Hi Wikimedians! We are very excited for the upcoming DC History editathon. We have been discussing the possibility of holding an "All Things GW" editathon on April 13 or 20 to engage GW students and alumni. We would likely make this a shorter event, from 12 or 12:30-4, since it's a busy time of year for students. The campus office that organizes student events is excited about the possibility of this event and would help us promote it on campus. I'm hoping this will get us a pretty great turnout. Is there a Wikimedian who would be willing to be our expert guide on one of these dates? We'll be providing either lunch or some coffee and snacks, and I'd be happy to pull out some treasures from the University Archives (such as a letter re: slavery from 19th century students, surgical instruments from our infamous lobotomist, and a football uniform from when we had a team!) Many thanks, Jenny -- Jenny Kinniff Public Services and Outreach Librarian Special Collections Research Center The George Washington University Libraries 2130 H St. NW Washington, DC 20052 202-994-3263 (direct) 202-994-7549 (main) kinniff(a)gwu.edu _______________________________________________ wikimedia-dc mailing list wikimedia-dc(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-dc

I cannot guarantee at this moment, as too many things rolling at the same time for me, but would be interested to be kept in the loop, and will try to swing by if I get the selected day to breath a bit. Regards, Jyothis. http://www.Jyothis.net [[User:Jyothis]] Camerocks - Rock your digital world! completion date = (start date + ((estimated effort x 3.1415926) / resources) + ((total coffee breaks x 0.25) / 24)) + Effort in meetings On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Dominic McDevitt-Parks <dominic.mcdevitt-parks(a)wikimediadc.org> wrote: > > Hi Jenny, > > I am Wikimedia DC's Cultural Partnerships Coordinator, and I have > experience with this sort of event. I would be happy to assist. I am also > planning to attend the March editathon, so I will be seeing you then. I > would be interested in meeting with you and any other staff not just to plan > for this event, but also to talk about the bigger picture and how I can help > you with future Wikimedia–GW Libraries collaborative projects. > > Thanks! > > -- > Dominic McDevitt-Parks > Cultural Partnerships Coordinator, Wikimedia District of Columbia > http://wikimediadc.org > dominic(a)wikimediadc.org > @Dominic_MP | @wikimediadc > > > On 18 February 2013 13:39, Jennifer Kinniff <kinniff(a)gwu.edu> wrote: >> >> Hi Wikimedians! >> >> We are very excited for the upcoming DC History editathon. We have >> been discussing the possibility of holding an "All Things GW" editathon on >> April 13 or 20 to engage GW students and alumni. We would likely make this a >> shorter event, from 12 or 12:30-4, since it's a busy time of year for >> students. >> >> The campus office that organizes student events is excited about the >> possibility of this event and would help us promote it on campus. I'm hoping >> this will get us a pretty great turnout. Is there a Wikimedian who would be >> willing to be our expert guide on one of these dates? We'll be providing >> either lunch or some coffee and snacks, and I'd be happy to pull out some >> treasures from the University Archives (such as a letter re: slavery from >> 19th century students, surgical instruments from our infamous lobotomist, >> and a football uniform from when we had a team!) >> >> Many thanks, >> Jenny >> >> -- >> Jenny Kinniff >> Public Services and Outreach Librarian >> Special Collections Research Center >> The George Washington University Libraries >> 2130 H St. NW >> Washington, DC 20052 >> 202-994-3263 (direct) 202-994-7549 (main) >> kinniff(a)gwu.edu >> >> _______________________________________________ >> wikimedia-dc mailing list >> wikimedia-dc(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-dc >> > > > _______________________________________________ > wikimedia-dc mailing list > wikimedia-dc(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-dc > _______________________________________________ wikimedia-dc mailing list wikimedia-dc(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-dc