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|month = October
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|day = 5
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|day = 3
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Sunday
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|dow = Tuesday
 
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
  
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|time = 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|place = Wikimedia District of Columbia
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|address = 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business. All Wikimedia DC members and the general public are invited to attend.
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet, mainly in executive session.
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2015–2016)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
 
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|month =October
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|day = 11
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|day =4
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|year = 2016
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|year =2023
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|dow = Saturday
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|dow = Wednesday
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|title = Environment and American Art Edit-a-Thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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|title = Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women in Environmental Justice
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|time = 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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|time = 4pm-8pm ET
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|place = Smithsonian American Art Museum
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|place = Anacostia Community Museum
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|address = 8th and G Streets NW, Washington, DC
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|description = Wikipedia is one of the most highly visited websites in the world, but representation of women of color is strikingly low—both in terms of who contributes to the site and the subjects they write about. Many local and national environmental justice women activists are not represented among Wikipedia's many biographies.
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|description = Join us as we work together to improve content related to American art and artists and the environment. Beginners are welcome, and Wikipedia training will be provided. Attendees will have an opportunity to join a behind-the-scenes tour of SAAM collections.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Environment_and_American_Art_Edit-a-Thon
  
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Join us to set the record straight, make some friends, and celebrate the activists who have fought to make our urban environments greener. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; training will be provided.
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Environment_and_American_Art_Edit-a-Thon#Sign_up.21
  
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|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/229895286/
  
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This event is planned in coordination with our friends at Wikimedia DC.
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|restriction = advance registration is required to attend
  
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|virtual = yes
 
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Registration required.
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon:_Women_in_Environmental_Justice
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|rsvp-link = http://events.si.edu/169783545/WikipediaEdit-a-thonWomeninEnvironmentalJustice
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|month = November
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|day = 9
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Thursday
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|title = WikiConference North America
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|time = 4pm
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|place = Toronto
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|address = Toronto Reference Library
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|description = Wikimedia DC supports and participates in the annual North American conference of Wikimedians which will be held from November 9-12 in Toronto in 2023.
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|info-link = https://wikiconference.org
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|rsvp-link = https://pretix.eu/wcna/2023/
 
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|month = June
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|month = November
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|day = 14
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|day = 28
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2023
 
|dow = Tuesday
  
|dow = Tuesday
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|title = GLAM Boot Camp at the National Archives
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|time = 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|place =
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|place = National Archives and Records Administration
  
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|address = 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business and prepare for its election and annual meeting. Wikimedia DC members and the general public are invited to attend. Contact president@wikidc.org for the meeting link if you wish to attend.
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|description = Join us for a three-day training workshop for Wikipedians interested in gaining the knowledge and skills necessary to assist with GLAM-Wiki projects. Sessions will be led by Wikipedians experienced in working with cultural institutions on past partnerships.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Boot_Camp
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
 
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|month = December
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|day = 8
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Friday
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|title = History of Statistics<br/>Edit-a-thon
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|time = 3-5pm ET
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|place = Online
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|address = Online
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|description = We are partnering with the American Statistical Association's History of Statistics interest group to focus on Emma Willard and related materials about infographics in history. It's free and if you are new to Wikipedia we will show you how to get started.
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|month = June
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|month = December
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|day = 15
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|day = 14
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Wednesday
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|dow = Thursday
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|title = Annual Membership Meeting
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|title = GLAM Boot Camp at the National Archives
  
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|time = 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|place = online
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|place = National Archives and Records Administration
  
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|address = 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description = Join us for a three-day training workshop for Wikipedians interested in gaining the knowledge and skills necessary to assist with GLAM-Wiki projects. Sessions will be led by Wikipedians experienced in working with cultural institutions on past partnerships.
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|description = Join us as we report on Wikipedia activities in the region and plan for next year! Contact any board or staff member for a link to the meeting.
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Boot_Camp
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2020–2021)#Membership_Meetings
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|month = January
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|day = 8
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Monday
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|place = online
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|address =
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business. Chapter members and the general public are invited to attend. Contact president@wikidc.org for the meeting link if you wish to attend.
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
 
|rsvp-link =
 
|rsvp-link =
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|restriction = admission to this event is restricted to invited participants
  
