Event:Bay Area WikiSalon June 2026
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Calling all Wikimedia editors, Wikipedia-curious and friends of open knowledge! Join the Bay Area Wikipedians for an evening exploring the intersections of Wiki and AI, over pizza, cake and drinks.
We meet Thursday June 11 at 6.30 PM near BART's Mission and 24th station. Address provided on registration.
Wiki x AI lightning talks
Call for speakers
Are you working on a project at the intersection of Wikimedia projects (or open knowledge projects) and AI? Please submit a lightning talk!
- Format: 5 to 10 minutes
- Submission: email emeline@wikibayarea.org
- Deadline: we will accept talks on a rolling basis and reply within 2 working days
- The audience: Wikimedia contributors, researchers, software/ML engineers
Confirmed talks
- A brief overview of various research results about Wikipedia and AI (as featured in the Wikimedia Research Newsletter/The Signpost)
- Edit Better: an experiment https://editbetter.vercel.app/
- Sources Please: Towards scalable collaborative fact checking
- Let's Build a PublicAI Network
- Wikimedia Enterprise APIs, data re-users of Wikimedia projects interviews over 6 years. Download the slides here.
Hackathon
After the lightning talks, a small hackathon will be facilitated by our Wiki-tech organizer. Bring a project to work on or questions about how to get involved!
Resources:
- Research:Data (overview of freely accessible sources of data from Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects)
- meta:Artificial Intelligence (overview of various AI-related projects, policies etc. across Wikimedia projects)
- Wikimedia AI group on Telegram (forum of community members involved in various aspects of AI on Wikimedia projects)
- Resources for technical editors
Event FAQ
Agenda
- Pizza, cake and drinks
- Housekeeping
- Wiki x AI lightning talks
- Learn how to edit Wikipedia | Co-working | Hackathon | Socialize
Who is this Event For?
This event is a time for meeting and socializing with other Wikipedians and amateurs of open knowledge.
Where and When
This event will take place on Thursday June 11 at 6.30 PM in the Mission District, San Francisco.
Code of conduct
We expect all attendees to abide by the Universal Code of Conduct. Any issue can be reported to the events organizers, which will introduce themselves at the beginning of the meetup.
Stay in touch
Join our mailing list or Discord.
Next Meetup
We will host Wiknic, a community potluck on June 13, and our next Wikisalon is on July 28th.