Re: [Wikimedia NYC] Wikimedia NYC Meeting Sunday May 17

2009-05-16 Thread Pharos
/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC You can officially 'sign up' at that page, and please add your ideas to the agenda! Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Pharos pharosofalexand...@gmail.com wrote: Come one, come all! Our next meeting for Wikimedia NYC is Sunday May 17

Re: [Wikimedia NYC] Wikimedia NYC Meeting Sunday September 13

2009-09-16 Thread Pharos
:16 PM, Pharos pharosofalexand...@gmail.com wrote: Hi folks, A reminder that coming up -next weekend- our meeting for Wikimedia NYC is on Sunday September 13 at Columbia University. ---Meeting details--- 2:30 PM - 5:00PM: Room 1402 Pupin Hall, Columbia University. Take the elevator

[Wikimedia NYC] Wikis Take Manhattan Saturday October 10

2009-09-18 Thread Pharos
Hi folks, Wikis Take Manhattan 2009 is a planned scavenger hunt and free content photography contest coordinated with Columbia University and New York University students and The Open Planning Project, aimed at illustrating Wikipedia and Streetswiki articles covering the wondrous sights of the

[Wikimedia NYC] Wikis Take Manhattan Tomorrow! (Saturday October 10)

2009-10-09 Thread Pharos
-manhattan/ Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Pharos pharosofalexand...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all friends of the wiki and free culture folks, Our Wikis Take Manhattan photo scavenger hunt is coming up this next Saturday, Oct 10. Check it out on wiki: http

[Wikimedia NYC] Wikimedia NYC Meeting Sunday November 15

2009-11-02 Thread Pharos
Come one, come all! Our next meeting for Wikimedia NYC is Sunday November 15 at Columbia University. This is a meeting for volunteers to the projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, and everyone else too, who has ever looked at Wikipedia and wondered what's going on behind it. One big

Re: [Wikimedia NYC] Wikimedia NYC Meeting Sunday November 15

2009-11-13 Thread Pharos
to the agenda! See more spiel in the previous email (below). If there are new people who are curious and have any questions about this meeting, feel free to ask me directly at pharosofalexand...@gmail.com Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 8:11 PM, Pharos pharosofalexand

[Wikimedia NYC] Open Education League of New York

2009-12-11 Thread Pharos
Greetings to Wikipedians and Wikimedians, and especially to new friends from the recent CUNY IT Conference, I would like to invite folks to participate in our Open Education League of New York list and umbrella group, something that emerged out of Open Everything NYC conference earlier this year.

[Wikimedia NYC] Wikipedia Day NYC in January @ NYU

2009-12-14 Thread Pharos
Hi folks, Wikipedia Day NYC will be held on Sunday January 24, 2010 (date awaiting final confirmation) at New York University The event is in commemoration of Wikipedia Day and the 9th anniversary (!) of the founding of the site. We are especially happy to welcome newcomers and the interested

[Wikimedia NYC] Wireside Chat with Lawrence Lessig Thursday at 6

2010-02-24 Thread Pharos
I'd like to invite folks to a live web-cast of a Wireside Chat by Lawrence Lessig at Harvard Law School on Thursday (tomorrow) at 6 PM at The Open Planning Project, 148 Lafayette Street. Refreshments will be served, and there will also be a presentation from the RE/mixed Media Festival.

Re: [Wikimedia NYC] Wikimedia NYC Meeting Sunday March 21

2010-03-22 Thread Pharos
Hi Gary, Here's a good place to start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Introduction And I'd like to invite you to our Wikipedia NYC Meetups; the most recent one was just on Sunday, and the next one will probably be in May. BTW, it's better if you ask questions like this to me

Re: [Wikimedia NYC] Wikimedia NYC Meeting Sunday March 21

2010-03-23 Thread Pharos
OK, I've turned moderation on now for this list. This just means that we'll be able to prevent showering everybody with notices that aren't really intended for everybody. I expect to check the moderation queue daily, so this shouldn't prevent anyone from posting. Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)