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|month = June
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|month = January
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|day = 15
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|day = 13
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Wednesday
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|dow = Saturday
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|title = Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women's Biographies
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|title = June WikiSalon
  
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|time = 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|time = 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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|place = Cove
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|place = in-person
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|address = 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
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|address = Aurora Hills Library - Arlington, VA
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|description = Join us for an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts to chat about free culture topics and to edit articles together. There is no set agenda, and guests are invited to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own.
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|description = Currently, only 19.68% of biographies in English-language Wikipedia are about women. Help change that by joining us on January 13 to create and improve Wikipedia articles about women. Extensive training will be provided for new editors.
   
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Limited laptops will be provided for event use, so participants are asked to bring their own devices.
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Coffee, tea and soft drinks will be available on site, and we'll order pizza if enough people come!
  
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|info-link = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/WikiSalon
  
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Registration required.
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|rsvp-link-wiki =
 
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|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/231324063/
  
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For more information, contact lib-aurorahills@arlingtonva.us
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|info-link =
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|rsvp-link = https://arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/11683206
 
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|month = June
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|month = January
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|day = 16
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|day = 28
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Thursday
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|dow = Sunday
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|title = American Meteorological Scciety Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|title = GLAM Boot Camp at the National Archives
  
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|time = 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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|time = 12:45 PM – 3:45 PM
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|place = in-person
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|place = National Archives and Records Administration
  
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|address = 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
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|address = Baltimore Convention Center
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|description = Open to those who are registered for the 2024 AMS conference
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|description = Join us for a three-day training workshop for Wikipedians interested in gaining the knowledge and skills necessary to assist with GLAM-Wiki projects. Sessions will be led by Wikipedians experienced in working with cultural institutions on past partnerships.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Boot_Camp
  
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|info-link =
 
|rsvp-link =
 
|rsvp-link =
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|restriction = admission to this event is restricted to invited participants
  
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|month = June
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|month = February
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|day = 16
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|day = 15
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2024
 
|dow = Thursday
  
|dow = Thursday
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|title = Tennessee State University and University of South Florida Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|title = LGBTQ Edit-a-Thon at the National Archives
  
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|time = 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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|time = 11 AM – 2 PM
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|place = virtual
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|place = National Archives and Records Administration
  
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|address = 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description = Private event
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|description = In honor of LGBT Pride Month, join us for a workshop and edit-a-thon aimed at improving Wikipedia entries related to LGBT history, with a focus on subjects related to National Archives records. Activities will include new editor orientation and training, an exhibit tour, and a presentation from National Archives staff.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Pride_2016/DC
  
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|info-link =
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Pride_2016/DC#RSVP
  
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|rsvp-link =
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|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/231381095/
  
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|virtual = no
 
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|month = February
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|day = 26
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Monday
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|title = ''NetChoice LLC, v. Paxton'' at the Supreme Court
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|time = 6:00 AM – 12:15 PM
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|place = Supreme Court of the United States
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|address = 1 First St NE, Washington, DC
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|description = Wikimedia DC will join WMF Policy experts on an expedition to see the Supreme Court hearing of ''Moody v. NetChoice, LLC'' and ''NetChoice v. Paxton'' cases. They concern moderation of content by online platforms as governed by Section 230. The cases will be heard from 10 AM to noon, one hour each. We believe that we can hear a bit of the session if we line up very early. If you can be in line by 5:30am please join us. It'll be cold and there are no easily available bathrooms so ... prepare as well as possible.
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Supreme_Court_visit_for_NetChoice_vs_Paxton
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|rsvp-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Supreme_Court_visit_for_NetChoice_vs_Paxton
 
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|month = June
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|month = March
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|day = 17
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|day = 15
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2024
 
|dow = Friday
  
|dow = Friday
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|title = Georgetown University Women’s History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|title = Wikimedia Diversity Conference
  
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|time = 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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|time = 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
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|place = Georgetown University
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|place = National Archives and Records Administration
  
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|address = 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description = The theme for Women’s History Month this year at Georgetown University is “It’s all the Rage,” where we will engage feminist rage and emotion from intersectional lenses.
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|description = Join us for the international conference on diversity in the Wikimedia movement! Co-hosted by Wikimedia DC and the National Archives, the Wikimedia Diversity Conference is designed to facilitate conversation and action on issues of diversity throughout the Wikimedia movement. The conference will feature speakers, panels, and workshops that outline the case for diversity and consider ways to address the movement’s key diversity challenges.
  
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|info-link = https://wikidiversity.org/wiki/Main_Page
  
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Did you know that only 15% of contributors to Wikipedia are women?
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|rsvp-link = https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikimedia-diversity-conference-registration-25659667757
  
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Did you know that women only appear in just over 20% of all images of human beings on Wikimedia Commons?
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|restriction = admission to this event is restricted to registered participants
  
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Did you know efforts are happening around the world to address the “gender gap” on Wikipedia?
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Join the Georgetown community to help close this gender gap on Wikipedia by increasing the representation of underrepresented groups — in both Wikipedia content and contributors — on topics such as women in politics, women in STEM, and women in the arts. There will be hands-on training provided by representatives from Wikimedia DC.
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No Wikipedia editing experience necessary.
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Bring your own laptop. Snacks will be provided.
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This event is open to Georgetown Students, Staff, Faculty, and Alumni.
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Georgetown_University_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_for_Women%E2%80%99s_History_Month
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|rsvp-link = https://mdi.georgetown.edu/events/guwikieditathon2024/
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|month = March
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|day = 21
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Thursday
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|title = Tennessee State University and University of South Florida Women's History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|time = 11 AM – 2 PM
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|place = virtual
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|address =
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|description = Private event
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|month = March
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|day = 18
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|day = 27
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Wednesday
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|title = Becoming Visible Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
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|time = 11 AM – 2 PM
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|place = virtual
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|address =
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|description =
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Did you know that less than 20% of biographies in English-language Wikipedia are about women? Help change that by joining the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum on March 27th for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. Attendees will edit and create Wikipedia articles inspired by the museum’s first digital exhibition, “Becoming Visible.”
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This event will have two parts:
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1) Getting started with Wikipedia edits: 11am-12pm
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2) Wikipedia edit-a-thon: 12pm-2pm
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Attendees can join us for one of both parts depending on their availability and experience with Wikipedia editing. New editors are encouraged to attend the introductory session at 11am.
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This event is presented with support from Wikimedia DC.
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|info-link =
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|rsvp-link = https://womenshistory.si.edu/events/becoming-visible-wikipedia-edit-thon
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|month = May
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|day = 11
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|year = 2024
 
|dow = Saturday
  
|dow = Saturday
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|title = Shakers in America Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|title = Wikimedia Diversity Conference
  
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|time = 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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|time = 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
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|place = Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC
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|place = National Archives and Records Administration
  
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|address = 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
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|address = 901 G St. NW
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|description =
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|description = Join us for the international conference on diversity in the Wikimedia movement! Co-hosted by Wikimedia DC and the National Archives, the Wikimedia Diversity Conference is designed to facilitate conversation and action on issues of diversity throughout the Wikimedia movement. The conference will feature speakers, panels, and workshops that outline the case for diversity and consider ways to address the movement’s key diversity challenges.
  
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Join Wikimedia DC and the Capitol Hill Chorale as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the Shakers in America. Although small in number, the Shakers have exercised an outsized influence on American culture; we honor their egalitarian spirit with an edit-a-thon dedicated to writing notable Shaker women into Wikipedia.
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|info-link = https://wikidiversity.org/wiki/Main_Page
  
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This event will include new editor training and a special tour of the library.
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|rsvp-link = https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikimedia-diversity-conference-registration-25659667757
  
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|restriction = admission to this event is restricted to registered participants
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/History_of_Shakers_edit-a-thon
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|virtual =
 
