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You're invited! Join Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts '''October 18-21''' for the annual continental conference.<br />
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'''WikiConference North America''' is the annual conference of Wikimedia enthusiasts and volunteers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The 2018 conference will take place in '''[[w:Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, Ohio]]''' on '''October 18-21'''. <br />
* Our main '''hosts''' are the Ohio State University Libraries and the Columbus Metropolitan Library.<br />
* This year's '''theme''' is ''possibility''/''posibilidad''/''possibilité''. <br />
* Participation in conference activities includes compliance with our [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Safe_Space_Policy '''friendly space policy''']. <br />
* '''Resources''': We've created a [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Travel travel and lodging guide]. If you find additional resources during your own research, feel free to contribute as well.<br />
* '''[[2018/Scholarships/Reimbursement|Scholarship recipients]]''' <br />
* '''[[Travel|Travel & accommodation]]'''<br />
* '''Social media''': [[File:Twitter.png|25px|link=https://twitter.com/wikiconna]] [[File:Facebook_f_logo_2013.png|25px|link=https://www.facebook.com/wikiconferencena]] [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WikiConferenceNA #WikiConferenceNA]<br />
* Want to get involved? '''Reach out to us''': [[File:Email Shiny Icon.svg|25px|mailto:info@wikiconference.org]]<br />
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==Check-in desk & badge pick-up==<br />
[[file:Thompson Library from west.jpg|thumb|right|Thompson Library, OSU]]<br />
[[file:Columbus Metropolitan Library 03.jpg|thumb|right|Columbus Metropolitan Library (downtown)]]<br />
[[file:The Ohio State University June 2013 05 (Sullivant Hall).jpg|thumb|right|Sullivant Hall, OSU]]<br />
'''Addresses'''<br />
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<u>Thompson Library, Ohio State University</u><br />
*Address: 1858 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210<br />
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<u>Columbus Metropolitan Library</u><br />
*Address: 96 S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH 43215 <br />
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<u>Sullivant Hall, Ohio State University</u><br />
*Address: Building 106; 1813 N High St, Columbus, OH 43210<br />
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'''Dates & times'''<br />
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Registration is required for all attendees, and will remain open until we run out of allocated space. Register soon! All registered attendees need to wear their badge while at the conference. You can pick up your badge at the check-in desk:<br />
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<u>Thursday, October 18</u><br />
* from 8:00 AM: Ohio State University, Thompson Library, Ground Floor (Hackathon)<br />
<u>Friday, October 19</u><br />
* from 9:15 AM: Columbus Metropolitan Library, Main Branch, Auditorium (Culture Crawl home base)<br />
* from 5:00 PM (reception starts at 6:00 PM): Thompson Library, Room 260, Buckeye Reading Room <br />
<u>Saturday, October 20</u><br />
* from 8:00 AM: Sullivant Hall<br />
* from 10:00 AM: Thompson Library, Ground Floor<br />
<u>Sunday, October 21</u><br />
* from 9:00 AM: Thompson Library, Ground Floor<br />
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== Programs & activities ==<br />
'''October 18-19''': The first two days, Thursday and Friday, will include our pre-conference activities. This year, we are offering a hackathon, tech demos, and our annual Culture Crawl, a day-long event where we collaborate with local museums, libraries, cultural, and metropolitan institutions to host free backstage tours, edit-a-thons, and more. These crawls are a fantastic opportunity for conference attendees to experience the local culture, as well as collaborate with local institutions to improve Wikipedia's coverage of local topics, and to upload new images to Commons.<br />
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'''October 20-21''': Saturday and Sunday will be our main conference, which includes keynotes, community presentations, round-table discussions, panels, and lightning talk sessions. The main session themes include:<br />
* Academia<br />
* Editor Recruitment & Retention<br />
* Harassment, Civility, & Safety<br />
* Inclusion & Diversity<br />
* Relationship Building & Support<br />
* Sister projects (WikiCite, WikiCommons, WikiData, WikiSource)<br />
* Tech & Tools<br />
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'''Keynotes'''<br />
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Nicole Ebber 20180912.jpg|Nicole Ebber, Manager, 2030 strategic plan / movement strategy<br />
Mark Graham at WikiConference North America 2016 LoS.jpg|Mark Graham, Director of the Wayback Machine at Internet Archive<br />
MoMA_edit_a_thon_004.jpg|McKensie Mack, Director of Art + Feminism<br />
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==History==<br />
Our '''[https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Past_Events previous events]''' had unique themes and were located in different cities: New York City [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2014/Main_Page (2014)], Washington D.C. [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2015/Main_Page (2015)], San Diego [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2016/Main_Page (2016)], and Montreal [https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2017/Main_Page (2017)].<br />
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'''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_North_America WikiConference North America User Group]''' was formed in 2016 after that year's conference. It is a recognized Affiliate by the Wikimedia Foundation. The purpose of the User Group is to assure that the experiences gained at one conference are shared with future year conference organizers. The mission of the User Group includes coordinating the planning and hosting of events under our purview. Additionally, the User Group documents best practices and shares lessons learned with other Wikimedia communities planning and hosting conferences and similar events.<br />
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Wcna group 8101711.jpg|WCNA 2017, Montreal<br />
Group Photo WikiConference North America 2016 - First 01.jpg|WCNA 2016, San Diego<br />
WikiConference USA 2015 Group Photo 51.JPG|WCUSA 2015, Washington D.C.<br />
2014 WikiConference USA (Group L) 26.JPG|WCUSA 2014, New York City<br />
WikiConference North America 2018 - Friday Group Photo.jpg|WikiConference North America 2018 - Friday Group Photo<br />
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== Partners ==<br />
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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo - horizontal.svg|link=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Foundation_logo_-_horizontal.svg|Wikimedia Foundation]]<br />
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[[File:OSU Libraries logo.png|link=https://library.osu.edu/|The Ohio State University Libraries]]<br />
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[[File:CML Logo.png|link=https://www.columbuslibrary.org/|Columbus Metropolitan Library]]<br />
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[[File:Wiki Education Foundation logo.svg|link=https://wikiedu.org/|130px|Wiki Education]]<br />
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[[File:OCLC logo.svg|180px|link=https://www.oclc.org/]]<br />
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[[File:Wikimedia DC.svg|link=https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Home|200px|Wikimedia District of Columbia]]<br />
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[[File:Ohio Wikimedians User Group logo.svg|140px|link=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Wikimedians_User_Group|Ohio Wikimedians User Group]]<br />
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[[File:Root-insurance-co-vertical.png|link=https://www.joinroot.com/]]<br />
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[[File:Thurber House.png|link=http://www.thurberhouse.org/]]<br />
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[[Category:2018]]</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=Talk:2018/Travel&diff=13072Talk:2018/Travel2018-10-15T15:06:21Z<p>Geraldshields11: thank you</p>
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<div>== Lodging coordination ==<br />
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If you'd like to coordination lodging with fellow attendees, you may do so here or on [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1721132731332084/ our Facebook group]. If you are not on Facebook, we will update that group when you post here so that other attendees are aware.<br />
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::Hi, I am looking to sleep on someone's spare bed or share expense in hotel. Please contact me soon. I made arrangements to share a hotel with someone. And got confirmation from he\r; however, due to events beyond he\r control, s\he can not attend. Since I got confirmation from he\r, I had already bought my non-refundable tickets.<br />
::Please contact me at geraldshields11 (at) gmail.com.<br />
::Thank you in advance. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 12:38, 18 September 2018 (UTC)<br />
:::: Thank you all for the support and offers. I was able to complete arraignments. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 15:06, 15 October 2018 (UTC)</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=Talk:2018/Travel&diff=12887Talk:2018/Travel2018-09-18T13:00:23Z<p>Geraldshields11: gender neutral language</p>
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<div>== Lodging coordination ==<br />
<br />
If you'd like to coordination lodging with fellow attendees, you may do so here or on [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1721132731332084/ our Facebook group]. If you are not on Facebook, we will update that group when you post here so that other attendees are aware.<br />
<br />
::Hi, I am looking to sleep on someone's spare bed or share expense in hotel. Please contact me soon. I made arrangements to share a hotel with someone. And got confirmation from he\r; however, due to events beyond he\r control, s\he can not attend. Since I got confirmation from he\r, I had already bought my non-refundable tickets.<br />
::Please contact me at geraldshields11 (at) gmail.com.<br />
::Thank you in advance. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 12:38, 18 September 2018 (UTC)</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=Talk:2018/Travel&diff=12886Talk:2018/Travel2018-09-18T12:38:29Z<p>Geraldshields11: help with hotel; thank you</p>
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<div>== Lodging coordination ==<br />
<br />
If you'd like to coordination lodging with fellow attendees, you may do so here or on [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1721132731332084/ our Facebook group]. If you are not on Facebook, we will update that group when you post here so that other attendees are aware.<br />
<br />
::Hi, I am looking to sleep on someone's spare bed or share expense in hotel. Please contact me soon. I was planning to share with someone. And got confirmation from her; however, due to events beyond her control, she can not attend. Since I got confirmation from her, I had already bought my non-refundable tickets.<br />
::Please contact me at geraldshields11 (at) gmail.com.<br />
::Thank you in advance. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 12:38, 18 September 2018 (UTC)</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User:Geraldshields11&diff=11511User:Geraldshields112018-05-17T21:38:11Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Gallery */ format</p>
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<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.<br />
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[[File:Library of Congress in front of Minerva.JPG|thumb|right|[[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Gerald Shields]], inspired by [[w:en:Library of Congress|Minerva]], seeks a volunteer position as the official still photographer to improve Wikimedia; one photograph at a time.]]<br />
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Hello, I am Gerald Shields, a hopeful attendee of WikiConference 2018. I am primarily active on the [[w:User:geraldshields11|English Wikipedia]] and on [[commons:User:geraldshields11|Wikimedia Commons]]. I'm member of Wikimedia DC since 2012 and, at one time, was the event promotion coordinator for Wikimedia DC. Since 2012, I am a photographer of the Wiki Loves Monuments movement. I am an active member of the North Korea Group and, when information becomes available, turn DPRK stubs into start articles.<br />
<br />
My past conferences were WikiConference 2014, the ''drinking session'' of the Wikimania DC event, and WikiConference in San Diego.<br />
<br />
I'm very excited about this WikiConference and I'm already planning to:<br />
* Volunteer as the official still photographer for this wonderful event.<br />
* Apply for a [[Scholarships|scholarship]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==Application for Volunteer Position==<br />
<br />
'''I volunteer to work as the official still photographer of WikiConference 2018.'''<br />
<br />
===Personal information of [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]=== <br />
<br />
I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the [[w:meta:WikiConference 2014]] in NYC.<br />
<br />
I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. I created the article the [[w:en:Smithsonian Gardens|Smithsonian Gardens]] on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer].<br />
<br />
I am a full time employee of the US Department of the Treasury. I am not afraid of using my real name to give credence to my edits and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Geraldshields11 I stand behind my edits]. I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea. <br />
<br />
I understand that the WikiConference 2015 position is a significant time commitment so I am willing to take annual leave from my regular job to focus on this position.<br />
<br />
===Photography===<br />
I edited a photography textbook, ''The Art and Craft of Digital Photography'' by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.<br />
<br />
I am [[w:en:User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]], [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in [[w:en:Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, DC]], USA; [[w:en:Shenyang|Shenyang]], China; and [[w:en:Dandong|Dandong]], China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of [[w:en:Sinuiju|Sinuiju]], [[w:en:North Korea|North Korea]] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of [[w:en:Ri Sol-ju|Ri Sol-ju]]. <br />
<br />
I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into [[w:en:STEM|STEM]] or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before". <br />
<br />
Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/LuceLunder|Smithsonian Institute promotion material]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous [[w:en:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM projects]] as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC. <br />
<br />
See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.<br />
<br />
===Gallery===<br />
<br />
All interested persons can see examples of my work at [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Geraldshields11#Gallery| this gallery].<br />
<br />
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===Draft===<br />
Also at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11/sandbox/WikiConference 2015]] as a draft.</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User:Geraldshields11&diff=11510User:Geraldshields112018-05-17T21:36:50Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Gallery */</p>
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<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:Library of Congress in front of Minerva.JPG|thumb|right|[[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Gerald Shields]], inspired by [[w:en:Library of Congress|Minerva]], seeks a volunteer position as the official still photographer to improve Wikimedia; one photograph at a time.]]<br />
<br />
Hello, I am Gerald Shields, a hopeful attendee of WikiConference 2018. I am primarily active on the [[w:User:geraldshields11|English Wikipedia]] and on [[commons:User:geraldshields11|Wikimedia Commons]]. I'm member of Wikimedia DC since 2012 and, at one time, was the event promotion coordinator for Wikimedia DC. Since 2012, I am a photographer of the Wiki Loves Monuments movement. I am an active member of the North Korea Group and, when information becomes available, turn DPRK stubs into start articles.<br />
<br />
My past conferences were WikiConference 2014, the ''drinking session'' of the Wikimania DC event, and WikiConference in San Diego.<br />
<br />
I'm very excited about this WikiConference and I'm already planning to:<br />
* Volunteer as the official still photographer for this wonderful event.<br />
* Apply for a [[Scholarships|scholarship]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==Application for Volunteer Position==<br />
<br />
'''I volunteer to work as the official still photographer of WikiConference 2018.'''<br />
<br />
===Personal information of [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]=== <br />
<br />
I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the [[w:meta:WikiConference 2014]] in NYC.<br />
<br />
I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. I created the article the [[w:en:Smithsonian Gardens|Smithsonian Gardens]] on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer].<br />
<br />
I am a full time employee of the US Department of the Treasury. I am not afraid of using my real name to give credence to my edits and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Geraldshields11 I stand behind my edits]. I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea. <br />
<br />
I understand that the WikiConference 2015 position is a significant time commitment so I am willing to take annual leave from my regular job to focus on this position.<br />
<br />
===Photography===<br />
I edited a photography textbook, ''The Art and Craft of Digital Photography'' by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.<br />
<br />
I am [[w:en:User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]], [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in [[w:en:Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, DC]], USA; [[w:en:Shenyang|Shenyang]], China; and [[w:en:Dandong|Dandong]], China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of [[w:en:Sinuiju|Sinuiju]], [[w:en:North Korea|North Korea]] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of [[w:en:Ri Sol-ju|Ri Sol-ju]]. <br />
<br />
I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into [[w:en:STEM|STEM]] or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before". <br />
<br />
Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/LuceLunder|Smithsonian Institute promotion material]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous [[w:en:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM projects]] as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC. <br />
<br />
See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.<br />
<br />
===Gallery===<br />
<br />
All interested persons can see examples of my work at [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Geraldshields11#Gallery|this gallery]].<br />
<br />
Also at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11/sandbox/WikiConference 2015]] as a draft.</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User:Geraldshields11&diff=11509User:Geraldshields112018-05-17T21:23:21Z<p>Geraldshields11: </p>
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<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:Library of Congress in front of Minerva.JPG|thumb|right|[[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Gerald Shields]], inspired by [[w:en:Library of Congress|Minerva]], seeks a volunteer position as the official still photographer to improve Wikimedia; one photograph at a time.]]<br />
<br />
Hello, I am Gerald Shields, a hopeful attendee of WikiConference 2018. I am primarily active on the [[w:User:geraldshields11|English Wikipedia]] and on [[commons:User:geraldshields11|Wikimedia Commons]]. I'm member of Wikimedia DC since 2012 and, at one time, was the event promotion coordinator for Wikimedia DC. Since 2012, I am a photographer of the Wiki Loves Monuments movement. I am an active member of the North Korea Group and, when information becomes available, turn DPRK stubs into start articles.<br />
<br />
My past conferences were WikiConference 2014, the ''drinking session'' of the Wikimania DC event, and WikiConference in San Diego.<br />
<br />
I'm very excited about this WikiConference and I'm already planning to:<br />
* Volunteer as the official still photographer for this wonderful event.<br />
