Hi Folks,
There is a related activity happening in August 15 as pre-conference in
Wikimania.
Google is opening its doors to Wikimedians to have discussion. To know more
and how to register, please go to
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Related_events/Mind_The_Gap
You are encouraged to participate to tell suggestions and concerns related
to Wikisource.
Kind regards,
Butch Bustria
Hello all,
This is for the kind attention of the Wikisource contributors who are
participating in Wikimania 2023 that like previous editions of Wikimania, a
Wikisource meetup is being planned during this conference too.
In this regard, please decide the date and time of the meeting *by today*,
so that the slot can be booked for Wikisource.
Here is the Wudele link where you can select your choices of dates and
timings. - https://wudele.toolforge.org/5nICxeeCFqrMXBK8
Please follow the Wikimania program schedule to find out if any of your
preferred sessions is going to overlap with the meetup time of your choice.
- https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program
Regards,
Bodhisattwa
Hello Wikisource, GLAM, and Libraries enthusiasts,
Greetings from the Wikimedia Foundation's Culture and Heritage team. We're
excited to invite you to join the Wikisource Loves Manuscripts Learning
Partners Network
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Loves_Manuscripts/Learning_Partn…>!
The Wikisource Loves Manuscripts
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Loves_Manuscripts> project aims
to foster collaboration among communities interested in digitizing and
transcribing manuscripts on Wikimedia platforms (Wikimedia Commons and
Wikisource) but also to support the creation of Handwritten Text
Recognition (HTR) models using the newly introduced Transkribus engine in
Wikimedia OCR
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/07/13/enabling-handwritten-text-recognition…>
.
The official launch of the network is scheduled for *September 2023*, and
this is your last opportunity to be part of the first cohort. Take
advantage of this chance to be a part of WiLMa Learning Partners Network
and contribute to digitisation efforts alongside like-minded individuals.
To ensure the program meets your needs, we kindly request your
participation in our Needs Assessment survey
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQdiMuD2qcsz0yaa6130-6D8bzYYSGYlT…>.
Please take your time and fill out the survey *on or before 2 August
2023*. Your
valuable insights will help us tailor our support and resources
effectively. Join now and be a vital part of this inspiring journey to
safeguard cultural heritage for future generations. You can access the
survey via this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQdiMuD2qcsz0yaa6130-6D8bzYYSGYlT…
This survey will be conducted via a third-party service, which may subject
it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data handling,
see the survey privacy statement:
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Wikisource_Loves_Manuscripts_Pr…
Regards Satdeep
--
Satdeep Gill (pronouns - he, him)
Senior Program Officer
Culture and Heritage
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hello Wikisource Community User Group members,
Wikisource Community User Group is planning to organize Wikisource
Conference in 2024. We need to condact an engagement survey to apply for
grant to Wikimedia Foundation, and your respones will help us too to build
our conference and program.
Whether you are Wikisource community member or no, please give us your
feedback by filling this survey no later than July 20, and please spread
the survey among your communitiesand your local channels.
Link to the survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hsy-e6CmwYxzSR16CvxTn51DxTbkkcJqEBqOWgIhTG…
Kind regards,
NANöR (On behalf of Initial Organizing Team).