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
Hi Jenny,
I am Wikimedia DC's Cultural Partnerships Coordinator, and I have experience with this sort of event. I would be happy to assist. I am also planning to attend the March editathon, so I will be seeing you then. I would be interested in meeting with you and any other staff not just to plan for this event, but also to talk about the bigger picture and how I can help you with future Wikimedia–GW Libraries collaborative projects.
Thanks!
I cannot guarantee at this moment, as too many things rolling at the same time for me, but would be interested to be kept in the loop, and will try to swing by if I get the selected day to breath a bit.
Regards, Jyothis.
http://www.Jyothis.net [[User:Jyothis]] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jyothis Camerocks - Rock your digital world! https://www.camerocks.com/
completion date = (start date + ((estimated effort x 3.1415926) / resources) + ((total coffee breaks x 0.25) / 24)) + Effort in meetings
On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Dominic McDevitt-Parks < dominic.mcdevitt-parks@wikimediadc.org> wrote:
Hi Jenny,
I am Wikimedia DC's Cultural Partnerships Coordinator, and I have experience with this sort of event. I would be happy to assist. I am also planning to attend the March editathon, so I will be seeing you then. I would be interested in meeting with you and any other staff not just to plan for this event, but also to talk about the bigger picture and how I can help you with future Wikimedia–GW Libraries collaborative projects.
Thanks!
-- Dominic McDevitt-Parks Cultural Partnerships Coordinator, Wikimedia District of Columbia http://wikimediadc.org dominic@wikimediadc.org @Dominic_MP | @wikimediadc
On 18 February 2013 13:39, Jennifer Kinniff kinniff@gwu.edu wrote:
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@gwu.edu
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Yes! So happy to see my alma mater doing this! Congrats to Jennifer..who has been down the long road, I'm sure, of convincing a legendary institution of the importance of all of this.
Wish I could be there in April! I'll perhaps volunteer from afar :) (And you are in great hands with Dominic!)
-Sarah
On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Jyothis E jyothis.e@gmail.com wrote:
I cannot guarantee at this moment, as too many things rolling at the same time for me, but would be interested to be kept in the loop, and will try to swing by if I get the selected day to breath a bit.
Regards, Jyothis.
http://www.Jyothis.net [[User:Jyothis]] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jyothis Camerocks - Rock your digital world! https://www.camerocks.com/
completion date = (start date + ((estimated effort x 3.1415926) / resources) + ((total coffee breaks x 0.25) / 24)) + Effort in meetings
On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Dominic McDevitt-Parks < dominic.mcdevitt-parks@wikimediadc.org> wrote:
Hi Jenny,
I am Wikimedia DC's Cultural Partnerships Coordinator, and I have experience with this sort of event. I would be happy to assist. I am also planning to attend the March editathon, so I will be seeing you then. I would be interested in meeting with you and any other staff not just to plan for this event, but also to talk about the bigger picture and how I can help you with future Wikimedia–GW Libraries collaborative projects.
Thanks!
-- Dominic McDevitt-Parks Cultural Partnerships Coordinator, Wikimedia District of Columbia http://wikimediadc.org dominic@wikimediadc.org @Dominic_MP | @wikimediadc
On 18 February 2013 13:39, Jennifer Kinniff kinniff@gwu.edu wrote:
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@gwu.edu
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On 2/18/2013 4:33 PM, Sarah Stierch wrote:
Yes! So happy to see my alma mater doing this! Congrats to Jennifer..who has been down the long road, I'm sure, of convincing a legendary institution of the importance of all of this.
Wish I could be there in April! I'll perhaps volunteer from afar :) (And you are in great hands with Dominic!)
-Sarah
Yeah, someplace on the metro and a fun topic.
Wonderful, Dominic, thanks for your help! I will let you know when the date is finalized and we can talk details. I'd love to talk with you about other initiatives as well--I've got some ideas for the summer/fall...
Jenny
On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stierch@gmail.comwrote:
Yes! So happy to see my alma mater doing this! Congrats to Jennifer..who has been down the long road, I'm sure, of convincing a legendary institution of the importance of all of this.
Wish I could be there in April! I'll perhaps volunteer from afar :) (And you are in great hands with Dominic!)
