Registration

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For those who have not already received them, tickets for the opening reception MAY be available at the registration desk at 4pm on a first-come first-serve basis. Please check back then!

Our Eventbrite page is currently closed to online registration - please see the instructions below about onsite registration if you have yet to register.

If you are a WMF-sponsored attendee (e.g., WMF Staff, Board, or Scholarship Recipient), please do not register until you are contacted by the WMF with instructions.

We strongly recommend that you create an Eventbrite account before or during registration, as that will allow you to review or amend your registration if need be.

Onsite Registration

Everyone attending Wikimania must have a conference badge. The registration desk will be open on the 3rd floor of the Cape Sun Southern Sun Hotel, as follows:

  • Tuesday, July 17:     15:00 - 19:00
  • Wednesday, July 18: 07:00 - 16:00
  • Thursday, July 19:   08:00 - 19:00
  • Friday, July 20:       08:00 - 16:00
  • Saturday, July 21:   08:00 - 16:00
  • Sunday, July 22:     08:00 - 12:00

After July 13, online registration will be closed, and new registrations can be made at the registration desk during the above hours.

PLEASE NOTE: Onsite registrations will NOT include access to the opening or closing receptions.

Pricing

We are negotiating with sponsors to support those who can not attend otherwise, so keep checking back for those campaigns.

Prices are as follows. Please note that all prices are in US dollars. Payment must be made online with PayPal. You may select the currency you wish to pay with during the checkout process once logged into PayPal.

  • Pre-Conference Day 1 on July 18 - *Early Bird Rate: $50 USD; Regular Rate: $75 USD
  • Pre-Conference Day 2 on July 19 - *Early Bird Rate: $50 USD; Regular Rate, $75 USD
  • Three Day Conference on July 20-22 - *Early Bird Rate: $175 USD; Regular Rate, $200 USD
  • Day Pass, $75 USD per day

*Please note that Early Bird Pricing ends on June 4, 2018.

Please note that online registration ends July 13 at midnight PST. After that date, you may register onsite starting July 18.

Please again note that onsite registration will NOT include access to the opening or closing receptions.

What does Registration include?

The three-day conference registration includes:

  • Badge
  • Admission to all sessions that you are attending during July 20-22
  • Lunch and refreshments during the breaks
  • Admission to the opening reception and closing reception, guaranteed only if you registered before July 1.
  • Wireless connectivity in conference session areas
  • Conference T-shirt

Pre-Conference and Day Passes include:

  • Badge
  • Admission to all sessions you are attending that day
  • Lunch and refreshments during the breaks that day
  • Wireless connectivity in conference session areas
  • Conference T-shirt

Please note that only attendees who registered for the three-day conference before July 1 may attend the opening and closing receptions.

If you have questions about the registration process, please contact: wikimania-info@wikimedia.org.

When you have registered, please add yourself to the Attendees page so that people can contact you before or after the conference!


Additional Resources

The Wikimania 2018 Guidebook