Events in Fiscal Year 2022–2023
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November 5
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: DC Statehood and Home Rule
WHEN
- Saturday, November 5, 2022
10:30 AM - 1 PM ET
WHERE
- DC History Center
801 K Street Northwest, Washington, DC
The lack of resources about DC’s fight for representation means that every day, Wikipedia users are missing the chance to learn about the key people, organizations, and moments in the history of Home Rule and the fight for DC Statehood.
This is your chance to help educate others about this history. Join the DC History Center and Wikimedia for an edit-a-thon focusing on this central story of Washington, DC. Create and edit pages for activists including: Julius Wilson Hobson, Sr., Josephine Dorothy Butler, Hilda Howland M. Mason, Hector Rodriguez, and Anise Jenkins, as well as organizations including DC Statehood Party, Stand Up for Democracy / Free DC, DC Statehood Coalition, Veterans United for DC Statehood, and Students for D.C. Statehood.
This is an IN-PERSON event. It's at Mount Vernon Square, one level below the Apple Store.
November 11
WikiConference North America 2022
WHEN
- Friday-Sunday, November 11, 2022
Afternoons, Nov 11-13
WHERE
- VIRTUAL EVENT
Annual conference of Wikimedians in North America Learn more »
November 14
Meeting of the Board of Directors
WHEN
- Monday, November 14, 2022
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 to attend. Contact president@wikidc.org for the meeting link if you wish to attend. Learn more »
January 30
Meeting of the Board of Directors
WHEN
- Monday, January 30, 2023
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 to attend. Contact president@wikidc.org for the meeting link if you wish to attend. Learn more »
February 1
Black Women in Food and Drink History
WHEN
- Wednesday, February 1, 2023
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
WHERE
- VIRTUAL EVENT
As part of its effort to document and expand on the stories of African American women's contributions to U.S. culinary and beverage history, the American Food History Project at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History is co-hosting a virtual Wikipedia edit-a-thon. This virtual event, which will create new articles and improve existing articles about Black women in the history of food and drink, is in collaboration with the Smithsonian's American Women's History Initiative, #BecauseOfHerStory. To open the event, renowned mixologist Tiffanie Barriere will be interviewed by Curator Theresa McCulla about her work in the food and beverage industries and her current writing projects.
As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for many who are looking to learn about art, history, and science. However, less than 19% of Wikipedia biographies in English represent women, and less than 10% of Wikipedia editors identify as women. There are also considerable gaps on Wikipedia related to Black women’s history.
The edit-a-thon will begin with a training, when attendees of all experience levels will learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia by updating articles related to Black women in food and drink history in the United States.
This event is planned in conjunction with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History and the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, a multiyear undertaking to document, research, collect, display, and share the history of women in the United States.
February 4
Odenton Library Black History Month Edit-a-thon
WHEN
- Saturday, February 4, 2023
11 AM – 3 PM
WHERE
- Odenton Library
Join us and help to improve Wikipedia by editing and creating articles related to Black History Month. Diverse representation in Wikipedia is crucial to sharing complete and accurate histories with the world. Anyone can learn to improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries, as an openly editable resource.
Laptops will be provided. Bring your own lunch for the break!
February 9
Wiki-Edit-a-Thon: A Celebration of Black Authors and Artists
WHEN
- Thursday, February 9, 2023
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
WHERE
- VIRTUAL EVENT
Please join us to edit Wikipedia pages in celebration of Black authors and artists whose works are found in our library collection. Presented by Howard County Library System with support from Wikipedia DC.
February 22
WikiAPA Edit-a-thon: with Densho, the Japanese American Legacy Project
WHEN
- Wednesday, February 22, 2023
1 PM – 3:30 PM
WHERE
- VIRTUAL EVENT
Take this opportunity to get involved with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC), Densho, and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative by joining us for the WikiAPA Edit-a-thon: with Densho, the Japanese American Legacy Project!
February 19 marks the anniversary of Executive Order 9066, an authorization signed by President Frankin Delano Roosevelt which led to the incarceration of over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry to concentration camps during World War II. In honor of this Day of Remembrance, this WikiAPA Edit-a-thon will address the underrepresentation of Japanese and Japanese American women on Wikipedia and Wikidata, especially those who were incarcerated during World War II and were active in speaking out and writing about their experiences. Specifically, this events’ worklist has been inspired by the women found in Densho’s archives and collections. Densho’s namesake is a Japanese term meaning “to pass on to the next generation,” or to leave a legacy. By participating in this event, we hope you’ll join us in continuing these notable women’s legacies on Wikipedia.
As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for many who are looking to learn about art, history, and science. However, less than 19% of Wikipedia biographies in English represent women, and less than 10% of Wikipedia editors identify as women. There are also considerable gaps on Wikipedia related to Asian American and Pacific Islander history.
