(x-posted to ScotWiki & Wiki UK lists)
Please forward this email to anyone on your contact list who may be
interested.
Thanks,
Sara
Call for expressions of interest
Scottish Volunteer Wikimedia Trainers - Train the Trainer
Following the growth of our work in Scotland, Wikimedia UK is keen to
increase our capacity to respond to requests for trainers for editathons
and other events across Scotland. We are also keen to increase our reach,
particularly outside the Central Belt.
We are therefore seeking expressions of interest from anyone who would like
to become an accredited Volunteer Wikimedia Trainer for Scotland. We are
looking for people with a certain amount of flexibility, who are willing to
travel, and who would be interested in proactively seeking out event
opportunities as well as responding to third party requests.
Priority will be given to applicants from Scotland; there may be limited
availability for applicants from outside Scotland.
Please note that places will be offered on the basis of suitability,
availability, and (potentially) geographic location. Please also note that
although previous Wikimedia project experience is highly desirable, we
would also be willing to assist in a self-directed programme of study for
the right candidate.
What we would expect from you:
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Attendance at a 3 day training course (location tbc) in early November
(currently pencilled for arrival 7th, and course running 8-10th)
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To lead training for a minimum of 2-3 events per year. This would be a
mixture of third party events which our Scotland Programme Coordinator
would field to you, and those you would organise yourself.
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To be responsive to communication from Wikimedia UK staff and Event
Organisers, including in advance of the event, and to complete basic
reporting, including returning sign up sheets, afterwards.
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To represent Wikimedia UK well during the time in which you are
volunteering.
What you can expect from us:
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Full training and support to become a lead trainer for editathons and
similar events
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Access to materials for participants
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Ongoing support from the Scotland Programme Coordinator
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Job references upon request (paper / email / LinkedIn as required)
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Reasonable expenses for travel, accommodation etc paid to attend the
events at which you are training.
Course content will include learning about adult learning, session design
for different groups, presentation & delivery, and developing and
evaluating your training. The course will focus on the more technical
aspects of how to be a trainer, rather than Wikimedia content. There will
also be an opportunity to gain feedback on your work. The course itself is
free, and reasonable expenses incurred in order to attend will be covered.
If you would like to put yourself forward for this training, please email
sara.thomas(a)wikimedia.org.uk with a short statement outlining why you’d
like to volunteer, and your suitability for this position. Please include
your previous Wikimedia experience (including username if appropriate), as
well as any previous training, teaching, public speaking or other relevant
experience. The call closes at midnight on 10th July.
This call for expressions of interest can be found on-wiki here:
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Wikimedia_in_Scotland/Train_the_Trainer_2019
Best,
Sara
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Dr Sara Thomas
Scotland Programme Coordinator, Wikimedia UK
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Wikimedia_in_Scotland
*I work part time; my usual days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays. *
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This may be useful to those of you involved in GLAM partnerships.
I haven't checked, but for the £500 awards, ts possible that volunteer
time can be used for the matched funding.
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From: Jess Sturman-Coombs <rk(a)townswebarchiving.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 at 10:48
Subject: Heritage Digitisation Grant
To: <AHFAP(a)jiscmail.ac.uk>
Dear All *Apologies for cross-posting*,
We thought you might like to know about our heritage digitisation
grant that opened today (19th June 2019). It is available to the
following UK based institutions:
• Public, private & charity Archives
• Business/corporate Archives
• Public & private Libraries
• Museums
• Galleries
Following strong interest, and some excellent applications from
archives and other memory institutions over the last three years, the
Digitisation Grant has been increased for 2019 and offers the
successful applicant’s the following levels of funding:
Primary winner £6,000
Secondary winner £3,000
Shortlisted applicants £500 of match funding
The winners can use the funds to digitise bound books, manuscripts,
oversize maps and plans, 35mm slides, microfilm/fiche, glass plate
negatives, and other two-dimensional cultural heritage media and will
be announced on 28th August 2019 at the ARA Annual Conference in
Leeds.
The deadline for applications is 28th July 2019.
