Hi All, Thanks for the lovely meet-up as always. I'm just sending out the monthly meeting noteshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/19_-TZa3HBWYr_J-E1nsuGlCl6peHI47bXKqt-K5du2M/edit#heading=h.9r60ru8gnvo, recording, and recap below. Please see the summary of our actions, decisions, and FYIs. RECORDING https://smithsonian.zoom.us/rec/share/5w4FiqcBqGSgHYrsGAngJIAJ-5-sH4FseIlU0d... Passcode: dNty#g6= 🚀 ACTIONS 🚀
* Siobhan and Sabine to discuss a date for the next meet-up for the research expeditions group. * Siobhan to find out about DISSCO funding for Andy and email him. - DONE * JJ to analyze current Flickr harvest data for the regions in the hypothesis and get a subset of possible image candidates. * Siobhan to draft existing categories for BHL images and circulate them to the group. - DONE, see listserv for conversation * JJ to add difficult image data model properties as discussion items on the GitHub board. * Everyone is encouraged to attend the roundtable at WikiConNA 2024 for "How to Create Wikimedia Working Groups for GLAMs."
✅ DECISIONS ✅
* In the WMF hypothesis statement, we will change the term "Sub-Saharan Africa" to "Africa" for easier searching of relevant images. * Next time we will DECIDE if the WMG annual plan tracking categories will remain hidden, what their exact naming will be, and how to apply these categories in Commons on an isolated set of BHL images related to Africa and South America.
💡 FYIs 💡 Upcoming Events & Talks Register at WikiConNA 2024 and be sure to check out relevant sessions for our group.
Good luck to all of the speakers!!
✨ How to Create Wikimedia Working Groups for GLAMshttps://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions:2024/How_to_create_Wikimedia_Working_Groups_for_GLAMs, Giovanna Fontenelle ✨ What Is the Future of the Wikipedian in Residence Position?https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions:2024/What_Is_the_Future_of_the_Wikipedian_in_Residence_Position%3F, Jake Orlowitz ✨ LOFESQ: Building Community through Named Entity Wikibasehttps://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions:2024/LOFESQ_(Lots_of_Farmers_Empty_Silos_Quicker):_building_community_through_a_named_entity_Wikibase, Deborah Shapiro, Richard Naples ✨ GLAM CSI Workshop on Documenting User Storieshttps://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions:2024/LOFESQ_(Lots_of_Farmers_Empty_Silos_Quicker):_building_community_through_a_named_entity_Wikibase, Andrew Lih ✨ Generative AI and Wikipedia: A Discussionhttps://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions:2024/Generative_AI_and_Wikipedia:_A_discussionhttps://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions:2024/Generative_AI_and_Wikipedia:_A_discussion ← Keynote, Authors: Maryana Pinchuk, LiAnna Davis; Panelists: Andrew Lih, Bob Cummings, et al. August Monthly Highlights GLAM-WIKI Newsletter: Biodiversity Heritage Library Reporthttps://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/August_2024/Contents/Biodiversity_Heritage_Library_report Please feel free to forward this message on. Thanks everyone and have a great day!
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