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Report on Wikimania 2012

(lists are in chronological order)

Presentations given:

A National GLAM Coordinator - a crucial yet overlooked role (panel discussion participant) (video)
The Debate: That all Wikimedia projects should have Fair Use, or none of them - debate moderator (no video has been uploaded)
Building a lasting movement (workshop moderator) (not a recorded session)

Meetings and formal side-events participated in:

Wikimedia Chapters Association/First meeting as non-voting observer.
Wikimedia Asia lunch.
Francophone meetup.
WCA committees discussion (observer)

Formal GLAM activities attended:

Opening reception at library of congress
GLAM night out invited attendee.

I can't specifically recall which conference sessions I attended - suffice it to say, a lot! I also met up with each of the other Australian attendees at least once each and made sure to liaise with them in case I could make any introductions based on their interests.

I participated in many, many discussions (both during interactive sessions as well as in corridors or over lunch/dinner) - primarily about the future of GLAM and Chapters. I also participated in one recording of a "wikipedia weekly" podcast[1]. Several presentations by others were followups on projects I initiated as GLAM fellow - including "GLAM-Wiki toolset, state of GLAM-wiki in the US, GLAM professionals panel - and as such I participated in the respective Q&A sessions.