Reminder that you are invited to join us at the MLK Jr. DC Public Library
tomorrow afternoon, 1pm until ~3pm, to check out our Library Lab "hackspace
for knowledge" space.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC_22
Tomorrow, we can discuss any ideas that you think the Wiki Society of
Washington, DC could help make happen -- for Library Lab or just in general.
Or we'd be happy just to have Wikipedians come by and see the space.
Beyond tomorrow, we need volunteers... the sort of projects or activities
that can happen there is pretty open-ended, but could include organizing a
workshop or activity (e.g. how to edit Wikipedia), help scan Washingtonian
special collections, or lead / help with other projects, etc.
We also invite you to simply stop by anytime the lab / library is open, to
hang out with us, bring your own project / work, edit Wikipedia with us,
etc.
http://wikidc.org/wiki/Library_Lab
Cheers,
Katie
--
President, Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc.
http://wikidc.org
@wikidc / @wikimania2012
Hello everyone,
This is an informal reminder that the first Annual Membership Meeting of the
Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc. will take place at 1 PM on October 1,
2011, at the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library (located at 4200
Wisconsin Avenue NW #117 in Washington, DC).
The agenda for the meeting includes the election of the Board of Directors
for the next two years, as well as the approval of a budget for the
2011-2012 fiscal year. We will also be presenting a report on the
activities and accomplishments of the past year.
A formal call for nominations and a full order of business for the meeting
will be forthcoming shortly. All members will also receive formal written
notice of the meeting later in the month.
The meeting will be open to both members and the general public, and we
encourage everyone to attend!
Kirill
--
Kirill Lokshin | Secretary
Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc.
kirill.lokshin(a)wikidc.org | http://wikidc.org
Dear Wikipedians in Washington D.C.,
Kindly find attached herewith a formal invite from the Indian Wikimedia
Community to attend WikiConference India 2011.
We hope some if not all of you can make it.
Kind Regards,
Pranav Curumsey
Chairperson - Organising Committee
WCI 2011
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2011
Library Lab could be teaching space where guest learn to post to wikipedia,
by using equipment at MLKJ Library Lab, Then instead of complex Field Trips
journalism, just use MLKJ Library resources. Maybe Old Books, Out of Date
for Copyright, yet of intrest. Volunteer Reads book, looks online for info &
if needed, Write own Critical page & include some good illustrations or
photos from work. maybe several books from library shelves & article upon
subject.
so good that 100 other similar library lab projects feed into wikipedia. if
program shuts down at MLKJ Library, maybe apply to Library of Congress for
Room, think available across street from maiin laibrary. Have volunteers get
library reach card, from new library in basement. kind of spify. maybe move
to intown University library at some point & use those resources. if each
person did one aceptable article, after learning how, could work from home &
document some rare book from own collection.
Hoping to attend at least one gathering before new year.
thomas vondrashek PRINTMAKER B.F.A.
http://vondrashek.spaces.live.com/http://vondrashek.blogspot.com/
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> Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 11:04:28 -0700
> From: Nate Hill <nathanielhill(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-DC] LibLab update
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> I do reccommend that moving forward we build the site in a CMS... I'm
> familiar with Drupal's calendar module, it would work.
>
> I'll be away from the internets this weekend. Talk to you all soon!
>
>
>
> On Sep 2, 2011, at 3:04 AM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The site's up now and looking just splendid. Many thanks to Nate and
> > Noll&Tam for the web and design work. Now we just need a way for
> > people to sign up as fans of the site -- a FB like button? :-)
> >
> > Web coding request: A calendar to see / schedule events is definitely
> > needed. Can someone on the list help us set one up?
> >
> > Also: I've attached a favicon. We should add one; this isn't perfect
> > (a full 2px white border would be better) but may be ok as a stopgap.
> >
> > Sam.
> >
> > 2011/9/1 aude <aude.wiki(a)gmail.com>:
> >> Here's an update on the LibLab project:
> >>
> >> 1) The DC LibLab is getting going, recruiting volunteers, including but
> not
> >> limited to Wiki DC folks. We're also reaching out to related open
> >> knowledge, tech, GLAM folks, etc. (and can use help spreading the word)
> >>
> >> 2) Our first event at LibLab is on Saturday, 11 am : we're doing an
> >> OpenStreetMap mapping workshop "party". The requirements are minimal so
> >> it's a good way to get the space going. Everyone is welcome to join, no
> >> prior knowledge or GPS required.
> >>
> >> 3) We have a wiki page: http://wikidc.org/wiki/LibLab where I've been
> >> putting some more concrete ideas on what to do with the LibLab space.
> >>
> >> 4) We're also setting up a public facing website which will present the
> >> LibLab concept and can help us get the word out (a blog + calendar
> maybe?)
