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| + | |align=center|[[Calendar (2022–2023)|Click here to see events from previous years]] |
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| − | |month = October |
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| − | |day = 12 |
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| − | |year = 2014 |
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| − | |dow = Sunday |
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| − | |title = Meeting of the Board of Directors |
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| − | |time = 2:00 PM – 6:00 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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| − | |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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| − | |info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2014–2015)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors |
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+ | |year = 2023 |
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+ | |dow = Tuesday |
| − | |title = Human Origins Edit-a-Thon |
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| − | |time = 8:45 AM – 3:00 PM |
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| − | |place = National Museum of Natural History |
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| − | |address = 10th & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC |
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| − | |description = Come join us in an exciting Wikipedia edit-a-thon event! We will be gathering to edit Wikipedia content related to the subject of Human Origins and the Smithsonian's research and initiatives in this field. The event will begin with a private, before-hours tour of the Smithsonian's Hall of Human Origins. We will then do a brief tutorial on how to edit and create content on Wikipedia for new editors, before diving into the editing! |
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| − | |restriction = advance registration is required to attend |
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| − | |info-link = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Human_Origins |
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| − | |month = October |
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| − | |day = 17 |
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| − | |year = 2014 |
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| − | |dow = Friday |
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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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| − | |address = |
+ | |address = |
| − | |description = The Board of Directors will meet |
+ | |description = The Board of Directors will meet, mainly in executive session. |
| − | |info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_( |
+ | |info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors |
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+ | |day =4 |
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+ | |year =2023 |
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+ | |dow = Wednesday |
| + | |title = Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women in Environmental Justice |
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| − | |title = Annual Membership Meeting |
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| − | |time = |
+ | |time = 4pm-8pm ET |
| − | |place = |
+ | |place = Anacostia Community Museum |
| − | |address = |
+ | |address = |
| + | |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 = Reflect on a year of Wikipedia activities in the region, including our edit-a-thons, WikiHacks, and Summer of Monuments project, and learn about what we have in stock for next year! We are at an exciting point in time, where interest in Wikipedia is growing in the DC area and there are now more opportunities than ever before to help advance Wikipedia's mission to make the world's knowledge available to all. |
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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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| − | The event will feature talks by David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, and Ed Summers, Creator of @CongressEdits. Lunch will be provided! |
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| − | |rsvp-link = http://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikimedia-dc-annual-meeting-2014-tickets-13156873563 |
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| + | This event is planned in coordination with our friends at Wikimedia DC. |
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| − | |month = October |
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| − | |day = 22 |
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| − | |year = 2014 |
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| − | |dow = Wednesday |
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| − | |title = WikiSalon |
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| − | |time = 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM |
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| − | |place = Cove |
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| − | |address = 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC |
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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. Coffee, tea and soft drinks will be available on site. If enough people come we'll order a pizza! |
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| − | |info-link = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/WikiSalon |
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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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| − | |month = November |
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| + | |rsvp-link = http://events.si.edu/169783545/WikipediaEdit-a-thonWomeninEnvironmentalJustice |
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| − | |day = 1 |
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| − | |year = 2014 |
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| − | |dow = Saturday |
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| − | |title = Art and Feminism Edit-a-Thon |
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| − | |time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
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| − | |place = American University Bender Library<br />GRC Classroom B60 |
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| − | |address = 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC |
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| − | |description = Join us for an edit-a-thon to enhance existing Wikipedia entries related to feminism and art history. Possible categories include women artists, art history, gender studies, women and the arts, and feminism and the arts. Using a variety of library resources, participants will not only learn how to update Wikipedia, but will take away fundamental research skills and a greater knowledge of how to use primary sources for their own research. |
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|month = November |
|month = November |
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| − | |day = |
+ | |day = 9 |
| − | |year = |
+ | |year = 2023 |
| − | |dow = |
+ | |dow = Thursday |
| − | |title = |
+ | |title = WikiConference North America |
| − | |time = |
+ | |time = 4pm |
| − | |place = |
+ | |place = Toronto |
| − | |address = |
+ | |address = Toronto Reference Library |
| + | |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 = Please join us for dinner, drinks, socializing, and discussing Wikimedia DC activities and events! All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome! |
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| + | |info-link = https://wikiconference.org |
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| − | |restriction = |
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+ | |rsvp-link = https://pretix.eu/wcna/2023/ |
| − | |rsvp-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/November_2014#Sign_up |
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|month = November |
|month = November |
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| − | |day = |
+ | |day = 28 |
| − | |year = |
+ | |year = 2023 |
