MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024

MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024
By and for the third-party MediaWiki community
Conference Details
Location	Vienna, Austria
Start:	4 November 2024
Finish:	6 November 2024
Conference Chair:	Bernhard Krabina
Program Chair:	TBA
Registration Chair:	TBA
Social Chair:	TBA
Sponsor Chair:	TBA
Audience:	Administrators, Business, Academia, Developers, Community, MediaWiki Users
Previous conference: MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2024	Next conference: TBD

The MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference , Fall 2024 (MUDCon), formerly SMWCon , will be held November 4-6, 2024 at Gasometer D in Vienna, Austria. The conference will be organized by the MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group with the help of its sponsors and partners.

The MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024 will be a three-day conference featuring discussions of topics related to the usage of MediaWiki software by and within companies, non-profits, governments, organizations, and communities, including the Semantic MediaWiki community. If you use MediaWiki or you're interested in it, we would love to see you attend.

This conference aims to:

• inspire/onboard new users,
• inform on where and how MediaWiki is used,
• convey and consolidate best practices,
• initiate/foster/integrate application and development and
• strengthen the community of stakeholders and its service portfolio.

Learn how to "do" MediaWiki in order to assume your responsibilities regarding your organization's knowledge management.

• Dates: November 4-6, 2024
• Location: Municipal and Provincial Archives of Vienna Gasometer D, Vienna, Austria

Register Now There is a limit of 80 participants that can join in Vienna!

Rates	Professional	Freelancer / Student	MWStake Member(1)
Early bird (until September 30th)	$400 USD	$200 USD	15% discount
Regular (starting October 1st)	$450 USD	$250 USD	15% discount
Online (3)	Free of charge (no ticket required)	Free of charge (no ticket required)	Free of charge (no ticket required)

• (1) How to become an individual Member of the MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group ($100 USD per year) is explained here. Discount codes will be sent to MWStake members via e-mail.
• Note: Prices are in U.S. dollars this year! The exchange rate is determined by your bank.

To be announced in the future.

The program will be released after presentations submissions are closed.

• Monday: informal get-together (t.b.a.)
• Tuesday: Conference dinner at the Heuriger 10er Marie at 7:00pm CET (Ottakringerstraße 222-224)

• Wednesday: in the afternoon ~ 16:00 CET there will be a celebration of 10 years of the Vienna History Wiki. Details about possible participation will be announced at the conference.

Idea for dinner on either Monday or Wednesday evening: Figlmüller, a famous Wienerschnitzel place! Because it is very popular, advance reservations are absolutely required. Please contact Jeffrey if you are interested.

Feel free to list yourself below if you plan to attend. Beware that registration is required to actually participate!

1. Bernhard Krabina (Knowledge Management Associates)
2. Jeffrey Wang (MyWikis Europe)
3. Lex Sulzer
4. Ad Strack van Schijndel (Juggel)
5. Ike Hecht (WikiTeq)
6. Zoran Dori (MyWikis Europe)
7. (add yourself here)

1. Jefsey Morfin

For submitting proposed talks we will use the PageForms/Semantic MediaWiki powered registration form on the conference page here: https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Users_and_Developers_Conference_Fall_2024#Call_for_Contributions If you don't already have an account on semantic-mediawiki.org, you can create one.

We want to be especially early this time with the program, so we can attract newcomers with a elaborated program, so please don't wait too long to propose you contributions.

• 
  Professional Wiki

• 
  MyWikis Europe

• 
  MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group
• 
  KM-A
• 
  Municipal and Provincial Archives of Vienna

If you are interested in sponsoring MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024, please contact Bernhard Krabina.

Sponsorship levels will be announced soon. Note that the sponsorship levels in European MUDCon events may not correspond to the North American MUDCon events.

• Location: Municipal and Provincial Archives of Vienna, Gasometer D, Guglgasse 14, 1110 Vienna, Austria

The conference venue Gasometer D is easily accessible by Vienna's extensive U-Bahn system, conveniently located next to Gasometer Station on subway line U3 (Orange Line). This line conveniently runs through the city centre (which is accessible via Stephansplatz Station), as well as Landstraße Station, where travellers usually would connect to Line U3 when coming from the Vienna International Airport. By car, you take the exit "St. Marx" from the highway A23 and follow the signs to "Gasometer City". Car parking is available for 7,5 EUR/day. You can find details here: http://www.wien.gv.at/english/history/archives/contact.html

You are responsible for booking accommodations individually. Here are some suggestions. Prices are provider per night inclusive of VAT in euros.

