Meeting Minutes-24 July 2017
Attendees:
Shannon Eichelberger (SE)
Eugene Eichelberger (EE)
Rebecca O’Neill (RO)
Sharon Flynn (SF)
User Group
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Still no news from CRO.
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SE contact WMF about reallocating funds to pay employers PRSI. They
would like to set up a meeting with SE and RO to discuss it in early August.
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RO has been working on content for the website. It will go live this
week.
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Project Coordinator Update (RO)
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TOG-RO is now a full member. She has floated the idea of Wiki events
and has received a positive response. The first event could possible be
held in August
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DCU Vicipéid-training events to begin in September
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Science Gallery-RO suggested an event in conjunction with Wiki
Science Competition in November. The Gallery might be able to provide
prizes
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Wiki Loves Pride event-GAZE workshop-Monday 7 August at 11am
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Leaflets-finalising the layout to send for printing
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Was contacted by another interested party in Cork. Put in touch with
the other members in Cork
Workshops
Upcoming Workshops
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GAZE Workshop-7 August-11 am-Lighthouse Theatre, Smithfield
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DRI Workshops-September, October, November
Possible Future Events
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Accenture Pride workshop-August-EE contacted several people in
Accenture. The process is moving slowly. We might have to put it off until
next year.
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TOG-August
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UCC-Sept/Oct-Wikidata/Open Education Workshop
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Galway-Vicipéid-SF has a few candidates for Vicipéid training. Will
coordinate with RO.
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NLI workshop
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Science Gallery Workshop-Wiki Science Competition-November
Conferences
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Re:Publica-September-self fund to set up a stand. We will pass for this
year.
WLM
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Contractor update-all of the monuments have been uploaded to Wikidata
and we can now create maps using the data. (see example here
<https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTI…'IE-'))%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Flocation%20.%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND(IF(isBlank(%3Fimage)%2C%20%22No%20Image%22%2C%20%22Image%22)%20AS%20%3Flayer)%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Flocation%20%3Fimage>).
Several WLM Wikidata categories have been approved. A cohesive numbering
system has been created.
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Waiting to hear back from Archaeofest about launch.
-- Shannon
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Wikimedia Community Ireland
Chair - Shannon Eichelberger
Project Coordinator - Rebecca O'Neill
Online: Wikimedia Community Ireland
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_Ireland>
On Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>
On Facebook: Wikimedia Ireland <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland>
Hi all,
We are excited to announce that the application is open
<https://goo.gl/forms/dimatR4UKCjWSOwn1> for attending the Wikimedia
Diversity Conference 2017
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference_2017>, 3-5
November in Stockholm, Sweden.
Please help share this with staff and volunteers who want to work together
and share strategies to support and promote diversity in the Wikimedia
movement.
There are (at least) four reasons to register:
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Participate: All interested participants must register to show their
interest in attending the conference and that they qualify given the theme
of the conference.
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Shape the program: The first section of the registration is about the
conference program and the questions are for interested participants to let
the organising team know what they wish to learn, share and the kind of
experience they have from working with diversity in Wikimedia. The
participants are the core of the conference.
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Lead activities: Anyone who registers can indicate if they want to lead
activities during the conference, such as talks, discussions and/or
training. With this information, the organising team will approach
participants on how to engage in the conference and actively contribute to
shaping the program. There will not be a traditional separate proposal
submission process.
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Apply for scholarship: The registration form also has a section for
scholarship
application
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference_2017/Scholar…>
and participants who want to apply for scholarship 2 and 3 should do so by
20 August (they are mainly intended for volunteers).
We look forward to hosting these discussions on diversity and Wikimedia
impact in Stockholm.
