All,
It's probably too early to wish you all a "Merry Christmas", so instead I
have some rather dull news about the UK office over the holidays.
The Wikimedia UK Office is closed for the Christmas break between 19
December 2015 and 3 January 2016. This is in line with our landlords
expected closing times. The office phones may not be answered and it will
not be possible to visit the London office without a prior appointment with
a member of staff.
This doesn't mean we're necessarily we're all away, as some staff will be
in and out of the offices and most will be answering emails here and there,
but you can expect a lower level of activity from our end.
In the meantime, happy bonfire night!
Richard Symonds
Wikimedia UK
0207 065 0992
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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.*
Two things that might be of interest:
*Refugee Crisis Response "Techfugees"*
I'm part of a volunteer effort to coordinate the international tech
industry's response to the refugee crisis, dubbed "Techfugees". A large
part of this has been trying to record of all the activity, match up NGOs
with volunteers, and put together a library of useful research. I've been
desperately throwing things into a system of hackpads, and could really use
some help keeping it tidy - If you're looking for some real swashbuckling
information management to do, look no further: bit.ly/techfugeeshackpad
*Civic Tech Editathon*
I'm hosting a small editathon about civic technology in London tomorrow
evening. There's a handful of knowledgeable civic tech people coming, but
it would be nice to have a few more Wikimedians:
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Events/Civic_Tech_Editathon
If you want more info on either, feel free to email me directly.
*Edward Saperia*
Founder Newspeak House <http://www.nwspk.com>
email <edsaperia(a)gmail.com> • facebook <http://www.facebook.com/edsaperia> •
twitter <http://www.twitter.com/edsaperia> • 07796955572
133-135 Bethnal Green Road, E2 7DG
Hello all,
Just a reminder about the *British Library & Europeana Sounds Editathon *this
Saturday.
We will be adding British wildlife sound files to articles and improving
them where we can.
The event page is here
<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/British_Library_%26_Europeana_Sounds_Editathon>,
lunch will be provided, and please contact me beforehand if you would like
to claim travel expenses for which there is some budget.
Best
Stuart
--
*Stuart Prior*
*Project Coordinator*
*Wikimedia UK*
+44 20 7065 0990
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.*