"Wiki-Gangs of New York" is an editathon, Wikipedia meet-up and
instructional workshop that will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2012,
at at the New York Public Library Main Branch.
All Wikipedians, and NYC history and culture buffs are very welcome to
join in, as is anyone else with an interest! No special wiki
knowledge is required!
Address: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (NYPL Main Branch), Fifth
Avenue at 42nd Street.
Time: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The goal will be to improve as many Wikipedia articles related to the
neighborhoods and history of New York City as possible :)
Details and wiki sign-up here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki-Gangs_of_New_Yorkhttp://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/04/21/wiki-gangs-nyc-local-history…
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
Our next wiki-meeting will be held on Sunday March 18 -this weekend-
at Symposium Greek Restaurant @ 544 W 113th St (in the back room), on
the Upper West Side in the Columbia University area.
We'll have a meet-and-greet and general discussion hour for newbies
and oldies at 4 pm, and a chatty dinner will start at 5 pm.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
You can officially 'sign up' at that page, and please add your ideas
to the agenda!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Agenda
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
Please get your Wikimania program submissions in soon! Wikimania 2012 is
July 12-15 in Washington, DC. It's a great opportunity to present on a cool
project you're doing or simply come meet your fellow Wikimedian and
*superstars* like Jimmy Wales! :)
The deadline for submissions is Sunday, March 18 at 11:59 (San Francisco)
Pacific Daylight Time (or 06:59 UTC on 19 March 2012).
We seek submissions for presentations, workshops, panels, and other types
of sessions.
Topics may include anything related to Wikipedia, MediaWiki & tech (e.g.
mobile), Wikisource, Wikimedia Commons and other sister projects,
OpenStreetMap, third-party wikis (e.g. WikiHow), wikis in business,
government, etc., civic & local wikis, GLAM-wiki and other cultural
outreach initiatives, education outreach, research into wikis and
collaboration, and more. These topics are just suggestions.
You can view the call for participation and make submissions here:
https://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions
Cheers,
Katie
--
President, Wikimedia District of Columbia
http://wikimediadc.org
@wikimediadc / @wikimania2012