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Hi, everyone!

I hope you're doing well.

I don't know for you,
but I have the feeling

that I was just a few minutes
before on this stage

doing the opening session,

and now it's already finished.

(pretend sounds of disappointment)

But yeah, this is indeed
the closing session

of the WikidataCon 2019.

We are going to stay for about
one more hour stuck in this room

before we go
to more interesting things to do.

I will try to keep it
entertaining, though.

Let's have a look.

First of all, I would like to try
to make a little summary

of what I take from the conference--

the highlights that I've been noticing
or that people have been sharing with me,

or that I could take from the notes
and documentation.

Don't expect it to be comprehensive
and getting into details

because that would need
more than 20 minutes, definitely,

but I will try to give you
some interesting anecdotes and things.

After that, we're going
to go actually a bit more into details

about the workshop that happened yesterday

that was about envisioning
Wikidata in the future,

because we think that it is important
that you can learn a bit more

what happened during this workshop.

So we let my colleague,
Raya, explain to you

what are the outcomes of the workshop.

Then, I will have a bit more
practical information,

especially about what's happening tonight,

because the conference
is not entirely over,

although this is the closing session.

We're still going to gather tonight
in a very nice venue.

So we'll make sure that you have
all the information to access it.

And, of course, we will go through
the usual round of "thank you,"

because there is actually a lot,

and a lot of people to thank.

And maybe at the end
a few announcements.

Let's see.

Let's get started.

- So, um...
- (man laughs) Damn it.

(audience laughs)

(Léa) You consented. (laughs)

All right. So one of the things
that I really find awesome

during this kind of conferences

is the fact that it's a place
where people gather,

and people who are mostly
working online most of the time

are actually meeting each other.

And my favorite thing
that I spot at this conference

is actually when two people are looking
at each other's badge and being like,

"Oh, it's you! Oh, it's you! Awesome!

Let's talk about this thing
we've been discussing on Wiki forever."

And that's been happening once again
a lot at this conference,

and that always makes me very happy.

But we also noticed that some people
from institutions, for example,

took the opportunity of this conference

to meet and to discuss various topics

that they wanted to discuss--

maybe to start some new projects together,

and that, of course,
make us very, very happy

because that was also one of the goals
of this conference--

to help you networking, and exchanging,

and meeting new contacts
for future collaborations.

We also learned more
from how some organizations

are reusing Wikidata's data,
both the data and also the software,

and how also they can contribute back
to the community and to the content.

That's very important to us.

So we're very happy that we could
learn a bit more about this.

And, in general, I always enjoy very much
that people take some time

to share knowledge with others,

and we had various workshops
or just very informal discussions

where people could explain to others
some tool that they use.

For example, we had a SPARQL workshop,

we had a meetup about how to build maps,
based on Wikidata.

This is just two examples out of many.

I really, really enjoy the fact

that people are keen
to share what they know

and not just to keep it for themselves.

So it's really awesome.

Of course, during the conference,
we worked on all kinds of projects.

So there was a lot
of spontaneous gatherings

in these spontaneous,
self-organized sessions,

a lot of meetups
around specific projects.

We got, for example, stuff about schemas,

chemical compounds,
[inaudible] paintings and so on.

I also learned the difference
between the wiki spore

and the wiki sprouts.

Do you know the difference?

If not, go and have a look.

What's also very interesting is that
we had various meetups

about how to connect Wikidata
to other Wikimedia projects.

So we had things
about the Wikidata powered infoboxes

on Wikipedia, on Commons,
and also on other projects.

We had, if I remember correctly,
a Wikisource meetup,

and we had, of course, various discussions

about the very, very exciting
structured day on Commons project.

Speaking about that, there was also
a challenge running with the ISA tool

to structured data
on pictures related to [inaudible].

And I heard that the results
of this challenge will be announced

at the end of this closing session,
around 6 o'clock on Telegram, I think.

So, stay tuned.

So, languages.

It was one of the main topics
of this conference.

Of course, a lot of sessions
and discussions

took place around languages.

