Upcoming events
November 15
Celebrating Influential Polish and Polish-American Women Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
WHEN
- Friday, November 15, 2019
Time: 11 AM – 2 PM
WHERE
- Embassy of the Republic of Poland
2640 16th Street NW, Washington, DC
Only 18% of biographies on Wikipedia are about women. Help us change that! Join the Embassy of the Republic of Poland and Wikimedia DC for a Celebrating Influential Polish and Polish-American Women Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Learn to edit Wikipedia and help to improve or create articles about notable Polish and Polish-American women. Lunch will be provided. Participants will also receive books and other rewards.
The event is a part of the celebration of the centennial of diplomatic relations between Poland and the United States.
Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia DC has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org. Learn more »
November 16
Drawing from the Collection: A National Gallery of Art Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Celebrating Works on Paper
WHEN
- Saturday, November 16, 2019
Time: 10:30 AM – 4 PM
WHERE
- National Gallery of Art Library - East Building
4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Edit-a-thon participants will be encouraged to make use of more than 22,000 images of works on paper from the Gallery's collection. The program will include a visit to the Study Room for European prints and drawings to view highlights from the Gallery's holdings.
No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary; training will be provided. Reference materials from the library’s collection will be readily available.
Lunch will be offered.
Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia DC has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org.
Any other questions? Email library@nga.gov. Learn more »
February 8
American Folklife Center’s Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon: Biographical Entries on Women Folklorists, Ethnomusicologists, and Fieldworkers
WHEN
- Saturday, February 8, 2020
Time: 11 AM – 3 PM
WHERE
- American Folklife Center
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington, DC
Join the American Folklife Center on February 8th for a Edit-A-Thon to expand the online presence of women who documented the world. This event is part of its multi-year initiative to highlight, explore, and celebrate the contributions of women as ethnographic fieldworkers and scholars and call attention to the instrumental role of women in establishing many of the seminal collections that now enrich the AFC archive and ethnographic archives throughout the world. During the Edit-A-Thon, we plan to add and/or expand entries for approximately 25-30 women, both historic and contemporary, who documented traditional culture. We will focus of those whose collections are now housed in the AFC archive. Activities will be centered at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, but off-site participation is encouraged. AFC staff will be on hand to assist on-site and off-site researchers and provide archival materials.
No Wikipedia editing experience necessary. Training will be provided.
Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia DC has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org.
Lunch will be provided. Learn more »