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|rsvp-link = https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shakers-in-america-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-tickets-883486621267?aff=oddtdtcreatorn
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|month = May
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|day = 29
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Wednesday
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:15 PM
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|place = Online
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|address =
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business. Wikimedia DC members and the general public are invited. Contact president@wikidc.org for the meeting link if you wish to attend.
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
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|month = June
  
|month = June
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|day = 25
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|day = 20
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Saturday
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|dow = Thursday
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|title = Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
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|title = June Dinner Meetup
  
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|time = 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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|time = 11 AM – 2 PM EDT
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|place = Vapiano's
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|place = Online
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|address = 1800 M Street NW, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description =
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|description = Join your fellow Wikimedians for dinner at Vapiano in Dupont Circle! All are welcome, regardless of age or experience with Wikipedia.
  
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Did you know that less than 20% of biographies in English-language Wikipedia are about women? Help change that by joining the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum on June 20th for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. Attendees will edit and create Wikipedia articles inspired by the life and work of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker.
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/June_2016
  
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/June_2016#Sign_up.21
  
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Dr. Walker, the first woman to serve as a U.S. Army surgeon during the Civil War, a women’s rights advocate, and the only woman recipient of the Medal of Honor, is featured on a new quarter as part of the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program.
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|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/231480061/
  
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This event will have two parts:
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1) Getting started with Wikipedia edits: 11am-12pm
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2) Wikipedia edit-a-thon: 12pm-2pm
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Attendees can join us for one of both parts depending on their availability and experience with Wikipedia editing. New editors are encouraged to attend the introductory session at 11am.
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This event is presented with support from Wikimedia DC.
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Dr._Mary_Edwards_Walker_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon
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|rsvp-link = https://womenshistory.si.edu/events/wikipedia-edit-thon-dr-mary-edwards-walker
 
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|day = 9
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|day = 1
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Saturday
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|dow = Monday
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|title = Conversation about proposed Movement Charter
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|title = Democracy and American Art Edit-a-Thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
  
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|time = 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM
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|place = Smithsonian American Art Museum
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|place = Online
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|address = 8th and G Streets NW, Washington, DC
+
|address =
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|description = Wikimedia DC can cast a vote on the proposed Movement Charter, and to make official suggestions and comments about it. Members are invited to join this conversation as we decide what to do. For the meeting link please write president@wikidc.org.
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|description = Join us as we work together to improve content related to democracy and American art and artists. Beginners are welcome, and Wikipedia training will be provided.
  
  +
|info-link =
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Democracy_and_American_Art_Edit-A-Thon
  
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|rsvp-link =
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Democracy_and_American_Art_Edit-A-Thon#Sign_up.21
  
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|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/232269378/
  
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|restriction =
 
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|virtual = yes
 
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|month = July
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|month = July
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|day = 13
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|day = 20
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Wednesday
 +
|dow = Saturday
  +
|title = National Museum of Women in the Arts Disability Activism Edit-a-thon
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|title = July WikiSalon
  
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|time = 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|time = 11am-2pm
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|place = National Museum of Women in the Arts
−
|place = Cove
  
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|address = 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description = Join us for an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts to chat about free culture topics and to edit articles together. There is no set agenda, and guests are invited to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own.
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|description = Join us for our annual Art+Feminism edit-a-thon to help close information gaps related to gender, feminism, and the arts on Wikipedia. This year, to complement NMWA’s 2024 #5WomenArtists campaign, we will focus on disability activism and advocacy in the arts.
   
  +
Anyone and everyone interested in learning more about editing Wikipedia, regardless of experience, gender, or background, is welcome to attend. We will provide tutorials, reference materials, internet access, and refreshments. All you need is a laptop, motivation to combat gender bias, and a belief in equal access to quality information resources.
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Coffee, tea and soft drinks will be available on site, and we'll order pizza if enough people come!
  
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|info-link = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/WikiSalon
  
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This is a free, in-person event. Registration is required. Please bring your laptop and charger. To share about the event on social media, use the hashtags #ArtAndFeminism, #NowEditingAF, and #5WomenArtists!
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|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/231989443/
  
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This event is in partnership with Wikimedia, DC, the regional outreach organization for Wikipedia.
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|info-link =
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|rsvp-link = https://nmwa.org/whats-on/calendar/edit-a-thon-disability-activism/
 
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|virtual = no
 
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|month = July
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|day = 15
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|day = 31
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Friday
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|dow = Wednesday
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|title = Safe and Healthy at Work Edit-a-Thon at NIOSH
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|time = 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  +
|place = Online
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|place = National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  
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|address = 395 E Street SW, Suite 9200, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business. Wikimedia DC members and the general public are invited. Contact president@wikidc.org for the meeting link if you wish to attend.
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|description = The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) invites you to an edit-a-thon about occupational safety and health! Learn more about this important topic as you utilize NIOSH resources to create and improve articles on occupational hazards and related topics.
  
  +
|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
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|rsvp-link =
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Safe_and_Healthy_at_Work
  
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Safe_and_Healthy_at_Work#Sign_up.21
  
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|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/232270650/
  
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|restriction = Attendees must have a valid government ID to enter the building. Attendees who are not US citizens must contact James Hare at kwa6@cdc.gov to coordinate access
  
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|virtual = yes
 
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|cancelled =
 
 
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|cancelled =
 
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|month = July
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|month = September
 
|day = 16
  
|day = 16
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|year = 2016
 +
|year = 2024
−
|dow = Saturday
 +
|dow = Monday
−
|title = Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at the DC Public Library
 +
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
−
|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
 +
|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  +
|place = Online
−
|place = Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
  
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|address = 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC
 +
|address =
  +
|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business. Wikimedia DC members and the general public are invited. The meeting will be on zoom, with a waiting room: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87518487485. Contact president@wikidc.org for any other details.
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|description = Join us as we work with DC Public Library to edit accessibility-related articles, add missing image descriptions, and make other accessibility improvements.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/DCPL_July_2016
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
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|rsvp-link =
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/DCPL_July_2016#Sign_up.21
  
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|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/232269154/
  
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|virtual = yes
 
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|cancelled =
 
 
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|mode = {{{mode|}}}
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|cancelled =
 
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|month = July
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|month = September
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|day = 29
 +
|day = 24
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|year = 2016
 +
|year = 2024
−
|dow = Friday
 +
|dow = Tuesday
  +
|title = Tennessee State University & University of S. Florida Hispanic Heritage Month Edit-a-thon
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|title = Proposed Amendments Edit-a-Thon at the National Archives
  
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|time = 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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|time = 2 PM – 5 PM
  +
|place = Virtual, Private
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|place = National Archives and Records Administration
  
−
|address = 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
 +
|address =
  +
|description = Virtual, private
−
|description = Join us as we take part in the Amending America initiative at the National Archives—a commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights—by working with NARA and the Law Library of Congress to improve Wikipedia articles about proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution using National Archives and Law Library of Congress records. Activities will include new editor orientation and training, and a presentation by National Archives staff.
  
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|mode = {{{mode|}}}
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/ProposedAmendments
  
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/ProposedAmendments#RSVP
  
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|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/232269604/
  
−
|restriction = Attendees must have a valid government ID to enter the building
  
 
|virtual = yes
  
|virtual = yes
 
|cancelled =
  
|cancelled =
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|month = July
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|month = September
−
|day = 30
 +
|day = 28
−
|year = 2016
 +
|year = 2024
 
|dow = Saturday
  
|dow = Saturday
−
|title = July Dinner Meetup
 +
|title = Banned Books Edit-a-thon -
−
|time = 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 +
|time = 12 PM – 4 PM
  +
|place = Aurora Hills Library - Arlington, Va
−
|place = Vapiano's
  
−
|address = 1800 M Street NW, Washington, DC
 +
|address =
  +
|description =In honor of Banned Books Week, help increase awareness of books and authors, including those that have been banned. Along the way, practice skills in research and writing, while learning how Wikipedia works and contributing to Wikipedia. Extensive training will be provided for new editors.
−
|description = Join your fellow Wikimedians for dinner at Vapiano in Dupont Circle! All are welcome, regardless of age or experience with Wikipedia.
  
