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A programra való jelentkezés 2026. január 26-tól 2026. március 1-ig tartott.

Submissions must follow the Wikimania 2026's theme.

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You can contact the Program team at: wikimaniawikimedia.org

. Please have a look at our Frequently Asked Questions first!

Téma

This guide is intended for people who wish to submit a proposal for participation in Wikimania 2026. It details the philosophy, selection criteria and participation procedures to build a rich program faithful to the values of the movement.

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As with all Wikimania, a theme has been defined: Liberté, Équité, Fiabilité (Freedom, Equity, Reliability).

This theme should be the guiding principle of every submission, as it forms the very foundation of the 2026 conference. It is not just a motto, but a framework for thinking about “protecting knowledge, equity, and freedom” at a time when the free encyclopedia and its ecosystem are facing political and media challenges.

• Fit the audience: We take the liberty of departing from the usual hierarchy of academic conferences. We prefer that a presentation find its audience through an appropriate format. We count on you to think about the best format for your project, keeping in mind that the important thing is that knowledge be shared. Our commitment is that the audience consider each type of session equally in terms of quality.
• Equity in participation: The Wikimedia movement is diverse and varied. We want this diversity to be represented, giving everyone an equal opportunity to participate. To ensure equity in the submission process, we have decided to launch the call for grants (scholarships) before the call for programs. This means that the results of the grants will be known before anyone has to submit their proposal, allowing everyone to plan their participation (in person or online) on an equal basis.
  • We will give equal consideration to the four languages of the conference (English, Arabic, French, and Spanish) when selecting presentations.
  • The intention to submit a presentation was not a determining factor in the scholarship committee's selection process. The reverse is also true: having been granted a scholarship is not a determining factor in being selected for the program.
  • We defined a limit of 3 submissions per person, which also limits to 3 participations per person. The idea is to increase the number of speakers, hence giving more equity in participation.
• Reliability and quality: We aim to create a quality program, where every person leaves satisfied. The confidence we have in the reliability of your proposals will allow us to build this program. This requires a high level of rigor in terms of content, but also support to help you build, prepare, and present your presentation.
• Co-construction: Wikimania is a gathering. In order to enable the broadest and most equitable sharing of knowledge, we reserve the right to merge similar proposals. Our commitment is to enable you to co-construct a new presentation, in the same spirit as our wiki projects.

A 2026-os téma elmélyítése

To help you anchor your proposal in the theme, here's how the organizers see it:

Érték	Meaning and possible angles for your submissions (examples)
Szabadság	Exploration of fundamental freedoms: universal participation, freedom of publishing, free licenses, pseudonymity, freedom of association and innovation. How does your work contribute to maintaining a healthy and open space?
Equity	Beyond equal opportunities, it is about providing fair means according to individual needs. How does your work ensure accessibility, correct bias, and guarantee a healthy and safe environment for truly universal knowledge?
Megbízhatóság	Highlighting the verifiability, factuality and neutrality. What is the role of sources? How can we ensure the sustainability and integrity of the movement in the face of attacks on the reliability of information?

Kiválasztási kritériumok

The selection committee will evaluate the proposals on the basis of the following points, in order of importance:

Helyezés	Kritériumok	Pontozási skála	Súlyozás
1	Link to the theme, relevance: The relationship to themes Freedom, Equity, Reliability is central. We remain open to proposals that are off-topic but perfectly relevant to the movement.	1-től (elégtelen válasz) 5-ig (átfogó és jól megalapozott válasz)	×1.5
2	Interest in movement: The more impact a project has in terms of wikis, languages, replicability, or inspiration for others, the more likely it is to be selected. How important is the content to Wikimania's audience?	1-től (elégtelen válasz) 5-ig (átfogó és jól megalapozott válasz)	×1.4
3	Quality of intention: Your willingness to share knowledge. Like a wiki article, how flexible and open are you to your proposal evolving through collaboration? What is your expertise on the topic?	1-től (elégtelen válasz) 5-ig (átfogó és jól megalapozott válasz)	×1.3
4	Innovation and originality: New content or formats are welcome to demonstrate that it is possible to innovate in the way knowledge is shared. Is this a unique and original session that helps us deepen or broaden our understanding of the subject? Is it an original presentation and not one that the speaker repeats at every conference? Is the way the content is presented original?	1-től (az eredetiség hiánya) 5-ig (példátlan / korábban sosem látott)	×1.2
5	Reliability of information: We will pay particular attention to the solidity of the information that will be shared, as well as to the impact and the potential of replication of the project presented.	1-től (elégtelen válasz) 5-ig (átfogó és jól megalapozott válasz)	×1.1
6	Suitability of content and format: The type of session proposed must serve the content. Example: The results of a quantitative study are ideal for a poster. Example: A concrete and replicable project will be perfect for a workshop.	1-től (egyedülálló projekt) 5-ig (nagyon jól adaptálható/megismételhető projekt)	×1

