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

[Pharos]

Hi all,

Just wanted to give you good folks a quick reminder that our Wikimedia
NYC meeting is Sunday (tomorrow) afternoon at Columbia University.

Hope you can join us, and bring a friend!

---Meeting details---

2:30 PM - 5:00PM:
Room 1402 Pupin Hall, Columbia University. Take the elevator to the
13th floor and then walk up one flight of stairs. Meeting to be held
in the library at the east end of the hall.

5:00 PM onwards:
Meetup at Pupin Hall, and then walk together to The Symposium, a local
Greek restaurant with an oddly appropriate name..

Page on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/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 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 topic of discussion, out of many, will be preparing for our
 'Wiki-Conference New York' at NYU this summer.

 Other topics will be recent experiences at the WMF Chapters meeting
 and in cooperating with local groups in NYC, photography for Wikinews,
 and discussing issues relevant to Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia
 projects.

 We welcome all guests.  If you support open education and free
 culture, we are your people.  If you have a project you want to work
 on with us, this is a great opportunity to get acquainted. If you want
 someone to give a talk or teach a class with an inside view of
 Wikipedia, meet your volunteers.  And if you just have any questions,
 we'd be glad to try to answer them.

 Remember, the agenda here is up to you!  I encourage anyone who is
 interested to sign up to give a presentation or suggest a topic for
 general discussion at our wikimeetup page (given below).

 ---Meeting details---

 2:30 PM - 5:00PM:
 Room 1402 Pupin Hall, Columbia University. Take the elevator to the
 13th floor and then walk up one flight of stairs. Meeting to be held
 in the library at the east end of the hall.

 5:00 PM onwards:
 Meetup at Pupin Hall, and then walk together to The Symposium, a local
 Greek restaurant with an oddly appropriate name..

 Page on Wikipedia:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC

 You can officially 'sign up' at that page, and please add your ideas
 to the agenda!

 Thanks,
 Richard
 (User:Pharos)


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

[Pharos]

Hi Gad,

Sorry my response is a bit delayed.

Sure, it would be great to talk on the phone some time, or to perhaps
we can meet at one of the regular Free Culture meetings at NYU.

When is a good time for you?

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)

On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 7:31 PM, Gad Romann gadrom...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi Phraos,
 I am unexpectedly being called out of town next weekend and regrettably will
 not be able to attend. Is there any way that I and I can meet up in the city
 the following week or line up a call?
 Would love to get involved and stay involved.
 gad

 On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 2:16 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 to the
 13th floor and then walk up one flight of stairs. Meeting to be held
 in the library at the east end of the hall.

 5:00 PM onwards:
 Meetup at Pupin Hall, and then walk together to The Symposium, a local
 Greek restaurant with an oddly appropriate name.

 Page on Wikipedia:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC

 You can officially 'sign up' at that page, and please add your ideas
 to the agenda!

 See more spiel in the previous email (below).

 Thanks,
 Richard
 (User:Pharos)

 On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 7:58 PM, Pharospharosofalexand...@gmail.com
 wrote:
  Come one, come all!
 
  Our next meeting for Wikimedia NYC is Sunday September 13 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 topic of discussion, out of many, will be preparing for our
  'Wikis Takes Manhattan' photo scavenger hunt this fall.
 
  Other topics will be recent experiences at the recent Wiki-Conference
  New York and in cooperating with local groups in the metro area, a
  roundtable on the yearlong Wikimedia Strategic Planning process, and
  discussing issues relevant to Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia
  projects.
 
  We welcome all guests.  If you support open education and free
  culture, we are your people.  If you have a project you want to work
  on with us, this is a great opportunity to get acquainted. If you want
  someone to give a talk or teach a class with an inside view of
  Wikipedia, meet your volunteers.  And if you just have any questions,
  we'd be glad to try to answer them.
 
  Remember, the agenda here is up to you!  I encourage anyone who is
  interested to sign up to give a presentation or suggest a topic for
  general discussion at our wikimeetup page (given below).
 
  ---Meeting details---
 
  2:30 PM - 5:00PM:
  Room 1402 Pupin Hall, Columbia University. Take the elevator to the
  13th floor and then walk up one flight of stairs. Meeting to be held
  in the library at the east end of the hall.
 
  5:00 PM onwards:
  Meetup at Pupin Hall, and then walk together to The Symposium, a local
  Greek restaurant with an oddly appropriate name.
 
  Page on Wikipedia:
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
 
  You can officially 'sign up' at that page, and please add your ideas
  to the agenda!
 
  Thanks,
  Richard
  (User:Pharos)
 

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[Wikimedia NYC] Wikis Take Manhattan Saturday October 10

[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 isle of Manhattan, and all across the Five Boroughs of
New York City

Scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2009, this event will be a sequel
to last spring's Wikipedia Takes Manhattan (WTM-1) and last fall's
Wikis Take Manhattan (WTM-2) event.

Everyone will meet up and check in at one of the two starting points
located at Columbia and The Open Planning Project, and after an
afternoon of subways, street rambles, photography and free culture
goodness, the night will conclude with a party back at The Open
Planning Project's fantastic new event space nestled between Chinatown
and SoHo.

The day will be sponsored by Free Culture @ Columbia, the Columbia
University chapter of Students for Free Culture, in cooperation with
the NYU chapter Free Culture @ NYU, The Open Planning Project,
Wikimedia New York City and Wikipedia volunteers.

All Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians are invited to participate in
teams of up to three (no special knowledge is required at all, just a
digital camera and a love of the city).

Details here on the wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Manhattan

Register your team here:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6ZUwmVAR5AffdgwuyvNNKA

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC

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

[Pharos]

Last notice, wiki-photo-humters:

Our Wikis Take Manhattan photo scavenger hunt is coming back with a
vengeance ---tomorrow--- on Saturday, Oct 10.

Check it out on wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Manhattan

or

http://wikis-take.org

Remember, there will be two starting points: one uptown at Columbia
University, and one downtown at The Open Planning Project. The
check-in at the two locations will be 1:00 PM.

Columbia University starting point (uptown): the Sundial in front of
Low Memorial Library.

The Open Planning Project starting point (downtown): 148 Lafayette
Street, between Grand  Howard.

Register here:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6ZUwmVAR5AffdgwuyvNNKA

Spread the word on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145734203772

And watch the cool video from last year!

http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/wikis-take-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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Manhattan

 or

 wikis-take.org

 Register here:

 http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6ZUwmVAR5AffdgwuyvNNKA

 Spread the word on Facebook:

 http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145734203772

 And watch the cool video from last year!

 http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/wikis-take-manhattan/

 Thanks,
 Richard
 (User:Pharos)
 Wikimedia NYC

 On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Pharos pharosofalexand...@gmail.com wrote:
 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 isle of Manhattan, and all across the Five Boroughs of
 New York City

 Scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2009, this event will be a sequel
 to last spring's Wikipedia Takes Manhattan (WTM-1) and last fall's
 Wikis Take Manhattan (WTM-2) event.

 Everyone will meet up and check in at one of the two starting points
 located at Columbia and The Open Planning Project, and after an
 afternoon of subways, street rambles, photography and free culture
 goodness, the night will conclude with a party back at The Open
 Planning Project's fantastic new event space nestled between Chinatown
 and SoHo.

 The day will be sponsored by Free Culture @ Columbia, the Columbia
 University chapter of Students for Free Culture, in cooperation with
 the NYU chapter Free Culture @ NYU, The Open Planning Project,
 Wikimedia New York City and Wikipedia volunteers.

 All Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians are invited to participate in
 teams of up to three (no special knowledge is required at all, just a
 digital camera and a love of the city).

 Details here on the wiki:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Manhattan

 Register your team here:

 http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p6ZUwmVAR5AffdgwuyvNNKA

 Thanks,
 Richard
 (User:Pharos)
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[Wikimedia NYC] Wikimedia NYC Meeting Sunday November 15

[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 topic of discussion, out of many, will be preparing for our
ongoing 'Wikipedia at the Library' classes in planning for the
Wireless Harlem nonprofit (Spanish-speaking volunteers could help
here!) and at the Brooklyn Public Library.

Other topics will include the particular problems posed by Wikipedia
articles about racist and anti-semitic people and movements such as
the article 'Controversies related to prevalence of Jews in leadership
roles in Hollywood', and discussing other issues relevant to Wikipedia
and the other Wikimedia projects.

We welcome all guests.  If you support open education and free
culture, we are your people.  If you have a project you want to work
on with us, this is a great opportunity to get acquainted. If you want
someone to give a talk or teach a class with an inside view of
Wikipedia, meet your volunteers.  And if you just have any questions,
we'd be glad to try to answer them.

Remember, the agenda here is up to you!  I encourage anyone who is
interested to sign up to give a presentation or suggest a topic for
general discussion at our wikimeetup page (given below).

---Meeting details---

2:30 PM - 5:00PM:
Room 1402 Pupin Hall, Columbia University. Take the elevator to the
13th floor and then walk up one flight of stairs. Meeting to be held
in the library at the east end of the hall.

5:00 PM onwards:
Meetup at Pupin Hall, and then walk together to either the Chinese
restaurant Columbia Cottage, or the Kosher Moroccan restaurant Cafe
Nana (help us decide!).

Page on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC

You can officially 'sign up' at that page, and please add your ideas
to the agenda!

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_New_York_City

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

[Pharos]

Hi folks,

A reminder that coming up -this weekend- our meeting for Wikimedia NYC
is on Sunday November 15 at Columbia University.

---Meeting details---

2:30 PM - 5:00PM:
Room 1402 Pupin Hall, Columbia University. Take the elevator to the
13th floor and then walk up one flight of stairs. Meeting to be held
in the library at the east end of the hall.

5:00 PM onwards:
Meetup at Pupin Hall, and then walk together to for dinner at a local
restaurant.

Page on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC

You can officially 'sign up' at that page, and please add your ideas
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...@gmail.com wrote:
 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 topic of discussion, out of many, will be preparing for our
 ongoing 'Wikipedia at the Library' classes in planning for the
 Wireless Harlem nonprofit (Spanish-speaking volunteers could help
 here!) and at the Brooklyn Public Library.