To find out how to apply and for more details visit:
https://www.townswebarchiving.com/twa-digitisation-grant/
Kind Regards,
Jess Sturman-Coombs
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Andy Mabbett
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http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
Hello Wikimedians, I applied for Glastonbury tickets for Wikimedia
photographers, and our request was initially declined, but Glastonbury got
back to me yesterday and offered us a ticket to send a photographer. The
original person who asked me to ask for a ticket for them can no longer
attend the dates (Wednesday 26 - Sunday 30 June), so I would like to offer
Wikimedia members who are able to take good quality photos the ticket. We
need to tell Glastonbury who is going ASAP, so if you would like the spare
ticket, please email me today if you are a member and have a decent camera
to take photos with. Preference will be given to people who have experience
of submitting quality photos to Wikimedia Commons, so please let me know
your level of experience as a photographer.
All the best,
John Lubbock
Communications Coordinator
Wikimedia UK
+44 (0) 203 372 0767
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open knowledge
movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make
knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia UK? Donate
here <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk>.
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.*
Last week, on its chatty back page, the Times Literary Supplement commented that the Scottish novelist George Blake (1893–1961) didn't have a Wikipedia article. Well, he does now:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Blake_(novelist)
The comment came in an announcement of a new "series" on Writers Who Are More or Less Forgotten. Which would bear watching, therefore. I found a couple of issues, now fixed, with
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel_in_Scotland
which also might be more or less forgotten as an article.
Charles
Training of stewards has started for Pride (6 July) and I was
wondering if WMUK will register a list of photographers for passes
again this year? Media info is at
https://prideinlondon.org/media-centre. As there are 580 organizations
and several centers to the event, getting varied coverage in photo and
video on Wikimedia Commons would take several photographers.
I went along to steward training last week, if anyone would like to
volunteer for one of the support roles, you can find out more at
https://prideinlondon.org. The event needs 1,000 stewards, with an
expected viewing public of a million during the day.
Thanks,
Fae
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faewik(a)gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae
Take part in our Advice Sector Data Expedition
In partnership the Greater London Authority<https://www.london.gov.uk/> and Advice Services Alliance<https://asauk.org.uk/> are hosting an Advice Sector Data Expedition and we’d love for you to join us.
When: Friday 28 June
Where: Tavis House (1 - 6 Tavistock Square, London, England, United Kingdom)
Time: 9:30am-5pm
What to bring: All you’ll need is an open mind and a laptop. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Data expeditions bring together a multi-disciplinary team from Civil Society organisations, Policy makers, data experts and anyone interested, to gain insight on a chosen topic or theme.
This time we are interested in understanding what existing open datasets about and from London’s advice sector can reveal. To get more of an idea about what a Data Expedition involves, read our blog about the Sports Data Expedition<https://www.london.gov.uk/city-hall-blog/active-data-city-halls-sports-data…> we hosted last year.
The Data Expedition is a space to share skills, learn about new datasets, find tools you can take back and use in your day-to-day work and highlight the potential of data through discovering new insights and developing hypothesis.
Sign up here to take part!<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=6j1lMAH7TEuN38GD-J_r-5y…>
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Hello everyone,
We are holding the Celtic Knot Wikimedia Language Conference on 4th and 5th
July 2019. It will be at the University of Exeter's Penryn Campus and we're
organising it with Cornwall Council.
Everyone is welcome and it's an opportunity to learn about minority
languages in Wikimedia, the challenges they face, and how they are
overcoming them.
You can register through eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celtic-knot-conference-2019-tickets-61289062…
The programme is on meta-wiki
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2019>. And of
course, please do share with your networks!
Thank you,
Richard Nevell
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Dr Richard Nevell
Project Coordinator, Wikimedia UK
*Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open
knowledge movement, and a registered charity. We rely on donations from
individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you
considered supporting Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk
Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered
No. 6741827
Registered Charity No.1144513
Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London
SE1 0NZ
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.
I'm pleased to announce that, as of yesterday, I am working part-time
as Wikimedian in Residence at Coventry University.
It's early days, but I shall be pleased to hear from any Coventry
Wikimedians, or anyone local to the University's campuses in
Scarborough, Dagenham, and the City of London who may be interested i
attending editing events.
I have set up a project page, at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Coventry_University
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Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk