Join our Wikipedia Takes Brooklyn scavenger hunt and photo contest, aimed
at illustrating Wikipedia articles covering the wondrous sights of the
County of Kings!
Location: Brooklyn Public Library, central branch at Grand Army Plaza
Time: Saturday September 7, starting 10am (photo hunt starting 12 noon)
till 6pm
Please RSVP here:
http://wikitakesbrooklyn.eventbrite.com/
We'll introduce things starting at 10am, and then send you off at 12 noon,
on itineraries stretching in eccentric lines from the Brooklyn Public
Library throughout Prospect Heights, and the borough beyond.
The afternoon will be spent on your Brooklyn photo wiki-odyssey, and there
will also be Wikipedia discussion and learning sessions (including open
office hours and one-on-one trainings) back at the library if you return
early.
Be back at the library by 5pm, and we'll spend the last hour of the day
helping you upload your photos to Wikipedia.
The event is being held as part of "Wiki Weekend" at the BPL, and there
will be a taste of the overlapping Wikiotics.org "Families Learning
Bilingually" session for part of our afternoon Saturday, and then for all
of Sunday September 8 (we will have opportunities for informal Wikipedia
sessions on Sunday as well).
No special wiki knowledge is required at all, just a camera and a love of
the borough!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Brooklyn
Thanks,
Richard (User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC Chapter
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Wikimedia NYC tried an idea like this in the past, the grandly named "Wiki
World's Fair / Free Culture Festival", as an adjunct to Wikimania 2012, on
Governors Island, with the help of FIGMENT, and many bamboo poles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World's_Fair
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_Takes_Manhattan_Picnic
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 6:19 AM, Jennifer Baek <baek01(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Been thinking about this, too. I spoke with some folks after Techno
> Activism 3rd Monday yesterday and there was an idea of organizing a free
> culture/techno activism/Wikipedia festival/series of events on Governor's
> Island. This might be a great way of broadening the demographic of people
> who are exposed to the issues we're all involved in, especially because
> we're reframing them as social justice ones.
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, August 20, 2013, Kẏra wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I'm hoping to have a blog post up in the next day or two encouraging
>> people to set up local social events and chapters for the 10th anniversary
>> of the org.
>>
>> Does anyone else have additional ideas?
>>
>> Best,
>> Kyra
>>
>
>
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Join the community effort to improve Wikipedia articles on Latin American
and Latino music and culture at New York Public Library for the Performing
Arts! (located at Lincoln Center)
Come in **this Saturday** June 15, and stay for the afternoon or drop in at
any time between 12pm and 5 PM.
NYPL staff will be on hand to provide information and instruction on using
the collections. Volunteer Wikipedians will be present to provide support
and instruction on editing Wikipedia. (Bring a laptop if you have one.)
And bring your friends and colleagues, we'd love to use this event to reach
out to more new communities :)
Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_con_Sabor_Latino
NYPL page:
http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2013/06/15/
¡wikipedia-con-sabor-latino-edit-thon-devoted-latin-american-music?nref=62993
Meetup page:
http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/123313182/
Thanks,
Richard Knipel
(User:Pharos)
Join local Wikipedians for the "picnic anyone can edit" in Prospect Park,
as part of the 'Great American Wiknic' celebrations for Wikipedia, Free
Culture, and Open Education being held across the USA.
The picnic will be held on the beautiful Long Meadow from about 1-8pm , in
the section adjacent to the Picnic House.
Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means **potluck**.
See Wikipedia page and more details here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
And please RSVP at the Eventbrite page:
http://wiknic.eventbrite.com
Thanks,
Richard Knipel (User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
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[pardon the cross-post and English-only post at this time]
Hello everyone,
*This is a reminder that there are 2 days left to apply to attend the first
Program Evaluation & Design Workshop, which will take place in Budapest,
June 22-23. Applications close at 12 AM PST May 17.*
Please review this recent blog announcing the event:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/05/09/program-evaluation-workshop-budapest/
*Wikimedia community members, chapter staff/volunteers, solitary volunteers
- anyone who is a program leader is encouraged to apply. Please note, we
have only 20 slots available and limited funding to support attendees. If
you do apply, you must email me at sarah(a)wikimedia.org if you are
requesting funding before/after you apply. *
We will be filming our workshop, so don't fret if you cannot attend this
first one, or aren't accepted to attend this time.
