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Fwd: [Wikimediaus-l] WikiCon North America 2024: Scholarship apps + program submissions now open!
by Pharos 16 May '24

16 May '24

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Kevin Payravi <kevinpayravi(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, May 12, 2024 at 6:24 PM Subject: [Wikimediaus-l] WikiCon North America 2024: Scholarship apps + program submissions now open! To: Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS) < wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hello, WikiConference North America is excited to share that the 2024 conference will be taking place in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States! Our annual Culture Crawl will take place on October 3, followed by conference programming from October 4-6. Our theme will be "Crossroads", inspired by the Indiana state motto and also alluding to the multiple meanings of the word—as the place where Wikimedians from across the continent cross paths, as well as what we hope will be a turning point for participants. Please visit the conference website for more information: https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2024/Main_Page If you are interested in attending, please read on for scholarship information and program submissions. We are now accepting scholarship applications through May 31. Any active Wikimedian in North America is eligible to apply to have their travel and/or accommodations covered for the event. If interested, please visit https://scholarships.wcna.wiki to apply. We are also accepting program submissions through May 31. If you'd like to submit a lecture, panel, roundtable, workshop, lightning talk, or other meetup, please visit https://submissions.wcna.wiki. For those interested in attending, registration will be opening soon, and you will receive another email when it does. For your reference, pricing will be identical to last year. Individual tickets are $25, and professional tickets for those attending on behalf of a company or organization are $100. All proceeds will go towards this and future WikiConference North America events. We will also offer free tickets to enable everyone to participate regardless of financial constraints. If you plan to travel to the conference from outside of the United States, please review entry requirements through the U.S. Visa portal ( https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resour…). Document applications and renewals can take a while during this busy travel season, so you're encouraged to check them now! If you have any questions, please reach out to the team at info(a)wikiconference.org. You can also chat with organizers and attendees in our Telegram group at https://chat.wcna.wiki/. Thank you! On behalf of the WCNA organizing team, Kevin Payravi (User:SuperHamster) _______________________________________________ Wikimediaus-l mailing list -- wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to wikimediaus-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org

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Fwd: Mon March 20 call for North American Wikimedians
by Pharos 16 May '24

16 May '24

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, May 15, 2024 at 9:49 PM Subject: Mon March 20 call for North American Wikimedians To: Wikimedia U.S. Chapter <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> You are invited to join North American Wikimedians for our call next Monday evening, May 20 at 9pm Eastern / 6pm Pacific, as the NARWHAL rides again! Add to the agenda, and we encourage you to RSVP on meta-wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/NARWHAL/May_2024 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81093059340 Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)

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Wiki bar: Drinks tomorrow @ 5pm at Wusong Road?
by Samuel Klein 10 May '24

10 May '24

Dear ones, Wikimedia's lead counsel Chuck Roslof is in town this week, and it's been a while since we had an in-person gathering. A few of us met up today and talked about getting drinks tomorrow at 5. Give a shout if you're interested in joining! Warmly, SJ -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266

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Edit-A-Thon at MHC
by Coira Williams 24 Feb '24

24 Feb '24

Hi Wikimedia Boston! My name is Coira Williams and I am an Archives Student Assistant at Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections. We're thinking of hosting an Edit-A-Thon on March 8, to improve information on Mount Holyoke's extensive network of alumnae. I'm sending this message to a: soft-launch the event, and b: ask for help. Though I have ample experience with editing on my own, I need help with teaching others and effectively communicating Wikimedia protocol. Please let me know if you or anyone you know would be interested; whether in-person or virtually. Thank you for your interest and patience. Hope to see some of y'all soon! Sincerely, Coira -- *Coira Williams 🦈 ( she / her )* *BA Art History • Mount Holyoke College * LITS Circulation Assistant | Founder of Seven Sisters in Libraries, Archives and Museums Facebook Group Freelance Shark Whisperer *ENGLISH + GÀIDHLIG + **FRANÇAIS** OK*

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Editathon at MIT: Jan 16
by phoebe ayers 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

Hi folks, I'm planning an edit-a-thon at MIT on Tuesday, January 16, in the afternoon and you are all cordially invited. We'll celebrate Wikipedia's 23 birthday (one day off of Wikipedia Day, which is Jan 15), and this year's public domain day - lots of good stuff <https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2024/> is now in the public domain. Our theme this year is "Boston and Beyond" - let's edit on topics related to campus, Cambridge, greater Boston, and beyond. The meetup page is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Boston_and_Beyond_IAP… <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Boston_and_Beyond_IAP…> (and please do register here <https://libcal.mit.edu/event/11685850> so I have a good headcount). I'll bring snacks, and come by anytime; we'll start with a class on how to edit. Also, a special request : please help me find and list articles and things-to-do related to the theme of Boston and Beyond, and link them on the meetup page above. Articles about the quirky and obscure corners of our fair region, and articles with issues that could be easily worked on by new editors, are especially welcome. thanks and hope to see you soon! Phoebe

