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Today marks the kickoff for the Wikipedia Year of Science!
by Eryk Salvaggio 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Hello everyone! There's already been a lot of inspiring reactions to the the Year of Science, so I'm delighted to say that the Wiki Education Foundation (Wiki Ed) is officially launching our Year of Science work in the USA and Canada today. There's a blog post pointing to the work we're doing: https://wikiedu.org/blog/2016/01/19/wikipedia-year-of-science/ There's our Year of Science page for academics and their institutions, describing what we're doing and how to contact us: http://wikiedu.org/yearofscience/ And finally, we're handing over the reigns to the Wikipedia Year of Science Portal to community members, so they can share ideas, news and events related to the WP:YOS (that's a shortcut! or): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Year_of_Science We'd love to see what chapters and projects can do with this theme, so please spread the word freely! We're also hoping people will use #yearofscience or #YoS when they do. We're looking forward to seeing what we can all do together. (Apologies for cross-posting). -- Eryk Salvaggio Communications Manager Wiki Education Foundation eryk(a)wikiedu.org User:Eryk (Wiki Ed) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Eryk_(Wiki_Ed)> @WikiEducation <https://twitter.com/WikiEducation> wikiedu.org *Our organization supports the Wikipedia Education Program in the United States and Canada.*

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Please vote for our representative at the 2016 Wikimedia Conference
by Maia Weinstock 15 Jan '16

15 Jan '16

Hi everyone, We have two volunteers to represent the New England Wikimedians at the 2016 Wikimedia Conference: Gabe and Abhishek. We can only send one representative, so please take a moment to read their information and then weigh in at the Google survey below with your recommendation as to who should represent us in Berlin. Note: To vote, we request that you have demonstrated some activity with our group within the past four (4) years, either in person or online, and that the New England Wikimedians is your primary local Wikimedia affiliation. For your vote to be counted, you must respond to the survey with both your real name and your Wikimedia username. Names will not be used for anything beyond tallying for this survey. *Candidates:* Gabriel Fishman User:GabrielF <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GabrielF> I began volunteering on Wikimedia projects in 2004, and, since that time, I've contributed by writing articles, providing academic sources for other editors, assisting with college classes, and working on software development. I'd like to travel to the Wikimedia conference to learn more about how we can grow the Wikimedia New England group and to learn more about Wikimedia Germany's software development efforts, particularly Wikidata. Abhishek Suryawanshi User:AbhiSuryawanshi <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:AbhiSuryawanshi> I will be in the Cambridge area for next two years. This Wikimedia Conference will help me to understand other chapter/user-group efforts and programs. I can learn from them and it will enable me to execute our programs at a better level. *Take the survey: * http://goo.gl/forms/8HVx2GR5mk Votes will be collected through Wednesday, January 13. Please let me know if you have any questions! thanks, Maia (user:Girona7) On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 12:16 PM, Maia Weinstock <maiapw(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > The New England Wikimedians user group has been cleared to send a > representative to the 2016 Wikimedia Conference > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2016> taking place > in April 22-24 in Berlin, Germany. The person who would go on our behalf > would receive travel funding, including flight and accommodations during > the conference. (We are in Group 2 of the specific funding guidelines here > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2016/Travel_and_Hotel> > .) > > We are looking for a volunteer to represent the NE Wikimedians at this > event. If you are interested, please email me by 11:59 pm on Sunday, Jan > 10. Include your name, Wikipedia username, and a 1-2 sentence statement > explaining why you'd like to go. I will announce candidates on Monday, and > we as a group will need to vote on who to send by Thurs., Jan. 14 (info on > the mechanism for voting will be given at that time). > > Eligibility: All those who have demonstrated that they are a member of our > group in some way within the past two years, whether attending group > meetings, participating in edit-a-thons, taking part in relevant activity > on the Wikimedia platforms, or similar. Not sure if you qualify? Apply > anyway! > > cheers, > Maia (user:Girona7) > > Co-leader, New England Wikimedians > > >

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Year of Science edit-a-thon @Brown
by Umbricht, Michael 15 Jan '16

