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|day = 5
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Sunday
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|dow = Tuesday
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|title = Relinking the White House Workshop
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|place = Busboys and Poets
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|address = 1025 5th Street NW, Washington, DC
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet, mainly in executive session.
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|description = Join us for an informal afternoon gathering as we work together update links from English Wikipedia to whitehouse.gov.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/RelinkingWH
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|month =October
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|day = 18
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|day =4
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|year = 2017
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|year =2023
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|dow = Saturday
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|dow = Wednesday
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|title = Black History Month Edit-a-Thon at the DC Public Library
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|title = Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women in Environmental Justice
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|time = 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
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|time = 4pm-8pm ET
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|place = Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
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|place = Anacostia Community Museum
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|address = 901 G Street 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 with the District of Columbia Public Library to honor Black History Month with a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. The event will focus on improving Wikipedia entries using the library's Black Studies collection. Beginners are welcome, and Wikipedia training will be provided.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/DCPL_Black_History_Month_2017
  
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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-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/237675229/
  
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This event is planned in coordination with our friends at Wikimedia DC.
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|month = November
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|day = 25
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|day = 9
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Saturday
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|dow = Thursday
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|title = February Dinner Meetup
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|title = WikiConference North America
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|time = 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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|time = 4pm
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|place = Vapiano's
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|place = Toronto
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|address = 1800 M Street NW, Washington, DC
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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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|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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|info-link = https://wikiconference.org
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|rsvp-link = https://pretix.eu/wcna/2023/
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|month = November
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|day = 26
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|day = 28
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|year = 2017
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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 = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|place = Cove
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|place =
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|address = 1817 M Street 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 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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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2016–2017)#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 = December
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|day = 28
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|day = 8
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Tuesday
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|dow = Friday
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|title = History of Statistics<br/>Edit-a-thon
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|title = Edit-a-Thon at the Smithsonian Institution Archives
  
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|time = 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
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|time = 3-5pm ET
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|place = Smithsonian Institution Archives
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|place = Online
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|address = Online
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|address = 600 Maryland Avenue SW #3000, Washington, DC
  
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|description = Join us as we work with the Smithsonian Institution Archives and students from American University's "Wikipedia & Public Knowledge" course to improve Wikipedia articles on a variety of topics.
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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 = December
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|day = 14
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Thursday
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|title = Annual Membership Meeting
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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 = 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 = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2020–2021)#Membership_Meetings
 
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|restriction = due to space constraints, only American University students will be able to attend the event in person; other attendees should participate online
  
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|month = March
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|month = January
 
|day = 8
  
|day = 8
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Wednesday
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|dow = Monday
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|title = Relinking the Government Edit-a-Thon
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|time = 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|place = online
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|place = George Washington University Science & Engineering Hall, Room B1270
  
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|address = 800 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20052
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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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|description = Join us as we work with the attendees of the Enterprise MediaWiki Conference and MITRE Corporation to update Wikipedia articles related to the U.S. federal government to reflect changes since the presidential transition. Beginners are welcome, and some one-on-one Wikipedia training can be provided.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/RelinkingGovt
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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-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/237908244/
  
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|month = March
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|month = January
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|day = 11
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|day = 13
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
 
|dow = Saturday
  
|dow = Saturday
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|title = Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
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|title = Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women's Biographies
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|time = 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
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|time = 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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|place = National Museum of Women in the Arts
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|place = in-person
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|address = 1250 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC
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|address = Aurora Hills Library - Arlington, VA
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|description = Join us as we work with the National Museum of Women in the Arts to honor Women's History Month with a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. The event will focus on improving Wikipedia entries related to notable women artists and art world figures. Beginners are welcome, and Wikipedia training will be provided.
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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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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts_2017
  
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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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Registration required.
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For more information, contact lib-aurorahills@arlingtonva.us
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|rsvp-link = https://arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/11683206
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|month = January
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|day = 28
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Sunday
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|title = American Meteorological Scciety Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|time = 12:45 PM – 3:45 PM
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|place = in-person
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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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|month = February
 
|day = 15
  
|day = 15
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Wednesday
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|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 = Art+Feminism Edit-a-Thon at West Virginia University
  
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|time = 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM
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|time = 11 AM – 2 PM
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|place = West Virginia University Art Museum
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|place = virtual
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|address = 2 Fine Arts Drive, Morgantown, WV
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|address =
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|description = Private event
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|description = Join us as we work with West Virginia University to honor Women's History Month with a public Art+Feminism Wikipedia edit-a-thon. The event will focus on improving Wikipedia entries related to notable women artists and art world figures.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/WVU/ArtAndFeminism_2017
  
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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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|month = March
  
|month = March
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|day = 25
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|day = 15
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Saturday
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|dow = Friday
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|title = Georgetown University Women’s History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|title = Art+Feminism Edit-a-Thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
  