*You can get a better taste for the event through our evolving Meta Event
page: *
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Program_Evaluation_and_Design/June_2013_Work…
Thank you Wikimedia Magyarország for your support and assistance.
-Sarah
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and keep it free!
Visit me on Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SarahStierch>!
Please see below.
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From: Jefferson Bailey <jbailey(a)metro.org>
Date: Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 10:54 AM
Subject: [OpenGLAM] Open Data Fellowship
To: open-glam(a)lists.okfn.org
Hi all,
We're hosting an Open Data Fellowship for GLAMs in NYC. I look forward to
making this happen and would love to talk to any folks on this list that
have hosted something similar or are considering it.
Cheers,
Jefferson
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Open Data Fellowship
Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), in partnership with the
OpenGLAM initiative, Open Knowledge Foundation, and Wikimedia NYC, is now
accepting applications for an Open Data Fellowship for Summer 2013. This
paid, 8-week fellowship will serve two roles:
• Wikipedian-in-Residence for member institutions in the METRO consortium
• Facilitator for institutions interested in pursuing broader open data
initiatives
METRO is a non-profit consortium of over 250 libraries, archives, museums,
cultural heritage institutions, and non-profits in New York City. The
fellowship position will also collaborate with OpenGLAM, OKF, and Wikimedia
NYC as part of their work.
Position Details:
Wikipedian-in-Residence role:
• Assist METRO membership in their understanding and use of Wikipedia
• Provide training and guidance on Wikipedia/Wikimedia use and
WikiProjects
• Assist membership with releasing collection content into Wikimedia (or
other) Commons
• Organize and host at least one Wikimedia-related special event or
workshop
Open Data role:
• Assist membership with open data initiatives, including tools,
platforms, and licensing
• Develop guides and manuals for data export, management, public release
• Contribute to an emerging multi-institutional linked open data project
as needed
Fellow is expected to document their experience through METRO, OpenGLAM,
GLAM-Wiki, or other community channels.
Position Requirements:
• Must have experience creating or editing Wikipedia content,
contributing to Wikimedia (or other) Commons, and/or using other open data
platforms
• Student (graduate or undergrad) preferred, but any qualified
candidates will be considered
• Experience working in GLAMs or other cultural heritage institutions is
preferred
• Some experience in user training or creating instructional resources
is preferred
• Must be a US citizen
About the Position:
• Stipend: $5000 for a full-time, 8-week term working a 35-hour week
• Position Term: 8 weeks, start and end date flexible, but primarily
during summer
• Located: At METRO (57 E. 11th St. NYC); some possible work at member
organizations (within New York City’s five boroughs and Westchester county)
How to Apply:
Submit a cover letter (including your Wikipedia experience, username, and
other skills you bring to the position) along with your resume and two
references along with their contact information. Email the above in PDF
format to info(a)metro.org. Applications accepted through May 15, 2013.
Questions may be directed to Jefferson Bailey, jbailey(a)metro.org.
View the job listing at:
http://metro.org/articles/open-data-fellowship-accepting-applications/
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The Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday June 1, 2013 at
Jefferson Market Library (425 Sixth Ave / Avenue of the Americas) in Lower
Manhattan.
Business will include the election of a nine-member chapter board of
directors for the nonprofit Wikimedia NYC Chapter, supporting Wikipedia and
related projects outreach in the wider metropolitan area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
We'll start the official meeting at the library from 2 pm to 4:30pm, and
afterward we'll walk to dinner at 5 pm, probably at the nearby Sammy's
Noodle.
You can officially 'sign up' at that page, put yourself down as a candidate
for the board, and add your ideas and discussion topics to the agenda!
**We would like to encourage a greater diversity of voices participating on
the board of our nonprofit, and furthering the free knowledge mission.
