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Schedule version: 0.16

Generated (UTC): 04:40, 16 May 2026

Generated (UTC+8): 12:40, 16 May 2026

ESEAPCon 2026 — Day 1

2026-05-15

Time (UTC+8)	Main room	Room 1 - Workshop	Room 2 - Women/Youth/ESEAP Hub	Room 3 - Social/Meetup	Out of venue	Time (UTC)
09:00–10:00	Opening Ceremony ESEAPCon COT & WMTW Etherpad link					01:00–02:00
10:00–10:30	●Legal & Advocacy Inside the VRT (Volunteer Response Team): Demystifying Copyright Review and Joining the Frontline of Wikimedia (走進 VRT：揭開著作權審核的神秘面紗，加入維基媒體的第一線) Justo Jhang (Taiwania Justo) Etherpad link	●Community Story How we're teaching Wiki projects in a university course Ahmad Ali Karim, Farid Reduan, Bidari M.Khir, Farouk Azim, Hakimi Azhari, Zahirul Nukman Etherpad link	●Diversity & Inclusion Wiki Women Summit Icebreaker and Introductions Etherpad link			02:00–02:30
10:30–10:45						02:30–02:45
10:45–11:00	●Governance How can a medium-sized project like Vietnamese Wikipedia operate with a small administrative team? Plantaest Etherpad link	●Outreach & Partnership Strengthening EduWiki Participation in ESEAP: Pathways for Collaboration, Support, and Growth BJames (EdWH), Rita Maliqi Etherpad link	●Diversity & Inclusion ESEAP Community strategies and advocacy for women in Wikimedia: Roundtable and Panel Amanda Lawrence, Belinda Spry, Rafaah, Mariana Senkiv, Winnie Chen, Ann Chen, Tri Astari Etherpad link			02:45–03:00
11:00–11:30	●Technology Wikivault, AI based translation tool - and it's impact to the wikimedia community Inhwa Song, Youngjin Ko Etherpad link					03:00–03:30
11:30–12:00						03:30–04:00
12:00–13:00						04:00–05:00
13:00–13:30				●Meetups ESEAP and a future Wikimania host Butch Bustria Etherpad link		05:00–05:30
13:30–14:30	●Governance Global Trends Impacting the Wikimedia Movement Ivonne Etherpad link	●Community Story 日本のWikimedia movementはなぜ個人が主体となったのか VZP10224(Masaki Murakami) Etherpad link				05:30–06:30
14:30–15:15		●Technology Generating citations for Citoid Robert Sim Etherpad link	●Diversity & Inclusion Digital rights, Technology and Gender Panel and Discussion Rachel Judhistari, Lady01v Etherpad link		Cultural event (Day 1) ESEAP Conference COT, Reke Etherpad link	06:30–07:15
15:15–15:30						07:15–07:30
15:30–15:45	●Wild Ideas & Other Wiki's visual design looks a bit dull. Let's talk on fixing it! Ahmad Ali Karim, Farouk Azim Etherpad link	●Community Story International collaboration for the Yokohama Editathon Aspere, Yuriko Kadokura, Ernest Dwayne Victoriano Malsin, Tofeiku Etherpad link	●Diversity & Inclusion Mapping the Wiki women's movement Amanda Lawrence Etherpad link			07:30–07:45
15:45–16:00			●Diversity & Inclusion A+F Strategic Transformation: From Editing Articles to Co-creating a Feminist Data Commons Anthony Diaz, Jessie Mi Etherpad link			07:45–08:00
16:00–16:30		●Outreach & Partnership The collaboration and prospects of the ESEAP community within Wikipedia Asian Month Ali khaleel, Betty2407, Curtis Lui, Suyash Dwivedi Etherpad link	●Diversity & Inclusion Next Gen Wiki Women: Pioneering the future together: Asmah Federico Etherpad link			08:00–08:30
16:30–17:00	●Community Story Organizing Wiki Loves Ramadan campaign in ESEAP region Arcuscloud, Zahirul Nukman Etherpad link					08:30–09:00

