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October 3

Meeting of the Board of Directors

WHEN

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

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

The Board of Directors will meet, mainly in executive session. Learn more »

October 4

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women in Environmental Justice

WHEN

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

WHERE

Anacostia Community Museum

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.

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.

This event is planned in coordination with our friends at Wikimedia DC.

Registration required. Learn more »

November 9

WikiConference North America

WHEN

Thursday, November 9, 2023
4pm

WHERE

Toronto
Toronto Reference Library

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. Learn more »

November 28

Meeting of the Board of Directors

WHEN

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

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

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. Learn more »

December 8

History of Statistics
Edit-a-thon

WHEN

Friday, December 8, 2023
3-5pm ET

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

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.

December 14

Annual Membership Meeting

WHEN

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

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

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. Learn more »

January 8

Meeting of the Board of Directors

WHEN

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

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

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. Learn more »

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

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.

Limited laptops will be provided for event use, so participants are asked to bring their own devices.

Registration required.

For more information, contact lib-aurorahills@arlingtonva.us

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

Open to those who are registered for the 2024 AMS conference

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

Private event

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

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. Learn more »

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

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.

Did you know that only 15% of contributors to Wikipedia are women? Did you know that women only appear in just over 20% of all images of human beings on Wikimedia Commons? Did you know efforts are happening around the world to address the “gender gap” on Wikipedia?

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.

No Wikipedia editing experience necessary.

Bring your own laptop. Snacks will be provided.

This event is open to Georgetown Students, Staff, Faculty, and Alumni. Learn more »

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

Private event

March 27

Becoming Visible Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

WHEN

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
11 AM – 2 PM

WHERE

virtual

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.”

This event will have two parts: 1) Getting started with Wikipedia edits: 11am-12pm 2) Wikipedia edit-a-thon: 12pm-2pm

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.

This event is presented with support from Wikimedia DC.

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

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. This event will include new editor training and a special tour of the library. Learn more »

May 29

Meeting of the Board of Directors

WHEN

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

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

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. Learn more »

June 20

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

WHEN

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

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

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.

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.

This event will have two parts: 1) Getting started with Wikipedia edits: 11am-12pm 2) Wikipedia edit-a-thon: 12pm-2pm

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.

This event is presented with support from Wikimedia DC. Learn more »

July 1

Conversation about proposed Movement Charter

WHEN

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

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

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.

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

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.

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!

This event is in partnership with Wikimedia, DC, the regional outreach organization for Wikipedia.

July 31

Meeting of the Board of Directors

WHEN

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

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

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. Learn more »

September 16

Meeting of the Board of Directors

WHEN

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

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

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. Learn more »

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

Virtual, private

September 28

Banned Books Edit-a-thon -

WHEN

Saturday, September 28, 2024
12 PM – 4 PM

WHERE

Aurora Hills Library - Arlington, Va

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.

Limited laptops will be provided for event use, so participants are asked to bring their own devices.

Registration required.

For more information, contact lib-aurorahills@arlingtonva.us

October 3

WikiConference North America 2024

WHEN

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

WHERE

Indianapolis
(Indy)

Annual conference of Wikimedians in North America, with some online participation options Learn more »

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

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.

November 13

Meeting of the Board of Directors

WHEN

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

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

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. Learn more »

December 2

Meeting of the Board of Directors

WHEN

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

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

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, here. Agenda: determining bylaws resolutions to recommend to members so we can finalize the annual member ballot, and deciding on details of a call for consulting services to address our strategic planning. Contact president@wikidc.org for any other details. Learn more »

December 3

Holiday happy hour at OpenGovHub

WHEN

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

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. Learn more »

December 13

FAIRly Obscure: An Anthropology Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

WHEN

Friday, December 13, 2024
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

Are you interested in the history of anthropology? In archival description, outreach, and linked data? In FAIR and CARE principles for social science and scientific information? Join a co-sponsored edit-a-thon event to support the ethical description of anthropological knowledge and anthropological records focused on reworking and expanding related Wikipedia and Wikidata entries. This edit-a-thon will focus on editing, adding, and checking information on these publicly available and publicly maintained databases relating to anthropologists and anthropology. Interested audience may include community members, anthropologists, graduate students in anthropology, graduate students in information science, linked data nerds, and others!