Best Regards,
John
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John Andersson
Executive Director
Wikimedia Sverige
Phone: +46(0)73-3965189
Email: john.andersson(a)wikimedia.se <JohnAndersson86(a)hotmail.com>
Visiting address: Hantverkargatan 21 2tr, 112 21 Stockholm, Sweden
Meeting Minutes-13 July 2017
Attendees:
Shannon Eichelberger (SE)
Eugene Eichelberger (EE)
Rebecca O’Neill (RO)
Sharon Flynn (SF)
User Group
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CRO-still haven’t heard back. SE will try to reach out via email
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Website-EE set it up on Wrodpress. RO is working on content
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Project Coordinator Update (RO)
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Foras na Gaelige meeting-given contacts about improving content on
Vicipéid. Possible workshop at event in Kerry in Nov.
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DRI meeting-scheduled 3 events for members
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5 Sept-Intro Seminar
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17 Oct-Workshop
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16 Nov-Wikidata/metadata and collection
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Gaze Fesitival-6-7 Aug-morning workshop at Lighthouse
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Working on website and leaflets
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Attended Pride march in Dublin-uploaded images from events
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Activated Twitter handle Vicipéid_IE-already gaining a lot of traction
Workshops
Upcoming Workshops
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DRI Workshops-see above
Possible Future Events
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Accenture Pride workshop-Aug
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UCC-Sept/Oct-Wikidata/Open Education Workshop
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Galway-Vicipéid
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NKI workshop
Conferences
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DBpedia Workshop-SF gave the keynote address which went well. The main
focus of the group is on data. Met 1 person interested in helping run a
Vicipéid event in Galway
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Celtic Knot-RO attended
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2 other Irish attendees who are very keen to help run Vicipeid events
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Interesting talk about how to talk to language groups
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Other small language Wikipedias don’t have a sandbox function-RO will
start a conversation about getting that implemented for Vicipéid
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Auto-creating stubs has worked for other small language groups. Might
work for Vicipéid
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Relaxing notability standards has worked in other languages
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Possible focus on Galway City of Culture in 2020
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Re:publica-Sept-we will look into it and decide if we want to run a
workshop
WLM
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We need to start recruiting judges
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SE will contact Archeofest about launch
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RO look into ordering banners/flyers
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We need to find a place for the awards ceremony
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The WLM contractor gave his mid contract update. It can be viewed here
-- Shannon Eichelberger
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Wikimedia Community Ireland
Chair - Shannon Eichelberger
Project Coordinator - Rebecca O'Neill
Online: Wikimedia Community Ireland
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_Ireland>
On Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>
On Facebook: Wikimedia Ireland <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland>
Meeting Minutes-19 June 2017
Attendees:
Shannon Eichelberger (SE)
Eugene Eichelberger (EE)
Rebecca O’Neill (RO)
Sharon Flynn (SF)
User Group
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Domain Registration-Contacted by WMUK about domain re-registration. EE
registered for 2 years.
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Webste-EE looking into possibility of using Github
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CRO Registration-SE made changes to the company details and sent it in
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Project Coordinator Update (RO)
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Attended RIA conference-made some contacts for possible future events
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DCU-Logainm.ie-possible partnerships using Vicipéid
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Exploring different ideas for leaflets
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Foras na Gaelige-setting up a meeting to discuss collaboration
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Pride-looking to do a workshop next year around LGBTQ history.
POssible event in August in Galway or Dublin
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Trinity College-wants to have more regular meetups/workshops
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Pearse Street Archive-Historians in Residence-possible connection
with Wiki Loves Monuments
Workshops
Upcoming Workshops
Possible Future Events
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DRI-July/Aug
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UCC-Sept/Oct-Wikidata/Open Education Workshop
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Galway-Vicipéid
Conferences
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DBpedia-21 June-SF giving keynote
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Celtic Knot-5/6 July-RO attending
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Open Sym Conference-23-25 Aug
Misc
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Wiki Loves Science Competition-November-possible partnership with
Science Gallery
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SF met with Brian about a possible collaboration to come out to Galway
to train librarians on how to use Wikipedia
-- Shannon Eichelberger
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Wikimedia Community Ireland
Chair - Shannon Eichelberger
Project Coordinator - Rebecca O'Neill
Online: Wikimedia Community Ireland
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_Ireland>
On Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>
On Facebook: Wikimedia Ireland <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland>
*Wikimedia Community Ireland Newsletter - July 2017*
*GAZE Festival - Wiki Loves Pride*
We are delighted to announce that we will be partnering with a number of
groups over August to deliver events around LGBTQ history as part of Wiki
Loves Pride <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Pride_2017>.
