wikimedia-dc December 2012

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Extra swag that I could use for a Kansas Event
by Alex Stinson 18 Dec '12

18 Dec '12

Greatings from the Center of the Country, I am currently living in Kansas, and we are holding our first event in the region on January 15 in Topeka ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Topeka/Wikipedia_Day ). Does WMDC or anyone who has organized events have extra Wikimedia swag lying around? Since it is a first event, it would be nice to have something that makes the volunteers feel that it is official. I am going to be coming back to the DC area from the 22nd to the 5th and could pick it up anywhere accessible via Metro. Otherwise, I will order some via the Foundation. Alex Stinson User:Sadads

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Fwd: [GLAM-US] Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon at Digital Humanities Winter Institute, University of Maryland / Tuesday, January 8, 2013 / 5:30-7:00 PM
by Nicholas Bashour 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

FYI Sincerely, Nicholas Michael Bashour Anfang der weitergeleiteten E‑Mail: > Von: Trevor Muñoz <trevor.munoz(a)gmail.com> > Datum: 14. Dezember 2012 17:02:57 MEZ > An: glam-us(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Kopie: Jennifer Guiliano <jenguiliano(a)gmail.com> > Betreff: [GLAM-US] Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon at Digital Humanities Winter Institute, University of Maryland / Tuesday, January 8, 2013 / 5:30-7:00 PM > Antwort an: North American Cultural Partnerships <glam-us(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > > Hello, > > I wanted make the Wikimedia community aware of an event that Melanie Kill of the University of Maryland Department of English and MITH are running next month as part of our Digital Humanities Winter Institute (DHWI): > > Public Digital Humanities: Wikipedia DH Edit-a-thon > Tuesday, January 8, 2013 > 5:50-7:00 PM > http://mith.umd.edu/dhwi/events/edit-a-thon/ > All are welcome. > > DHWI is delighted to partner with Melanie Kill of the Department of English at the University of Maryland to offer a Public DH Event: the Wikipedia DH Edit-A-Thon. > > We invite DHWI attendees—as well as Wikipedians and digital humanists in the DC region—to join us for an evening of Wikipedia editing. We’ll talk a bit about the core content policies of Wikipedia and guidelines relevant to contributing in one’s area of expertise, offer some tips and tricks for navigating the resources, and then get online and begin sharing our knowledge and skills. > > All experience levels are welcome. Tables will be organized so that those interested in particular tasks (copyediting, wikifying, linking out to GLAM and DH resources, etc.) or articles (see ideas below) can team up. Adventurous souls can even start a new article. > > Please see http://mith.umd.edu/dhwi/events/edit-a-thon/ for more information. > > Best, > > Trevor > > on behalf of DHWI > > --- > Trevor Muñoz > Assistant Dean for Digital Humanities Research, University of Maryland Libraries > Associate Director, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) > 301.405.9528 | @trevormunoz on Twitter | http://trevormunoz.com > > _______________________________________________ > GLAM-US mailing list > GLAM-US(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam-us

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Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon at Digital Humanities Winter Institute, University of Maryland / Tuesday, January 8, 2013 / 5:30-7:00 PM
by Trevor Muñoz 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

Hello, My name is Trevor Muñoz and I work for the University of Maryland Libraries and the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH). I want to introduce myself to this list and also to make the local Wikimedia community aware of an event we are running next month as part of our Digital Humanities Winter Institute (DHWI): Public Digital Humanities: Wikipedia DH Edit-a-thon Tuesday, January 8, 2013 5:50-7:00 PM http://mith.umd.edu/dhwi/events/edit-a-thon/ All are welcome. DHWI is delighted to partner with Melanie Kill of the Department of English at the University of Maryland to offer a Public DH Event: the Wikipedia DH Edit-A-Thon. We invite DHWI attendees—as well as Wikipedians and digital humanists in the DC region—to join us for an evening of Wikipedia editing. We’ll talk a bit about the core content policies of Wikipedia and guidelines relevant to contributing in one’s area of expertise, offer some tips and tricks for navigating the resources, and then get online and begin sharing our knowledge and skills. All experience levels are welcome. Tables will be organized so that those interested in particular tasks (copyediting, wikifying, linking out to GLAM and DH resources, etc.) or articles (see ideas below) can team up. Adventurous souls can even start a new article. Please see http://mith.umd.edu/dhwi/events/edit-a-thon/ for more information. Best, Trevor --- Trevor Muñoz Assistant Dean for Digital Humanities Research, University of Maryland Libraries Associate Director, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) 301.405.9528 | @trevormunoz on Twitter | http://trevormunoz.com