* Apply for a [[Scholarships|scholarship]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==Application for Volunteer Position==<br />
<br />
'''I volunteer to work as the official still photographer of WikiConference 2018.'''<br />
<br />
===Personal information of [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]=== <br />
<br />
I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the [[w:meta:WikiConference 2014]] in NYC.<br />
<br />
I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. I created the article the [[w:en:Smithsonian Gardens|Smithsonian Gardens]] on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer].<br />
<br />
I am a full time employee of the US Department of the Treasury. I am not afraid of using my real name to give credence to my edits and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Geraldshields11 I stand behind my edits]. I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea. <br />
<br />
I understand that the WikiConference 2015 position is a significant time commitment so I am willing to take annual leave from my regular job to focus on this position.<br />
<br />
===Photography===<br />
I edited a photography textbook, ''The Art and Craft of Digital Photography'' by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.<br />
<br />
I am [[w:en:User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]], [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in [[w:en:Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, DC]], USA; [[w:en:Shenyang|Shenyang]], China; and [[w:en:Dandong|Dandong]], China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of [[w:en:Sinuiju|Sinuiju]], [[w:en:North Korea|North Korea]] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of [[w:en:Ri Sol-ju|Ri Sol-ju]]. <br />
<br />
I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into [[w:en:STEM|STEM]] or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before". <br />
<br />
Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/LuceLunder|Smithsonian Institute promotion material]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous [[w:en:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM projects]] as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC. <br />
<br />
See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.<br />
<br />
===Gallery===<br />
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<gallery caption="Gallery of photographs by Gerald Shields" widths="160px" heights="100px" perrow="6"><br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 08.JPG|The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in [[w:en:haute couture|nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).]]<br />
File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by [[w:en:user:Djembayz|Djembayz]] and used by [[w:en:user:Bathlander|Bathlander]] and [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]], the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013)_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013). Wikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013], and was used in the magazine Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia.<br />
File:Luce Edit-o-thon 30.JPG|A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.<br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 88.JPG|The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.<br />
File:G W Clough at July 19, 2013 Luce Lunder Edit-o-thon 05.JPG|President G W Clough (standing right), [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays use a different one of my photographs of her on her user page.<br />
File:Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 020 Edited.JPG|A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.<br />
File:18 August 2014 Cato Institute panel discussion 01.JPG|Wikipedian [[W:en:user:Slowking4|Slowking4]], at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 016.JPG|Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 48.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). President Hare uses a different one of my photographs of him on his professional page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 44.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right).<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 14.JPG|Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih.<br />
File:Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 editathon 07.JPG|[[W:EN:user:Uncommon fritillary|Uncommon fritillary]], on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. She uses this photo on her Wikipedia user page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 15.JPG|The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 07.JPG|Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group B) 34.JPG|Wiki Editor [[w:en:user:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]], in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 012.JPG|Standing: Wikimedia DC President [[W:en:user:User:Harej|Harej]] and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer [[W:en:user:User:Heatherslania|Heatherslania]].<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 018.JPG|[[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] with another Wikipedia editor in the background.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 13.JPG|Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:Danielle Citron, 11 October 2015.JPG|This photo was used in an article at [http://engagingmedia.info/media-post-truth-world/|The media in a post-truth world]<br />
</gallery><br />
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<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.<br />
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[[File:Library of Congress in front of Minerva.JPG|thumb|right|[[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Gerald Shields]], inspired by [[w:en:Library of Congress|Minerva]], seeks a volunteer position as the official still photographer to improve Wikimedia; one photograph at a time.]]<br />
<br />
Hello, I am Gerald Shields, a hopeful attendee of WikiConference 2018. I am primarily active on the [[w:User:geraldshields11|English Wikipedia]] and on [[commons:User:geraldshields11|Wikimedia Commons]]. I'm member of Wikimedia DC since 2012 and, at one time, was the event promotion coordinator for Wikimedia DC. Since 2012, I am a photographer of the Wiki Loves Monuments movement. I am an active member of the North Korea Group and, when information becomes available, turn DPRK stubs into start articles.<br />
<br />
My past conferences were WikiConference 2014, the ''drinking session'' of the Wikimania DC event, and WikiConference in San Diego.<br />
<br />
I'm very excited about this WikiConference and I'm already planning to:<br />
* Volunteer as the official still photographer for this wonderful event.<br />
* Apply for a [[Scholarships|scholarship]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==Application for Volunteer Position==<br />
<br />
'''I volunteer to work as the official still photographer of WikiConference 2018.'''<br />
<br />
===Personal information of [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]=== <br />
<br />
I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the [[w:meta:WikiConference 2014]] in NYC.<br />
<br />
I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. I created the article the [[w:en:Smithsonian Gardens|Smithsonian Gardens]] on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer].<br />
<br />
I am a full time employee of the US Department of the Treasury. I am not afraid of using my real name to give credence to my edits and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Geraldshields11 I stand behind my edits]. I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea. <br />
<br />
I understand that the WikiConference 2015 position is a significant time commitment so I am willing to take annual leave from my regular job to focus on this position.<br />
<br />
===Photography===<br />
I edited a photography textbook, ''The Art and Craft of Digital Photography'' by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.<br />
<br />
I am [[w:en:User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]], [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in [[w:en:Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, DC]], USA; [[w:en:Shenyang|Shenyang]], China; and [[w:en:Dandong|Dandong]], China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of [[w:en:Sinuiju|Sinuiju]], [[w:en:North Korea|North Korea]] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of [[w:en:Ri Sol-ju|Ri Sol-ju]]. <br />
<br />
I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into [[w:en:STEM|STEM]] or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before". <br />
<br />
Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/LuceLunder|Smithsonian Institute promotion material]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous [[w:en:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM projects]] as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC. <br />
<br />
See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.<br />
<br />
===Gallery===<br />
<br />
<gallery caption="Gallery of photographs by Gerald Shields" widths="160px" heights="100px" perrow="6"><br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 08.JPG|The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in [[w:en:haute couture|nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).]]<br />
File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by [[w:en:user:Djembayz|Djembayz]] and used by [[w:en:user:Bathlander|Bathlander]] and [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]], the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013)_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013). Wikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013], and was used in the magazine Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia. Also, [[w:en:user:Sarasays]] used this photograph in London.<br />
File:Luce Edit-o-thon 30.JPG|A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.<br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 88.JPG|The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.<br />
File:G W Clough at July 19, 2013 Luce Lunder Edit-o-thon 05.JPG|President G W Clough (standing right), [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays uses a different one of my photographs of her on her user page.<br />
File:Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 020 Edited.JPG|A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.<br />
File:18 August 2014 Cato Institute panel discussion 01.JPG|Wikipedian [[W:en:user:Slowking4|Slowking4]], at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 016.JPG|Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 48.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). In the past, President Hare used a different one of my photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page. As of August 28, 2015, Kirill Lokshin uses a cropped version of one of my WikiConference 2014 photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 44.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right). A cropped version of this photo is used [[w:en:user:Sumanah]], which is Sumana Harihareswara's wiki editor page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 14.JPG|Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. At one time, Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the [[W:Andrew Lih|EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih]].<br />
File:Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 editathon 07.JPG|[[W:EN:user:Uncommon fritillary|Uncommon fritillary]], on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. At one time, she uses this photo on her Wikipedia user page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 15.JPG|The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO. [[w:Meta:user:Pine]] used a variation of this photograph for [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA the WikiConference 2014 image].<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 07.JPG|Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group B) 34.JPG|Wiki Editor [[w:en:user:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]], in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 012.JPG|Standing: Wikimedia DC President [[W:en:user:Harej|Harej]] and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer [[W:en:User:Heatherslania|Heatherslania]].<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 018.JPG|[[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] with another Wikipedia editor in the background.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 13.JPG|Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
<\gallery><br />
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Also at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11/sandbox/WikiConference 2015]] as a draft.</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User:Geraldshields11&diff=11507User:Geraldshields112018-05-17T21:21:02Z<p>Geraldshields11: </p>
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<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:Library of Congress in front of Minerva.JPG|thumb|right|[[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Gerald Shields]], inspired by [[w:en:Library of Congress|Minerva]], seeks a volunteer position as the official still photographer to improve Wikimedia; one photograph at a time.]]<br />
<br />
Hello, I am Gerald Shields, a hopeful attendee of WikiConference 2018. I am primarily active on the [[w:User:geraldshields11|English Wikipedia]] and on [[commons:User:geraldshields11|Wikimedia Commons]]. I'm member of Wikimedia DC since 2012 and, at one time, was the event promotion coordinator for Wikimedia DC. Since 2012, I am a photographer of the Wiki Loves Monuments movement. I am an active member of the North Korea Group and, when information becomes available, turn DPRK stubs into start articles.<br />
<br />
My past conferences were WikiConference 2014, the ''drinking session'' of the Wikimania DC event, and WikiConference in San Diego.<br />
<br />
I'm very excited about this WikiConference and I'm already planning to:<br />
* Volunteer as the official still photographer for this wonderful event.<br />
* Apply for a [[Scholarships|scholarship]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==Application for Volunteer Position==<br />
<br />
'''I volunteer to work as the official still photographer of WikiConference 2018.'''<br />
<br />
===Personal information of [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]=== <br />
<br />
I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the [[w:meta:WikiConference 2014]] in NYC.<br />
<br />
I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. I created the article the [[w:en:Smithsonian Gardens|Smithsonian Gardens]] on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer].<br />
<br />
I am a full time employee of the US Department of the Treasury. I am not afraid of using my real name to give credence to my edits and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Geraldshields11 I stand behind my edits]. I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea. <br />
<br />
I understand that the WikiConference 2015 position is a significant time commitment so I am willing to take annual leave from my regular job to focus on this position.<br />
<br />
===Photography===<br />
I edited a photography textbook, ''The Art and Craft of Digital Photography'' by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.<br />
<br />
I am [[w:en:User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]], [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in [[w:en:Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, DC]], USA; [[w:en:Shenyang|Shenyang]], China; and [[w:en:Dandong|Dandong]], China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of [[w:en:Sinuiju|Sinuiju]], [[w:en:North Korea|North Korea]] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of [[w:en:Ri Sol-ju|Ri Sol-ju]]. <br />
<br />
I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into [[w:en:STEM|STEM]] or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before". <br />
<br />
Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/LuceLunder|Smithsonian Institute promotion material]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous [[w:en:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM projects]] as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC. <br />
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See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
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<gallery caption="Gallery of photographs by Gerald Shields" widths="160px" heights="100px" perrow="6"><br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 08.JPG|The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in [[w:en:haute couture|nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).]]<br />
File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by [[w:en:user:Djembayz|Djembayz]] and used by [[w:en:user:Bathlander|Bathlander]] and [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]], the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013)_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013). Wikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013], and was used in the magazine Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia. Also, [[w:en:user:Sarasays]] used this photograph in London.<br />
File:Luce Edit-o-thon 30.JPG|A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.<br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 88.JPG|The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.<br />
File:G W Clough at July 19, 2013 Luce Lunder Edit-o-thon 05.JPG|President G W Clough (standing right), [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays uses a different one of my photographs of her on her user page.<br />
File:Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 020 Edited.JPG|A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.<br />
File:18 August 2014 Cato Institute panel discussion 01.JPG|Wikipedian [[W:en:user:Slowking4|Slowking4]], at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 016.JPG|Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 48.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). In the past, President Hare used a different one of my photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page. As of August 28, 2015, Kirill Lokshin uses a cropped version of one of my WikiConference 2014 photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 44.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right). A cropped version of this photo is used [[w:en:user:Sumanah]], which is Sumana Harihareswara's wiki editor page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 14.JPG|Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. At one time, Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the [[W:Andrew Lih|EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih]].<br />
File:Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 editathon 07.JPG|[[W:EN:user:Uncommon fritillary|Uncommon fritillary]], on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. At one time, she uses this photo on her Wikipedia user page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 15.JPG|The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO. [[w:Meta:user:Pine]] used a variation of this photograph for [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA the WikiConference 2014 image].<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 07.JPG|Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group B) 34.JPG|Wiki Editor [[w:en:user:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]], in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 012.JPG|Standing: Wikimedia DC President [[W:en:user:Harej|Harej]] and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer [[W:en:User:Heatherslania|Heatherslania]].<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 018.JPG|[[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] with another Wikipedia editor in the background.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 13.JPG|Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
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[[File:Library of Congress in front of Minerva.JPG|thumb|right|[[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Gerald Shields]], inspired by [[w:en:Library of Congress|Minerva]], seeks a volunteer position as the official still photographer to improve Wikimedia; one photograph at a time.]]<br />
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Hello, I am Gerald Shields, a hopeful attendee of WikiConference 2018. I am primarily active on the [[w:User:geraldshields11|English Wikipedia]] and on [[commons:User:geraldshields11|Wikimedia Commons]]. I'm member of Wikimedia DC since 2012 and, at one time, was the event promotion coordinator for Wikimedia DC. Since 2012, I am a photographer of the Wiki Loves Monuments movement. I am an active member of the North Korea Group and, when information becomes available, turn DPRK stubs into start articles.<br />
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This will be my third conference after previously attending WikiConference 2014 and the ''drinking session'' of the Wikimania DC event.<br />
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I'm very excited about this WikiConference and I'm already planning to:<br />
* Volunteer as the official still photographer for this wonderful event.<br />