We learned, for example, more about
how underserved languages communities

can use Wikidata for their specific needs,

and also how maybe we can improve
the Wikidata, the processes of Wikidata

to make sure that we engage
even more people

and even more of these communities.

Of course, we discussed a lot about
lexical graphical data on Wikidata,

and more generally how collecting
and describing words

can help build technological solutions
to support endangered languages.

So plenty of very interesting topics
in that regard.

The second main topic
of the conference was Wikibase.

So with Wikimedia Germany
over the past year

we noticed that the interest
in Wikibase was growing and growing,

and I think that we can say for sure
that Wikibase is the new thing

that's going on and everyone
is talking about.

So it was really amazing to see various
and different people and organizations

and learn about how they use Wikibase
and adapt it to their own needs--

from libraries to [illuminatists]--

and also in the fields of biology,
digital and non-digital art, and so on.

It was really, really great to have
such an overview of all the projects

running with Wikibase.

We also question a bit the idea
of a Wikibase community.

Is there even one? Does that even exist?

If so, how can we increase it,
how can we strengthen it?

And how can we onboard

even more people
in this Wikibase ecosystem?

So what was very great during the meetup
is that this topic was discussed,

and already several ideas
for actions were mentioned.

So I'm pretty sure that
over the next weeks, months, and so on,

some of the ideas will be done.

Yeah, we can connect even more people
and have them using Wikibase.

One thing that I really, really enjoy
about these kinds of events,

and especially in the Wikidata community,

is all of this excitement
that people have around their projects

and all of the appreciation
that they share with each other.

So, for example, we could see both of them
during the sessions yesterday evening

during the Birthday Presents demo
and during the Award Ceremony.

It was really, really awesome to see.

We saw plenty of new tools
that we're creating to fulfill new needs.

Maybe that emerged
during the previous months,

or old needs that we're still waiting
to be solved somehow.

And that really shows how both
the Wikidata and the Wikibase communities

are resourceful and autonomous,

and when they see a problem,
they want to solve it,

and not only for themselves, but actually
share the solution that they found

to everyone, so they can also share
their own problem.

I really like the enthusiasm
that we have during these events.

Because people are all together,
I heard some discussions like,

"Oh, yeah, we could do this tool.

Yeah, maybe we could do it
over the weekend.

What? No way. I can do it
during the break.

Oh, fine. Let's do it." (laughter)

It was really, really awesome.

And, generally, I really enjoyed
that people were very cheerful

and praising each other
for the work that they've been doing

and all the efforts that they put
into their projects.

I really think that this is
an awesome culture to have

in a community.

But what I also liked
is that during this conference

we also tried to address
some of the problems,

and we tried to reflect a bit
on the current state of the data,

of the community, of the processes,

and tried to find what the issues are
and also some ideas for solutions.

So we talked
about data quality, of course.

We discussed what are
the different ways to measure it,

and what are the existing
and future features

that can help improving data quality.

We had some very interesting thoughts
and reflections about how we can improve--

how we process and organize the data.

Because at the same time,
we want to describe even better

the diversity of the world.

We want to strengthen our ontologies,
the way we organize the data,

and how we classify the data.

But we also want to acknowledge

that the way we represent
the world on Wikidata

can be harmful by reinforcing
some oppression systems,

and we tried to highlight
what are the problems

and what needs to be improved.

And finally, I want
to thank you a thousand times

for the super great atmosphere
that we had here.

Going to a Wikidata event,
in general, feels always super great.

But the WikidataCon,
this year's WikidataCon

is special in the sense
that it was at the same time

some kind of a family meeting feeling
where you meet some faces

that maybe you see only once a year,

but you're super happy to see them.

And also, at the same time,
you see and meet plenty of people

that you didn't know before,
and you get to know them,

you get to know the projects
they're working on, and so on.

So I hope that each of you
both met some people

that you already knew

and got in touch with some new people.

I really enjoy seeing
the little ritual from the rituals

from the Wikidata community going on.

I'm thinking about this birthday party,
Birthday Presents thing.

Of course, the Cuteness Association,

the plushes that are here,
having their own little meetup.

Very small things like the nail polish,
all this kind of stuff.

