wikimedia-dc February 2013

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Edit-a-thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
by Goodlander, Georgina 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

Hello! I'd like to invite you to the next edit-a-thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which will be focused on The Civil War and American Art<http://www.americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2012/art_civil_war/>. The event will include: new editor training, a tour with the curator, Eleanor Harvey, of The Civil War and American Art exhibition, and a group edit-a-thon. Event page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Civil_War When: Friday, February 15, 2013 Where: Smithsonian American Art Museum<http://www.americanart.si.edu/>, Located at 8th and G Streets, NW, in Washington D.C. We will meet in the G Street Lobby (enter at 8th and G Streets) at 9:15 a.m. What to bring: photo ID, a laptop, coffee and snacks if you wish (lunch is provided) Advanced RSVP Required! RSVP to Georgina Goodlander, goodlanderg(a)si.edu<mailto:goodlanderg@si.edu>, 202-633-8532, Due to the limited space, sign up is required. Space is limited to 20 non-staff participants. Hope to see you there! Sincerely, Georgina Georgina Goodlander Web & Social Media Content Manager Smithsonian American Art Museum (202) 633-8532 | GoodlanderG(a)si.edu<mailto:GoodlanderG@si.edu> Follow @PaikBot<http://www.twitter.com/paikbot>

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Wikimedia DC Annual Membership Meeting on March 9
by Kirill Lokshin 09 Mar '13

09 Mar '13

Hello everyone, This is a reminder that the Wikimedia DC Annual Membership Meeting will take place at 2 PM on March 9, 2013, at the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library (located at 4450 Wisconsin Avenue NW in Washington, DC). The agenda for the meeting includes the approval of the budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. We will also be presenting a report on the activities and accomplishments of the past year. A formal order of business for the meeting will be forthcoming shortly. All members will also receive formal written of the meeting; a copy of the official notice is attached. The meeting will be open to both members and the general public, and we encourage everyone to attend! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact me. Cheers, Kirill -- Kirill Lokshin Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc

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Upcoming Wikimedia DC events in February and March
by Kirill Lokshin 23 Feb '13

23 Feb '13

Hello everyone, I just wanted to update everyone regarding some of our planned events in the next few months. Here's what we have on the calendar so far: - Thursday, February 28 - Happy hour at Capitol City Brewery near Metro Center - Saturday, March 9 - Annual Membership Meeting at the Tenleytown Library - Thursday, March 14 and Friday, March 15 - Wikipedia and Legislative Data conference at the Cato Institute - Saturday, March 16 - Meeting of the Board of Directors at our K Street office - Saturday, March 23 - Edit-a-thon at the Washington Historical Society - Friday, March 29 - Women's history edit-a-thon - Saturday, March 30 and Monday, April 1 - Wiki Loves Capitol Hill training and briefings for Congressional staff Detailed information regarding each event can be found on our calendar at http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Upcoming_events. As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future events. Cheers, Kirill -- Kirill Lokshin Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc

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Wikimedia DC looking for Events Coordinator and Social Media Coordinator
by Kirill Lokshin 23 Feb '13

23 Feb '13

Hello everyone, Wikimedia DC is looking for volunteers to serve as Events Coordinator and Social Media Coordinator. The Events Coordinator will be responsible for: (1) Coordinating the scheduling and organization of Wikimedia DC educational, outreach, and social events. (2) Connecting event planners and program staff with volunteers to assist with event setup and logistics. (3) Recruiting and maintaining a pool of volunteers that can be called upon to help with specific events as necessary. The Social Media Coordinator will be responsible for: (1) Maintaining Wikimedia DC's presence on social media sites, including Facebook and Twitter. (2) Recruiting volunteers to write author guest posts on the Wikimedia DC blog. Both of these positions are unpaid, volunteer staff positions, although expense reimbursement will be available. More details regarding each position is available at http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Job_openings. If you'd like to volunteer for either position, please send an email with a resume/CV and a description of your participation in the Wikimedia movement (if any) to board(a)wikimediadc.org. If you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact me directly. Cheers, Kirill -- Kirill Lokshin Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc

