Community Connect 2023 Schedule

Community Connect 2023
"Fandom Creators Lab"
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Date	April 23 - April 27, 2023

Community Connect 2023 was held in Atlanta, Georgia from Sunday, April 23 - Thursday, April 27. The following was a schedule of events.

Sunday, April 23

Sunday's welcome will not be livestreamed.

Day 1, Sunday

Time	Session(s) and Events
6:30-9:00pm	Welcome Reception and Dinner
	All attendees and staff will have dinner at Fadó Irish Pub.
7:00-7:30pm	Kickoff Speeches and CEO Keynote
	Brandon Rhea, Perkins Miller

Monday, April 24

Presentations will be livestreamed. Breakout sessions will not be.

Day 2, Monday

Time	Session(s) and Events
8:00-9:00am	Breakfast
	All attendees and staff will have a catered breakfast at the hotel.
9:00-9:15am	Opening Remarks
	Brandon Rhea, Brian Linder, John Todd, Tim Quievryn
9:15-9:45am	Fireside AMA with Perkins Miller
	Perkins Miller, Brandon Rhea
9:45-10:45am	2023 Fandom Overview
	Michael Chiang, Carmen Chu, Isaac Ugay, John Todd, Jennifer Pearson, Jenny Uchisawa, Brian Linder
10:45-11:00am	Break
	Attendees and staff will take a short break.
11:00am-12:00pm	2023 Product and Experimentation Overview + Q&A
	Peter Mansour
12:00-1:00pm	Lunch
	Attendees and staff will have a catered lunch at the hotel.
1:00-2:00pm	User Generated Content: Building New Tools and Experiences for Editors
	Brandon Rhea, Eva Niroomand, Tomasz Kasperek
2:00-3:00pm	Breakout Sessions: User Generated Content
	Max Wartel, Elizabeth Shea
3:00-4:00pm	User Experience: Making the Site Even Better for Fans
	Ant Pegg, Daniel Grunwell
4:00-5:00pm	Breakout Sessions: User Experience
	Max Wartel, Elizabeth Shea
5:00-5:10pm	Day 1 Closing Remarks
	Brandon Rhea, Brian Linder, John Todd, Tim Quievryn
5:10-6:00pm	Break
	Attendees and staff will have a break prior to dinner.
6:00-7:00pm	Head to Dinner
	Attendees and staff will be provided transportation to dinner.
7:00-9:00pm	Dinner
	All attendees and staff will have dinner at Battle & Brew.

Tuesday, April 25

Presentations will be livestreamed. Breakout sessions will not be. Note: breaks are not listed but there is time between presentations and breakout sessions. All breakout sessions are structured to go for a maximum of 45 minutes, with a break after or the opportunity for ad hoc conversation with the User Research Team.

Day 3, Tuesday

Time	Session(s) and Events
8:00-9:00am	Breakfast
	All attendees and staff will have a catered breakfast at the hotel.
9:00-9:05am	Opening Remarks
	Brandon Rhea, Brian Linder, John Todd, Tim Quievryn
9:05am-10:00am	Structured Data to Further Power Your Wikis
	Adam Goldband, Daniel Grunwell
10:00-11:00am	Canonical Pages: The Ultimate Portal to the World of Fandom
	Adam Goldband, Daniel Grunwell
11:00am-12:00pm	Breakout Sessions: Canonical Topic Pages
	Max Wartel, Julie Louvau, Elizabeth Shea
12:00-1:00pm	Lunch
	Attendees and staff will have a catered lunch at the hotel.
1:00-2:00pm	Breakout Sessions: Structured Data
	Max Wartel, Julie Louvau, Elizabeth Shea
2:00-3:00pm	Generative AI and Potential Benefits to Wikis
	Adil Ajmal
3:00-4:00pm	Breakout Sessions: Generative AI
	Max Wartel, Julie Louvau, Elizabeth Shea
4:00-5:00pm	AMA with Fandom Staff
	Moderated by Tim Quievryn, panelists To Be Announced
5:00-5:10pm	Closing Remarks
	Brandon Rhea, Brian Linder, John Todd, Tim Quievryn
5:10-6:00pm	Break
	Attendees and staff will have a break prior to dinner.
6:00-7:00pm	Head to Dinner
	Attendees and staff will be provided transportation to dinner.
7:00-9:00pm	Dinner
	All attendees and staff will have dinner at Your 3rd Spot (a venue about "Connection and Community").

Wednesday, April 26

Activities will not be livestreamed. NOTE: all activity locations are ADA compliant.

Day 4, Wednesday

Time	Events
7:45-8:30am	Breakfast
	All attendees and staff will have a (limited) catered breakfast at the hotel.
8:30-9:00am	Charter to Centennial Olympic Park
	Attendees and staff will head to Olympic Park for activity day.
9:00am-12:00pm	Morning at the Georgia Aquarium
	Attendees and staff participate in morning activities at the Georgia Aquarium, the largest aquarium in the United States.
12:00-1:00pm	Lunch at the Georgia Aquarium.
	Attendees and staff will have lunch at the Georgia Aquarium.
1:00-5:00pm	Afternoon Activities
	Attendees and staff will participate in whichever of the following activities they choose: Stay at the Georgia Aquarium World of Coca-Cola (note: the Scent Discovery exhibit will be closed but the rest is open) National Center for Civil and Human Rights
5:30-6:00pm	Charter to Ponce City Market
	Attendees and staff will meet back at the Georgia Aquarium and take the charter busses from there to Ponce City Market for dinner.
6:00-9:00pm	Dinner
	All attendees and staff will have dinner at Ponce City Market, choosing for any restaurant of their choice. Dinners are purchased by attendees using the Visa gift card provided upon check-in on Sunday.