[Wikimedia NYC] Bring Wikimania 2011 to NYC

2010-04-08 Thread Pharos
Hi folks, Please sign our petition to bring the international Wikimania 2011 conference to NYC: http://wikimanianyc.org/ Having this event in NYC will allow it to take advantage of our city's strong open source and open knowlege copmmunities in the technology and cultural sectors, to

Re: [Wikimedia NYC] Wikimedia NYC Meeting Saturday May 22

2010-05-13 Thread Pharos
Correction: The date of the meeting is Saturday May 22. Sorry for the typo. Thanks, Richard, (User:Pharos) On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Daniel and Elizabeth Case danc...@frontiernet.net wrote: - Original Message - From: Pharos pharosofalexand...@gmail.com To: New York City

[Wikimedia NYC] Wiki-conf NYC August 28-29

2010-08-04 Thread Pharos
Our 2nd annual Wiki-Conference NYC will be held over the weekend of August 28-29 2010, hosted by ITP at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and also supported by Free Culture @ NYU and Wikimedia New York City. There's still plenty of time to join a panel, or to propose a lightning talk or an open

[Wikimedia NYC] Newbie Wiki Workshop Feb 1

2011-01-28 Thread Pharos
I wanted to also welcome the new people added from Wikipedia 10th birthday sign-ups, and let you know too about our next shindig, so... Hi Wikipedia-wannabes! The 'Wiki Workshop for Newbies' will be Tuesday Feb 1, 7pm @ New Work City (412 Broadway at Canal St) in Lower Manhattan. Sign up here,

[Wikimedia NYC] Wikipedia NYC Meetup Sat April 23 Newbie Workshop Tues April 26

2011-04-10 Thread Pharos
Hi wiki-friends and wiki-newbies, Our next Wikipedia NYC Meetup is Saturday April 23 at Food Gallery 32 @ 11 W 32nd St in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of Koreatown, starting at 5 PM. This will be a very special eating-and-schmoozing-only meetup, with no fussy agenda or anything. See

[Wikimedia NYC] Wikipedia Campus Ambassadors and invite to discuss list

2011-04-15 Thread Pharos
Hi folks, I'm happy to report the recent completion of our first Wikipedia Campus Ambassador course at NYU, and the production of 20 great copyright and other public policy legislation articles by the students:

[Wikimedia NYC] Saturday: Greenwich Village In The 60s Wikipedia Editathon

2013-10-29 Thread Pharos
Join our Greenwich Village In The 60s Wikipedia Editathon, aimed at collaboratively expanding Wikipedia articles covering the the history and the communities of Greenwich Village! Location: Jefferson Market Library (425 Avenue of the Americas at 10th Street) Time: Saturday November 2, 10am - 5pm

[Wikimedia NYC] April 29: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

2015-04-20 Thread Pharos
Feminist Epistemologies! We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the open space experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! Thanks, Pharos Wikimedia NYC

[Wikimedia NYC] Tuesday Nov 10: Basquiat: Still Fly at 55 Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

2015-11-08 Thread Pharos
://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/ *** We hope to see you there! And if you have a bit of previous Wikipedia experience, we'd welcome your help supporting newer folks for this event as a wiki-volunteer! Thanks, Pharos Wikimedia NYC ___ Wikimedia_NYC mailing

[Wikimedia NYC] October 15: Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim

2015-10-08 Thread Pharos
in a city near you or simply join remotely. We hope to see you there! Thanks, Pharos ___ Wikimedia_NYC mailing list Wikimedia_NYC@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia_nyc

[Wikimedia NYC] Tonight: Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (6-8pm)

2015-09-02 Thread Pharos
the #WikiAPA series, please visit smithsonianapa.org/wiki or follow #WikiAPA on Twitter. Thanks, Pharos Wikimedia NYC ___ Wikimedia_NYC mailing list Wikimedia_NYC@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia_nyc

