Hi all,
It was terrific to meet all of you at the general meeting on Sunday. I'm
very excited about taking our local efforts to the next level.
I wanted to follow up on the idea of hosting a meeting where we invite a
local professor who has conducted research on Wikipedia and free culture to
be our guest speaker. SJ suggested Yochai Benkler at the Berkman Center (
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/ybenkler). Our preliminary plan was for
SJ to make the initial contact and for me to handle the follow-up and the
logistics.
I'd like to get started as soon as possible since we're so close to the end
of the semester. I have a couple of questions for the group:
1. Do we want to potentially combine this with the regular meetup we've
scheduled for May 14th?
2. Do we want to allocate some money for pizza (there may be a way to get a
student group at Harvard to cover this)?
3. Should we consider postponing the event until the Fall, given that many
schools are in the midst of finals?
Best wishes,
Gabe (GabrielF)
Reminder: there is a meeting today in the BPL until 4:30, then heading
to an early supper tonight (location TBD; a followup will be sent out
in a bit)
@ the BPL:
Conference Room C06, Johnson Building,
Boston Public Library—Central Library
700 Boylston St., Boston MA 02116
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/New_England
SJ
617 529 4266
Hi Wiki-Pilgrims,
Apparently a group at the Boston Public Schools is interested in
creating free-content digital texts
Please reach out to Justin Reich (bjr795(a)mail.harvard.edu) if you're
interested :)
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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From: Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 9:40 AM
Subject: Fwd: Fwd: berkman center/ibooks
To: Annie Lin <alin(a)wikimedia.org>
Dear Annie,
Is there anyone who worked on PPI who is interested in generation of
digital texts for [offline] reading?
The Boston Public Schools has ag roup that is working on improving
curation of materials for their classes; if there is a good channel
for geneaating free-format and free-content texts they could do their
own curation on top of those collections. Their initial thought was
to work with iBooks and not necessarily take care to use free
content... but then they realized it was a lot of work to do all of
the curation and formatting themselves. See below!
Warmly,
SJ
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From: B. Justin Reich <bjr795(a)mail.harvard.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: Fwd: berkman center/ibooks
To: Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com>
Hi SJ,
I hope you are well! I received the request below from a great teacher
in the Boston Public Schools. I poked around Berkman, and Amar
suggested that you might have some contacts who might have some
interest in helping out with a project like the one below. If you do,
please let me know!
Best,
Justin
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Avashia, Neema<navashia(a)boston.k12.ma.us>
>> Date: Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 12:51 PM
>> Subject: berkman center/ibooks
>> To: bjr795(a)mail.harvard.edu
>>
>>
>> Hi, Justin. I hope you're doing well. I'm writing in hopes that you
>> might be able to help me think about some possibilities for Civics in
>> BPS. Myself and another college are in the early phases of creating a
>> series of ibooks for the Civics class that we teach. We use a lot of
>> articles, self-created texts, pdfs, videos, images etc., and think
>> that iBooks could provide a really powerful venue for housing that
>> material. We're working hard to get BPS, or our individual schools, to
>> purchase class sets of iPads that we could use to pilot this work in
>> our classes.
>>
>> What we're finding, though, is that we are spending a lot of time on
>> formatting, rather than on resource refinement, which doesn't seem
>> like the best use of our skills. I've heard some rumors that there are
>> folks at the Berkman center who are interested in supporting the
>> creation of digital texts, and wondered if you know if there is
>> substance to the rumors, and if so, could point me in the direction of
>> any people who are doing that work.
>>
>> Let me know if you have any ideas.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Neema
>> +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
>> "The pessimist from his corner looks out upon the world of wickedness
>> and sin, and blinded to all that is good and hopeful in the condition
>> and progress of the human race, bewails the present state of affairs
>> and predicts woeful things for the future.
>>
>> In every cloud he beholds a destructive storm, in every flash of
>> lightning an omen of evil and in every shadow that falls across his
>> path a lurking foe.
>>
>> He forgets that the clouds also bring life and hope, that the
>> lightning purifies the atmosphere, that shadow and darkness prepare
>> for sunshine and growth, and that hardship and adversity nerve the
>> race, as the individual, for greater efforts and grander victories."
>> --Horace Mann Bond
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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Justin Reich
Visiting Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society
Project Manager, Distributed Collaborative Learning Communities Project
Doctoral Candidate (diss. completed), Harvard Graduate School of Education
Blog: EdTechResearcher.org Twitter: @bjfr
Email: bjr795(a)mail.harvard.edu Mobile: 978-831-3046
Co-Director, EdTechTeacher
EdTechTeacher Winter Conference, March 3, Cambridge, MA
EdTechTeacher Summer Workshops
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Annie Lin
Global Education Program Manager
Wikimedia Foundation
alin(a)wikimedia.org
Hi Wiki-Pilgrims,
I was talking with Dominic, and how about we pull together a Wikimedia
New England founding meeting sometime in April?
