ESEAP Conference 2022/Report/Stitchbird2

ESEAP Conference 2022 Report from Stitchbird2

Things learned at the conference

• The existence of Wikisource and how to edit it
• The existence of Web2Cit and its usefulness in adding citations to Wikipedia
• OpenRefine upskilling
• The existence of Entity Explosion
• What amazing work everyone in ESEAP is doing in this space, especially the Indonesia contingent! I was in awe about the project to document old manuscripts written on palm leaves.

Things the participant contributed or participated in the conference

• Participation in one of the opening musical items, i.e. the Aotearoa New Zealand group sang a waiata together.
• Participation in Wikisource workshop by User:Beeswaxcandle on editing Papuan Fairy Tales
• Participation in Wikimedia Commons upload workshop by Giantflightlessbirds
• Participation in wonderful Sydney harbour dinner cruise!

Plans after the conference (from what was learned or contributed in the conference)

• Using Entity Explosion by User:99of9
• Using Web2Cit by Kerry_Raymond
• Desire to carry on doing some work in Wikisource
• Improving plant species Wikidata items, including using OpenRefine, after hearing talks by User:99of9 and User:MargaretRDonald, and getting one-on-one help from both of them.
• I definitely want to keep coming to these conferences, and hopefully even Wikimania 2023!

Comments/ suggestions about the conference

• Excellent comms before, during and after
• Good location of conference and hotel, centrally located, easy to access via public transport
• Appreciated that mask-wearing was encouraged and compliance was high
• Great food and coffee/tea during breaks