UserːAyokanmi (WUGN)/WikiConfNG Program

Session Identifiers

– Lecture	– Workshop	– Roundtable
– Panel	– Lightning Talks	– Plenary
	- Presentation

Wednesday 11 September

12ː00 - 22ː00	Registration Location: Hotel Check-in	12ː00 - 22ː00

Thursday 12 September

Room	Main Hall			Room
08:00 – 10:00	Breakfast / Registration COT			08:00 – 10:00
10:00 – 11:55	Opening session COT watch live here			10:00 – 11:55
12:00 – 12:55	Nigeria Wikimedia movementːOur growth and sustainability Discussion watch live here			12:00 – 12:55
13:00 – 13:30	Break			13:00 – 13:30
Room	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3	Room
13:30 – 13:45	Five blocks for Building Sustainable Knowledge Online Communities - The IG Commons analogy OtuNwachinemere	Engaging New Wikimedians: Strategies for Growth and Sustainability Gwanki	Media and Wikipedia: A Symbiotic Relationship and the Role of the Media in Wikipedia semmy 1960, zend2020, Obawinner	13:30 – 13:45
13:45 – 14:00				13:45 – 14:00
14:00 – 14:15	How Not to Get Your Article Deleted on English Wikipedia: Lessons from Experience Readingbeans, Safariscribe, Vandewaalforces	Mother Tongue and Brief History of Hausa Language Language Salihu Aliyu Alhaji	Growing small language Wikipedia: Yoruba Wikimedians User Group Approach Agbalagba	14:00 – 14:15
14:15 – 14:30				14:15 – 14:30
14:30 - 14:45	The Role of Wikimedia in Preserving Nigerian History and Culture Ammar Mukhtar	Wiki Loves Names Onyinye Onuoha	Addressing Open Knowledge challenges through the grant-making process of Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Ashioma Medi/Ashioma (WUGN)	14:30 - 14:45
14:45 - 15:00		Promoting inclusive Education and EiE through the Wikipedia Projects Mariam Titilope Olugbodi		14:45 - 15:00
15:00 – 15:30	Group Photo			15:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 16:30	Lunch			15:30 – 16:30
16:30 - 19:00	Break and Rest			16:30 - 19:00
19:00 - 21:00	Nigeria Wikimedia Community Distinguished Award Ceremony			19:00 - 21:00

Friday 13 September

Each room is live streamed. Catch live streams here.

