Hello!
I'd like to invite you to the next edit-a-thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which will be focused on The Civil War and American Art<http://www.americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2012/art_civil_war/>. The event will include: new editor training, a tour with the curator, Eleanor Harvey, of The Civil War and American Art exhibition, and a group edit-a-thon.
Event page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Civil_War
When: Friday, February 15, 2013
Where: Smithsonian American Art Museum<http://www.americanart.si.edu/>, Located at 8th and G Streets, NW, in Washington D.C. We will meet in the G Street Lobby (enter at 8th and G Streets) at 9:15 a.m.
What to bring: photo ID, a laptop, coffee and snacks if you wish (lunch is provided)
Advanced RSVP Required! RSVP to Georgina Goodlander, goodlanderg(a)si.edu<mailto:goodlanderg@si.edu>, 202-633-8532, Due to the limited space, sign up is required. Space is limited to 20 non-staff participants.
Hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Georgina
Georgina Goodlander
Web & Social Media Content Manager
Smithsonian American Art Museum
(202) 633-8532 | GoodlanderG(a)si.edu<mailto:GoodlanderG@si.edu>
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Hello everyone,
I'm very pleased to announce that Dominic McDevitt-Parks will be joining
Wikimedia DC as our new Cultural Partnerships Coordinator!
I expect that most of you already know Dominic, who has been a long-time
Wikimedian and a regular participant in events both within the DC area and
elsewhere. Dominic has graciously offered us the benefit of his immense
experience with building partnerships between cultural institutions and the
Wikimedia movement, most notably in during his tenure as the
Wikipedian-in-Residence at the National Archives and Records Administration.
In his new position as Cultural Partnerships Coordinator, Dominic will
report directly to the Board of Directors of Wikimedia DC. He will have
number of responsibilities, including serving as a point of contact for
DC-area cultural institutions and professionals looking for guidance from
Wikimedia; facilitating communication and sharing of best practices among
professionals and Wikimedians and between the two groups; helping to
initiate and evaluate partnerships between institutions and Wikimedia DC,
as appropriate, in the interest of the chapter's goals and the Wikimedia
movement as a whole; and serving as the bridge between the Wikimedia DC
community and the global GLAM-Wiki community.
Please join me in welcoming Dominic to his new role!
Cheers,
Kirill
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Kirill Lokshin
Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia
http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc
Hello everyone,
At our meeting today, the Wikimedia DC Board adopted an Annual Plan for
Fiscal Year 2012-13, which is now published at
http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Annual_plan_(2012-2013). Over the next few
days, there will be some additional announcements regarding specific
elements of the plan; in the meantime, we invite everyone to review the
plan and to submit any ideas you might have regarding how we can best put
it into action over the course of the coming year.
As always, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us!
Cheers,
Kirill
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Kirill Lokshin
Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia
http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc
Hi Wiki-Capitolians,
The Wikipedia Day NYC 12th Birthday Bash is a celebration and
mini-conference to be held on Saturday February 23, 2013, hosted at
ITP at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and also supported by Wikimedia
New York City, Free Culture @ NYU and other Free Culture Alliance NYC
partners.
The NYC celebration is one of a number of Wikipedia Day being held in
the United States and worldwide.
You can register for the Wiki-Conference here:
http://bit.ly/wikidaynyu
See full event details and schedule (and add your own lightning talk!) at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia_Day
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
Hello everyone,
Now that people have returned from whatever exciting vacation destinations
they traveled to for the holidays, I'd like to update everyone on some of
the events we have planned for the next few months:
- On January 8, the Digital Humanities Winter Institute is hosting an
edit-a-thon at the University of Maryland. The event will focus,
unsurprisingly, on digital humanities.
- On January 12 and January 26, we're holding informal Wikipedia editing
workshops at the Baltimore Free School.
- On February 15, the wonderful folks at the Smithsonian American Art
Museum are hosting "The Civil War and American Art", an all-day event that
will include new editor training, special tours, and an edit-a-thon.
You can find more information on each event at our upcoming events page (
http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Upcoming_events).
As always, if you have any questions or suggestions for future events,
please don't hesitate to contact me or another member of the Board.
Cheers,
Kirill
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Kirill Lokshin
Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia
http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc