Speakers

Pru Mitchell has been involved in the Australian chapter of Wikimedia since its inception in 2008, and currently serves as President. She is an educator and librarian, working in educational research, with a strong interest in scholarly publishing and metadata workflows for the GLAM sector.

Toby Hudson is a Senior Lecturer, and Director of First Year Chemistry at the University of Sydney. His research interests span materials chemistry simulation, search & optimisation, and educational technology. He has been involved in WMF projects since 2004, especially Commons, Wikidata, and the English Wikipedia, and has participated in a wide range of Australian, Educational and Scientific projects.

Tony Naar is facilitator of the Australian Paralympic History Project which uses Wikipedia as a platform. Tony was key to the establishment of the history project while in his previous role as manager of Knowledge Services at the Australian Paralympic Committee, and in partnership with The University of Queensland.