 Other topics will include the particular problems posed by Wikipedia
 articles about racist and anti-semitic people and movements such as
 the article 'Controversies related to prevalence of Jews in leadership
 roles in Hollywood', and discussing other issues relevant to Wikipedia
 and the other Wikimedia projects.

 We welcome all guests.  If you support open education and free
 culture, we are your people.  If you have a project you want to work
 on with us, this is a great opportunity to get acquainted. If you want
 someone to give a talk or teach a class with an inside view of
 Wikipedia, meet your volunteers.  And if you just have any questions,
 we'd be glad to try to answer them.

 Remember, the agenda here is up to you!  I encourage anyone who is
 interested to sign up to give a presentation or suggest a topic for
 general discussion at our wikimeetup page (given below).

 ---Meeting details---

 2:30 PM - 5:00PM:
 Room 1402 Pupin Hall, Columbia University. Take the elevator to the
 13th floor and then walk up one flight of stairs. Meeting to be held
 in the library at the east end of the hall.

 5:00 PM onwards:
 Meetup at Pupin Hall, and then walk together to either the Chinese
 restaurant Columbia Cottage, or the Kosher Moroccan restaurant Cafe
 Nana (help us decide!).

 Page on Wikipedia:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC

 You can officially 'sign up' at that page, and please add your ideas
 to the agenda!

 Thanks,
 Richard
 (User:Pharos)
 http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_New_York_City


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[Wikimedia NYC] Open Education League of New York

[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.

http://groups.google.com/group/open-education-league-ny

http://nyc.openeverything.us/

One of the initial ideas we had in the discussions at Open Everything
NYC was that as we saw so many people raise these topics at that
conference and as we form a real Open Education community in this
area, and there are quite a few folks coming at this goal from
disparate projects and areas of experience, it would be a good way of
connecting for us start regular conversations and perhaps to actually
meet up once a month or so.

There was some discussion of whether we should hold meetings
independently or perhaps piggyback on another group like the Drupal
meetup, and it is probably too early to say now what a permanent
solution would look like (and I hope we'll have some good suggestions
coming).

But this can also be an interesting forum for online conversations
about Open Education topics and local experiences ranging from the
creation of Open Educational Resources to medium-scale scanning
projects of old books and periodicals.

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_New_York_City

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[Wikimedia NYC] Wikipedia Day NYC in January @ NYU

[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 public
to the Wikipedia world with this event!

We will include several sessions specifically for newcomers, such as
Welcome to Wikipedia: A tutorial for newcomers and Wikipedia and
Your Project: Educational and content partnerships, and people at all
levels of wiki-experience and coming from all fields are very welcome
to join us.

Read all about it, and please sign up for a lightning talk or open space:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC

Please register here:

http://bit.ly/wikidaynyc

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_New_York_City

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

[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.

http://openplans.org/2010/02/a-wireside-chat-with-lawrence-lessig/
http://openvideoalliance.org/event/lessig/
http://www.lofilounge.org/remixed-media-festival-2010/

Lawrence Lessig is the originator of the Creative Commons and the
Free Culture movement, of with Wikipedia is an important part.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Lessig
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_culture_movement

You can RSVP here:

http://openvideoalliance.org/event/newyorkrsvp/

Location:
The Open Planning Project
148 Lafayette Street (nr Howard)
Penthouse Floor

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_New_York_City

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

[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 personally,
rather than send it to the whole mailing list.

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_New_York_City

On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Gary Gerstenfield gg9...@aol.com wrote:
 I joined Wikipedia but am unsure how to get involved.  You appear to have a 
 handle on this.  Regards, Gary Gerstenfield.


 Jim Henderson jim.hender...@juno.com wrote:

 A reminder:  This Sunday is the wikimeetup at Columbia University.

A pleasant and informative session as usual.  I'm not online now and
can't reach Wikipedia but the New York City Astronomy Seminars got kicked
out of the basement of West 22nd Street Lutheran Church this month
(someone else wanted the hall) and found a new home for twice monthly
meetings at the ground floor conference room McBurney YMCA, across West
14th from Salvation Army's New York Citadel.  The fellow who made the
arrangements is John Pazmino,

john.pazm...@ferc.gov

who I am confident will be eager to tell you about it, if we need a
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Re: [Wikimedia NYC] Wikimedia NYC Meeting Sunday March 21

[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)
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_New_York_City

On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 11:24 PM, PATRICK SULLIVAN padr...@hotmail.com wrote:
 I hope someone can stop all these messages soon.

 Regards,
 Patrick

 The state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks to live at
 the expense of everyone else.    Bastiat - Selected Essays on Political
 Econmy





 
 Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:08:50 -0400
 From: iphone.eugene@gmail.com
 To: wikimedia_nyc@lists.wikimedia.org
 Subject: Re: [Wikimedia NYC] Wikimedia NYC Meeting Sunday March 21

 Hey guys, share the wiki love! Thanks! -Xtcy3, or Ecstasy, or Bellspring.

 On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Raina Szilagyi szilag...@un.org wrote:

 hey guys,

 could you PLEASE not cc everyone with your queries etc?  thanks!

 -wikimedia_nyc-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org wrote: -

 To: New York City Wikimedians wikimedia_nyc@lists.wikimedia.org
 From: Gary Gerstenfield gg9...@aol.com
 Sent by: wikimedia_nyc-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org
 Date: 03/22/2010 07:21PM
 Subject: Re: [Wikimedia NYC] Wikimedia NYC Meeting Sunday March 21

 I joined Wikipedia but am unsure how to get involved.  You appear to have a
 handle on this.  Regards, Gary Gerstenfield.


 Jim Henderson jim.hender...@juno.com wrote:

 A reminder:  This Sunday is the wikimeetup at Columbia University.

A pleasant and informative session as usual.  I'm not online now and
can't reach Wikipedia but the New York City Astronomy Seminars got kicked
out of the basement of West 22nd Street Lutheran Church this month
(someone else wanted the hall) and found a new home for twice monthly
meetings at the ground floor conference room McBurney YMCA, across West
14th from Salvation Army's New York Citadel.  The fellow who made the
arrangements is John Pazmino,

john.pazm...@ferc.gov

who I am confident will be eager to tell you about it, if we need a
meeting place.











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[Wikimedia NYC] Bring Wikimania 2011 to NYC

[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 strengthen these communities, and to result
in a truly high-profile Wikimania before the eyes of the world.

With efforts like the planned Wiki World's Fair that can engage the
city as a whole, this occasion represents an unequalled opportunity of
broad public outreach for the wiki and free culture movements on both
a local and an international basis in this very global city.

Clearly, there is no better place to celebrate Wikipedia's 10th year
than will be found at the crunchy core of the Big Apple.

More details on our bid here:

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2011/Bids/New_York_City

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_New_York_City

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

[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 Wikimedians wikimedia_nyc@lists.wikimedia.org
 Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 4:20 PM
 Subject: [Wikimedia NYC] Wikimedia NYC Meeting Saturday May 22


 Come one, come all!

 Our next meeting for Wikimedia NYC is Sunday March 21 (next weekend)
                                                                  ~~~
 at OpenPlans @ 148 Lafayette St in Lower Manhattan..

 You mean May, right? And Saturday?

 Dan Case



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

[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 space session.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiki-Conference

Register for the Wiki-Conference here:

http://bit.ly/wikinyc

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia New York City
http://nyc.wikimedia.org

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[Wikimedia NYC] Newbie Wiki Workshop Feb 1

[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, and tell your friends:

http://tinyurl.com/wikiclass

This is our first-ever pure newbie outreach and teaching event open to everyone.

No previous wiki-knowledge required :)

NWCU is made possible by amazing supporters of independents and
innovation: Google  New Work City


About the Host: NWCU @ New Work City
This event is part of NWCU, community powered learning driven entirely
by member participation, NWCU is a curated collection of classes,
workshops, Meetup groups, and hackathons, all sharing one core common
goal: help existing and aspiring independents build, learn, and share
with one another, so more people can lead better, happier lives
working for themselves.

Founded in 2008, New Work City is a community coworking space in
Manhattan. We gather in a central space to work, collaborate, learn,
and socialize. Anyone with some work to do and a friendly disposition
is welcome!

http://www.nwcny.com/


Thanks,
Richard (User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
http://nyc.wikimedia.org

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

[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 details here for the April 23 meetup:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC

And, that's not all!

The 'Wiki Workshop for Newbies' will be the following Tuesday April
26, 7pm @ New Work City (412 Broadway at Canal St) in Lower Manhattan.

This is our first-ever series of pure newbie outreach and teaching event open to
everyone.

Sign up here for the April 26 wikiworkshop, and tell your colleagues
and friends:

http://tinyurl.com/wikiclass

So, no excuses about being a shy newbie this time, for either the
meetup on the 23rd or the wikiworkshop on the 26th!

I'd also be glad to personally answer any questions you may have about
these upcoming two events :)

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)

Wikimedia NYC
http://wikimedianyc.org

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

[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:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_States_Public_Policy/Courses/Spring_2011/Copyright,_Commerce,_and_Culture_%28Evan_Hill-Ries%29#Students

Let me know if anyone is interested in participating, as a professor
or student, in future Wikipedia Campus Ambassador activities next term
and beyond.

We'd love to help set you up!

As an added note, I'd like to invite anyone interested in more
in-depth discussion on these or other topics to join our Wikimedia NYC
discuss list

https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-us-nyc-discuss

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
http://nyc.wikimedia.org

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

[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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC

==Details==

The Edit-a-thon will help complete Wikipedia articles about Greenwich
Village History and the public art, community gardens, and library
branches in the area. Editors will have the opportunity to utilize
rare books and items from the Greenwich Village Collection, which
holds over 150+ books on the history of New York City.

Hosted by Jefferson Market Library, Wikimedia NYC and the Metropolitan
New York Library Council.

This event includes an introduction to Wikipedia images and two
duplicate trainings on using Wikipedia held in the morning and
afternoon. No special Wiki knowledge is required to participate, just
enthusiasm and a love of Greenwich Village!

