2026:Program/Form
Liberté, Équité, Fiabilité
The following questions are those asked in the submission form.
You can start filling out your submission on the submission platform and save it as a draft. In this case, remember to indicate "not ready yet" or any other useful note in the required fields in order to bypass error messages.
Be sure to fill out the form with all your answers before the deadline.
You can contact the Program team at: wikimania
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Please have a look at our Frequently Asked Questions too!
Submission form contents
Hello and Welcome!
- What is the title of your session submission?
- This will be shown publicly Please write at most 100 words.
- Session type
- One of the different session formats
- Select the most appropriate session type for your submission, from the session description page. The organizers will change a session to a different format if needed. Note: For Workshops and Panels, you can add remote co-presenters after the submission has been completed, f: following the conditions for each session type. Important: Please note that the proposed duration includes 5 minutes of transition between sessions (except for lightning talks). This will be shown publicly
- Track
- One of the different tracks
- What program track best fits your session? This is your session’s primary thematic category. For more information about these tracks, see the Tracks page on the Wikimania Wiki. This will be shown publicly
- Language
- Selection between: Arabic, English, French and Spanish
- What is the primary language of your session? The languages supported at Wikimania Paris are Arabic, English, French and Spanish. This will be shown publicly.
- Abstract
- Free form text-field
- A brief description of your session. This will be shown publicly as the catchphrase in the program. Please write at most 250 words.
- Don't record this session
- Checkbox
- This will be shown publicly
- Additional Speaker
- Email field
- If you have a co-speaker, please add their email address here, and we will invite them to create an account. If you have more than one co-speaker, you can add more speakers after finishing the proposal process. Remember that a speaker can't be part of more than 3 sessions!
- Should your session be selected for the program, do you consent to having your session and supporting materials released on-wiki and on the eventyay platform under CC BY-SA 4.0.?
- Yes/No
- If you selected “Do not record this session” your session will not be filmed and no video will appear online. This will be shown publicly.
- How does your session relate to the event theme
- Liberté, Égalité, Fiabilité (Freedom, Equity, Reliability).
- Free form text-field
- This will be shown publicly.
- Which Wikimedia audiences will find this content the most useful?
- Free form text-field
- How do you plan to ensure your presentation is tailored to attract and support those audiences? Please write at most 250 words. This will be shown publicly.
- What is the replication potential of the project presented? What references can you provide about making this proposal? What elements would enable the same project to be carried out elsewhere?
- Free form text-field
- Please write at most 250 words. This will be shown publicly.
- Tell us a bit about yourself and your experience in relation to the topic you plan to present. Please share references regarding that experience. Have you already conducted a presentation like this one about this topic?
- Free form text-field
- Please write at most 250 words. This will NOT be shown publicly.
- Do you have any experience in public speaking, leading workshops or training, participating on a panel or delivering sessions? If yes, please describe.
- Free form text-field
- Please write at most 100 words. This will NOT be shown publicly
- Wikimania is filled with lots of interesting presentations. What do you plan to do to make yours stand out and add unique value for your audience? Is it an original presentation, created for Wikimania 2026?
- Free form text-field
- Please write at most 100 words. This will NOT be shown publicly
- What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?
- Unique selection between:
- Everyone can participate in this session
- Some experience will be needed
- Average knowledge about Wikimedia projects or activities
- This session is for an experienced audience
- This will be shown publicly.
- Is it the first time you present at Wikimania?
- Yes/No
- This will NOT be shown publicly
- How do you plan to deliver this session?
- Unique selection between:
- Onsite in Paris
- Dialing in from a remote location
- Hybrid with some participants in Paris and others dialing in remotely
- Pre-recorded, to be played in Paris and for the virtual audience
- Please see the format guidance on the Wikimania Wiki, which has been updated this year. This will be shown publicly.
- Are there any other needs or requests for your session not mentioned elsewhere in this application?
- Free form text-field
- All rooms have microphones and projectors but, for example, will you need a flip chart, markers, post-its etc. This will NOT be shown publicly
- Have you applied for a Wikimania travel scholarship?
- Yes/No
- This will NOT be shown publicly and is only used for cross-referencing with the scholarship process. Having a scholarship or not is not a determining factor in selecting a session.
Tell us more about yourself
- Name or username
- Field
- Please enter the name you wish to be displayed publicly. This name will be used for all events you are participating in on this server.
- Biography
- Field
- Please provide a brief personal biography with information about your past involvement in the Wikimedia movement. Please write at most 250 words. This will be shown publicly.
- Speaker image
- Field
- We recommend uploading an image at least 400px wide. A square image works best, as we display it in a circle in several places. Please do not upload files larger than 10.0MB! Supported formats: .gif, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .svg
- Profile Picture Source
- Field
- Please enter the name of the author or source of image and a link if applicable.
- Profile Picture License
- Field
- Please enter the name of the license of the photo and link to it if applicable.