Category Archives: WikiSym 2011

Ted Ernst on Open Space

One of the traditions of WikiSym is “Open Space”. Our facilitator this year is Ted Ernst, a long-time member of the WikiSym community. Starting in 2005 as an attendee, Ted has subsequently served as an Open Space facilitator or co-facilitator … Continue reading

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Posters Preview

Last but not least, the posters session will feature the 15 posters listed below, along with 8 more from the doctoral consortium selectees, with authors available and excited to chat with you about their work. See the schedule for details … Continue reading

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Demos Preview

The demos session will feature four awesome demonstrations. See the schedule for details on when and where to go. Wikiotics: The Interactive Language Instruction Wiki Ian Sullivan, James R. Garrison, Matthew Curinga While most existing wiki systems are geared toward … Continue reading

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Keynote Preview: Ed Chi

The closing keynote at WikiSym 2011 will be delivered by Dr. Ed Chi, a staff research scientist at Google and a well-known figure in the HCI community, with over 80 research publications. Model-Driven Research in Social Computing Research in Augmented … Continue reading

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Doctoral Consortium Preview

The WikiSym 2011 Doctoral Symposium will be held as a pre-conference event on October 2nd, 2011 on the campus of Stanford University. Accepted PhD students have been invited to present their dissertation work and participate in discussions and feedback sessions … Continue reading

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WikiViz 2011 visualization contest winner

In partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation, we are pleased to announce the winners of WikiViz 2011, a visualization contest focused on exploring how Wikipedia, in concert with other open data sources, has made the world a better place. The contest … Continue reading

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Session Preview: Sustaining Open Collaboration

The technical session Sustaining Open Collaboration will feature three presentations. See the schedule for details on when and where to go. Don’t Bite the Newbies: How Reverts Affect the Quantity and Quality of Wikipedia Work Aaron Halfaker, Aniket Kittur, John … Continue reading

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Best Paper winners for WikiSym 2011

Just in time for the International Day of Being Awesome, we are pleased to announce the Best Paper awards for WikiSym 2011. One long paper and one short paper have been selected on the basis of outstanding reviews and evaluation … Continue reading

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Session Preview: Wikis in the Workplace

The technical session Wikis in the Workplace will feature three presentations. See the schedule for details on when and where to go. The Success of Corporate Wiki Systems: An End User Perspective Zeeshan Ahmed Bhatti, Serge Baile, Hina Mahboob Yasin … Continue reading

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Session Preview: Wikipedia as a Global Phenomenon

The technical session Wikipedia as a Global Phenomenon will feature three presentations. See the schedule for details on when and where to go. Hot off the Wiki: Dynamics, Practices, and Structures in Wikipedia’s Coverage of the Tōhoku Catastrophes Brian Keegan, … Continue reading

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