It looks kind of inside jokey, nerdy,

but it's been actually shared
with all of you.

And at the same time,
I see every one of you

making the effort
of including more people,

because that was the case
at this conference--

we also had people who are not yet
part of the Wikidata community,

and I actually hope
that they feel a bit more

like inside a community right now

and, in general,
embracing all the diversity

of this Wikidata plus Wikibase ecosystem.

From an organization team perspective,

I want to thank you for--
how to say this--

letting us the space
to actually experiment on things.

Some of you may be
super used to Wikimedia events

or conferences in general,

and I really appreciated the fact
that you were always super positive

when we tried some new things,

when something didn't work
exactly as expected.

You've been super understanding
and positive,

so I really, really loved that.

And, in general, I think and also heard
from many, many of you

that people here have been very,
very kind, and helpful, and supportive,

and super laid back.

So I wanted to thank you for that.

So, I think that was it
for a very short wrap-up

of what happened during the conference.

If you want to know more,
if you want to get more into details,

you can definitely go and watch
the videos of the sessions,

look at the documentation, and so on.

I will show you the link later.

But for now, I'm going to welcome Raya,

who's going to present a bit
what happened during this workshop

about the future of Wikidata.

Thank you, Léa.

And welcome everyone.

So you saw that workshop probably
in the program yesterday at 4 p.m.

It was called
Envisioning Wikidata in the Future

and Creating Idea Concepts
in an Interactive Session.

And it was really interactive.

You can see the agenda here,
so it was a lot about brainstorming,

idea generation,
and then also prototyping.

And I would like to present
what came out of that.

So the focus

and the brainstorming question that we had

was how can we support
the creation of more diverse

and underrepresented knowledge.

We have talked about that a lot
at this conference,

and this is also why we took that topic.

Also from Wikimedia Germany,
we're looking into that.

But, of course, we're very interested
what the community, what their ideas,

and from all of you
what the ideas would be.

So there were 14 participants
in four groups

working under different items
of the agenda that you have seen.

So there were some silent
brainstorming sessions,

there was some sharing, clustering,

and then, in the end,
there was the prototyping.

These are some of the ideas.

So just that we get an impression
that there's a lot.

So the idea was
that everybody writes down

everything that comes to their mind.

And then, for the prototyping--
to prototype their favorite idea.

We saw several things
that were related to UI/UX things.

So thinking that it probably would help
to make the user experience easier,

so that would also help others
to get into that.

But we're also seeing that it was
about structural issues that were there.

And also we're looking at how
to include oral citations or videos.

So there were several ideas
into different directions.

Then, in the end, the four groups
presented the prototypes.

And I have now the difficult task
to tell all of you

what they have represented,

and I hope I do that correctly.

If not, please comment
in the notes of this session.

This is what I at least took from it

and, hopefully, together with Jan
discuss that and hope that this fits.

So we had the idea that--

One of the groups had the idea

that there should be
diverse topic challenges

and also including leaderboards.

So the ideas
is that there could be challenges

that draw the attention from other people.

So, for example, fashion data
is probably not so much represented

at Wikidata at the moment.

So there could be a challenge to add
more fashion designers, for example.

And then that could be also
combined with a leaderboard

that, yes, has a bit
of a challenging thing,

and who is the competitor here?

But on the other hand, also to see
who's interested in that topic,

and that could also
support the networking,

and that people know, "Ah, there's
this person interested in that topic.

So let's work on these things together
and improve on that."

So we got from that
that this was really a gamification idea

and how we can make these things
that we see in other gaming.

Also, show social networking things

that we could maybe include this.

Another idea was an easy creation
of a Wikibase instance and ontology

for underrepresented knowledge

so that people could create
a new Wikibase instance in the community,

for the community that is not represented.

And it should be as easy
as on the left side--

to just click and say, "Yeah,
now this is my Wikibase instance."

And then create an ontology
based on fluid ontologies

that can also be extended
by the community,

and then also annotate
existing web content

to include it this way into your instance.

As I said, I hope I got that correctly.

If not, please comment on that.

Another idea was called a bit in the end--
Reasonator on Steroids.