  +
−
|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/July_2016
  
  +
Limited laptops will be provided for event use, so participants are asked to bring their own devices.
−
|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/July_2016#Sign_up.21
  
  +
−
|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/231989689/
  
  +
Registration required.
  +
  +
For more information, contact lib-aurorahills@arlingtonva.us
  +
|rsvp-link = https://arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/12443753
 
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  +
|virtual = no
  +
|cancelled =
 
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|month = August
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|month = October
−
|day = 13
 +
|day = 3
−
|year = 2016
 +
|year = 2024
−
|dow = Saturday
 +
|dow = Thursday-Sunday
  +
|title = WikiConference North America 2024
−
|title = Edit-a-Thon at the Anacostia Community Museum
  
−
|time = 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
 +
|time = Oct 3-6
−
|place = Anacostia Community Museum
 +
|place = Indianapolis
−
|address = 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, DC
 +
|address = (Indy)
  +
|description = Annual conference of Wikimedians in North America, with some online participation options
−
|description = Join us as we work with the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum to improve Wikipedia content about Anacostia and other neighborhoods south of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. Beginners are welcome, and Wikipedia training will be provided.
  
−
|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Anacostia_Museum_Edit-a-Thon
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|info-link = https://wikiconference.org
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Anacostia_Museum_Edit-a-Thon#Sign_up.21
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|rsvp-link = <!-- https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2024/Register not yet offered -->
  +
|mode = {{{mode|}}}
−
|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/232485317/
  
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|restriction =
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|virtual = no
  +
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|virtual = yes
 
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|month = October
  +
|day = 28
  +
|year = 2024
  +
|dow = Monday
  +
|title = Smithsonian American Women's History Museum: Women's Independence and Financial Power Edit-a-thon
  +
|time = 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  +
|place = Online
  +
|address =
  +
|description = Until 1974, married women could not get credit cards in their own name. Join us for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon on women, credit, and financial power to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which prohibited lenders from discriminating against consumers based on their sex or marital status.
  +
  +
Did you know that less than 20% of biographies in English-language Wikipedia are about women? The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is working to change that and we need you to help share the stories of women who ensured the success of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and leaders in the banking industry who expanded services for women.
  +
  +
This event will have two parts:
  +
  +
Getting started with Wikipedia edits: 11 am - 12 pm
  +
  +
Wikipedia edit-a-thon: 12 pm - 2 pm
  +
  +
Join in for one or both sessions, but new editors are encouraged to attend the introductory session at 11 am.
  +
|info-link =
  +
|rsvp-link = https://womenshistory.si.edu/events/wikipedia-edit-thon-womens-independence-and-financial-power
  +
|mode = {{{mode|}}}
  +
|virtual = yes
 
|cancelled =
  
|cancelled =
  +
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  +
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|month = November
  +
|day = 13
  +
|year = 2024
  +
|dow = Wednesday
  +
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
  +
|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  +
|place = Online
  +
|address =
  +
|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business. Wikimedia DC members and the general public are invited. The meeting will be on zoom. Contact president@wikidc.org for any details.
  +
|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2024–2025)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
  +
|rsvp-link =
 
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|virtual = yes
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|cancelled =
 
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|month = August
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|month = December
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|day = 20
 +
|day = 2
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|year = 2016
 +
|year = 2024
−
|dow = Saturday
 +
|dow = Monday
 
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
  
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
−
|time = 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
 +
|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
−
|place = Wikimedia District of Columbia
 +
|place = Online
−
|address = 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
 +
|address =
−
|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business. All Wikimedia DC members and the general public are invited to attend.
 +
|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business. Wikimedia DC members and the general public are invited. The meeting will be on zoom, [https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89281673385 here]. Agenda: determining bylaws resolutions to recommend to members so we can finalize the annual member balot, and deciding on details of a call for consulting services to address our strategic planning. Contact president@wikidc.org for any other details.
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2015–2016)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2024–2025)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
 
|rsvp-link =
 
|rsvp-link =
 
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|virtual = yes
  +
|cancelled =
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|month = December
  +
|day = 3
  +
|year = 2024
  +
|dow = Tuesday (timing is tentative)
  +
|title = Holiday happy hour at OpenGovHub
  +
|time = 5:00 PM
  +
|place = OpenGovHub coworking space
  +
|address = 1100 13th Street NW suite 1800,
  +
|description = OpenGovHub is a host of a coworking space for good-government and data-oriented nonprofits. Wikimedia DC is a member organization. We can join for a happy hour there. Please RSVP to Wikimedia DC and we'll get you on the invitation list.
  +
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  +
|mode = {{{mode|}}}
  +
|virtual = yes
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Latest revision as of 18:36, 16 November 2024

