If possible, March 4th would work better for me. Yours Peaceray --, Raymond F. Leonard, Jr. User:Peaceray <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peaceray>Cascadia Wikimedians User Group <http://cascadia.wiki/> board member & president [email protected] (forwards to) [email protected]
Cascadia Wikimedians User Group is a 501(c)3 non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual, educational Wikimedia content in partnership with our members and mission-aligned organizations in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Monika Sengul-Jones <[email protected] > wrote: > Luiza, Yes! Great initiative. Do look the Research Commons if you're still > in a exploratory stage for securing the location. The librarians we've > worked with are unfortunately gone. We've hosted a few events there in the > past and Wikipedia editing synchronizes well with the goals of the RC > specifically. Moreover, they've got great flex spaces, equipment, and lots > of plug-ins. In fact, you might be able to reserve one of the classrooms or > areas yourself on the RC homepage. > > Having a list of things to work on during the event, and handy materials > for people to use, will definitely help make the event a success. That, and > lots of publicity. It's worth making a few personalized invitations to > folks you think would be really great and will recruit their friends. Food, > too! > > Do you plan to have a learn to edit session for newcomers? > > M > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 2:16 PM, Joe Mabel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sounds good. If Odegaard doesn't come through, the Research Commons at > the > > Allen Library is also a likely bet. We've done several events there. > > > > JM > > > > > > > > On 1/30/2017 2:12 PM, Lou Wainer wrote: > > > >> Hi Lane, > >> I'm waiting for Odegaard Library at UW to confirm if they can host us - > I > >> do not know when I'll hear back from them. I've been talking to > Indigenous > >> scholars and scholars of Indigenous art to come up with a preliminary > list > >> of names and topics relating to Indigenous women artists that need > editing > >> so I can start researching and collecting reference materials on them. > >> Thanks for the help, > >> > >> > >> Lou Wainer > >> MLIS Candidate > >> iSchool, University of Washington > >> [email protected] | (425) 219 6050 > >> > >> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Lane Rasberry <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Hello, > >>> > >>> Thanks for writing in. > >>> > >>> I expect that different people can contribute different parts of this, > >>> but > >>> to start, are you able to secure a location? When do you expect to > >>> confirm > >>> one? > >>> > >>> You say that you are a library student. It helps at these events if > >>> someone > >>> is able to bring curated information to the event which would be good > to > >>> share, like books or articles which can be cited. Are you able to > >>> collect a > >>> few books and papers to recommend for people who need source > information > >>> to > >>> develop articles? If you can do that, then that firms up the theme of > the > >>> event. > >>> > >>> Thanks for speaking up. > >>> > >>> yours, > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Lou Wainer <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Dear Cascadian Wikimedians, > >>>> > >>>> Hi! I recently joined the group and wanted to introduce myself: my > name > >>>> > >>> is > >>> > >>>> Luiza, I'm a library and information science grad student at the UW in > >>>> Seattle. Originally from Brazil, I have a background in Art > >>>> Librarianship > >>>> and a particular interest in computer-supported collaboration tools > >>>> (even > >>>> though my Wikipedia editing skills are still very rough). > >>>> > >>>> I’m planning on organizing an Art+Feminism edit-a-thon at the UW in > >>>> early > >>>> March (the 4th or the 11th, depending on confirmation of the > location). > >>>> > >>> As > >>> > >>>> a way to make the event salient to our community, the idea is to focus > >>>> on > >>>> editing entries related to Indigenous art and Indigenous women > artists. > >>>> > >>> I’d > >>> > >>>> love to enlist your expertise in organizing the event and invite the > >>>> > >>> group > >>> > >>>> to be an affiliated sponsor. > >>>> > >>>> Please let me know if you are interested in getting involved. Any > >>>> suggestions and recommendations are more than welcome! > >>>> > >>>> Warm regards, > >>>> > >>>> Lou Wainer > >>>> MLIS Candidate > >>>> iSchool, University of Washington > >>>> [email protected] | (425) 219 6050 > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Lane Rasberry > >>> user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia > >>> 206.801.0814 > >>> [email protected] > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > > > > > > -- > Monika Sengul-Jones > www.monikasengul.com > (206) 715-2320 > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia
