Meeting Minutes-10 August 2017

Attendees:

Shannon Eichelberger (SE)

Eugene Eichelberger (EE)

Rebecca O’Neill (RO)

Sharon Flynn (SF)

User Group

• Simple APG-the committee approved the reallocation of funds to pay PRSI for Rebecca. There is a meeting scheduled with WMF to discuss our progress so far.

• The website (wikimedia.ie) is live. EE requested that Google Analytics be put on the site.

• Project Coordinator Update (RO)

• Working on added content to the website.

• A wikidata expert is coming to Ireland in late August to give a series of talks on the Article Placeholder and how it can be implemented in Vicipéid.

• DRI September workshop information has been posted online. The event will be on Creative Commons Licensing. Looking at flyer created WMDE to use at event.

• The UCD workshops for 2017 have been confirmed for 11 October and 22 November, both at 10am. The theme this year is Irish Women.

• An editing event will be held at TOG in Dublin on 30 August from 7-9.

• Prinitng-ordered the WLM flyer, Vinyl Banner, Table top banner, and other flyers.   

Workshops

• GAZE Workshop-5 August-we had a few participants. Some articles were updated and logos for the event uploaded to Wikipedia. The organisers are interested in hosting future events.

Upcoming Workshops

• TOG Workshop-30 August 7-9 pm

• DRI Workshops-5 September, 17 October, 16 November

• UCD Workshops-11 October and 22 November

• NLI-September-training for librarians in Creative Commons Licensing

Possible Future Events

• Accenture Pride Event-looks like we’ll be putting this off until next year. EE will stay on top of it.

• Wiki Science-November-Science Gallery seems receptive to hosting an event. RO is working on getting prizes and other sponsors. EE advised that Accenture might be interested.  A collaboration with WIkimedia UK is also not out of the question.

• Vicipéid Workshop-Galway-SF spoke to a few organisers. Looking forward to October for a possible event. Still working on organising a train the trainers workshop.

Conferences

• No news

WLM

• Launch at Archeaofest-26 August 11-4.

• Website-RO created a sub page on wikimedia.ie. EE will redirect wikilovesmonuments.ie there.

• SE will contact the international team about the Upload Wizard/Wikidata information.

• RO will craft a press release.