Conference Information

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Wikimedia Conference Japan 2009 is a conference to be hold in Nov at The University of Tokyo by a group of volunteers involving the development of Wikimedia projects, in cooperation with the Center of Knowledge Structuring at The University of Tokyo. Please refer to this website for updated information.

Time

Nov, 22^nd, 2009 - 10:00 - 18:00

Place

University of Tokyo - Hongo Campus (Tokyo - Bunkyoku) Faculty of Engineering Bldg.2

Organizers

A group of Wikimedians

Center of Knowledge Structuring at The University of Tokyo

Cooperation

ACADEMIC RESOURCE GUIDE (ARG)

(The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence)　Semantic web and ontology research group

Registration

Registration is required for attending Wikimedia Conference Japan 2009. The registration period is between Sep, 1^st - Nov, 11^th. Registration fees are as follows:

	Early Registration	On site registration
Non Student	JP\2,000	JP\2,500
Students	JP\1,000	JP\1,500

Student discount is applied to all students up to graduate students. Students are required to present their student ID to the Conference reception staff.

Further Funding of the conference could be donated here.

Programme

The programme for Wikimedia Conference Japan 2009 is as follows. The time table reflects the most recent schedule, and it is subject to change with no prior notification. Please always check for the most recent version.

Time	Hall
09:30	Opening Ceremony
10:00 - 11:00	Keynote Talk 1: Helping you build Wikipedia: How the Wikimedia Foundation supports the growth of Wikipedia and our free knowledge projects around the world Jay Walsh (Wikimedia Foundation, Head of Communications)
11:00 - 12:00	Keynote Talk2: 辞書・事典とは何か―その体系性・網羅性・信頼性を求めて― What is dictionary and encyclopedia? In seeking systematic, generality, and correctness (In Japanese) NAGAO Makoto (Director of the National Diet Library in Japan)
12:00 - 13:00	Lunch break
Time	Hall	A: Humanities and Education	B: Technical	C: Wikimedia	D: Bird of Feather	E: Posters, Demonstrations, Break
13:00 - 14:00	Hall The hall of key note talks was used as public discussion space, and for conducting the Lightning talks and workshops.	Cultural Science session To be announced later Talk in the field of humanities and cultural science.	Knowledge Structuring session (Technical session) Parallel to 21st semantic web and ontology research meeting (2nd Wikipedia workshop). For more information please refer to the research group website.	Wikimedia session To be announced later Talk about Wikimedia related topic.	BoF (Bird of Feather) Open Discussion about a topic of interest.	Exhibition Demonstration, Posters, Break Plans for setting up a gallery of Commons images, and Wikimedia related images. In addition to Public participation poster session is held.
14:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 17:15	Break
17:15 - 17:45	Closing Ceremony

Sessions’ details are to be announced later.

Access

Access Map to Hongo Campus (In Japanese)

• Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, 10 min walk from Tōdai-mae Station.
• Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, 10 min walk from Nezu Station.
• Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line/Toei Subway Ōedo Line, 15 min walk from Hongo-sanchome Station.
• Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line/Toei Subway Ōedo Line, 15 min walk from Hongo-sanchome Station.
• By Toei Bus 茶51 from Ochanomizu Station (JR Chuo Line, JR Sobu Line), or South Exit of Komagome Station, or 東43 for Arakawa-dote-soshajo and get off at Todai (Akamon-mae, Seimon-mae, Nogakubu-mae).
• By Toei Bus 学07 from Ochanomizu Station for Tokyo Univ. and get off at Todai (Tatsuokamon, Byoin-mae, Konai Bus Stop)
• By Bus from Ueno Station(JR Yamanote Line, etc.) take Toei Bus 学01 for Todai-konai and get off at Todai (Tatsuokamon, Byoin-mae Konai Bus Stop)

Directions to Faculty of Engineering Bldg.2 will be announced later.