ESEAPCon 2026 — Day 2

2026-05-16

Time (UTC+8)	Main room	Room 1 - Workshop	Room 2 - Women/Youth/ESEAP Hub	Room 3 - Social/Meetup	Out of venue	Time (UTC)
09:00–09:45	●Governance Conversation with the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Ivonne Etherpad link	●Open Data & Wikidata Data and Technology Collaborations across ESEAP Communities Hisyam (WMID) Etherpad link	●Diversity & Inclusion Youth icebreakers and introductions Chlod Alejandro Etherpad link			01:00–01:45
09:45–10:30	●Governance The UCoC Ecosystem Five Years On: Insights, Challenges, and Opportunities for ESEAP RamzyM (WMF) Etherpad link		●Diversity & Inclusion Setting the stage: a crash course on the ESEAP youth Chlod Alejandro, Curtis Lui Etherpad link			01:45–02:30
10:30–10:45				●Meetups Wikipedia Asian Month User Group (Asia-Pacific Open Knowledge Association) Signs Memorandum of Understanding with St Aloysius University of India Betty2407 Etherpad link		02:30–02:45
10:45–11:00	●Outreach & Partnership Forging partnerships with embassies Tofeiku Etherpad link	●Open Data & Wikidata Bite-sized History in Wikidata and Commons Eugene Alvin Villar Etherpad link	●Diversity & Inclusion Wikimedia in education: a look at Wiki Clubs Antaraese, Annida Nur Fattiya, Eugene Ormandy, Koyomiya, Lin Xiangru, ga2by, Asmah Federico Etherpad link			02:45–03:00
11:00–11:15	●Legal & Advocacy Internet policy and the Wikimedia model Amanda Lawrence Etherpad link	●Capacity Building Collaborative Contributions, a new way to showcase the impact of your events on the wikis Bonaventura Aditya Perdana Etherpad link		●Meetups WMTH Meetup Tvcccp Etherpad link		03:00–03:15
11:15–11:25	●Knowledge Equity & Representation Title: Wiki Batu Basurek: Reviving the ‘Lord of the Golden Earth’. Subtitle: Solving the Quality Gap for Minangkabau Heritage Articles Ichsan Mochtar Etherpad link					03:15–03:25
11:25–11:30			●Diversity & Inclusion Pioneers of the future: youth initiatives in the ESEAP region Ahmad Ali Karim, Allen Marc De Jesus, Rafliyan18 Etherpad link			03:25–03:30
11:30–11:50	●Outreach & Partnership Hello From West Asia Ali khaleel Etherpad link					03:30–03:50
11:50–12:00			●Diversity & Inclusion Panel discussion reflections Chlod Alejandro Etherpad link			03:50–04:00
12:00–12:30				●Meetups Moving beyond the spreadsheet Pakoire Etherpad link		04:00–04:30
12:30–13:00				Poster Showcase Session 1 Ardzun, Wadaihangit, Betty2407, ESEAP Conference COT, Supaplex, Mayawtowid, Narumi.SBT, Tofeiku, Quraeni, Santhosh Notagar99, Wutkh, Lady01v Etherpad link		04:30–05:00
