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

19 Feb '13

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WikiWomen's History Month
by Sarah Stierch 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

[Pardon the cross-posts - and the English message] - Please forward as well! Hi everyone, March is Women's History Month, and this will be the second year for WikiWomen's History Month, an *international* collaborative event that takes place offline at edit-a-thons and online through project focuses. Events and projects focus on improving women's history coverage on any language project. We have a page on English Wikipedia, like last year, to gather all of the events: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiWomen%27s_History_Month So far we have events in South America, Europe and the United States. I hope you'll consider throwing an event in your town, village, or city - or do a women's history focus for your WikiProject - large or small! Sarah -- *Sarah Stierch* */Museumist and open culture advocate/* >>Visit sarahstierch.com <http://sarahstierch.com><<

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Nominations open for Wikimedia DC Board of Directors election
by Kirill Lokshin 14 Feb '13

14 Feb '13

Hello everyone, I'm pleased to announce that Wikimedia DC will be holding an election of our Board of Directors over the course of the next five weeks. Full details regarding the election, including instructions for candidates and voters, are available on our website at http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Internal:Board_election_(February_2013). A summary of some key points: (1) Candidates and voters must be members of Wikimedia DC to participate in the election. If you haven't renewed your membership from last year, you will need to do so by February 15. (2) Candidates must submit their nomination package, including certifications of eligibility, mandatory disclosures, and candidate statements, to the Election Committee by February 15. (3) Ballots will be distributed on February 16. Voters who wish to request electronic ballots must do so by February 15; the same deadline applies to voters who will be receiving paper ballots and wish to update their mailing address. (4) All completed ballots -- whether paper or electronic -- must be received by March 8 in order to be counted. Please send any questions regarding the election to the Election Committee at election(a)wikimediadc.org. On behalf of the Election Committee, Kirill -- Kirill Lokshin Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc

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