[Wikimedia NYC] Wikipedia Day 2016 @ NYU: Saturday January 16

2015-12-21 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki Yorkers, 'Wikipedia Day 2016' is a celebration and mini-conference for the project's 15th birthday, to be held on Saturday January 16, hosted by NYU ITP at the Tisch School of the Arts, and also supported by Wikimedia New York City and fellow Free Culture Alliance NYC partners. You can

[Wikimedia NYC] Sunday Nov 22: Soviet Jewry Edit-a-thon & Women In Science Edit-a-thon

2015-11-18 Thread Pharos
to this email. *** Thanks, Pharos P.S. Next WikiWednesday Salon, December 9 @ Babycastles - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC ___ Wikimedia_NYC mailing list Wikimedia_NYC@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo

[Wikimedia NYC] Sunday June 5: Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon

2016-06-01 Thread Pharos
://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/WomeninJewishHistory2016 http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/ Thanks, Pharos ___ Wikimedia_NYC mailing list Wikimedia_NYC@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia_nyc

[Wikimedia NYC] Saturday March 5: MoMA Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon

2016-02-29 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki Yorkers, You are invited to join us for the MoMA Art+Feminism edit-a-thon on Saturday, to support the expansion of Wikipedia's coverage of women in the arts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/ArtAndFeminism_2016

[Wikimedia NYC] Feb 6: Black Life Matters Edit-a-thon @ NYPL Schomburg

2016-01-26 Thread Pharos
will be the evening of February 17- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/2016-02 http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/ Thanks, Pharos Wikimedia NYC ___ Wikimedia_NYC mailing list Wikimedia_NYC@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman

[Wikimedia NYC] April 13: WikiWednesday Salon and Mini-Video Opportunity

2016-04-06 Thread Pharos
YC#Sign_up (RSVP on meetup.com: http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/ ) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! Let me know if you have any questions about participating in the Mini-Video opportunity, or other aspects of the meeting. Thanks, Pharos Wik

[Wikimedia NYC] May 25: WikiWednesday Salon / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference

2016-05-17 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, This month's WikiWednesday Salon, we'll meet and share with the MediaWiki software development community, through a community learning night at NYU on May 25. Location - NYU Tisch School of Arts, 721 Broadway, 4th floor (same location as Wikipedia Day in January) 6:00 pm:

[Wikimedia NYC] August 17: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

2016-08-16 Thread Pharos
YC#Sign_up (RSVP on meetup.com: http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/ ) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! Thanks, Pharos Wikimedia NYC P.S. Prep for our chapter elections next month in September (and add your candidacy!): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC

[Wikimedia NYC] Sunday: Open House NY wiki-photo hunt and CommonsLab @ NYU

2016-10-14 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, On Sunday, October 16, Wikimedia NYC will host a multimedia tutorial, workshop, and hackathon focused on Wikimedia Commons and the work processes for cultural multimedia wiki-projects. The CommonsLab is the concluding "upload party" to the Wikipedia @ Open House New York Weekend

[Wikimedia NYC] Saturday: WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

2016-10-19 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, Join us for a full Saturday of social Wikipedia editing at MoMA (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Latin American artists. The WikiArte (Wiki Arte y Cultura Latinoamerica) edit-a-thon is a

[Wikimedia NYC] Sunday Jan 15: Wikipedia Day 2017 @ Ace Hotel NYC

2017-01-09 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to join us next Sunday at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day NYC 2017, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of the project's global 16th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels,

[Wikimedia NYC] March 26: Action=History: Sunday Hackathon @ Ace Hotel

2017-03-23 Thread Pharos
Hi fellow Wiki-Yorkers, On the last Sunday of every month, the Boardroom at Ace Hotel New York hosts Action Equals History — a unique opportunity for New Yorkers to learn hands-on in a technology training/workshop session about the mechanics, practices and benefits of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia

[Wikimedia NYC] Apr 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

2017-04-16 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki Yorkers, You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community on April 19 for our next evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We welcome all interest from the education, museum and library, and

[Wikimedia NYC] March 11 Art+Feminism @ MoMA + events thoughout week

2017-03-06 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki Yorkers, Join us at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at The Museum of Modern Art, 4 West 54th Street, on Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for an all-day communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism. There

