Wikipedia Day 2025 with General Assembly

The next Wikimedia CH association strategy for 2027 to 2031

On 10 May 2025, Wikimedia CH invites you to Wikipedia Day 2025 and its General Assembly in Bern, Welle 7, right next to the train station. This year’s Wikipedia Day marks the kick-off of joint reflections on the next Wikimedia CH association strategy for the period 2027 to 2031. Enjoy a day full of information, inspiration, workshops and discussions.
Wikimedia CH values the opinions, participation and ideas of its members, Wikipedia contributors, partners, donors and other close interest groups. We are currently putting together the the programme; more information will follow.

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!
  • 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 respekt this policy.
  • Further information will follow here as soon as possible.

Programme (draft)

Location: Welle 7, Schanzenstrasse 5, Bern – directly at the West exit of Bern PostParc station.

“Where do we want Wikimedia CH’s journey to go?”

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
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