Hello Wikimedians,
You’re invited to *Wikipedia Day NYC 2026
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:Wikipedia_Day_NYC_2026>* to help us
celebrate the 25th birthday of Wikipedia! Together we will explore the
past, present, and future of the free knowledge movement, and celebrate all
the people, communities and ideas that make Wikipedia possible.
*Details*
*Location:* The Theater at City Tech
<https://www.citytech.cuny.edu/theater/>, 285 Jay Street, Brooklyn
*Date:* Saturday, January 25, 2026
*Time:* 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
*What to expect:*
- Keynote speeches
- Lightning talks
- Panels & presentations on internet culture, etc.
- Beginner-level training for new Wikipedia editors!
- Interactive edit-a-thons and skills-building workshops
- Creative and cultural activities celebrating global stories and local
histories
- Lots of food, cake & community-building with Wikimedians and partners
in New York City
If you would like to volunteer for Wikipedia Day NYC 2026 please complete this
volunteer survey form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVob-L7T3FUn3kJiIheVzH_fAe9d-5P6f…>
.
If you would like to present a lightning talk for Wikipedia Day NYC 2026
please complete this lightning talk signup sheet
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6_1qI8ksaR8g0ERB-NzySIhQok0pEYwT…>
.
*Upcoming Events + Opportunities*
*NYC 400 Photo Contest <https://400nyc.org/>*
Wikimedia NYC is now calling on Wikimedians to upload photos to Wikimedia
Commons for the NYC 400 list
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:NYC400> by December 31st, 2025 for
a chance to win prizes.
*Free Culture Friday*
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Free_Culture_Friday_Dece…>
Wikimedia New York City invites you to attend Foundation and Friends' Free
Culture Friday (replacing WikiWednesday Salon this month) on Friday,
December 5, from 1:30pm into the evening. No experience of anything at all
is required. All are welcome!
See you soon,
Pacita
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Pacita Rudder (she/her)
Executive Director
Wikimedia NYC
wikimedianyc.org
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Join us for the Wiki Education Foundation's workshop up in the "Skylight
Room" at the CUNY Grad Center, on Monday Oct 20 at 10am, RSVP here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wiki-education-workshop-nyc-tickets-1716984249…
This is a side event to the WikiConference North America, and we'd
encourage you to share widely with university staff from any school who
might be interested in teaching with Wikipedia-related assignments!
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Hello Wikimedians,
WikiConference North America 2025
<https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2025/Main_Page> from October 16th to 19th,
2025 is just a few weeks away and we're excited to welcome over 300
participants from across the United States, Mexico, Canada, Central
America, and the Caribbean to NYC for 4 days of cultural experiences,
speakers, and workshops! There are a few important announcements to make as
the conference approaches:
- The deadline for in-person conference registration is next week *Tuesday,
September 30th* and tickets are selling out fast. If in-person tickets
are sold out, you are welcome to get a free virtual ticket and participate
in the conference online. Or you can join the waitlist.
- The culture crawl and programs schedule
<https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2025/Program>for WikiConference North
America are live! And registration is open for the culture crawl. Spots are
limited for the culture crawl tours so please be mindful of capacity.
- All registered in-person participants will receive access to an event
manual closer to the conference that will include detailed information
about event logistics and trust and safety. If you are a registered
attendee, please keep an eye out for that in your emails.
- If you signed up to volunteer at the conference, thank you! You should
have received a volunteer survey and calendar invites to the volunteer
orientation calls. If you didn't receive that, please let us know.
*If you have any questions, please send an email to 2025(a)wikiconference.org
<2025(a)wikiconference.org>*.
Thanks,
Pacita
--
Pacita Rudder (she/her)
Executive Director
Wikimedia NYC
wikimedianyc.org
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Hi Wiki Yorkers,
You're invited to the Wikipedia NYC 400 Edit-A-Thon: Nueva Yol on Friday,
September 19, 2025 from 5pm to 8pm, hosted with the NYU Latinx Project:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikipedia-nyc-400-edit-a-thon-nuevayol-tickets…
And if you're interested in the development of wiki-based games, we'd like
to invite you to apply for the WikiGameJam on Oct 3-5, we're hoping to
publicly showcase some of the best at our next Wikipedia Day:
https://wikigamejam.org/
Feel free to reply directly to this email with any questions.
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
Hi all,
With Wikiconference North America (WCNA) in NYC only a few weeks away,
we've decided to host a sticker design contest to expand our collection of
WikiNYC swag! We invite all avid Wikimedians, NYC enthusiasts, and artists
to submit sticker designs for a chance to have them distributed at WCNA and
other upcoming major events.