[Wikimedia NYC] July 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

2017-07-16 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki Yorkers, You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community on July 19 for our next evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We welcome all interest from the education, museum and library, and

[Wikimedia NYC] Sun May 21: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon

2017-05-16 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, Join The Met as we host our first edit-a-thon in the Thomas J. Watson Library! Sunday May 21 10:30 A.M.–4:30 P.M. Please register here though the museum website and eventbrite (registration is required):

[Wikimedia NYC] Thurs June 22: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

2017-06-19 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing in MoMA's library, during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to LGBT art, culture and history. Event Page on Wikipedia:

[Wikimedia NYC] Sept 27: WikiWednesday Salon / Chapter Annual Meeting

2017-09-13 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki Yorkers, You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community on Sept 27 for our next evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month will also feature on our agenda: upcoming editathons, the

[Wikimedia NYC] August 30: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

2017-08-24 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki Yorkers, You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community on August 30 for our next evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We welcome all interest from the education, museum and library, and

[Wikimedia NYC] October 18: WikiWednesday Salon + Open House New York this weekend

2017-10-12 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki Yorkers, We have two events upcoming, our regular WikiWednesday next week, and a photo event this weekend on Sunday. Read below for details on both. - - - You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community on October 18 for our next evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing

[Wikimedia NYC] Nov 19: Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art

2017-11-08 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, Join us for the Met's second edit-a-thon, improving Wikipedia articles on Asian art and cultures, as part of the global Wikipedia Asian Month project: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetAsianMonth We are meeting in the Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, part of the

Re: [Wikimedia NYC] Reminder: WikiWednesday & Edit-a-thon for Asian American Literature @ Ace Hotel

2018-05-23 Thread Pharos
Update: WIkiWednesday has been moved to Offside Tavern, a little east on the same block. On Wed, May 23, 2018, 12:02 PM Megan Wacha wrote: > Dear Wiki-Yorkers, > > As a reminder, you are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our > monthly WikiWednesday Salon

[Wikimedia NYC] Feb 3: Truth-a-Thon

2018-01-31 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, The Truth-a-Thon is an edit-a-thon being held on Saturday February 3, 2018, 12-6pm, at Nathan Cummings Foundation in Manhattan, as part of the exhibition Hold These Truths with No Longer Empty. Please RSVP here: https://bit.ly/truthathon Artists Heather Hart from Black Lunch

[Wikimedia NYC] Scholarships to WikiCon North America, Oct 18-21

2018-09-17 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to submit a travel scholarship to WikiConference North America, which is being held in Columbus, Ohio on October 18-21. The scholarship supported by Wikimedia NYC chapter will be a *flat $500* for all recipients, and you will be responsible for booking all of

[Wikimedia NYC] Wiki Loves Pride @ Met, Sunday, June 23

2019-06-21 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, Join us Sunday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 12:30-4:30pm, for our Wiki Loves Pride 2019 edit-a-thon to create new and expand existing Wikipedia articles on LGBT artists and artworks with LGBT themes in the Met collection! With refreshments, and a special museum tour in the

[Wikimedia NYC] Friday: Disability Artistry Edit-a-thon @ Eyebeam

2019-05-09 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, Presented by Eyebeam, Art + Feminism, and Wikimedia NYC, we invite you to join us at Eyebeam on Friday, May 10th for a Disability Artistry Edit-a-thon. This Edit-a-Thon will work on addressing the gaps and deficiencies across pages related to disabled artists on Wikipedia. The

[Wikimedia NYC] May 22: WikiWednesday Salon

2019-05-20 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, [corrected date, WikiWednesday this week is of course May 22] You're invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon & Skill-share this week on May 22! Is there a project you want to share? A question you want answered? A Wiki* skill you want to

[Wikimedia NYC] Wiknic: Sun July 14 on Roosevelt Island

2019-07-10 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, Join local Wikipedians this Sunday for our annual "picnic anyone can edit" in Southpoint Park on Roosevelt Island, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. This year the Wiknic will double as a Strategy Salon, using open space discussion

