Wikipedia's 20th Birthday

Wikipedia turns 20 on January 15, 2021. Several people are planning an event, __One World Birthday__, to mark the occasion. See One World Event Team

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There will be two portions, loosely connected: one produced by David Bovill , ~4pm London, and one produced by Pete Forsyth, ~4pm Pacific.

HTML5 webm https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Wikipedia_15_-_The_impact_of_15_years_of_Wikipedia.webm Pete's portion explores themes similar to this panel he moderated for the 15th Birthday. - Source

# Pete's portion of the event: - __Park Bench discussion__ (similar to Wikidojo) A pre-selected group of 4-5 people talk 1-1, in sequence, on our theme. (~0:10 each) - Ward Cunningham is one. Pete recruits the rest. Ideally: people in diverse fields with views about importance/significance of Wikipedia. Not "Wikipedians" per se. (1 hour) - __Q&A__ Pete summarizes the discussions, then facilitates Q&A. (0:30, then 0:15 break) - __Wikidojo__: any may participate. A "pilot" drives a shared screen as they edit wiki for 7 minutes; a "navigator" verbally guides. (1 hour) __Conclusion__ (further planning needed) Needs to tie in themes of One World, climate change/One Football, social justice, journalism, and promote opportunities to remain engaged.

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