We’re excited to share the news about Wikimania Nairboi, the 20th edition of the Wikimedia movement’s annual conference, hosted this year for the first time in East Africa!

Team members from the Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence Project and our partners at Wikimedia NYC will be collaborating with a global gathering of Wikipedia volunteers in this four-day gathering packed with meetups, talks, and workshops—all in support of free knowledge.

Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence Richard Knipel and City University of New York (CUNY) University Archivist Natalie Milbrodt will present “Wikiverse meets CUNYverse: 25 Colleges Blooming Across NYC,” exploring how CUNY’s Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence project is helping weave Wikimedia and its open knowledge practices into the fabric of CUNY’s 25-campus system.

Wikimedia NYC Executive Director Pacita Rudder will present “Wikicurious: How to use cultural strategy to recruit and activate new editors,” sharing how the organization’s “Wikicurious” series in NYC sparked curiosity and trained 1,000+ new Wikipedia editors, while also teaching the basics of cultural strategy and how to use it to engage urban and rural communities across the US in the use of Wikipedia.

We look forward to reporting back on key insights from Wikimania 2025!