[Wikimedia NYC] Wiki Fashion Edit-a-thon @ The Met, Saturday, Sept 7

2019-09-04 Thread Pharos
Join us this Saturday Sept 7 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 12:30-4:30pm, for our *Met Fashion Edit-a-thon* to expand existing Wikipedia articles on fashion and clothing types that can be illustrated by The Met collection, and also past Costume Institute exhibitions!! It's the last weekend

[Wikimedia NYC] Saturday: Met Asian Art Edit-a-thon

2019-11-15 Thread Pharos
Join us for a wiki edit-a-thon on Saturday afternoon (tomorrow) at the Met! *Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art *Saturday November 16, 2019, 12:30-4:30pm (drop-in any time) *Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education (81st *Street

[Wikimedia NYC] Saturday: Met Museum Wiki-thon + tour + cake!

2020-01-24 Thread Pharos
An update for tomorrow, spend the rainy day inside with art and open knowledge, with a wiki-cake finale: Join us at The Met for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon focused on the history, art, and culture of America—and the understanding that each of us brings to America. America's past and evolution is a

[Wikimedia NYC] Sat + Sun: WikiWomen's History Month and Art+Feminism

2020-03-06 Thread Pharos
questions! Thanks, Pharos Secretary, Wikimedia NYC Chapter ___ Wikimedia_NYC mailing list Wikimedia_NYC@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia_nyc

[Wikimedia NYC] This Weekend: WikiWomen's History Month and Art+Feminism

2020-03-06 Thread Pharos
questions! Thanks, Pharos Secretary, Wikimedia NYC Chapter ___ Wikimedia_NYC mailing list Wikimedia_NYC@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia_nyc

[Wikimedia NYC] WikiSeder 7pm livestream

2020-04-13 Thread Pharos
I would like to invite everyone to join Wikimedia NYC and friends in drinking four cups of wine (or other beverage of your choice) to Free Knowledge, tonight at 7pm! https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiSeder The WikiSeder is a secular celebration of wiki wisdom and free culture in the age of the

[Wikimedia NYC] Sun Aug 16: Great American Wiknic NYC & Beyond (virtual event)

2020-08-14 Thread Pharos
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our annual summer Great American Wiknic, this year being held virtually. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be

[Wikimedia NYC] WikiConference North America: Fri to Sun online event

2020-12-10 Thread Pharos
WikiConference North America has gone virtual! Join the Wikimedia community, 11-13 December 2020 online for talks, training, gatherings, and chats. The content is focused on North America, and Wiki-Yorkers can meet with Wikimedians from across the continent. The conference will be free-flowing,

[Wikimedia NYC] Friday Jan 15: Wikipedia Day NYC, celebrate 20 years with us

2021-01-14 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, Wikipedia Day is always a big day for Wikimedia NYC. While we cannot meet in person, we still have something special planned. We will begin the event with the debut of a new video celebrating our community. This will be followed by a panel discussion with some of the people

[Wikimedia NYC] Tonight 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon

2021-05-19 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community *tonight* for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon at 7PM. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able

[Wikimedia NYC] Saturday: Lower East Side Virtual Edit-a-thon with the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space

2021-04-02 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, Please join Wikimedia NYC, the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS), the Interference Archive and the Tompkins Square Branch of the New York Public Library as we work virtually this Saturday to expand knowledge of the Lower East Side. In keeping with MoRUS's mission to

[Wikimedia NYC] Saturday 12-5: Asia Art Archive in America: Art and Feminism Edit-a-thon

2021-03-11 Thread Pharos
Join our fourth annual (and first virtual) Asia Art Archive: Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Saturday, March 13 from 12-5pm EST! Organized by Asia Art Archive in America and NaPupila in collaboration with Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong and supported by Wikimedia NYC, this event brings