* Apply for a [[Scholarships|scholarship]].<br />
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==Application for Volunteer Position==<br />
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'''I volunteer to work as the official still photographer of WikiConference 2018.'''<br />
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===Personal information of [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]=== <br />
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I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the [[w:meta:WikiConference 2014]] in NYC.<br />
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I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. I created the article the [[w:en:Smithsonian Gardens|Smithsonian Gardens]] on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer].<br />
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I am a full time employee of the US Department of the Treasury. I am not afraid of using my real name to give credence to my edits and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Geraldshields11 I stand behind my edits]. I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea. <br />
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I understand that the WikiConference 2015 position is a significant time commitment so I am willing to take annual leave from my regular job to focus on this position.<br />
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===Photography===<br />
I edited a photography textbook, ''The Art and Craft of Digital Photography'' by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.<br />
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I am [[w:en:User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]], [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in [[w:en:Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, DC]], USA; [[w:en:Shenyang|Shenyang]], China; and [[w:en:Dandong|Dandong]], China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of [[w:en:Sinuiju|Sinuiju]], [[w:en:North Korea|North Korea]] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of [[w:en:Ri Sol-ju|Ri Sol-ju]]. <br />
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I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into [[w:en:STEM|STEM]] or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before". <br />
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Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/LuceLunder|Smithsonian Institute promotion material]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous [[w:en:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM projects]] as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC. <br />
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See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
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<gallery caption="Gallery of photographs by Gerald Shields" widths="160px" heights="100px" perrow="6"><br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 08.JPG|The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in [[w:en:haute couture|nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).]]<br />
File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by [[w:en:user:Djembayz|Djembayz]] and used by [[w:en:user:Bathlander|Bathlander]] and [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]], the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013)_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013). Wikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013], and was used in the magazine Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia. Also, [[w:en:user:Sarasays]] used this photograph in London.<br />
File:Luce Edit-o-thon 30.JPG|A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.<br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 88.JPG|The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.<br />
File:G W Clough at July 19, 2013 Luce Lunder Edit-o-thon 05.JPG|President G W Clough (standing right), [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays uses a different one of my photographs of her on her user page.<br />
File:Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 020 Edited.JPG|A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.<br />
File:18 August 2014 Cato Institute panel discussion 01.JPG|Wikipedian [[W:en:user:Slowking4|Slowking4]], at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 016.JPG|Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 48.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). In the past, President Hare used a different one of my photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page. As of August 28, 2015, Kirill Lokshin uses a cropped version of one of my WikiConference 2014 photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 44.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right). A cropped version of this photo is used [[w:en:user:Sumanah]], which is Sumana Harihareswara's wiki editor page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 14.JPG|Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. At one time, Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the [[W:Andrew Lih|EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih]].<br />
File:Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 editathon 07.JPG|[[W:EN:user:Uncommon fritillary|Uncommon fritillary]], on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. At one time, she uses this photo on her Wikipedia user page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 15.JPG|The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO. [[w:Meta:user:Pine]] used a variation of this photograph for [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA the WikiConference 2014 image].<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 07.JPG|Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group B) 34.JPG|Wiki Editor [[w:en:user:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]], in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 012.JPG|Standing: Wikimedia DC President [[W:en:user:Harej|Harej]] and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer [[W:en:User:Heatherslania|Heatherslania]].<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 018.JPG|[[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] with another Wikipedia editor in the background.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 13.JPG|Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
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==What is WikiConference North America?==<br />
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'''WikiConference North America''' is the annual conference of Wikimedia enthusiasts and volunteers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.<br />
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2018's conference will take place in Columbus on '''October 18-21'''. Planning is currently underway by the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_North_America WikiConference North America User Group] and partners.<br />
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Stay tuned for more!<br />
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<div>{{2016}}<br />
[[File:WikiConference_USA_2015_358.JPG|thumb|Volunteers in action at WikiConference 2015]]<br />
[[File:Group Photo WikiConference North America 2016 - First 01.jpg|thumb|In October 2016, the Wikiconference North America 2016, the attendees]]<br />
We are seeking volunteers to assist the conference organizers and attendees during the conference. In return for working several shifts over the course of the conference, volunteers will be able to attend the conference for free. Lunch will be provided! For those interested:<br />
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'''<big><big>Please sign up below to indicate your availability and interests.</big></big> (Please also register as a volunteer at using our [https://podio.com/webforms/16513822/1109719 online sign up form]) '''<br />
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Sign up below to be scheduled for a volunteer task. Please also register as a volunteer via the online form. <br />
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Volunteer certificates can be provided upon request. Your volunteer service may apply to your service hours if you are students.<br />
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'''People with interest in photography and <big>video</big>, please also check in at [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies]]. We need you!'''<br />
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== Volunteer signup ==<br />
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* [[User:Fuzheado|Fuzheado]] ([[User talk:Fuzheado|talk]]) - GLAM coordination<br />
* Jamal Mohamed (volunteer)<br />
* [[User:Mohamed Udhuman|Mohamed Udhuman]] ([[User talk:Mohamed Udhuman|volunteer]])<br />
* [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]])<br />
* [[User:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]] ([[User talk:Rosiestep|talk]])<br />
* Sydney Poore/[[User:FloNight|FloNight]] ([[User talk:FloNight|talk]])<br />
* [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer '''Please contact me so we can coordinate photography.'''<br />
* [[User:Checkingfax|Checkingfax]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) - would like to help with check-in/registration, tech minding, still photograhy and videography, and final clean up<br />
* [[w:en:user:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]])<br />
* [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 18:40, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|Mary Mark Ockerbloom]] ([[User talk:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|talk]]) 14:20, 24 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:40, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 18:31, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:RightCowLeftCoast|RightCowLeftCoast]] ([[User talk:RightCowLeftCoast|talk]]) 19:18, 27 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:TParis|TParis]] --[[User:TParis|TParis]] ([[User talk:TParis|talk]]) 02:30, 28 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:EBarrios (WMF)|EBarrios (WMF)]] ([[User talk:EBarrios (WMF)|talk]]) 18:07, 2 October 2016 (EDT)<br />
* Jonathan Cline [[User:Jcline|Jcline]] ([[User talk:Jcline|talk]]) 21:08, 5 October 2016 (EDT) Audio/Video<br />
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==Volunteer jobs==<br />
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Throughout the conference, we will need volunteers to fill a variety of roles:<br />
# '''Setup crew''': Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space<br />
# '''Registration/Sign in volunteers''': Help with checking in preregistered participants and registering new walk-ins. <br />
# '''Directions volunteers''': Help guide participants to the right places, particularly on the first day<br />
# '''Session moderators/Room minders''': Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, prompt the speaker to begin their presentation at the appropriate time, stop speakers when their time is up to be sure the next speaker has enough time, help make sure rooms are in order<br />
# '''Tech minders''': Work 1-1/2 hour shifts: rove throughout program areas and assist with screens, sound, projectors and other presentation tools.<br />
# '''Still photographers''': Roving throughout the conference. Bring your own equipment and coordinate at [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|Photo volunteers and policies]]. Must comply with our [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|photo volunteers and policies]], [[2016/Press|press policies]] and our [[Safe Space Policy]].<br />
# '''Videographers''': If possible, bring your own equipment or coordinate at [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|Photo volunteers and policies]]: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts to start and stop video cameras for each speaker, coordinate with roving tech minders if there is a need for help in a room. Must comply with our [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|photo volunteers and policies]], [[2016/Press|press policies]] and our [[Safe Space Policy]].<br />
# '''Food crew''': (Lunch/Reception/Catering volunteers): Make sure meals and snacks brought in by caterers are set up in the proper areas and room is properly set up; check name badges to be sure that only registered participants are admitted to rooms set aside for us and direct those paying for meals to appropriate service areas, assist with cleanup if needed.<br />
# '''Cleanup crew''': After meals and at end of day, walk through venue and program areas, clean up, gather lost items, straighten up space, etc.<br />
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==Volunteer assignments==<br />
# If you have not already done so, please sign up as a volunteer using our [https://podio.com/webforms/16513822/1109719 online sign up form] to indicate your availability and interests.<br />
# Sign yourself up below (using four tildes: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) for the tasks and days you would like to help. Indicate how much time you want to volunteer (2 hour minimum or as noted below) and if you have a preference for time or assignment. '''See [[2016/Schedule]] for details.'''<br />
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===Friday, October 7, Balboa Park ===<br />
October 7 - Friday - [[2016/Wiki Culture Crawl]] and editathon Pre-Conference at Balboa Park, San Diego, California 9am to 4:30 pm<br />
Lead: [[User:Fuzheado]]<br />
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* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute name tags and material<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|Mary Mark Ockerbloom]] ([[User talk:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|talk]]) 14:20, 24 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:48, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
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*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area to venues<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 23:23, 1 October 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
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*Program volunteers: Venues and jobs TBD; See User:Fuzheado for assignments<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
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*Tech minders:<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:49, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
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*Still photographers: <br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
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*Videographers:<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone - can do Facebook Live too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Jcline|Jcline]] ([[User talk:Jcline|talk]]) 21:08, 5 October 2016 (EDT) Audio/Video Interviews and B Roll<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
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===Saturday, October 8, Main Conference, San Diego Central Public Library, 9am-6pm===<br />
Volunteer coordinator: [[User:Montanabw]]<br><br />
Press coordinator: [[User:Gamaliel]]<br><br />
Photo coordinator: [[User:Geraldshields11]]<br />
video coordinator: (TBA)<br><br />
Tech coordinator: [[User:James Hare|James Hare]]<br><br />
<br />
*Setup crew: Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space: 8:30-9:30 am:<br />
**[[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith<br />
**[[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:29, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute nametags and materials. (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:14, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** available in the morning only [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:29, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Available in the morning only [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:51, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**[[User:Psanchez820|Psanchez820]]<br />
** I'd be willing to help early morning, but would prefer not to miss programming in the afternoon. Looks like we have several volunteers for this task already, but please ping/email me if needed. -[[User:Another Believer|Another Believer]] ([[User talk:Another Believer|talk]]) 19:01, 29 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area and program areas (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
**Mark Smith<br />
**{add your name here}<br />
<br />
*Food crew: Indicate morning, lunch or afternoon break availability<br />
**{add your name here}<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
<br />
*Room minders: Work a 1-1/2 hour shift, ensuring that the program schedule is adhered to. See programs start on time, potentially introduce speakers for programs at the beginning of the program, have programs end and clear the space on time, ensure that code of conduct policies are adhered to in the room, take count of the number of persons in the room after a certain point after the beginning of the event, ensure that the room is in working order, and other duties that might be assigned by conference organizers.<br />
**--[[User:RightCowLeftCoast|RightCowLeftCoast]] ([[User talk:RightCowLeftCoast|talk]]) 00:23, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**[[User:Psanchez820]]<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 12:46, 2 October 2016 (EDT) (Clark Room Floor 1 - 15:30-17:00)<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Tech minders: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, be available to assist room minders with setup and troubleshoot problems during presentations. Start and stop video recording if no photographer available.<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Still photographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, roving throughout program and gathering areas<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:14, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Videographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, roving throughout gathering areas during breaks<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera - can do Facebook Live too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:14, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Have specific talks I want to be sure get filmed. [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:29, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Cleanup crew: Walk-through venue at 1-2 pm and at 5-6pm<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 16:11, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith (lunch only)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
===Sunday, October 9, Main Conference, San Diego Central Public Library, noon-6pm; reception 6-8pm===<br />
<br />
*Setup crew: Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space: 8:30-9:30 am:<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
** [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:33, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Not available after 2pm. [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:52, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute nametags and materials. (One-hour shifts)(Might miss some programming)<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:33, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area and program areas (One-hour shifts)(Might miss some programming)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Food crew: Afternoon break or Reception.<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Room minders: Work a 1-1/2 hour shift, ensuring that the program schedule is adhered to. That programs start on time, potentially introduce speakers for programs at the beginning of the program, have programs clear the stage on time, ensure that code of conduct policies are adhered to in the room, take count of the number of persons in the room after a certain point after the beginning of the event, ensure that the room is in working order, and any other duties assigned from higher level supervision.<br />
**--[[User:RightCowLeftCoast|RightCowLeftCoast]] ([[User talk:RightCowLeftCoast|talk]]) 19:16, 27 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**[[User:Psanchez820|Psanchez820]]<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 12:30, 2 October 2016 (EDT) (13:30-15:00 & 15:30-17:00 - Jaffe Mountain View Floor 5) <br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Tech minders: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, be available to assist room minders with setup and troubleshoot problems during presentations.<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Not available after 2pm. [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:53, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
*Still photographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, roving throughout program and gathering areas<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Videographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, roving throughout gathering areas during breaks<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera - can do Facebook Live too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:33, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Cleanup crew: Walk-through venue at 5-6pm, 8-8-30pm<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