The first of these events will take place during the GAZE International
Film Festival <https://www.gaze.ie/festival-programme-2017> from 3-7 August
in the Lighthouse Theatre. Details will be announced very soon.
If you attended the Dublin Pride Parade or any other events, with your
camera, do consider uploading them to Wikimedia Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dublin_Pride_2017> for the
world to enjoy!
*Wiki Loves Monuments*
Work has begun on organising Wiki Loves Monuments 2017. This year will see
changes in how the lists of monuments are generated and where they are
hosted, thanks to the fantastic work of Pawel on Wikidata. Details of the
launch will be announced soon. If you are interested in helping out with
the running of the competition, particularly in your local area, please get
in touch.
*Vicipéid*
There is once again a voice as Gaeilge for Vicipéid on Twitter, just head
to @Vicipeid_IE <https://twitter.com/Vicipeid_IE> and give it a follow!
*Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI)*
Over the past few months, our Project Coordinator has been working with the
DRI <http://www.dri.ie/events> to deliver a series of partnered events to
their members. These events have now been scheduled to take place over
three days in September, October, and November. They will cover topics such
as European copyright law, orphan works, Creative Commons licensing,
Wikidata, as well as a hands-on editing event. Keep an eye out for these
events as they are announced.
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Wikimedia Community Ireland
Chair - Shannon Eichelberger
Project Coordinator - Rebecca O'Neill
Online: Wikimedia Community Ireland
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_Ireland>
On Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>
On Facebook: Wikimedia Ireland <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland>
Hi everybody,
We just received the great news that the Wikimedia Diversity Conference
2017[1] has received the full grant from the Wikimedia Foundation's Event
Grants.[2] We look very much forward to hosting the conference and to
welcome you to Stockholm the 3-5 November 2017.
We now need your help in making it a success! We invite members from your
Wikimedia organization or user group to sign up as ambassadors for the
conference.[3] Ambassadors are champions of Diversity on Wikimedia and
volunteer to use that power to support the conference in several ways.
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Support before the conference. Ambassadors help communicate to local
communities that the conference will happen and provide updates of the
planning process, such as when to register and how to apply for scholarship
and why submit a proposal. The other way is to provide constructive input
and ideas for the program and for the overall event. Ambassadors can also
organize discussions at other conferences taking place prior to the
Diversity conference.
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Support during the conference. Ambassadors can also volunteer their
champion powers during the conference to support documentation and curation
of discussions and insights, facilitate the implementation of the program
with the facilitation team, support participants with helpful advice and
on-site information.
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Support after the conference. Ambassadors help disseminate the knowledge
gained during the conference to their communities and to participate in
networks to continue working with Diversity.
Active participation as an ambassador will support a scholarship
application.
We would be grateful if you could forward this possibility to your
communities.
Furthermore, we are actively looking for more funding from sponsors, but we
do have limited opportunities to provide scholarships and only parts of the
travel costs for participants can currently be covered. If your Wikimedia
organization has the opportunity to provide a full or partial scholarship
for your volunteers or staff, please let us know. We would be happy to
highlight your involvement and support on the conference portal.[3]
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to get in
contact with us!
We intend to send out the registration form at the end of next week.
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference_2017
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/
Diversity_Conference_2017
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia Diversity Conference
2017/Ambassadors
Kind regards,
John
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John Andersson
Executive Director
Wikimedia Sverige
Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 <073-396%2051%2089>
Email: john.andersson(a)wikimedia.se
Skype: johnandersson86
Visiting address: Hantverkargatan 21 2tr, 112 21 Stockholm