No Wikipedia editing experience necessary. Training will be provided, taking place December 13, 12pm to 1:30pm (Eastern time). Open editing time will run from 1:00pm to 4:00pm (Eastern time). If you've never edited before, please plan to attend the training session.

Laptops are required. Please bring your own.

Training will be provided, and lunch will be provided for in-person participants, taking place December 13, 10am-11:30am. Open editing time will run from 11:30am to 4pm. If you've never edited before, please plan to arrive for the training session. Editing and open time for questions 12:30-4pm.

Please fill out this quick Google Form to indicate your interest in Wikipedia or Wikidata: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdV4nBNS_TXlqd72n85tZeZZzOGpXuwTDqAg-fMxmViUxHPLg/viewform

This event is presented by The University of Maryland Center for Archival Futures, the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution; George Washington University’s Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology; The Bentley Historical Library and School of Information, University of Michigan; the University of Missouri’s College of Information Studies; and the Council for the Preservation of Anthropological Records (CoPAR), and Wikimedia DC. Learn more »

February 2

Meeting of the Board of Directors

WHEN

Sunday, February 2, 2025
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

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, here. Agenda: receiving chapter election results; planning annual meeting; completing certain reports; planning upcoming events; update re contract for strategic planning. Contact president@wikidc.org for any other details. Learn more »

February 4

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Black History Month Edit-a-thon

WHEN

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

Join us for CAH's Black History Month Wikipedia edit-a-thon and help to close the Wikipedia racial gap by creating and editing biographies about Black artists and performers with connections to the arts and humanities in DC. All are welcome and training will be provided for new Wikipedia editors. This event is presented with support from Wikimedia DC. Please note that editors may not edit or create Wikipedia articles about themselves, their families, their organizations, or their employers. Learn more »

February 4

Happy hour at OpenGovHub for member organizations

WHEN

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

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. Learn more »

February 11

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

WHEN

Tuesday, February 11, 2025
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

The USF Libraries has partnered with Tennessee State University and Wikimedia DC to present this introductory workshop to Wikipedia editing. Participants will learn how to create and edit Wikipedia articles during an hour-long virtual workshop. The workshop will be immediately followed by an optional two-hour long edit-a-thon dedicated to improving Wikipedia content about Black history.

March 4

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Women's History Month Edit-a-thon

WHEN

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

Did you know? Only 20% of biographies on English-language Wikipedia are about women. Last year, it was just 19%, so progress is happening—but there's still plenty of work to do!

Join us for our 2nd annual DCCAH Women's History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and help close the gender gap by creating and editing biographies of women and non-binary folx with connections to DC’s arts and humanities communities and organizations.

No experience? No problem! Training will be provided for new Wikipedia editors, and all are welcome to participate. This event is presented with support from Wikimedia DC.

Important: Editors may not edit or create Wikipedia articles about themselves, their families, their organizations, or their employers. Learn more »

March 4

Happy hour at OpenGovHub for member organizations

WHEN

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

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. Learn more »

March 8

Updating Art History: Women in the Artists’ Academy in Rome Wikipedia Edit-a-thon - National Gallery of Art

WHEN

Saturday, March 8, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

WHERE

In-person
National Gallery of Art

Join us in the National Gallery of Art Library as we update the work of women artists on Wikipedia and celebrate the Italian printmaker Girolama Cagnaccia Parasole (c. 1567–1622).

Learn more about Girolama—the first documented woman member of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome—through presentations and a special display of rare books featuring prints by the artist and original artworks related to the Parasole family’s workshop.

The day will culminate with creating and improving Wikipedia articles about Girolama, her family, and the Accademia using National Gallery resources, including The History of the Accademia di San Luca, c. 1590–1635: Documents from the Archivio di Stato di Roma.

