Help improve LGBT history and culture on Wikipedia!
You are invited to join us at Jefferson Market Library on Sat June 21,
11am-4pm. for "Wiki Loves Pride", an edit-a-thon where both experienced and
new Wikipedia editors will collaboratively improve articles on LGBT topics.
Hosted by New York Public Library, Metropolitan New York Library Council,
Wikimedia LGBT and Wikimedia New York City.
Event details on the Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
P.S. And in July, we have the return of the Central Park Wiknic:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic
I am very pleased to announce that WikiConference USA is less than 30 days
away! Over the last few months, Wikimedia NYC and Wikimedia DC have been
collecting curated submissions on a diversity of wiki and free/open
knowledge-related topics (with tracks on Community, Tech, Outreach, GLAM,
Education), and recruited some excellent keynote speakers who can speak to
their personal activism and leadership in these domains.
But this is a "Wiki" conference, and what it thrives on most is your
participation, your differing areas of experience and expertise, to enliven
and enrich all of the sessions we have planned together. And, exciting
too, there still will be numerous opportunities for "unconference" sessions
led by participants on the fly, and we encourage you to bring the ideas
from your domain for these sessions as well.
Here are the details for the conference:
Dates: Friday, May 30, 2014 - Sunday, June 1, 2014
Location: New York Law School (185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013)
Website: http://wikiconferenceusa.org
Email: wikicon(a)wikimedianyc.org
Registration: http://wikiconusa.eventbrite.org/
And our distinguished and dynamic roster of keynote speakers:
*Phoebe Ayers - Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
*Sumana Harihareswara - Wikimedia Foundation Engineering Community Team;
Advisor, Ada Initiative
*Christie Koehler - Community Building Education Lead, Mozilla Corporation
*DC Vito, Executive Director - The LAMP/MediaBreaker
For more information, please review our official press release below! We
hope you will join us and help us spread the word!
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiCon_USA_2014_Press_Release_v1.p…
Thanks,
Richard Knipel (User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
P.S. You are also invited to join the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American
Center for an Edit-a-thon on Saturday May 10:
http://smithsonianapa.org/project/wiki
I am very pleased to announce that Wikimedia NYC and Wikimedia DC are
working in collaboration to host the first national Wikimedia conference in
the United States!
Here are the details for the conference:
Dates: Friday, May 30, 2014 - Sunday, June 1, 2014
Location: New York Law School (185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013)
Website: http://wikiconferenceusa.org
Email: wikicon(a)wikimedianyc.org
Registration: http://wikiconusa.eventbrite.org/
We look forward to your submissions for workshops, seminars, tutorials,
panels, and presentations - please send your proposal in by March 31:
Submissions: http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Submissions
Scholarships are also available.
For more information, please review our official press release below! We
hope you will join us and help us spread the word!
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiCon_USA_2014_Press_Release_v1.p…
Thanks,
Richard (User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
Join the Wikipedia 'Innovation Law and Policy Editathon Edit-a-thon'
at NYU Law on Saturday March 8 -
Together, we'll work to improve Wikipedia articles on innovation law
and intellectual property - new contributors and voices are especially
encouraged to join!
We'll also have one-on-one tutorial help for those new to wiki.
Location: Furman Hall / New York University School of Law, 9th floor
(245 Sullivan Street)
Time: Saturday March 8, noon - 6pm (drop-in anytime)
Wikipedia event page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
Optional RSVP:
http://nyulawwiki.eventbrite.comhttp://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/
Thanks,
Richard (User:Pharos),
Wikimedia NYC
Join the 'Wikipedia Harlem History Edit-a-thon' on Saturday March 1 -
Together, we'll work to improve Wikipedia articles on Harlem history,
landmarks and biographies - new contributors and voices are especially
encouraged to join!
We'll also have one-on-one tutorial help for those new to wiki.
Location: Harlem Branch Library / NYPL, 3rd floor (9 West 124th Street)
Time: Saturday March 1, 10am - 2pm (drop-in anytime)
Wikipedia event page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
Optional RSVP:
http://harlemwiki.eventbrite.comhttp://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/
Thanks,
Richard (User:Pharos),
Wikimedia NYC
Join the "Art And Feminism" Wikipedia Editathon @ Eyebeam, aimed at
collaboratively expanding Wikipedia articles covering Art and Feminism, and
the biographies of women artists!
The event is open to anyone who wishes to attend. No Wikipedia editing
experience necessary; as needed throughout the event, tutoring will be
provided for Wikipedia newcomers. Female editors are particularly
encouraged to attend.
Location: Eyebeam Art and Technology Center (540 West 21st Street)
Time: Saturday February 1, noon - 6pm
We will provide tutorials for the beginner Wikipedian, reference materials,
and light refreshments. For the editing-averse, we urge you to stop by to
show your support. We are happy to be providing childcare; please contact
us at artandfeminismwiki(a)gmail.com to let us know the age and number of
children requiring supervision.