So the idea to say, "Bringing
our projects together on one page."

So at the moment,
all of the different Wikimedia projects

have their own pages.

They need to be edited in a certain way,

and that's obviously difficult
for newcomers

and also people in different communities

that they would just edit
in one of the projects.

And so the idea is to have widgets,
as you can see here on that side,

coming from the different projects.

So it could be images,
and maps, also videos.

Also, the kind of medium
should be different,

how it is represented.

And then this way,
you have all the different ways

to contribute on one page,

which could also make it easier
for others to represent another [chair].

And then, we had an idea
or more a concept that said,

"Let's wait before we jump
into solutions and tools.

We should understand
non-Western knowledge better."

Because currently, our Wikidata
has a lot of fact-oriented data.

Maybe people need more practical data.

So the structure of the data
that we have is also a problem.

So before we are thinking about tools,

we need to understand
from the local communities

what kind of knowledge
has helped them in the past,

and then ask them, "How can we
help you to transport your knowledge?"

And this way, from learning from that,

then understand better
how this knowledge can be included.

I think that's it already, yeah.
(chuckles)

(applause)

(Léa) Than you very much, Raya.

So, otherwise,
as I was telling you earlier,

if you want to watch or rewatch maybe
one of the sessions of the conference,

everything that took place
in Kleist, Kepler, and Einstein

is or will be very soon
available on this link

that I will, obviously, share everywhere
on all the social networks that I watch.

Feel free to share it, of course,
with other people.

And I also wanted to mention
that in the next weeks and months

we will try to add subtitles--
first in English and then, hopefully,

in other languages.

And also, we will make sure

that if you also want
to contribute with translation,

you will be able to translate these titles

to make the content of this conference
even more accessible to the outside world

and to people who aren't necessarily
super comfortable with English.

Now, documentation.

Documentation-- yeah, I know--

it's an effort that everyone
should make, ideally.

After the conference,
it's going to be the moment

where we're going to try
to gather all the things.

What you can do to help
is if you're a speaker

and you didn't add your slides
on Commons yet, please do so

and also link them
from the session speech on Wiki.

There's a category for that.

You can, of course, upload the pictures
that you took on Commons.

Please mind, of course, the photo policy
that we already presented.

Again, there's a category for that.

And feel free also,
when you come back home,

to write about your experience
at the conference

and especially what you enjoyed
or what were your own highlights

of the conference.

And if you're writing, I don't know,
reviews, blog posts, scholarly articles--

all kinds of things,

help us collecting them all,
so we have a list of all the things.

I put the link here, but that's basically
the page-- Documentation--

that is on the link from the main page
of the WikidataCon on Wiki.

So you can find it easily.

And with all this documentation collected,
don't forget to share it around you,

and especially if you come back
to a local Wikimedia community,

or to an organization, or such group.

Tell the others about what you did
during the conference

and share with them all this documentation
that we prepared together.

Now, another boring topic
but not that boring, actually.

On Monday, you will receive
in your mailbox the Satisfaction Survey,

post-conference survey, whatever.

If you don't on Monday, then write to us,

because maybe something went wrong,

but we will make sure that you receive
the link that is just for you.

It's not going to be too long to fill out,

maybe ten minutes
of intense focusing, not more.

It's not just a random thing
that we're never going to use.

We are actually looking very carefully
at what you write on the survey.

It helps us to evaluate
the conference, how it went.

It helps us to understand better
your needs,

and, of course, to take all of this
feedback to improve the next event,

and also to share with the rest
of the Wikimedia community

and other communities organizing events

on what are the good practices for events.

This is truly going to be useful,

so please take ten minutes
to fill out the Satisfaction Survey.

And if you also want
to leave a public comment,

we have a page on Wiki for that.

Both are awesome,

but I would say that, probably,
the survey is more important.

All right. Now, let's go
to the practical details

about what's going to happen tonight

because I said,
"The event is not over yet!"

First of all, we're going to have food.

So as you're used to now,
we're going to have dinner

in both on the ground floor
in Arnheim-Foyer

and in the Cafeteria until eight.

