*Wikimedia Community Ireland Newsletter – January 2018*
*Happy New Year!*
*Editing events in TOG Hackerspace*
We are kicking off our monthly editing events in TOG Hackerspace on
Wednesday 31 January
<https://www.meetup.com/Tog-Dublin-Hackerspace/events/lgkvbpyxcbpc/> from
7-9pm. Whether you are new to Wikipedia or an old hand at editing, come
along for a chat with fellow Wikimedians! To get a reminder about this and
other upcoming event sign up on the TOG Meetup page
<https://www.meetup.com/Tog-Dublin-Hackerspace/>, or follow us on Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland> or Twitter
<https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>.
*Academia and Wikipedia: Critical Perspectives in Education and Research*
This conference, the first of it's kind in Ireland, will be taking place in
Maynooth, 18 June 2018. The call for papers is currently open, and will
close on 28 February 2018. All of the details can be found here
<https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/dean-teaching-learning/academia-and-wikip…>
.
*#1lib1ref*
#1lib1ref (one librarian, one reference) is an international initiative to
encourage librarians and information professionals to improve Wikipedia by
adding just one citation. It runs from 15 January to 3 February 2018, and
more details can be found here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref>. If you
have any questions about this, or want to get your library involved, do get
in touch!
*Art+Feminism*
Art+Feminism will be returning in March 2018. Last year Ireland held one
event in Galway, and this year we aim to build on that. Are you interested
in helping hosting an event, or have a suggestion on how Ireland could
contribute to this worldwide event? Get in touch with us! More details on
the international campaign are on the main website here
<http://www.artandfeminism.org/>.
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Wikimedia Community Ireland
Chair - Shannon Eichelberger
Project Coordinator - Rebecca O'Neill
Online: Wikimedia Community Ireland <http://wikimedia.ie>
On Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>
On Facebook: Wikimedia Ireland <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland>
On Instagram: wikimediaie <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediaie/>
On Meetup: Wikimedia Community Ireland Meetup
<https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-Community-Ireland-Meetup/>
Meeting Minutes-18 October 2017
Attendees:
Shannon Eichelberger (SE)
Eugene Eichelberger (EE)
Rebecca O’Neill (RO)
Sharon Flynn (SF)
Brian McKenzie (BM)
Bhargav Panth (BP)
User Group
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Simple APG Grant Report-SE and RO had a meeting with WMF about the
mid-point grant report. Some changes need to be made to the layout and the
project stories. It was also recommended that the contests section be
changed to outreach. SE and RO will work on the changes over the next few
weeks and bring it back to the group for approval.
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Project Coordinator Update (RO)
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UCD Workshop-11 October-the workshop went well. The class is working
on articles on Irish WOmen. The follow up workshop is on November.
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Train the Trainer-NUIG-4 Irish speakers attended the workshop. They
were shown how to use Vicipéid including the newly added Sandbox. Looking
into improving the citation tool and the translation dashboard.
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Meeting with DRI about 30 November workshop-the event is in
conjunction with TCD and RIA. The focus will be on obsolete file formats.
TCD has a recently donated collections of old computers that may be
available for the workshop. RO, SE and EE will attend.
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Open Street Map meeting-21 Ocotober 11-4 at TOG-they are looking to
form a User Group. RO will attend.
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TOG editing event on 25 October in conjunctions with European Maker
Day.
Workshops
Upcoming Workshops
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Wiki Awareness Workshop-NUIG-20 October-SF will be running the 2nd
annual Wiki Awareness workshop at NUIG. As part of it they will be
uploading images to Wikimedia COmmons. 14 members of staff are currently
registered
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TOG-25 October
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DRI Workshop-30 November
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UCD Workshop-22 November
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Wiki Science-November-landing page is live. The Science Gallery, Science
Foundation of Ireland and Women in Science, Technology and STEM (WITS) will
promote it. The prizes are donated by the Designists. There is a possible
workshop for the contest in TOG during Science Week.
Possible Future Events
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Vicipéid Workshop-Galway
Conferences
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Wikipedia Conference-NUI Maynooth-June 2018-BM spoke to Dean of Teaching
and Learning who has agreed to sponsor a conference on Wikipedia. It will
be a one day conference focused on research into WIkipedia and it’s use in
Third Level education. The call for papers will go out in November. SF and
RO will help choose the papers. Currently 7 teachers in Maynooth are using
Wikipedia.
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Diversity Conference-10-12 November-RO invited to attend.
WLM
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Round 1 voting under way.
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Awards ceremony-possibly held in Science Gallery
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Wikimedia Community Ireland
Chair - Shannon Eichelberger
Project Coordinator - Rebecca O'Neill
Online: Wikimedia Community Ireland <http://wikimedia.ie>
On Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>
On Facebook: Wikimedia Ireland <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland>
On Instagram: wikimediaie <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediaie/>
On Meetup: Wikimedia Community Ireland Meetup
<https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-Community-Ireland-Meetup/>
Dear WikiMedia members,
To celebrate Ireland's third annual Internet Day, IEDR is hosting an evening with Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales. The <http://www.newstalk.com/listen_back/13240/39750/16th_October_2017_-_The_Pat…> l<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/irelands-internet-day-an-evening-with-wikipe…>ast remaining tickets for the event are currently on sale for €15<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/irelands-internet-day-an-evening-with-wikipe…>.<http://www.newstalk.com/listen_back/13240/39750/16th_October_2017_-_The_Pat…>
When: Thursday, 26 October 2017, 17:45-20:00
Where: The MacNeill Theatre, Hamilton Building, Trinity College Dublin, D2
Jimmy Wales was on The Pat Kenny Show on Monday morning discussing the threats to online knowledge-sharing and his mission to combat the rise of ‘fake news’ with evidence-based journalism via his new site WikiTRIBUNE. Launching later this year, WikiTRIBUNE is a collaborative online news publication that allows professional journalists and volunteers to work side by side, co-researching and co-writing articles together. You can listen to the full interview here<http://www.newstalk.com/listen_back/13240/39750/16th_October_2017_-_The_Pat…>.