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Re: meeting next?
by duck_master 11 Nov '23

11 Nov '23

Dear Devang Dave, I also joined this mailing list quite recently, and I’m pretty pessimistic about a meetup like this happening anytime in the near future. (The last meetup was in September as I wrote earlier; the last meetup before that was in January 2021, shortly before I myself joined English Wikipedia and made my first edit.) But if it works for you personally, I’ll be at the MIT campus this afternoon and evening, so you can meet me there then. Sincerely, duck_master Sent from [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) for iOS On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 12:08 AM, Dave <[9bk31555@gmail.com](mailto:On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 12:08 AM, Dave <<a href=)> wrote: > Hello Duck Master > > I just joined the list serve and I’m not sure of the response etiquette. Is this still happening tommorow? I’m available to join most times tommorow myself barring the window you have also placed. > > I assume since no one responded this might not happen? > > Devang Dave > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 25, 2023, at 11:45 PM, duck_master <duckmaster0(a)protonmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Hi all, >> >> At the [last meetup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Casual_Meetup) at MIT on Saturday September 30, four people ultimately showed up: namely, Enterprisey, Alan Wu, yours truly, and another person whose name I've forgotten. There, if I recall correctly (I didn't take a photo sadly), we agreed that we should meet on the last Saturday of each month. In particular, that means that the next meetup should occur this Saturday, October 28, 2023. Are any of y'all down to meet that day? I think I'll be available then, except from around 2pm to 4pm, and I have no strong preference of my own as to the venue. >> >> Relatedly, [Wiki Loves Monuments 2023](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2023_… is currently going on until the end of the month. If any of y'all have fancy cameras or are good at photography, I think we could easily make this event into a fun field trip around Greater Boston to take pretty photos of monuments. There are lots of monuments around here, including [a good handful that are still yet to be photographed](https://maps.wikilovesmonuments.org/map?c=42.3452:-71.0795:12…! I'm not really a photographer myself, but I'd be willing to try it with others! >> >> Sorry for not writing this email earlier. I look forward to hopefully seeing some of y'all again in the flesh soon. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> duck_master >> >> Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/) secure email. _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-boston mailing list -- wikimedia-boston(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-boston-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org

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meeting next?
by duck_master 26 Oct '23

26 Oct '23

Hi all, At the [last meetup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Casual_Meetup) at MIT on Saturday September 30, four people ultimately showed up: namely, Enterprisey, Alan Wu, yours truly, and another person whose name I've forgotten. There, if I recall correctly (I didn't take a photo sadly), we agreed that we should meet on the last Saturday of each month. In particular, that means that the next meetup should occur this Saturday, October 28, 2023. Are any of y'all down to meet that day? I think I'll be available then, except from around 2pm to 4pm, and I have no strong preference of my own as to the venue. Relatedly, [Wiki Loves Monuments 2023](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2023_… is currently going on until the end of the month. If any of y'all have fancy cameras or are good at photography, I think we could easily make this event into a fun field trip around Greater Boston to take pretty photos of monuments. There are lots of monuments around here, including [a good handful that are still yet to be photographed](https://maps.wikilovesmonuments.org/map?c=42.3452:-71.0795:12…! I'm not really a photographer myself, but I'd be willing to try it with others! Sorry for not writing this email earlier. I look forward to hopefully seeing some of y'all again in the flesh soon. Sincerely, duck_master Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/) secure email.

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Meetup: September 30th at noon at MIT
by Enterprisey [Dan] 23 Sep '23

23 Sep '23

Hi all! There will be a very casual meetup on the MIT campus on Saturday, September 30th, 2023 at noon. We've got room 5-134 booked. Please swing by! No specific agenda - just chatting. I'll be aiming to coordinate at least one meetup per month, not necessarily at MIT, so don't sweat it if you can't make it. Page is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Casual_Meetup, feel free to sign up there. Further logistical information will be posted both on this mailing list and at that page. Thanks Phoebe and everyone else for helping with the coordination! Best, Enterprisey

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Monthly meetups?
by enterpriseywiki＠gmail.com 12 Sep '23

12 Sep '23

Howdy all, I just moved to the area and was interested in attending any regular meetups in the Boston area, if they exist. If they don't currently exist I'd be happy to organize some. Best, Enterprisey

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As hoc meetup at Stoked :)
by Samuel Klein 08 Sep '23

08 Sep '23

There were a half dozen Wikipedians at the lovely Berkman Center 25th reunion today so we're headed to Stoked on 1611 Mass Ave for the next hour or so to catch up. Photos incoming... SJ 🌍🌏🌎🌑

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