Hi Wikimedia NYC!
Greetings from CAT Lab, which does collaborations with the Wikimedia
movement to study online behavior and help improve online spaces!
One of CAT Lab’s contractors is offering contract work to classify some
data from Wikipedia
<http://docs.google.com/document/d/1RqP70XFmL2snHJ6EKpKlufNVs_uZwued6EW0wZoy…>
as part of a project to study risks to people who appear in Wikipedia
biographies ($16-24hr). It is open to people who can be contractors on a
1099 basis, and Ed would be thrilled to work with people who already have
substantial internet research and Wikipedia understanding. International
contractors in countries with a tax treaty with the US should work fine.
Also, we are planning to use some of the information we receive to help
improve the quality of Wikipedia biographies, so keep an eye out for more
news on that too!
All the best,
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HOPE Tickets and Open Call for Submissions
The Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference will be held August 15 - 17,
2025, on the campus of St. John's University in Queens, New York City. They
currently have an open call for speakers, panels, workshops and more.
https://hope.net/
It could be cool if the Wikimedia NYC User Group could sponsor some local
Wikipedian scholarships to attend!
From my inbox. First I've ever heard of this.
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The deadline to run a Wikipedia assignment in Winter/Spring 2023 is
approaching. Sign up to run your free Wikipedia project by Jan. 16 and
do your part to ensure that accurate knowledge is available to all!
Visit teach.wikiedu.org to sign up and find out more about the program. If
you're ready to sign up, go directly to dashboard.wikiedu.org to get
started.
If you'd like to find out more about the program, we're hosting an info
session on January 18 at 9 AM Pacific. Click here
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https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcucOiqrj4vGN1nfmWqsQ4Sp3hawrsFnm…>to
register.
There are never any fees to run a Wikipedia assignment, and Wiki
Education provides robust support to ensure that you and your students
learn the ins and outs of Wikipedia editing. Only faculty teaching
courses at post-secondary institutions in the U.S. or Canada are eligible.
Wikipedia is by definition never complete, but you and your students can
ensure that it's up-to-date, accurate, and above all, representative of
the full scope of human experience!
Best,
Helaine
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Senior Program Manager
Wiki Education
teach.wikiedu.org <https://wikiedu.org/teach-with-wikipedia/>
Twitter
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https://twitter.com/WikiEducation?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7C…>,
Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikiEducationFoundation/>
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UNESCO has just launched a website promoting 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages. There, it's possible to sign up both individually and as an organization, with some indication of planned actions to observe and support the observance.
Is this something Wikimedia NYC would be interested in? We've done edit-a-thons on indigenous peoples before; would next year be a good time to do several?
https://iyil2019.org
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Jon Liechty
Hi Wiki-Yorkers,
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community on April 13 for our
monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing
workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.
Special this month, a Mini-Video opportunity for individuals to share their
Wikipedia experiences (during pre-meeting, 6-7pm, and in side-office during
regular meetup):
A videographer will be present to record 1-3 minute Mini-Videos of folks
saying anything about their Wikipedia-related projects, whether an
edit-a-thon they joined (Art+Feminism or others), an article they edited,
or a class project they were a part of.
(Videos will be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons and YouTube. With the time we
have, anyone may present a video. Rehearse your talk before you come. You
may share an experience, give a lesson, make a presentation, or say what
you like. The audience might be anyone searching for videos of Wikipedians
talking about Wikipedia. This will be an amateur effort.)
We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter,
and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new
participants.
We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement
and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing
free knowledge projects.
We will also follow up on plans for recent (Art+Feminism!) and upcoming
edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities.
After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video
games in the gallery!
We will also decide on our chapter's votes for the global Wikimedia
Foundation board at this meeting:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/Nominat…
*****
WikiWednesday Details:
April 13 @ Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street
6:00pm - 7:00pm Mini-Video hour
7:00pm - 9:00pm Regular meeting: Introduction for new participants,
Noshing, Chapter projects
Agenda and RSVP on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYChttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Sign_up
(RSVP on meetup.com: http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/ )
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues!
Let me know if you have any questions about participating in the Mini-Video
opportunity, or other aspects of the meeting.
Thanks,
Pharos
Wikimedia NYC
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Hi fellow board members,
In the new year, our chapter will be asked to participate in a process to
select two of ten board members of the Wikimedia Foundation, working with
the other chapters and affiliates:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats
There has been some criticism of the non-public nature of some of the
various international chapters' voting in the past, and I would suggest a
local reform by us selecting the WMNYC candidates by a consensus discussion
at a public meeting, probably during April WikiWednesday.