| − | |dow = |
+ | |dow = Tuesday |
| − | |title = My First Edit: DC Neighborhoods Edit-a-Thon |
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| − | |time = 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM |
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| − | |place = Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
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| − | |address = 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC |
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| − | |description = Library organizers and Wikimedia DC invite you to collaborate with us to update and improve existing DC neighborhood Wikipedia articles. We’ll explain Wikipedia’s general philosophy and how to add citations, update and repair broken links, and add images to enhance and expand articles about Washington neighborhoods. |
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| − | |info-link = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/First_Edit_DC_Neighborhoods |
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| − | |rsvp-link = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/First_Edit_DC_Neighborhoods#RSVP |
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| − | |month = December |
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| − | |day = 14 |
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| − | |year = 2014 |
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| − | |dow = Sunday |
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors |
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors |
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| − | |time = |
+ | |time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM |
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+ | |place = |
| − | |address = |
+ | |address = |
| − | |description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business |
+ | |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. |
| − | |info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_( |
+ | |info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors |
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+ | |day = 8 |
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+ | |year = 2023 |
| − | |dow = |
+ | |dow = Friday |
| − | |title = |
+ | |title = History of Statistics<br/>Edit-a-thon |
| − | |time = |
+ | |time = 3-5pm ET |
| − | |place = |
+ | |place = Online |
| − | |address = |
+ | |address = Online |
| + | |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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| − | |description = Join us for our end-of-the-year meetup at Busboys and Poets! All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome! There is Wi-Fi, so bring your computer if you want! |
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| − | |info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/December_2014 |
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| − | |year = |
+ | |year = 2023 |
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|dow = Thursday |
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| − | |title = |
+ | |title = Annual Membership Meeting |
| − | |time = |
+ | |time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM |
| − | |place = |
+ | |place = online |
| − | |address = |
+ | |address = |
| + | |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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| − | |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. Coffee, tea and soft drinks will be available on site. If enough people come we'll order a pizza! |
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| − | |info-link = http:// |
+ | |info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2020–2021)#Membership_Meetings |
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|month = January |
|month = January |
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| − | |day = |
+ | |day = 8 |
| − | |year = |
+ | |year = 2024 |
| − | |dow = |
+ | |dow = Monday |
| − | |title = |
+ | |title = Meeting of the Board of Directors |
| − | |time = |
+ | |time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM |
| − | |place = |
+ | |place = online |
| − | |address = |
+ | |address = |
| + | |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 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. Coffee, tea and soft drinks will be available on site. If enough people come we'll order a pizza! |
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| − | |info-link = http:// |
+ | |info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors |
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|month = January |
|month = January |
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| − | |day = |
+ | |day = 13 |
| − | |year = |
+ | |year = 2024 |
| − | |dow = |
+ | |dow = Saturday |
| − | |title = |
+ | |title = Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women's Biographies |
| − | |time = |
+ | |time = 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
| − | |place = |
+ | |place = in-person |
| − | |address = |
+ | |address = Aurora Hills Library - Arlington, VA |
| + | |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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| − | |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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/January_2015 |
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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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| − | |month = February |
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| − | |day = 6 |
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| − | |year = 2015 |
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| − | |dow = Friday |
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| − | |title = ArtBytes 3 Hackathon – Opening Reception |
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| − | |time = 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM |
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| − | |place = Walters Art Museum |
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| − | |address = 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD |
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| − | |description = In the spirit of connecting creativity and technology, the Walters Art Museum will host its third annual hackathon, ArtBytes 3. Friday evening at 6 p.m. on the Sculpture Court, the kickoff event will invite participants to propose programs and applications inspired by art or to enhance the museum experience. Beer, wine and cheese will be served. The museum galleries will be on view for kickoff participants until 9 p.m. |
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| − | |restriction = advance registration is required to attend |
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| − | |month = February |
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| + | For more information, contact lib-aurorahills@arlingtonva.us |
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| − | |day = 7 |
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| − | |year = 2015 |
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| − | |dow = Saturday |
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| − | |title = ArtBytes 3 Hackathon |
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| − | |time = 9:00 AM – Midnight |
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| − | |place = Walters Art Museum |
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| − | |address = 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD |
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+ | |month = January |
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+ | |day = 28 |
| − | |year = |
+ | |year = 2024 |
|dow = Sunday |
|dow = Sunday |
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| + | |title = American Meteorological Scciety Wikipedia Edit-a-thon |
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| − | |title = ArtBytes 3 Hackathon |
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| − | |time = |
+ | |time = 12:45 PM – 3:45 PM |
| − | |place = |
+ | |place = in-person |
| − | |address = |
+ | |address = Baltimore Convention Center |
| + | |description = Open to those who are registered for the 2024 AMS conference |
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| − | |month = February |
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| − | |day = 10 |
