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|dow = Tuesday
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|title = Edit-a-Thon at the Anacostia Community Museum
  
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|time = 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  
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|place = Anacostia Community Museum
  
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|address = 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, DC
  
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|description = Join us as we work with the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum to improve Wikipedia content about Anacostia and other neighborhoods south of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. Beginners are welcome, and Wikipedia training will be provided.
  
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|month = August
  
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|day = 20
  
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|year = 2016
  
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|dow = Saturday
  
 
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
  
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|time = 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|place = Wikimedia District of Columbia
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|address = 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business. All Wikimedia DC members and the general public are invited to attend.
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet, mainly in executive session.
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2015–2016)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
 
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|month = August
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|month =October
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|day = 23
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|day =4
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|year = 2016
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|year =2023
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|dow = Tuesday
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|dow = Wednesday
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|title = THOMAS.gov Link Clean-Up Edit-a-Thon
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|title = Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women in Environmental Justice
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|time = 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
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|time = 4pm-8pm ET
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|place = John Adams Building
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|place = Anacostia Community Museum
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|address = 120 2nd Street SE, 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 = The Law Library of Congress is holding an internal Wikipedia clean-up event to update and correct links currently pointing to THOMAS.gov.
 
   
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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 is open to Law Library of Congress and Office of the Chief Information Officer staff; participants will receive guidance on Wikipedia best practices, a Wikipedia profile template clearly identifying them as Library employees acting in an official capacity, and training on making resource updates on Wikipedia. Any interested member of the Wikipedia community or the public may participate virtually and fix outdated THOMAS.gov links.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/THOMAS.gov_Link_Clean-Up
  
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This event is planned in coordination with our friends at Wikimedia DC.
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|restriction = admission to this event is restricted to Law Library of Congress staff
  
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Registration required.
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon:_Women_in_Environmental_Justice
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|rsvp-link = http://events.si.edu/169783545/WikipediaEdit-a-thonWomeninEnvironmentalJustice
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|month = August
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|month = November
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|day = 27
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|day = 9
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Saturday
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|dow = Thursday
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|title = August 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-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/August_2016#Sign_up.21
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|rsvp-link = https://pretix.eu/wcna/2023/
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|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/233246089/
  
 
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|month = September
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|month = November
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|day = 6
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|day = 28
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2023
 
|dow = Tuesday
  
|dow = Tuesday
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|title = Women and Foreign Policy Edit-a-Thon at the Council on Foreign Relations
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|time = 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|place = Council on Foreign Relations
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|place =
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|address = 1777 F 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 and prepare for its election and annual meeting. Wikimedia DC members and the general public are invited to attend. Contact president@wikidc.org for the meeting link if you wish to attend.
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|description = Join us for an edit-a-thon hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations’ Women and Foreign Policy program and presented in partnership with Wikimedia NYC and the Wikimedia Foundation!
 
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
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Participants will focus on adding content to existing pages and creating new pages related to women’s participation in peace negotiations; women’s contributions to military, police, and peacekeeping forces; relevant UN resolutions; and women and US foreign policy.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/CFR
  
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|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/233782239/
  
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|restriction = attendees must contact Dustin Kingsmill at DKingsmill@cfr.org to register for the event
 
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|month = September
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|month = December
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|day = 17
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|day = 8
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Saturday
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|dow = Friday
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|title = Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at the DC Public Library
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|title = History of Statistics<br/>Edit-a-thon
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|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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|time = 3-5pm ET
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|place = Online
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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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|address = Online
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|description = We are partnering with the American Statistical Association's History of Statistics interest group to focus on Emma Willard and related materials about infographics in history. It's free and if you are new to Wikipedia we will show you how to get started.
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|description = Join us as we work with DC Public Library to edit accessibility-related articles, add missing image descriptions, and make other accessibility improvements.
  
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|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/233781548/
  
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|virtual = yes
 
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|month = September
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|month = December
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|day = 24
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|day = 14
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Saturday
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|dow = Thursday
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|title = Annual Membership Meeting
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|title = Earth & Space Science Edit-a-Thon at the American Geophysical Union
  
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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 = American Geophysical Union
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|place = online
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|address = 2000 Florida Avenue NW, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description = Join us for an edit-a-thon at the American Geophysical Union! Attendees are welcome to work on any topic related to earth and space science. This event is organized as part of the Wikipedia Year of Science.
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|description = Join us as we report on Wikipedia activities in the region and plan for next year! Contact any board or staff member for a link to the meeting.
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/AGU_2016
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2020–2021)#Membership_Meetings
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|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/233781601/
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|month = September
  
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|day = 25
  
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|year = 2016
  
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|dow = Sunday
  
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|title = Laurel History Edit-a-Thon at the Laurel Historical Society
  
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|time = 10:15 AM – 4:00 PM
  
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|place = Laurel Historical Society
  
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|address = 817 Main Street, Laurel, MD
  
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|description = Join us for a Wikipedia Loves Libraries edit-a-thon as we work with the Laurel Historical Society and the Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture at the University of Maryland to improve articles related to the history of Laurel, Maryland and the surrounding region. The event will include new editor training and a special tour of the Laurel Historical Society.
  