Criteria for distinguishing two presentations with the same intention:

Kritériumok	Pontozási skála	Súlyozás
Language and Francophonie– Presentations in French and those from or related to the French-speaking world could be given priority, in line with the location of the event.	0 (egyéb nyelv) – 1 (francia)	×1
Solidity– Is the content coherent in its presentation, or is it disjointed? Is the proposal interesting and well-thought-out? Does the background information suggest that the speaker will deliver an effective presentation?	1 (nincs tapasztalat) – 3 (igazolt/releváns tapasztalat)	×1
First time – We know that people who have participated in the conference many times are more likely to have their proposals accepted. When proposals are of equal quality, people who have never presented at Wikimania will be given greater consideration for selection.	0 (nem, adtam már elő korábban) – 1 (igen, ez az első alkalom)	×2

Each submission is evaluated by three people.

The intention is to have fewer tracks to allow for better review by the evaluation teams. Some themes from previous editions are merged to reflect the trends in submissions from previous editions. They take into account new trends. All tracks are of equal importance.

	Proposed track	Definíció	Notes & Ideas for Inclusion
1	Education and Advocacy	Talking about the movement to the outside world
2	GLAM and partnerships	Partnerships with institutions (cultural and heritage, or otherwise)
3	Technológia	Everything that makes wikis work (Mediawiki, extensions, third-party services, gadgets and scripts, servers, design & UX/UI, etc.)
4	Mesterséges intelligencia	Minden, amit az MI-ről tudni kell	Can cover the impact on community dynamics, content reliability, new tools, etc.
5	Közösség	Diversity and inclusion, contributor/community engagement, community health
6	Kutatás	Research dedicated to Wikimedia communities	This track is a space where researchers from across disciplines are invited to meet the extended Wikimedia community. The track has a dedicated call for submissions, but all are welcome to submit and participate regardless of background or affiliation.
7	Governance & Strategy	Everything about governance and strategy
8	Vad ötletek	Everything else, and the unexpected
9	Új generációk	Youth in age but also in contribution	To highlight initiatives that target the newest generations (for instance the CEE Youth Group, Vikidia, or Txikipedia), and also, all the initiatives around people who are starting out.

Formátumok

Regardless of the type, the following conditions apply:

• The presentation must have been selected by the program committee.
• As the goal is to have a diversity of presenters, you can't submit or be involved in more than three presentations (except as a resource person for a workshop, or as a person proposing a meetup or lunch).
• The organizers reserve the right to convert a submitted presentation to another format (including a format not listed below).
• The organizers reserve the right to change the initial duration of a session if necessary.
• All rooms will be equipped for presentations (video projector). Everyone is free to include or present whatever they want in their session, as long as it is relevant to the theme and meets the format requirements.

Have you completed a great project and want Wikimania to know about the results? Submit a poster.

The poster will be designed by you using a template provided by the organizers, printed by the organizers, and displayed throughout the conference. You will be able to answer questions from the audience during the poster review session.

Követelmények és feltételek:

• Submit your poster by the date specified by the organizers so that it can be printed. You cannot bring your own poster.
• Unless you arrange for someone attending Wikimania in person to be your spokesperson, you will not be able to present your poster remotely.

Villámelőadás (5 perc)

Have you completed an awesome project and want Wikimania to know about it? Submit a lightning talk. You'll have 5 minutes to present your work in a creative way.

Követelmények és feltételek:

• Legfeljebb két fő mutathat be.
• You must attend at least one preparation session before Wikimania, as well as participate in rehearsals during Wikimania.
• Submit your final presentation materials by the date specified by the organizers so that they can be included in the master presentation shown on screen during Wikimania.

The Research track has a specific format of 5+5 minutes lightning talk. Any proposal using this 5+5 format for another track will be recategorized as a standard, 5-minutes long lightning talk.

Panel (~60 perc)

Do you have a project that brings together different people around a common theme? Get together at Wikimania to present the results of this project and how it can be replicated within the Wikimedia movement.

Követelmények és feltételek:

• Egy személy moderálja a panelt és legalább két vendég lesz. Minden jelenlévő tarthat egy rövid előadást, ha szeretne.
• No more than 50% of the people present at the panel may belong to the same organization.
• Two-thirds of the people participating in this panel must be present on site to facilitate post-panel discussions. The possibility of participating via video-conference is to be confirmed with the organizers.
• Consider having 5 minutes of transition with the previous and next sessions.

Workshop (~60 vagy ~90 perc)

Would you like to put a project you have developed into practice, or help others using a tool you master? If your goal is that participants leave Wikimania with concrete knowledge, then organize a workshop.