Being an active editor of Wikipedia articles is not required. Feel free to
contact me personally if you potentially interested, and have more
questions about running for the board.**
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Agenda
Thanks,
Richard Knipel
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
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[please pardon this crossposting]
Hello everyone!
I am pleased to announce the first Program Evaluation and Design Workshop!
- *When*: 22–23 June 2012
- *Where*: Budapest, Hungary
The application process is now open. We have only 20 slots available for
this workshop and the application deadline ends on May 17th. This two-day
event will be followed by a pre-conference workshop at Wikimania 2013.
Ideally, applicants would commit to attending both events.
*Why are we offering this workshop?* Over the next couple of years, the
Wikimedia Foundation will be building capacity among program leaders around
evaluation and program design. A better understanding of how to increase
impact through better planning, execution and evaluation of programs &
activities will help us to move a step closer to achieving our mission of
offering a free, high quality encyclopedia to our readers around the world.
*What will take place at this and the following workshops?* Our long-term
goals are:
1. Participants gain a basic shared understanding of program evaluation
2. Participants will work collaboratively to map and prioritize
measurable outcomes, beginning with a focus on the most common program &
activities
3. Participants will gain increased fluency in common language of
evaluation (i.e. goals versus objectives, inputs & outputs versus outcomes
& impact)
4. Participants will learn and practice how to extract and report data
using the UserMetrics API
5. Participants will commit to working as a community of evaluation
leaders who will implement evaluation strategies in their programmatic
activities and report back at the pre-conference workshop at Wikimania 2013
6. …and participants will have a lot of fun and enjoy networking with
other program leaders!
We will publish a detailed agenda for the event in Budapest soon on meta.
*Which programs & activities are we going to focus on?* During the workshop
in Budapest, we will only have a limited amount of time. Therefore, we will
be focusing on the some of the more common programs & activities:
- *Wikipedia editing workshops* where participants learn how to or
actively edit (i.e. edit-a-thon, wikiparty, hands-on Wikipedia workshop)
- *Content donations* through partnerships with GLAMs & related
organizations
- *Wiki Takes/Expeditions* where volunteers participate in day/weekend
events to photograph site specific content
- *Wiki Loves Monuments* which takes place in September
- *Education program/classroom editing* where volunteers support
educators who have students editing Wikipedia in the classroom
- *Writing competitions* which generally take place online in the form
of contests, WikiCup, and challenges – often engaging experienced editors
to improve content.
*Who should apply?* Community members who play an *active role* in
planning and executing programs & activities as described above in the
Wikimedia community. Your experience and knowledge will make this workshop
a success!
*What about the costs for travel and accommodation?* Hotels, flights and
other transportation costs will be on your chapter; the Wikimedia
Foundation will provide the venue, handouts, breakfasts and light lunches,
and a dinner for all participants on Saturday. If you're not affiliated
with a chapter and cannot afford to attend the event, please send me a
private email – we have a small amount of money set aside for those cases.
Applications are open until May 17. You can apply via this Google
Form<https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/forms/d/11yCoOls5ae8FqAXIdp9Tua76il…>
.
Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to a great group of
participants!
Sarah
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Chat, nosh, and drink with local groups and activists supporting Free
Culture
and Open Source!
Time: Wednesday May 7, 7pm-whenever
Location: One Mile House, 10 Delancey St www.onemilehousenyc.com
Free Culture Alliance NYC is an informal umbrella group of organizations in
the New York City area with an interest in the Free Culture movement, Open
Education, and related developments at the boundaries of technology,
culture, community, and the commons.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Free_Culture_Alliance_NYChttp://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/117149372/
Thanks,
Richard
Chat, nosh, and drink with local groups and activists supporting Free
Culture
and Open Source!
Time: Tuesday May 7, 7pm-whenever
Location: One Mile House, 10 Delancey St www.onemilehousenyc.com
Free Culture Alliance NYC is an informal umbrella group of organizations in
the New York City area with an interest in the Free Culture movement, Open
Education, and related developments at the boundaries of technology,
culture, community, and the commons.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Free_Culture_Alliance_NYChttp://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/117149372/
Thanks,
Richard