WikimediaIE November 2014

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Meeting Minutes-27 November 2014
by Shannon Eichelberger 30 Nov '14

30 Nov '14

Meeting Minutes-27 November 2014 Attendees: Shannon Eichelberger (SE) Rebecca O’Neill (RO) Eugene Eichelberger (EE) Sharon Flynn (SF) Clement McGann (CM) User Group Planning Meeting-We will meet at Bull and Castle for lunch followed by a planning meeting for 2015 SF is working with the translation department at NUIG about Meta page translation Wiki Loves Monuments There is still a lot of cleaning up to do with the data before it is moved to Wikidata Edit-a-thons UCD-Wednesday was the presentation of the articles . RO and Sabina attended. A few of the articles have been flagged for copyright issues with images. Several have be tagged for deletion or have been deleted. RO is running interference. For the next project we might think about placing a banner or something on the talk page to keep that from happening again WWI-Collins Barracks-6 December 10am-4pm. RO has schedule one short talk so far. We have one WiFi box to use. RO will apply for a microgrant to buy our own boxes for future use. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 9 December @ 7pm. If you would like to attend the meeting via Google Hangouts send an email to wikimediaireland(a)gmail.com.

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Ireland and WWI Editathon
by Rebecca O'Neill 27 Nov '14

27 Nov '14

Hi everyone, Continuing with our editathon events, we are running one on Saturday 6th December which will look at Ireland and the Irish experience of WWI. We are delighted to hold the event in the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, the home of the national collections relating to military history. It promises to be a really interesting day. The Wikipedia page can be found here <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ireland/Ireland_in_WWI_…> . If you can come along, lend a hand as an experienced editor, or even take part virtually, your input would be invaluable! Thanks, Rebecca -- PhD candidate University of Hull - Media & Memory Research Initiative <http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/mamri.aspx> Member of Wikimedia Community Ireland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ireland_Community>

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Meeting Minutes-18 November 2014
by Shannon Eichelberger 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

Meeting Minutes-18 November 2014 Attendees: Shannon Eichelberger (SE) Rebecca O’Neill (RO) Eugene Eichelberger (EE) Sharon Flynn (SF) Sabina Bonnici (SB) User Group No objection to new name so far Planning Session for 2015 will take place on 1 December 2014 at 1:30pm in Dublin. Location still to be determined SE will put out a call to translate the Meta page on the mailing list Wiki Loves Monuments SB sent all of the judges prizes except one SB will update the press page on the WLM website and provide links to the international press page SE sent the participant prizes out today. Notification was put on the talk pages of the last 2 winners to contact us by 5 January 2014 SB will send the semi final list to DAHG SE will look into Wiki Data to see if it would be useful for the monument data SB and EE will set up a meeting with DAHG Edit-a-Thons UCD-workshop went very well. Many of the pages were well fleshed out. SE and RO invited to the open house for the project in a few weeks Collins Barracks/WWI-room booked for 6 December. RO will look into possible speakers Cork-Oliver is in talks with Cork Library about monthly drop-in events to learn about Wikipedia Education EE applied to present at CESI conference on February 2015 in Galway Misc SB attended Open Data Meet-up-mostly just a recap of activities over the last year Package of cheatsheets/books arrived from UK (thanks!) The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, 27 November @ 6pm. If you would like to attend the meeting via Google Hangouts send an email to wikimediaireland(a)gmail.com.

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Naming of User Group
by Sabina Bonnici 13 Nov '14

13 Nov '14

Dear all, The Applications Committee have reviewed our application for recognition as an official Wikimedia user group (detailed here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Ireland_Community), with the feedback that it is ready to go, but that we will need to adjust the name ³Wikimedia Ireland Community User Group² as the combination Wikimedia + Country/Region is going to be reserved for chapters. Following a meeting of the working group this evening (13th Nov) we would like to propose an adjusted name that is more in keeping with guidelines, but is still reflective of the group and its direction, which is ³Wikimedia Community Ireland User Group². (A small but important switcharound!) If you have any thoughts or comments on this, please email us at wikimediaireland(a)gmail.com or leave a comment on the talk page above, ideally by Thursday 20th, which is when we would like to inform the Applications Committee of this new name if there are no objections. Many thanks, Sabina. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Sabina Bonnici Wikimedia Ireland Community Organisers of Wiki Loves Monuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.ie/ Visit us online: http://www.wikimedia.ie Follow us on Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE> Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland Sign up to our Mailing List: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaie

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Wiki Loves Monuments Update
by Shannon Eichelberger 13 Nov '14