-Sarah
On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Jyothis E jyothis.e@gmail.com wrote:
I cannot guarantee at this moment, as too many things rolling at the same time for me, but would be interested to be kept in the loop, and will try to swing by if I get the selected day to breath a bit.
Regards, Jyothis.
http://www.Jyothis.net [[User:Jyothis]] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jyothis Camerocks - Rock your digital world! https://www.camerocks.com/
completion date = (start date + ((estimated effort x 3.1415926) / resources) + ((total coffee breaks x 0.25) / 24)) + Effort in meetings
On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Dominic McDevitt-Parks < dominic.mcdevitt-parks@wikimediadc.org> wrote:
Hi Jenny,
I am Wikimedia DC's Cultural Partnerships Coordinator, and I have experience with this sort of event. I would be happy to assist. I am also planning to attend the March editathon, so I will be seeing you then. I would be interested in meeting with you and any other staff not just to plan for this event, but also to talk about the bigger picture and how I can help you with future Wikimedia–GW Libraries collaborative projects.
Thanks!
-- Dominic McDevitt-Parks Cultural Partnerships Coordinator, Wikimedia District of Columbia http://wikimediadc.org dominic@wikimediadc.org @Dominic_MP | @wikimediadc
On 18 February 2013 13:39, Jennifer Kinniff kinniff@gwu.edu wrote:
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@gwu.edu
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Jenny,
Great! (I'm moving this over to my Wikimedia DC email, sorry for any confusion.) I'm actually out of town for a couple of weeks, but I can come to campus to meet with you in mid-March. I would love to hear your ideas, and even pitch you some of my own.
Hello Dominic!
Hoping to meet with Blaine Dessy of Fedlink after Bo Kantor gets back to work next week, to start putting together a grant app for training Federal Librarians.
Can we get you in on this meeting? When will you be in town?
Kristin
On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Dominic McDevitt-Parks dominic.mcdevitt-parks@wikimediadc.org wrote:
Jenny,
Great! (I'm moving this over to my Wikimedia DC email, sorry for any confusion.) I'm actually out of town for a couple of weeks, but I can come to campus to meet with you in mid-March. I would love to hear your ideas, and even pitch you some of my own.
-- Dominic McDevitt-Parks Cultural Partnerships Coordinator, Wikimedia District of Columbia http://wikimediadc.org dominic@wikimediadc.org @Dominic_MP | @wikimediadc (480) 543-8369
On 19 February 2013 16:30, Jennifer Kinniff kinniff@gwu.edu wrote:
Wonderful, Dominic, thanks for your help! I will let you know when the date is finalized and we can talk details. I'd love to talk with you about other initiatives as well--I've got some ideas for the summer/fall...
Jenny
On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stierch@gmail.com wrote:
Yes! So happy to see my alma mater doing this! Congrats to Jennifer..who has been down the long road, I'm sure, of convincing a legendary institution of the importance of all of this.
Wish I could be there in April! I'll perhaps volunteer from afar :) (And you are in great hands with Dominic!)
-Sarah
On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Jyothis E jyothis.e@gmail.com wrote:
I cannot guarantee at this moment, as too many things rolling at the same time for me, but would be interested to be kept in the loop, and will try to swing by if I get the selected day to breath a bit.
Regards, Jyothis.
http://www.Jyothis.net [[User:Jyothis]] Camerocks - Rock your digital world!
completion date = (start date + ((estimated effort x 3.1415926) / resources) + ((total coffee breaks x 0.25) / 24)) + Effort in meetings
On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Dominic McDevitt-Parks dominic.mcdevitt-parks@wikimediadc.org wrote:
Hi Jenny,
I am Wikimedia DC's Cultural Partnerships Coordinator, and I have experience with this sort of event. I would be happy to assist. I am also planning to attend the March editathon, so I will be seeing you then. I would be interested in meeting with you and any other staff not just to plan for this event, but also to talk about the bigger picture and how I can help you with future Wikimedia–GW Libraries collaborative projects.
Thanks!
-- Dominic McDevitt-Parks Cultural Partnerships Coordinator, Wikimedia District of Columbia http://wikimediadc.org dominic@wikimediadc.org @Dominic_MP | @wikimediadc
On 18 February 2013 13:39, Jennifer Kinniff kinniff@gwu.edu wrote:
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@gwu.edu
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