Hello everyone,

I am very excited to announce this month’s events, focused on Women’s History Month:

Sunday, March 8: Women in the Arts 2015 Edit-a-thon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts_2015) – 10 AM to 4 PM Women in the Arts and ArtAndFeminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free coffee and lunch served! More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts_2015 RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/220856534/

Wednesday, March 11: March WikiSalon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/WikiSalon) – 7 PM to 9 PM An evening gathering with free-flowing conversation and free pizza. More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/WikiSalon RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/220856648/ or just show up!

Friday, March 13: NIH Women's History Month Edit-a-Thon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History/NIH_Wo...) – 9 AM to 4 PM In honor of Women’s History Month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is organizing and hosting an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of women in science in Wikipedia. Free coffee and lunch served! More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History/NIH_Women%E2%80%99s_History_Month_Edit-a-Thon_2015 RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/220856734/

Saturday, March 21 Women in STEM Edit-a-Thon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/DCPL) – 12 PM Celebrate Women's History Month by building, editing, and expanding articles about women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields during DC Public Library's first full-day edit-a-thon. More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/DCPL RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/220856995/

Friday, March 27: She Blinded Me with Science, Part III (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_In_Science) – 10 AM to 4 PM Smithsonian Institution Archives Groundbreaking Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Free lunch courtesy of Wikimedia DC! More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_In_Science RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/220857076/

Saturday, March 28: March Dinner Meetup (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/March_2015) – 6 PM Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians! More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/March_2015 RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/220856338/

Hope you can make it to an event! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.

Thanks, James

— James Hare President, Wikimedia DC http://wikimediadc.org @wikimediadc