Wikipedians will be on hand to provide basic training on how to edit
articles, provide more advanced training for the experienced, and
answer any other questions about Wikipedia and the organizational
aspects of Wikipedia editing which go on in classrooms libraries,
archives, and museums all over the world.

Agenda
• 10am: Event Begins, space is open for walk-in participation and
conversation all day
• 10:30: Session 1: Presentation on Wikipedia Editing
• 1pm: Session 2: Presentation on Wikipedia Editing
• 5pm: Event and Library Close

==Links and sign-up==

Event details on the Wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC

You can RSVP on the wiki page, or on meetup / evenbrite:

http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/144738212/
http://wikivillage.eventbrite.com/

Thanks,
Richard (User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC Chapter

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

[Pharos]

Hi Wiki Yorkers,

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our inaugural
evening WikiWednesday salon and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles
gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture
movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in
developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for
recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities.

After the main meeting, pizza and refreshments and video games in the
gallery!

*
Details:

WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
7:00pm - 9:00 pm, April 29 @ Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street

Agenda and RSVP on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC

(RSVP on meetup.com: http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/ )

Featuring a keynote talk this month on Lady Librarians  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
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[Wikimedia NYC] Tuesday Nov 10: Basquiat: Still Fly at 55 Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

[Pharos]

Hi Wiki-Yorkers,

Join us for Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Basquiat Still Fly @ 55, a social
evening of creating, updating, and improving Wikipedia articles pertaining
to the lives and works of black artists.

Hosted at The Museum of Modern Art Library in celebration of Jean-Michel
Basquiat’s 55th birthday and in partnership with Afrocrowd, NYU Africana
Studies Program, Black Lunch Table, and Basquiat: Still Fly @ 55, this
meetup will focus on closing the multicultural and gender gaps in Wikipedia.

All are invited, and no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia
editing experience is required. We will provide training on editing
Wikipedia, WiFi, reference materials, light refreshments, and childcare
(sponsored by Afrocrowd). Please bring your laptop, power cord, and ideas
for articles that need to be updated, translated, or created.

All languages and beginners welcome. Light refreshments will also be
available.

***
Tuesday November 10: Basquiat: Still Fly @ 55 Edit-a-thon
6:00pm - 8:30 pm (drop-in anytime!) at MoMA Cullman Education and Research
Building, 4 West 54th Street

Page on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC

Page on Meetup.com:

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

[Pharos]

Hi Wiki-Yorkers,

You are invited to join us for a full afternoon and evening of social
Wikipedia editing at the Guggenheim next Thursday (drop-in any time,
noon-8pm!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia
articles covering the lives and works of women in architecture.

Wiki page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Women_in_Architecture

Date and time:
Thursday, October 15, Noon - 8pm (drop-in anytime!) @ Guggenheim Museum

In conjunction with Archtober and New York Archives Week, the Guggenheim
will host its third Wikipedia edit-a-thon—or, #guggathon—to enhance
articles related to women in architecture on Wikipedia. The Guggenheim aims
to further the goals of Ada Lovelace Day for STEM, and Art+Feminism for
art, in a field that, by its nature combines both.

The Guggenheim will work alongside ArchiteXX, the founders of WikiD: Women
Wikipedia Design #wikiD, the international education and advocacy program
working to increase the number of Wikipedia articles on women in
architecture and the built environment. Both new and experienced editors
are welcome.

Can’t join us in New York? Visit our global partnerships page to discover
an edit-a-thon in a city near you or simply join remotely.

We hope to see you there!

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

[Pharos]

Hi Wiki-Yorkers,

Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
Location: 4 West 54th Street, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Research
Building at the Museum of Modern Art

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikiapa-edit-a-thon-tickets-17974764003
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wikipedia_APA/MoMA_2015

Join us for #WikiAPA, a social evening of Wikipedia editing, dedicated to
creating, updating, and improving articles about Asian Pacific American art
and artists. Hosted at The Museum of Modern Art in collaboration with the
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, the Asian/Pacific/American
Institute at NYU, and Wikimedia NYC, this meetup will focus on unearthing
information about a creatively-rich community that has historically been
overlooked.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia
editing experience required. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we
will provide research resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on
hand. Come early to see Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971 during its
final week.

The event kicks off a month-long series of #WikiAPA meetups across the U.S.
For more information about the #WikiAPA series, please visit
smithsonianapa.org/wiki or follow #WikiAPA on Twitter.

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

[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 register for the Wiki-Conference here:

http://bit.ly/wikiday15

See full event details and schedule (and add your own lightning talk, or
open space session!) at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia_Day_2016

And bring your interested friends and colleagues!

Also, check out the global effort for Wikipedia's 15th anniversary here:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15

Thanks,
Richard (User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
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[Wikimedia NYC] Sunday Nov 22: Soviet Jewry Edit-a-thon & Women In Science Edit-a-thon

[Pharos]

Hi Wiki-Yorkers,

We invite you to join us for one of two edit-a-thons this Sunday, just
bring your laptop and an interest in participating!

No special knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia knowledge is required, and
there will be Wikipedia training workshops for new folks.

Note that seating is limited for the Women in Science event, please RSVP to
that by replying to this email.

***
Soviet Jewry Edit-a-thon @ Center for Jewish History

15 West 16th Street, New York, NY
11:00 am - 4:00 pm, Sun Nov 22
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/SovietJewry

Join at the Center for Jewish History (drop-in any time!), during which we
will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the
American Soviet Jewry movement.
***
***
Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences

7 World Trade Center - 40th Floor
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Sun Nov 22
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/NYAS

Join at the NY Academy of Sciences, during which we will create, update,
and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of women
scientists.

Note that seating is limited for the Women in Science event, please RSVP to
that by replying to this email.
***

Thanks,
Pharos

P.S. Next WikiWednesday Salon, December 9 @ Babycastles -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
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[Wikimedia NYC] Sunday June 5: Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon

[Pharos]

Hi Wiki-Yorkers,

***
Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon @ Center for Jewish History

15 West 16th Street, New York, NY
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Sun June 5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/WomeninJewishHistory2016
***

Join us for a full Sunday of social Wikipedia editing at Center for Jewish
History (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and
improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to Women in Jewish History.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia
editing experience required.

Expanding coverage of Jewish women on Wikipedia makes these women and their
creations discoverable, addresses the gender bias on Wikipedia in a
positive way, and works to correct imbalances archival collecting practice
and institutional projects that have historically silenced women's
narratives.

A training session on editing Wikipedia will be held at 12:30 pm.
Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day.
Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources,
WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Make edits! Ask questions! Be bold!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/WomeninJewishHistory2016

http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/

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

[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

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2016-artfeminism-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-tickets-18961175386

We encourage both people new to Wikipedia, and people who have experience
editing online, or have joined us for past edit-a-thon events.

This is by far our biggest event of the year (over 200 participants in the
last edition), and every extra hand counts, so please join and volunteer to
help us engage new communities!

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EST (drop-in anytime!)
Location: The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building
at the Museum of Modern Art, 4 West 54 Street (between 5th/6th), New York,
NY 10019
Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd
Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue.

Please bring a laptop with you! Bring your laptop, power cord and ideas for
entries that need updating or creation. For the editing-averse, we urge you
to stop by to show your support.

And bring your interested friends and colleagues!

And for those not in the city, see regional and global events here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism

Thanks,
Richard (User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC

PS, see Online New York Times coverage of the Schomburg edit-a-thon in
February:

http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/02/29/women-leading-movements-to-champion-equality-on-wikipedia/
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[Wikimedia NYC] Feb 6: Black Life Matters Edit-a-thon @ NYPL Schomburg

[Pharos]

Hi Wiki-Yorkers,

You're invited to help us improve Wikipedia articles on Black history and
culture- new contributors and voices are especially encouraged to join!

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public
Library, working with the AfroCROWD initiative, is hosting a successor to
last year's Black Life Matters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, to contribute to
articles on Wikipedia for the national Black WikiHistory Month outreach
campaign.

Event: 'Black Life Matters' Wikipedia Edit-a-thon @ NYPL Schomburg Center
for Research in Black Culture

Date: Saturday February 6th, 2015

Address: 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue) between West 135th and
136th Streets, Harlem, New York

Time: 12 noon-5 pm (drop-in any time!)

A reception will follow the event at 5 pm.

The Wikipedia training and Edit-a-thon will take place in the Aaron Douglas
Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division,
with a following reception in the Langston Hughes lobby on the first floor
of the building.

In addition to new people, we also need some volunteers to help with
hands-on training during the event!

***

For details, see our edit-a-thon page on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Schomburg

And please sign up on eventbrite as well:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-life-matters-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-2016-edition-tickets-20713761418

***
See also our upcoming:

Our next WikiWednesday Salon at Babycastes 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
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[Wikimedia NYC] April 13: WikiWednesday Salon and Mini-Video Opportunity

[Pharos]

Hi Wiki-Yorkers,

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community on April 13 for our
monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing
workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

Special this month, a Mini-Video opportunity for individuals to share their
Wikipedia experiences (during pre-meeting, 6-7pm, and in side-office during
regular meetup):

A videographer will be present to record 1-3 minute Mini-Videos of folks
saying anything about their Wikipedia-related projects, whether an
edit-a-thon they joined (Art+Feminism or others), an article they edited,
or a class project they were a part of.

(Videos will be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons and YouTube. With the time we
have, anyone may present a video. Rehearse your talk before you come. You
may share an experience, give a lesson, make a presentation, or say what
you like. The audience might be anyone searching for videos of Wikipedians
talking about Wikipedia. This will be an amateur effort.)

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter,
and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new
participants.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement
and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing
free knowledge projects.

We will also follow up on plans for recent (Art+Feminism!) and upcoming
edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video
games in the gallery!

