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Hi all,
Just wanted to announce the fifth Glasgow Wikimeet, which will be taking place on 1 February at the CCA's Saramago Café from 13:00! See details here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Glasgow/5
There are a lot of things proposed for discussion, and a new Wikimedian in Residence will be in post based in Glasgow, so it would be wonderful to get as many faces out to meet her as we can! Please share and join us if you are free.
Cheers,
Ally
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You are invited to an editathon at Thinktank, Birmingham,. on 7 March 2015:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Thinktank/Event_1
The focus will be on the museum's science and industry collection. We
will have an excusive preview of (and be able to photograph) exhibits
recently acquired for the forthcoming new Spitfire Gallery, plus
talks, and the opportunity to work with curators. Assistance will be
available for new editors.
A light lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Booking required.
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Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
Hi all, Registration is now open for the Volunteer Strategy Gathering 2.
We shall be in Birmingham again,however at a different venue, the
Priory Rooms
This event will be taking place on Saturday 28th February at:
The Priory Rooms,
Quaker Meeting House
40 Bull Street
Birmingham
B4 6AF
http://www.theprioryrooms.co.uk/page/location
We will be gathering from 10:00 am and really getting down to things
about 11:00 am.
Please see https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/VSG2 for more information
Please complete this form to book your place:
I've invited you to fill out the form Wikimedia UK Volunteer Strategy
Gathering 2 (28th February 2015). To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1LtrZryy-QlVRz8dO7JEdweHwKnTDoiH4nxhGjvNCgX…
Hi all,
Wikimania 2015 is taking place at Mexico City on July 15-19. Both the call
for submissions <https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions>
and scholarships
applications <https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships> are
now opened. The deadlines are February 28 & February 16 respectively.
UK based Wikimedians looking for travel grant to this year Wikimania should
apply via the Wikimedia Foundation Scholarships Program linked to above.
Katie
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Katie Chan
Volunteer Support Organiser
Wikimedia UK
+44 (0) 20 7065 0990
+44 (0) 7885 980 534
PGP Key-ID: 0x483767A3
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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
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[Cross posted; please check which list you're replying to
Today is my first day as Wikipedian in Residence at Thinktank
Birmingham Science Museum, part of Birmingham Museums Trust:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinktank,_Birmingham
I have a project page up at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Thinktank
and will have more info there soon.
We'll be running two editathons/ backstage pass events, in the coming weeks.
(FYI, I remain Wikimedian in Residence at the Royal Society of
Chemistry and Wikipedian in Residence at ORCID)
--
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
Hi all,
Happy Wikipedia Day <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Day>!
The raw data from the post-it notes which John Cummings kindly got people
to fill out is available at this google document: Volunteer Strategy
Gathering 1 Data
<https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org.uk/spreadsheets/d/1MutXIjzqWf0GUgE7…>
I have coded these responses, principally through the use of colour and
upload to commons, see the galleries on Volunteer Strategy
Gathering/November 2014/Data
<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Volunteer_Strategy_Gathering/November_2014/Da…>.
Coding is always somewhat subjective so if people want to adopt another
approach, the raw data is available.
I am working in preparation for the Volunteer Strategy Gathering 2
<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Volunteer_Strategy_Gathering/February_2015>
about which more details will be available soon. However, I would encourage
everyone to look at the ideas which are coming up and think how they would
like to contribute to the shaping of the second gathering.
Please contribute to the wiki or contact me by email, phone etc.
all the best
Fabian Tompsett,
Volunteer Support Organiser,
Wikimedia UK,
Address: 56-64 Leonard St,
Shoreditch,
London EC2A 4LT
Phone:020 7065 0990
*Mobile: *07840 455 746
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).
Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk
Hello everyone,
Some great news from Wales today to celebrate Wikipedia's birthday. The
National Library of Wales has appointed a full-time Wikimedian in Residence.
Jason Evans has been appointed and begins work on Monday.Many thanks to the
Library for their commitment to sharing open knowledge and to Robin Owain
for all of his efforts that went into making this happen.
You can read more details in this blog post
<https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2015/01/national-library-of-wales-with-a-birt…>
(also available in Welsh).
Thanks and regards,
Stevie
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Stevie Benton
Head of External Relations
Wikimedia UK
+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173
@StevieBenton
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.*
Hi all,
A big thank you to all of you who have completed the Volunteer Survey. It
is a big help, and the data generated will feed into our strategy
discussion.
There may be some of you who haven't received an e-mail about the survey,
but there is still time if you can spare a few minutes, as the closing date
will be Sunday 18th January.
Just follow this link: Wikimedia UK Volunteer Survey
<https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org.uk/forms/d/1tRXG3YlJhDAlGoe0wYDY5da…>
.
The results will be made available in due course.
all the best
Fabian Tompsett,
Volunteer Support Organiser,
Wikimedia UK,
Address: 56-64 Leonard St,
Shoreditch,
London EC2A 4LT
Phone:020 7065 0990
*Mobile: *07840 455 746
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).
Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk
Give its the 14th how about locking ourselves in our bedroom all day and
refusing to come out?
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> Stevie Benton
> Head of External Relations
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