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] The Affiliations Committee needs you!
by Dominic McDevitt-Parks 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Apologies for the inevitable cross-posting but I just wanted to get this out to those of us in the US, which currently has no members on the Affiliations Committee despite being a major region for potential new chapter development in the coming years. Please consider volunteering! Dominic ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bence Damokos <bdamokos(a)gmail.com> Date: 12 December 2012 07:48 Subject: [Wikimedia-l] The Affiliations Committee needs you! To: wikimediaannounce-l <WikimediaAnnounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Dear all, The Affiliations Committee [1], the committee that is responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing Chapters, User Groups and Thematic Organizations ("affiliates" in short) and approving them when they are ready is looking for about 6 new members. The main focus of AffCom is to guide groups of volunteers in forming affiliates. We make sure that the group is large enough to be viable (and advise them on how to get bigger), review bylaws for compliance with the requirements and best practices, and advise the Board of the Wikimedia Foundation on issues connected to Chapters, Thematic Organizations and User Groups. This requires communication with volunteers all over the World, negotiating skills and cultural sensitivity and the ability to understand legal texts. We try to get a healthy mix of different skill sets in our members. Key skills/experience that we are looking for in candidate members, are typically: * Excitement by the challenge of helping to empower groups of volunteers worldwide * Willingness to work in a sometimes bureaucratic, sometimes political process * 4 hours per week availability[2] * International orientation * Very good communication skills in English * Ability to work and communicate with other cultures * Strong understanding of the structure and work of affiliates and the WMF * Communication skills in other languages are a major plus * Experience with or in an active affiliate is a major plus With the help of the Affiliations Committee, 2012 has been an exciting year of transformation for the movement with the introduction of new types of affiliation. This means that the workload of the Committee has increased and diversified and help is wanted! Currently many applications to become a Chapter, Thematic Organization or User Group are in the pipeline and can use your attention and dedication! You can send your applications with your name, contact data (e-mail, wiki username), experience and motivation to join to the AffCom email address, affcom AT lists DOT wikimedia DOT org by January 12, 2013. You will get a confirmation that your application came through. Members are usually selected every twelve months for staggered two year terms. The applications will be considered by the current members and outgoing members and Committee advisers, who are not seeking re-selection. Since I will be a candidate for re-selection myself, this process will be managed by another committee member, Lodewijk Gelauff. I hope for many suitable applications. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me or Lodewijk[3] privately. We are happy to chat or have a phone call with anyone about our work, if this helps them decide to apply. Please distribute this call among your networks, and do apply if you are interested. Best regards, Bence Damokos Chair, Affiliations Committee [1]: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee (please follow the links and familiarize yourself with our work) [2]: Our member standards of participation are at: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Standard_… [3]: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:EmailUser/Effeietsanders _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l

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Party it up with the National Press Club: Friday, December 14
by James Hare 10 Dec '12

10 Dec '12

Hello everyone! Please join Wikimedia DC and four other local media nonprofits—the National Press Club's Young Members Committee, 100Reporters, IRE and the Fund for Investigative Journalism—in winding down another year with a night of well-mannered frivolity. The festivities are going down this Friday evening from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in the Zenger Room on the 13th Floor of the National Press Club, located on 529 14th St. NW near Metro Center. There will be meat and vegetarian appetizers as well as a cash bar with specially reduced drink prices all night long. Wikimedia DC will also be displaying the finalists of the Wiki Loves Monuments photo contest. Hope to see you there! Regards, James Hare

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Re: [wikimedia-dc] Celebrate Ada Lovelace's Birthday with Wikimedia DC
by B Andersen 10 Dec '12

10 Dec '12

I can't make it, but I celebrated by adding her to this gallery: http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=December_10&diff=84723275&ol… On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 7:00 AM, <wikimedia-dc-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org>wrote: > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:28:14 +0100 > From: Nicholas Michael Bashour <nicholasbashour(a)gmail.com> > To: "wikimedia-dc(a)lists.wikimedia.org" > <wikimedia-dc(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [wikimedia-dc] Celebrate Ada Lovelace's Birthday with > Wikimedia DC > Message-ID: > <CAOtA57Z8AEMN6WPFcE5Zrmqa= > K9DaaMdhAKGvsG_XQXkwjKNOQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Everyone, > > Today is Ada Lovelace's Birthday. Let's celebrate by having a nice, > informal get together at Bus Boys & Poets. Drop in, have a drink, and talk > about Wiki Women, open source, and all things Wiki! > > RSVP here http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/94780492/ > > I would love to be there, but I'm currently in Europe. I hope that everyone > has a good time, however! > > > -- > > Nicholas Michael Bashour > > President *|* Wikimedia District of Columbia <http://www.wikimediadc.org/> > > PO Box 9822 *| *Washington, DC 20016 > > **+32 0488 43 65 89 *|* <http://goog_1373167767/>+1 (202) 630 - 6248*|* > @NMichaelBashour > <http://goog_1373167767/>*<http://www.twitter.com/nmichaelbashour> > **|*Nicholas.Bashour(a)wikimediadc.org >

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Celebrate Ada Lovelace's Birthday with Wikimedia DC
by Nicholas Michael Bashour 10 Dec '12

10 Dec '12

Hi Everyone, Today is Ada Lovelace's Birthday. Let's celebrate by having a nice, informal get together at Bus Boys & Poets. Drop in, have a drink, and talk about Wiki Women, open source, and all things Wiki! RSVP here http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/94780492/ I would love to be there, but I'm currently in Europe. I hope that everyone has a good time, however! -- Nicholas Michael Bashour President *|* Wikimedia District of Columbia <http://www.wikimediadc.org/> PO Box 9822 *| *Washington, DC 20016 **+32 0488 43 65 89 *|* <http://goog_1373167767/>+1 (202) 630 - 6248*|* @NMichaelBashour <http://goog_1373167767/>*<http://www.twitter.com/nmichaelbashour> **|*Nicholas.Bashour(a)wikimediadc.org

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