We will also decide on our chapter's votes for the global Wikimedia
Foundation board at this meeting:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/Nominations

*
WikiWednesday Details:

April 13 @ Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street

6:00pm - 7:00pm Mini-Video hour
7:00pm - 9:00pm Regular meeting: Introduction for new participants,
Noshing, Chapter projects

Agenda and RSVP on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#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
Wikimedia NYC
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[Wikimedia NYC] May 25: WikiWednesday Salon / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference

[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: Introduction, pizza

7:00 pm: MediaWiki tutorial, community involvement and extension ideas,
novel uses of wiki technology

8:00 pm: State of the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia / Wikimedia
community

9:00 pm: Monthly WikiSalon in San Francisco video-link, casual bicoastal
chat

And see full details (and sign up!) on the wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC

http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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[Wikimedia NYC] August 17: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

[Pharos]

Hi Wiki-Yorkers,

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community on August 17 for our
monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing
workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

Featuring special guest presentations on 'WikiVerse' and 'Bringing
Wikipedia to the Last Mile'.

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter,
and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new
participants.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement
and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing
free knowledge projects.

We will also follow up on plans for recent (UN Women!) and upcoming
edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video
games in the gallery!

*
WikiWednesday Details:

August 17 @ Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street

7:00pm - 9:00pm Regular meeting: Introduction for new participants,
Noshing, Chapter projects

Agenda and RSVP on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#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/Elections
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[Wikimedia NYC] Sunday: Open House NY wiki-photo hunt and CommonsLab @ NYU

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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 photo scavenger hunt, and an accompanying Wikimedia
Commons multimedia hackathon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/CommonsLab

http://blog.ohny.org/wikipedia2016/

Location and time:

Sunday, October 16, 2016, 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM

NYU Tisch School of Arts, 721 Broadway, 4th Floor

The event will take the form of a modified unconference, with sessions for
photographers/creatives, editors/writers and hackers/software folks!

More details on-wiki, and add your ideas for unconference sessions there:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/CommonsLab

http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/

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

[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 global
campaign to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Latin American arts and culture
and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia.

http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/

The Museum of Modern Art and Fundacion Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps
de Cisneros are uniting with international allies to focus on the lives and
works of Latin American artists, architects and designers.

With keystone events scheduled for October 22 in New York City and other
cities throughout the month (Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Caracas, & others),
the campaign aims to further similar goals to Art+Feminism.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia
editing experience required. Introductory training on the basics of
Wikipedia editing will be given throughout the edit-a-thon. Please bring
your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a
list of suggested topics on hand.

Page on Eventbrite, RSCP and see more details here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikiarte-edit-a-thon-2016-tickets-27850123469

Page on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/WikiArte/MoMA_2016

Location: The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building
at the Museum of Modern Art, 4 West 54th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue)

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

[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, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions.

With special guests Katherine Maher of the Wikimedia Foundation and Tim Wu
of Columbia Law School speaking on our Post-truth panel!

Also featuring an International/Multilingual panel, a Documenting Activism
panel, a Multimedia/Tech Panel, a Science panel, an Art panel, and more.

And there will be cake :)

Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia_Day_2017

Ace Hotel page:
http://www.acehotel.com/calendar/newyork/wikipedia-day-2017

We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture
movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in
developing free knowledge projects.

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!

Meetup.com page:
https://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/

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

[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 projects. This is an
opportunity for all to gather, share and work collectively towards a more
robust account of history.

For this month, we'll focus on building better edit-a-thon tools, and
user-testing them with the community.  To advance the goal of utilizing
these tools in future for a variety of events with diverse local groups.

All levels of experience are welcome.

Including traditional Wikimedia NYC pizza!

Date: Sunday March 26
Time: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: Ace Hotel New York. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan.

Sign up on meetup.com:

https://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/238232882/

And on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:A=H

See agenda:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:A=H#Agenda

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

[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
nonprofit worlds, and from everyone in any community interested in building
a bigger, broader and better Wikipedia.

With a meetup-keynote this month TBA.  Also, we welcome your 5-minute
lightning talks!

*
WikiWednesday Details:

April 19 @ Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street

7:00pm - 9:00pm Regular meeting: Introduction for new participants,
Noshing, Chapter projects

Agenda and RSVP on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Sign_up

RSVP on meetup.com:

http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/

Newcomers are very welcome!  Bring your friends and colleagues!

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

[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 will be childcare,
snacks, multiple trainings and panel discussions. People of all gender
identities and expressions welcomed and encouraged to attend.

This year’s edit-a-thon kicks off at 10:00 a.m. with a conversation about
information activism with writer Joanne McNeil and Data & Society Research
Institute Fellow Zara Rahman, moderated by Kimberly Drew, the social media
manager for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, creator of the Tumblr “Black
Contemporary Art,” and the person behind @museummammy on Instagram.
Afternoon breakout groups will engage in focused discussions about related
issues, including intersectionality and librarianship, power structures in
notability guidelines on Wikipedia, and radical archives.

Mar 11
The Museum of Modern Art
10am - 5pm
in New York, NY
https://www.facebook.com/events/216168958790152/
https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/2678?locale=en

***

And a broader calendar of events on this theme in the comings weeks:

Mar 08
Gladys Marcus Library, Fashion Institute of Technology
11am - 5pm
in New York, NY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:NYC/FIT/Womens_Day_Edit-a-thon

Mar 11
Purchase College Library
11am - 4pm
in Purchase, NY
https://www.facebook.com/events/1661878440785219/

Mar 11
The Museum of Modern Art
10am - 5pm
in New York, NY
https://www.facebook.com/events/216168958790152/
https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/2678?locale=en

Mar 12
Interference Archive
2pm - 6pm
in Brooklyn, NY
https://goo.gl/forms/5LQDTKjPvEicrQtE3
http://interferencearchive.org/artfeminism-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-2/

Mar 12
Kickstarter HQ
10am - 5pm
in Brooklyn, NY
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-feminism-wikipedia-editatho
n-tickets-31839973217?aff=BLT

Mar 18
SVA Library
12pm - 5pm
in New York, NY
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-feminism-wikipedia-edit-a-t
hon-tickets-31735573956

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

[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
nonprofit worlds, and from everyone in any community interested in building
a bigger, broader and better Wikipedia.

With a meetup-keynote this month TBA.  Also, we welcome your 5-minute
lightning talks!

*
WikiWednesday Details:

Julyl 19 @ Babycastles, 145 West 14th Street

***This is a new address for Babycastles, a couple of doors down from their
old location.***

7:00pm - 9:00pm Regular meeting: Introduction for new participants,
Noshing, Chapter projects

Agenda and RSVP on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Sign_up

RSVP on meetup.com:

http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/

Newcomers are very welcome!  Bring your friends and colleagues!

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

[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):

http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-celebrates/wikimedia-edit-a-thon

==

The Museum is excited to have made available more than 375,000 images of
public-domain artworks for contribution to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons
from The Met collection, which spans 5,000 years of global art. This event
is an opportunity for Wikimedia communities to engage The Met's diverse
collection onsite and remotely. The event is a key marker too of The
Metropolitan Museum of Art's first Wikimedian-in-Residence program, with
resident Richard Knipel (User:Pharos), along with Wikimedia NYC. We invite
you to help enhance Wikimedia communities and platforms with open access
images from The Met.

Please note that this event requires preregistration. The Thomas J. Watson
Library has a limited capacity of 50 active and present registered onsite
participants; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have
not arrived by 10:45 am, your tickets may be released to a wait list. A
wait list will be held for those interested in attending the event after
registration has closed. Those on the wait list may be admitted to
participate should space be available. If you have arrived at the Museum
and are unable to participate in the onsite event due to space limitations,
we encourage you enjoy the galleries after procuring your Museum admission.
If you can no longer attend, please cancel your ticket registration in
advance via eventbrite.

And see more details on the wiki page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Met

And feel free to ask me if you have any event-related questions.

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

[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:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiki_Loves_Pride_2017

Time and Place:

Thursday, June 22, 2017
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
MoMA Reseach and Education Center
4 West 54th Street, New York, NY

Wiki Loves Pride is a global campaign to expand and improve LGBT-related
content across all Wikimedia projects, in all languages. The activities of
Wiki Loves Pride are focused on June, traditionally a month when lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities around the world
celebrate LGBT culture and history. We invite you to participate in a
series of edit-a-thons and photography campaigns to help improve
Wikipedia's coverage of LGBT-related content.

Themes for this event include art related to HIV/AIDS activism and on LGBTQ
artists of the African Diaspora as part of the Black Lunch Table project.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia
editing experience required. A brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia
editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon. Please bring your
laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of
suggested topics on hand.

http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/

Let me know if you have any questions about this event.

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

[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
organization's 2017 Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections.

(
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Candidates_for_Wikimedia_NYC_Board
)

We welcome all interest from the education, museum and library, and
nonprofit worlds, and from everyone in any community interested in building
a bigger, broader and better Wikipedia.

With a meetup-keynote this month TBA.  Also, we welcome your 5-minute
lightning talks!

*
WikiWednesday Details:

September 27 @ Babycastles, 145 West 14th Street

***This is a new address for Babycastles, a couple of doors down from their
old location.***

7:00pm - 9:00pm Regular meeting: Introduction for new participants,
Noshing, Chapter projects

Agenda and RSVP on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Sign_up

Board election candidates:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Candidates_for_Wikimedia_NYC_Board

RSVP on meetup.com:

http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/

Newcomers are very welcome!  Bring your friends and colleagues!

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

[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
nonprofit worlds, and from everyone in any community interested in building
a bigger, broader and better Wikipedia.

With a meetup-keynote this month TBA.  Also, we welcome your 5-minute
lightning talks!

*
WikiWednesday Details:

August 30 @ Babycastles, 145 West 14th Street

***This is a new address for Babycastles, a couple of doors down from their
old location.***

7:00pm - 9:00pm Regular meeting: Introduction for new participants,
Noshing, Chapter projects

Agenda and RSVP on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Sign_up

RSVP on meetup.com:

http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/

Newcomers are very welcome!  Bring your friends and colleagues!

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

[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 workshop at
Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

We welcome all interest from the education, museum and library, and
nonprofit worlds, and from everyone in any community interested in building
a bigger, broader and better Wikipedia.

With a meetup-keynote this month TBA.  Also, we welcome your 5-minute
lightning talks!

*
WikiWednesday Details:

October 18 @ Babycastles, 145 West 14th Street

***This is a new address for Babycastles, a couple of doors down from their
old location.***

7:00pm - 9:00pm Regular meeting: Introduction for new participants,
Noshing, Chapter projects

Agenda and RSVP on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Sign_up

RSVP on meetup.com:

http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/

Newcomers are very welcome!  Bring your friends and colleagues!

