20 July 2008

Over 600 Participants joined Wikimania 2008 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

With over 600 participants, Wikimania Alexandria 2008 has finally come to a close with an audience that has exceeded that of the past three Wikimania conferences. While the majority of registered participants have come from Egypt (453, including media), the remaining participants have joined the conference from over 40 different countries. By the end of the 19th of July, the final day of the conference, over 70 lectures have taken place within the BA premises, covering a variety of topics of interest to avid internet and IT users.

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