On Saturday, Dec 3 at the MLK Jr Library, there will be a hackathon with focus on open data, including anything related to wiki data.
http://opendatahackdc.eventbrite.com/
Some wiki-related ideas could include:
* working on a way to get the 2000 census data, in so many articles, updated * making use of data sources like data.worldbank.org or from the federal government (e.g. BLS) to make maps, populate infoboxes, etc. * working with the National Register of Historic Places data, possibly in preparation for doing more Wikis Take DC / Baltimore events or Wiki Loves Monuments here * working with the Smithsonian Art Inventories data - http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ for WikiProject Public Art * importing DC GIS data (more buildings) into OpenStreetMap -- no technical skills required * do you have any additional suggestions?
Not all projects need to be wiki-related or uber-technical, though we also need skilled hackers and designers on Saturday.
Cheers, Katie