- - -

P.S. - Open House New York bonus event, Sunday October 15

You are also invited to join us on Sunday October 15 at Ace Hotel from
4-8pm for  the concluding "upload party" to the Wikipedia @ Open House New
York Weekend photo scavenger hunt, and an accompanying Wikimedia Commons
tutorial and multimedia hackathon:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/OHNY2017

Note that this is part of the larger Open House New York Weekend activities
on Saturday and Sunday, when sites normally closed to the public are open
for public visits and photography:

https://www.ohny.org/weekend/overview

- - -

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

[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 Met's Uris
Center for Education, on Sunday November 19, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm.

Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords.

Light snacks, drinks and cake will be provided!

You can sign up here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/
MetAsianMonth#Participants
https://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/244611793/

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

[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 and Skill-share! We'll meet from 7PM - 9PM
> tonight at Babycastles Gallery (145 West 14th Street). Is there a project
> you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd
> like to learn? Let us know by responding to this email or adding an item to
> the agenda at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC.
>
> Following the Asian American Literature Wikipedia Edit-a-thon earlier this
> month, Kundiman and Wikimedia NYC are partnering once again to address the
> gaps and deficiencies across pages related to Asian American literature on
> Wikipedia. Please join us on Sunday, May 27th from 2:00 - 6:00PM in the
> Boardroom at the Ace Hotel (20 West 29th Street). Details and RSVP at
> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-for-asian-american-literature-tickets-45152937652
> Want to know more about our partnership with Kundiman? Check out the
> profile of our last event in The Outline:
> https://theoutline.com/post/4560/asian-american-writers-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-kundiman-aaww
>
> I look forward to editing with you soon!
>
> Megs
> --
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[Wikimedia NYC] Feb 3: Truth-a-Thon

[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 Table (BLT), Sara Clugage from
Art+Feminism and members of Wikimedia NYC will host a "Truth-a-Thon" as
part of the Truth Be Told program series for the exhibition Hold These
Truths with No Longer Empty. Workshop leaders will lead a training and will
be available throughout the event to guide participants on the editing
process for articles of their choosing. Come learn about the work of these
collectives and how to transform public discourse in real time! Bring your
laptop and a friend.

And see the wiki meetup page here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Truth-a-Thon

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

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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 your own
travel and accommodation.  Because the amount we support is limited, it may
be that only part of your trip expense is covered.

Please fill in the google form here, the deadline is September 24:

https://goo.gl/forms/AgBQtiLcT44ASHz42

For more background on the conference, see:

https://wikiconference.org/

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

[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 afternoon!

And there will be a wiki-cake!

https://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-celebrates/pride-wikipedia-edit-a-thon

Open to everyone at all levels of experience, wiki instructional workshop
and one-on-one support will be provided.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiki_Loves_Pride_2019

Please bring your own laptop to this event if you can, it's much better for
Wikipedia editing than mobile.

***Located in the Uris Center for Education, 81st Street entrance.***

This is the fifth annual Wiki Loves Pride edit-a-thon supported by
Wikimedia New York City :)

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

[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 goal is to bolster the
presence of disabled artists by adding details, pages, and pictures, and to
make this information accessible. Please bring your own laptop!

There will be two sessions on Friday, one in the afternoon and one in the
evening:

Training Session 1: 3-4PM with Open Editing: 4-6PM
Training Session 2: 6:30-7:30PM with Open Editing: 7:30-9PM

Please RSVP here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disability-artistry-alt-text-as-poetry-workshop-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-tickets-60312724984

Thanks,
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[Wikimedia NYC] May 22: WikiWednesday Salon

[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
learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda at:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/May_2019

https://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/

This month we're at the Metropolitan New York Library Council, located on
the 8th floor of 599 West 11th avenue between 44th and 45th street.

This meetup will feature a presentation by the Interference Archive, and a
group discussion on the role of activist archives and building wiki content
based on ephemeral publications and oral histories.

To close off the night, we'll also have Wikidojo - a group collaborative
writing activity / vaudeville!

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

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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 methods to address major questions facing our social movement.

Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means **potluck**.  There will also be
tacos!

Wikipedia page here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic_2019
( or if you prefer: *nyc.wiknic.org * )

***Date***: Sunday, July 14, 2019
***Time***: afternoon/evening (drop-in any time 2:00 - 7:00 pm!)
***Location***: Our picnicking area is on Roosevelt Island at Southpoint
Park, south of the tramway and the F train on the subway, and also just
south of the Cornell Tech campus.

Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner!

Celebrate our 13th year of wiki-picnics!
Newcomers are very welcome!
Bring your friends and colleagues!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct, and don't
forget your sunscreen!

Sign up here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic_2019#Sign_up

We hope to see you there!

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

[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 for 'Camp: Notes on Fashion', and we will have an
intro talk to the exhibit by a guest from the Costume Institute, and
participants will then be able to visit it on their own. Galleries will be
open this evening until 9 pm.

With refreshments, and there will be a wiki-cake!

Open to everyone at all levels of experience, wiki instructional workshop
and one-on-one support will be provided.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetFashion

Please bring your own laptop to this event if you can, it's much better for
Wikipedia editing than mobile.

*** Located in the Uris Center for Education, 81st Street entrance: 12:30pm
- 4:30 pm.  (note this is just south of the main entrance). Galleries will
be open this evening as well for those who would like see the galleries
informally afterward.***

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends, colleagues and students,
and anyone into fashion history!

And feel free to reply here if you have any questions about this event :)

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

[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 entrance) at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Met page:
https://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-celebrates/Asian-art-wikipedia-editathon

Wiki page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetAsianMonth_2019

The Met will host a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to build global access to
information about Asian art. The Met's collection of Asian art is one of
the largest and most comprehensive in the world, and the Museum aims to
share it through Wikimedia platforms.

This November is the fifth annual Wikipedia Asian Month. At this
edit-a-thon, participants, joined by the Asia Art Archive in America and
others, will edit and contribute to Wikipedia articles, as well as cite and
source information about Asian art. Asia Art Archive will host a sister
event in Hong Kong next week.

The Met will provide a starter set of objects for participants to write
about, as well as highlights of oral histories and archival collections,
and links to our Japanese Illustrated Books Digital Collection. We will
also provide a brief introduction about The Met's collection of Asian art
and some of the treasures it holds.

We welcome seasoned Wikipedians as well as newbies to join in this fun and
focused event. Faculty, educators, students, and the public are also
invited to participate.

Sandwiches and ***Wiki-Cake*** will be served!

We welcome you, your friends, and colleagues.

Please bring your own laptop to this event if you can, it's much better for
Wikipedia editing than mobile.

Feel free to write if you have any questions about this event :)

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

[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 complex tapestry of cultures,
from Indigenous peoples to settlers, enslaved peoples, pioneers, and
immigrants. Each culture, together with the growing pains of war, industry,
and expansion, has provided a rich history of our past in the objects that
artists and artisans created.

---When & Where---
Date: Saturday, January 25, 2020
Time: 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education
Metropolitan Museum of Art (81st Street entrance), 1000 Fifth Avenue

We have a special tour of the American Wing at 1pm, and we'll end the day
with wiki-cake, and briefly sing in Wikipedia's new year!

And maybe some of us will head out to a bar afterward for an informal
Wikipedia Night.

---Event pages---
https://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-celebrates/wikipedia-edit-a-thon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetAmerica

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

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Hi Wiki-Yorkers,

You're invited to join one of several edit-a-thons this weekend to improve
Wikipedia's coverage in honor of International Women's Day:

*** Women in Art in Asia @ NYPL ***
Date: March 7th (Saturday)
Time: 11:30A - 5P
Location: 476 5th Ave, New York Public Library, Manhattan
Details and RSVP:
https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2020/03/07/2020-wikipedia-edit-thon-art-feminism-and-asian-art-archives

*** Newark Museum of Art ***
Date: March 7th (Saturday)
Time: 10A - 4P
Location: 49 Washington St, Newark, NJ
Details and RSVP: https://www.newarkmuseumart.org/Art-Feminism-2020

*** Jewish Museum ***
Date: March 7th (Sunday)
Time: 1P - 5:30P
Location: 1109 5th Ave at 92nd St, Manhattan
Details and RSVP:
https://thejewishmuseum.org/calendar/events/2020/03/08/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-2020

And see more events for next week and the remainder of the month here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Upcoming_meetups

We will have training wiki-workshops at each event for beginners, and we
will share topics to collaborate on together.  No previous experience is
assumed, and we will share research resources on all covered topics.  Let
us know if you have any questions!

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

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Hi Wiki-Yorkers,

You're invited to join one of several edit-a-thons this weekend to improve
Wikipedia's coverage in honor of International Women's Day:

*** Women in Art in Asia @ NYPL ***
Date: March 7th (Saturday)
Time: 11:30A - 5P
Location: 476 5th Ave, New York Public Library, Manhattan
Details and RSVP:
https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2020/03/07/2020-wikipedia-edit-thon-art-feminism-and-asian-art-archives

*** Newark Museum of Art ***
Date: March 7th (Saturday)
Time: 10A - 4P
Location: 49 Washington St, Newark, NJ
Details and RSVP: https://www.newarkmuseumart.org/Art-Feminism-2020

*** Jewish Museum ***
Date: March 7th (Sunday)
Time: 1P - 5:30P
Location: 1109 5th Ave at 92nd St, Manhattan
Details and RSVP:
https://thejewishmuseum.org/calendar/events/2020/03/08/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-2020

And see more events for next week and the remainder of the month here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Upcoming_meetups

We will have training wiki-workshops at each event for beginners, and we
will share topics to collaborate on together.  No previous experience is
assumed, and we will share research resources on all covered topics.  Let
us know if you have any questions!

Thanks,
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[Wikimedia NYC] WikiSeder 7pm livestream

[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 quarantini. As we pass through our current plague, let us
come together from our lockdowns to retell stories of liberation and crisis
overcome through fellowship and information-sharing.

