WikimediaZA October 2019

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Wikimedia ZA: Annual General Meeting - 15 December 2019
by Douglas Scott 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

Hello everyone, This is to let everyone know that the Wikimedia ZA Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2019 will be held on *Sunday the 15th December*. It will take place in Cape Town but we will let you know closer to the date of the exact location. The AGM will be preceded by a strategy session on Saturday the 14th December. The strategy session will seek to develop the chapters goals and plan for the next 5 years (2020-25). We have decided to have it the day before the AGM so the plan can be discussed and passed at the AGM the following day. Just like our last AGM we will be making arrangements to ensure that people can join digitally as well as in person. We also aim to allow people to join the strategy session digitally as well. Please let me know you wish to join digitally. Thanks and best regards, Douglas Scott. President Wikimedia ZA -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Wikidata Seventh Birthday Party
by Reuben Honigwachs 18 Oct '19

18 Oct '19

Nothing formal like last year, but we will be editing and hacking for Wikidata's upcoming birthday again. We'll therefore be co-opting Codebridge Newlands Community Meetup on *Thursday 31 October 18:30*. See https://www.meetup.com/Codebridge/events/bznrhryznbpc/ If you want to just chat, find help, make a few basic edits, or showcase something you're passionate about, please join. Also more info at https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Seventh_Birthday Cheers, Reuben

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Fwd: FW: Important Notice! Date change for Walkabout and Wikipedia Workshop at Montebello. New date Saturday 2nd November
by Douglas Scott 16 Oct '19

16 Oct '19

Hello everyone, Please see below for an invitation to a Wikimedia ZA event in Cape Town on the 2 November. We will be co-hosting an event with UCT's d-school of design to encourage more members of the design community to contribute to Wikipedia. If you are interested in joining us then it will take place immediately after the 21 Cape Town meetup happening on the same day. I am happy to take a few Wikimedians with me or you can meet me at Montebello Design centre. Please let me know if you want to join us so I can RSVP. If you are an experienced Wikipedia editor who wants to volunteer to help out on the day then just let me know. Thanks, Douglas. Montebello Design Centre Walkabout on Saturday 2nd November at 11h00 No charge Meet under the trees for a welcome drink Tessa Graaff, managing director of Montebello Design Centre, will lead an informative walkabout of the centre on Saturday 2nd November 2019 at 11:00. She will talk about Montebello’s fascinating history and vision “to nurture dreams to grow creative solutions from Africa”. Montebello is located in Newlands and is the result of a financial and property bequest by Cecil Michaelis. The project is situated in the farm buildings of the historic site of Montebello. These buildings and land have a colourful history, being the birth place of Ohlssons Brewery and Continental China. Today, Montebello is home to a broad spectrum of designers, innovators, artists and crafters. An outreach project runs as part of Montebello Design Centre's mission to promote craft and design. Studios and workshops will be open to share stories of their creative and innovative work covering all aspects of design. Please send your RSVP to Lizzie – lizzie(a)montebello.co.za <lizzie@montebello.co.za?subject=RSVP%3A%20Montebello%20Walkabout%202%20November%202019> . Tables for lunch afterwards may be booked at The Gardeners Cottage (the original gatekeeper’s cottage) on 021 689 3158 or email gardenerscottage(a)telkomsa.net <gardenerscottage(a)telkomsa.net?subject=Reservation%20-%202%20November%202019> ). D Drinks Wikipedia Workshop Saturday 2nd November at 2 - 5pm No charge - limited to 20 participants Drinks and snacks will be served Learn how to participate in the largest free knowledge project in the world by joining the community that has built the seventh most visited website on the internet. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopaedia created by volunteers and covering all areas of knowledge. Discover how you can participate by contributing to this body of free knowledge for the betterment of everyone in the world. Whether that is expanding information on topics that you are passionate about or adding creative content that will better inform thousands of people. All types of knowledge and all types of people are welcome to join. This workshop will be done in a relaxed atmosphere and in a conversational manner. *Participants will learn:* • How Wikipedia, the 7th most visited website on the internet and largest repository of free knowledge in the world works; • How to best contribute design knowledge to Wikipedia and why designers are important to the free knowledge movement; • Edit Wikipedia; • Contribute to Wikimedia Commons (the largest repository of Creative Commons multimedia content in the world); and • Introduction to the Creative Commons copyright license. There will also be a questions and answers segment on how Wikipedia works. All participants must have internet access and must create a username before the event. To register for this workshop, please contact lizzie(a)montebello.co.za <lizzie(a)montebello.co.za?subject=RSVP%20-%20D%20Drinks%20%202%20November%202019> . [image: Facebook] <https://montebello.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=77980254057ba8eeebcd7f…> [image: Instagram] <https://montebello.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=77980254057ba8eeebcd7f…> [image: Twitter] <https://montebello.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=77980254057ba8eeebcd7f…> [image: Website] <https://montebello.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=77980254057ba8eeebcd7f…> [image: Email] <lizzie(a)montebello.co.za> This email was sent to ohanlon(a)iafrica.com *why did I get this?* <https://montebello.us8.list-manage.com/about?u=77980254057ba8eeebcd7f617&id…> unsubscribe from this list <https://montebello.us8.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=77980254057ba8eeebcd7f…> update subscription preferences <https://montebello.us8.list-manage.com/profile?u=77980254057ba8eeebcd7f617&…> Montebello Design Centre · 31 Newlands Avenue · Newlands · Cape Town, Wc S-7708 · South Africa [image: Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp] <http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…> -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Fwd: [African Wikimedians] We are hiring for a GLAMWiki Program Manager!
by Douglas Scott 07 Oct '19

07 Oct '19

Hello everyone, I am just forwarding this job posting from the Wikimedia Foundation. I also wanted to thank everyone that joined us for the AfroCuration event in Johannesburg and the Wikipedia Meetup in Cape Town this weekend. Both events went very well. Regards, Douglas. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Alex Stinson <astinson(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2019 at 22:27 Subject: [African Wikimedians] We are hiring for a GLAMWiki Program Manager! To: Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public] <glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia & Libraries <libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Mailing list for African Wikimedians <african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Discussion list for the Wikidata project. <wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Publicpolicy Group for Wikimedia <publicpolicy(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hi all, I hope you are doing well! And apologies for crossposting! I am excited to share a new job posting for the GLAM team at the Foundation! We are hiring a Senior Program Manager for the team: https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/1898773 We are looking for someone to strengthen our support of Global Outreach to the GLAM sector! Please share the job description widely, and help us find good candidates in all parts of the world: tts a remote job and we are a remote team! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Ben Vershbow, Sandra Fauconnier, Satdeep Gill or myself. Cheer, Alex -- Alex Stinson Senior Program Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM _______________________________________________ African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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