Követelmények és feltételek:

• In your submission, list the objectives you would like to achieve during this workshop: what skills will be improved?
• The people who will lead the workshop can call on resource persons to help facilitate certain aspects of the workshop. Minden jelenlévő tarthat egy rövid előadást, ha szeretne.
• The person leading the workshop must be present at the conference. However, any resource persons who will help with facilitation or contribute knowledge may be present online.
• Consider having 5 minutes of transition with the previous and next sessions.

Bring together Wikimedia communities, affiliates, and partners for workshops, strategy discussions, technical collaboration, and capacity-building before the main conference.

Pre-conferences offers a mix of formal and informal sessions—rehearsals, edit-a-thons, meetups, and governance meetings—that help set the tone for the full Wikimania experience. Most pre-conferences sessions are organized by established groups or organizations.

The organizers will provide a place for the attendees for half a day, or a full day. All other aspects of the pre-conference are organized by the group who requested this pre-conference, including: announce the pre-conference, find attendees and speakers, manage invitations, create an agenda, organize activities, etc.

Feltételek:

• A pre-conference must be requested from the organizers, using the session submission process.
• A pre-conference is a gathering of users or friends of our movement. Please indicate who your pre-conference targets, and what would be the number of attendees.
• A person attending Wikimania in person must be designated as the point of contact with the organizers.
• The group managing the pre-conference is responsible for inviting participants, managing the program, facilitating remote participation, etc. The organizers provide a room (and catering for full-day sessions); they do not provide video recording nor live translation for the pre-conferences.
• Requesting pre-conference doesn't count in the 3 submissions per person limit.

If you want to submit a proposal for an existing pre-conference, please contact that pre-conference's organizers.

Confirmed pre-conferences

Találkozók és ebédek (~60 perc)

Meetups and Lunches are themed gatherings organized by formal or informal groups within the Wikimedia movement. They are used to discuss specific topics. Lunches take place during lunchtime.

This year, meetups are fully integrated into the official Wikimania program.

Meetups will be themed by day, as much as possible:

• 1. nap: Tematikus megbeszélések (WLM, OSM stb.)
• 2. nap: Földrajzi és nyelvészeti találkozók
• 3. nap: Egyéb

Conditions (apply to both Meetups and Lunches):

• A meetup must be requested from the organizers, using the session submission process.
• A person attending Wikimania in person must be designated as the point of contact with the organizers.
• Meetups and lunches have a limited number of slots, which are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Please indicate in the submission form the number of potential attendees and the session type you prefer (lunch or meetup).
• Requesting a meetup or a lunch doesn't count in the 3 submissions per person limit.

Confirmed Meetups and Lunches

Más típusú formátumok

It is possible to submit a presentation that don't fit the pre-defined ones above, using the "Other" format type in the submission form.

The default time allocation is 60 minutes, but a different time can be requested.

The organizers reserve the right to create or consider other types of formats, or to propose changes to certain formats.

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Általános kérdések

Mi a jelenlegi beküldési határidő?

A benyújtási felület március 1-ig érhető el. Az eredmények publikálása május elején várható.

The submission form for the Research track will remain open until March 31.

Szeretnék benyújtani egy javaslatot a hackathonra. Hogyan tehetem ezt meg?

The hackathon has its own program. Please contact the hackathon team.

Nem találom az előadás beküldésének lehetőségét. Ez normális?

This year, the organizing team has decided to devote more time to practical and interactive sessions; we prefer to focus on these rather than lectures. If you have completed a project that you would like to share, please submit it in the form of a poster (which will be displayed throughout the event) or a lightning talk.

Is it possible to submit a lecture? Can we have a lecture during a workshop or a panel?

This year, the intention is to have practical and hands-on sessions rather than traditional lectures. Short lectures are welcomed during workshops or panel sessions, as introductions, as long as they are not taking over the entire session. If you'd like to offer a panel, the "other" session type welcomes your proposal.

Which sessions types are limited by the 3 submission per person limit?

Posters, Lightning talks (including the specific formats for the Research track), Panels, Workshops and anything listed under "Other" in the submission form.

Pre-conferences, Meetups and Lunches are the only session types with no limitation. Some specific limitations apply to Workshops, as listed below.

• Being an official participant to a Panel count for one submission. Please list all panelists names in your submission.
• Being invited as a speaker counts for one submission, even if you haven't created the submission or participated to its setup.
• The host(s) of a workshop may ask people to come and help with the practical aspects, as experts. These helpers are not allowed to be "present on stage" or formally present anything. This helper role does not count towards the limit of 3, but hosting or presenting does.

I'd like to suggest a tour or a social activity. Should I use the submission form?

Please use the submission form to suggest tours that would help attendees to improve their skills. Using the submission form, we can centralize all suggestions. Have a look at the Tours and Side Events page.

