I hope to see some of you at the Innovate/Activate conference next
weekend. (Sadly, regular registration has filled up, though there is a
waiting list.) But if you couldn't make it, think about coming to the
afterparty to hang out with other free knowledge advocates!
Via the conference list:
"Engine Advocacy has officially agreed to sponsor the afterparty for
Saturday night! Please RSVP and spend the word to all your folks who
will be in the Bay Area. All are welcome, even if they are not coming
to the conference!"
Link is:
http://iaparty.eventbrite.com/
Cheers,
Kat
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Hello again, Bay Area Wikimedians!
I have been talking to the west coast Institute of International Education,
known for running the Fulbright scholars programs, and we have agreed to
hold an editing workshop for visiting *Fulbright scholars* (i.e. Fulbright
scholarship recipients from around the world studying in Bay Area
universities).
The editing workshop will be held at the Wikimedia Foundation office (149
New Montgomery St., 3rd floor, San Francisco, a two-minute walk from the
Montgomery BART), on *Saturday April 14th, 12pm-5pm*, and approximately 12
scholars, a few IIE staff members, and a few new WMF employees will
participate. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Bring your own
laptop, please!
We'll need volunteer veteran Wikipedians to tutor the visiting scholars in
basic editing, introduce them to Wikipedia norms (possibly not just in
English Wikipedia), and help them navigate to useful places such as
[[Wikipedia:Backlog]], or WikiProjects matching their academic (or other)
interests.
If you're interested in attending and providing tutoring, please let me
know in the coming 48 hours (I apologize for the very short notice!) so we
can plan the food.
I look forward to seeing some of you on Saturday!
Cheers,
Asaf
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Hey there, Bay Area Wikimedians!
Take a look at this opportunity.
Cheers,
Asaf
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch(a)gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 2:08 PM
Subject: [libraries] Applications open for OCLC paid Wikipedian in
Residence - location:, SF Bay Area
To:
Hi everyone,
OCLC is seeking a Wikipedian in Residence to serve three months this
summer at their San Mateo, California (SF Bay Area) office. This would
be a remarkable experience for anyone, including library sciences students.
Learn more here: https://jobs-oclc.icims.com/jobs/2081/job
"OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. is a nonprofit, membership,
computer library service and research organization dedicated to the
public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and
reducing information costs. Tens of thousands of libraries around the
world use OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend and preserve
library materials."
OCLC is one of the most important figures in library sciences
internationally - your local library most likely utilizes their services.
Apply today and PLEASE forward to any appropriate parties, mailing
lists, etc. Tweet, Facebook, whatever! Thank you,
Sarah
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