This might be relevant to some of the stuff we’ve been thinking about doing around Wikidata.
cheers,
Gaurav
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> From: Ewan McAndrew <Ewan.McAndrew(a)ed.ac.uk>
> Subject: [Wikidata] Wikidata and Wikibase - Leveraging linked data for Teaching, Research and Collections, #IWD2025 and more
> Date: February 26, 2025 at 2:10:50 PM EST
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> Dear all,
>
> Apologies for any cross-posting but please disseminate this upcoming event to interested staff & students and members of the public in your networks.
>
> On Wed 5th March we will be joined by Jason Evans from the National Library of Wales and showcasing how linked open data can support teaching, research and collections with 4 free talks!
>
> Join us for an afternoon of talks exploring Open Knowledge and Open Data in the curriculum, Scottish history and historical data (accused witches and religious change in early modern Scotland) and opening up the collections of the National Library of Wales!
>
> Wikidata and Wikibase - Curriculum Transformation in the Digital Humanities
>
> Book here to attend for 3-5pm Wed 5th March <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikidata-and-wikibase-curriculum-transformat…>
>
> 3.10pm: Wikidata in the Curriculum (Ewan McAndrew, University of Edinburgh) will preface our two guest speakers with a general introduction to student work with Wikidata assignments including the <https://witches.is.ed.ac.uk/>Map of Accused Witches in Scotland <https://witches.is.ed.ac.uk/> project and Tower Block Archive.
>
> 3:25pm: 'Mapping Religious Change in Early Modern Scotland' (Dr. Chris Langley, The Open University andMapping the Scottish Reformation <https://maps.mappingthescottishreformation.org/> project) will introduce the ways in which Wikibase Cloud can be used to structure historical data. In particular, the talk will explore how to use Wikibase and LeafletJS alongside textual sources relating to seventeenth-century Scotland and its General Assemblies.
>
> 3:35pm: 'Wikibase for Name Authority at the National Library of Wales' - Jason Evans (National Library of Wales) on the modest goal of creating a knowledge graph of all Welsh cultural heritage data. Learn how NLW's Wikibase <https://snarc-llgc.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Main_Page> <https://snarc-llgc.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Main_Page>is helping them take their first steps. The talk will highlight the benefits of using Wikibase alongside Wikidata to build a linked network of entities across multiple collections.
> 4pm: 'Wikimedia in Education: Booklet of Case Studies (version 2.0)' <https://open.ed.ac.uk/wikimedia-in-education-2nd-edition-2/> - Satu Kapiainen (University of Edinburgh) will showcase the new edition of our booklet of 21 case studies of how Wikimedia is being used as a form of learning technology in UK education.
>
> Join us for tea and coffee and talks from 3pm-5pm in Room 2.55 in the Edinburgh Futures Institute, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh.
> The talks will commence at 3.10pm and conclude at 4.10pm with Q&A and informal discussion thereafter.
>
> International Women's Day, Wikipedia editing workshops and Wikipedia and AI
> For your diary (and for information):
> Read about Wikipedia and Artificial Intelligence. <https://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/wir/wikipedia-and-artificial-intelligence/> Wikipedia is now 24 years old so how does it respond to the brave new world of AI?
> Learn how to edit Wikipedia in our monthly hybrid workshop this Friday 28 February <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imagine-a-gender-equal-world-help-write-wome…> from 1pm-2pm and then
> Write and PUBLISH a new Wikipedia page of 50-100+ words from 2.30-5pm.
> Not everything is online. Far From it. So a little #KnowledgeActivism appearing in Google's top results is really impactful. Our International Women's Day event will feature a Wikipedia editing event on 1-5pm 7 March 2025 <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imagine-a-gender-equal-world-help-write-wome…> to add more brilliant lives & contributions of women online.
>
> Hope you can join us at one of these or all events! All welcome.
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
>
>
> Ewan McAndrew SFHEA
> Wikimedian in Residence
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> YouTube: Wikimedian in Residence channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSDRSVKM4ceUSPI-7-BFeoQ?view_as=subscriber>
> Wikimedia in Education: New booklet of UK Case Studies <https://open.ed.ac.uk/wikimedia-in-education/>
> Join Wikimedia in Scotland <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Wikimedia_in_Scotland> events and UoE events <https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?eventssearch=wikipedia&event=search&e…>.
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Hi everybody,
We had a great meeting last Tuesday — if you missed it, please have a look at the notes on our Etherpad [1], which have now been copied over to our Monthly Meeting document for long-term storage [2]. We debriefed on the virtual editathon we held in December (and decided we should organize another virtual editathon soon), discussed possible in-person meeting locations for later this year once it gets a bit warmer, and talked about Wikidata work that we could undertake as something to work on in between our larger events. If you attended this meeting and think I missed something or wrote something down wrong, please let me know or edit the notes directly!