13 Nov '14

Here's a run down of recent WLM news: -One of the winners wrote a blog post about his experience: http://allseeing.me/sheep-gate-trim/ -Thejournal.ie features Ireland's Top Ten images: http://www.thejournal.ie/wikimedia-commons-photos-1773099-Nov2014/ -One of our members, Rebecca O'Neill, will be interviewed on 103.2 Dublin City FM about the contest

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And the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments Ireland are...
by Sabina Bonnici 09 Nov '14

09 Nov '14

Dear all, On behalf of the Wikimedia Ireland Community, I am delighted to share with you the winners of the Wiki Loves Monuments Ireland national photo competition! 1st. Rathgall Hillfort, Co. Wicklow, by Simon.dowling1 2nd. Rock of Cashel, Co. Tipperary, by Deemaykay 3rd. Loughcrew Passage Tomb, Co. Meath, by Stephen Keaveny 4th. Durrow Abbey, Co. Offaly, by Dalenevada 5th/6th (joint) Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, by Antonio Camelo 5th/6th (joint) Ballymoon Castle, Co. Carlow, by Poleary91 7th St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork City, by The Speckled Bird/Eadaoin De Roiste 8th Sheep Gate, Co. Meath, by Pullandbang/Denis O'Donovan 9th Ross Castle, Co. Kerry, by Digital Eye/Niall O¹Donovan 10th Dunamase Castle, Co. Laois, by Rafal Zabron All images can be viewed together here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2014_winners#Ireland . The winners now go on to compete in the international Wiki Loves Monuments competition against images from 40 other countries we wish them the very best of luck! It¹s been an amazing few months seeing Wiki Loves Monuments garner support and participation from counties right across Ireland, particularly as it is the first year that the competition has taken place here. The organisers of Wiki Loves Monuments Ireland would like to extend a sincere thanks to the judges: Monika Chmierlaz, photoeditor of Blow Photo Magazine; Ian Doyle, Head of Conservation at The Heritage Council; Kate Horgan, Award-winning photojournalist and photoeditor; Darius Whelan, Public Lead for Creative Commons Ireland; and Ken Williams, published photographer on prehistoric monuments and megalithic art. We¹d also like to thank our partners, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, the OPW, Open Knowledge Ireland, Dimension Data, The Heritage Council, National Heritage Week, and the Wikimedia Foundation for their support in helping us make this competition a success. We¹ll be sure to keep you updated once the international Wiki Loves Monuments winners are announced. Regards, Sabina Bonnici ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Wikimedia Ireland Community Organisers of Wiki Loves Monuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.ie/ Visit us online: http://www.wikimedia.ie Follow us on Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE> Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland Sign up to our Mailing List: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaie

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Old maps and images of Ireland
by Jonathan Cardy 07 Nov '14

07 Nov '14

Dear all, We have a large collection of old maps and images of Ireland <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:British_Library/Mechanical_Curat…> that have been identified as part of an image release from the British Library. Currently they are on Flickr whilst we crowd source adding some metadata. In particular we are looking for people to identify maps and plans so that they can be georeferenced before they are added to Commons. Volunteers to tag the maps and plans in the Irish images would be most welcome, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:British_Library/Mechanical_Curat… Or just look and enjoy. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) Organiser Wikimedia UK 020 7065 0921 (I'm normally in the office Tuesday's, Wednesdays and Fridays - Emails on Mondays and Thursdays wont usually be seen till the next day) Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. Press Enter to send your message.

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Wiki Loves Monuments - Awards Night - Wed 5th Nov
by Sabina Bonnici 04 Nov '14

04 Nov '14

Hi all, With over 2000 photos of Ireland¹s national monuments entered into our national photo competition Wiki Loves Monuments, our judges have had a hard time picking just 10 winning entries, but we are delighted to be announcing those 10 well-deserving winners at an awards event taking place in Dublin tomorrow night. You are invited to attend the event which will take place from 6pm, at City Assembly House, 58 South William Street, Dublin 2. We are delighted to be partnering with the Irish Georgian Society to host the event in this beautiful building, and refreshments will be provided. While we can¹t share the details of the winning entries with you until tomorrow night, we can reveal that monuments from the following counties are represented in the judges¹ selection of winners: DUBLIN, CARLOW, CORK CITY, LAOIS, MEATH ( x 2 winners!), OFFALY, KERRY, TIPPERARY, WICKLOW. All are welcome, so if you can attend, feel free to bring a friend and RSVP to info(a)wikilovesmonuments.ie The Wiki Loves Monuments team look forward to seeing you there! Many thanks, Sabina.

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