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Re: [wikimedia-dc] Wikipedia's coverage of legislation: a workshop March 14-15
by Pete Forsyth 22 Feb '13

22 Feb '13

Replies to Carol and Kristin below: > From: Carol Moore DC <carolmooredc(a)verizon.net> > I'll go first day and reception but Friday probably too technical. Great to hear it! On day 2, we need *both* technical folks, *and* folks familiar with Wikipedia's editorial processes and standards. There will be a technical component, but that's not all there is to it. I encourage you to put in an application; I can't guarantee anything until we see who applies of course, but I think your experience/knowledge would be a great boon to the event. > Should this be listed here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC I'll get on it, looks like I missed a step! Thanks. > Should we encourage new people who would be sympatico to go? Both events on Thursday, March 14: Absolutely! Friday event: probably not, unless they have some expertise in XML or gov't transparency or something related. > From: Kristin Anderson <andersonster(a)gmail.com> > Too short a notice-- have scheduled out of town company that day. Very sorry to hear that! I know it is very short notice. My apologies, we were not certain it was going to come together until very recently. I regret not exploring this more widely though to at least get the idea on your radar! Pete [[User:Peteforsyth]]

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"All Things GW" editathon
by Jennifer Kinniff 22 Feb '13

22 Feb '13

Hi Wikimedians! We are very excited for the upcoming DC History editathon. We have been discussing the possibility of holding an "All Things GW" editathon on April 13 or 20 to engage GW students and alumni. We would likely make this a shorter event, from 12 or 12:30-4, since it's a busy time of year for students. The campus office that organizes student events is excited about the possibility of this event and would help us promote it on campus. I'm hoping this will get us a pretty great turnout. Is there a Wikimedian who would be willing to be our expert guide on one of these dates? We'll be providing either lunch or some coffee and snacks, and I'd be happy to pull out some treasures from the University Archives (such as a letter re: slavery from 19th century students, surgical instruments from our infamous lobotomist, and a football uniform from when we had a team!) Many thanks, Jenny -- Jenny Kinniff Public Services and Outreach Librarian Special Collections Research Center The George Washington University Libraries 2130 H St. NW Washington, DC 20052 202-994-3263 (direct) 202-994-7549 (main) kinniff(a)gwu.edu

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Wikipedia's coverage of legislation: a workshop March 14-15
by Pete Forsyth 22 Feb '13

22 Feb '13

Hi DC people! Jim Harper of the Cato Institute is developing an XML markup schema for bills as they go through Congress, something that will support reuse by any number of web services. He specifically wants to be sure it is designed in a way that supports Wikipedia and Wikipedians in producing high quality coverage of current federal legislation. He will be hosting two days of events at the Cato Institute in support of this: * Thursday, March 14 afternoon, Intro to Wikipedia and edit-a-thon (open invitation) * Thursday evening reception (open invitation) * Friday March 15 all day workshop to brainstorm ideas (short application required) If you're interested in/knowledgeable about Wikipedia's editorial process, its technology (e.g. bots, template, navigation boxes), and/or government transparency, we want you to be there! Please see this blog post for some more details: http://www.cato.org/events/wikipedia-legislative-data-workshop Applications for the Friday session are due next week. Hope to see you there! -Pete [[User:Peteforsyth]]

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Wikipedia's coverage of legislation: a workshop March 14-15
by Pete Forsyth 21 Feb '13

21 Feb '13

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Wikimedia DC Annual Financial Report for 2011-12
by Kirill Lokshin 20 Feb '13

20 Feb '13

Hello everyone, Wikimedia DC has just published its annual financial report for the 2011-12 fiscal year (which covers the period from October 2011 to September 2012). The report is available on our chapter wiki at http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Annual_financial_report_(2011–2012), and a copy will be uploaded to meta shortly. As always, any questions or comments are very welcome! Cheers, Kirill -- Kirill Lokshin Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc

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by Ms. Catherine Azmoodeh--Lobby.org 19 Feb '13

19 Feb '13

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