Starting at eight, we're actually going
to go outside of the venue

take a bit of fresh air

and go to a new place
that is called Alte Pumpe.

Before that, what's going to happen--
the session rooms like this one

and the two others are going to be closed.

So please check that you don't forget
anything in the rooms.

The venue and also the wardrobe
will close maximum at 8:30.

So again, make sure that you go
and take all of your belongings.

Don't forget, I don't know,
electronic devices, chargers,

your luggage, if you have one,

the beautiful wallets that you got
at the conference,

your plushes, of course, don't!

All of these kinds of things.

Make sure that you have everything
with you, because after 8:30,

it's not going to be possible
to go back to the venue.

So please double-check.

At the registration desk,
you will find the "Lost and Found,"

if you ever lost something
or found something.

And it's going to be open
until around eight.

If you need to print something,
for example, a plane ticket

or something important,

you can have it printed by sending
the document at [e-mail]

Again, until eight, after that,
we're going to be already quite busy

tеаring down the venue.

So please do that before eight.

Now, about this "goodbye" gathering
that we're having.

First of all, very important--

keep your badge
if you're planning to attend

because you're going to need it
in order to get inside a venue.

Without a badge, you cannot enter.

So please keep it.

However, if you have to leave
before going to the Alte Pumpe,

you can leave your badge
at the registration desk.

We try to collect the--

We don't really care
about the paper inside,

but we collect the plastic
and the lanyards to reuse them.

So please leave them here.

And if you go to the event,
you will also have a box to leave them

when you get out of the event,
when you leave for good, basically.

Alte Pumpe is really not far away;
it's accessible by walking, actually,

around ten minutes.

We're going to have
our first departure to there from here,

starting down there,
next to the registration desk at eight.

We're going to have some lights,
so we're very visible,

and you can follow us.

And after that,
you can also go a bit later,

but keep in mind that at 8:30
we're going to close the venue,

so we're going to push you out basically.

You can access here
the route to Alte Pumpe.

It's on the travel page on the Wiki.

So just to show you very quickly.

Basically, when you go out of Urania,

you take the right,

you walk until after the big street,

then on the right and then, yeah.

Basically, it's quite straightforward.

And when you arrive at Alte Pumpe,
it should look like this.

You're going to enter
through this little area under trees,

and then there is basically just one door.

And we're going to be there
for you at the entrance anyway.

You're going to recognize us.

I hope that no one will get lost
in the dark streets of Berlin.

(laughter)

So, last thing.

At the social event, you're going
to get a few coupons

for alcoholic beverages.

So it's going to be different coupons
from the one from yesterday.

It's not the same.

And you're going to get unlimited access
to non-alcoholic beverages.

I can only encourage you to be,
once again, responsible

about your alcohol consumption,

especially if you're not
really used to that.

The event is going to run until 11 p.m.

After that, actually,
the venue will stay open,

and you can continue to party if you want,

but it's going to be, of course,
at your own responsibility.

All right. Now, if you're still not done
with hanging around with Wikimedians,

you can attend some of these side events

that are going to take place
tomorrow and on Monday.

Sadly, I have to announce

that the Visit of Berlin
with a Wikimedian is canceled

because Martin,
who was supposed to organize it,

is very, very sick, so he cannot do it.

However, if you want to, you can still
do a spontaneous gathering

and just visit Berlin by yourself.

I think that the original meeting point
was here, in front of Urania, at nine.

So, if you want to do that
or organize yourself to do something else,

feel free to do so.

Other than that, tomorrow there will be
the Wikibase workshop.

So the goal of this workshop
is for people who want to learn

how to install
their own Wikibase instance.

It's going to take place
during the whole day

at Wikimedia Germany's office
that you possibly already know.

It's open to everyone.

The condition is mostly
that you're already kind of a bit familiar

with installing software or--

and that you have already an idea,

even, ideally, a dataset
that you can actually use to practice.

It's going to be a practical workshop,

so you're definitely going to do
some stuff and need some data for it.

There will also be iNaturalist workshop.

Basically, it's going to be
about both going outside

and collecting data and pictures

and then uploading them later
on iNaturalist and the data on Wikidata.

