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Welcome to the

Wiki Society

of Washington, DC

About

The Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc. is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the advancement of general knowledge and the collection, development, and dissemination of educational content under a free license or in the public domain.

The Society supports the work of volunteers on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation projects, along with numerous other free knowledge projects.

Get involved

There are many ways in which you can be a part of our efforts:

Even if you can't participate directly, please consider making a donation to help support our mission.

Events

Upcoming

September 10, 2011 — DC Meetup 22 — Brainstorm, discuss, and help plan ideas, outreach & activities!
September 10, 2011 — Meeting of the Board of Directors, 3pm — All members and the general public are invited to attend.
October 1, 2011 — Annual General Meeting — All members and the general public are invited and encouraged to attend.
July 12–15, 2012 — Wikimania 2012 Conference at Georgetown University.

See the full calendar...

Projects

We are currently pursuing collaborative outreach programs with a number of scientific, cultural, and educational institutions:

National Archives and Records Administration
Smithsonian Institution
LibLabs - At DC Public Library
Various colleges and universities

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+* September 10, 2011 — [[Meetups#DC_Meetup_22|'''DC Meetup 22''']] — Brainstorm, discuss, and help plan ideas, outreach & activities!
-* August 20, 2011 — [[Meetings#Meetings of the Board of Directors|'''Meeting of the Board of Directors''']] — All members and the general public are invited to attend.
+* September 10, 2011 — [[Meetings#Meetings of the Board of Directors|'''Meeting of the Board of Directors''']], 3pm — All members and the general public are invited to attend.
+* October 1, 2011 — '''Annual General Meeting''' — All members and the general public are invited and encouraged to attend.
 * July 12–15, 2012 — [[Conferences#Upcoming conferences|'''Wikimania 2012 Conference''']] at Georgetown University.
-; Recent
-* August 6, 2011 — [[:wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC_20|'''Backstage Pass Tour and Editathon''']] at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland.
-* July 29, 2011 — [[:wikipedia:Wikipedia:GLAM/AAA/Backstage_pass|'''Backstage Pass Tour''']] at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.
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