wikimedia-dc January 2012

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Missing Wikipedian?
by Nicholas Bashour 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

This is a bit random but while walking in NYC, I came across the attached missing person poster for a guy from Richmond, VA who went missing in NYC in late December and was last seen wearing a Wikipedia shirt. I'm sending this email on the off chance someone here knows him. Sincerely, Nicholas Michael Bashour Sent from my iPhone

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Update on Creating Change conference WMDC participation - now with volunteer travel stipends
by Gregory Varnum 14 Jan '12

14 Jan '12

Greetings, An update on Wikimedia's presence at Creating Change, the massive LGBT conference coming to Baltimore. Wikimedia Foundation has agreed to provide funding for a booth, meet-up and travel stipends for local volunteers. If you're interested in helping at the booth, you will be provided with $25 to cover your travel and related expenses. If you're in need of a larger amount for some reason, just email me to discuss. There are still opportunities to volunteer at the booth. More information below (copied from Katie's earlier email) and on their website: http://www.creatingchange.org The 24th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change, is coming to the Hilton Baltimore, January 25–29, 2012. This is an exciting opportunity to recruit new volunteers, outreach to potential sponsors for Wikimania and beyond, and for us to develop relationships with organizations that have a combined volunteer base of several million. We are in need of volunteers to be present at the booth for questions and general outreach on behalf of Wikimedia. The booth will be open: - Thursday, January 26 from 2:00pm to 10:00pm - Friday, January 27 from 8:30am to 7:30pm - Friday, January 28 from 8:30am to 7:30pm - Sunday, January 29 from 8:00am to 3:00pm If you can come for any part of the time, such as a morning or afternoon, that would be awesome! I am not yet sure when the meetup would be, but stay tuned. Anyone interested in more information or to sign-up as a volunteer, please email: gregory at aequalitasproject.org -greg aka varnent ------- Gregory Varnum Lead, Aequalitas Project Lead Administrator, WikiQueer Founding Principal, VarnEnt @GregVarnum fb.com/GregVarnum

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Update on Creating Change conference WMDC participation - now with volunteer travel stipends
by Gregory Varnum 14 Jan '12

14 Jan '12

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Re: [Wikimedia-DC] [Chapters] Announcing Harel Cain as Program Manager for Wikimedia Conference 2012
by K Anderson 13 Jan '12

13 Jan '12

I'd love to go too. And I speak German. Is there financial assistance available? Kristin

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Chapter agreement signed
by Kirill Lokshin 11 Jan '12

11 Jan '12

Hello everyone, I'm pleased to announce that Wikimedia DC has now signed a formal chapter agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation. The agreement sets out the various terms governing our chapter's relationship with the Foundation, and replaces the provisional recognition of Wikimedia DC by the Foundation's Board of Trustees with a more permanent arrangement. Cheers, Kirill -- Kirill Lokshin Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc

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NARA ExtravaSCANza
by aude 07 Jan '12

07 Jan '12

You are invited to the NARA ExtravaSCANza, on Saturday, January 7 at NARA 2 in College Park. We will be digitizing photos and records of battleships. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NARA_4 If you can't make January 7, we will also be at NARA 2 tomorrow evening, and hope to do more scanathons in the next months at NARA & elsewhere. Items scanned can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, for use in Wikipedia and elsewhere. Hope to see you there! Cheers, Katie -- Katie Filbert President, Wikimedia District of Columbia http://wikimediadc.org filbertk(a)gmail.com @filbertkm / @wikimediadc

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Upcoming Board of Directors meeting on January 8
by Kirill Lokshin 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

Hello everyone, The Board of Directors of Wikimedia DC will meet at 2 PM on January 8, 2012 to conduct routine business. The meeting will take place at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC, and will also be accessible via conference call at 916-209-4534 (PIN # 7328117). The order of business for the meeting is attached. As always, everyone is welcome to attend, either in person or via conference call. If you're planning to attend, please let me know. Cheers, Kirill -- Kirill Lokshin Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc

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Wikis in the classroom: US International Relations Programs
by Nicholas Michael Bashour 04 Jan '12

04 Jan '12

In a recent survey of US scholars of International Relations and related fields by the Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations at the College of William and Mary (http://irtheoryandpractice.wm.edu/), for the question that asked "Which of the following have you cited in your scholarship and/or used as a teaching/grading tool?" 13.46% said they used "Wiki, such as Wikipedia" in scholarship, and 52.36% said they used it for Teaching. In addition, 14.6% of respondents said "I allow students to cite Wikipedia entries in research papers." and 6.96% said "I have edited a Wikipedia entry related to my area of expertise. The survey was made available in September and can be downloaded here: http://irtheoryandpractice.wm.edu/projects/trip/ Sincerely, Nicholas Michael Bashour Vice President Wikimedia, District of Columbia Washington, DC, USA IRTA Fellow Cellular and Developmental Neurobiology Section National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD, USA

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