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_New_England
We could also send a bit of a delegation from Wikimedia NYC chapter,
and perhaps Wikimedia DC too, to share our experiences.
Also, the next WALRUS online meeting on irc will be on April 11:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/April_2012
And of course all New Englanders are invited to join their fellow
Wiki-Americans at this special event at Wikimania in DC:
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS_Congress
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
I didn't see this hit our list; it seems like an awesome temp job
opportunity, and a chance to see how Consumer Reports really works:
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From: Pete Forsyth <pete(a)wikistrategies.net>
Dear Wikipedia enthusiasts of the Northeast,
I'm very pleased to announce that Consumer Reports is seeking a
Wikipedian in Residence, for a 3-month period (with possible 3-month
extension) starting in April. This will be in support of a health
initiative, so some background in the sciences or health is desirable.
https://jobs-consumers.icims.com/jobs/2103/job
I've worked closely with Consumer Reports to design this program, and
want to help them recruit an excellent Wikipedian for the position! It
comes with a $4000/month stipend, with some relocation funding
available if needed; it will be based in their offices in Yonkers, NY
(and they have free daily shuttles to NYC).
Please forward this link to any email lists that might be interested,
and distribute however you can -- I appreciate any help you might be
able to offer in spreading the news!
Best,
-Pete
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Principal, Wiki Strategies
pete(a)wikistrategies.net
+1 503-383-9454
www.wikistrategies.net
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Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
Dear Bostonians,
A meetup is being planned for mid-April to plan for Wikimania this
summer in DC, and to organize New England participation in national
Wiki events.
Please sign up if you're interested in attending:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/New_England
Warmly,
SJ
Please get your Wikimania program submissions in soon! Wikimania 2012 is
July 12-15 in Washington, DC. It's a great opportunity to present on a cool
project you're doing or simply come meet your fellow Wikimedian and
*superstars* like Jimmy Wales! :)
The deadline for submissions is Sunday, March 18 at 11:59 (San Francisco)
Pacific Daylight Time (or 06:59 UTC on 19 March 2012).
We seek submissions for presentations, workshops, panels, and other types
of sessions.
Topics may include anything related to Wikipedia, MediaWiki & tech (e.g.
mobile), Wikisource, Wikimedia Commons and other sister projects,
OpenStreetMap, third-party wikis (e.g. WikiHow), wikis in business,
government, etc., civic & local wikis, GLAM-wiki and other cultural
outreach initiatives, education outreach, research into wikis and
collaboration, and more. These topics are just suggestions.
You can view the call for participation and make submissions here:
https://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions
Cheers,
Katie
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President, Wikimedia District of Columbia
http://wikimediadc.org
@wikimediadc / @wikimania2012
Forwarding : a lovely chance to spend the summer in San Mateo, CA.
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From: Proffitt,Merrilee <proffitm(a)oclc.org>
Date: Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 3:24 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-SF] Job listing: Wikipedian in Residence
To: San Francisco Bay Area Wikimedians <wikimedia-sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hello,
I work for OCLC, a non profit that works with libraries to make
library collections and services more accessible. This summer, we will
be hosting a Wikipedian in Residence. Although the most important
qualification for a candidate is being an established Wikipedian and
someone who can communicate with others about their passion for
Wikipedia, a candidate who is also an early career archivist or
librarian would be ideal! Please check out the position description
and let me know if you have any questions! Please feel free to
forward.
https://jobs-oclc.icims.com/jobs/2081/job?hub=6#.T195DPQsT1A
Best,
Merrilee
Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer
OCLC Research
777 Mariners Island Blvd Suite 550
San Mateo, CA 94404 USA
+1-650-287-2136
Merrilee blogs at hangingtogether.org
Follow me on Twitter @merrileeiam
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If you know people interested in new media, civic journalism, and related
entrepreneurship, this job is still open:
I've got a truly terrific job opportunity for Director of the Public Media
Accelerator - our recently announced $2.5M partnership of Knight Foundation
and PRX.
http://publicmediax.org
We're looking for a current/recent entrepreneur with the vision and chops
to lead this ground-breaking venture. Not so much someone with deep public
media experience - we've got lots of that in house @ prx - more someone who
can help new teams develop products/services, familiar with startup
lifecycle and the role of accelerators in the ecosystem.
We have preference for Cambridge/Boston, but are willing to consider great
candidates anywhere they may be.
The full job description and link to online application is here:
http://publicmediax.org/2011/12/13/now-hiring-director-of-the-public-media-…
A thought for a future event (maybe part of our BPL event?)
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From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 9:20 PM
Subject: [Wikimediaus-l] WikiWomen's History Month in March
To: "Wikimedia U.S. Chapter" <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
My fellow Wiki-Americans,
This might be an excellent opportunity to organize the next meetup in
your region around:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiWomen%27s_History_Month
(sequel to Wikipedia Loves Libraries, and also highly appropriate for
a library setting!)
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
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