In the spirit of our mission and for logistical purposes, there are a few
ground rules:
- All intended details and decorative elements should be easily visible
in a sticker fitting within a square or rectangle having an area of at most
9 in² (58 cm²; a square with a side length of 3 inches), to facilitate
printing and usability. Oversized designs will be scaled down to fit.
- If a topic is contentious on-wiki, it should not be the focus of a
design. Stickers should not be overtly political.
- Similarly, there must not be any hidden or potentially offensive
messages embedded within a design.
- All sticker designs will be released under a Commons-compatible
license (CC-0/PD, CC BY, or CC BY-SA), so cannot contain any copyrighted
images or logos. The Wikipedia and WikiNYC logos are permitted, as are
screenshots of Wikipedia pages, as they satisfy licensing requirements.
- Collaboration on designs is permitted, as long as all contributors are
properly credited.
That said, be bold! Stickers may consist of text, graphics, or any
combination thereof. Please send designs to info[at]wikimedianyc.org by
11:59 PM EDT on September 28th, 2025.
Looking forward to seeing your designs!
- Giancarlo (User:ComplexRational) and the WikiNYC Board
Please join Wikimedia NYC for our Members’ Meeting <
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Election_2024> on
September 10, 2025. The Members' Meeting is similar to other WikiWednesday
meetups, except that its primary function is to elect new members to the
Board of Directors and set the stage for activities over the coming year.
We will elect three board seats, half of the elected seats on the board.
After being elected, those elected can potentially appoint more seats.
If you've been active in the chapter and looking for ways to deepen your
engagement, consider putting yourself forward! If you know someone who you
think would be a good fit for the Wikimedia NYC Board, encourage them to
self-nominate, too! The deadline to nominate yourself (recently extended)
is September 7.
Voting (open to all chapter members) will be via a secure third party
service, and will be possible both online and in-person, in a period
starting a couple of days before. Your email address will be required to
vote in order to validate members, but your vote itself will be anonymous.
The meetup page
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Election_2025> has some
additional information for prospective candidates.
Please respond directly to this email if you have any questions about the
election or running for chapter board.
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Join us for a casual summer Wik-Picnic on Roosevelt Island on Sunday,
August 24th from 2pm to 7pm. This is a great opportunity to connect with
fellow Wikimedians. All are welcome!
The picnic will include food and drinks but bring a potluck item of your
choice to share. You're welcome to bring board games to add to the fun!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:NYC_Wiknic_on_Roosevelt_Island
Also, a preview of 2025 Annual Election/Members Meeting, a special
WikiWednesday held on September 10 from 7pm to 9pm at Prime Produce, where
we will elect 3 members to the Wikimedia NYC Board:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Election_2025
To vote in September, you will have to have renewed your chapter membership
within the past 12 months.
If you are interested in running for the chapter board election, or have
any other questions about it, feel free to reach out to me directly!
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Hello Wikimedians,
While Wikimania 2025 is underway in Nairobi, Kenya, you are invited to
Wikimedia NYC's Satellite Social at Prime Produce on Thursday, August 7th,
which will be an informal gathering of local Wikimedians and potentially
feature editing, hacking, lightning talks, and board games. No experience
of anything at all is required. All are welcome!
Additionally, a second Wiknic of the season, this time on Roosevelt Island,
is planned for later in the month (August 24th). More details coming soon!
Links to event pages and on-wiki registration:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/August_2025 (Wikimania
Satellite Social)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:NYC_Wiknic_on_Roosevelt_Island
(Roosevelt Island Wiknic)
As always, all attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC’s Code of Conduct and
Photography Policy.
Thanks,
Giancarlo (User:ComplexRational)
Hello Wikimedians,
Please join us for the launch events to recognize the Wikimedia NYC 400
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:NYC400>! Earlier this year for the
official 400th anniversary of NYC, we called on New Yorkers and everyone
else who loves this city to nominate 400 impactful New Yorkers and NYC
neighborhoods that deserve a place on Wikipedia. We received over 1000
submissions from the public and partner organizations! Throughout the rest
of this year, we'll be hosting NYC 400 events to work together to create
and update pages for the people and places on the list. Event details and
registration link below:
1. NYC 400: Women Do News Edit-A-Thon
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:NYC_400_Women_Do_News_Edit-A-Thon> on
Thursday, July 17th from 5pm to 8pm at Prime Produce.
2. NYC 400: Wiknic and Edit-A-Thon with Washington Square Park
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:NYC_400_Wiknic_and_Edit-A-Thon_with_Was…>
on Sunday, July 20th from 12pm to 4pm at Washington Square Park.
All are welcome! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of
Conduct.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Thanks,
Pacita
--
Pacita Rudder (she/her)
Executive Director
Wikimedia NYC
wikimedianyc.org
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