To fill the gap, this event encourages the collaboration between the public and cultural heritage professionals to contribute their knowledge and expertise. During this event, attendees of all experience levels will learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia by updating articles related to the Densho’s archives and collections.
This event is planned in conjunction with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, Densho, the Japanese American history non-profit, and the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, a multiyear undertaking to document, research, collect, display, and share the history of women in the United States.
March 30
Crafting a Better Wikipedia: Women of color in the Renwick Gallery
WHEN
- Thursday, March 30, 2023
1 PM – 3:30 PM
WHERE
- VIRTUAL EVENT
During this Edit-a-thon, any participant with computer and internet access can create or improve Wikipedia articles for 41 women of color featured in the exhibit This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, on view at the Renwick Gallery until April 2, 2023. The exhibit marks the 50th anniversary of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, the nation’s premier museum dedicated to American craft.
As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for many who want to learn about art and artists. However, less than 19% of Wikipedia biographies in English represent women, and less than 10% of Wikipedia editors identify as women. These percentages are even lower for biographies of women artists who have engaged with historically marginalized craft practices like quilting, ceramics, and basketry.
This event is cohosted by the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative. No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary; training will be provided. No background in art history is required. Attendees of all wiki experience levels are encouraged to join to learn and share more about these 41 wonderful artists.
March 31
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Anthropology and Community Connections
WHEN
- Friday, March 31, 2023
10 AM – 2 PM
WHERE
- University of Maryland and online
Are you interested in the history of anthropology? A linked data nerd? Want to help connect Indigenous communities with their archival records within colonial repositories? Join a co-sponsored edit-a-thon event between the University of Maryland Center for Archival Futures (CAFe) and WikimediaDC to support the reworking of the Council on the Preservation of Anthropological Records guide to anthropological records. Specifically, this edit-a-thon will add and edit anthropologists’ records within Wikipedia, and then ensure that each anthropologist is linked with the Wikipedia records of the Indigenous communities and peoples with whom they worked. Once mapped in both Wikipedia and Wikidata, this work will inform the data within SNAC (Social Networks, Archival Contexts), a search platform for finding archival records, which through an IMLS grant, we are shaping to facilitate connections between Native communities and their archival records. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary. Training will be provided, taking place Friday, March 31st, 2023 from 10am-2pm. Open editing time will run from 11:30am to 2pm. If you've never edited before, please plan to arrive for the training session.
May 17
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: A Spotlight on Black Women Birders
WHEN
- Wednesday, May 17, 2023
6:30 PM – 9 PM
WHERE
- In-person
At this Wikipedia edit-a-thon, join the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative to increase the representation of Black women in birding.
Wikipedia, a free and open encyclopedia, is one of the top 10 most-viewed websites in the world. But did you know that only 19% of biographies on Wikipedia are about women and only 10% of Wikipedia’s editors identify as women? The Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative (AWHI) is committed to help improve the uneven representation of women in STEM and the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries -- and you can help!
Before collaborating on the entries you’ll receive a Wikipedia training and hear from naturalist Dara M. Wilson, Co-Chair of the Black Birders Week Advisory Group. Attendees of all experience levels can participate! Wikipedia training will be provided.
Due to limited space, please register to attend. And, if possible, please bring a laptop with you.
May 26
Engaging with Wikipedia: Wikipedia edit-a-thon and the ARTT tool
WHEN
- Friday, May 26, 2023
1 PM – 4 PM
WHERE
- VIRTUAL EVENT
Note: This event is open to those registered for the 2023 Nobel Prize Summit.
As the world’s largest online Encyclopedia, Wikipedia is often one’s first stop when seeking information. For this reason, it is vital that content shared there remains accurate and free of mis- and disinformation.
Wikimedia DC, an official chapter affiliate of Wikipedia and other projects of the Wikimedia Foundation, will facilitate an edit-a-thon with the goal of creating and improving Wikipedia content about scientific topics. Editors of all experience levels are invited to participate.
New editors will learn about Wikipedia notability requirements, oversight practices, and basic editing functions.
In addition to learning how to edit Wikipedia, attendees will hear about the Analysis Responses Toolkit for Trust, an interactive tool that incorporates Wikipedia and other sources to help people engage in trust-building ways when discussing vaccine efficacy and other topics online.
The Wikipedia editing training session is one-hour long and will be offered once at the start the event. Please arrive on-time if you intend to learn how to edit Wikipedia.
May 28
Meeting of the Board of Directors
WHEN
- Sunday, May 28, 2023
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 to attend. Contact president@wikidc.org for the meeting link if you wish to attend. Learn more »
August 27
Wiknic picnic in Rock Creek Park
WHEN
- Sunday, August 27, 2023
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
WHERE
- Rock Creek Park Picnic Area, Grove #9
Wikimedia DC helps hold a picnic in coordinate with the Great North American Wiknics Learn more »