There are also regional events that day in Brooklyn, Westchester County,
and the Hudson Valley!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYChttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminismhttp://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/161612622/
Thanks,
Pharos,
Wikimedia NYC
The next Wikimedia NYC Meetup will be held on Sunday December 15, 2013 at
New York Law School in Lower Manhattan, located by the Franklin Street stop
on the 1 train.
We'll meet in the lobby of the NYLS building at *185 West Broadway* at 1pm,
check in with the law school (please bring your IDs!), and then gather for
the Wikimedia NYC meeting in one of the conference rooms.
We will have two special guests this meeting, from Wikimedia Deutschland's
"Chapters Dialogue" World Tour! The German chapter is the largest and most
successful in the Wikimedia-verse.
Discussion will also include projects with education, museums, libraries,
and planning WikiConference USA, and in general supporting Wikipedia
outreach in the wider metropolitan area.
And after the official meeting, we'll likely walk to a dinner together at a
neighborhood joint.
Details on-wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYChttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Agenda
You can officially 'sign up' at the wiki page and/or at the meetup.com page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Sign_uphttp://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/154746002/
Thanks,
Richard Knipel
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
Hi local wiki folks and future editors,
Join our "Queens Open History" Wikipedia Editathon at Queens Central
Library on Friday, aimed at collaboratively expanding Wikipedia
articles covering the history and the communities of the Borough of
Dreams!
Location: 1st Floor Cyber Center Training Room, Queens Central
Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd
Time: Friday December 6, 10am - 7pm (Drop-ins welcome at any time!)
Sign up:
http://wikiqueens.eventbrite.comhttp://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/
Wikipedia and Queen Library event pages:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYChttp://www.queenslibrary.org/event/open-history-queens-and-wikipedia-edit-a…
==Details==
Join the Queens Library, Wikimedia NYC, and the Metropolitan New York
Library Council for an all-day Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon and public
training event on Friday, December 6th at the Queens Library Central
Branch. The event will be focused on Queens History, Queens historical
figures, the Queens Library System, and the special topics covered in
the Queens Archives.
Folders full of research and information about special topics in the
Queens Library Archives will be available to make it easy to get
started writing and editing Wikipedia articles about Queens and
Wikipedians will be on site to provide basic and advanced training on
editing articles and working with images.
Formal Training Presentations: 10:30-11:30am, 2:00-3:00pm (but
informal hands-on help will be available all day!)
Thanks,
Richard (User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC Chapter
Join our "Greenwich Village In The 60s" Wikipedia Editathon, aimed at
collaboratively expanding Wikipedia articles covering the the history
and the communities of Greenwich Village!
Location: Jefferson Market Library (425 Avenue of the Americas at 10th Street)
Time: Saturday November 2, 10am - 5pm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
==Details==
The Edit-a-thon will help complete Wikipedia articles about Greenwich
Village History and the public art, community gardens, and library
branches in the area. Editors will have the opportunity to utilize
rare books and items from the Greenwich Village Collection, which
holds over 150+ books on the history of New York City.
Hosted by Jefferson Market Library, Wikimedia NYC and the Metropolitan
New York Library Council.
This event includes an introduction to Wikipedia images and two
duplicate trainings on using Wikipedia held in the morning and
afternoon. No special Wiki knowledge is required to participate, just
enthusiasm and a love of Greenwich Village!
Wikipedians will be on hand to provide basic training on how to edit
articles, provide more advanced training for the experienced, and
answer any other questions about Wikipedia and the organizational
aspects of Wikipedia editing which go on in classrooms libraries,
archives, and museums all over the world.
Agenda
• 10am: Event Begins, space is open for walk-in participation and
conversation all day
• 10:30: Session 1: Presentation on Wikipedia Editing
• 1pm: Session 2: Presentation on Wikipedia Editing
• 5pm: Event and Library Close
==Links and sign-up==
Event details on the Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
You can RSVP on the wiki page, or on meetup / evenbrite:
http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/144738212/http://wikivillage.eventbrite.com/
Thanks,
Richard (User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC Chapter
From: Lane Rasberry <lane(a)bluerasberry.com>
Hello guys,
Consumer Reports is having its annual meeting this Saturday 19 October at
10am at the Yonkers facility. Wikipedians are particularly welcome. I setup
a meetup page here.
<
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Consumer_Reports_October…
>
This is not a regular NYC meetup - it really is just a tour of the labs and
a chat on the side of a Consumer Reports open community event. Most people
find the laboratories interesting because the organization tests common
household products in ways that surprise many people. There are about 150
engineers here doing testing. The tour will cover several labs. If any
Wikipedians have cameras I will do my best to get them into more spaces,
because while the organization itself is shy about sharing pictures or
having its staff share pictures, they are happy to let others take and
share pictures.
Consumer Reports has sponsored me as their Wikipedian since April 2012.
Anyone wishing to learn more about Consumer Reports' interest in Wikipedia
could learn more at this event or contact me any time.
Thanks for your interest. Write me with any questions or post them on the
meetup page.
yours,
--
Lane Rasberry
user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia
206.801.0814
lane(a)bluerasberry.com