To mark the 10th anniversary of the Icelandic Wikipedia, a short symposium will be held on the free encyclopedia, which has become a huge success and is today one of the most visited websites in the world.
The symposium will be held in the lecture hall of Þjóðarbókhlaða, the library building at Arngrímsgata 3, on 5 December, 12:15–14:00. The programme is as follows:
- 12:15–12:25 – Opening of the symposium. Short announcements.
- 12:25 – Áki G. Karlsson, National and University Library of Iceland
- 12:33 – Dóra Hafsteinsdóttir and Sigríður Harðardóttir, editors of Íslenska alfræðiorðabókin (the Icelandic encyclopedia), published in 1990
- 12:41 – Hrafn H. Malmquist, National and University Library of Iceland
- 12:49 – Orri Vésteinsson, Professor at the University of Iceland’s Faculty of History and Philosophy
- 12:57 – Salvör Gissurardóttir, Lecturer at the University of Iceland School of Education
- 13:05 – Sigurbjörg Jóhannesdóttir, specialist at Reykjavík University
- 13:13 – Stefán Pálsson, historian
- 13:21 – Tryggvi Björgvinsson, computer scientist
- 13:30–14:00 – Discussion
The chair is Þórður Snær Júlíusson, journalist at Kjarninn.