In collaboration with Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society and Freie Universität Berlin, Wikimedia Deutschland is organizing the “Wikipedia Academy 2012: Research and Free Knowledge.” (June 29 – July 1, 2012, Berlin). This conference provides a platform for the research community and the Wikipedia community to connect, present, discuss and advance research on Wikipedia in particular and on free knowledge in general. More information is available on the conference website.