<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hi MN Wikipedians!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I am writing to follow up on Mark's post last month about a Wikipedia editathon I am hosting at the ASIS&T Information Architecture Summit (<a href="http://iasummit.org/">http://iasummit.org</a>). Thanks, Mark! And thanks to Veronica Erb, who is one of the event producers who connected me with your group. I am based in New York City and am User:nwhysel on Wikipedia. I have been editing Wikipedia and attending Wikimedia NYC editathons for about two years and have many years of private wiki editing experience.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The IA Summit will be held on <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">April 22-26</a> at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis. I am inviting Minneapolis area Wikipedians to help facilitate a session on Information Architecture <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">on Saturday April 25.</a> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">For the editathon, I have a 110 minute session</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://4" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Saturday afternoon, 1:30-3:15pm</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">, which I plan to use to as both an informal introduction to editing and an editathon, similar to how Wikipedia editathons are run. I am repurposing a deck from the Art+Feminism event for the session and am hoping to get some local Wikipedians to help out as facilitators. I have confirmed that volunteer facilitators for the session will receive entry passes for the event.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Information Architecture page is currently listed under WikiProject Human Computer Interaction. I created a WikiProject proposal for Information Architecture at <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals/Information_Architecture">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals/Information_Architecture</a>. I created the proposal to expand the scope beyond computing to the foundation of information architecture practice in library science, cognitive science, design, and physical architecture. I have 17 supporters so far but not many with editing experience so the session will help to bring people up to speed with wikipedia editing culture. I may also propose a task under the HCI project.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If this sounds like interesting way to spend a <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://5" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5">Saturday afternoon</a>, please let me know.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>Noreen Whysel</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br></span></font><div class="gmail_quote"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Mark Holmquist</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mtraceur@member.fsf.org">mtraceur@member.fsf.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 9:48 AM<br>Subject: Fwd: Information Architecture edit-a-thon in April<br>To: <a href="mailto:wikimedia-us-mn@lists.wikimedia.org">wikimedia-us-mn@lists.wikimedia.org</a><br>Cc: Veronica Erb <<a href="mailto:veronicaerb@gmail.com">veronicaerb@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br>Hello, wikimedia-us-mn! I got an email last night from our esteemed friend<br>James Hare from WMDC, who introduced me to Veronica, who is looking for<br>some experienced Wikipedia editors to help out at an event she's helping<br>to plan in April.<br><br>See the details below - I figured some of you would be interested and<br>able to help.<br><br>See: <a href="http://www.iasummit.org/node/51" target="_blank">http://www.iasummit.org/node/51</a><br>See also: <a href="http://www.iasummit.org/events/ias2015" target="_blank">http://www.iasummit.org/events/ias2015</a><br>Venue: <a href="http://minneapolis.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html" target="_blank">http://minneapolis.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html</a><br><br>----- Forwarded message from Veronica Erb <<a href="mailto:veronicaerb@gmail.com">veronicaerb@gmail.com</a>> -----<br>IA Wikipedia Edit-a-thon<br><br><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://16" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="16">April 25, 2015 from 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm</a><br><br>Presented by Noreen Whysel<br><br>Become an IA Wikipedian and help discover and promote the people, events<br>and history of Information Architecture. Wikipedia is more than just a<br>global, multi-language, linked encyclopedia. It is a community of people<br>committed to accurate and deep discovery of a world of topics. Case studies<br>on recent Wikipedia edit-a-thons, outcomes and controversies will inform<br>the process for participants as they help to improve the accuracy and<br>discoverability of Information Architecture topics on Wikipedia.<br><br>What will you learn?<br><br> - What really happens behind the scenes of a Wikipedia page.<br> - How Wikipedia is fulfilling Tim Berners-Lee’s vision of a linked, open<br> collection of human knowledge.<br> - How to create an account and start editing Wikipedia pages.<br> - How to appropriately link and cite content within a Wikipedia document.<br> - How to avoid conflicts of interest, so your hard work doesn’t<br> disappear.<br> - How to find information about Information Architecture and fill in<br> gaps, correct errors, suggest new content.<br> - How to run your own Wikipedia edit-a-thon back home.<br><br>Session Takeaways<br><br> - Appreciation of Wikipedia as a knowledge resource<br> - Appreciation of Wikipedia as a community<br> - How and why to set up a Wikipedia Account<br> - Understanding of Wikipedia Conflict of Interest rules<br> - Understanding of proper citation and linking<br> - Satisfaction of giving back to one's industry<br> - Tools and knowledge to host a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon back home<br>----- End forwarded message -----<br><span class="HOEnZb"><br>--<br>Mark Holmquist<br>Software Engineer, Multimedia<br>Wikimedia Foundation<br><a href="mailto:mtraceur@member.fsf.org">mtraceur@member.fsf.org</a><br><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:MHolmquist" target="_blank">https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:MHolmquist</a><br></span><br>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux)<br><br>iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJU/vZKAAoJEEPl+wghkjzxVvsP/1he/2/NvJ6hI/wSfirHuQDm<br>GE7i/4uZgd3xpx+W7VlrlLkllAQJ2rV+2+QOWKvUWXC5h7mhLfbDAlgT+GxVLHar<br>Sc2dSIk78kq21rUP4d8HJhfeW68xYSoj9eiOZRIQAIpQEyD9ywzSm199+Ulxrv5v<br>RZCNbRap6T0mJ3Up+Ai4kcxAgJqJA4FXX390Q+tPPeRfH+um4P2Ioyx5UNjQmOef<br>0ccYRO8haxjCePuHo0GMUTKs2V68q6okPbrzUlafk/eG+/Y4Ud8V197VNwtwUVGS<br>Bd5us9RMOsmtwoLY5xfTO0NPhTYYdwGk8biw1HUiNXyATrdUwZ1+mBXd9UqNLdbt<br>Yr33OEmmdLIuh9A2T6GpRSMU8XiicHp+LBQRkGaMYG+UIC0hMpl5W5lOni+BmmvP<br>TRAYKVNpkYYN9uqCHdzxC5G1PopMhzkF0ocG30R+HbwMFtSkfG16X+Vu7adTIvTb<br>Ei0apGBsn10AAzBP7a46sfv3Vi+YR8k3lkx8iK7mpeq5mU8dwhiDlqMUSZPxS56d<br>3g72pRnTWJO3MfiOJ6+yAskKOulHuv0q/Q48IAjqwlO0XSOo6puxllq3JJr0ifCJ<br>/eouSam5dfK8QEq+2BaypcQEDJerlRDet0BHqPg1f6FiEjHD7dwcWqLBi/0njW8y<br>V5a6GiGcNKF4yLLPRWN5<br>=TIg4<br>-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----<br><br></span></font></div><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></font></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><signature.asc></span></font></blockquote></blockquote></body></html>