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Cascadia Wikimedians activities for the remainder of 2016
by Pine W 20 Aug '16

20 Aug '16

Hi Cascadians, At the meetup this past Wednesday, there was interest in pursuing three activities for the remainder of this year: 1. A WikiExpedition, similar to our expedition to Evans Creek Preserve <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evans_Creek_Preserve>. The destination may be rural or urban, and is yet to be determined. 2. GLAM+STEM outreach, including to outreach to historical societies. Personally I am especially interested in the Tulalip Tribes' Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve. This fits with our longstanding interest in Native American languages and cultures. Today I left a voicemail for the Center. 3. Cameras for Commons Photographers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Cameras_for_Commons_photogra…>. We are receiving a donation of a Canon wide-angle camera lens from Frank Schulenburg. If we can arrange for funding of this project by re-appropriating some funds from other budgets or by requesting a "project grant" from WMF, then we would purchase a camera body and/or camera kit with a standard lens that would accompany this wide-angle lens. The kit would then be given or loaned to a member of the Commons community whose photography would greatly improve with this equipment (in other words, the person currently using a lower-quality camera and/or phone camera), whose photographs are valuable and distinctive for Commons (in other words, not photos of subjects that are already well-photographed, but instead photos of subjects for which Commons has little coverage or only low-quality coverage), and whose record of contributions suggests that the person is likely to use the equipment for its intended purpose. I hope to hear back from the Hibulb Cultural Center in the next week or two. After our 501(c)(3) is finalized, we might re-appropriate any savings from the budgets related to the 501(c)(3) toward the Cameras for Commons Photographers project. This will require approval from our Board and from WMF. Depending on the amount of money available, we may request supplemental funding from a WMF project grant. The WikiExpedition will be organized at a date to be determined. Please respond with any questions or comments. Have a nice weekend, Pine

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WikiConference North America
by Sydney Poore 17 Aug '16

17 Aug '16

WikiConference North America 2016 7-10 October 2016, San Diego, CA, USA WikiConference North America (formerly WikiConference USA) is the third annual conference on the North American continent devoted to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. The weekend will feature both academic and casual presentations on Wikimedia-related outreach activities, workshops to improve the skills of grassroots organizers, and discussions on the past, present, and future of the Wikimedia projects. The conference features offerings about community outreach, online activity, partnerships with institutions of knowledge, and technology. Keynote speakers are scheduled to include Katherine Maher, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, and Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer of OCLC Research. The last day of the conference will feature programming coinciding with Indigenous Peoples' Day. Registration for the conference is now open. You can register at https://wikiconference.org. Scholarships partially covering costs of travel and attendance are available for active contributors to Wikimedia projects. Apply by August 23rd for scholarships at https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2016/Scholarships. This is a volunteer run conference and volunteers are needed for any number of tasks. If you are attending, please consider volunteering for at https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Volunteers. We seek presentations addressing topics related to Wikipedia or open access and culture. Presentations may be from any discipline regarding any relevant topic. Please submit a description of your proposed presentation using our online submission process at https://wikiconference.org/ wiki/Submissions. If you are interested in participating in the peer-reviewed academic track, see our call for academic submissions at https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Call_for_Academic_Presentations. - Sydney Poore (User:FloNight) and Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (User:Rosiestep), conference organizers

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Reminder: Cascadia Wikimedians meeting in Seattle on Wednesday
by Pine W 17 Aug '16

17 Aug '16

Hi Cascadians, We'll meet on August 17th (Wednesday), at 6:30 PM, at Cafe Allegro. Likely agenda items are: 1. reports of our individual activities in the recent past and near future, 2. our collective goals for the rest of this year, and 3. preliminary discussion of goals for 2017. See you there, Pine

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Doodle poll for Cascadia Wikimedians meetup in Seattle for August
by Pine W 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

Please participate here: http://doodle.com/poll/54snsm6xungcbf8y Business for this meeting will likely include discussion of our aspirations for the rest of 2016 as well as informal discussions about plans for 2017. As usual, general updates and discussion about personal Wikimedia initiatives are welcome. Thanks! Pine

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Fwd: Conference submissions now open for WikiConference North America
by Pine W 01 Aug '16

01 Aug '16

WikiConference North America will take place October 7 through 10 in San Diego. The session tracks are: 1. Community 2. Advocacy & Outreach 3. Technology & Infrastructure 4. Health care and science 5. GLAM 6. Education and Academic Engagement Please submit proposals here: https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions The submission deadline is August 31st. Pine

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Fwd: Scheduling the August 2016 US Wikimedians meeting
by Pine W 31 Jul '16

31 Jul '16

Forwarding ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Pine W" <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> Date: Jul 30, 2016 21:34 Subject: Scheduling the August 2016 US Wikimedians meeting To: "Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS)" < wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Cc: Hi US Wikimedians, Here's the link to the Doodle poll for scheduling our online meeting for August: http://doodle.com/poll/c8isdkececfrkmhe The tentative agenda is here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/August_2016. You are welcome to add items to the agenda. Pine

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Cascadia Wikimedians application for 501(c)(3) registration has been filed
by Pine W 26 Jul '16

26 Jul '16

Hi everyone, The attorney who is assisting Cascadia Wikimedians with our 501(c)(3) application informed me today that our application has been submitted to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The IRS sometimes asks questions about applications. Hopefully we will hear back from the IRS within the next few months. (: In the long term there are likely to be important benefits to Cascadia from receiving 501(c)(3) registration, including access to free or discounted products and services, increased ease of independent fundraising, and favorable treatment by government agencies. I am grateful to the Wikimedia Foundation for providing us the funds to enable this step toward our long-term success. Pine

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Lessons in community building from OpenStreetMap and the American Red Cross
by Pine W 24 Jul '16

24 Jul '16

Hi Cascadians and Kacie, Here at the OpenStreetMap "State of the Map US" conference, I'm picking up some ideas for community building that could apply to Wikimedia. I'll organize my notes and prepare them for discussion at the August meetup in Seattle (which is not yet scheduled, but will be soon via a Doodle poll). Regards, Pine

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Reminder: OpenStreetMap US conference in Seattle this weekend
by Pine W 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

More info at http://stateofthemap.us/ Program at http://stateofthemap.us/program/ I'll be there along with a few other Wikimedia community and WMF people. (: Pine

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Seattle Wiknic is this Saturday
by Pine W 16 Jul '16

16 Jul '16

Hi Cascadians, Reminder that Seattle Wiknic is this Saturday at Washington Park Arboretum. More info at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle/Wiknic/2016 See you there, Pine

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