13:00–13:15	●Wild Ideas & Other Innovating the Wikipedia Reading Experience Together EBlackorby-WMF Etherpad link	●Capacity Building Wikipedia Culture Gap Workshop KITAMURA Sae Etherpad link	●Diversity & Inclusion Trivia session Asmah Federico Etherpad link	●Meetups Can Wikimedia be Cool Again? Lady01v Etherpad link		05:00–05:15
13:15–13:30			●Diversity & Inclusion Capacity building for the youth Ahmad Ali Karim, Zahirul Nukman, Rachel Judhistari Etherpad link			05:15–05:30
13:30–14:00						05:30–06:00
14:00–14:15		●Capacity Building Threat Modelling for Wikimedians Max Fischer Etherpad link		●Meetups WMKR Meetup - connecting with local Etherpad link	Cultural event (Day 2) ESEAP Conference COT, Reke Etherpad link	06:00–06:15
14:15–14:20	●Diversity & Inclusion Fitting Sign Languages into Wiktionary Faris Hazman Razali (PeaceSeekers) Etherpad link		●Diversity & Inclusion What support does the youth need? Etherpad link			06:15–06:20
14:20–14:45						06:20–06:45
14:45–15:00	●Knowledge Equity & Representation Decolonize of Name of Species Agus Damanik Etherpad link					06:45–07:00
15:00–15:15				●Meetups How Wikimedia Deutschland can support your Wikidata projects in ESEAP Alan Ang Etherpad link		07:00–07:15
15:15–15:30	Lightning Talks I LiouShowShya, Affandy Murad, Anthony Diaz, Martini Rahman, Rafli Noer Khairam, Santhosh Notagar99, Wutkh, Almasiva Tirta Maedy, Youngjin Ko Etherpad link	●Legal & Advocacy Legal realities and editorial freedom: understanding the challenges of editing in the current environment Arik Karani, RamzyM (WMF) Etherpad link	●Diversity & Inclusion We listen and we don’t judge: youth open mic Ahmad Ali Karim, Asmah Federico Etherpad link			07:15–07:30
15:30–15:45						07:30–07:45
15:45–16:00			●Diversity & Inclusion Introduction to the ESEAP Youth Group Chlod Alejandro Etherpad link			07:45–08:00
16:00–16:15			●Diversity & Inclusion Meet the new ESEAP Youth Group! Ahmad Ali Karim, Chlod Alejandro, Asmah Federico, Curtis Lui Etherpad link	●Meetups Digital Safety Clinic (Slot 1) Max Fischer Etherpad link		08:00–08:15
16:15–16:30		●Community Story My Story: Contributing More than 1,800 New Articles in English Wikipedia about Taiwan ESEAP Hub Steering Committee Etherpad link				08:15–08:30
16:30–17:00	●Wild Ideas & Other Wikipedia 25th Birthday Celebration Ivonne Etherpad link					08:30–09:00
17:00–18:30						09:00–10:30
18:30–20:45					Dinner/Karaoke Reke, Park Jangsik, Twotwo2019 Etherpad link	10:30–12:45

