat
 * Joe Kiff, founder of Psychology and SeedtextART wikis
 * CocoaZen (Robin Lampert)
 * Bill Kaufmann, Wikia Inc. Wikia Travel founder
 * Suisui just somebody on wikia!
 * Chaerani enthusiast of 24, Muppet, and setting up Asuh
 * Eric Johnston, Uncyclopedia administrator

Links (2006)
 * Official Wikimania 2006 website
 * Forum:Wishlists for wikimania (2006)
 * Uncyclopedia's report of Wikimania 2006

Photos (2006) Photos on Flickr showing Wikians at Wikimania 2006:


 * John, Tristan, and Jason at Hacking Days
 * John and Bill
 * Uncyclopedians (spot the potato)
 * Wikipedia's ArbCom with potatoes
 * Aphaia
 * Danny
 * Gil
 * Angela
 * GreenReaper giving his presentation
 * GreenReaper, Emil, and Robin
 * Wikians on a duck! (2, 3)

See also:
 * Chaerani's photos
 * Emil's photos
 * KaurJmeb's photos
 * Jimmy's photos
 * Photos tagged with "Wikia"