All are very welcome, this is not meant as a religious or exclusive thing.
There is an American tradition since the 1960s of interfaith and secular
seders highlighting social causes, and I hope WikiSeder can be in this
tradition.

Whether you're marking Passover, Easter, the upcoming Ramadan, or just
Spring, you're welcome to virtually join us and share comments as we
proceed through the evening, and share the role and relevance of
Wikipedia/Wikimedia in overcoming crises past and present, by furthering
the cause of a world that can know itself a little better.

We'll do this as a livestream video episode on the Wikipedia Weekly Network
podcast, so it will be public and go live on Youtube and other platforms at
7pm tonight -

We'll be able to see your comments on the various platforms and respond to
them in real-time, so we encourage interaction in that way.

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCvt2DowhM0

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikipediaweekly/permalink/2809226415791838/

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/WikipediaWeekly

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

[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 able to join us in person!

Featuring artist-Wikimedian Sara Clugage's "Picnics: An Outside History"
for a cultural exploration of picnicking, knowledge and society during the
national panel in the first part. We encourage you to call in for the
second part from a local park or natural site and share it on the video
stream, as well as sharing your favorite picnic grub or other special foods
with us.

The Wiknic is also taking the place of "WikiWednesday" this month, so we
will also include salon and knowledge-sharing workshop aspects.

Sunday August 16 Great American Wiknic NYC:

3:00 pm - online via YouTube (watch our national panel's livestream, and
participate by text chat)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BLy_QfCyQc

4:00 pm - online via Zoom (participate by videoconference with NYC
community)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89465428731

We especially encourage folks to share your green spaces and foods on
screen with us!

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

[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,
with lightning talks, open space sessions and a virtual lounge space.
Attendees must abide by a safe space policy.

How can you get involved?
- Register (for free) to attend and be informed of the latest information -
http://register.wcna.wiki/
- Check out the schedule at http://wcna.wiki
- Join the Telegram chat as the "home base" for the latest information
throughout the conference - https://chat.wcna.wiki
Participate in scheduled talks and discussions:
- For Friday or Saturday, sign up to give 5 minute Lightning Talks -
https://program.wcna.wiki
- For Sunday, the Open Sessions are for users to propose editing meetups,
discussions or other activities at - https://program.wcna.wiki
- Join the virtual lounge space to walk around and interact with
participants throughout the conference. We are using Wonder.me (Chrome and
Firefox preferred) for video and audio chat - https://lounge.wcna.wiki

The Friday Culture Crawl focuses on GLAM Wiki and cultural heritage. The
weekend sessions are made of events hosted by partners and original
content, such as an update on activity by North American Affiliates and a
session on the state of the Wikimedia 2030 movement strategy process.

It's not all business - the conference is also designed for social
interaction and fun. The presence of a WikiCheese meetup is rumored but
unconfirmed, and bring your own beverage and munchies for social activity
time. You'll be able to mingle in the various virtual small rooms for
topical chats, or perform at the Sock Puppet Stage or Talk Page Theater.
Hang out with friends old and new in the many zones in the virtual lounge.

For all the conference details: http://wcna.wiki

Register here: http://register.wcna.wiki/

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

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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 you'll see in the
video talking about Wikipedia's 20th anniversary, Wikimedia New York City,
and the amazing work they do on Wikimedia projects.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia_Day_2021

The event will be broadcast live via YouTube. Feel free to ask questions
for the panel through the chat!

We will also have some NYC wiki trivia you can participate in, with
confectionery prizes.

Friday January 15
6:00pm - 7:00 pm online via Wikimedia NYC on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbqxsJaTDQM

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[Wikimedia NYC] Tonight 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon

[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 to join us in person!

If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered,
just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message.

*** WikiWednesday Salon***
Date: May 19th (tonight!)
Time: 7:00 - 8:00PM, with optional breakout rooms from 8:00 - 8:30P
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81712375886
Add your item to the agenda at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/May_2021#Agenda

We look forward to seeing you soon!

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

[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 preserve the history of grassroots
activism & promote community-based urban ecologies, we will expand
Wikipedia’s coverage of the community gardens, community centers,
grassroots movements, galleries, clubs, squats and homesteads that have
contributed to our neighborhood's oversized cultural impact. The
edit-a-thon runs from 2-4 pm, but you can stay for as long (or as short) as
you like. No experience of anything is required, and new editors are
encouraged!

Date: Saturday, April 3rd
Time: 2:00 - 4:00PM EST
RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lower-east-side-art-activism-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-iii-tickets-148073474749

We look forward to editing with you soon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/LES_Art_and_Activism_(April_2021)

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

[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 together participants to discuss, create, share, and improve
Wikipedia articles about women and non-binary artists.

Please register here to join us on Zoom that day:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsd-CrqT4uGt0ba8snl__7dHcQ3AUHlkkQ

Join on the Dashboard with your Wikipedia account here:

https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Asia_Art_Archive_in_America/2021_Asia_Art_Archive_in_America_Art_and_Feminism_Edit-a-thon_(March_13,_2021)?enroll=AAAinA

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

[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 efforts of the community in Ireland, and personal work on
historical biographies with a special Irish-New York connection.

This month will also include a discussion of Black WikiHistory Month in
February and WikiWomen's History Month and Art+Feminism in March, and of
course the great work that is being done in these topical areas throughout
the year.

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 to join us in person!

If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered,
just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message.

*** WikiWednesday Salon***
Date: February 17th
Time: 7:00 - 8:00PM, with optional breakout rooms from 8:00 - 8:30P
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82837330156
Sign up with yout username at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/March_2021

We look forward to seeing you soon!

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

[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
page, and register on AfroCROWD's form to get the Zoom link.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCROWD/BlackWikiHistoryMonth21

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 to join us in person!

Thursday Feb 25: Black Wiki History Month with the Schomburg Center
(virtual)
Time: 1:30pm - 5:30 pm online

Register on AfroCROWD's form to get the Zoom link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdV-sDu1VKRcySUE1kZc6Tz6_ki8B1gOgL5J2gGqV6WsLT43Q/viewform

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

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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
https://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-celebrates/met-wikipedia-womens-history-month

Sign up on the Dashboard here:

https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Metropolitan_Museum/Women's_History_Month_(2021)/home

We will be partially coordinating with Art+Feminism and all of the
International Women's Day and Women's History Month campaigns.

Watch and join the livestream! The Metropolitan Museum of Art event on
Saturday Mar 6 will host a tutorial and question-and-answer session live on
YouTube and other social media platforms.

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Presentation
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Guidance and Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH1IOQPhmoU

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[Wikimedia NYC] Apr 21 WikiWednesday Salon (tomorrow)

[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
not typically be able to join us in person!

As this WikiWednesday is just the day before Earth Day, we will have an
environmental focus.

If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered,
just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message.

*** WikiWednesday Salon***
Date: April 21st
Time: 7:00 - 8:00PM, with optional breakout rooms from 8:00 - 8:30P
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81986754458
Add your environment-related item to the agenda at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/April_2021#Agenda

We look forward to seeing you soon!

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[Wikimedia NYC] Feb 17 WikiWednesday Salon

[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 might
not typically be able to join us in person!

This month will include a discussion of Black WikiHistory Month in
February, plans for WikiWomen's History Month in March, and of course the
great work that is being done in these areas throughout the year. We will
also have a relevant demonstration of the 'Did you know?' process.

If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered,
just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message.

*** WikiWednesday Salon***
Date: February 17th
Time: 7:00 - 8:00PM, with optional breakout rooms from 8:00 - 8:30P
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89243725944
Add your item to the agenda at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/February_2021#Agenda

We look forward to seeing you soon!

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[Wikimedia NYC] Aug 25 WikiWednesday Salon, 7pm

[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 typically be able to join us in person!

If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered,
just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message.

Topics for this WW could be Wikimania, the great NYC pizza-editing
drive this month, WMF Elections, Craft+Wikipedia roundtables, and anything
else.

*** WikiWednesday Salon***
Date: August 25th (Wed night!)
Time: 7:00 - 8:00PM, with optional breakout rooms from 8:00 - 8:30P
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81132126602
Add your item to the agenda at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/August_2021#Agenda

We look forward to seeing you soon!

And feel free if to reply direct to this if you or a friend are part of the
[[Craft]] world and would like to join the upcoming roundtables.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craft

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

[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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/July_2021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_New_York_City/Monthly_collaboration

And rather than Zoom, we'll meet on a proximity chat virtual Coney Island
beach and share over topical articles and collaborations.

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 to join us in person!

Wednesday July 14 Virtual Coney Island Meetup
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via WikiConey on Gather
Link: https://gather.town/app/njqneDTd0NFfrAmc/coney

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

[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 WikiProject Craft, we will have
materials and tools so you can make your own embroidered Wikimedia logo
button!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate.

Wiki meetup page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Pavilion

Eventbrite registration and give your sandwich/entree order:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikimedia-hackathon-2021-picnic-tickets-154787279921

Also register for the virtual conference, that is running Friday to Sunday:
https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2021/Main_Page

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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[Wikimedia NYC] Dec 15 WikiWednesday Salon, 7pm

[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 typically be able to join us in person!

If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered,
just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message.

Topics for this WW could be Prospect Park photo nature contest recap (we'll
share the winning photos!), Wikipedia Day NYC outdoor possibilities for
January, Black WikiHistory Month for February, and other editathons.

*** WikiWednesday Salon***
Date: December 15th (Wed night!)
Time: 7:00 - 8:00PM, with optional breakout rooms from 8:00 - 8:30P
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88632789779
Add your item to the agenda at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/December_2021#Agenda

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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[Wikimedia NYC] Tonight: WikiWednesday Salon, 7pm

[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 typically be able to join us in person!

If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered,
just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message.

Topics for this WW could be Met Afrofuturist Period Room, Wikimedia NYC
outdoor possibilities for coming months, Black WikiHistory Month for
February, and other editathons.

