I most likely won't be able to organise this year's WIkidata Birthday Party
('18
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Sixth_Birthday/Cape_Town_Meetup#/media/File:Wikidata-sixth-birthday-cape-town.jpg>,
'19
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Seventh_Birthday/Cape_Town#/media/File:Wikidata_seventh_Birthday_at_Codebridge.jpg>)
since things have become very busy for me.
I'd love to see this tradition established within our chapter and there's
plenty of support and resources if someone wants to take the lead on this.
See Léa's email below.
Thanks, Reuben
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Léa Lacroix <lea.lacroix(a)wikimedia.de>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2020 at 11:54
Subject: [Wikidata] Wikidata's 8th birthday - October 29th
To: Discussion list for the Wikidata project. <wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hello all,
As every year, the end of October is the moment where we celebrate Wikidata's
anniversary <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday>, the
work of the contributors and get together as a community :)
Some people are already planning *birthday events* (most of them taking
place online). If you're interested in organizing a meetup, live-stream,
etc. feel free to have a look at the details here
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday/Organise>, and to
add the event into the calendar
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday>. We will run a meetup
for organizers
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday/Organise#Connect_with_other_organizers>,
we provide a digital communication kit
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday/Organise#Communication_kit>
(including a cool CC0 logo generator <https://wikidata8.bleeptrack.de/>)
and you can also find information about funding
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday/Organise#Funding>.
We are also running an experiment with a 24-hours call
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday/24-hours_meetup> where
people can join at any time that is convenient for them in their own time
zone.
The Wikidata birthday is also the occasion to prepare *presents*, for
example new tools, scripts, improvements on an existing project, but also
non-code gifts. These will be added there
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday/Presents>, and you
can get inspired by the previous years: 2019
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Seventh_Birthday/Presents>, 2018
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Sixth_Birthday/Presents>, 2017
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Fifth_Birthday/Presents>, 2016
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Fourth_Birthday/Presents>...
If you have any questions regarding the Wikidata birthday and especially
distributed events, feel free to contact me.
Cheers,
--
Léa Lacroix
Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
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Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
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