[Wikimedia NYC] Mar 17 St Patrick's Day WikiWednesday Salon

2021-03-15 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for its monthly WikiWednesday Salon at 7PM, Wednesday, March 17th. As this WikiWednesday coincides with Saint Patrick's Day, we will have a guest speaker from Wikimedia Community Ireland, about Irish-language Wikipedia, the

[Wikimedia NYC] Thurs Feb 25: Black Wiki History Month with the Schomburg Center (virtual)

2021-02-23 Thread Pharos
You are invited to join the AfroCROWD and Wikimedia NYC communities for the 7th year of this edit-a-thon with the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, this time being held in a virtual format. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup

[Wikimedia NYC] Met Women's History Month (Saturday 3/6)

2021-03-05 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and the Metropolitan Museum of Art for our The Met x Wikipedia Virtual Edit Meet-up: Women's History Month. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetWHM

[Wikimedia NYC] Apr 21 WikiWednesday Salon (tomorrow)

2021-04-20 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for its monthly WikiWednesday Salon at 7PM tomorrow, Wednesday, April 21st. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might

[Wikimedia NYC] Feb 17 WikiWednesday Salon

2021-02-16 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for its monthly WikiWednesday Salon at 7PM tomorrow, Wednesday, February 17th. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who

[Wikimedia NYC] Aug 25 WikiWednesday Salon, 7pm

2021-08-24 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community *tomorrow* August 25 for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon at 7PM. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not

[Wikimedia NYC] July 14: Virtual Coney Island Meetup + NYC monthly collaboration

2021-07-13 Thread Pharos
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly online gathering (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. Instead of our usual "WikiWednesday" Salon, we'll focus on the WikiProject NYC monthly collaboration and this month's subject of Coney Island.

[Wikimedia NYC] Sunday: Wiki-Pavilion Picnic NYC (part of WikiConference NA, Oct 8-10)

2021-10-05 Thread Pharos
The Wiki-Pavilion Picnic NYC is a planned socially-distanced Wiknic in Brooklyn's Prospect Park to coincide with the virtual WikiConference North America 2021, on the afternoon of Sunday October 10, being held at the historic Concert Grove Pavilion. With participatory elements celebrating

[Wikimedia NYC] Dec 15 WikiWednesday Salon, 7pm

2021-12-13 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community *this week* December 15 for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon at 7PM. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not

[Wikimedia NYC] Tonight: WikiWednesday Salon, 7pm

2022-02-23 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community *tonight* February 23 for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon at 7PM. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not

[Wikimedia NYC] Re: Wikimedia NYC: Strategic Planning Survey for our community

2022-02-26 Thread Pharos
) On Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 1:20 PM Pharos wrote: > Hi Wiki-Yorkers, > > We are reaching out as part of our community-building efforts at Wikimedia > NYC. Our regional group is engaged in a strategic planning process to > sharpen our strategy for the next three years, and we would like your

[Wikimedia NYC] WikiWednesday online + Sunday Wiki-Tent Brunch in Brooklyn

2022-03-21 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, This week, we have our regular online event (WikiWednesdsay), and also an outdoor brunch in Brooklyn on Sunday! Sunday's Wiki-Tent Brunch is a planned outdoor gathering between the local Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation. WikiWednesday

[Wikimedia NYC] Saturday Feb 5: ONLINE Met Afrofuturist edit-a-thon (and monthlong campaign)

2022-02-03 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a virtual Metropolitan Museum of Art edit-a-thon Saturday afternoon (12-2pm) with partners AfroCROWD and Black Lunch Table. To join the livestream from your computer or smartphone, just watch at the YouTube link below.

[Wikimedia NYC] Wikimedia NYC: Strategic Planning Survey for our community

2022-02-10 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, We are reaching out as part of our community-building efforts at Wikimedia NYC. Our regional group is engaged in a strategic planning process to sharpen our strategy for the next three years, and we would like your input. Given your connection to us and your experience with

[Wikimedia NYC] Sep 20: Wikimedia NYC Members' Meeting / Annual Election

2023-09-07 Thread Pharos
Please join Wikimedia NYC for our Members’ Meeting < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Election_2023> on September 20, 2023. The Members' Meeting is similar to other WikiWednesday meetups, except that its primary function is to elect a new Board of Directors. We will elect five

[Wikimedia NYC] Wiki-Train to Toronto: RSVP by Friday!

