Speak­ers!

Thank you ❤ for being a speaker at this year’s confe­rence! Let’s make sure together that this will be super interes­t­ing and fun for every­body. Here you will find all you need to prepare for your talk on-site or online. 

CONTACT

Confe­rence team

Bernhard Krabina: Confe­rence General Chair, modera­tor and sponsor contact.
bernhard.krabina@km-a.net.

Sabine Melni­cki: Program Chair. Contact her for program changes or content questi­ons.
sabine.melnicki@km-a.net.

Daniel Dobriy: Video and Strea­ming Host on-site.

  • Techni­cal support: For techni­cal queries before or during the event, please reach out to office@km-a.net, contact the general chair Bernhard Krabina or visit the front desk at the venue. 
  • Signal group: The organiza­tion team will be available via Signal group chat during the event—the fastest way to get in contact.

Your Talk: ON-SITe

Talk formats & techni­cal support

Talks: 30-minute talks are alloca­ted around 25 minutes, follo­wed by a 5-minute Q&A. For shorter talks, please also allow a few minutes for follow-up questions.

Light­ning Talks: Light­ning Talks are alloca­ted 5–15 minutes, inclu­ding techni­cal setups. Q&A only if time allows.

BYOD: Please bring your own laptop for your presen­ta­tion. You can use any presen­ta­tion format you prefer (Power­Point, PDF, Google Slides), however, offline formats are recom­men­ded. In case you cannot bring a device, you can use the device on-site (Windows laptop), please bring a USB stick with your PDF presen­ta­tion in this case.

16:9: We recom­mend using 16:9 aspect ratio for your slides, although 4:3 will also be possible.

Slides: Please upload your presen­ta­tion slides to your talk on semantic-mediawiki.org. You can do so before or after your presen­ta­tion. You do not need to submit your presen­ta­tion to us beforehand.

Micro­phoneThe presen­ta­tion desk has a fixed micro­phone, so presen­ters usually stand in front of their laptops during the presentation.

HDMI: Connect via HDMI to the projec­tor, please bring your own adapter. VGA is also possi­ble, though not recommended.

Audio: If you need to present with audio, please make sure your device has a standard audio jack (3.5 mm standard for headpho­nes). Audio via HDMI is not supported.

Live demos: You can show online content live, please be aware we do our best but cannot guaran­tee a fast and stable connection.

Our team will be available on the day to assist with any techni­cal questions.

 

Live Strea­ming & Recording

Consent for Recor­ding: The event will be live-streamed via YouTube. By agree­ing to speak, you consent to being recor­ded. Recor­dings will be available on the YouTube channel post-event.

A link will be provi­ded to all speak­ers and atten­dees closer to the date.

YOUr TALK: REMOTE

Online parti­ci­pa­tion

The event will be live-streamed via YouTube, and remote speak­ers dial in via Zoom.

Zoom: You can join the session via Zoom. The Zoom link will stay the same for the entire day.

Timing: Your alloca­ted time slot includes ~5′ Q&A after your presen­ta­tion. Please plan to join Zoom 5-10 minutes before the session start time.

Timezone: The time zone displayed in the schedule is Vienna GMT+1 (CEST). Austria is currently obser­ving Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Audio: Even more important than good video quality is good audio: Please test your audio equip­ment before­hand. Prefer­a­bly choose an exter­nal micro­phone over your inter­nal laptop micro­phone, also to prevent audio feedback. 

We created redirec­tions on this website to the most important channels with easy-to-remember links.

/zoom – link to join in via Zoom for speakers

/youtube – link to the strea­ming channel on YouTube (all streams)

/etherpad – link to the Ether­pad (text board) for everybody

/matrix – link to the Matrix commu­ni­ca­tion channel

Social Media

Social Media

Follow and promote the event on Social Media.

HashtagWe will actively monitor Masto­don, Linke­dIn, Facebook and X for the hashtag #SMWCon

Possi­ble alter­na­ti­ves are #EMWCon, #MUDCon, #MWCon, #Media­Wiki.

Code of conduct

Code of conduct

We encou­rage a friendly, colla­bo­ra­tive, and respectful atmosphere. Speak­ers should engage positively with atten­dees and fellow speakers.

The event is commit­ted to provi­ding a harassment-free experi­ence for everyone. Offen­sive comments or behaviour will not be tolera­ted. Get in contact with the team, in case you notice something inappropriate.

For further assis­tance, please contact the organi­zing team at office@km-a.net.