===Monday, October 10, Main Conference, San Diego Central Public Library, 9am-6pm===<br />
<br />
*Setup crew: Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space: 8:30-9:30 am:<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute nametags and materials. (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area and program areas (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Food crew: Indicate morning, lunch or afternoon break availability<br />
**Mark Smith (lunch only)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Room minders: Work a 1-1/2 hour shift, ensuring that the program schedule is adhered to. That programs start on time, potentially introduce speakers for programs at the beginning of the program, have programs clear the stage on time, ensure that code of conduct policies are adhered to in the room, take count of the number of persons in the room after a certain point after the beginning of the event, ensure that the room is in working order, and any other duties assigned from higher level supervision.<br />
**--[[User:RightCowLeftCoast|RightCowLeftCoast]] ([[User talk:RightCowLeftCoast|talk]]) 19:17, 27 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**--[[User:EBarrios (WMF)|EBarrios (WMF)]] ([[User talk:EBarrios (WMF)|talk]]) 18:06, 2 October 2016 (EDT)<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Tech minders: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, be available to assist room minders with setup and troubleshoot problems during presentations.<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** --[[User:EBarrios (WMF)|EBarrios (WMF)]] ([[User talk:EBarrios (WMF)|talk]]) 18:06, 2 October 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Still photographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, roving throughout program and gathering areas<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Videographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, roving throughout gathering areas during breaks<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera - can do Facebook too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Jcline|Jcline]] ([[User talk:Jcline|talk]]) 21:10, 5 October 2016 (EDT) Audio/Video in Shiley 9th all day<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Cleanup crew: Walk-through venue at 1-2 pm and at 5-6pm<br />
** 5-6 p.m. I will need a pickup stick for anything that is on the floor, and a dolly or cart to collect left behind backpacks, etc. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 16:07, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** preferably 5-6 --[[User:EBarrios (WMF)|EBarrios (WMF)]] ([[User talk:EBarrios (WMF)|talk]]) 18:06, 2 October 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
==Volunteer schedule grid==<br />
''"Subject to change''' [[2016/Schedule]] is the official schedule. Any discrepancies here should be corrected to correspond with the official schedule<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="vertical-align=top; font-size:75%; line-height: 1.3em; background-color:GhostWhite;"<br />
| colspan="8" style="background: #ddddff;" |'''<big>October 7 - Friday - [[2016/Wiki Culture Crawl]] and editathon Pre-Conference at Balboa Park, San Diego, California 9am to 4:30 pm</big>'''<br />
|- <br />
! Registration/Sign in volunteers<br />
|Location TBD, check in participants, distribute nametags and materials <br />
|9:30 am - 10:30 am<br />
|colspan="5"| (need 4+ people)<br />
|-<br />
! Directions volunteers<br />
|Direct participants from registration area to venues<br />
|8:30 am - 10:30 am<br />
|colspan="5"| (need 4+ people) <br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="3"|Program volunteers<br />
|rowspan="3"|Assist trainers/presenters at program venues<br />
|9 am - noon<br />
|colspan="5"| (need 4+ people) <br />
|-<br />
|Noon-2pm (tentative)<br />
|colspan="5"| (need 4+ people) <br />
|-<br />
|2pm-5pm (tentative)<br />
|colspan="5"| (need 4+ people) <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="8" style="background: #ddddff;" |'''<big>October 8 - Saturday</big>'''<br />
|- <br />
! width="10%" style="vertical-align=top;" | <br />
! width="12.8%" | Auditorium/ Courtyard/First Floor<br />
| colspan="6" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|-<br />
!SAT Registration desk<br />
8:30 am-10am<br />
| colspan="7" | (Check-in preregistered participants, register walk-ins) 3-4 people<br />
|-<br />
!SAT Registration desk<br />
10am-11am<br />
| colspan="7" | (during keynote, late check in/registrants) 2 people <br />
|-<br />
!SAT Registration desk<br />
11am-noon<br />
|colspan="7"| (during keynote, late check in/registrants) 2 people <br />
|-<br />
! Directions volunteers <br>8:30 am - 10:30 <br />
|colspan="7"|±4 people Direct participants from registration area to program space <br />
|-<br />
! Directions volunteers <br>11:30 - 12:30 <br />
|colspan="7"|±4 people Direct participants from auditorium to Shiley Suite on 9th floor <br />
|-<br />
!SAT KEYNOTE<br />
10am -11:45 <br />
|colspan="7"|Need tech minder<br />
|-<br />
! width="10%" style="vertical-align=top;" | <br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
! width="12.8%" | Shiley Suite<br />
Floor 9<br />
| colspan="5" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|-<br />
!SAT LUNCH<br />
12:00 - 1:30 pm<br />
<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
| colspan="6"| LUNCH 6-8 people to check nametags and manage access, cleanup <br />
|-<br />
! width="10%" style="vertical-align=top;" | <br />
! width="12.8%" | Auditorium<br />
Floor 1<br />
! width="12.8%" | Shiley Suite<br />
Floor 9<br />
! width="12.8%" | Jaffe Mtn View<br />
Floor 5<br />
! width="12.8%" | Clark Room<br />
Floor 1<br />
! width="12.8%" | Wells Fargo<br />
Floor 4<br />
! width="12.8%" | Commission Room<br />
Floor 9<br />
! width="12.8%" | Reading Room<br />
Floor 8<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
|SAT Afternoon<br />
'''Session 1'''<br />
|colspan="6"| Room minders: One person per room per session to start programs, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: 1 -2 people to roam and be sure cameras and mics are set up. All session 1 room and tech minders help be sure rooms are set up properly<br />
|rowspan="10"|Kevin Gorman Memorial/Women Philosopher's Editathon 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm {contact @jsfarman/juliefarmanllc@gmail.com to volunteer}<br />
6 volunteers needed<br><br />
2 to help with the tech side and set up (from 12:30)<br><br />
2 to help from 1:30-3:45<br><br />
2 to help from 3:45 to 6:30 <br><br />
(If anyone is up to volunteer for longer periods, it would be fantastic)<br />
|-<br />
|1:30 - 2:00 pm <br />
|rowspan="3"| <br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|Training sessions<br>1:45 - 2:15 pm <br>2:15 - 3:00 pm<br> (# volunteers needed? )<br />
|rowspan="3"|Meetings 1:45 - 2:15 pm <br>2:15 - 3:00 pm (# volunteers needed ?)<br />
|-<br />
|2:00 - 2:30 pm<br />
|-<br />
|2:30 - 3:00 pm<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
| colspan="7"|SAT BREAK 1<br />
3:00 - 3:30 pm (need catering volunteer?)<br />
|- <br />
|SAT<br />
'''Session 2'''<br />
|colspan="6"| Room minders: One person per room per session to start programs, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: 1 -2 people to roam and be sure cameras and mics are set up. All session 2 room and tech minders help be sure room is clean, garbage picked up, and ready for the next day<br />
|-<br />
|3:30 - 4:00 pm <br />
|rowspan="3"| <br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|-<br />
|4:00 - 4:30 pm<br />
|-<br />
|4:30 - 5:00 pm<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!SAT<br />
<br />
'''Closing session'''<br />
5:15 - 6:00 pm<br />
|'''Closing Panel''' [[User:Fuzheado]]<br />
|Lightning talks<br />
(5:15 - 5:45 pm)<br />
| colspan="4" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
| colspan="8" style="background: #ddddff;" |'''<big>October 9 - Sunday</big>'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!<br />
!Auditorium<br />
Floor 1<br />
!Shiley Suite<br />
Floor 9<br />
!Jaffe <br />
Mountain View<br />
Floor 5<br />
!Clark Room<br />
Floor 1<br />
!Wells Fargo<br />
Floor 4<br />
!Commission Room<br />
Floor 9<br />
!Reading Room<br />
Floor 8<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!Outings<br />
9:00 am - 12:00 noon<br />
| colspan="7" |Outings and Meetups • ''Please eat brunch/lunch on your own before arriving to SDCPL''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!SUN Registration desk<br />
12:00 noon - 1:15 pm <br />
| colspan="7" |2-3 people (during keynote, First time check ins/walk-in registrantion) <br />
|-<br />
!12:00 - 1:15 pm Introduction<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|'''Keynote address''' - Need tech minder<br />
|colspan="2" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
| '''12:30 pm''' - Introduction to Wikipedia for the Public <br />
| colspan="2" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|- <br />
!SUN BREAK 1 <br />
1:15 - 1:30 pm (need catering volunteer?)<br />
| colspan="7" |<br />
|-<br />
|SUN<br />
'''Session 1'''<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|colspan="5"| Room minders: One person per room per session to start programs, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: One person per room per session to oversee video photography, start and stop video, assist uploading with tech coordinator after session. All session 1 room and tech minders help be sure room is set up properly<br />
|rowspan="9"|American Chemical Society Editathon 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm {Contact _____ to volunteer}<br />
|-<br />
|1:30 - 2:00 pm <br />
|style="background-color:Gainsboro;" rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|Training sessions<br>1:30 - 2:15 pm <br>2:15 - 3:00 pm<br> (# volunteers needed? )<br />
|rowspan="3"|Meetings 1:30 - 2:15 pm <br>2:15 - 3:00 pm (# volunteers needed ?)<br />
|-<br />
|2:00 - 2:30 pm<br />
|-<br />
|2:30 - 3:00 pm<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
! colspan="7"|SUN BREAK 2<br />
3:00 - 3:30 pm (need catering volunteer?)<br />
|- <br />
|SUN<br />
'''Session 2'''<br />
|colspan="6"| Room minders: One person per room per session to introduce speakers, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: 1 -2 people to roam and be sure cameras and mics are set up. All session 2 room and tech minders help be sure room is clean, garbage picked up, and ready for the next day<br />
|-<br />
|3:30 - 4:00 pm <br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" rowspan="2"| <br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|Training sessions<br>3:30 - 4:30 pm <br>4:30-5:00 pm<br> (# volunteers needed? )<br />
|rowspan="2"|Meetings 3:30 - 4:15 pm <br>4:15 - 5:00 pm (# volunteers needed ?)<br />
|-<br />
|4:30 - 5:00 pm<br />
|-<br />
|SUN <br />
'''Closing Session'''<br />
5:00 - 6:00 pm<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|'''Closing Panel 4:45pm -''' <br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!SUN Reception<br />
6:00 - 8:00 pm <br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
| colspan="6" |Shiley / Woods Family Terrace 6-8 people to check nametags and manage access, cleanup <br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
| colspan="8" style="background: #ddddff;" |'''<big>October 10 - Monday</big>'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!<br />
! width="12.8%" | Auditorium/ Courtyard/First Floor<br />
| colspan="6" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|-<br />
!MON Registration desk<br />
8:30 am-10am <br />
| colspan="7" |±3 people (First time check-ins, register walk-ins) <br />
|-<br />
! width="10%" style="vertical-align=top;" | <br />
! width="12.8%" | Auditorium<br />
Floor 1<br />
!Shiley Suite<br />
Floor 9<br />
!Jaffe <br />
Mountain View<br />
Floor 5<br />
!Clark Room<br />
Floor 1<br />
!Wells Fargo<br />
Floor 4<br />
!Commission Room<br />
Floor 9<br />
!Reading Room<br />
Floor 8<br />
|- <br />
!MON<br />
Opening <br />
10:00 - <br />
11:45 am<br />
|'''Introduction'''<br />
'''Keynote address''' -<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" colspan = "6"|<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!MON LUNCH<br />
12:00 - 1:30 pm<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
| colspan="3"| LUNCH 6-8 people to check nametags and manage access, cleanup <br />
|'''12:30 pm -''' Basics of Wikipedia for the Public <br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;"|<br />
|<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
|MON<br />
'''Session 1'''<br />
|colspan="6"|Room minders: One person per room per session to start programs, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: One person per room per session to oversee video photography, start and stop video, assist uploading with tech coordinator after session. All session 1 room and tech minders help be sure room is set up properly.<br />
|rowspan="9"|Hackathon/Hangout space<br />
|-<br />
|1:30 - 2:00 pm <br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" rowspan="2"| <br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|-<br />
|2:30-3:00 pm<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
|MON BREAK 1<br />
2:30 - 2:45 pm (need catering volunteer?)<br />
| colspan="6" |<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
|MON<br />
'''Session 2'''<br />
|colspan="6"|Room minders: One person per room per session to start programs, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: One person per room per session to oversee video photography, start and stop video, assist uploading with tech coordinator after session. All session 2 room and tech minders help be sure room is clean, garbage picked up, and ready for the next day<br />
|- <br />
|2:45 - 4:15<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" rowspan="2"| <br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|Training sessions<br>3:30 pm <br>Basics of Wikipedia for the public {tech minder needed}<br />
|rowspan="2"|Unconference sessions {need facilitators?}<br />
|-<br />
|(breaks per schedule)<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
|MON BREAK 2<br />
4:15 - 4:30 pm (need catering volunteer?)<br />
| colspan="6" |<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!MON<br />
Closing session<br />
4:30 pm - <br />
5:00 pm<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|'''Sharing session''' {tech minder needed?}<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" colspan="5"|<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
! colspan="8" |<big>Clean up, debrief, decompress—We made it!</big><br />
|}</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2016/Volunteers&diff=67802016/Volunteers2016-10-19T02:46:15Z<p>Geraldshields11: added photograph</p>
<hr />
<div>{{2016}}<br />
[[File:WikiConference_USA_2015_358.JPG|thumb|Volunteers in action at WikiConference 2015]]<br />
[[File:Group Photo WikiConference North America 2016 - First 01.jpg|In October 2016, the Wikiconference North America 2016, the attendees]]<br />
We are seeking volunteers to assist the conference organizers and attendees during the conference. In return for working several shifts over the course of the conference, volunteers will be able to attend the conference for free. Lunch will be provided! For those interested:<br />
<br />
'''<big><big>Please sign up below to indicate your availability and interests.</big></big> (Please also register as a volunteer at using our [https://podio.com/webforms/16513822/1109719 online sign up form]) '''<br />
<br />
Sign up below to be scheduled for a volunteer task. Please also register as a volunteer via the online form. <br />
<br />
Volunteer certificates can be provided upon request. Your volunteer service may apply to your service hours if you are students.<br />
<br />
'''People with interest in photography and <big>video</big>, please also check in at [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies]]. We need you!'''<br />
<br />
== Volunteer signup ==<br />
<br />
* [[User:Fuzheado|Fuzheado]] ([[User talk:Fuzheado|talk]]) - GLAM coordination<br />
* Jamal Mohamed (volunteer)<br />
* [[User:Mohamed Udhuman|Mohamed Udhuman]] ([[User talk:Mohamed Udhuman|volunteer]])<br />
* [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]])<br />
* [[User:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]] ([[User talk:Rosiestep|talk]])<br />
* Sydney Poore/[[User:FloNight|FloNight]] ([[User talk:FloNight|talk]])<br />
* [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer '''Please contact me so we can coordinate photography.'''<br />
* [[User:Checkingfax|Checkingfax]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) - would like to help with check-in/registration, tech minding, still photograhy and videography, and final clean up<br />
* [[w:en:user:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]])<br />
* [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 18:40, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|Mary Mark Ockerbloom]] ([[User talk:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|talk]]) 14:20, 24 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:40, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 18:31, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:RightCowLeftCoast|RightCowLeftCoast]] ([[User talk:RightCowLeftCoast|talk]]) 19:18, 27 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:TParis|TParis]] --[[User:TParis|TParis]] ([[User talk:TParis|talk]]) 02:30, 28 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:EBarrios (WMF)|EBarrios (WMF)]] ([[User talk:EBarrios (WMF)|talk]]) 18:07, 2 October 2016 (EDT)<br />
* Jonathan Cline [[User:Jcline|Jcline]] ([[User talk:Jcline|talk]]) 21:08, 5 October 2016 (EDT) Audio/Video<br />
<br />
==Volunteer jobs==<br />
<br />
Throughout the conference, we will need volunteers to fill a variety of roles:<br />
# '''Setup crew''': Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space<br />
# '''Registration/Sign in volunteers''': Help with checking in preregistered participants and registering new walk-ins. <br />
# '''Directions volunteers''': Help guide participants to the right places, particularly on the first day<br />
# '''Session moderators/Room minders''': Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, prompt the speaker to begin their presentation at the appropriate time, stop speakers when their time is up to be sure the next speaker has enough time, help make sure rooms are in order<br />
# '''Tech minders''': Work 1-1/2 hour shifts: rove throughout program areas and assist with screens, sound, projectors and other presentation tools.<br />
# '''Still photographers''': Roving throughout the conference. Bring your own equipment and coordinate at [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|Photo volunteers and policies]]. Must comply with our [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|photo volunteers and policies]], [[2016/Press|press policies]] and our [[Safe Space Policy]].<br />
# '''Videographers''': If possible, bring your own equipment or coordinate at [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|Photo volunteers and policies]]: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts to start and stop video cameras for each speaker, coordinate with roving tech minders if there is a need for help in a room. Must comply with our [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|photo volunteers and policies]], [[2016/Press|press policies]] and our [[Safe Space Policy]].<br />
# '''Food crew''': (Lunch/Reception/Catering volunteers): Make sure meals and snacks brought in by caterers are set up in the proper areas and room is properly set up; check name badges to be sure that only registered participants are admitted to rooms set aside for us and direct those paying for meals to appropriate service areas, assist with cleanup if needed.<br />
# '''Cleanup crew''': After meals and at end of day, walk through venue and program areas, clean up, gather lost items, straighten up space, etc.<br />
<br />
==Volunteer assignments==<br />
# If you have not already done so, please sign up as a volunteer using our [https://podio.com/webforms/16513822/1109719 online sign up form] to indicate your availability and interests.<br />
# Sign yourself up below (using four tildes: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) for the tasks and days you would like to help. Indicate how much time you want to volunteer (2 hour minimum or as noted below) and if you have a preference for time or assignment. '''See [[2016/Schedule]] for details.'''<br />
<br />
===Friday, October 7, Balboa Park ===<br />
October 7 - Friday - [[2016/Wiki Culture Crawl]] and editathon Pre-Conference at Balboa Park, San Diego, California 9am to 4:30 pm<br />
Lead: [[User:Fuzheado]]<br />
<br />
* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute name tags and material<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|Mary Mark Ockerbloom]] ([[User talk:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|talk]]) 14:20, 24 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:48, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area to venues<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 23:23, 1 October 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Program volunteers: Venues and jobs TBD; See User:Fuzheado for assignments<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Tech minders:<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:49, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
