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MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference

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The MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, or MUDCon, is a twice-yearly event featuring talks, workshops and tutorials relating to the use and development of MediaWiki. The event has a special (though not exclusive) focus on the use of MediaWiki outside of Wikimedia sites. It is generally held in North America in the spring and Europe in the fall/autumn. It is co-organized by the MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group.

This conference addresses everybody interested in wikis and open knowledge, especially in MediaWiki, e.g. users, developers, consultants, business or government representatives, students, and researchers.

Mission

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.

Dates

The next MUDCon events will be:

Previous MUDCon events have been:

History

The MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference began in 2024, and is the successor to two conferences: EMWCon, or the Enterprise MediaWiki Conference (2016-2023), which was held annually in North America, and SMWCon, or the Semantic MediaWiki Conference (2009-2023), which since 2016 was held annually in Europe. Both of those conferences covered MediaWiki more broadly than their name implies, and their purposes overlapped significantly, so the renaming to MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference is to some extent simply a reflection of reality.

Differences between spring and fall conferences

The main difference between the two conferences is their location. The longstanding tradition is: the spring conference is held in North America while the fall conference is held in Europe. As the conferences are continuations of two separate conferences, EMWCon and SMWCon, the spring and fall conferences still have some important differences.

  • Ticket prices are different. The levels of cost vary by conference.
    • Spring conference tickets are charged in U.S. dollars while fall conference tickets are charged in euros.
    • The discount categories differ between spring and fall conferences.
  • Sponsorship levels are different.
  • The degree of hybrid participation and the number of remote presentations may vary considerably.
  • Organizers are typically different, with each conference chair traditionally residing in the continent where the same conference is happening.

Ultimately though, the mission and scope of every MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference are the same, and anyone is welcome to attend.

See also

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