Room	Main Hall			Room
Room	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
09:30 – 10:25	Discussing public Policy in Nigeriaː Amb. Olaniyan Olushola (Wikimedia UG Nigeria); Dr Nkem Osuigwe(Aflia); Tochi Precious (Igbo Wikimedians User Group); Franziska Putz(WMF), Boye Adegoke (Paradigm Initiative)			09:30 – 10:25
10:30 - 10:45				Leveraging Wikimedia Commons to enhance Global reach of Heritage Archives in Nigeria Asuru Lutherking Petercan/Lutarchitecture	Volunteerism; Effective Management and Retention Strategies. Okoloneli Chekwube Anselm (Senator Choko) & NZUBECHUKWU ERNEST (Ennydavids)	Peer Learning from the Let’s Connect Lens Bukola James/Bukky658 Barakat Adegboye/Ridzaina Musa Umar/Musa Vacho77	10:30 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:00	10:45 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:15	Contributing to Nigeria Language Wikipedia: What You Should Know Kaizenify (Moderator), Gwanki (Hausa), Mercyjamb (Igbo), Dorcas Omolade (Yoruba), Grace2903 (Tyap), Apdoull (Fulfulde)	Championing Inclusion in the Wikimedia Movement Ruby D-Brown and Peggy	11:00 - 11:15
11:15 - 11:30		Empowering Knowledge Equity through Vlogging: Storytelling to Strengthen the Nigerian Wikimedia Community Kwesike Nkwachukwu Nuria	Review of Impact (ROI) of the Wikimedia Fan Club Project after 7 years Danie Damilola Obiokeke	11:15 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:00	Tea Break			11:30 - 12:00
12:00 – 12:15	Translating the Undocumented Language on Wiki Kambai Akau, Friday musa	Who is missing on Wiki?- The Queer Nigeria story Bisi Alimi	The Power of Collaboration in the Yoruba Community Dorcas Omolade	12:00 – 12:15
12:15 – 12:30	Knowledge is a Human Right; Embracing the Movement Strategy Ehi Enabulele	Wikibase, A Game Changer for Libraries and Cultural Institutions: Experiences from Nigeria and Ghana Shahadusadik, Omorodion1	Technological Innovations in Indigenous Language Education Nigerian Language Affiliates Community Leaders	12:15 – 12:30
12:30 – 12:45				12:30 – 12:45
12:45 - 13:00		Privacy best practices for Nigerian contributors and event organizers Kaizenfy, Samuel Guebo	Wikidata catch up (How to use wikidata gadgets and script for fast and efficient contribution) Makwa Mark Lapang	12:45 - 13:00
13:00 – 13:15	Telling the stories of Nigeria on Wiki through images: why you should contribute MediaMOF, Dappasolomon001	Small language communities in Nigeria :A need for collaborations among focused groups Isaac Olatunde	Empowering and Documenting Minority Groups: Wiki for Minority Ismail ATIBA, José Ignatius, Nikos Likomitros, Agnes Abah	13:00 – 13:15
13:15 – 13:30				13:15 – 13:30
13:30 – 14:30	Lunch			13:30 – 14:30
Room	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3	Room
14:30 – 14:45	Advocating for Inclusivity in the Wikimedia Movement in Nigeria: Gombe Network experience User:Atibrarian, User: Meritkosy	Language Tools and Onboarding at Wikimedia MMunyoki (WMF)	Library and Wikipedia: the librarians perspective Inyor4mr , Dr. Ngozie	14:30 – 14:45
14:45 – 15:00				14:45 – 15:00
15:00 – 15:55	Developing Indigenous Nigerian language Wikipedia and Technologyː Policy discussion			15:00 – 15:55
16:00 – 19:00	Excursions			16:00 – 19:00
20:00 (Until late)	Meet Ups			20:00 (Until late)

Saturday 14 November

Each room is live streamed. Catch live streams here.

Room	Main Hall			Room
Room	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3	Room
9ː30 - 10:30	Aerobics			9ː30 - 10:30
10:00 - 10:15	Fostering Diversity and Inclusion on the English Wikipedia: Strategies and Best Practices for the Nigerian Wikimedia Community Vanderwaalforces	WUGN Kaduna Network Engagement 2023 Ramatu A Haliru: Inyor4mr	The Role of Kiwix in Ensuring Wikipedia Usage in Africa to Advance Education Ibrahim Yakubu, Haweey7575, Hajjo30	10:00 - 10:15
10:15 - 10:30				10:15 - 10:30
10ː30 – 10ː45	Changing the African narrative through the use of media - A Wiki Loves Africa story Wilson Oluoha	Women Digital literacy:Wikimedia projects, a Resourceful Tool Iwuala Lucy & Akwugo	Queerpedia and Wiki: Bridging LGBTQ+ Knowledge Gap Bisi Alimi, Nell Thompson, Ademola Adebambo	10ː30 – 10ː45
10:45 - 11:00		Impact of Digital Technology In Wikipedia Pharouqenr		10:45 - 11:00
13:30 – 13:45	The Story Behind Train the Trainers Nigeria: Empowering Editors, Building Possibilities Ayokanmi (WUGN), Ashioma (WUGN)	Building a Sustainable Wikimedia Community: Gombe Experience Atibrarian	Make it open for effective community engagement: The climate change scenario in Anambra Network Ngozi Perpetua Osuchukwu (Ngostary2k) and Chioma Bibiana Okeke (Bibisuccess)	13:30 – 13:45
13:45 – 14:00				13:45 – 14:00
11:30 - 12:00	Tea Break			11:30 - 12:00
12:00 – 12:45	Our Nigeria, Our Future Shola Olaniyan, Felix Nartey, Dr. Nkem			12:00 – 12:45
12ː45 - 13:30	Community Reflections & Closing Session			12ː45 - 13:30
13ː30 - 15:00	Meet Ups			13ː30 - 15:00
15:00 - Onwards	Lunch & Departures			15:00 Onwards