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|rsvp-link-meetup = http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/234280514/
  
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|month = September
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|month = January
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|day = 26
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|day = 8
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2024
 
|dow = Monday
  
|dow = Monday
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|title = Edit-a-Thon In Line at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|time = 5:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|place = online
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|place = National Museum of African American History and Culture
  
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|address = 200 15th 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. 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 a unique edit-a-thon in line for the National Museum of African American History and Culture, taking place on the first public day at the newly-opened museum. Same-day tickets will be given out a first-come, first-served basis, so AfroCROWD project manager Sherry Antoine and American University professor Andrew Lih will be standing in line early—and editing Wikipedia from the line—as they obtain tickets to enter. You can join them in the ticket line, or remotely from wherever you are!
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/NMAAHC
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
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|month = October
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|month = January
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|day = 1
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|day = 13
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2024
 
|dow = Saturday
  
|dow = Saturday
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|title = Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women's Biographies
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|title = Accessibility Workshop at the DC Public Library
  
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|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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|time = 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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|place = in-person
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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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|address = Aurora Hills Library - Arlington, VA
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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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|description = Join us for a free-form discussion about Wikipedia and accessibility at the DC Public Library's Center for Accessibility. We'll talk about a variety of topics, such as the experience of reading and editing Wikipedia with assistive technology, ways to write image descriptions for screen readers, and Wikipedia's articles on accessibility-related subjects.
  
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|month = October
  
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|day = 7
  
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|year = 2016
  
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|dow = Friday
  
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|title = WikiConference North America 2016 in San Diego
  
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|time = 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  
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|place = Balboa Park
  
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|address = San Diego, CA
  
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|description = Join Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts from the United States, Canada and Mexico for the third annual WikiConference North America (formerly known as WikiConference USA). This year's event will be held at Balboa Park and the Central Public Library in San Diego, California.
  
   
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Registration required.
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The weekend will feature both academic and casual presentations on Wikimedia-related outreach activities, workshops to improve the skills of grassroots organizers, and discussions on the past, present, and future of the Wikimedia projects. There will be tracks on community outreach, online activity, partnerships with institutions of knowledge, and technology. This year's theme is inclusivity—community building and sharing knowledge in architecturally-beautiful venues meant to inspire thought and action.
  
   
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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 = October
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|month = January
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|day = 8
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|day = 28
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Saturday
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|dow = Sunday
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|title = American Meteorological Scciety Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|title = WikiConference North America 2016 in San Diego
  
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|time = 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
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|time = 12:45 PM – 3:45 PM
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|place = San Diego Central Public Library
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|place = in-person
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|address = San Diego, CA
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|address = Baltimore Convention Center
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|description = Open to those who are registered for the 2024 AMS conference
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|description = Join Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts from the United States, Canada and Mexico for the third annual WikiConference North America (formerly known as WikiConference USA). This year's event will be held at Balboa Park and the Central Public Library in San Diego, California.
  
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|month = October
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|month = February
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|day = 9
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|day = 15
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|year = 2016
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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 Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|title = WikiConference North America 2016 in San Diego
  
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|time = 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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|time = 11 AM – 2 PM
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|place = San Diego Central Public Library
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|place = virtual
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|address = San Diego, CA
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|address =
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|description = Private event
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|description = Join Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts from the United States, Canada and Mexico for the third annual WikiConference North America (formerly known as WikiConference USA). This year's event will be held at Balboa Park and the Central Public Library in San Diego, California.
  
   
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|month = October
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|month = February
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|day = 10
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|day = 26
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2024
 
|dow = Monday
  
|dow = Monday
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|title = WikiConference North America 2016 in San Diego
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|title = ''NetChoice LLC, v. Paxton'' at the Supreme Court
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|time = 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
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|time = 6:00 AM – 12:15 PM
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|place = San Diego Central Public Library
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|place = Supreme Court of the United States
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|address = San Diego, CA
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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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|description = Join Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts from the United States, Canada and Mexico for the third annual WikiConference North America (formerly known as WikiConference USA). This year's event will be held at Balboa Park and the Central Public Library in San Diego, California.
  