We also have the opportunity to nominate any appropriate candidates to the
global affiliates' election (candidates are not self-nominated, but are
nominated by one of the affiliates). These can be people from anywhere in
the world.
BTW, this is the timeline, note that the period for comments on process
ends this month, though the actual election is later:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Affiliate-selected_Board_seats#Provisi…
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Hello,
TED is seeking to hire two part time Wikipedians in Residence, with one of
those working in New York City.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TED_%28conference%29>
This was just announced yesterday. I have no further information. This
announcement was not expected and I am not aware of anyone in New York
having been involved in organizing this.
yours,
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From: Shani <shani.even(a)gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 12:23 PM
Subject: [cultural-partners] Searching for 2 Wikipedian in Residence for a
new collaboration with TED!
To: Cultural Partners - ML <cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch>
Dear GLAMers,
I'm very pleased to report that TED would like to collaborate with our
community and are now looking for *2* WiR to work for them (paid positions)
part time (about 20 hours per week), for a 6-months pilot project. One WiR
should be from New York, and will be working from their Soho offices; the
other can be from anywhere in the world and will work remotely.
In my capacity as a volunteer, I will be helping TED kick-start this pilot
by assisting them find candidates for the 2 positions. As soon as they are
chosen, the WiR will take leadership of the pilot from there.
Below is a general job description. The idea is that the chosen WiR will
work together with the TED team to finalize the project scope, goals,
measures of success etc.
*CV submission deadline is November 28th, 2015*. Please email me personally
off-list and state in the subject line "Applying for TED WiR position".
Please note -- as of now, this offer has only been sent out to our closed
mailing list, so for now, please keep it within this group.
I'll be happy to answer any further questions about this and am looking
forward to seeing this project come to life! :)
Cheers,
Shani.
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TED <http://ted.com/> -- the world renowned conference and non-profit media
company whose mission is "ideas worth spreading" -- seeks 2 Wikipedians in
Residence for January-June 2016. The Wikipedians in Residence will work
to strengthen the relationship between TED and the Wikipedian community,
through clear project objectives and scope, including defining milestones
and measures of success.
Candidates should be able to commit 20 hours per week; one in our Soho
office, New York, and one working remotely outside the United States. Both
will report to Deron Triff, Director of Global Distribution and Licensing.
Responsibilities:
- Setting up and maintaining a project page on En-Wiki / outreach wiki
- Setting up a project logo and relevant templates
- Create a list of articles for links to be added to and written
related to TED speakers and topics where TED Talks provide an important
resource of information.
- Engage the community in adding the links and writing these articles
- Engage other language wikis to translate the project page and take
part in the project
- Communicate with tech experts in the Wikipedia community to explore
the option of an automated or semi-automated bot to assist with links
- Prepare progress reports every 2 months for the "This Month in GLAM"
magazine and represent the project in other relevant conferences
- Recommend possible project events across the Wikipedia movement
- Make sure content is covered in WikiData
- Facilitate a special wiki-workshop for TED employees, to engage staff
with the project, to be part of the process, better understand how the
Wikipedia community works, know what to expect and how they can assist.
- Collaborate with TED volunteer communities such as TEDx and the TED
Open Translation Project
- A deep interest in TED's mission and knowledge about TED Talks is
strongly preferred
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Please treat emails sent to this list as confidential.Ask senders for
permission before forwarding emails off-list.
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Lane Rasberry
user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia
206.801.0814
lane(a)bluerasberry.com
Hi Wiki Yorkers,
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community in October for our
"WikiWednesday" evening salon and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles
gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.
**This month, we will also host a Newcomer's Wiki Workshop for those who
want to get started on the project!**
We will also include a look at our annual plan and budget ideas, to see if
the chapter is able to fiscally sponsor more ongoing projects tied to our
core mission of expanding and diversifying free knowledge.
We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement
and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing
free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and
upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities.
After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video
games in the gallery!
*****
WikiWednesday Details:
WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
7:00pm - 9:00 pm, October 28 @ Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street
Agenda and RSVP on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
(RSVP on meetup.com: http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/ )
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our
roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are
very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues!
*****
Bonus events, RSVP now for our latest upcoming editathons, to help improve
different undercovered topic areas on Wikipedia:
October 25 - AfroCROWD + DAWN @ Brooklyn Public Library
November 4 - Aphra Behn Society @ Grand Summit Hotel (Summit, NJ)
November 10 - Basquiat: Still Fly @ MoMA
Thanks,
Pharos
Wikimedia NYC
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