The meeting point is at nine tomorrow,
at Wikimedia Germany's office.

Hopefully, the weather will be nice,
and you will also gather outside

to contribute about things
related to plants.

And if you're still there on Monday,
we also have a night together

with the Open Knowledge Foundation,
especially the OKLabs

that are some open data meetups
that are happening every Monday evening

at Wikimedia Germany.

They nicely offered
to have the one from Monday

dedicated to Wikidata.

So it's going to be
a very nice gathering to meet people

working on other open data
or civic text stuff,

not necessarily on Wikidata.

I think it's going to be a great moment
to maybe share some knowledge or tools

that you or the other people don't know.

Finally, a reminder: we're going
to change time tonight,

during the night, actually, at 3 a.m.

It's going to be 2 a.m. again.

So the good news is, actually,
that makes the night longer,

so that makes your sleeping time longer.

But please, if you want to attend
one of these side events,

or if you have a plane or train to catch,

please make sure
that you know what time it is.

Your digital devices usually
switch time by themselves

if they're connected to the Internet.

But that can be a bit tricky,

so feel free to check.

You can actually type
in your favorite search engine:

"What time is it in Berlin?"
and you're going to get the answer.

I hope that works for you.

All right. Now, let's go
to the thank-you round.

First of all, I would like to thank
all the organizations

that have been our partners
or supporting the conference.

Thank you so much.

(applause)

Then, I would like
to thank warmly all the people

who contributed very intensively
to the content of the event

and to create both the formal program
and also all the self-organized sessions.

So we had speakers,
we had workshop runners,

we had a lot of discussion facilitators,

and, in general, everyone
who helped gather interesting content

and meaningful discussions.

Thank you!

(applause)

Now, I would love

all the volunteers
and also the organization team,

if you don't mind being on the camera,

to come a bit on the front
of this stage, because--

Come. Start coming.

I would like to thank a lot
all the people who contributed

to the success of this event.

This event cannot be run
without all kinds of volunteers

who are helping at every stage
of the conference.

So we have, for example, "room angels"
who've been doing an amazing job!

(applause)

Thanks to them the sessions
have been running exactly on time,

the speakers had their slides.

Everything has been running smoothly.

We also had people who supported
with the streaming, thank you very much!

(applause)

We had people who helped with logistics,
and it was very, very useful

both at the registration desk
to carry all kinds of stuff.

So thank you for your help!

We also had a lot of people
taking care of the documentation.

As it said, it should be
a task for everyone,

but we had people especially

who put a lot of effort
into gathering, and taking notes,

and all kinds of stuff.

So thank you for that as well!

(applause)

I would like to thank all the people
who spontaneously jumped in

into volunteer roles.

It's been especially important
because we've been having

a few people being sick
or having various issues,

and we had a bit of stress
in finding volunteers.

And it was pretty amazing to see
all kinds of people just saying,

"Yeah, I can do it!"

Or not even announcing it
but just actually coming and helping.

And this is really, really awesome!

So thank you very much
all of you for that!

(applause)

And, of course, a warm thank you
to the people who made sure

that the "friendly space" policy
was enforced

and who were available to take care
of anyone having some issues.

And thank you to the people
who've been working on the program

and on the scholarship.

It's been a lot of work
ahead of the conference.

So thank you very, very much for that!

(applause)

Thank you also
to our official photographers

and everyone who took pictures
during the event.

Thank you!

(applause)

And, of course, thank you
to the amazing organization team.

It's been a blast
to organize stuff with you.

Where are they?

Here, oh, some--

Thank you so much! You're awesome!

(applause)

All right. Do we have a picture
of this beautiful gathering?

Let's do that!

(laughter)

(woman) Thank you, Léa!

(audience) Yes!

(applause)

(Léa) Okay? Anymore? (laughter)

(photographer) Can you say, "Cheese!"

(group) Cheese!

(Léa) Please look not tired!

(laughter) (overlapping chatter)

(Léa) All right. Thank you.

All right. Now, on the top of that,

I would like to give
some special "thank yous."

First of all, I would like to thank
the amazing people

who've been running
this streaming service.