2023-09-04 Thread Pharos
Please register by Friday with your passport info (because we are crossing the Canadian border!) to join the Wiki-Train to WikiConference North America in Toronto this November. There will be two group trips, one from NYC to Toronto on Nov 8, and another from Toronto to NYC on Nov 13. You can

[Wikimedia NYC] Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House NY(Oct 21–22) and Wikidata Day (Oct 29)

2023-10-16 Thread Pharos
You are invited to a pair of exciting Wikimedia NYC events over the coming two weekends! ==Weekend of Oct 21-22: Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House NY== You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen,

[Wikimedia NYC] Sun Oct 1: Wiki NYC Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

2023-09-24 Thread Pharos
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community on the afternoon of Sunday October 1 for our Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Edit-a-thon, with in-person at Prime Produce Guild Hall in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.

[Wikimedia NYC] Today: Gov Island Wiki-Picnic (Sun Aug 27)

2023-08-27 Thread Pharos
Weather is looking fine today for "the picnic anyone can edit" on Governors Island, at Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house from 2-7pm, as part of the Great North American Wiknic celebrations (and Wikimania satellite events) being held across the continent. This is the first big summer Wiknic

[Wikimedia NYC] Sun Apr 24: Wiki-Picnic and WikiSeder in Brooklyn (+Earth Day Edit-a-Thon Fri Apr 22)

2022-04-18 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, The April 2022 Wik-Picnic NYC and WikiSeder is a planned socially-distanced Wiknic, Sunday April 24, 2-5pm at Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park. You can sign up here for Sunday: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic_April_2022 Some food will be provided.

[Wikimedia NYC] WikiWed Salon (Nov 15) + Hiring for Wikimedia NYC Executive Director

2023-11-10 Thread Pharos
WikiWednesday this coming week, and also a job notice - - - - You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is

[Wikimedia NYC] Sun May 22: Wiki-Picnic and Hackathon in Brooklyn

2022-05-19 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to join us for a planned outdoor Wiki-Picnic and Hackathon ("Hacknic") gathering with the local Wikimedia NYC community, Sunday May 22, 12-5pm at the 10th Avenue Lawn of Brooklyn's Prospect Park. You can sign up here for Sunday:

[Wikimedia NYC] Tonight: WikiWednesday Salon, 7pm (+NYBG in 2 weeks)

2022-05-25 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community *tonight* May 25 for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon at 7PM. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically

[Wikimedia NYC] June 8: New York Botanical Garden- Editing Wikipedia for Beginners

2022-06-02 Thread Pharos
Wednesday June 8, 11am-5pm (**stop by anytime**): NYBG Environment of The Bronx - Editing Wikipedia for Beginners Wikimedia NYC and the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden and the Environment of New York City Task Force invite the general public of all experience levels to

[Wikimedia NYC] Bronx Wiki-Picnic **Today** 3-6pm

2022-06-26 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to join us for a planned outdoor Wiki-Picnic with the local Wikimedia NYC community, **today** Sunday June 26, 3-6pm at Crotona Park in the Bronx. You can sign up here for today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic_June_2022 Some food

[Wikimedia NYC] Thu July 14: Astoria Beer Garden Wiki-Picnic

2022-07-12 Thread Pharos
Dear Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to join us for a planned outdoor gathering with the local Wikimedia NYC community at the beer garden of Queens's Bohemian Citizens' Benevolent Society, better known as "Bohemian Hall", on Thursday July 14, from 7-9pm.

[Wikimedia NYC] Sat Oct 29: Wikidata Day in NYC

2022-10-19 Thread Pharos
You're invited to ***Wikidata Day*** in NYC, an event marking the Wikidata 10th Birthday with a celebration and mini-conference. The all-day event will feature beginner workshops, keynote presentations, breakout group discussions, lightning talks and yes, CAKE.