Summary of hotels

Hotel name	Remarks	Single room €/night	Double room €/night	Breakfast €/morning	Distance from Gasometer	Parking €/day	Price guaranteed?	Loyalty programmes	Website	Booking link
Ibis St. Marx	Official conference hotel	69,00€	79,00€	11,00€	10 minutes by foot	14€	Yes, until October 11	Accor Live Limitless (ALL)	https://all.accor.com/hotel/3706/index.en.shtml	Booking_form_Ibis_MediaWiki_Users_and_Developers_Conference_Fall_2024.docx
Plaza Inn Wien Gasometer		93,00€	101,00€	17,00€	1 minute by foot	7,50€	No		https://plazahotels.de/en/hotel-wien-gasometer/
Moxy Vienna City East		78€	101€	15,00€ (Discounted/free for Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Titanium, and Ambassador Elites)	17 minutes by foot 2 minutes away from U3 Erdberg Station	25€	No	Marriott Bonvoy	https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/vieoe-moxy-vienna-city-east/overview/
Residence Inn Vienna City East		117€	N/A	Included in all room rates (0€)	17 minutes by foot 2 minutes away from U3 Erdberg Station	25€	No	Marriott Bonvoy	https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/vieri-residence-inn-vienna-city-east/overview/

• Website: https://all.accor.com/hotel/3706/index.en.shtml
• 10 minute walk to the conference venue
• Prices
  • Single: 69,00€
  • Double: 79,00€
  • Breakfast: 11,00€
• Free cancellation until 7 days before arrival.
• Check-in starts at 4 pm. Check-out time is 10 am.
• 40 rooms are reserved for November 1-7 until October 11.
• You have to use this booking form Booking_form_Ibis_MediaWiki_Users_and_Developers_Conference_Fall_2024.docx

• Website: https://plazahotels.de/en/hotel-wien-gasometer/
• Located right across the conference venue (1 min. walk)
• Prices
  • Single: 93,00€
  • Double: 101,00€
  • Breakfast: 17,00€
• No special arrangements have been made. Therefore, prices can change and there is no guaranteed availability.

• Website: https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/vieoe-moxy-vienna-city-east/overview/
• Located one subway stop away from the Gasometers (U3 Erdberg) or 17 minutes by foot
• Prices, inclusive of VAT, if prepaid nonrefundable:
  • Single: 78€
  • Double: 101€
  • Breakfast: 15€. It is unclear if breakfast is free or subsidized for Marriott Bonvoy Platinum/Titanium/Ambassador Elites or not.
• No special arrangements have been made. Therefore, prices can change and there is no guaranteed availability.

• Website: https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/vieri-residence-inn-vienna-city-east/overview/
• Located one subway stop away from the Gasometers (U3 Erdberg) or 17 minutes by foot
• Prices, inclusive of VAT, if prepaid nonrefundable:
  • Single: 117€
  • No doubles
  • Breakfast is included for all guests (0,00€)
• No special arrangements have been made. Therefore, prices can change and there is no guaranteed availability.

Vienna

Vienna Airport is reachable by the more expensive but fast CAT - City Airport Train or the slower but cheaper S-Bahn. Both arrive at the station "Landstraße" where you can take the U3 to Gasometer (towards Simmering).

Note that the train "Railjet" departs from Vienna Airport and usually has the next stop at Vienna central station. From there you have to take the U1 to the city center (Stephansplatz) and change into the U3 (towards Simmering) to go to Gasometer.

Bratislava

An alternative (reached by some low-cost airlines) is the Bratislava Airport. From there you can take the bus or train.

Austrian Railway (Österreich Bundesbahnen)

http://www.oebb.at/en

Vienna Subway (Wiener Linien)

There are 24, 48 and 72 hour tickets, as well as 7 day tickets, for getting around in Vienna by public transport.

The tickets are available as both e-tickets and paper tickets. E-tickets are recommended. Download the WienMobil app to buy your tickets and to show them to fare enforcement as needed. (Trains are taken by the honor system. Fare enforcement officers are able to validate your tickets on spot checks.)

The subway is called the U-Bahn. The line to the Gasometer is called U3 (the Orange Line). Surface-level commuter trains are called the S-Bahn. You will primarily be using the U-Bahn within the city, but may use the S-Bahn at times. These tickets are valid for all rail travel in the Vienna city core zone, including on ÖBB trains within the Vienna city core zone.

This information is available at MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference/International travel#Europe and the Schengen Area.

• Visiting Vienna: http://www.wien.gv.at/english/culture-history/tourism/
• Route planner AnachB, also available as app: http://www.anachb.at
• Car parking: https://www.apcoa.at/parken/wien/gasometer-city-c-wien-apcoa/
• WiFi in Vienna: https://www.wien.info/en/travel-info/tourist-info/wlan-366210

If you are a Wikimedia community member, you can ask for participation support at Wikimedia Foundation: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start

If you are a visitor from Austria, you can ask for a similar support at Wikimedia Austria: https://wikimedia.at/aktivitaeten/freiwilligen-unterstuetzung/ - please contact Claudia Garard at vereinwikimedia.at.