I propose that our next meeting should be on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 from 7-8pm ET. Would that work for everybody?
As part of our continuing effort to spread the burden of running this group between as many people as possible, would anybody like to volunteer to take notes or facilitate the next meeting (or a future meeting), please add yourself to the list on Etherpad [3]! I think I can handle one or both roles for the next meeting if necessary, but the more leaders we have in this group, the better it will be for our long-term future.
cheers,
Gaurav
[1] https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/North_Carolina_Wikipedians#L35
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Wikipedians/Monthly-Meeting#…
[3] https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/North_Carolina_Wikipedians#L21
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> From: Danny Benjafield <danny.benjafield(a)wikimedia.de>
> Subject: [Wikidata] Save the date! WikidataCon returns 31 October - 2 November, 2025
> Date: February 12, 2025 at 5:17:28 AM EST
> To: Discussion list for the Wikidata project <wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Reply-To: Discussion list for the Wikidata project <wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am excited to announce the next edition of the WikidataCon <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2025>, taking place over three days from 31st October to 2nd November later this year.
>
> Organised by Wikimedia Germany, this event celebrates the entire Wikidata Community in all of its aspects; editors, tool builders, patrollers, data reusers, members of GLAM and other organisations that use and contribute to Wikidata.
>
> This year, the event format will be an online-style conference with a full online-program that attendees can join and participate with program-content from anywhere in the world.
>
> We also encourage local chapters and community user groups to organise in-person meetups alongside the event to bring people together and also celebrate Wikidata becoming a teenager for its 13th Birthday (October 29th).
>
> What kind of sessions to expect at WikidataCon 2025 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2025>?
>
> Learn more about basic and advanced editing skills
> Workshops, live-editing, games and discussions
> Exchange tips and tricks with Wikidata experts
> Discover community-built tools and gadgets
> Hear about new WikiProjects and initiatives
>
> In the coming weeks and months, we’ll be revealing more details on the program content, call for proposals, daily schedule, themes and program tracks. Please check Wikidata:WikidataCon 2025 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2025> regularly for more info.
>
> Please don’t hesitate to reach out to the organisers at info(a)wikidatacon.org <mailto:info@wikidatacon.org> or by leaving a message on the event talk page <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:WikidataCon_2025>.
>
> Hope to see you all at WikidataCon!
>
> --
> Danny Benjafield
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> From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com>
> Date: February 9, 2025 at 3:05:37 PM EST
> To: "Wikimedia U.S. Chapter" <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Subject: [Wikimediaus-l] Rapid grants due on Sat Feb 15!
> Reply-To: "Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS)" <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>
>
> Apply now for rapid grant from the Wikimedia Foundation of $500 - $5,000, deadline is in just under a week:
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid
>
> If your usergroup needs a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)(3) in the United States, Wikimedia NYC and/or DC can help, feel free to get in touch.
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
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To Wikimedia affiliates and organizations,
The Community Resources team is *seeking up new members for the US & Canada
Regional Fund Committee*, which supports funding needs in the General
Support Fund program
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Community_Fund/Ge…>.
The committee maintains responsibilities to review and make final funding
decisions for proposals received for this program, as well as working
together with applicants on preparing robust proposals that benefit
Wikimedia projects and communities.
The Regional Fund Committees' work is guided by the principles of participatory
decision-making
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movem…>
and subsidiarity, and aims to support the needs of many communities in the
movement, including those based on gender, ethnicity, age, and geography,
amongst other characteristics.
To *learn more about Regional Fund Committees*, eligibility criteria for
joining, roles and responsibilities, training information, and procedure
for review and selection, please *review our general open call information
on Meta-wiki
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Committees/Committee_Open_Call>,*
To *apply as a candidate* for the US & Canada Regional Fund Committee, *please
review our candidates page on Meta-wiki*
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Committees/Committee_Open_Call/US_%2…>
for more information. Applications may be submitted on Meta-wiki or sent
directly to me (cschilling(a)wikimedia.org). No deadline is set for
applications for this open call, and will remain open until otherwise
notified.
Please feel free to share this invitation and open call with any interested
Wikimedians and other professionals who may be interested in committee
participation.
With thanks,
Chris Schilling
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintsugi> *Chris "Jethro" Schilling*
(him//they)
User:I JethroBT (WMF)
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:I_JethroBT_(WMF)>
Senior Program Officer (US & Canada, CEE & Central Asia)
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Image: *Kintsugi <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintsugi> *for Wikipedia20
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