Mr Wales will be discussing this and more at Ireland's Internet Day. The event will be moderated by Adrian Weckler (Technology Editor at the Irish Independent) and will also include a Q&A session where Jimmy Wales will answer selected questions from the audience via Twitter.
Wikipedia is the 5th most visited site in the world and Jimmy will give his perspective on what’s next in the digital era. Don’t miss one of the titans of the internet have his say on the issues impacting the internet today.
About Internet Day:
Ireland’s Internet Day, held to coincide with International Internet Day, aims to promote awareness, knowledge, use and understanding of the internet in Ireland by its citizens, businesses and communities. In recent years the event has highlighted and celebrated the achievements of Irish and international internet entrepreneurs and the positive impact of the internet on society.
We hope to see you at what promises to be a wonderful evening.
Kind regards,
Cathal McGivern
Cathal McGivern
Marketing & Promotions
IE Domain Registry CLG
Email: cmcgivern(a)iedr.ie<mailto:cmcgivern@iedr.ie>
Web: www.iedr.ie<http://www.iedr.ie/>
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*Wikimedia Community Ireland Newsletter – October 2017*
*Wiki Science*
We are very excited to announce that Ireland will be taking part in Wiki
Science <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Science_Ireland_2017>
for the first time this year. Wiki Science is a photo competition looking
for images under 5 broad categories relating to science: people in science,
microscopy images, non-photographic media, image sets, and a general
category. In Ireland we will also be awarding a sixth prize for an image of
Women in STEM. We will be announcing more details over the coming weeks,
and if you have any suggestions, thoughts or ideas on this exciting
initiative do get in contact!
*Editing events in TOG Hackerspace*
We will be continuing our editing events in TOG on Wednesday 25 October
from 7-9pm. To get a reminder about this and other upcoming event sign up
on the TOG Meetup page <https://www.meetup.com/Tog-Dublin-Hackerspace/>, or
follow us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland> or Twitter
<https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>.
*Wiki Loves Monuments 2017*
Thank you and good luck to everyone who entered this year's competition.
Ireland was ranked 37 out of the 52 participating countries with 851
uploaded images by 50 uploaders. We are busy organising the judging of the
pictures and the awards event. Stay tuned to here the results by the start
of November!
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Wikimedia Community Ireland
Chair - Shannon Eichelberger
Project Coordinator - Rebecca O'Neill
Online: Wikimedia Community Ireland <http://wikimedia.ie>
On Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>
On Facebook: Wikimedia Ireland <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland>
On Instagram: wikimediaie <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediaie/>
On Meetup: Wikimedia Community Ireland Meetup
<https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-Community-Ireland-Meetup/>
*Wikimedia Community Ireland Newsletter – September 2017*
*Ireland's Internet Day - An evening with the founder of Wikipedia*
To celebrate Ireland’s third annual Internet Day, the IE Domain Registry
(IEDR), the company that manages and maintains Ireland’s country domain
name, .ie, will host an evening with Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales.
Tickets are €14.99 with all proceeds going to CoderDojo. You can find more
details here
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/irelands-internet-day-an-evening-with-the-foun…>
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*Wiki Loves Monuments 2017*
As many of you will have seen, Ireland’s Wiki Loves Monuments was launched
at Archaeo Fest as part of Heritage Week. This year Ireland’s monuments can
be viewed through Monumental <https://maps.wikilovesmonuments.org/>, as all
of our data is now on Wikidata! You can search by county, see what
monuments have no photo, or if they have an article. Do spread the word to
your photography friends and family. You can find all the information at
www.wikilovesmonuments.ie
*Editing events in TOG Hackerspace*
We held our first open editing event at TOG on 30 August. Some serious
editing got done, and not just in English! We are hoping to make this a
regular event, so do sign up on the TOG Meetup page
<https://www.meetup.com/Tog-Dublin-Hackerspace/>, or follow us on Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland> or Twitter
<https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>.
*Digital Repository of Ireland*
On Tuesday 5 September, we had our first joint event
<http://dri.ie/dri-and-wikimedia-ireland-exploring-cc-licences> with the
DRI in the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin. The workshop looked at Creative
Commons and Public Domain licencing, in particular for those who work in
cultural institutions. It also covered issues around Orphan Works, and the
new EU Directive on Copyright. The next event with the DRI will be in
October, and will focus on how cultural institutions can collaborate with
Wikipedia and its sister projects.
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Wikimedia Community Ireland
Chair - Shannon Eichelberger
Project Coordinator - Rebecca O'Neill
Online: Wikimedia Community Ireland <http://wikimedia.ie>
On Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>
On Facebook: Wikimedia Ireland <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland>
On Instagram: wikimediaie <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediaie/>
On Meetup: Wikimedia Community Ireland Meetup
<https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-Community-Ireland-Meetup/>
Hi All,
I hope this finds you well.
Please find attached an article published, a few days ago, in the
peer-reviewed *Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health* -
http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2017/08/24/jech-2016-208601
Please kindly disseminate. Thanks.
Kindest regards,
Gwinyai
University college Cork