Click here to see events from previous years

October 3

Meeting of the Board of Directors


WHEN

Tuesday, October 3, 2023
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

October 4

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women in Environmental Justice


WHEN

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
4pm-8pm ET

WHERE

Anacostia Community Museum

November 9

WikiConference North America


WHEN

Thursday, November 9, 2023
4pm

WHERE

Toronto
Toronto Reference Library

November 28

Meeting of the Board of Directors


WHEN

Tuesday, November 28, 2023
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

December 8

History of Statistics
Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Friday, December 8, 2023
3-5pm ET

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

December 14

Annual Membership Meeting


WHEN

Thursday, December 14, 2023
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

January 8

Meeting of the Board of Directors


WHEN

Monday, January 8, 2024
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

January 13

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women's Biographies


WHEN

Saturday, January 13, 2024
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

WHERE

in-person
Aurora Hills Library - Arlington, VA

January 28

American Meteorological Scciety Wikipedia Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Sunday, January 28, 2024
12:45 PM – 3:45 PM

WHERE

in-person
Baltimore Convention Center

February 15

Tennessee State University and University of South Florida Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Thursday, February 15, 2024
11 AM – 2 PM

WHERE

virtual

February 26

NetChoice LLC, v. Paxton at the Supreme Court


WHEN

Monday, February 26, 2024
6:00 AM – 12:15 PM

WHERE

Supreme Court of the United States
1 First St NE, Washington, DC

March 15

Georgetown University Women’s History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Friday, March 15, 2024
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM

WHERE

Georgetown University

March 21

Tennessee State University and University of South Florida Women's History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Thursday, March 21, 2024
11 AM – 2 PM

WHERE

virtual

March 27

Becoming Visible Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon


WHEN

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
11 AM – 2 PM

WHERE

virtual

May 11

Shakers in America Wikipedia Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Saturday, May 11, 2024
12:30 PM – 3:30 PM

WHERE

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC
901 G St. NW

May 29

Meeting of the Board of Directors


WHEN

Wednesday, May 29, 2024
8:00 PM – 9:15 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

June 20

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker


WHEN

Thursday, June 20, 2024
11 AM – 2 PM EDT

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

July 1

Conversation about proposed Movement Charter


WHEN

Monday, July 1, 2024
8:00 PM – 8:30 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

July 20

National Museum of Women in the Arts Disability Activism Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Saturday, July 20, 2024
11am-2pm

WHERE

National Museum of Women in the Arts

July 31

Meeting of the Board of Directors


WHEN

Wednesday, July 31, 2024
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

September 16

Meeting of the Board of Directors


WHEN

Monday, September 16, 2024
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

September 24

Tennessee State University & University of S. Florida Hispanic Heritage Month Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Tuesday, September 24, 2024
2 PM – 5 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

September 28

Banned Books Edit-a-thon -


WHEN

Saturday, September 28, 2024
12 PM – 4 PM

WHERE

Aurora Hills Library - Arlington, Va

October 3

WikiConference North America 2024


WHEN

Thursday-Sunday, October 3, 2024
Oct 3-6

WHERE

Indianapolis
(Indy)

October 28

Smithsonian American Women's History Museum: Women's Independence and Financial Power Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Monday, October 28, 2024
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

November 13

Meeting of the Board of Directors


WHEN

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

December 2

Meeting of the Board of Directors


WHEN

Monday, December 2, 2024
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

December 3

Holiday happy hour at OpenGovHub


WHEN

Tuesday (timing is tentative), December 3, 2024
5:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT
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