Dear all,
The Wikimedia Hackathon is coming up in May this year and there were calls for organizing local in-person events in parallel. I have applied for grant to hold local event in Nigeria.
More details about how to participate would be shared as the date nears. Before then, I can be reached via my email in case of any inquiry about the project or about general MediaWiki development issues.
Thanks.Ammar
Hi everyone,
I'm very happy to announce:
OpenRefine [1] has two Junior Developer job openings (paid contractor positions; part-time, fully remote) for building Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons [2] functionalities.
I want to very strongly encourage members of the African Wikimedia developer community to look at these vacancies and to consider applying!
* Junior Developer - Wikimedia Development [3] (6 months, from September 2021 till February 2022)
* Junior Developer - OpenRefine Development [4] (8 months, from November 2021 till June 2022)
All the best!
Sandra (User:Spinster / User:SFauconnier)
[1] https://openrefine.org
[2] https://w.wiki/UR
[3] https://openrefine.org/blog/2021/07/07/Wikimedia-Commons-reconciliation-bat…
[4] https://openrefine.org/blog/2021/07/07/OpenRefine-SDC-developer.html
Hi Everyone,
We’re happy to announce the April 2021 edition of the Technical Community
Newsletter
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Community_Newsletter/2021/April>
is now available. The newsletter is compiled by the Wikimedia Developer
Advocacy Team. It aims to share highlights, news, and information of
interest from and about the Wikimedia technical community.
Check it out, and learn about what technical contributors have been up to
this past quarter, upcoming conferences & calls for papers, and how to get
involved.
The Wikimedia Technical Community is large and diverse, and we know we
can't capture everything perfectly. We welcome your ideas for future
newsletters. Let us know what you would like to see or highlights you would
like us to include.
Subscribe to the Technical Community Newsletter
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Newsletter:Technical_Community_Newsletter>,
if you'd like to keep up with essential updates and information
Kindly,
Sarah R. Rodlund
Senior Technical Writer, Developer Advocacy
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developer_Advocacy>
srodlund(a)wikimedia.org
Hi Everyone,
We’re happy to announce the January 2021 edition of the Technical Community
Newsletter
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Community_Newsletter/2021/January>
is now available. The newsletter is compiled by the Wikimedia Developer
Advocacy Team. It aims to share highlights, news, and information of
interest from and about the Wikimedia technical community.
Check it out, and learn about what technical contributors have been up to
this past quarter, upcoming conferences & calls for papers, and how to get
involved.
The Wikimedia Technical Community is large and diverse, and we know we
can't capture everything perfectly. We welcome your ideas for future
newsletters. Let us know what you would like to see or highlights you would
like us to include.
Subscribe to the Technical Community Newsletter
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Newsletter:Technical_Community_Newsletter>,
if you'd like to keep up with essential updates and information
Kindly,
Sarah R. Rodlund
Senior Technical Writer, Developer Advocacy
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developer_Advocacy>
srodlund(a)wikimedia.org
Dear Community Member,
We are pleased to invite you to the first-ever Ghana Histo-Cita-thon on
Friday 27th November 2020, at the SSNIT Guest House. The evenT will
be happening from 9am to 2pm.
The Ghana Histo-Cita-Thon is a Wikicite event aimed at educating and
exposing members within the Wikimedia Movement to the benefits of using
books, journals, and newspapers in creating and improving Wikipedia
articles and Wikidata items.
The workshop will be followed by a month-long online contest that is
specifically focused on personalities and events that have significantly
contributed to the Ghanaian Independence story.
All participants attending the event will be given a certificate of
participation.
Kindly make your reservation by signing up here to join in person. [1] or
here to join virtually. [2]
Visit the link [3] below to learn more.
Regards,
Stephen Dakyi,
Project Lead, Ghana Histo Cita-thon
[1]- forms.gle/7dFbbdHa9xfCHpH38
[2]- forms.gle/8BUn6P7NvVA4VdMg6
[3]- meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ghana_Histo_Cita-thon
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