15 Jan '16

I spoke to the director of the John Hay Library at Brown University about the Wikipedia Year of Science 2016 <https://wikiedu.org/yearofscience/> and the library has agreed to host one or more edit-a-thons during the year. I'm looking for volunteers to help organize, promote, and staff the events. Any New England Wikimedians able to help out? The library is open business hours on weekdays, but is also open Sunday afternoons. This ties in with the Wikipedian in Residence <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence/Ladd_Observatory> that I mentioned in another note. We'll be working on history of science at Brown articles during the edit-a-thon. -mikeu User:Mu301 -- Michael L. Umbricht, Observatory Curator Ladd Observatory, Department of Physics, Brown University Ladd Observatory blog <http://blogs.brown.edu/ladd/> Ladd Observatory homepage <http://brown.edu/ladd> Follow Ladd Observatory on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/LaddObs> Follow Ladd Observatory on Twitter <https://twitter.com/LaddObs>

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Wikipedian in Residence at Ladd Observatory
by Umbricht, Michael 13 Jan '16

13 Jan '16

In October of next year Brown University's Ladd Observatory will be celebrating its 125th anniversary. We are looking for a Wikipedian in Residence as part of the GLAM initiative to help improve articles about the Observatory, the scientists that worked there, and more generally the history of science at Brown. Outreach:Wikipedian in Residence/Ladd Observatory <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence/Ladd_Observatory> Wikipedia:GLAM/US/New England <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/US/New_England> -mikeu User:Mu301 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mu301> -- Michael L. Umbricht, Observatory Curator Ladd Observatory, Department of Physics, Brown University Ladd Observatory blog <http://blogs.brown.edu/ladd/> Ladd Observatory homepage <http://brown.edu/ladd> Follow Ladd Observatory on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/LaddObs> Follow Ladd Observatory on Twitter <https://twitter.com/LaddObs>

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Want to go to Berlin on behalf of the New England Wikimedians?
by Maia Weinstock 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

Hi everyone, The New England Wikimedians user group has been cleared to send a representative to the 2016 Wikimedia Conference <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2016> taking place in April 22-24 in Berlin, Germany. The person who would go on our behalf would receive travel funding, including flight and accommodations during the conference. (We are in Group 2 of the specific funding guidelines here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2016/Travel_and_Hotel> .) We are looking for a volunteer to represent the NE Wikimedians at this event. If you are interested, please email me by 11:59 pm on Sunday, Jan 10. Include your name, Wikipedia username, and a 1-2 sentence statement explaining why you'd like to go. I will announce candidates on Monday, and we as a group will need to vote on who to send by Thurs., Jan. 14 (info on the mechanism for voting will be given at that time). Eligibility: All those who have demonstrated that they are a member of our group in some way within the past two years, whether attending group meetings, participating in edit-a-thons, taking part in relevant activity on the Wikimedia platforms, or similar. Not sure if you qualify? Apply anyway! cheers, Maia (user:Girona7) Co-leader, New England Wikimedians

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You're invited: Wikipedia 15th Anniversary Celebration
by Abhishek Suryawanshi 27 Dec '15

27 Dec '15

Hi, Help us celebrate 15 years of Wikipedia on January 16th! The Wikipedia Day 15th Birthday Bash is a celebration and mini-unconference to be held on Saturday January 16, 2016, hosted by the New England Wikimedians and supported by the Harvard University Language and Literacy Department and fellow Free Culture Alliance New England partners. - *Date:* Saturday, January 16, 2016 - *Time:* 04:00PM to 08:00PM - *Location:* Boylston Hall <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boylston_Hall>, Room 403, 4th Floor, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University, Cambridge. - *Map:* http://map.harvard.edu/?bld=04330&level=9 - *Subway:* Red Line - Harvard Stop. (2 Min walking distance from T stop) - *Facebook RSVP* - https://www.facebook.com/events/486749654831344/ - *Meetup RSVP:* http://www.meetup.com/wikipedia-5/events/227634518/ - *Twitter:* @Wikipedia_15 <https://twitter.com/Wikipedia_15> - *Hashtag:* #Wikipedia15 <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Wikipedia15> *Event format: * Participation (and pizza and cake!) will be free, with room for ~30 participants. All are welcome, and we are especially interested in seeing newcomers to join the experienced Wikipedians/Wikimedians. In addition to the party, the event will be a modified unconference <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/unconference>, with experience sharing sessions (organized on this wiki <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Events/Boston>), lighting talks <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lightning_talk> to the whole assembly, and of course open space <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology> sessions. The Lightning Talks and Open Space will be determined during the event itself, so it will be good to bring your ideas with you. There is wifi access, and we will give you the log in details on-site. Hope to see you soon. Warm Regards, Abhishek Suryawanshi, New England Wikimedian.