*** WikiWednesday Salon***
Date: February 23rd (tonight!)
Time: 7:00 - 8:00PM, with optional breakout rooms from 8:00 - 8:30P
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86320211454
Add your item to the agenda at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/February_2022#Agenda

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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[Wikimedia NYC] Re: Wikimedia NYC: Strategic Planning Survey for our community

[Pharos]

Last reminder to fill out our Wikimedia NYC community strategic planning
survey, due February 28:

https://forms.gle/tKVZsWSiDdjHT9UJ6

We look forward to hearing and learning from you, and to more effective and
exciting NYC wiki activities together in future!

Thanks,
Richard
(User: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
> input. Given your connection to us and your experience with Wikimedia NYC,
> I would be grateful if you would be willing to share some of your
> perspectives and insights as we think about our next chapter.
>
> Attached is an anonymous survey, which will remain active until February
> 28. Responses will go directly to Barretto Consulting and the Wikimedia NYC
> board will receive responses in aggregate and to identify cross-cutting
> themes. Please take some time to answer it and share your thoughts with us.
>
> https://forms.gle/tKVZsWSiDdjHT9UJ6
>
> Thank you so much. We appreciate all your ideas and community spirit.
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
> (User:Pharos)
>
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[Wikimedia NYC] WikiWednesday online + Sunday Wiki-Tent Brunch in Brooklyn

[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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/March_2022
When: Wednesday, March 23, 7pm-8:30pm
Where: Online at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81654433650

Wiki-Tent Brunch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Brunch
When: Sunday, March 27, 11am-2pm
Where: Sahadi's tent @ Industry City, Brooklyn
RSVP on-wiki option:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Brunch#Sign_up
RSVP off-wiki option:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wiki-tent-brunch-in-brooklyn-tickets-301212744427

You are welcome to join both, and we can help plan the brunch during our
online meeting, as well as future outdoor events, such as perhaps a regular
series of wiki-picnics across the five boroughs!

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

[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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetAfrofuturist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUx7YltS598 (livestream at 12-2pm Saturday)

Our focus will be on the exhibition Before Yesterday We Could Fly inspired
by Seneca Village, and featured art, artists, history and culture of the
African diaspora.

https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2021/afrofuturist-period-room

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 to join us in person!

We are also running a Met Afrofuturist chat channel on our Wikimedia NYC
Discord server for the whole monthlong campaign, you can join here and get
help with working on articles on these topics together:
https://discord.gg/gqSFqrY7bS

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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[Wikimedia NYC] Wikimedia NYC: Strategic Planning Survey for our community

[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,
I would be grateful if you would be willing to share some of your
perspectives and insights as we think about our next chapter.

Attached is an anonymous survey, which will remain active until February
28. Responses will go directly to Barretto Consulting and the Wikimedia NYC
board will receive responses in aggregate and to identify cross-cutting
themes. Please take some time to answer it and share your thoughts with us.

https://forms.gle/tKVZsWSiDdjHT9UJ6

Thank you so much. We appreciate all your ideas and community spirit.

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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[Wikimedia NYC] Sep 20: Wikimedia NYC Members' Meeting / Annual Election

[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 or so board seats. After being elected, those elected
can potentially appoint more seats.

If you've been active in the chapter and looking for ways to deepen your
engagement, consider putting yourself forward! If you know someone who you
think would be a good fit for the Wikimedia NYC Board, encourage them to
self-nominate, too! The deadline to nominate yourself is September 13.

Voting (open to all chapter members) will be via a secure third party
service, and will be possible both online and in-person, in a period
starting a couple of days before. Your email address will be required to
vote in order to validate members, but your vote itself will be anonymous.

The meetup page
 has some
additional information for prospective candidates.

Please respond directly to this email if you have any questions about the
election or running for chapter board.

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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[Wikimedia NYC] Wiki-Train to Toronto: RSVP by Friday!

[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 join for one or both.

Here is the Google form for the passport info, fill it out by Friday Sep 8:

* * *
https://train.wikinyc.org
* * *

We need to submit the form to Amtrak this week, but can change later, so if
you're possibly interested, I'd encourage you to fill it out!

Friends, partners and family are welcome on the Wiki-Train as well at the
same discounted rate, and their info should be filled in too, as long as
they plan to participate in WikiConference North America as well.

Please respond directly to this email if you have any questions about the
wiki-train.

More train details here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Toronto_Wiki-Train

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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[Wikimedia NYC] Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House NY(Oct 21–22) and Wikidata Day (Oct 29)

[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,
Manhattan. The event will feature several interactive exhibits highlighting
the "wiki way" for New York City

Saturday, October 21 & Sunday, October 22 (optional RSVP on-wiki).
10:00 am – 6:30 pm (come by any time, either or both days!)
Prime Produce Guild Hall, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan

RSVP on-wiki here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiki.NYC_Pavilion

https://ohny.org/place/wiki-nyc-pavilion-prime-produce-guild-hall/

==Sun Oct 29: Wikidata Day==
Additionally, you are invited to Wikidata Day in New York City at Butler
Library, Columbia University, in celebration of Wikidata's 11th birthday.
This coincides with the online/global WikidataCon 2023 and is a sequel to
Wikidata Day 2022. The event will feature a Harlem Arts & Culture
edit-a-thon, spotlight sessions, lightning talks, and cake!

Sunday, October 29, 2023 Wikidata Day in New York City (RSVP required on
Eventbrite and optional on-wiki).
11:00 am – 5:15 pm
Butler Library (Room 203), 535 West 114th Street, Morningside Heights
RSVP off-wiki is required!
See the event page for a tentative schedule.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikidata_Day_2023

RSVP off-wiki here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikidata-day-nyc-2023-tickets-735689496087

RSVP on-wiki here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikidata_Day_2023#Sign_up_&_register_here

***And please add your ideas for 3-5 minute lightning talks here:***
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikidata_Day_2023#Lightning_talks

Let us know if you have any questions or ideas about these two upcoming
wiki-events!

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
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[Wikimedia NYC] Sun Oct 1: Wiki NYC Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

[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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Hispanic-Latinx_Heritage_Month_2023

Help write and improve wiki articles about culture, history, biographies,
civic issues, even cuisine! Contributions on English Wikipedia and Spanish
Wikipedia are both welcomed (as well as any other language, because it is
wiki).

* * *
This event is being held in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month
(Sep 15–Oct 15), and will include lunch and refreshments for participants.
* * *

Some past local edit-a-thons touching on this area have included the two
editions of Wikipedia:Meetup/WikiArte at MoMA in 2015-16, and the CUNY
LaGuardia translat-a-thons held annually since 2018.

Meeting info:

* * *
Sunday, October 1 Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
(424 West 54th Street, Prime Produce Guild Hall, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

Alternatively, you can sign up for the edit-a-thon on Eventbrite.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikipedia-workshop-for-hispaniclatinx-heritage-month-tickets-723685802717
* * *

Please share with your friends and communities who might be interested, all
are welcome and no experience is needed!

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
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[Wikimedia NYC] Today: Gov Island Wiki-Picnic (Sun Aug 27)

[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 since the 2019 edition and will feature
an edit-a-thon focused on Governors Island and ArtCrawl Harlem, Depths of
Wikipedia (recently of perpetual stew fame), as well as plenty more food
topics drawing on the potluck ethos. All are welcome, new and experienced!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic_2023

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct, and hope to
see you there!

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

[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. However, you can volunteer to bring potluck
food, supplies and recreations as you feel inspired! Among other
activities, we will have elements of an informal WikiSeder, a secular
celebration of wiki wisdom and free culture.

Our event will be by the barbecue/picnic area of northwestern Fort Greene
Park, immediately to the left of the grand staircase leading up to the big
column of the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate.

Just a note that WikiSeder elements are a light addition to the activities
- feel free to bring all variety of breads (Passover is technically over by
the weekend), Easter eggs, anything fun from different cultural traditions!

==Bonus event on Friday Apr 22: Earth Day Edit-a-Thon==
To kick off your wiki-weekend right, we also offer a bonus event on Friday!

Sure We Can, a recycling and community center in Bushwick, Brooklyn,
invites you to join us for an online and in-person Environment of NYC -
Earth Day Edit-a-Thon on Friday April 22nd, 2022; 2-4pm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Earth_Day-2022-SWC

This Edit-a-Thon is part of a larger Earth Day celebration hosted by Sure
We Can that runs Friday from 1-7pm and is open to the public. See this
flyer for more information: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcGr4FyuqEa/

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

[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 required. All are welcome!

Wednesday Nov 23:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/November_2023

- - -

Wikimedia NYC, the 501(c)(3) non-profit supporting Wikipedia and related
projects in the metro area, is hiring our founding Executive Director,
apply here:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_New_York_City/Jobs

Feel free to spread this notice to any friends, colleagues or communities
who you think might be a good fit.

- - -

Thanks,
Richard Knipel
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
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[Wikimedia NYC] Sun May 22: Wiki-Picnic and Hackathon in Brooklyn

[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:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Hacknic_2022

Some food will be provided, including vegetarian quiches! However, you can
volunteer to bring potluck food, supplies and recreations as you feel
inspired!

Among other activities, we will have elements of a wiki-themed game
jam, including
"Wiki-Dixit" and an attempt at designing a Wikipedia/Wikimedia card game.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate.

Directions:
The nearest subway stop is 15th Street–Prospect Park station (F, G trains).
Walking east on Prospect Park Southwest a block and a half from
Bartel-Pritchard Square, there is a small entrance between 10th and 11
Avenues that leads directly to the picnic location:
https://www.prospectpark.org/location/picnic-area-10th-avenue-lawn/

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

[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 be able to join us in person!

If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered,
just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message.

Topics for this WW could be Swedish consulate event, Hackathon+picnic,
Wikimedia NYC outdoor possibilities for coming months, and other editathons.

*** WikiWednesday Salon***
Date: May 25th (tonight!)
Time: 7:00 - 8:00PM, with optional breakout rooms from 8:00 - 8:30P
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85212519478
Add your item to the agenda at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/May_2022#Agenda

We look forward to seeing you soon!

P.S. Our next in-person event will be in two weeks on Wednesday June 8 at
NY Botanical Garden in the Bronx, you can RSVP now:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/NYBG_June2022

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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[Wikimedia NYC] June 8: New York Botanical Garden- Editing Wikipedia for Beginners

[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 come to the Mertz Library in person and
learn how to use Wikipedia!