ESEAPCon 2026 — Day 3

2026-05-17

Time (UTC+8)	Main room	Room 1 - Workshop	Room 2 - Women/Youth/ESEAP Hub	Room 3 - Social/Meetup	Out of venue	Time (UTC)
09:00–10:00	●Governance Towards a Healthy Ecosystem of Wikimedia Organizations: Updates on the Movement Organizations Pilot, GRDC, and AffCom Anna Torres Adell, Suyash Dwivedi Etherpad link	●Technology Everyone needs offline access - even if they think they don't Stephane @Kiwix Etherpad link	●ESEAP Hub Unpacking the work of Users with Extended Rights and attracting new admins in ESEAP Robert Sim, ESEAP Hub Steering Committee Etherpad link			01:00–02:00
10:00–10:15		●Diversity & Inclusion The Politisi Project: A collective effort on improving Indonesian politician representation at the English Wikipedia Jeromi Mikhael Etherpad link	●Capacity Building Field Building Jacqueline Chen Etherpad link			02:00–02:15
10:15–10:30	●Community Story Bear Attacks, Parasitic Worms, and Anything Dangerous: 'Wikipedia Literature' in Japanese Wikipedia KITAMURA Sae Etherpad link					02:15–02:30
10:30–10:45						02:30–02:45
10:45–11:00	●Capacity Building Applying Agile Thinking to Wikimedia Community Projects Sakti Pramudya (WMF) Etherpad link	●Wild Ideas & Other What the **** is going on? Farouk Azim Etherpad link	●ESEAP Hub Future of ESEAP Hub: Year 2 Onwards ESEAP Hub Steering Committee Etherpad link			02:45–03:00
11:00–11:30				●Meetups Digital Safety Clinic (Slot 2) Max Fischer Etherpad link		03:00–03:30
11:30–11:45	●Outreach & Partnership Botanists in the Wikiverse: Planting the seeds of open data enrichment and reuse with the botanical community Heidi Meudt, Siobhan Leachman (User:Ambrosia10) Etherpad link			●Meetups Fund for Impact: How to write a successful application for public policy advocacy Jacqueline Chen, Rachel Judhistari Etherpad link		03:30–03:45
11:45–12:00		●Diversity & Inclusion Recording Neurodiversity: Beyond the Boundaries of Wikimedia and Neurodivergent Communities Real rism Etherpad link				03:45–04:00
12:00–12:30						04:00–04:30
12:30–13:00				Poster Showcase Session 2 Ardzun, Wadaihangit, Betty2407, ESEAP Conference COT, Supaplex, Mayawtowid, Tofeiku, Quraeni, Santhosh Notagar99, Wutkh, Lady01v Etherpad link		04:30–05:00
13:00–13:30	●Outreach & Partnership 日本の Wikipedia town ではどんなことをしているのか？ Miya.m Etherpad link	●Open Data & Wikidata OpenRefine for all: The Powerful Tools to Work on Open Data and Wikidata Supaplex, S8321414 Etherpad link	●ESEAP Hub Social Media Management + Outreach Sharing Session and Learning ESEAP Hub Steering Committee Etherpad link			05:00–05:30
13:30–13:45	●Knowledge Equity & Representation 体験型イベントに学ぶ：学びとコミュニティ形成の設計 Shinji Enoki Etherpad link			●Meetups Friendship(?) UNO Wutkh Etherpad link		05:30–05:45
13:45–14:00						05:45–06:00
14:00–14:30	Lightning Talks II Allen Marc De Jesus, Annida Nur Fattiya, Aspere, Butch Bustria, Eugene Ormandy, Filipinayzd, のりまき, Trisha Mae Bigcas Etherpad link	●Open Data & Wikidata Data Reuse: (AI) reusing Wikidata's data Alan Ang Etherpad link	●Wild Ideas & Other Some Wild Ideas for future ESEAP collaborative activities Bahnfrend Etherpad link		Cultural event (Day 3) ESEAP Conference COT, Reke Etherpad link	06:00–06:30
14:30–14:45		●Community Story Improving the representation of the Northern Territory one Wikidata item at a time! Alice Woods Etherpad link				06:30–06:45
14:45–15:00		●Knowledge Equity & Representation WikiTutuwuhan: Documenting West Java’s Botanical Treasures in Wikimedia Projects A2613, Rafli Noer Khairam Etherpad link		●Meetups Unpopular random rising thoughts! Bold Lightning Talks Youngjin Ko Etherpad link		06:45–07:00
15:00–15:15		●Diversity & Inclusion Taiwanese Taigi Story: the New Generation of Wikimedia Contributors Supaplex Etherpad link				07:00–07:15
15:15–15:30						07:15–07:30
15:30–15:45	●Outreach & Partnership Women in Wartime: Collaboration, open access & addressing gender bias Anjuli Selvadurai, Sophie Elborough Etherpad link	●Capacity Building How to be an translation admin Robert Sim Etherpad link	●ESEAP Hub ESEAP Hub Round Up ESEAP Hub Steering Committee Etherpad link			07:30–07:45
15:45–16:00						07:45–08:00
16:00–17:00	Closing ceremony ESEAPCon COT & WMTW Etherpad link					08:00–09:00
17:00–19:00						09:00–11:00
19:00–21:00					●Capacity Building Commons Photowalk Suyash Dwivedi Etherpad link	11:00–13:00