*Still photographers: <br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Videographers:<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone - can do Facebook Live too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Jcline|Jcline]] ([[User talk:Jcline|talk]]) 21:08, 5 October 2016 (EDT) Audio/Video Interviews and B Roll<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
===Saturday, October 8, Main Conference, San Diego Central Public Library, 9am-6pm===<br />
Volunteer coordinator: [[User:Montanabw]]<br><br />
Press coordinator: [[User:Gamaliel]]<br><br />
Photo coordinator: [[User:Geraldshields11]]<br />
video coordinator: (TBA)<br><br />
Tech coordinator: [[User:James Hare|James Hare]]<br><br />
<br />
*Setup crew: Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space: 8:30-9:30 am:<br />
**[[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith<br />
**[[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:29, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute nametags and materials. (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:14, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** available in the morning only [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:29, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Available in the morning only [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:51, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**[[User:Psanchez820|Psanchez820]]<br />
** I'd be willing to help early morning, but would prefer not to miss programming in the afternoon. Looks like we have several volunteers for this task already, but please ping/email me if needed. -[[User:Another Believer|Another Believer]] ([[User talk:Another Believer|talk]]) 19:01, 29 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area and program areas (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
**Mark Smith<br />
**{add your name here}<br />
<br />
*Food crew: Indicate morning, lunch or afternoon break availability<br />
**{add your name here}<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
<br />
*Room minders: Work a 1-1/2 hour shift, ensuring that the program schedule is adhered to. See programs start on time, potentially introduce speakers for programs at the beginning of the program, have programs end and clear the space on time, ensure that code of conduct policies are adhered to in the room, take count of the number of persons in the room after a certain point after the beginning of the event, ensure that the room is in working order, and other duties that might be assigned by conference organizers.<br />
**--[[User:RightCowLeftCoast|RightCowLeftCoast]] ([[User talk:RightCowLeftCoast|talk]]) 00:23, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**[[User:Psanchez820]]<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 12:46, 2 October 2016 (EDT) (Clark Room Floor 1 - 15:30-17:00)<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Tech minders: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, be available to assist room minders with setup and troubleshoot problems during presentations. Start and stop video recording if no photographer available.<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Still photographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, roving throughout program and gathering areas<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:14, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Videographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, roving throughout gathering areas during breaks<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera - can do Facebook Live too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:14, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Have specific talks I want to be sure get filmed. [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:29, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Cleanup crew: Walk-through venue at 1-2 pm and at 5-6pm<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 16:11, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith (lunch only)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
===Sunday, October 9, Main Conference, San Diego Central Public Library, noon-6pm; reception 6-8pm===<br />
<br />
*Setup crew: Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space: 8:30-9:30 am:<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
** [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:33, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Not available after 2pm. [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:52, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute nametags and materials. (One-hour shifts)(Might miss some programming)<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:33, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area and program areas (One-hour shifts)(Might miss some programming)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Food crew: Afternoon break or Reception.<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Room minders: Work a 1-1/2 hour shift, ensuring that the program schedule is adhered to. That programs start on time, potentially introduce speakers for programs at the beginning of the program, have programs clear the stage on time, ensure that code of conduct policies are adhered to in the room, take count of the number of persons in the room after a certain point after the beginning of the event, ensure that the room is in working order, and any other duties assigned from higher level supervision.<br />
**--[[User:RightCowLeftCoast|RightCowLeftCoast]] ([[User talk:RightCowLeftCoast|talk]]) 19:16, 27 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**[[User:Psanchez820|Psanchez820]]<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 12:30, 2 October 2016 (EDT) (13:30-15:00 & 15:30-17:00 - Jaffe Mountain View Floor 5) <br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Tech minders: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, be available to assist room minders with setup and troubleshoot problems during presentations.<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Not available after 2pm. [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:53, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
*Still photographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, roving throughout program and gathering areas<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Videographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, roving throughout gathering areas during breaks<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera - can do Facebook Live too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:33, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Cleanup crew: Walk-through venue at 5-6pm, 8-8-30pm<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
===Monday, October 10, Main Conference, San Diego Central Public Library, 9am-6pm===<br />
<br />
*Setup crew: Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space: 8:30-9:30 am:<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute nametags and materials. (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area and program areas (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Food crew: Indicate morning, lunch or afternoon break availability<br />
**Mark Smith (lunch only)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Room minders: Work a 1-1/2 hour shift, ensuring that the program schedule is adhered to. That programs start on time, potentially introduce speakers for programs at the beginning of the program, have programs clear the stage on time, ensure that code of conduct policies are adhered to in the room, take count of the number of persons in the room after a certain point after the beginning of the event, ensure that the room is in working order, and any other duties assigned from higher level supervision.<br />
**--[[User:RightCowLeftCoast|RightCowLeftCoast]] ([[User talk:RightCowLeftCoast|talk]]) 19:17, 27 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**--[[User:EBarrios (WMF)|EBarrios (WMF)]] ([[User talk:EBarrios (WMF)|talk]]) 18:06, 2 October 2016 (EDT)<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Tech minders: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, be available to assist room minders with setup and troubleshoot problems during presentations.<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** --[[User:EBarrios (WMF)|EBarrios (WMF)]] ([[User talk:EBarrios (WMF)|talk]]) 18:06, 2 October 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Still photographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, roving throughout program and gathering areas<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Videographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, roving throughout gathering areas during breaks<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera - can do Facebook too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Jcline|Jcline]] ([[User talk:Jcline|talk]]) 21:10, 5 October 2016 (EDT) Audio/Video in Shiley 9th all day<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Cleanup crew: Walk-through venue at 1-2 pm and at 5-6pm<br />
** 5-6 p.m. I will need a pickup stick for anything that is on the floor, and a dolly or cart to collect left behind backpacks, etc. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 16:07, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** preferably 5-6 --[[User:EBarrios (WMF)|EBarrios (WMF)]] ([[User talk:EBarrios (WMF)|talk]]) 18:06, 2 October 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
==Volunteer schedule grid==<br />
''"Subject to change''' [[2016/Schedule]] is the official schedule. Any discrepancies here should be corrected to correspond with the official schedule<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="vertical-align=top; font-size:75%; line-height: 1.3em; background-color:GhostWhite;"<br />
| colspan="8" style="background: #ddddff;" |'''<big>October 7 - Friday - [[2016/Wiki Culture Crawl]] and editathon Pre-Conference at Balboa Park, San Diego, California 9am to 4:30 pm</big>'''<br />
|- <br />
! Registration/Sign in volunteers<br />
|Location TBD, check in participants, distribute nametags and materials <br />
|9:30 am - 10:30 am<br />
|colspan="5"| (need 4+ people)<br />
|-<br />
! Directions volunteers<br />
|Direct participants from registration area to venues<br />
|8:30 am - 10:30 am<br />
|colspan="5"| (need 4+ people) <br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="3"|Program volunteers<br />
|rowspan="3"|Assist trainers/presenters at program venues<br />
|9 am - noon<br />
|colspan="5"| (need 4+ people) <br />
|-<br />
|Noon-2pm (tentative)<br />
|colspan="5"| (need 4+ people) <br />
|-<br />
|2pm-5pm (tentative)<br />
|colspan="5"| (need 4+ people) <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="8" style="background: #ddddff;" |'''<big>October 8 - Saturday</big>'''<br />
|- <br />
! width="10%" style="vertical-align=top;" | <br />
! width="12.8%" | Auditorium/ Courtyard/First Floor<br />
| colspan="6" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|-<br />
!SAT Registration desk<br />
8:30 am-10am<br />
| colspan="7" | (Check-in preregistered participants, register walk-ins) 3-4 people<br />
|-<br />
!SAT Registration desk<br />
10am-11am<br />
| colspan="7" | (during keynote, late check in/registrants) 2 people <br />
|-<br />
!SAT Registration desk<br />
11am-noon<br />
|colspan="7"| (during keynote, late check in/registrants) 2 people <br />
|-<br />
! Directions volunteers <br>8:30 am - 10:30 <br />
|colspan="7"|±4 people Direct participants from registration area to program space <br />
|-<br />
! Directions volunteers <br>11:30 - 12:30 <br />
|colspan="7"|±4 people Direct participants from auditorium to Shiley Suite on 9th floor <br />
|-<br />
!SAT KEYNOTE<br />
10am -11:45 <br />
|colspan="7"|Need tech minder<br />
|-<br />
! width="10%" style="vertical-align=top;" | <br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
! width="12.8%" | Shiley Suite<br />
Floor 9<br />
| colspan="5" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|-<br />
!SAT LUNCH<br />
12:00 - 1:30 pm<br />
<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
| colspan="6"| LUNCH 6-8 people to check nametags and manage access, cleanup <br />
|-<br />
! width="10%" style="vertical-align=top;" | <br />
! width="12.8%" | Auditorium<br />
Floor 1<br />
! width="12.8%" | Shiley Suite<br />
Floor 9<br />
! width="12.8%" | Jaffe Mtn View<br />
Floor 5<br />
! width="12.8%" | Clark Room<br />
Floor 1<br />
! width="12.8%" | Wells Fargo<br />
Floor 4<br />
! width="12.8%" | Commission Room<br />
Floor 9<br />
! width="12.8%" | Reading Room<br />
Floor 8<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
|SAT Afternoon<br />
'''Session 1'''<br />
|colspan="6"| Room minders: One person per room per session to start programs, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: 1 -2 people to roam and be sure cameras and mics are set up. All session 1 room and tech minders help be sure rooms are set up properly<br />
|rowspan="10"|Kevin Gorman Memorial/Women Philosopher's Editathon 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm {contact @jsfarman/juliefarmanllc@gmail.com to volunteer}<br />
6 volunteers needed<br><br />
2 to help with the tech side and set up (from 12:30)<br><br />
2 to help from 1:30-3:45<br><br />
2 to help from 3:45 to 6:30 <br><br />
(If anyone is up to volunteer for longer periods, it would be fantastic)<br />
|-<br />
|1:30 - 2:00 pm <br />
|rowspan="3"| <br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|Training sessions<br>1:45 - 2:15 pm <br>2:15 - 3:00 pm<br> (# volunteers needed? )<br />
|rowspan="3"|Meetings 1:45 - 2:15 pm <br>2:15 - 3:00 pm (# volunteers needed ?)<br />
|-<br />
|2:00 - 2:30 pm<br />
|-<br />
|2:30 - 3:00 pm<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
| colspan="7"|SAT BREAK 1<br />
3:00 - 3:30 pm (need catering volunteer?)<br />
|- <br />
|SAT<br />
'''Session 2'''<br />
|colspan="6"| Room minders: One person per room per session to start programs, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: 1 -2 people to roam and be sure cameras and mics are set up. All session 2 room and tech minders help be sure room is clean, garbage picked up, and ready for the next day<br />
|-<br />
|3:30 - 4:00 pm <br />
|rowspan="3"| <br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|-<br />
|4:00 - 4:30 pm<br />
|-<br />
|4:30 - 5:00 pm<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!SAT<br />
<br />
'''Closing session'''<br />
5:15 - 6:00 pm<br />
|'''Closing Panel''' [[User:Fuzheado]]<br />
|Lightning talks<br />
(5:15 - 5:45 pm)<br />
| colspan="4" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
| colspan="8" style="background: #ddddff;" |'''<big>October 9 - Sunday</big>'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!<br />
!Auditorium<br />
Floor 1<br />
!Shiley Suite<br />
Floor 9<br />
!Jaffe <br />
Mountain View<br />
Floor 5<br />
!Clark Room<br />
Floor 1<br />
!Wells Fargo<br />
Floor 4<br />
!Commission Room<br />
Floor 9<br />
!Reading Room<br />
Floor 8<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!Outings<br />
9:00 am - 12:00 noon<br />
| colspan="7" |Outings and Meetups • ''Please eat brunch/lunch on your own before arriving to SDCPL''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!SUN Registration desk<br />
12:00 noon - 1:15 pm <br />
| colspan="7" |2-3 people (during keynote, First time check ins/walk-in registrantion) <br />
|-<br />
!12:00 - 1:15 pm Introduction<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|'''Keynote address''' - Need tech minder<br />
|colspan="2" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
| '''12:30 pm''' - Introduction to Wikipedia for the Public <br />
| colspan="2" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|- <br />
!SUN BREAK 1 <br />
1:15 - 1:30 pm (need catering volunteer?)<br />
| colspan="7" |<br />
|-<br />
|SUN<br />
'''Session 1'''<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|colspan="5"| Room minders: One person per room per session to start programs, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: One person per room per session to oversee video photography, start and stop video, assist uploading with tech coordinator after session. All session 1 room and tech minders help be sure room is set up properly<br />
|rowspan="9"|American Chemical Society Editathon 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm {Contact _____ to volunteer}<br />
|-<br />
|1:30 - 2:00 pm <br />
|style="background-color:Gainsboro;" rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|Training sessions<br>1:30 - 2:15 pm <br>2:15 - 3:00 pm<br> (# volunteers needed? )<br />
|rowspan="3"|Meetings 1:30 - 2:15 pm <br>2:15 - 3:00 pm (# volunteers needed ?)<br />
|-<br />
|2:00 - 2:30 pm<br />
|-<br />
|2:30 - 3:00 pm<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
! colspan="7"|SUN BREAK 2<br />
3:00 - 3:30 pm (need catering volunteer?)<br />
|- <br />
|SUN<br />
'''Session 2'''<br />
|colspan="6"| Room minders: One person per room per session to introduce speakers, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: 1 -2 people to roam and be sure cameras and mics are set up. All session 2 room and tech minders help be sure room is clean, garbage picked up, and ready for the next day<br />
|-<br />
|3:30 - 4:00 pm <br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" rowspan="2"| <br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|Training sessions<br>3:30 - 4:30 pm <br>4:30-5:00 pm<br> (# volunteers needed? )<br />
|rowspan="2"|Meetings 3:30 - 4:15 pm <br>4:15 - 5:00 pm (# volunteers needed ?)<br />
|-<br />
|4:30 - 5:00 pm<br />
|-<br />
|SUN <br />
'''Closing Session'''<br />
5:00 - 6:00 pm<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|'''Closing Panel 4:45pm -''' <br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!SUN Reception<br />
6:00 - 8:00 pm <br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
| colspan="6" |Shiley / Woods Family Terrace 6-8 people to check nametags and manage access, cleanup <br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
| colspan="8" style="background: #ddddff;" |'''<big>October 10 - Monday</big>'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!<br />
! width="12.8%" | Auditorium/ Courtyard/First Floor<br />
| colspan="6" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|-<br />
!MON Registration desk<br />
8:30 am-10am <br />
| colspan="7" |±3 people (First time check-ins, register walk-ins) <br />
|-<br />
! width="10%" style="vertical-align=top;" | <br />
! width="12.8%" | Auditorium<br />
Floor 1<br />
!Shiley Suite<br />
Floor 9<br />
!Jaffe <br />
Mountain View<br />
Floor 5<br />
!Clark Room<br />
Floor 1<br />
!Wells Fargo<br />
Floor 4<br />
!Commission Room<br />
Floor 9<br />
!Reading Room<br />
Floor 8<br />
|- <br />
!MON<br />
Opening <br />
10:00 - <br />
11:45 am<br />
|'''Introduction'''<br />
'''Keynote address''' -<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" colspan = "6"|<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!MON LUNCH<br />
12:00 - 1:30 pm<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
| colspan="3"| LUNCH 6-8 people to check nametags and manage access, cleanup <br />
|'''12:30 pm -''' Basics of Wikipedia for the Public <br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;"|<br />
|<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
|MON<br />
'''Session 1'''<br />
|colspan="6"|Room minders: One person per room per session to start programs, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: One person per room per session to oversee video photography, start and stop video, assist uploading with tech coordinator after session. All session 1 room and tech minders help be sure room is set up properly.<br />
|rowspan="9"|Hackathon/Hangout space<br />
|-<br />
|1:30 - 2:00 pm <br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" rowspan="2"| <br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|-<br />
|2:30-3:00 pm<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
|MON BREAK 1<br />
2:30 - 2:45 pm (need catering volunteer?)<br />
| colspan="6" |<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
|MON<br />
'''Session 2'''<br />
|colspan="6"|Room minders: One person per room per session to start programs, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: One person per room per session to oversee video photography, start and stop video, assist uploading with tech coordinator after session. All session 2 room and tech minders help be sure room is clean, garbage picked up, and ready for the next day<br />
|- <br />
|2:45 - 4:15<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" rowspan="2"| <br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|Training sessions<br>3:30 pm <br>Basics of Wikipedia for the public {tech minder needed}<br />
|rowspan="2"|Unconference sessions {need facilitators?}<br />
|-<br />
|(breaks per schedule)<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
|MON BREAK 2<br />
4:15 - 4:30 pm (need catering volunteer?)<br />
| colspan="6" |<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!MON<br />
Closing session<br />
4:30 pm - <br />