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|time = 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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|time = 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
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|place = Smithsonian American Art Museum
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|place = Georgetown University
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|address = G Street NW & 8th Street 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 as we work with the Smithsonian American Art Museum to improve Wikipedia content related to feminism and art. Beginners are welcome, and Wikipedia training will be provided.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/SAAM_Art_and_Feminism_2017
  
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Did you know that only 15% of contributors to Wikipedia are women?
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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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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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|rsvp-link = https://mdi.georgetown.edu/events/guwikieditathon2024/
 
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|month = March
  
|month = March
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|day = 26
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|day = 21
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Sunday
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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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|title = March Dinner Meetup
  
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|time = 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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|time = 11 AM – 2 PM
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|place = Vapiano's
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|place = virtual
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|address = 1800 M Street NW, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description = Private event
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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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|info-link =
 
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|month = March
  
|month = March
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|day = 28
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|day = 27
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Tuesday
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|dow = Wednesday
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|title = Art+Feminism Edit-a-Thon at the University of Maryland
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|title = Becoming Visible Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
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|time = 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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|time = 11 AM – 2 PM
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|place = virtual
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|place = Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture
  
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|address =
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|address = 4213A Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building, 3834 Campus Drive, College Park, MD
  
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|description =
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|description = Join us as we work with the University of Maryland Art Gallery and Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture to honor Women's History Month with a public Art+Feminism Wikipedia edit-a-thon. The event will focus on improving Wikipedia entries related to notable women artists and art world figures.
  
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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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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/University_of_Maryland_Art%2BFeminism_2017
  
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/University_of_Maryland_Art%2BFeminism_2017#Participants_-_Sign_Up_Here.21
  
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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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|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
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|dow = Saturday
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|title = Shakers in America Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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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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|address = 901 G St. NW
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|description =
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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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This event will include new editor training and a special tour of the library.
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/History_of_Shakers_edit-a-thon
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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 = April
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|month = May
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|day = 7
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|day = 29
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Friday
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|dow = Wednesday
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|title = Congressional Committees and Hearings Edit-a-Thon at the Library of Congress
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|time = 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:15 PM
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|place = Online
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|place = James Madison Memorial Building, Library of Congress
  
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|address = 101 Independence Avenue SE, 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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|room = Montpelier Room, Sixth Floor, LM 619
  
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
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|description = Please join us for an edit-a-thon co-hosted by the Law Library of Congress (LLC) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) at the Library of Congress. The event will focus on improving Wikipedia articles related to congressional committees and hearings, and will include speakers from the Senate Historical Office, Smithsonian American Art Museum, NARA’s Center for Legislative Archives, and the Library of Congress.
  
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Participants will learn about a variety of legislative research collections and resources, including Congress.gov and resources at the Center for Legislative Archives and Senate Historical Office, and will have the opportunity to collectively improve the quality of information about congressional committees available on Wikipedia.
  
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|month = June
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Congressional_Committees_and_Hearings_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon
  
  +
|day = 20
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Congressional_Committees_and_Hearings_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon#Sign_up.21
  
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Thursday
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|rsvp-link-eventbrite = https://www.eventbrite.com/e/congressional-committees-and-hearings-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-workshop-tickets-31998996861
  
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|title = Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
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|restriction =
 
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|time = 11 AM – 2 PM EDT
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|virtual = yes
 
  +
|place = Online
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|address =
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|description =
  +
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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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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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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|mode = {{{mode|}}}
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|virtual = yes
 
|cancelled =
  
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|month = July
  +
|day = 1
  +
|year = 2024
  +
|dow = Monday
  +
|title = Conversation about proposed Movement Charter
  +
|time = 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM
  +
|place = Online
  +
|address =
  +
|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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|info-link =
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|rsvp-link =
 
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|virtual = yes
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|cancelled =
 
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|month = April
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|month = July
  +
|day = 20
  +
|year = 2024
  +
|dow = Saturday
  +
|title = National Museum of Women in the Arts Disability Activism Edit-a-thon
  +
|time = 11am-2pm
  +
|place = National Museum of Women in the Arts
  +
|address =
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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.
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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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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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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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|mode = {{{mode|}}}
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|virtual = no
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|month = July
  +
|day = 31
  +
|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. Contact president@wikidc.org for the meeting link if you wish to attend.
  +
|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
  +
|rsvp-link =
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|mode = {{{mode|}}}
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|virtual = yes
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|cancelled =
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|month = September
 
|day = 16
  
|day = 16
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Sunday
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|dow = Monday
 
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
  
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
 +
|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|place = Cove
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|place = Online
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|address = 1817 M Street NW, Washington, DC
 +
|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 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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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2016–2017)#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
 
|rsvp-link =
 
|rsvp-link =
 
|mode = {{{mode|}}}
  
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|virtual = yes
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|cancelled =
 
