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Wikimedia to Hold First International Conference

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the lets-get-together-and-[drink] dept.

teslatug writes "The Wikimedia Foundation will be holding its first international conference, Wikimania, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany from August 4, 2005 to August 8, 2005. Featured speakers will include Jimmy Wales, Ross Mayfield, Ward Cunningham, and Richard Stallman. It will be the largest gathering of Wiki[pm]edians to date."

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  1. Travel plans by edLin · · Score: 2, Informative

    Add your travel plans to the wiki: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania:Transport

  2. Frankfurt has a certain reputation... by Goonie · · Score: 2, Informative

    Frankfurt has a certain reputation amongst international travellers. It's the place you fly into when you're going to Germany, but it's also the place you fly, train, or drive straight out of once you get there. The exceptions are, of course, banking and going to conferences :)

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  3. Re:An upcoming media conflict? by anthony_dipierro · · Score: 2, Informative

    Really now, what controls are in place to prevent Wikipedia from becoming an agenda-driven complex just like old media?

    There's the GFDL, which allows people to fork the project if it gets too agenda-driven. And there are also federal laws which restrict charities from benefitting private individuals or engaging in politics.

    It could still happen, to some extent, but there are some controls in place to make it less likely and less severe.