Wikimania 2013 - international Wikimedia conference

Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong is the ninth the annual international conference centred around the Wikimedia projects (Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikibooks, Wikinews, Wikiquote, Wikimedia Commons, and others). The conference lets Wikimedians from different parts of the world to meet and mingle, share experience with each other, and spark new collaborations. Wikimania is also a venue for Wikimedia to meet the education and cultural sectors to discuss further cooperation, and showcase latest developments in wiki technology and free culture to the general public.
As a host city, Hong Kong provides unique opportunities for Wikimania. Hong Kong's central location within the Asia-Pacific region and ease of access will draw fresh participants who have not been able to attend Wikimania in the last few years due to concerns with politics or travel costs; Hong Kong's multicultural heritage, refined education system, and unique political situation gathers interest in culture, media, academia, and government.
To allow participants to make the best of the conference and engage with each other, the program will include traditional conference offerings such as presentations, panels, workshops, and poster sessions; plenty of lounge space and breaks are also provided throughout for participants to gather. Submissions will be reviewed and selected in advance by the programme committee.
The previous conferences were held in Frankfurt, Germany (2005), Boston, USA (2006), Taipei, Taiwan (2007), Alexandria, Egypt (2008), Buenos Aires, Argentina (2009), Gdańsk, Poland (2010), Haifa, Israel (2011), and Washington, D.C., USA (2012).