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|month = April
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|month = September
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|day = 29
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|day = 24
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|year = 2017
 +
|year = 2024
  +
|dow = Tuesday
  +
|title = Tennessee State University & University of S. Florida Hispanic Heritage Month Edit-a-thon
  +
|time = 2 PM – 5 PM
  +
|place = Virtual, Private
  +
|address =
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|description = Virtual, private
  +
|mode = {{{mode|}}}
  +
|virtual = yes
  +
|cancelled =
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}}<!--
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-->{{event
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|month = September
  +
|day = 28
  +
|year = 2024
 
|dow = Saturday
  
|dow = Saturday
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|title = April Dinner Meetup
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|title = Banned Books Edit-a-thon -
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|time = 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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|time = 12 PM – 4 PM
  +
|place = Aurora Hills Library - Arlington, Va
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|place = Vapiano's
  
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|address = 1800 M Street NW, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|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.
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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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Limited laptops will be provided for event use, so participants are asked to bring their own devices.
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  +
Registration required.
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For more information, contact lib-aurorahills@arlingtonva.us
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|rsvp-link = https://arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/12443753
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|mode = {{{mode|}}}
  +
|virtual = no
  +
|cancelled =
  +
}}<!--
  +
  +
-->{{event
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|month = October
  +
|day = 3
  +
|year = 2024
  +
|dow = Thursday-Sunday
  +
|title = WikiConference North America 2024
  +
|time = Oct 3-6
  +
|place = Indianapolis
  +
|address = (Indy)
  +
|description = Annual conference of Wikimedians in North America, with some online participation options
  +
|info-link = https://wikiconference.org
  +
|rsvp-link = <!-- https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2024/Register not yet offered -->
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|mode = {{{mode|}}}
  +
|virtual = no
  +
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  +
  +
-->{{event
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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.
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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.
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  +
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 =
 
|info-link =
  +
|rsvp-link = https://womenshistory.si.edu/events/wikipedia-edit-thon-womens-independence-and-financial-power
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|rsvp-link-wiki =
 
−
|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/238978227/
  
 
|mode = {{{mode|}}}
  
|mode = {{{mode|}}}
  +
|virtual = yes
  +
|cancelled =
 
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|month = June
 +
|month = November
−
|day = 18
 +
|day = 13
−
|year = 2017
 +
|year = 2024
−
|dow = Sunday
 +
|dow = Wednesday
 
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
  
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
−
|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
 +
|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
−
|place = Cove
 +
|place = Online
−
|address = 1817 M Street 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.
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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. The meeting will be on zoom. Contact president@wikidc.org for any details.
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2016–2017)#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 =
 
|mode = {{{mode|}}}
  
|mode = {{{mode|}}}
  +
|virtual = yes
  +
|cancelled =
 
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|month = July
 +
|month = December
−
|day = 8
 +
|day = 2
−
|year = 2017
 +
|year = 2024
−
|dow = Saturday
 +
|dow = Monday
  +
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
−
|title = Synthetic Biology Edit-a-thon with the Baltimore Underground Science Space
  
−
|time = 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
 +
|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  +
|place = Online
−
|place = [http://www.bugssonline.org/ Baltimore Underground Science Space (BUGSS)]
  
−
|address = 101 N Haven St #105, Baltimore, MD
 +
|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, [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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|description = Join us for an edit-a-thon at the Baltimore Underground Science Space, a DIY biology makerspace organization! We'll be focusing on articles related to synthetic biology.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Baltimore/Synthetic_Biology_at_BUGSS
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2024–2025)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
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|rsvp-link =
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/240785034/
  
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|rsvp-link-eventbrite = https://www.eventbrite.com/e/synthetic-biology-edit-a-thon-for-wikipedia-at-bugss-tickets-35280682471
  
 
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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 = 10
 +
|day = 3
−
|year = 2017
 +
|year = 2024
  +
|dow = Tuesday (timing is tentative)
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|dow = Thursday
  
  +
|title = Holiday happy hour at OpenGovHub
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|title = Textiles Edit-a-thon with The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
  
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|time = 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
 +
|time = 5:00 PM
  +
|place = OpenGovHub coworking space
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|place = [https://museum.gwu.edu/ The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum]
  
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|address = 701 21st Street NW, Washington, DC
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|address = 1100 13th Street NW suite 1800,
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|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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|description = Join us for an edit-a-thon at The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum. With the help of experienced Wikipedians, attendees will learn to edit and contribute to textile-related Wikipedia articles. Librarians and staff from the museum will be on hand to provide access to source material.
  
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|info-link =
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Textile_Museum_Edit-a-thon
  
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|rsvp-link =
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/240785034/
  
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|rsvp-link-eventbrite = https://www.eventbrite.com/e/textiles-edit-a-thon-tickets-35512297237
  
 
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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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