Hi fellow Wiki-Americans,
We'll meet for a pan-USA Wikimedia local activists chat on Monday, December
9 at 6:00 PM Pacific / 9:00 PM Eastern.
Big topics this month include WikiConference North America review, and
Wikipedia Day + 1lib1ref for January!
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Agenda, feel free to edit:
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Richard
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Forwarding. Per the page on Meta, for this grants program, "The funding is
aimed primarily at user groups and smaller Wikimedia chapters; participants
from the Global South <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_South> are
especially encouraged to apply."
Pine
( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: john cummings <mrjohncummings(a)gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 9:46 PM
Subject: [Wikimania-l] Grants funding available for GLAM projects in the
Global South
To: <Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi all
What interesting GLAM projects are people running in the Global South?
Especially ones relating to data (but doesn't have to be). Wikimedia
Sverige have some small grants available and we would like to actively
encourage people to apply. Any links to anything written down would be
super helpful.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FindingGLAMs/Minor_grants
Thanks
John
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Dear all,
We are looking forward to WikiConference North America here at MIT in
Cambridge, Massachusetts this weekend! We will be welcoming around 250
people over the four-day weekend, with a museum and cultural institution
culture crawl on Friday, conference sessions on Saturday and Sunday, and
discussion/hackathon focused on reliability and credibility on Monday.
For those who can't be here with us in person, we have a live stream
planned of three of our session rooms on Saturday and Sunday. To access the
stream, go here:
http://web.mit.edu/webcast/wiki/f19/
We are looking forward to sharing as much of the conference as we can with
you all! To find out what is when, the schedule is here (all times eastern
time):
https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2019/Schedule
We have a packed schedule with sessions about education, research,
outreach, and more, as well as a special focus/track in our main auditorium
on credibility and reliability in the news and media, which our partners at
the Credibility Coalition are assisting with. As we think about the future
of Wikipedia as a reliable source in a world where social media platforms
and media networks are struggling with issues of misinformation and
credibility, we hope that this program will be both timely and helpful.
Let me know if you have any questions and I hope you are able to tune in
online.
Phoebe, for WCNA
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Hi all!
We would like to display small posters at WikiConference North America
highlighting the wide variety of affiliates working in North America!
I made a form for each affiliate to fill out:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaTDkFtoLQr_xXFeVYZ_Ak9qSi5MWPxfQ…
Deadline: Nov 1
What to do: if you are leading a Wikimedia affiliate that is based in North
America (eg a usergroup or chapter) or a Wikimedia affiliate that is
international but has active activities in North America, please take a few
minutes to fill out the form!
I will then take each affiliate's answers and put them into a small poster
template, to print out & display during the conference.
==FAQs==
* what if I miss the deadline?
You can bring your own poster if you want! 11x17 or smaller please
* what if we aren't yet a usergroup? But just a meetup group? Or what if we
aren't a formal affiliate but we do a lot of Wikimedia stuff? Or what if we
want to be an affiliate in future?
If you feel like you are an organized group that does Wikimedia stuff, feel
free to fill out the form regardless of formal affiliation :)
* who should fill out the form?
Whoever can get the info to me by Nov 1!
* What if we don't like your poster design?
You can bring your own poster! These posters won't be fancy so if you want
a special design please feel free to make your own. Again, if you are
making your own, 11x17 or smaller and deadline to bring the physical poster
is Saturday am, the first day of the conference at MIT.
* where did this idea come from?
This is inspired by the community village at Wikimania 2019, where
Cornelius organized a very nice display of posters from international
affiliates
* what's the point?
We do a lot of cool stuff across North America, and this is to help all
attendees understand the reach and breadth of Wikimedia affiliates across
the continent!
Other questions? contact phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com
cheers,
phoebe
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Hi fellow Wiki-Americans,
We'll meet for a pan-USA Wikimedia local activists chat tomorrow on Monday,
October 14 at 6:00 PM Pacific / 9:00 PM Eastern.
Big topics this month include Fall Edit-a-thons, and WikiConference North
America being planned in Boston for November 8-11, with weekly community
planning calls!
Join Zoom Meeting
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Agenda, feel free to edit:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/October_2019
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Richard
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Hi all,
Early bird registration for WikiConference North America closes Oct 13, so
register soon and share with others who are interested! Register and get
more information here: http://wikiconference.org
WikiConference North America will be held Nov 8-11 2019 at MIT, in
collaboration with the Credibility Coalition. This year’s theme is
“reliability/credibility.” Wikimedians from around North America will
gather to discuss issues of misinformation, teaching with Wikipedia,
Wikidata, outreach to cultural institutions, inclusion and diversity in the
Wikimedia projects, tech and tools for reliable information, and much more.
Those new to the Wikimedia projects are welcome along with experienced
editors.
Friday Nov. 8 will be a “culture crawl” day, featuring workshops,
trainings, Wikipedia editing and backstage tours of local museums, based at
the Museum of Fine Arts in downtown Boston. Saturday and Sunday Nov 9-10
will be conference days at the Stata Center on the MIT campus, featuring
five tracks of presentations, workshops and discussions. Monday Nov. 11
will be a hands-on hackathon and discussion day at MIT, centered around
projects and tools related to information reliability.
Can't wait to welcome you all to Cambridge!
best,
Phoebe
Hi all,
It's not too late to submit scholarship applications or program submissions
for WikiConference North America 2019 (Nov 8-11 in Cambridge)! The
submission deadlines for both have been extended through Sunday, Sept 22
(academic submissions are still being accepted through Sept 27).
https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2019/Scholarshipshttps://wikiconference.org/wiki/2019/Submissions
Registration has also opened! An early-bird ticket is also available
through October 13, which will save you $15:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikiconference-north-america-tickets-681896079…
Finally, we have a travel and accommodations page up. It's a work in
progress, but we do have some lodging discounts available:
https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2019/Travel
Let us know if you have any questions, and feel free to reach out to us at
info(a)wikiconference.org.
Thank you!
On behalf of WikiConference North America,
Kevin Payravi
SuperHamster on-wiki
We'll meet tomorrow for a pan-USA Wikimedia local activists on Monday,
September 16 at 6:00 PM Pacific / 9:00 PM Eastern.
(Note that this month our call will be on the third, rather than second,
Monday.)
Big topics this month include Wikimania in Sweden recap and report-back,
Wiki Loves Monuments USA in September, Fall Edit-a-thons, and
WikiConference North America being planned in Boston for November 8-11!
(Deadline for Scholarships/Submissions: September 20)
Agenda, feel free to edit:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/September_2019
One tap mobile:
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Meeting ID: 399 172 891
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Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)