WikiConvention francophone 2024: a celebration, in French, of the wiki community
The 8th edition of the WikiConvention francophone took place on November 2 and 3 in Quebec City, preceded by two days of preconferences. A major event for the French-speaking Wikimedia community, this edition brought together nearly 130 people. Participants had the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of wiki projects, take part in stimulating discussions, share moments of conviviality, and discover the local culture.
The opening lecture was given by Benoît Dubreuil, French Language Commissioner. Nearly 60 presentations and workshops were scheduled during the convention and pre-convention days. This was a great opportunity to learn more about some of the contributions campaigns, such as #SheSaid, or new projects, such as Wikifunctions. It was also the occasion to highlight local initiatives happening in French around the world, such as the collaboration between WikiClub 3L and the Cégep de St-Jérôme in Quebec, or Wikimédia Côte d’Ivoire’s contribution to the African Cup of Nations 2023. Being a crucial topic at the moment, artificial intelligence was at the center of several discussions, in particular during the Digital Commons and Artificial Intelligence Day, which was organized concurrently on Friday 1ᵉʳ November.
The WikiConvention is one of the privileged moments for strengthening ties within the French-speaking community, offering an opportunity to meet people from a variety of backgrounds, whether they are making their first contributions or have been actively participating for several years. At this year’s event, 16 countries were represented1, French being a minority language in some of them. The next edition in 2025 will take place in Benin.
This conference was made possible thanks to WikiFranca, Wikimedia Canada, the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimédia France, Wikimedia CH, et the Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes.
- Algeria, Belgium, Benin, Cameroon, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Germany, Haiti, Senegal, Madagascar, Rwanda, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom. ↩︎
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