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December update: Looking ahead to 2016
by Maia Weinstock 21 Dec '15

21 Dec '15

Hi everyone, Hope you all are doing well. It's been a busy year for many of us, and group meetings and events have unfortunately been less frequent than in recent years. I know there are many who are active with Wikipedia and related projects and wanting to meet up more regularly, however. With that in mind, I'd like to introduce Abhishek Suryawanshi <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:AbhiSuryawanshi>, an editor and community leader who has offered to help lead meetings and events in the coming year. Abhishek is a student and longtime Wikimedia contributor who has expressed interest in rallying the troops in our area. He has offered to organize, for starters, a 15th anniversary Wikipedia celebration in mid-January, with details coming soon. I will be adding Abhishek as a moderator to our Meetup.com group and Facebook page, where events will be broadcast, along with links to their Wikipedia event pages. In other news: Congrats to Molly White for her re-election <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_Dec…> to a new 2-year term on the Wikipedia Arbitration Committee! Molly will be stepping back in terms of NE Wikimedians events leadership, leaving myself and Amanda Rust as contacts for group meetings at present. Note, however, that it is my intention to step away from a leadership position by June 1st, 2016. As such, I'd like to take this opportunity to invite anyone who is interested in volunteering time as a leader for the New England Wikimedians to please get in touch! In the meantime, I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year. I or Abhishek will reach out soon with details as to our January gathering. best, Maia maiaw.com | @20tauri <http://twitter.com/20tauri> | user:Girona7 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Girona7>

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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
by Amanda Rust 10 Nov '15

10 Nov '15

Hello, all-- I was asked recently if anyone in the Boston-area Wikipedia community had worked with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge. And while I felt confident-ish in saying I don't think anyone has recently, there are many folks on this list that have been here and working on Wikipedia much longer than I have. So you'll know better than I: has anyone worked with the AAA&S in the past? There's a possibility we could try to reach out and make a connection with the people there, but first it would be good to know if anything's happened in the past. So please let me know if you know of anything, or if you're interested in brainstorming how to make that happen in the future. Thanks! Amanda / User:AmandaRR123

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October library edit-a-thons
by Amanda Rust 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

Hello, all-- Since October is Open Access month in the library world, we have two new Wikipedia events coming up: Open Access Week 2015 (Boston University, Mugar Library) Friday October 23rd, 11am-2pm http://www.meetup.com/wikipedia-5/events/226111619/ Underrepresented Groups in Massachusetts History (Northeastern University, Snell Library) Wednesday October 28th, 4-8pm http://www.meetup.com/wikipedia-5/events/226105178/ All editors welcome! Amanda / User:AmandaRR123

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Editathon - Women in Architecture
by Abhishek Suryawanshi 30 Sep '15

30 Sep '15

Hi, I'd like to invite Boston-area Wikipedians to join our local edition of the 'Women in Architecture' global editathons, coordinated with the Guggenheim for October: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/MA/Women_in_Architecture I'm organizing the space (and free food) for this with a Cambridge coworking site, and coordinating with local architecture folks, and would very much welcome any Wikipedian participants who could lend a hand to assist at the trainings on the day of event. Hope to see you soon :) - Yours truly, Abhishek Suryawanshi (New Wikipedian in New-England - imported from the Republic of India)

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