No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary. Training will be provided from the Wikimedia Foundation. Please bring your own laptop. Learn more »

March 11

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

WHEN

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

The USF Libraries has partnered with Tennessee State University and Wikimedia DC to present this introductory workshop to Wikipedia editing. Participants will learn how to create and edit Wikipedia articles during an hour-long virtual workshop. The workshop will be immediately followed by an optional two-hour long edit-a-thon dedicated to improving Wikipedia content about Black history.

March 21

Georgetown’s 2nd Annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

WHEN

Friday, March 21, 2025
2:00pm-4:00pm

WHERE

Georgetown University: Office of Student Equity and Inclusion, Georgetown University Hilltop Campus

This year’s theme for Women’s History Month at Georgetown University, selected by the Georgetown University Women’s Center, is “Rest as Resistance.” As part of a collaboration across the university, Georgetown University is also partnering with Wikimedia District of Columbia and the Wikimedia Foundation to host the second annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Women’s History Month. This year’s program will occurs during Georgetown University’s Tech & Society Week 2025.

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. Learn more »

March 25

Enhancing the Discoverability of Women’s History Edit-a-thon - Smithsonian American Women's History Museum

WHEN

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
11:00am-2:00pm

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

Celebrate Women’s History Month by making women’s stories more discoverable online! Join us for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon focusing on women who have been made visible through exhibitions, publications, and programs across the Smithsonian.

Wikipedia is a vital link within the network of online information. Women with articles in Wikipedia are easier to find. We’ll boost the discoverability of these women by creating and editing articles in Wikipedia. Help us share the stories of women musicians, fiber artists, journalists, doctors and more.

Event Schedule: 11 am - 12 pm: Introduction to SAWHM’s Discoverability Lab & Wikipedia Editing 12 pm - 2 pm: Focused editing

March 27

National Museum of Women in the Arts Women's History Month Edit-a-thon

WHEN

Thursday, March 27, 2025
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

Join NMWA and our partner Wikimedia DC for a virtual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon to help close information gaps related to gender, feminism, and the arts. This year, NMWA focuses on environmental justice and sustainability in the arts to complement the 2025 #5WomenArtists campaign.

This is a free, virtual event. Anyone and everyone interested in learning more about editing Wikipedia, regardless of experience, gender, or background, is welcome to attend.

April 11

FAIRly Obscure: An Edit-a-thon Exploring Anthropology, Communities, and Wikipedia Representation: The Sequel

WHEN

Friday, April 11, 2025
11 AM - 4 PM

WHERE

Online and in-person

Are you interested in the history of anthropology? In archival description, outreach, and linked data? In FAIR and CARE principles for social science and scientific information? Join a co-sponsored edit-a-thon event to support the ethical description of anthropological knowledge and anthropological records focused on reworking and expanding related Wikipedia and Wikidata entries. This edit-a-thon will focus on editing, adding, and checking information on these publicly available and publicly maintained databases relating to anthropologists and anthropology. Interested audience may include community members, anthropologists, graduate students in anthropology, graduate students in information science, linked data nerds, and others!

No Wikipedia editing experience necessary. Opening event will begin at 11:30am. Training will be provided, taking place April 11, 12pm to 1:00pm (Eastern time). Open editing time will run from 1:00pm to 4:00pm (Eastern time). At 2:30pm we will have a Wikidata demo. If you've never edited before, please plan to attend the training session. Learn more »

May 2

World Press Freedom Day Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

WHEN

Friday, May 2, 2025
10 AM - 2 PM

WHERE

Online and in-person

Celebrate World Press Freedom Day by joining the Center for News, Technology and Innovation (CNTI) Wikimedia DC and Wikimedia New York City for a journalism-themed Wikipedia edit-a-thon. Attendees will edit and create Wikipedia articles about laws or topics related to journalistic independence and safety.

Wikipedia editing experience is not necessary. Training for new editors will take place at the start of the event. Please arrive on-time if intending to learn how to edit.

This will be a hybrid event with an in-person option in Washington, DC and global online attendance. Lunch will be provided for those attending in person.

Sign up