> >> about what's happening at LibLab DC. The site will be at
> librarylab.org
> >>
> >> In all, the space is pretty awesome... it's very visible from the
> street, a
> >> great opportunity to help make the library a cool, fun, educational
> place,
> >> do GLAM outreach + local outreach and reach diverse populations. We can
> run
> >> any number of wikipedia-related events and workshops over the months
> ahead.
> >>
> >> The head of the DCPL is very supportive, and if the space is successful,
> >> some elements could be made permanent (after renovations of the space in
> >> January).
> >>
> >> We still need more people to help out and help spread the word.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Katie
> >>
> >> --
> >> President, Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc.
> >> http://wikidc.org
> >> @wikidc / @wikimania2012
> >>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 14:20:55 -0400
> From: aude <aude.wiki(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: [Wikimedia-DC] Fwd: Mapping Party this Saturday!
> To: wikimedia-dc(a)lists.wikimedia.org
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>
> Our first event at the Library Lab is tomorrow! We're holding an
> OpenStreetMap party, starting at 11 am.
>
> No prior knowledge, no GPS, etc. required. Wikimedians are most welcome to
> join and help kick off the Library Lab, with the first event.
>
> More info on the library lab and a map showing exactly where it is:
>
> http://wikidc.org/wiki/Library_Lab
>
> Cheers,
> Katie
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Katie Filbert <filbertk(a)gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 2:17 PM
> Subject: Re: Mapping Party this Saturday!
> To: mappingdc(a)googlegroups.com
>
>
> Reminder that there is a mapping party tomorrow! Come join us at 11am in
> the Library Lab, located in the MLK Jr. DC Public Library!
>
> Here's more info about the Library Lab and a map showing where exactly the
> lab is:
>
> http://wikidc.org/wiki/Library_Lab
>
> Cheers,
> Katie
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Katie Filbert <filbertk(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'd like to invite you to join for a mapping party this Saturday,
> September
> > 3 at the Martin Luther King Jr. DC Public Library. We will meet at 11 am
> in
> > the LibLab (Library Lab), which is in the corner, on the first floor, in
> the
> > Business & Technology room.
> >
> > We will be mapping the downtown DC / Chinatown / Penn Quarter areas,
> which
> > have changed a lot since our last mapping party in the area, and still
> have
> > more detail to add. We will also be training library staff and new
> mappers
> > about OSM.
> >
> > We would like to make these mapping parties an ongoing thing this Fall,
> > initially at MLK and, if it goes well, at the branch libraries and to
> > involve youths in mapping.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Katie
> >
> > --
> > Katie Filbert
> > President, Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc.
> > http://wikidc.org
> > filbertk(a)gmail.com
> > @filbertkm / @wikidc
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Katie Filbert
> President, Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc.
> http://wikidc.org
> filbertk(a)gmail.com
> @filbertkm / @wikidc
>
>
>
>
> --
> President, Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc.
> http://wikidc.org
> @wikidc / @wikimania2012
>
VERY iMPRESSIVE THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING jR LIBRARYLABRATORY HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED. Never Say Never. What to Do, Add Pages to WikiPedia. Group
Photos' & Names, for One. Historical, Peoples, Socialogy & Statistics. Just
plain Old Photos & Recording, into WikiPedia, for Long Term Preserving.
ChinaTown At Night Is Great Photo Op. Success Stories of All Types.
Retail Areas, Government Locations, Neighborhoods. WaterFronts. old
Sections, New Developements, All come to mind. Safe City with Many
Opportunities for Media & Article Building. Interlinking Pages into Digital
Volumne for intrested. Interview Politicians. Noticed on FaceBook, Huge
Names, With Movies Made as Biography, H Marion Barry, NO Real Intrest from
public, yet Movie: 9 Lives of Marion Barry on Hulu shows Powerful & Dynamic
Leader. People Are Far Better Off, Yet Story of Most politicians Goes
UnStated. Hummmm,Subject Matter.
Signed:PHYSICIAN THOMAS STEWART von DRASHEK M.D.
http://vondrashek.spaces.live.com/http://vondrashek.blogspot.com/
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> Subject: [Wikimedia-DC] Chapter Approved by ChapCom!
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> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:18:45 -0400
> From: aude <aude.wiki(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: [Wikimedia-DC] Digital Capital Week
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> Digital Capital Week is happening this year November 4-11. --
> http://digitalcapitalweek.org/
>
> This includes a big series of tech events, and free culture / information
> definitely fits in the scope. I think this is a great opportunity to help
> get the word out more and for us to connect with folks in DC.
>
> Is there interest for us to organize any event(s) during Digital Capital
> Week? If so, what do you have in mind or would like to see happen?
