Jump to content

Evening

From Wikimania 2014 • London, United Kingdom

Wednesday, August 6

Time Garden Room Conservatory Conservatory Terrace Frobisher 1 Frobisher 3 Boardroom Frobisher 4&5 Frobisher 6 Time
19:30

Hacking

(room closed)

(room closed)

(room closed)

(room closed)

(room closed)

19:30
19:45 19:45
20:00 20:00
20:15 20:15
20:30 20:30
20:45 20:45
21:00 21:00
21:15 21:15
21:30 21:30
21:45 21:45
22:00 22:00
22:15 22:15
22:30 22:30
22:45 22:45
23:00 23:00
23:15 23:15
23:30 23:30
23:45 23:45

Thursday, August 7

Lower Foyer (-1)
18:00

Welcome Reception

(food & drink provided)

Lambeth Trio
Selection of popular repertoire.

18:00
18:15 18:15
18:30 18:30
18:45 18:45
Garden Room Conservatory Conservatory Terrace Barbican Hall
19:00

Hacking

Hacking

Hacking

Greetings from Edward Saperia, Wikimania Conference Director

19:00
19:15

Greetings from Jon Davies, Chief Executive Wikimedia UK

19:15
19:30

Greetings from Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia

19:30
19:45

Greetings from Lila Tretikov, Executive Director of The Wikimedia Foundation

19:45
20:00

Keynote: Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International

20:00
20:15 20:15
20:30

A concert of traditional British music

20:30
20:45 20:45
21:00 21:00
21:15 21:15
21:30 21:30
21:45 21:45
22:00

Free

22:00
22:15 22:15
22:30 22:30
22:45 22:45
23:00 23:00
23:15 23:15
23:30 23:30
23:45 23:45

Friday, August 8

Check ongoing meetups too.

Barbican Hall
Laila's Grand Central Arena
Lower Foyer (-1)
Laila's Underworld Utopia
Frobisher 123
Laila's Happy Valley Centre
Main Foyer (0)
Laila's Acoustic Airspace
19:00

(stage closed)

Michael Baker
Acoustic singer-songwriter.

MakeSense presents "Hold-Ups"
Creative brainstorming session on solving a challenge faced by a social entrepreneur.

Richard Black and Laura Wolk-Lewanowicz
Pieces by composers underrepresented on Wikipedia.

19:00
19:15 19:15
19:30

WikiGeeks
Geek-based comedy show.

Signatures
3 contemporary classical pieces by composer Josh Spear.

Power of Two
Classical flute and piano duo.

19:30
19:45 19:45
20:00

(stage closed)

20:00
20:15 20:15
20:30

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Documentary about the life of internet programmer and Hacktivist Aaron Swartz.
Aaron Swartz Q&A‎

Tom Green
Solo guitar-looping madness.

20:30
20:45 20:45
21:00

The Slumberjacks
Soulful sounds from acoustic guitar duo performing their own compositions.

21:00
21:15 21:15
21:30 21:30
21:45 21:45
22:00

(stage closed)

James Green
Acoustic guitar songs.

(stage closed)

22:00
22:15 22:15
22:30 22:30
22:45

Free

22:45
23:00 23:00
23:15 23:15
23:30 23:30
23:45 23:45

Saturday, August 9

Check ongoing meetups too.

Reception tonight in Foyer -1 | food and drinks provided

Reception

19:00 – 20:00

Rocket & Prosciutto Pizza (vegetarian)
BBQ Chicken Skewers
Rosemary Marinated Lamb Skewers
Tiger Prawn & Lemone Skewers
Fregola Pasta Salad
Chickpea & Beetroot
Potato Salad with Swiss Cheese & Garlic Sausage

Water
Orange Juice
Beck's beer
Peroni beer
red wine
white wine

Barbican Hall
Laila's Grand Central Arena
Lower Foyer (-1)
Laila's Underworld Utopia
Fountain Room
Laila's Playground
Main Foyer (0)
Laila's Acoustic Airspace
19:00

Comedian's Bookshelf
featuring Jorik Mol, Elise Bramich, Steve Cross, Tom Mayhew, Nathan Willcock, Diane Fitton
Comedians present material on their favourite books and authors.

(stage closed)

The Wikimania Games Corner
Modern and retro games alongside classic table top and board games.

The Slumberjacks
Soulful sounds from acoustic guitar duo performing their own compositions.

19:00
19:15 19:15
19:30

(stage closed)

19:30
19:45 19:45
20:00

(stage closed)

20:00
20:15 20:15
20:30

Wikipedia – The Missing Bits
curated by Dan Schreiber
Unique show especially for Wikimania 2014! Comedians and popular academics take it in turns to add amusing information to wikipedia pages, stand-up style.

20:30
20:45 20:45
21:00

The Levity
This dynamic fresh four piece play classic pop you can dance to.

21:00
21:15 21:15
21:30

Mark Mathews
Indie pop singer-songwriter.

21:30
21:45 21:45
22:00

(stage closed)

Goldbones
Awe-inspiring brass quintet perform their own arrangements of classic pop and rock hits.

22:00
22:15 22:15
22:30 22:30
22:45 22:45
23:00

Free

23:00
23:15 23:15
23:30 23:30
23:45 23:45

Sunday, August 10

Check ongoing meetups too.

Closing party in Foyer -1 | food and drinks provided

Closing party

18:00 – 24:00

Discover Mexico!

Yucatan Chicken
Chargrilled Sea-bream & Avocado Taco
Avocado Tart with Tomato Salsa (vegetarian)
Lamb Burger & Feta Salsa
Ceviche Tiger Prawn & Mango
Jalapeño Corn Cakes (vegetarian)

Baked Cheesecake Bites
Tequila & Lime Chocolate Mousse Cups

White wine
Red wine
Peroni beer
Beck's beer
Orange Juice
Water

Barbican Hall
Laila's Grand Central Arena
Lower Foyer (-1)
Laila's Underworld Utopia
Frobisher 123
Laila's Happy Valley Centre
Main Foyer (0)
Laila's Acoustic Airspace
18:00

(stage closed)

Si Cliff
Solo singer-songwriter and classical guitarist.

(stage closed)

Power of Two
Classical flute and piano duo.

18:00
18:15 18:15
18:30

Geek-Off
Chaotic intellectual cabaret night where clever people speak about their passions and obsessions.

Black Hay
Indie pop rock.

18:30
18:45

Benedict Taylor
Violist playing a selection of repertoire.

18:45
19:00 19:00
19:15

JB Newman Band
Lynchian Roadhouse blues.

19:15
19:30

Richard Black
A solo set of "almost jazz" and piano favourites.

19:30
19:45 19:45
20:00

Elektryza
Free jazz improvisational from a 7 piece band.

Wikimania Closing Party

Underworld Utopia Extravanganza ft. Dj Julio Superior and TAPE PARADE

(stage closed)

20:00
20:15 20:15
20:30 20:30
20:45 20:45
21:00

(stage closed)

21:00
21:15 21:15
21:30 21:30
21:45 21:45
22:00 22:00
22:15 22:15
22:30 22:30
22:45 22:45
23:00 23:00
23:15 23:15
23:30 23:30
23:45 23:45