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| − | |year = 2015 |
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| − | |dow = Tuesday |
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| − | |title = National Museum of American History Edit-a-Thon |
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| − | |time = 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
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| − | |place = National Museum of American History |
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| − | |address = 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC |
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| − | |description = Join us for an edit-a-thon with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, American University's COMM535 class, and journalism professor Andrew Lih. |
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| − | |info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/NMAH_COMM535_2015 |
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| − | |month = February |
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| − | |day = 11 |
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| − | |year = 2015 |
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| − | |dow = Wednesday |
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| − | |title = WikiSalon |
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| − | |time = 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM |
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| − | |place = Cove |
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| − | |address = 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC |
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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. Coffee, tea and soft drinks will be available on site. If enough people come we'll order a pizza! |
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+ | |dow = Thursday |
| + | |title = Tennessee State University and University of South Florida Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon |
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| − | |title = Wiki Loves Small Museums |
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| − | |time = |
+ | |time = 11 AM – 2 PM |
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+ | |place = virtual |
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| − | |description = Wiki Loves Small Museums is a workshop event that will be held at the Small Museum Association (SMA) Conference in Ocean City, MD. The annual conference attracts more than 250 museum professionals, board members, and volunteers from a wide variety of small museums. We are seeking Wikipedia volunteers with relevant skills and knowledge to help in this project. |
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| − | |month = February |
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| − | |day = 15 |
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| − | |year = 2015 |
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| − | |dow = Sunday |
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| − | |title = Meeting of the Board of Directors |
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| − | |time = 2:00 PM – 6:00 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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| − | |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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+ | |place = Georgetown University |
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| − | |description = Join us for a special edit-a-thon designed to give Howard University faculty, graduate students, and others the skills they need to improve or update existing Wikipedia entries relating to African American and African Diasporic history and culture and create vital new ones using the unique collections of Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (MSRC). |
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| − | |day = 24 |
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| − | |year = 2015 |
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| − | |dow = Tuesday |
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| − | |title = American Art Edit-a-Thon |
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| − | |time = 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
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| − | |place = Smithsonian American Art Museum |
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| − | |address = 8th Street NW and F Street NW, Washington, DC |
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| − | |description = The Smithsonian American Art Museum will be working with Wikipedia and American University class COMM535 and journalism professor Andrew Lih on topics related to multimedia content on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. |
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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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| − | |title = NPR Black History Month "First Edit" Edit-a-Thon |
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| − | |time = 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM |
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| − | |place = National Public Radio |
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| − | |address = 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC |
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| − | |description = Join us as we collaborate with NPR to celebrate Black History Month 2015 by updating and improving existing Wikipedia articles about trailblazers from the last 100 years of black history, 1915 to 2015. We'll learn about Wikipedia's philosophy and how to make simple edits—and then give you plenty of time and help to make your own first edit. |
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| − | |title = Women in the Arts 2015 Edit-a-Thon |
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| − | |place = National Museum of Women in the Arts |
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| − | |description = Join us for a special edit-a-thon at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in honor of Women's History Month and the Art+Feminism Wikipedia project. The event will focus on improving Wikipedia entries related to notable women artists and art world figures, and will include new editor orientation and training. Lunch will be provided! |
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| − | |title = WikiSalon |
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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. Coffee, tea and soft drinks will be available on site. If enough people come we'll order a pizza! |
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| − | |title = NIH Women’s History Month Edit-a-Thon |
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| − | |description = Join us at the National Institutes of Health for an edit-a-thon to improve Wikipedia's coverage of women in science in honor of Women’s History Month. The event will focus on women in science from or supported by NIH and the NIH’s historical holdings on women in science. |
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| − | Activities will include new editor orientation and training. There will be a morning session, with a repeat in the afternoon; attendees are welcome to join for one or both sessions. |
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| − | |description = Celebrate Women's History Month by building, editing, and expanding articles about women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics during DC Public Library's first full-day edit-a-thon. |
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+ | |title = Becoming Visible Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon |
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| − | |description = This edit-a-thon will provide Wikipedians with an overview on the history of women in science with our research fellow, Marcel LaFollette, a behind-the-scenes tour with Smithsonian archivists, and access to Archives' papers for article creation. |
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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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Revision as of 02:43, 26 February 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
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.