All skill levels welcome at the event! Experienced Wikipedia editors from
the Wikimedia New York City chapter will be in attendance and available to
help.

A one hour training session will be offered at the start of this event
covering introductory topics. Attendees familiar with editing Wikipedia can
edit off of a worklist focused on the environment of New York City; as well
as, a sub-list focused on the environment of the Bronx. The Mertz Library
will pull topical media from their collection to assist the editing.

Please RSVP directly on the wiki page or at NYBG:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/NYBG_June2022

https://www.nybg.org/event/wikipedia-environment-of-the-bronx-edit-a-thon/

Note that NYBG also have free access to the grounds in general on Wednesday
for NYC residents, and it's open till 6pm. The Bronx Zoo also has free
admission on Wednesdays, but you would have to book timed entry in advance.

Let me know if you have any questions about how to participate, or if you
would like to bring a group (we welcome students, etc).

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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[Wikimedia NYC] Bronx Wiki-Picnic **Today** 3-6pm

[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 will be provided, including tortellini salad! However, you can
volunteer to bring potluck food, supplies and recreations as you feel
inspired!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate.

Directions:
The closest subway stop is the #2 and #5 subway lines' 174th St. station at
E. 174th St. and Boston Rd. Exit the southwest corner of the station.

See walking direction from the subway here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Walking_directions_to_Crotona_Park_Wiki_Picnic_Area.png

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

[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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic_July_2022
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Citizens'_Benevolent_Society

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate.

Food and drink will be available at the outdoor beer garden. We'll probably
get some appetizers to share with everyone, and you can purchase your own
main dishes and drinks.

Please sign up, and RSVP here on-wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic_July_2022

Thanks,
Richard
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[Wikimedia NYC] Sat Oct 29: Wikidata Day in NYC

[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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikidata_Day

It is inspired by such past events as the Wikipedia Day tradition in New
York City.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when
indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

Saturday October 29 Wikidata Day in NYC (RSVP on-wiki).
9:30 am - 5:30 pm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikidata_Day#Sign_up
(Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn)

We also welcome your lightning talks about Wikidata:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikidata_Day#Lightning_talks

P.S. Three days before, October 26 will be October Online WikiWednesday
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/October_2022

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

[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 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) as hybrid local gatherings for the global
online conference Wikimania 2022.

See details and RSVP here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World's_Fair
https://queensmuseum.org/events/wiki-worlds-fair

You are also encouraged to sign up for a lightning talk!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World's_Fair#Lightning_talks

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate. The Queens Museum encourages the wearing of masks when
indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

Note: Museum tickets are not required. When you arrive at the Queens
Museum, just say you are coming for the Wiki event, and register at the
front desk.

Flagship event:

Saturday August 13 Wiki World's Fair (RSVP on-wiki).
10:00 am - 5:00 pm + evening
(Queens Museum and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, in the evening Queens
Night Market)

Other sessions (subject to change, see full Agenda):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World's_Fair#Agenda
Friday August 12 Evening welcome reception in Queens
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Sunday August 14 Morning global breakfast banquet + Afternoon closing
ceremony in Brooklyn
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Please RSVP here on-wiki (log into your Wikipedia account to do so):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World's_Fair#Sign_up

You can also reply directly to this email if you have any event
questions, would be glad to answer them.

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

[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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia_Day_2023

In addition to the party, the event features presentations by Jason Scott
of the Internet Archive and Anne Hunnell Chen of the International
(Digital) Dura-Europos Archive, panels, and, of course, lightning talks.
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues!

And there will be WIKICAKE.

Sunday January 15 Wikipedia Day 2023 (RSVP on-wiki).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia_Day_2023#Sign_up_to_attend

* 1 - 5PM at Jefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth Avenue in Manhattan
* After 5PM, migration to afterparty at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th St

Livestreaming will be here:
https://livestream.com/internetsociety/wikipediaday2023

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate. New York Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when
indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

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

[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 data, all are welcome and at all
levels of experience. We're here to answer all of your wiki questions, and
to help you with any community project to build up better coverage of local
and global topics.

We are proud to announce that monthly pizza has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when
indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

WikiWednesday Salon, December 28
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/December_2022#Sign_up
(Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn)

You can also watch and ask questions via Zoom on Wednesday evening, use
this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85212519478



P.S. Next big event January 15 will be Wikipedia Day NYC 2023 at Jefferson
Market Library in Greenwich Village, and you can sign up now for your
lightning talk!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia_Day_2023

Feel free to reply directly to this email if you have any questions about
the event(s).

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

[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 welcome and at all
levels of experience. We're here to answer all of your wiki questions, and
to help you with any community project to build up better coverage of local
and global topics.

We are proud to announce that monthly pizza has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when
indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

WikiWednesday Salon, November 30
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/November_2022#Sign_up
(Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn)

We also welcome your lightning talks!

You can also watch and ask questions via Zoom on Wednesday evening, use
this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85212519478

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

[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 Edit-a-Thon Access"
for free access to the wiki-workshop)

And here is the edit-a-thon dashboard:
https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/International_Center_of_Photography/ICP_x_Art_and_Feminism_Wikipedia_Edit-a-Thon_(December_3,_2022)/home

Let me know if you have any questions about this event.

Thanks,
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[Wikimedia NYC] Sat Nov 12: WikiConference in NYC

[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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/WCNA

In keeping with the online conference's partnership this year with Mapping
USA and theme of "open knowledge allies", we are highlighting OpenStreetMap
NYC efforts and other local organizing around various communities of
practice.

It is a successor to last year's Wiki-Pavilion in Prospect Park for
WikiConference North America 2021, and functions as a follow-up with a
similar format to last month's Wikidata Day at Brooklyn Public Library.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when
indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

Saturday November 12 WikiConference in NYC (RSVP on-wiki).
9:30 am - 5:30 pm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/WCNA#Sign_up
(Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn)

We also welcome your lightning talks:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/WCNA#Lightning_talks

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

[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 Translat-a-thon at LaGuardia Community College
When: Wednesday, April 19, 2pm-5pm
Where: LaGuardia CC - Library classroom E101B, 31-10 Thomson Avenue,
Queens, NY 11101
Link: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Translat-a-thon/NYC/2023

Earth Day 2023 Edit-a-thon Environment of Brooklyn with Sure We Can
When: Saturday April 22, 11am-1pm at library, then 1pm-5:30pm Sure We Can
Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branch Brooklyn Public Library and
Sure We Can & Hybrid
Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Earth_Day_2023_Bushwick

Earth Day Wiki-Picnic NYC
When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm
Where: Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Earth_Day_Wiknic

Feel free to reply directly to this email if you have any questions about
the meetup(s).

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

[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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Earth_Week

Whether you are a reader of Wikipedia, or are interested in participating
through writing, editing, photography, or data, all are welcome and at all
levels of experience. We're here to answer all of your wiki questions, and
to help you with any community project to build up better coverage of local
and global topics.

We are proud to announce that monthly pizza has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when
indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

WikiWednesday Salon, April 12
5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Open Hour)
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/April_2023#Sign_up
(Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn)
Also online via Zoom starting at ~6:30 pm

You can also watch and ask questions via Zoom on Wednesday evening, use
this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85212519478

***April 15-23: Earth Week!***

Please RSVP on-wiki to any of the Earth Day/Week activities you will be
joining, all are open:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Earth_Week

Earth Day and the Digital Environment - Beacon, NY
When: Saturday, April 15, 11pm - 3pm
Where: Howland Public Library, 313 Main Street, Beacon NY

Earth Day 2023 Translat-a-thon at LaGuardia Community College
When: Wednesday, April 19, 2pm-5pm
Where: LaGuardia CC - Room MB10B, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Queens, NY 11101

Earth Day 2023 Edit-a-thon Environment of Brooklyn with Sure We Can
When: Saturday April 22, 11am-2pm
Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branch Brooklyn Public Library and
Sure We Can & Hybrid

Earth Day Wiki-Picnic NYC
When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm
Where: Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park

Feel free to reply directly to this email if you have any questions about
the meetup(s).

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

[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 welcome and at all
levels of experience. We're here to answer all of your wiki questions, and
to help you with any community project to build up better coverage of local
and global topics.

We are proud to announce that monthly pizza has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when
indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

WikiWednesday Salon, February 15
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/February_2023#Sign_up
(Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn)

You can also watch and ask questions via Zoom on Wednesday evening, use
this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85212519478

Feel free to reply directly to this email if you have any questions about
the meetup.

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

[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, photography, or data, all are welcome and at all
levels of experience. We're here to answer all of your wiki questions, and
to help you with any community project to build up better coverage of local
and global topics.

We are proud to announce that monthly nosh has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate. Prime Produce encourages the wearing of masks when indoors,
and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

WikiWednesday Salon, June 21
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Open Hour)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon)

You can also watch and ask questions via Zoom on Wednesday evening, use
this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85212519478

Feel free to reply directly to this email if you have any questions about
the meetup.

* * *
P.S. Check out plans for WikiConference North America in Nov 2023, submit a
talk proposal, and sign up to join us on the Wiki-Train to Toronto!

https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2023/Main_Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Toronto_Wiki-Train
* * *

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

[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, photography, or data, all are welcome and at all
levels of experience. We're here to answer all of your wiki questions, and
to help you with any community project to build up better coverage of local
and global topics.

We are proud to announce that monthly nosh has returned!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate. Prime Produce encourages the wearing of masks when indoors,
and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.

WikiWednesday Salon, July 19
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Open Hour)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon)

You can also watch and ask questions via Zoom on Wednesday evening, use
this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85212519478

Feel free to reply directly to this email if you have any questions about
the meetup.

* * *
P.S. New York Botanical Garden Edit-a-thon
Date: Saturday, July 29th, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Address: LuEsther T. Mertz Library, The Bronx

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/NYBG_July_2023

* * *
P.S.S. Check out plans for WikiConference North America in Nov 2023, submit
a talk proposal, and sign up to join us on the Wiki-Train to Toronto!

https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2023/Main_Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Toronto_Wiki-Train
* * *

Thanks,
Richard
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Wikimedia NYC
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