5:00 pm<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|'''Sharing session''' {tech minder needed?}<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" colspan="5"|<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
! colspan="8" |<big>Clean up, debrief, decompress—We made it!</big><br />
|}</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2016/Photo_volunteers_and_policies&diff=65832016/Photo volunteers and policies2016-10-05T13:06:25Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Photo personnel */</p>
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<div>{{2016}}<br />
[[File:Lucien photographe.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]<br />
Photography and videography are welcome at WikiConference North America. Photographers and videographers are encouraged to release their images and video under a [[w:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] license and/or make them accessible by uploading them to [[Commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]], YouTube, or other publicly accessible repository.<br />
<br />
Attendees will wear lanyards indicating their personal preference regarding photography. '''Red''' lanyards indicate that the attendee does '''not''' consent to appearing in photographs and/or video. WikiConference policy requires all attendees, including members of the press, to respect the wishes of attendees wearing the red lanyards by refraining from photographing or videotaping them and by deleting any images or video accidentally taken of these attendees. Violating this policy is grounds for removal from WikiConference under the [[Safe Space Policy]]. <br />
<br />
Surreptitiously photographing or videotaping attendees or using photography or videography to harass attendees is also grounds for removal under the Safe Space Policy. <br />
<br />
==Video personnel==<br />
'''We welcome more videography volunteers! Please sign up using our [https://podio.com/webforms/16513822/1109719 online sign up form] to indicate your availability and interests.'''<br />
<br />
Video experience is helpful but not required. Volunteers will be required to meet via Google Hangouts with Pine prior to the conference, and will be required to be present at the library at 8:30 AM on Saturday morning to help with coordinating video for the day. While it is helpful if video volunteers can be available for Saturday through Monday, partial availability is OK.<br />
*[[User:Pine|Pine]] (Videography manager for the conference)<br />
*[[User:Bluerasberry|Bluerasberry]]<br />
*[[User:Mohamed Udhuman|Mohamed Udhuman]] <br />
*[[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:50, 26 September 2016 (EDT) (only partial availability)<br />
*[[User:TParis|TParis]]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
<br />
==Video equipment==<br />
===Camcorders and video-capable cameras===<br />
*Cascadia Wikimedians camcorder<br />
*Pine personal camera<br />
*Fuzheado camcorder<br />
*Bluerasberry camcorder<br />
*[[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:49, 26 September 2016 (EDT) personal camera<br />
<br />
===Tripods===<br />
*Pine (1 or 2)<br />
*Fuzheado (1)<br />
*[[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:48, 26 September 2016 (EDT)(1)<br />
<br />
===Lav microphones===<br />
====Wired====<br />
*Cascadia Wikimedians (1)<br />
====Wireless====<br />
*None so far<br />
<br />
==Photo personnel==<br />
[[File:Sculpture garden WashDC.jpg|thumb|Casual moments]]<br />
* [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]], still photography only '''Please contact me through [[w:EN:user:geraldshields11]] to coordinate the photographs'''<br />
* [[w:en:user:SuperHamster|SuperHamster]], still photography only - will be photographing casually while participating<br />
* [[w:en:user:Checkingfax|Checkingfax]] (Wayne Calhoon), still photography or video with handheld high end Blackberry Priv smartphone camera - can video in 1080p or 4K and up to 60 fps - will be available to photograph casually while participating<br />
* [[w:en:user:Funcrunch|Funcrunch]] (Pax Ahimsa Gethen), still photography only - can take pix of the speaker(s) at any sessions I attend<br />
* [[w:en:user:Thewellman|Thewellman]] still photography only - emphasizing architectural and natural features of conference location<br />
* [[w:en:user:Montanabw|Montanabw]]. Will bring the Coolpix point-and-shoot and the cell phone. Will be at conference throughout, will take casual photos, and camera has some minor video capacity. Won't be photo of the year, but might capture some "Kodak moments"... ;)<br />
<br />
==Photo equipment==<br />
* NEX-5 held by geraldshields11<br />
* Canon T3i held by Kevin (SuperHamster)<br />
<br />
==Video accessibility==<br />
Posting videos to Youtube and Commons, etc. <br />
* For YouTube and Wikimedia Commons, see geraldshields11<br />
*[your name here]</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2016/Volunteers&diff=65402016/Volunteers2016-10-04T21:51:17Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Volunteer signup */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{2016}}<br />
[[File:WikiConference_USA_2015_358.JPG|thumb|Volunteers in action at WikiConference 2015]]<br />
We are seeking volunteers to assist the conference organizers and attendees during the conference. In return for working several shifts over the course of the conference, volunteers will be able to attend the conference for free. Lunch will be provided! For those interested:<br />
<br />
'''<big><big>Please sign up below to indicate your availability and interests.</big></big> (Please also register as a volunteer at using our [https://podio.com/webforms/16513822/1109719 online sign up form]) '''<br />
<br />
Sign up below to be scheduled for a volunteer task. Please also register as a volunteer via the online form. <br />
<br />
Volunteer certificates can be provided upon request. Your volunteer service may apply to your service hours if you are students.<br />
<br />
'''People with interest in photography and <big>video</big>, please also check in at [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies]]. We need you!'''<br />
<br />
== Volunteer signup ==<br />
<br />
* [[User:Fuzheado|Fuzheado]] ([[User talk:Fuzheado|talk]]) - GLAM coordination<br />
* Jamal Mohamed (volunteer)<br />
* [[User:Mohamed Udhuman|Mohamed Udhuman]] ([[User talk:Mohamed Udhuman|volunteer]])<br />
* [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]])<br />
* [[User:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]] ([[User talk:Rosiestep|talk]])<br />
* Sydney Poore/[[User:FloNight|FloNight]] ([[User talk:FloNight|talk]])<br />
* [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer '''Please contact me so we can coordinate photography.'''<br />
* [[User:Checkingfax|Checkingfax]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) - would like to help with check-in/registration, tech minding, still photograhy and videography, and final clean up<br />
* [[w:en:user:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]])<br />
* [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 18:40, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|Mary Mark Ockerbloom]] ([[User talk:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|talk]]) 14:20, 24 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:40, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 18:31, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:RightCowLeftCoast|RightCowLeftCoast]] ([[User talk:RightCowLeftCoast|talk]]) 19:18, 27 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:TParis|TParis]] --[[User:TParis|TParis]] ([[User talk:TParis|talk]]) 02:30, 28 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:EBarrios (WMF)|EBarrios (WMF)]] ([[User talk:EBarrios (WMF)|talk]]) 18:07, 2 October 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
==Volunteer jobs==<br />
<br />
Throughout the conference, we will need volunteers to fill a variety of roles:<br />
# '''Setup crew''': Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space<br />
# '''Registration/Sign in volunteers''': Help with checking in preregistered participants and registering new walk-ins. <br />
# '''Directions volunteers''': Help guide participants to the right places, particularly on the first day<br />
# '''Session moderators/Room minders''': Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, prompt the speaker to begin their presentation at the appropriate time, stop speakers when their time is up to be sure the next speaker has enough time, help make sure rooms are in order<br />
# '''Tech minders''': Work 1-1/2 hour shifts: rove throughout program areas and assist with screens, sound, projectors and other presentation tools.<br />
# '''Still photographers''': Roving throughout the conference. Bring your own equipment and coordinate at [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|Photo volunteers and policies]]. Must comply with our [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|photo volunteers and policies]], [[2016/Press|press policies]] and our [[Safe Space Policy]].<br />
# '''Videographers''': If possible, bring your own equipment or coordinate at [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|Photo volunteers and policies]]: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts to start and stop video cameras for each speaker, coordinate with roving tech minders if there is a need for help in a room. Must comply with our [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|photo volunteers and policies]], [[2016/Press|press policies]] and our [[Safe Space Policy]].<br />
# '''Food crew''': (Lunch/Reception/Catering volunteers): Make sure meals and snacks brought in by caterers are set up in the proper areas and room is properly set up; check name badges to be sure that only registered participants are admitted to rooms set aside for us and direct those paying for meals to appropriate service areas, assist with cleanup if needed.<br />
# '''Cleanup crew''': After meals and at end of day, walk through venue and program areas, clean up, gather lost items, straighten up space, etc.<br />
<br />
==Volunteer assignments==<br />
# If you have not already done so, please sign up as a volunteer using our [https://podio.com/webforms/16513822/1109719 online sign up form] to indicate your availability and interests.<br />
# Sign yourself up below (using four tildes: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) for the tasks and days you would like to help. Indicate how much time you want to volunteer (2 hour minimum or as noted below) and if you have a preference for time or assignment. '''See [[2016/Schedule]] for details.'''<br />
<br />
===Friday, October 7, Balboa Park ===<br />
October 7 - Friday - [[2016/Wiki Culture Crawl]] and editathon Pre-Conference at Balboa Park, San Diego, California 9am to 4:30 pm<br />
Lead: [[User:Fuzheado]]<br />
<br />
* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute name tags and material<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|Mary Mark Ockerbloom]] ([[User talk:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|talk]]) 14:20, 24 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:48, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area to venues<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 23:23, 1 October 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Program volunteers: Venues and jobs TBD; See User:Fuzheado for assignments<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Tech minders:<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:49, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
*Still photographers: <br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Videographers:<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone - can do Facebook Live too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
===Saturday, October 8, Main Conference, San Diego Central Public Library, 9am-6pm===<br />
Volunteer coordinator: [[User:Montanabw]]<br><br />
Press coordinator: [[User:Gamaliel]]<br><br />
Photo coordinator: [[User:Geraldshields11]]<br />
video coordinator: (TBA)<br><br />
Tech coordinator: [[User:James Hare|James Hare]]<br><br />
<br />
*Setup crew: Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space: 8:30-9:30 am:<br />
**[[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith<br />
**[[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:29, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute nametags and materials. (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:14, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** available in the morning only [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:29, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Available in the morning only [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:51, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**[[User:Psanchez820|Psanchez820]]<br />
** I'd be willing to help early morning, but would prefer not to miss programming in the afternoon. Looks like we have several volunteers for this task already, but please ping/email me if needed. -[[User:Another Believer|Another Believer]] ([[User talk:Another Believer|talk]]) 19:01, 29 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area and program areas (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
**Mark Smith<br />
**{add your name here}<br />
<br />
*Food crew: Indicate morning, lunch or afternoon break availability<br />
**{add your name here}<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
<br />
*Room minders: Work a 1-1/2 hour shift, ensuring that the program schedule is adhered to. See programs start on time, potentially introduce speakers for programs at the beginning of the program, have programs end and clear the space on time, ensure that code of conduct policies are adhered to in the room, take count of the number of persons in the room after a certain point after the beginning of the event, ensure that the room is in working order, and other duties that might be assigned by conference organizers.<br />
**--[[User:RightCowLeftCoast|RightCowLeftCoast]] ([[User talk:RightCowLeftCoast|talk]]) 00:23, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**[[User:Psanchez820]]<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 12:46, 2 October 2016 (EDT) (Clark Room Floor 1 - 15:30-17:00)<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Tech minders: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, be available to assist room minders with setup and troubleshoot problems during presentations. Start and stop video recording if no photographer available.<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Still photographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, roving throughout program and gathering areas<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:14, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Videographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, roving throughout gathering areas during breaks<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera - can do Facebook Live too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:14, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Have specific talks I want to be sure get filmed. [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:29, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Cleanup crew: Walk-through venue at 1-2 pm and at 5-6pm<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 16:11, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith (lunch only)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
===Sunday, October 9, Main Conference, San Diego Central Public Library, noon-6pm; reception 6-8pm===<br />
<br />
*Setup crew: Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space: 8:30-9:30 am:<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
** [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:33, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Not available after 2pm. [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:52, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute nametags and materials. (One-hour shifts)(Might miss some programming)<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:33, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area and program areas (One-hour shifts)(Might miss some programming)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Food crew: Afternoon break or Reception.<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Room minders: Work a 1-1/2 hour shift, ensuring that the program schedule is adhered to. That programs start on time, potentially introduce speakers for programs at the beginning of the program, have programs clear the stage on time, ensure that code of conduct policies are adhered to in the room, take count of the number of persons in the room after a certain point after the beginning of the event, ensure that the room is in working order, and any other duties assigned from higher level supervision.<br />
**--[[User:RightCowLeftCoast|RightCowLeftCoast]] ([[User talk:RightCowLeftCoast|talk]]) 19:16, 27 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**[[User:Psanchez820|Psanchez820]]<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 12:30, 2 October 2016 (EDT) (13:30-15:00 & 15:30-17:00 - Jaffe Mountain View Floor 5) <br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Tech minders: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, be available to assist room minders with setup and troubleshoot problems during presentations.<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Not available after 2pm. [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:53, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
*Still photographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, roving throughout program and gathering areas<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Videographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, roving throughout gathering areas during breaks<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera - can do Facebook Live too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:33, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Cleanup crew: Walk-through venue at 5-6pm, 8-8-30pm<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
===Monday, October 10, Main Conference, San Diego Central Public Library, 9am-6pm===<br />
<br />
*Setup crew: Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space: 8:30-9:30 am:<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute nametags and materials. (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area and program areas (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Food crew: Indicate morning, lunch or afternoon break availability<br />
**Mark Smith (lunch only)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Room minders: Work a 1-1/2 hour shift, ensuring that the program schedule is adhered to. That programs start on time, potentially introduce speakers for programs at the beginning of the program, have programs clear the stage on time, ensure that code of conduct policies are adhered to in the room, take count of the number of persons in the room after a certain point after the beginning of the event, ensure that the room is in working order, and any other duties assigned from higher level supervision.<br />
**--[[User:RightCowLeftCoast|RightCowLeftCoast]] ([[User talk:RightCowLeftCoast|talk]]) 19:17, 27 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**--[[User:EBarrios (WMF)|EBarrios (WMF)]] ([[User talk:EBarrios (WMF)|talk]]) 18:06, 2 October 2016 (EDT)<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Tech minders: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, be available to assist room minders with setup and troubleshoot problems during presentations.<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** --[[User:EBarrios (WMF)|EBarrios (WMF)]] ([[User talk:EBarrios (WMF)|talk]]) 18:06, 2 October 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Still photographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, roving throughout program and gathering areas<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Videographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, roving throughout gathering areas during breaks<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera - can do Facebook too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Cleanup crew: Walk-through venue at 1-2 pm and at 5-6pm<br />
** 5-6 p.m. I will need a pickup stick for anything that is on the floor, and a dolly or cart to collect left behind backpacks, etc. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 16:07, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** preferably 5-6 --[[User:EBarrios (WMF)|EBarrios (WMF)]] ([[User talk:EBarrios (WMF)|talk]]) 18:06, 2 October 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
==Volunteer schedule grid==<br />
''"Subject to change''' [[2016/Schedule]] is the official schedule. Any discrepancies here should be corrected to correspond with the official schedule<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="vertical-align=top; font-size:75%; line-height: 1.3em; background-color:GhostWhite;"<br />
| colspan="8" style="background: #ddddff;" |'''<big>October 7 - Friday - [[2016/Wiki Culture Crawl]] and editathon Pre-Conference at Balboa Park, San Diego, California 9am to 4:30 pm</big>'''<br />
|- <br />
! Registration/Sign in volunteers<br />
|Location TBD, check in participants, distribute nametags and materials <br />
|9:30 am - 10:30 am<br />
|colspan="5"| (need 4+ people)<br />
|-<br />
! Directions volunteers<br />
