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Wikipedia Day 2025 with General Assembly

Shape the Future of Free Knowledge with Wikimedia CH

Join us on May 10 for an interactive co-creation day where we’ll lay the foundation for what’s next. This is your chance to help shape Wikimedia CH’s future and tackle key questions like:

  • Where can Wikimedia CH make the biggest impact in these fast-changing times?
  • How can we strengthen the open knowledge and software movement?
  • How do we secure our place in an ever-evolving digital world?

Expect a day full of inspiration, dynamic workshops, meaningful networking and engaging discussions—all in the vibrant setting of Welle 7, 3rd floor (Workspace), right next to Bern’s train station. And of course, delicious food and drinks are on us!

Be part of the change – we need you!
We are counting on you and are looking forward to seeing you in Bern.

 

Please register using the form below!

Good to know

  • The event and the GA are open and free for everybody. Registration is required for organizational reasons by 01 May at the latest.
  • In the GA, only active members have the right to vote. Read more about all members rights and obligations in our Bylaws, §4. All members will get an official invitation. You want to become a member? Here we go!
  • Our members who come to the GA can find all relevant documents on the page Members wiki. This wiki is restricted to Wikimedia CH members. If you lost your access please contact membership@wikimedia.ch.
  • Food and drinks will be provided for free for registered people only.
  • Please let us know if you need a baby sitter.
  • Helping hands wanted! All volunteers who want to give active support in this event, please contact us via events@wikimedia.ch
    (THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!)
  • The event will be filmed and photographed. We will provide red lanyards for anyone who does not wish to be photographed. The photographers and filmers engaged by Wikimedia CH will be informed about this restriction.
  • Wikimedia CH has a Respectful behavior space policy. We kindly ask all guest to respect this policy.
  • Further information will follow here as soon as possible.

Michel Bachmann, Moderator

Michel Bachmann facilitates the co-creation of planetary communities. He works with a variety of global networks to help grow community and cultivate a culture of genuine co-creation. Previously, Michel co-founded Impact Hub Zürich and led the transition of the global Impact Hub network towards a distributed organization with 100+ spaces across the world.

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Programme (draft)

Location: Welle 7, 3rd floor (Workspace), Schanzenstrasse 5, Bern – directly at the West exit of Bern PostParc station.

“Shape the Future of Free Knowledge with Wikimedia CH”

09:15 – Check-in & Get together with coffee, tea, croissants in the Foyer
09:45 – Opening the doors to the event room
10:00 – Welcome & Introduction Michel Bachmann & Jenny Ebermann
10:20 – Keynote/Panel
10:40 – World Café
11:45 – Share-out and Next Steps
12:00 – Vegan buffet & Get to know the Wikimedia CH Programmes
13:00 – Break-out group Workshops
14:15 – Share-out and Next Steps
14:30 – Closure & Coffee
15:00 – General Assembly (ca. 75 min – public, but only active members have voting rights (see bylaws, §4)
16:15 –  END

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Do you remember?

Do you remember Wikipedia Day 2024? We met on 27 April under the title ‘Wikipedia & AI: The Race for Free Knowledge’. Eleven partners and like-minded organisations presented themselves at the ‘marketplace’ before the general assembly began. The award ceremoniy of the Wiki Science Competition was embedded in that event.
It was quite another format as the 2025 edition.

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