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|month = March
 
|day = 15
  
|day = 15
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|year = 2016
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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 = Accessibility Workshop at the DC Public Library
  
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|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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|time = 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
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|place = Georgetown University
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|place = Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
  
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|address = 901 G 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 for a free-form discussion about Wikipedia and accessibility at the DC Public Library's Center for Accessibility. We'll talk about a variety of topics, such as the experience of reading and editing Wikipedia with assistive technology, ways to write image descriptions for screen readers, and Wikipedia's articles on accessibility-related subjects.
  
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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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|month = October
  
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Did you know efforts are happening around the world to address the “gender gap” on Wikipedia?
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|day = 22
  
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|year = 2016
  
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|dow = Saturday
  
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|title = Gender Equality Edit-a-Thon at the National Archives
  
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|time = 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  
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|place = National Archives and Records Administration
  
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|address = 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
  
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|description = Join us as we take part in the Amending America initiative at the National Archives—a commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights—by working to improve Wikipedia articles about gender equality. Activities will include new editor orientation and training, and a presentation by National Archives staff.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/National_Archives_Gender_Equality_Edit-a-Thon/DC
  
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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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|month = October
  
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|day = 29
  
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|year = 2016
  
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|dow = Saturday
  
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
  
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|time = 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
  
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|place = Cove
  
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|address = 1990 K Street 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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|month = November
  
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|day = 5
  
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|year = 2016
  
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|dow = Saturday
  
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|title = Accessibility Workshop at the DC Public Library
  
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|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 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 = Join us for a free-form discussion about Wikipedia and accessibility at the DC Public Library's Center for Accessibility. We'll talk about a variety of topics, such as the experience of reading and editing Wikipedia with assistive technology, ways to write image descriptions for screen readers, and Wikipedia's articles on accessibility-related subjects.
  
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|month = November
  
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|day = 19
  
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|year = 2016
  
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|dow = Saturday
  
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|title = Accessibility Workshop at the DC Public Library
  
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|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 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 = Join us for a free-form discussion about Wikipedia and accessibility at the DC Public Library's Center for Accessibility. We'll talk about a variety of topics, such as the experience of reading and editing Wikipedia with assistive technology, ways to write image descriptions for screen readers, and Wikipedia's articles on accessibility-related subjects.
  
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|month = November
  
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|day = 19
  
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|year = 2016
  
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|dow = Saturday
  
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|title = November Dinner Meetup
  
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|time = 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
  
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|place = Vapiano's
  
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|address = 1800 M Street NW, Washington, DC
  
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|description = Join us for dinner at Vapiano, and meet Kelly Doyle, Wikipedian in Residence for Gender Equity at West Virginia University Libraries and Wikimedia DC's newest board member. All are welcome, regardless of age or experience with Wikipedia.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Georgetown_University_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_for_Women%E2%80%99s_History_Month
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|rsvp-link = https://mdi.georgetown.edu/events/guwikieditathon2024/
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|month = December
  
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|day = 3
  
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|year = 2016
  
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|dow = Saturday
  
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|title = Accessibility Workshop at the DC Public Library
  
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|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 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 = Join us for a free-form discussion about Wikipedia and accessibility at the DC Public Library's Center for Accessibility. We'll talk about a variety of topics, such as the experience of reading and editing Wikipedia with assistive technology, ways to write image descriptions for screen readers, and Wikipedia's articles on accessibility-related subjects.
  
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|info-link =
 
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|rsvp-link-wiki =
 
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/235647888/
  
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|virtual =
 
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|cancelled =
 
 
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|virtual = no
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|cancelled =
 
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|month = December
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|month = March
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|day = 8
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|day = 21
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|year = 2016
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|year = 2024
 
|dow = Thursday
  
|dow = Thursday
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|title = BBC 100 Women of 2016 Edit-a-Thon
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|title = Tennessee State University and University of South Florida Women's History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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|time = 11 AM – 2 PM
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|place = BBC Washington Bureau
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|place = virtual
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|address = 2000 M Street NW, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description = Private event
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|description = Join us as we work with the BBC's Washington Bureau to create and improve articles on topics related to the BBC 100 Women of 2016. Activities will include new editor orientation and training.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/BBC100-2016
  
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/BBC100-2016#Sign_up.21
  
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/236067028/
  
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|restriction = Attendees must have a valid government ID to enter the building
  
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|virtual = yes
  
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|cancelled =
  
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|month = December
  
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|day = 9
  
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|year = 2016
  
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|dow = Friday
  
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|title = Edit-a-Thon at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  
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|time = 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
  
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|place = United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  
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|address = 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC
  
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|description = Join us as we work with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to create and improve Wikipedia articles about the Holocaust and related topics. Activities will include new editor orientation and training.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/USHMM-2016
  