|Direct participants from registration area to venues<br />
|8:30 am - 10:30 am<br />
|colspan="5"| (need 4+ people) <br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="3"|Program volunteers<br />
|rowspan="3"|Assist trainers/presenters at program venues<br />
|9 am - noon<br />
|colspan="5"| (need 4+ people) <br />
|-<br />
|Noon-2pm (tentative)<br />
|colspan="5"| (need 4+ people) <br />
|-<br />
|2pm-5pm (tentative)<br />
|colspan="5"| (need 4+ people) <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="8" style="background: #ddddff;" |'''<big>October 8 - Saturday</big>'''<br />
|- <br />
! width="10%" style="vertical-align=top;" | <br />
! width="12.8%" | Auditorium/ Courtyard/First Floor<br />
| colspan="6" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|-<br />
!SAT Registration desk<br />
8:30 am-10am<br />
| colspan="7" | (Check-in preregistered participants, register walk-ins) 3-4 people<br />
|-<br />
!SAT Registration desk<br />
10am-11am<br />
| colspan="7" | (during keynote, late check in/registrants) 2 people <br />
|-<br />
!SAT Registration desk<br />
11am-noon<br />
|colspan="7"| (during keynote, late check in/registrants) 2 people <br />
|-<br />
! Directions volunteers <br>8:30 am - 10:30 <br />
|colspan="7"|±4 people Direct participants from registration area to program space <br />
|-<br />
! Directions volunteers <br>11:30 - 12:30 <br />
|colspan="7"|±4 people Direct participants from auditorium to Shiley Suite on 9th floor <br />
|-<br />
!SAT KEYNOTE<br />
10am -11:45 <br />
|colspan="7"|Need tech minder<br />
|-<br />
! width="10%" style="vertical-align=top;" | <br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
! width="12.8%" | Shiley Suite<br />
Floor 9<br />
| colspan="5" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|-<br />
!SAT LUNCH<br />
12:00 - 1:30 pm<br />
<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
| colspan="6"| LUNCH 6-8 people to check nametags and manage access, cleanup <br />
|-<br />
! width="10%" style="vertical-align=top;" | <br />
! width="12.8%" | Auditorium<br />
Floor 1<br />
! width="12.8%" | Shiley Suite<br />
Floor 9<br />
! width="12.8%" | Jaffe Mtn View<br />
Floor 5<br />
! width="12.8%" | Clark Room<br />
Floor 1<br />
! width="12.8%" | Wells Fargo<br />
Floor 4<br />
! width="12.8%" | Commission Room<br />
Floor 9<br />
! width="12.8%" | Reading Room<br />
Floor 8<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
|SAT Afternoon<br />
'''Session 1'''<br />
|colspan="6"| Room minders: One person per room per session to start programs, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: 1 -2 people to roam and be sure cameras and mics are set up. All session 1 room and tech minders help be sure rooms are set up properly<br />
|rowspan="10"|Kevin Gorman Memorial/Women Philosopher's Editathon 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm {contact @jsfarman/juliefarmanllc@gmail.com to volunteer}<br />
6 volunteers needed<br><br />
2 to help with the tech side and set up (from 12:30)<br><br />
2 to help from 1:30-3:45<br><br />
2 to help from 3:45 to 6:30 <br><br />
(If anyone is up to volunteer for longer periods, it would be fantastic)<br />
|-<br />
|1:30 - 2:00 pm <br />
|rowspan="3"| <br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|Training sessions<br>1:45 - 2:15 pm <br>2:15 - 3:00 pm<br> (# volunteers needed? )<br />
|rowspan="3"|Meetings 1:45 - 2:15 pm <br>2:15 - 3:00 pm (# volunteers needed ?)<br />
|-<br />
|2:00 - 2:30 pm<br />
|-<br />
|2:30 - 3:00 pm<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
| colspan="7"|SAT BREAK 1<br />
3:00 - 3:30 pm (need catering volunteer?)<br />
|- <br />
|SAT<br />
'''Session 2'''<br />
|colspan="6"| Room minders: One person per room per session to start programs, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: 1 -2 people to roam and be sure cameras and mics are set up. All session 2 room and tech minders help be sure room is clean, garbage picked up, and ready for the next day<br />
|-<br />
|3:30 - 4:00 pm <br />
|rowspan="3"| <br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|-<br />
|4:00 - 4:30 pm<br />
|-<br />
|4:30 - 5:00 pm<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!SAT<br />
<br />
'''Closing session'''<br />
5:15 - 6:00 pm<br />
|'''Closing Panel''' [[User:Fuzheado]]<br />
|Lightning talks<br />
(5:15 - 5:45 pm)<br />
| colspan="4" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
| colspan="8" style="background: #ddddff;" |'''<big>October 9 - Sunday</big>'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!<br />
!Auditorium<br />
Floor 1<br />
!Shiley Suite<br />
Floor 9<br />
!Jaffe <br />
Mountain View<br />
Floor 5<br />
!Clark Room<br />
Floor 1<br />
!Wells Fargo<br />
Floor 4<br />
!Commission Room<br />
Floor 9<br />
!Reading Room<br />
Floor 8<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!Outings<br />
9:00 am - 12:00 noon<br />
| colspan="7" |Outings and Meetups • ''Please eat brunch/lunch on your own before arriving to SDCPL''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!SUN Registration desk<br />
12:00 noon - 1:15 pm <br />
| colspan="7" |2-3 people (during keynote, First time check ins/walk-in registrantion) <br />
|-<br />
!12:00 - 1:15 pm Introduction<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|'''Keynote address''' - Need tech minder<br />
|colspan="2" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
| '''12:30 pm''' - Introduction to Wikipedia for the Public <br />
| colspan="2" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|- <br />
!SUN BREAK 1 <br />
1:15 - 1:30 pm (need catering volunteer?)<br />
| colspan="7" |<br />
|-<br />
|SUN<br />
'''Session 1'''<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|colspan="5"| Room minders: One person per room per session to start programs, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: One person per room per session to oversee video photography, start and stop video, assist uploading with tech coordinator after session. All session 1 room and tech minders help be sure room is set up properly<br />
|rowspan="9"|American Chemical Society Editathon 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm {Contact _____ to volunteer}<br />
|-<br />
|1:30 - 2:00 pm <br />
|style="background-color:Gainsboro;" rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|<br />
|rowspan="3"|Training sessions<br>1:30 - 2:15 pm <br>2:15 - 3:00 pm<br> (# volunteers needed? )<br />
|rowspan="3"|Meetings 1:30 - 2:15 pm <br>2:15 - 3:00 pm (# volunteers needed ?)<br />
|-<br />
|2:00 - 2:30 pm<br />
|-<br />
|2:30 - 3:00 pm<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
! colspan="7"|SUN BREAK 2<br />
3:00 - 3:30 pm (need catering volunteer?)<br />
|- <br />
|SUN<br />
'''Session 2'''<br />
|colspan="6"| Room minders: One person per room per session to introduce speakers, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: 1 -2 people to roam and be sure cameras and mics are set up. All session 2 room and tech minders help be sure room is clean, garbage picked up, and ready for the next day<br />
|-<br />
|3:30 - 4:00 pm <br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" rowspan="2"| <br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|Training sessions<br>3:30 - 4:30 pm <br>4:30-5:00 pm<br> (# volunteers needed? )<br />
|rowspan="2"|Meetings 3:30 - 4:15 pm <br>4:15 - 5:00 pm (# volunteers needed ?)<br />
|-<br />
|4:30 - 5:00 pm<br />
|-<br />
|SUN <br />
'''Closing Session'''<br />
5:00 - 6:00 pm<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|'''Closing Panel 4:45pm -''' <br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!SUN Reception<br />
6:00 - 8:00 pm <br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
| colspan="6" |Shiley / Woods Family Terrace 6-8 people to check nametags and manage access, cleanup <br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
| colspan="8" style="background: #ddddff;" |'''<big>October 10 - Monday</big>'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!<br />
! width="12.8%" | Auditorium/ Courtyard/First Floor<br />
| colspan="6" style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|-<br />
!MON Registration desk<br />
8:30 am-10am <br />
| colspan="7" |±3 people (First time check-ins, register walk-ins) <br />
|-<br />
! width="10%" style="vertical-align=top;" | <br />
! width="12.8%" | Auditorium<br />
Floor 1<br />
!Shiley Suite<br />
Floor 9<br />
!Jaffe <br />
Mountain View<br />
Floor 5<br />
!Clark Room<br />
Floor 1<br />
!Wells Fargo<br />
Floor 4<br />
!Commission Room<br />
Floor 9<br />
!Reading Room<br />
Floor 8<br />
|- <br />
!MON<br />
Opening <br />
10:00 - <br />
11:45 am<br />
|'''Introduction'''<br />
'''Keynote address''' -<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" colspan = "6"|<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!MON LUNCH<br />
12:00 - 1:30 pm<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
| colspan="3"| LUNCH 6-8 people to check nametags and manage access, cleanup <br />
|'''12:30 pm -''' Basics of Wikipedia for the Public <br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;"|<br />
|<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
|MON<br />
'''Session 1'''<br />
|colspan="6"|Room minders: One person per room per session to start programs, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: One person per room per session to oversee video photography, start and stop video, assist uploading with tech coordinator after session. All session 1 room and tech minders help be sure room is set up properly.<br />
|rowspan="9"|Hackathon/Hangout space<br />
|-<br />
|1:30 - 2:00 pm <br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" rowspan="2"| <br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|-<br />
|2:30-3:00 pm<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
|MON BREAK 1<br />
2:30 - 2:45 pm (need catering volunteer?)<br />
| colspan="6" |<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
|MON<br />
'''Session 2'''<br />
|colspan="6"|Room minders: One person per room per session to start programs, end talks on time, assist speakers with setup<br> Tech minders: One person per room per session to oversee video photography, start and stop video, assist uploading with tech coordinator after session. All session 2 room and tech minders help be sure room is clean, garbage picked up, and ready for the next day<br />
|- <br />
|2:45 - 4:15<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" rowspan="2"| <br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|<br />
|rowspan="2"|Training sessions<br>3:30 pm <br>Basics of Wikipedia for the public {tech minder needed}<br />
|rowspan="2"|Unconference sessions {need facilitators?}<br />
|-<br />
|(breaks per schedule)<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
|MON BREAK 2<br />
4:15 - 4:30 pm (need catering volunteer?)<br />
| colspan="6" |<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
!MON<br />
Closing session<br />
4:30 pm - <br />
5:00 pm<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" |<br />
|'''Sharing session''' {tech minder needed?}<br />
| style="background-color:Gainsboro;" colspan="5"|<br />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"<br />
! colspan="8" |<big>Clean up, debrief, decompress—We made it!</big><br />
|}</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Gtsulab&diff=6328User talk:Gtsulab2016-09-26T21:20:06Z<p>Geraldshields11: Created page with "==Still Photography== I saw that you volunteered to work on the still photography. Thanks. Please email me through EN wiki user page. Let us work together to make this a wonde..."</p>
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<div>==Still Photography==<br />
I saw that you volunteered to work on the still photography. Thanks. Please email me through EN wiki user page. Let us work together to make this a wonderful event. Once again, thank you for your initiative in this matter. I appreciate it. My best regards, [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 17:20, 26 September 2016 (EDT)</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Checkingfax&diff=6327User talk:Checkingfax2016-09-26T21:19:35Z<p>Geraldshields11: </p>
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<div><h1>No trash talk aloud!</h1><br />
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== Saw your offer to help ==<br />
<br />
Hey Checkingfax, saw your offer to help with registration! (Yay!) Have you filled out that volunteer form on Podio yet? If not, please do... or email me and I can point you to it... [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 10:27, 14 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
:Hi, [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]]. I used the SB image on the '''[[Travel]]''' page because the identical SD one had a bit of a wrinkle in the duva.<br />
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:I filled out the Podio form a while back. It would be helpful if it contained a checklist of tasks. I put in for 2 hours a day, plus I offered to take stills or video at presentations or events that I attend. Other than that, I do not recall signing up for anything specific. I am surprised at the low number of folks volunteering onwiki. <br />
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:Do you know how to create the redlinked [[Internal:Copyrights]] page seen in the edit window? Ping me back. Cheers! <code>&#123;&#123;u&#124;[[User:Checkingfax|Checkingfax]]&#125;&#125;&nbsp;{[[User talk:Checkingfax|Talk]]}</code> 12:07, 14 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
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::Yeah, I didn't do the Podio form, but I will probably be the person contacting everyone with said list of tasks. I think the Podio list is bigger than the onwiki list. I am not sure who needs to do the copyrights list, maybe check with [[User:Fuzheado]]. [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 16:05, 14 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
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:::Oh, and, I don't think we really need a photo of a Motel 6 from out of town... they vary so much from town to town; the ones with loving franchisees are a great deal, others are... well, not so much. LOLl! (The one in my town is a frequent site of drug busts, just saying...) [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 16:06, 14 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
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==Still Photography==<br />
I saw that you volunteered to work on the still photography. Thanks. Please email me through EN wiki user page if you need anything. Let us work together to make this a wonderful event. Once again, thank you for your initiative in this matter. I appreciate it. My best regards, [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 17:19, 26 September 2016 (EDT)</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2016/Volunteers&diff=63262016/Volunteers2016-09-26T21:10:11Z<p>Geraldshields11: added my name so people can contact me</p>
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<div>{{2016}}<br />
[[File:WikiConference_USA_2015_358.JPG|thumb|Volunteers in action at WikiConference 2015]]<br />
We are seeking volunteers to assist the conference organizers and attendees during the conference. In return for working several shifts over the course of the conference, volunteers will be able to attend the conference for free. Lunch will be provided! For those interested:<br />
<br />
'''<big><big>Please sign up using our [https://podio.com/webforms/16513822/1109719 online sign up form] to indicate your availability and interests.</big></big>'''<br />
<br />
Sign up below if you want to publicly coordinate with other volunteers. Signing up on this page is optional and is not a substitute for the online form. <br />
<br />
Volunteer certificates can be provided upon request. Your volunteer service may apply to your service hours if you are students.<br />
<br />
People with interest in photography and video, please also check in at [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies]]. We need you!<br />
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== Volunteer signup ==<br />
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* [[User:Fuzheado|Fuzheado]] ([[User talk:Fuzheado|talk]]) - GLAM coordination<br />
* Jamal Mohamed (volunteer)<br />
* [[User:Mohamed Udhuman|Mohamed Udhuman]] ([[User talk:Mohamed Udhuman|volunteer]])<br />
* [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]])<br />
* [[User:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]] ([[User talk:Rosiestep|talk]])<br />
* Sydney Poore/[[User:FloNight|FloNight]] ([[User talk:FloNight|talk]])<br />
* [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
* [[User:Checkingfax|Checkingfax]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) - would like to help with check-in/registration, tech minding, still photograhy and videography, and final clean up<br />
* [[w:en:user:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]])<br />
* [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 18:40, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|Mary Mark Ockerbloom]] ([[User talk:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|talk]]) 14:20, 24 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:40, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 18:31, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
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==Volunteer jobs==<br />
<br />
Throughout the conference, we will need volunteers to fill a variety of roles:<br />
# '''Setup crew''': Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space<br />
# '''Registration/Sign in volunteers''': Help with checking in preregistered participants and registering new walk-ins. <br />
# '''Directions volunteers''': Help guide participants to the right places, particularly on the first day<br />
# '''Session moderators/Room minders''': Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, introduce speakers, stop speakers when their time is up to be sure the next speaker has enough time, help make sure rooms are in order<br />
# '''Tech minders''': Work 1-1/2 hour shifts: rove throughout program areas and assist with screens, sound, projectors and other presentation tools.<br />
# '''Still photographers''': Roving throughout the conference. Bring your own equipment and coordinate at [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|Photo volunteers and policies]]. Must comply with our [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|photo volunteers and policies]], [[2016/Press|press policies]] and our [[Safe Space Policy]].<br />
# '''Videographers''': If possible, bring your own equipment or coordinate at [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|Photo volunteers and policies]]: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts to start and stop video cameras for each speaker, coordinate with roving tech minders if there is a need for help in a room. Must comply with our [[2016/Photo volunteers and policies|photo volunteers and policies]], [[2016/Press|press policies]] and our [[Safe Space Policy]].<br />
# '''Food crew''': (Lunch/Reception/Catering volunteers): Make sure meals and snacks brought in by caterers are set up in the proper areas and room is properly set up; check name badges to be sure that only registered participants are admitted to rooms set aside for us and direct those paying for meals to appropriate service areas, assist with cleanup if needed.<br />
# '''Cleanup crew''': After meals and at end of day, walk through venue and program areas, clean up, gather lost items, straighten up space, etc.<br />
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==Volunteer assignments==<br />
# If you have not already done so, please sign up as a volunteer using our [https://podio.com/webforms/16513822/1109719 online sign up form] to indicate your availability and interests.<br />
# Sign yourself up below (using four tildes: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) for the tasks and days you would like to help. Indicate how much time you want to volunteer (2 hour minimum or as noted below) and if you have a preference for time or assignment. '''See [[2016/Schedule]] for details.'''<br />
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===Friday, October 7, Balboa Park ===<br />
October 7 - Friday - [[2016/Wiki Culture Crawl]] and editathon Pre-Conference at Balboa Park, San Diego, California 9am to 4:30 pm<br />
Lead: [[User:Fuzheado]]<br />
<br />
* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute name tags and material<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|Mary Mark Ockerbloom]] ([[User talk:Mary Mark Ockerbloom|talk]]) 14:20, 24 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:48, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area to venues<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Program volunteers: Venues and jobs TBD; See User:Fuzheado for assignments<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Tech minders:<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:49, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
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*Still photographers: <br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Videographers:<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone - can do Facebook Live too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
===Saturday, October 8, Main Conference, San Diego Central Public Library, 9am-6pm===<br />