[Wikimedia NYC] Saturday: Wiki World's Fair at Queens Museum (+ Wikimania in NYC Aug 12-14)

2022-08-08 Thread Pharos
You are invited to join the local Wikimedia NYC community for its flagship event to be held all-day on ***Saturday August 13, 2022 at the Queens Museum***, in the context of the 1939/1964 fairgrounds at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. There will also be smaller sessions for much of August 12-14

[Wikimedia NYC] Sun Jan 15: Wikipedia Day returns to NYC!

2023-01-09 Thread Pharos
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Wikipedia Day 2023 at Jefferson Market Library in Greenwich Village, a Wikipedia and Public Domain Day celebration and mini-conference as part of birthday festivities marking the project's founding in 2001.

[Wikimedia NYC] Dec 28: WikiWed Salon in Brooklyn (+ Wikipedia Day on Jan 15)

2022-12-23 Thread Pharos
You're invited to our year-end ***WikiWednesday Salon*** the evening of December 28 at Brooklyn Public Library. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/December_2022 Whether you are a reader of Wikipedia, or are interested in participating through writing, editing, photography, or

[Wikimedia NYC] Nov 30: WikiWednesday Salon in Brooklyn (with pizza)

2022-11-27 Thread Pharos
You're invited to ***WikiWednesday Salon*** the evening of November 30 at Brooklyn Public Library. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/November_2022 Whether you are a reader of Wikipedia, or are interested in participating through writing, editing, photography, or data, all are

[Wikimedia NYC] Sat Dec 3: International Center of Photography Edit-a-thon

2022-12-01 Thread Pharos
Hi Wiki-Yorkers, You are invited to join an International Center of Photography Edit-a-thon with an Art+Feminism focus from 12-4pm this Saturday: RSVP here to attend in-person: https://www.icp.org/events/icp-art-feminism-wikipedia-edit-a-thon (Under "Buy Tickets", select "Art+Feminism Wikipedia

[Wikimedia NYC] Sat Nov 12: WikiConference in NYC

2022-11-07 Thread Pharos
You're invited to ***WikiConference North America*** in NYC, as a local satellite event of the primarily online WikiConference 2022. The all-day event will feature beginner workshops, keynote presentations, breakout group discussions, and lightning talks.

[Wikimedia NYC] Earth Week (Wed, Sat and Sun!)

2023-04-18 Thread Pharos
You're invited to three more ***Earth Week*** wiki-events on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday! First is a Translat-a-thon in Long Island City on Wednesday, then an Earth Day Edit-a-thon in Bushwick on Saturday, and finally a Wik-Picnic / WikiSeder in Prospect Park on Sunday! Earth Day 2023

[Wikimedia NYC] Apr 12 WikiWednesday + Earth Week (Apr 15-23)

2023-04-05 Thread Pharos
You're invited to ***WikiWednesday Salon*** the evening of April 12 at Brooklyn Public Library, as well as to several ***Earth Week*** events (April 15-23) at various locations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/April_2023

[Wikimedia NYC] Feb 15: WikiWednesday Salon in Brooklyn(with pizza)

2023-02-09 Thread Pharos
You're invited to ***WikiWednesday Salon*** the evening of February 15 at Brooklyn Public Library. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/February_2023 Whether you are a reader of Wikipedia, or are interested in participating through writing, editing, photography, or data, all are

[Wikimedia NYC] June 21: WikiWednesday Salon back in Manhattan! (plus WikiConference in Nov!)

2023-06-14 Thread Pharos
You're invited to ***WikiWednesday Salon***, next week on the evening of June 21 at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/June_2023 Whether you are a reader of Wikipedia, or are interested in participating through writing, editing,

[Wikimedia NYC] July 19: WikiWednesday Salon back in Manhattan! (+ NY Botanical Garden on July 29!)

2023-07-14 Thread Pharos
You're invited to ***WikiWednesday Salon***, next week on the evening of July 19 at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/July_2023 Whether you are a reader of Wikipedia, or are interested in participating through writing, editing,

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