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/USHMM-2016#Sign_up.21
  
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/236066903/
  
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|restriction =
 
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|virtual = yes
  
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|cancelled =
  
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|month = December
  
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|day = 10
  
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|year = 2016
  
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|dow = Saturday
  
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
  
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|time = 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
  
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|place = Cove
  
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|address = 1990 K Street 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_(2016–2017)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
  
 
|rsvp-link =
 
|rsvp-link =
 
|mode = {{{mode|}}}
  
|mode = {{{mode|}}}
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|virtual = no
  +
|cancelled =
 
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|month = December
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|month = March
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|day = 11
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|day = 27
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|year = 2016
 +
|year = 2024
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|dow = Sunday
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|dow = Wednesday
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|title = Annual Membership Meeting
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|title = Becoming Visible Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
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|time = 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
 +
|time = 11 AM – 2 PM
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|place = Cove
 +
|place = virtual
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|address = 1990 K Street NW, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description =
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|description = Join us as we celebrate another year of Wikipedia activities in the region and talk about what we have in stock for next year! Refreshments (and cake!) will be provided!
  
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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 = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2016–2017)#Membership_Meetings
  
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|rsvp-link-wiki =
 
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This event will have two parts:
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/235941654/
  
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1) Getting started with Wikipedia edits: 11am-12pm
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|month = December
  
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|day = 11
  
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|year = 2016
  
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|dow = Sunday
  
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|title = December Dinner Meetup
  
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|time = 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
  
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|place = Vapiano's
  
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|address = 1800 M Street NW, Washington, DC
  
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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.
  
 
|info-link =
 
|info-link =
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|rsvp-link = https://womenshistory.si.edu/events/becoming-visible-wikipedia-edit-thon
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|rsvp-link-wiki =
 
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/235946802/
  
 
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|month = December
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|month = May
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|day = 17
 +
|day = 11
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|year = 2016
 +
|year = 2024
 
|dow = Saturday
  
|dow = Saturday
  +
|title = Shakers in America Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|title = Accessibility Workshop at the DC Public Library
  
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|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
 +
|time = 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
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|place = Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
 +
|place = Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC
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|address = 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC
 +
|address = 901 G St. NW
  +
|description =
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|description = Join us for a free-form discussion about Wikipedia and accessibility at the DC Public Library's Center for Accessibility. We'll talk about a variety of topics, such as the experience of reading and editing Wikipedia with assistive technology, ways to write image descriptions for screen readers, and Wikipedia's articles on accessibility-related subjects.
  
  +
Join Wikimedia DC and the Capitol Hill Chorale as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the Shakers in America. Although small in number, the Shakers have exercised an outsized influence on American culture; we honor their egalitarian spirit with an edit-a-thon dedicated to writing notable Shaker women into Wikipedia.
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|info-link =
 
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This event will include new editor training and a special tour of the library.
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|rsvp-link-wiki =
 
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/235647895/
  
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|cancelled = yes
  
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|month = February
  
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|day = 26
  
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|year = 2016
  
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|dow = Sunday
  
−
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
  
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|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  
−
|place = Cove
  
−
|address = 1817 M Street 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_(2016–2017)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
  
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Latest revision as of 19:58, 15 April 2024

Click here to see events from previous years

October 3

Meeting of the Board of Directors


WHEN

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

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

October 4

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women in Environmental Justice


WHEN

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

WHERE

Anacostia Community Museum

November 9

WikiConference North America


WHEN

Thursday, November 9, 2023
4pm

WHERE

Toronto
Toronto Reference Library

November 28

Meeting of the Board of Directors


WHEN

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

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

December 8

History of Statistics
Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Friday, December 8, 2023
3-5pm ET

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

December 14

Annual Membership Meeting


WHEN

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

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

January 8

Meeting of the Board of Directors


WHEN

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

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

January 13

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women's Biographies


WHEN

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

WHERE

in-person
Aurora Hills Library - Arlington, VA

January 28

American Meteorological Scciety Wikipedia Edit-a-thon


WHEN

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

WHERE

in-person
Baltimore Convention Center

February 15

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


WHEN

Thursday, February 15, 2024
11 AM – 2 PM

WHERE

virtual

February 26

NetChoice LLC, v. Paxton at the Supreme Court


WHEN

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

WHERE

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

March 15

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


WHEN

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

WHERE

Georgetown University

March 21

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


WHEN

Thursday, March 21, 2024
11 AM – 2 PM

WHERE

virtual

March 27

Becoming Visible Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon


WHEN

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
11 AM – 2 PM

WHERE

virtual

May 11

Shakers in America Wikipedia Edit-a-thon


WHEN

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

WHERE

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