For panels, how does the "same organization" limit works? Can I invite members of different cultural institutions from the same city?

We define roughly "same organization members" as "working, or actively volunteering, for the same organization". However, civil servants (public officials) are in a different situation and we consider them as being from a different organization as long as they work for different institutions. Two librarians from the same library are working for the same organization, even when working in different services. But two librarians working for two different libraries are not considered as from the same organization. If these libraries are in the same city, please prove that they cover different fields.

If my session is accepted, will I get a scholarship or a funding?

No. The scholarships have already been attributed. You need to self-fund your attendance (travel, hotel, entry fee, etc.).

Can I have a look at the different fields in the submission form?

Can I copy the submission form on my device to prepare my submission?

Minden kérdés elérhető a wikin.

Remember that the only way to submit a proposal is through the form!

When I use the submission form, I can't save my draft if I don't fill all mandatory fields. Can it be changed?

We invite you to fill the form with "to be completed" placeholders before saving as a draft. This way we'll know that your session is not ready yet. You can edit your session until the deadline, even if already submitted.

Regarding the question "Is it the first time you present on Wikimania?" Does that mean that one of the answers will be considered more positive than the other?

In the interest of fairness, we want to make it easier for people who have not yet presented anything for the main Wikimania program to attend. We will use this parameter to ensure a good balance between people with Wikimania experience, who are more likely to have their proposals accepted, and people who are attending for the first time.

Note: if you have already presented something at a Wikimania pre-conference, you can still check the “first time” box.

Can I choose my attendance (being remote or on site) and change it afterwards?

It would help us if you select the way you are more likely to attend. You have until the call for submission ends to provide a firm answer, by editing your proposal.

Is it possible submit your pre-recorded videos too, following the program guidelines for any hybrid set up? If yes, will that be through the same submission process?

Please submit your proposal. If selected, we will check with you on the format. No need to record something in advance!

Can I share my draft on Eventyay with someone else?

It is not possible to share a proposal for reading or co-editing. If you want to prepare a proposal with others, it is advised to use an external service to draft. All questions from the submission form are listed on wiki.

A kiválasztási folyamatról

Ha kiválasztok egy adott formátumot, kérhetik-e a szervezők, hogy változtassak rajta?

Ha a szervezők kérik a kiválasztott formátum módosítását, ez a döntés végleges?

If I'm asked to merge my session with another one, is this decision final?

The Program Team may suggest a change in format. This suggestion is made in order to reflect and decide together on the best format for a presentation idea. The Program Team retains the final decision.

This also applies to presentation mergers.

Has the review committee been fully formed? Haven't seen the call for reviewers.

The review committee was formed during Spring 2025. The committee has 25 members from numerous communities and wikis, linked by the French language. They've been involved in the definition of this year's program as well.

Orientation sessions are offered to help you prepare your submission to the program. During these sessions, the theme, intent, and formats will be presented. We will also answer your questions.

All presentations will be recorded and made available on this page. The FAQ will be expanded with the questions asked during the sessions.

• Francia: Csütörtök, február 5., 18:00-19:00 UTC - Felvétel
• Angol: Péntek, február 6., 18:00-19:00 UTC - Felvétel
• Spanyol: Szombat, február 7., 18:00-19:00 UTC - Felvétel
• Angol: Vasárnap, február 8., 8:00-9:00 UTC - Felvétel
• Arab: Vasárnap, február 8., 18:00-19:00 UTC - Felvétel

Makróprogram

Az alábbi táblázat egy tervezet. 2026. június 1-ig változhat.

Idősávok	Július 21., kedd			Július 22., szerda		Július 23., csütörtök		Július 24., péntek		Július 25., szombat
Reggel	Hackathon Team challenges	Day trips (optional tourism)	Pre-conferences	Hackathon Team Challenges Day 2	Wikimánia Konferenciák	Hackathon (no challenges)	Wikimánia Konferenciák ― 11:00 - keynote or panel Liberté (Freedom)	Hackathon (no challenges)	Wikimánia Konferenciák ― 11:00 - keynote or panel Équité (Equity)	Hackathon (no challenges)	Wikimánia Konferenciák ― 11:00 - keynote or panel Fiabilité (Reliability)
Délután	Hackathon Team Challenges	touristic tours or pre-conference workshops		Hackathon Team Challenges Showcase ― A hackathon 15:30-kor ér véget.	Wikimánia Konferenciák	Hackathon (no challenges)	Wikimánia Konferenciák	Hackathon (no challenges)	Wikimánia Konferenciák	Hackathon (no challenges)	Wikimánia Konferenciák
				16:00 - Wikimánia megnyitó ünnepség							Wikimánia záróünnepség
Este	meghatározandó			Opening party							Záróünnepség

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