Hello everyone,
There is a bunch of stuff going on these days within the Wikimedia
community in South Africa so I thought I would send out this brief summary
and update.
*UNDP Wikipedian in Residence*
The first is that the deadline to apply for the Wikipedian in Residence
position with the United Nations Development Program in Pretoria, South
Africa is almost here (*27 September*). You find out more about that
position at the link here:
https://jobs.partneragencies.net/erecruitjobs.html?JobOpeningId=26027
*AfroCuration education edit-a-thon*
The Moleskin Foundation with the support of Wikimedia ZA will be hosting an
edit-a-thon to improve South African related articles on Wikipedia in
Johannesburg. The event will take place on the* 5 October*. We are
looking for Wikipedia editors in the area and around the country to join us
the day and help improve content about South Africa and the SA Constitution
in particular. More information bout that here:
https://babw.formstack.com/forms/afrocuration_registration_form
If you are outside of Johannesburg but want to attend you can apply for a
scholarship at the link here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-rGAB-tZAnvn0S4MavkizWsHG8bxfhIO…>
.
*20th Cape Town meetup*
Also on the *5 October *but this time in Cape Town the 20th Cape Town meetup
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cape_Town/Cape_Town_20>
will be happening. So if you want to hangout in a relaxed environment to
chat about Wiki stuff then please join us.
*Wikipedia takes Design (Cape Town)*
On the *26 October* Wikimedia ZA will be hosting a 'learn to edit
Wikipedia' workshop for members of the design community in Cape Town. It
will take place form 14:00 to 17:00 at the Montebelo Design Centre in
Newlands. South African Wikipedia editors who are interested in helping
out are more than welcome to join us. Learn more about that at the link
here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_takes_Design_(Cape_Town)>.
*Wiki-Indaba 2019*
>From the 8th to the 10th November this year's Wiki-Indaba
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2019> will be
happening in Abuja, Nigeria.
In other news. We are currently settling on the date of this year's AGM
which will take place sometime in late November/early December. We will
notify people at lease a month before the event date about it.
Regards,
Douglas.
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Douglas Ian Scott
司道格
Skype: douglas0scott
South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727
Hello everyone,
The United Nations Development Program in Pretoria, South Africa has just
put up this job posting for a Wikipedian in Residence
<https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence> position with
them which you can find at the link below. The deadline is the 27th
September 2019 so only two weeks to apply.
https://jobs.partneragencies.net/erecruitjobs.html?JobOpeningId=26027
All the best,
Douglas.
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Douglas Ian Scott
司道格
Skype: douglas0scott
South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727
Hello everyone,
We have just finished the 19th Cape Town meetup
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cape_Town/Cape_Town_19>
today and have decided on our next Cape Town meetup. In a departure from
tradition the 20th Cape Town meetup
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cape_Town/Cape_Town_20>
will be held at a different location (KA PA Tee
<https://kapatee.com/pages/contact-us>) and on a different day (Saturday
instead of Sunday).
So if you are in the Cape Town area then please come and join us.
As always this event is open to anyone interested in Wiki projects or
Wikipedia. So if you want to hang informally to talk about Wiki related
things then please join us.
*Here are the details:*
- *Date*: Saturday, 5 October 2019
- *Time*: can join anytime between 10:00-14:00
- *Location*: KA PA Tée <https://kapatee.com/>, 7 Church St, Cape Town
City Centre, Cape Town, 8000
You can also follow this event on the event page on Wikipedia here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cape_Town/Cape_Town_20
We should have a better internet connection at the new location and it will
be a quieter space than the Truth Cofffee HQ location.
Regards,
Douglas.
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Douglas Ian Scott
司道格
Skype: douglas0scott
South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727