The third conference, rebranded WikiConference North America, was held at San Diego's Central Library in 2016, with a pre-conference day at Balboa Park.

[5][6] The conference has been held in New York City; Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Montreal; Columbus, Ohio; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Toronto; and Indianapolis.

The inaugural WikiConference USA was held during May 30 – June 1, 2014 at New York Law School's Tribeca campus in Lower Manhattan.

[9][10] The program featured two days of keynotes, panels, presentations, and workshops about the state of Wikipedia, addressing issues such as diversity, gender bias, and the socialization of new editors, as well as a one-day unconference.

[1][3][13] Activities included panels, presentations, speeches, and workshops related to Wikipedia's community, collaborations with cultural institutions, role in education, and technology development.

[1] The conference featured presentations by Pamela Wright, NARA's chief innovation officer; Andrew Lih; John Howard, who serves as director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States; Alice Backer of the organization AfroCrowd, which seeks to improve coverage of Africans and African Americans in Wikipedia and other projects; and Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland who spoke about hate crimes in cyberspace.

[16] The third annual event, called WikiConference North America, was held in San Diego's Central Library during October 7–10, 2016.

On the conference's final day, attendees created the "WikiConference North America User Group" to document best practices for organizing Wikimedia events.

[17] The 2017 event was held at Le Centre Sheraton Hotel in Montreal during August 9–10, as a pre-conference to Wikimania, the official annual conference of the Wikimedia Foundation.