>
> This Fall, we'll be running the Library Lab at the MLK library (
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LibLabs -- volunteers still needed), and I
> expect we'll continue working with NARA and the Smithsonian in some
> capacity. We could certainly schedule one or more events centered on these
> ongoing initiatives, and/or something new.
>
> Ideas? Thoughts?
>
> Cheers,
> Katie
>
> --
> President, Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc.
> http://wikidc.org
> @wikidc / @wikimania2012
>
Our first event at the Library Lab is tomorrow! We're holding an
OpenStreetMap party, starting at 11 am.
No prior knowledge, no GPS, etc. required. Wikimedians are most welcome to
join and help kick off the Library Lab, with the first event.
More info on the library lab and a map showing exactly where it is:
http://wikidc.org/wiki/Library_Lab
Cheers,
Katie
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Katie Filbert <filbertk(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: Mapping Party this Saturday!
To: mappingdc(a)googlegroups.com
Reminder that there is a mapping party tomorrow! Come join us at 11am in
the Library Lab, located in the MLK Jr. DC Public Library!
Here's more info about the Library Lab and a map showing where exactly the
lab is:
http://wikidc.org/wiki/Library_Lab
Cheers,
Katie
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Katie Filbert <filbertk(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd like to invite you to join for a mapping party this Saturday, September
> 3 at the Martin Luther King Jr. DC Public Library. We will meet at 11 am in
> the LibLab (Library Lab), which is in the corner, on the first floor, in the
> Business & Technology room.
>
> We will be mapping the downtown DC / Chinatown / Penn Quarter areas, which
> have changed a lot since our last mapping party in the area, and still have
> more detail to add. We will also be training library staff and new mappers
> about OSM.
>
> We would like to make these mapping parties an ongoing thing this Fall,
> initially at MLK and, if it goes well, at the branch libraries and to
> involve youths in mapping.
>
> Cheers,
> Katie
>
> --
> Katie Filbert
> President, Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc.
> http://wikidc.org
> filbertk(a)gmail.com
> @filbertkm / @wikidc
>
>
--
Katie Filbert
President, Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc.
http://wikidc.org
filbertk(a)gmail.com
@filbertkm / @wikidc
--
President, Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc.
http://wikidc.org
@wikidc / @wikimania2012
Here's an update on the LibLab project:
1) The DC LibLab is getting going, recruiting volunteers, including but not
limited to Wiki DC folks. We're also reaching out to related open
knowledge, tech, GLAM folks, etc. (and can use help spreading the word)
2) Our first event at LibLab is on Saturday, 11 am : we're doing an
OpenStreetMap mapping workshop "party". The requirements are minimal so
it's a good way to get the space going. Everyone is welcome to join, no
prior knowledge or GPS required.
3) We have a wiki page: http://wikidc.org/wiki/LibLab where I've been
putting some more concrete ideas on what to do with the LibLab space.
4) We're also setting up a public facing website which will present the
LibLab concept and can help us get the word out (a blog + calendar maybe?)
about what's happening at LibLab DC. The site will be at librarylab.org
In all, the space is pretty awesome... it's very visible from the street, a
great opportunity to help make the library a cool, fun, educational place,
do GLAM outreach + local outreach and reach diverse populations. We can run
any number of wikipedia-related events and workshops over the months ahead.
The head of the DCPL is very supportive, and if the space is successful,
some elements could be made permanent (after renovations of the space in
January).
We still need more people to help out and help spread the word.
Cheers,
Katie
--
President, Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc.
http://wikidc.org
@wikidc / @wikimania2012
DC Meetup #22 will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 1pm at the
Martin Luther King Jr. DC Public Library <http://dclibrary.org/mlk>, in our
Library Lab space.
The meetup will be an opportunity for us to brainstorm and discuss outreach
and project ideas that the Wiki Society of Washington, DC (soon-to-be
official Wikimedia DC chapter) can help support. Learn how to get involved
with the chapter and help out.
Details & sign-up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC_22
Cheers,
Katie
--
President, Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc.
http://wikidc.org
@wikidc / @wikimania2012
Digital Capital Week is happening this year November 4-11. --
http://digitalcapitalweek.org/
This includes a big series of tech events, and free culture / information
definitely fits in the scope. I think this is a great opportunity to help
get the word out more and for us to connect with folks in DC.
Is there interest for us to organize any event(s) during Digital Capital
Week? If so, what do you have in mind or would like to see happen?
This Fall, we'll be running the Library Lab at the MLK library (
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LibLabs -- volunteers still needed), and I
expect we'll continue working with NARA and the Smithsonian in some
capacity. We could certainly schedule one or more events centered on these
ongoing initiatives, and/or something new.
Ideas? Thoughts?
Cheers,
Katie
--
President, Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc.
http://wikidc.org
@wikidc / @wikimania2012