Final reminder for the call for submissions for Wiki Workshop 2023 [1]. There is still a bit more than one day to submit your extended abstracts (max 2 pages) until the submission deadline on March 23, 2023 23:59 AoE [2]. Submissions are non-archival and can be ongoing, completed, or already published works.
Best, Martin (co-PC chair) [1] https://wikiworkshop.org/2023/#call [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth On Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 9:50 AM Martin Gerlach <mgerl...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > A friendly reminder for the call for extended abstracts for Wiki Workshop > 2023 [1]. > Please consider submitting your ongoing, completed, or already published > works. > The submission deadline is **March 23**, so there are 6 days left from now. > > Looking forward to your submissions, > Martin (co-PC chair) > > > [1] https://wikiworkshop.org/2023/#call > > On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 10:28 AM Martin Gerlach <mgerl...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> The call for papers for the 10th Wiki Workshop in 2023 is out: >> https://wikiworkshop.org/2023/#call Submit your 2-page abstracts by >> March 23 (all submissions are non-archival). The workshop will take place >> on May 11, 2023. For more information, see the workshop website [1]. >> >> If you have questions about the workshop, please let us know on this list >> or at wikiworkshop(a)googlegroups.com. >> >> Looking forward to seeing many of you in this year's edition. >> >> Best, >> >> Pablo Aragón, Wikimedia Foundation >> >> Martin Gerlach, Wikimedia Foundation >> >> Evelin Heidel, Wikimedistas de Uruguay >> >> Emily Lescak, Wikimedia Foundation >> >> Francesca Tripodi, University of North Carolina >> >> Bob West, EPFL >> >> Leila Zia, Wikimedia Foundation >> >> [1] https://wikiworkshop.org/2023/ >> >> — >> >> We invite contributions to the 10th edition (!) of Wiki Workshop, which >> will take place virtually on May 11, 2023 (tentatively 12:00-19:00 UTC). >> Wiki Workshop is the largest Wikimedia research event of the year, aimed at >> bringing together researchers who study all aspects of Wikimedia projects >> (including, but not limited to, Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, >> Wikisource, and Wiktionary) as well as Wikimedia developers, affiliate >> organizations, and volunteer editors. Co-organized by the Wikimedia >> Foundation’s Research team and members of the Wikimedia research community, >> the workshop facilitates a direct pathway for exchanging ideas between the >> organizations that serve Wikimedia projects and the researchers actively >> studying them. New this year: Building on the successful experiences of >> organizing Wiki Workshop in 2015 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2015/>, 2016 >> <https://wikiworkshop.org/2016/>, 2017 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2017/>, >> 2018 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2018/>, 2019 >> <https://wikiworkshop.org/2019/>, 2020 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2020/>, >> 2021 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2021/>, and 2022 >> <https://wikiworkshop.org/2022/> and based on feedback from authors and >> participants over the years, we are introducing a few updates to the >> research track of the workshop for 2023: >> >> - >> >> This 10th edition will take place as a standalone event (rather than >> in co-location with a conference, as in previous years). >> - >> >> We have changed the format of submissions and will only accept 2-page >> extended abstracts (following the successful IC2S2 model). >> - >> >> Submissions are non-archival, so we welcome ongoing, completed, and >> already published work. >> - >> >> We are excited to share that the authors of Wiki Workshop 2023 will >> have the opportunity to receive feedback, improve their work, and submit >> the extended version of their research paper to a special issue of the ACM >> Transactions on the Web, which will have a dedicated open call for papers >> later in 2023. >> >> Topics include, but are not limited to: >> >> - >> >> new technologies and initiatives to grow content, quality, equity, >> diversity, and participation across Wikimedia projects >> - >> >> use of bots, algorithms, and crowdsourcing strategies to curate, >> source, or verify content and structured data >> - >> >> bias in content and gaps of knowledge on Wikimedia projects >> - >> >> relation between Wikimedia projects and the broader (open) knowledge >> ecosystem >> - >> >> exploration of what constitutes a source and how/if the incorporation >> of other kinds of sources are possible (e.g., oral histories, video) >> - >> >> detection of low-quality, promotional, or fake content >> (misinformation or disinformation), as well as fake accounts (e.g., sock >> puppets) >> - >> >> questions related to community health (e.g., sentiment analysis, >> harassment detection, tools that could increase harmony) >> - >> >> motivations, engagement models, incentives, and needs of editors, >> readers, and/or developers of Wikimedia projects >> - >> >> innovative uses of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects for AI and >> NLP applications and vice versa >> - >> >> consensus-finding and conflict resolution on editorial issues >> - >> >> dynamics of content reuse across projects and the impact of policies >> and community norms on reuse privacy, security, and trust >> - >> >> collaborative content creation >> - >> >> innovative uses of Wikimedia projects' content and consumption >> patterns as sensors for real-world events, culture, etc. >> - >> >> open-source research code, datasets, and tools to support research on >> Wikimedia contents and communities >> - >> >> connections between Wikimedia projects and the Semantic Web >> - >> >> strategies for how to incorporate Wikimedia projects into media >> literacy interventions >> >> This year’s Wiki Workshop solicits extended abstracts (PDF format, >> maximum 2 pages, including references). Submissions that exceed the 2-page >> limit will be automatically rejected. Authors may include 1 additional page >> with figures and/or tables (including captions) only. Initial submissions >> require names and affiliations of authors, 5 keywords, a title, abstract, >> and a main text outlining the contribution, methods, findings, and impact >> of the work, whichever is relevant. Submissions will be non-archival and as >> a result may have already been published, under review, or ongoing >> research. All submissions will be reviewed by multiple members of the Wiki >> Workshop Program Committee. The names of the authors will be revealed to >> the reviewers, whereas reviewers will remain anonymous to authors. Authors >> of accepted abstracts will be invited to present their research in a >> pre-recorded oral presentation with dedicated time for live Q&A on May 11, >> 2023. Accepted abstracts may be shared on the website prior to the event. >> The template for formatting the submission as well as the submission link >> to easychair will be made available by February 23. >> >> >> -- >> Martin Gerlach (he/him) | Senior Research Scientist | Wikimedia Foundation >> >> _______________________________________________ Wiki-research-l mailing list -- wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to wiki-research-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