It's not the first time we've been
working with them, already two years ago.

It's the team from the Chaos Computer Club

and the C3VOC team,
whatever they pronounce that.

And every time we work with them,
the quality is absolutely amazing.

The streaming works well,
the sound is great,

the videos are already online.

How many events do you wait for months
that the videos are online? Right?

And now they're already here!

So, please, a very warm
thank you to the team!

(applause and cheers)

(Léa) Thank you.

I also wanted to thank
Julien, User Jitrixis,

for the mobile app or mobile version
that we had for the program.

I think it's really, really, important

that we have a mobile version
of our program.

This tool, it's been already used
for other Wikimedia events.

Its aim is to be used even more.

So actually, if you're
organizing an event,

you can discuss with Julien
about using it,

and especially if you think
that you can contribute to the code,

to the documentation,
also to the translation of the things,

because the app, as far as I remember,
was based in French

and then it has been translated
in English, and so on.

Feel free to go to him
and to offer your help--

it will be very appreciated.

Thank you very much for that!

(applause)

And, of course, thank you to all of you

for a very positive mood,
for all the great discussions that we had,

for your active participation
in the event.

Yet, another thing I like
is that almost all of you

were actively involved in at least
one little thing at the event,

and I found it really, really great!

And, of course, for your future help
with documentation!

Thank you!

(laughter and applause)

(Léa) All right. Now, it's time
for a few announcements.

So, what's coming next?

What's coming next year, in 2020?

So, in 2020, we're going to celebrate
Wikidata's 8th birthday.

Maybe you know, but last year,

we had this Wikidata
around the world thing

where actually 36 or maybe even more,
at least 36 on the list,

groups of people around the world
organized something

to celebrate the birthday.

I'm wondering, can we have
even more in 2020?

If nothing happened around you last year,

maybe you could start one
with your community?

Here's the thing.

In 2020, we're going to do
this Wikidata birthday

around the world again.

We would love to build something
that is actually decentralized,

that is happening everywhere,

and it is all connected.

And that especially allows everyone,

including people who for various reasons

cannot just drive to Berlin
and attend the WikidataCon.

We want to have that for everyone.

So please start thinking about it
right now if you want.

Talk to people around you,

talk to your local chapter
if you have one,

talk to your community,

talk maybe to your local partners,
libraries, museums,

everyone you're already in contact with.

Because there are plenty of things
that you can do around Wikidata.

It doesn't have to be a huge conference.
Not at all, actually.

It can be just a meetup in a bar
or in a library.

It can be sharing cake, of course.

We had awesome pictures
of cakes last year,

and I'm already looking forward
to all the pictures

that we will have next year
of delicious and beautiful cakes.

That could be an introduction of Wikidata
to your local Wikipedia community

or your colleagues,
if you're working somewhere

where they could be interested,

or just to the audience where you live.

It can be a workshop,
it can be an edit-a-thon,

so adding more data into Wikidata.

It could even be, why not,
a Wikibase install party,

because Wikibase is a new thing,
as you remember.

So basically, these are all the kinds
of things that you can do.

We can support you with communication,

and we will try to get
all of this connected together

under this banner
of the Wikidata's 8th birthday.

Now, a very quick note about money.

The Wikimedia Foundation
can also support you if you need it.

They have these grant processes
that are running,

and the one that will be connected
to the date of the Wikidata birthday

which is on October 29,
just like every year.

The grant round is actually going
to start in February, this year.

So if you don't want to miss it,
start thinking about it,

start gathering your ideas right now
if you want to get some funding.

Now, what could happen in 2021?

Very good question.

I cannot tell a lot right now,
but what I can tell you

is that the WikidataCon
will be back in two years.

Stay tuned, more information will come.

We have-- maybe that date,
it is not really fixed yet,

but that's already something

that you can write in your calendar
already for in two years,

around the Wikidata birthday, as usual.

Stay tuned, more information
will come on your regular channels.

(applause and cheers)

All right. Thank you again, everyone!

Enjoy the dinner,
enjoy the goodbye evening tonight,

and I hope that I can see
all of you very soon! Thank you!

(cheers and applause)