Hello everyone,
Today, the Wikimedia Foundation's Community Engagement department is
launching Wikimedia Space <https://space.wmflabs.org>, a platform for
movement <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement> organizers,
affiliates, contributors, partners, and the Foundation to share news,
questions, and conversations.
Learning from others has been the bedrock for development and growth in our
movement. With this platform, we want to promote these sorts of enriching
exchanges by welcoming people from every background to build strong and
diverse communities, breaking down the barriers for entry to our movement,
and focusing our efforts on facilitating collaboration, including from
communities that are new to our movement.
Wikimedia Space is a single place for collaboration, comprising Blog
<https://space.wmflabs.org/> and Discuss
<https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/> hubs. The Blog section provides a
movement-wide platform for project updates, recent events, and shared
learnings. We have designed editorial guidelines that allow everyone to
share their news with others. Wikimedia Space also allows anybody to add an
event, which can be discovered in a calendar
<https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/c/events/l/calendar> or a map
<https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/c/events/l/map> of the movement. We want
this new space to be safe and welcoming, especially for newcomers, and this
is why it is governed by a code of conduct
<https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/guidelines>, and relies on active
community moderation.
Wikimedia Space is currently a prototype, built on WordPress
<https://wordpress.org/> and Discourse <https://discourse.org/>. While at
present it only operates in English, it will evolve to include multiple
languages in the near future. This project is only possible with your
participation. Spread the news and join Wikimedia Space
<https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/how-to-join-wikimedia-space/113>!
Read more about the features you’ll find on our blog post. We have also
published posts on how to make this space yours, so it can best serve your
needs. You can find all the documentation for this project on its page on
Meta.
See you at Wikimedia Space!
*María Cruz * \\ Communications and Outreach Manager, Community Engagement
\\ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
mcruz(a)wikimedia.org | Twitter: @marianarra_
<https://twitter.com/marianarra_>
(Sorry for x-posting!)
Dear all,
Next Monday, June 24, between 1530-1700 UTC, the Wikipedia & Education User
Group will be hosing its bi-monthly Open Meeting and you're all invited!
The full meeting agenda is listed at the end, but it includes 2 featured
speakers this month: LiAnna Davis, from the Wiki Education Foundation in
the US, who will be talking about how to scale an education program;
and Krishna
Chaitanya Velaga from India, who will be talking about user retention and
project sustainability. We look forward to learning from their stories!
The meeting will be held between via this link: https://zoom.us/j/876197184.
Many thanks to WikiEd for hosting us using their account, so we can have
multiple people joining without any technical difficulties. :)
*Meeting Agenda: *
* Intros
* General updates from the UG board
* Updates regarding the working groups, with a focus on the tech tools
survey we are planning
* Updates on the Education Space at Wikimania
* 2 featured speakers
* Q & A
*Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible! *
Shani, on behalf of The Wikipedia & Education User Group.
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*Shani Evenstein Sigalov*
* Lecturer, Tel Aviv University.
* EdTech Innovation Strategist, NY/American Medical Program, Sackler School
of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
* PhD Candidate, School of Education, Tel Aviv University.
* OER & Emerging Technologies Coordinator, UNESCO Chair
<https://education.tau.ac.il/node/3495> on Technology, Internationalization
and Education, School of Education, Tel Aviv University
<https://education.tau.ac.il/node/3495>.
* Chairperson, WikiProject Medicine Foundation
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Project_Med>.
* Chairperson, Wikipedia & Education User Group
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_%26_Education_User_Group>.
* Chairperson, The Hebrew Literature Digitization Society
<http://www.israelgives.org/amuta/580428621>.
* Chief Editor, Project Ben-Yehuda <http://bybe.benyehuda.org>.
+972-525640648
Dear all,
We would like to inform you that you can register now<http://make.opendata.ch/wiki/event:2019-09> for the upcoming Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon!
Please also tell your friends!
This year's hackathon will take place on 6-8 September 2019 at the brand new cultural center Les Arsenaux in Sion. This year's edition is a collaboration with Museomix.ch<https://www.museomix.ch/> and will combine the make-a-thon approach of Museomix with our traditional open data hackathon format - that's why we have branded it "mix'n'hack 2019".
Information about earlier hackathons can be found here: https://glam.opendata.ch/hackathons/
We are looking forward to seeing you at the upcoming hackathon!
For the organizing team
Beat Estermann
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Beat Estermann
Coordinator OpenGLAM CH Working Group
http://openglam.ch<http://openglam.ch/>
Berne University of Applied Sciences
E-Government Institute
Brückenstrasse 73
CH-3005 Bern
beat.estermann(a)openglam.ch<mailto:beat.estermann@openglam.ch>
Phone +41 31 848 34 38
Sign up now<http://make.opendata.ch/wiki/event:2019-09> for the upcoming GLAMhack in Sion on 6-8 September 2019!
Support us by becoming a Friend of OpenGLAM<https://glam.opendata.ch/friends-of-openglam/>.
Hello Romaine,
Wikimedia Canada and Library and Archives Canada have this joint announcement for the GLAM digest:
La version en français suit. French version follows.*
Library and Archives Canada and Wikimedia Canada have just signed an overarching agreement to work together in making Canada's documentary heritage more accessible to Canadians and people around the world. This agreement sets the framework for future projects and the organization of events such as edit-a-thons and scan-a-thons. As well, both institutions have agreed to share their expertise and collaborate on research. Specific projects will be announce in the coming months.
*End of English version. Beginning of French version. Fin de la version en anglais. Début de la version en français.*
Bibliothèque et Archives Canada et Wikimédia Canada viennent de signer une entente-cadre qui leur permettra de travailler ensemble à rendre le patrimoine documentaire du Canada encore plus accessible, tant pour les Canadiennes et Canadiens que pour les gens d'autres pays. L'entente jette les bases quant à l'élaboration de projets et d'événements tels que l'organisation d'edit-a-thons et de scan-a-thon. Les institutions ont aussi accepté de partager leurs expertises et de collaborer à des projets de recherche. Des projets spécifiques seront annoncés dans les mois à venir.
Thank you so much!
Jessica Ouvrard
Gestionnaire, contenu en ligne, Direction générale des services au public
Bibliothèque et Archives Canada<http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/fra/Pages/bac-web.aspx> / Gouvernement du Canada
jessica.ouvrard(a)canada.ca<mailto:jessica.ouvrard@canada.ca> / Tél. : 613-715-4035
Manager, Online Content, Public Services Branch
Library and Archives Canada<http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/lac-web.aspx> / Government of Canada
jessica.ouvrard(a)canada.ca<mailto:jessica.ouvrard@canada.ca> / Tel: 613-715-4035
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