Volunteer coordinator: [[User:Montanabw]]<br><br />
Press coordinator: [[User:Gamaliel]]<br><br />
Photo coordinator: [[User:Geraldshields11]]<br />
video coordinator: (TBA)<br><br />
Tech coordinator: (TBA)<br><br />
<br />
*Setup crew: Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space: 8:30-9:30 am:<br />
**[[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith<br />
**[[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:29, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute nametags and materials. (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:14, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** available in the morning only [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:29, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Available in the morning only [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:51, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area and program areas (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
**Mark Smith<br />
**{add your name here}<br />
<br />
*Food crew: Indicate morning, lunch or afternoon break availability<br />
**{add your name here}<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
<br />
*Room minders: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, introduce speakers, stop speakers when their time is up to be sure the next speaker has enough time, help make sure rooms are in order<br />
**--[[User:RightCowLeftCoast|RightCowLeftCoast]] ([[User talk:RightCowLeftCoast|talk]]) 00:23, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Tech minders: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, be available to assist room minders with setup and troubleshoot problems during presentations. Start and stop video recording if no photographer available.<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:30, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Still photographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, roving throughout program and gathering areas<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:14, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Videographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, roving throughout gathering areas during breaks<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera - can do Facebook Live too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:14, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Have specific talks I want to be sure get filmed. [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:29, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Cleanup crew: Walk-through venue at 1-2 pm and at 5-6pm<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 16:11, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith (lunch only)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
===Sunday, October 9, Main Conference, San Diego Central Public Library, noon-6pm; reception 6-8pm===<br />
<br />
*Setup crew: Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space: 8:30-9:30 am:<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
** [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:33, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Not available after 2pm. [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:52, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute nametags and materials. (One-hour shifts)(Might miss some programming)<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:33, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area and program areas (One-hour shifts)(Might miss some programming)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Food crew: Afternoon break or Reception.<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Room minders: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, introduce speakers, stop speakers when their time is up to be sure the next speaker has enough time, help make sure rooms are in order<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Tech minders: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, be available to assist room minders with setup and troubleshoot problems during presentations.<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** Not available after 2pm. [[User:DreamLiner|DreamLiner]] ([[User talk:DreamLiner|talk]]) 14:53, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
*Still photographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, roving throughout program and gathering areas<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Videographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, roving throughout gathering areas during breaks<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera - can do Facebook Live too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:19, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Gtsulab|Gtsulab]] ([[User talk:Gtsulab|talk]]) 13:33, 26 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Cleanup crew: Walk-through venue at 5-6pm, 8-8-30pm<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
===Monday, October 10, Main Conference, San Diego Central Public Library, 9am-6pm===<br />
<br />
*Setup crew: Assist with signage, room setup, organizing space: 8:30-9:30 am:<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
* Registration/Sign in volunteers: Location TBD, check in participants, distribute nametags and materials. (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
** [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 18:36, 22 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Directions volunteers: Direct participants from registration area and program areas (One and two-hour shifts)(Will miss some programming)<br />
**Mark Smith <br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Food crew: Indicate morning, lunch or afternoon break availability<br />
**Mark Smith (lunch only)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Room minders: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, introduce speakers, stop speakers when their time is up to be sure the next speaker has enough time, help make sure rooms are in order<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Tech minders: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, be available to assist room minders with setup and troubleshoot problems during presentations.<br />
** [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Still photographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts, roving throughout program and gathering areas<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
** [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer still photographer<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Videographers: Work 1-1/2 hour shifts assigned to a specific breakout room, roving throughout gathering areas during breaks<br />
** Using high quality Smartphone camera - can do Facebook too. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}<br />
<br />
*Cleanup crew: Walk-through venue at 1-2 pm and at 5-6pm<br />
** 5-6 p.m. I will need a pickup stick for anything that is on the floor, and a dolly or cart to collect left behind backpacks, etc. [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 14:25, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**[[User:Thewellman|Thewellman]] ([[User talk:Thewellman|talk]]) 16:07, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
**{add your name above here}</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=Talk:2016/Volunteers&diff=6260Talk:2016/Volunteers2016-09-24T01:38:21Z<p>Geraldshields11: photographs</p>
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<div>Please post questions here so that everyone else can share information.<br />
<br />
== Room minders and Tech minders ==<br />
<br />
Does '''[[Volunteers#Friday.2C October 7.2C Balboa Park|Friday]]''' need a Room monitor and a Tech monitor? NNTR. Cheers! [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 15:46, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
<br />
== Sunday cleanup times ==<br />
<br />
Should the '''[[Volunteers#Sunday.2C October 9.2C Main Conference.2C San Diego Central Public Library.2C noon-6pm.3B reception 6-8pm|Sunday]]''' Cleanup times be adjusted to 4-5 p.m. and 8:30-9:30 p.m. because the conference starts and ends later on Sunday? Cheers! [[User:Checkingfax|&#91;&#91;User:Checkingfax&#93;&#93;]] ([[User talk:Checkingfax|talk]]) 16:00, 23 September 2016 (EDT)<br />
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==Photography==<br />
I look forward to photographing the events. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 21:38, 23 September 2016 (EDT)</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2016/Photo_volunteers_and_policies&diff=47862016/Photo volunteers and policies2016-08-29T19:32:00Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Video accessibility */ grammer</p>
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<div>{{2016}}<br />
[[File:Lucien photographe.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]<br />
Photography and videography are welcome at WikiConference North America. Photographers and videographers are encouraged to release their images and video under a [[w:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] license and/or make them accessible by uploading them to [[Commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]], YouTube, or other publicly accessible repository.<br />
<br />
Attendees will wear lanyards indicating their personal preference regarding photography. '''Green''' lanyards indicate that the attendee consents to appearing in photographs and/or video. '''Red''' lanyards indicate that the attendee does '''not''' consent to appearing in photographs and/or video. WikiConference policy requires all attendees, including members of the press, to respect the wishes of attendees wearing the red lanyards by refraining from photographing or videotaping them and by deleting any images or video accidentally taken of these attendees. Violating this policy is grounds for removal from WikiConference under the [[Safe Space Policy]]. <br />
<br />
Surreptitiously photographing or videotaping attendees or using photography or videography to harass attendees is also grounds for removal under the Safe Space Policy. <br />
<br />
==Video personnel==<br />
'''We welcome more videography volunteers'''. Video experience is helpful but not required. Volunteers will be required to meet via Google Hangouts with Pine prior to the conference, and will be required to be present at the library at 8:30 AM on Saturday morning to help with coordinating video for the day. While it is helpful if video volunteers can be available for Saturday through Monday, partial availability is OK.<br />
*[[User:Pine|Pine]] (Videography manager for the conference)<br />
*[[User:Bluerasberry|Bluerasberry]]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
<br />
==Video equipment==<br />
===Camcorders and video-capable cameras===<br />
*Cascadia Wikimedians camcorder<br />
*Pine personal camera<br />
*Fuzheado camcorder<br />
*Bluerasberry camcorder<br />
<br />
===Tripods===<br />
*Pine (1 or 2)<br />
*Fuzheado (1)<br />
===Lav microphones===<br />
====Wired====<br />
*Cascadia Wikimedians (1)<br />
====Wireless====<br />
*None so far<br />
<br />
==Photo personnel==<br />
* [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]], Still photography only<br />
*[your name here]<br />
<br />
==Photo equipment==<br />
* NEX-5 held by geraldshields11<br />
<br />
==Video accessibility==<br />
Posting videos to Youtube and Commons, etc. <br />
* For YouTube and Wikimedia Commons, see geraldshields11<br />
*[your name here]</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2016/Photo_volunteers_and_policies&diff=47852016/Photo volunteers and policies2016-08-29T19:27:55Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Video accessibility */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{2016}}<br />
[[File:Lucien photographe.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]<br />
Photography and videography are welcome at WikiConference North America. Photographers and videographers are encouraged to release their images and video under a [[w:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] license and/or make them accessible by uploading them to [[Commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]], YouTube, or other publicly accessible repository.<br />
<br />
Attendees will wear lanyards indicating their personal preference regarding photography. '''Green''' lanyards indicate that the attendee consents to appearing in photographs and/or video. '''Red''' lanyards indicate that the attendee does '''not''' consent to appearing in photographs and/or video. WikiConference policy requires all attendees, including members of the press, to respect the wishes of attendees wearing the red lanyards by refraining from photographing or videotaping them and by deleting any images or video accidentally taken of these attendees. Violating this policy is grounds for removal from WikiConference under the [[Safe Space Policy]]. <br />
<br />
Surreptitiously photographing or videotaping attendees or using photography or videography to harass attendees is also grounds for removal under the Safe Space Policy. <br />
<br />
==Video personnel==<br />
'''We welcome more videography volunteers'''. Video experience is helpful but not required. Volunteers will be required to meet via Google Hangouts with Pine prior to the conference, and will be required to be present at the library at 8:30 AM on Saturday morning to help with coordinating video for the day. While it is helpful if video volunteers can be available for Saturday through Monday, partial availability is OK.<br />
*[[User:Pine|Pine]] (Videography manager for the conference)<br />
*[[User:Bluerasberry|Bluerasberry]]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
<br />
==Video equipment==<br />
===Camcorders and video-capable cameras===<br />
*Cascadia Wikimedians camcorder<br />
*Pine personal camera<br />
*Fuzheado camcorder<br />
*Bluerasberry camcorder<br />
<br />
===Tripods===<br />
*Pine (1 or 2)<br />
*Fuzheado (1)<br />
===Lav microphones===<br />
====Wired====<br />
*Cascadia Wikimedians (1)<br />
====Wireless====<br />
*None so far<br />
<br />
==Photo personnel==<br />
* [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]], Still photography only<br />
*[your name here]<br />
<br />
==Photo equipment==<br />
* NEX-5 held by geraldshields11<br />
<br />
==Video accessibility==<br />
Posting videos to Youtube and Commons, etc. <br />
* YouTube and Wikimedia Commons geraldshields11<br />
*[your name here]</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2016/Photo_volunteers_and_policies&diff=47842016/Photo volunteers and policies2016-08-29T19:27:19Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Photo personnel */</p>
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<div>{{2016}}<br />
[[File:Lucien photographe.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]<br />
Photography and videography are welcome at WikiConference North America. Photographers and videographers are encouraged to release their images and video under a [[w:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] license and/or make them accessible by uploading them to [[Commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]], YouTube, or other publicly accessible repository.<br />
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Attendees will wear lanyards indicating their personal preference regarding photography. '''Green''' lanyards indicate that the attendee consents to appearing in photographs and/or video. '''Red''' lanyards indicate that the attendee does '''not''' consent to appearing in photographs and/or video. WikiConference policy requires all attendees, including members of the press, to respect the wishes of attendees wearing the red lanyards by refraining from photographing or videotaping them and by deleting any images or video accidentally taken of these attendees. Violating this policy is grounds for removal from WikiConference under the [[Safe Space Policy]]. <br />
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Surreptitiously photographing or videotaping attendees or using photography or videography to harass attendees is also grounds for removal under the Safe Space Policy. <br />
<br />
==Video personnel==<br />
'''We welcome more videography volunteers'''. Video experience is helpful but not required. Volunteers will be required to meet via Google Hangouts with Pine prior to the conference, and will be required to be present at the library at 8:30 AM on Saturday morning to help with coordinating video for the day. While it is helpful if video volunteers can be available for Saturday through Monday, partial availability is OK.<br />
*[[User:Pine|Pine]] (Videography manager for the conference)<br />
*[[User:Bluerasberry|Bluerasberry]]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
<br />
==Video equipment==<br />
===Camcorders and video-capable cameras===<br />
*Cascadia Wikimedians camcorder<br />
*Pine personal camera<br />
*Fuzheado camcorder<br />
*Bluerasberry camcorder<br />
<br />
===Tripods===<br />
*Pine (1 or 2)<br />
*Fuzheado (1)<br />
===Lav microphones===<br />
====Wired====<br />
*Cascadia Wikimedians (1)<br />
====Wireless====<br />
*None so far<br />
<br />
==Photo personnel==<br />
* [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]], Still photography only<br />
*[your name here]<br />
<br />
==Photo equipment==<br />
* NEX-5 held by geraldshields11<br />
<br />
==Video accessibility==<br />
Posting videos to Youtube and Commons, etc. <br />
*[your name here]</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2016/Photo_volunteers_and_policies&diff=47592016/Photo volunteers and policies2016-08-29T17:33:11Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Photo equipment */</p>
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<div>{{2016}}<br />
[[File:Lucien photographe.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]<br />
Photography and videography are welcome at WikiConference North America. Photographers and videographers are encouraged to release their images and video under a [[w:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] license and/or make them accessible by uploading them to [[Commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]], YouTube, or other publicly accessible repository.<br />
<br />
Attendees will wear lanyards indicating their personal preference regarding photography. '''Green''' lanyards indicate that the attendee consents to appearing in photographs and/or video. '''Red''' lanyards indicate that the attendee does '''not''' consent to appearing in photographs and/or video. WikiConference policy requires all attendees, including members of the press, to respect the wishes of attendees wearing the red lanyards by refraining from photographing or videotaping them and by deleting any images or video accidentally taken of these attendees. Violating this policy is grounds for removal from WikiConference under the [[Safe Space Policy]]. <br />
<br />
Surreptitiously photographing or videotaping attendees or using photography or videography to harass attendees is also grounds for removal under the Safe Space Policy. <br />
<br />
==Video personnel==<br />
*[[User:Pine|Pine]] (Videography manager for the conference)<br />
*[[User:Bluerasberry|Bluerasberry]]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
<br />
==Video equipment==<br />
===Camcorders and video-capable cameras===<br />
*Cascadia Wikimedians camcorder<br />
*Pine personal camera<br />
*Fuzheado camcorder<br />
*Bluerasberry camcorder<br />
<br />
===Tripods===<br />
*Pine (1 or 2)<br />
*Fuzheado (1)<br />
===Lav microphones===<br />
====Wired====<br />
*Cascadia Wikimedians (1)<br />
====Wireless====<br />
*None so far<br />
<br />
==Photo personnel==<br />
* [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
<br />
==Photo equipment==<br />
* NEX-5 held by geraldshields11<br />
<br />
==Video accessibility==<br />
Posting videos to Youtube and Commons, etc. <br />
*[your name here]</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2016/Photo_volunteers_and_policies&diff=47582016/Photo volunteers and policies2016-08-29T17:24:05Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Photo personnel */ added name</p>
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<div>{{2016}}<br />
[[File:Lucien photographe.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]<br />
Photography and videography are welcome at WikiConference North America. Photographers and videographers are encouraged to release their images and video under a [[w:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] license and/or make them accessible by uploading them to [[Commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]], YouTube, or other publicly accessible repository.<br />
<br />
Attendees will wear lanyards indicating their personal preference regarding photography. '''Green''' lanyards indicate that the attendee consents to appearing in photographs and/or video. '''Red''' lanyards indicate that the attendee does '''not''' consent to appearing in photographs and/or video. WikiConference policy requires all attendees, including members of the press, to respect the wishes of attendees wearing the red lanyards by refraining from photographing or videotaping them and by deleting any images or video accidentally taken of these attendees. Violating this policy is grounds for removal from WikiConference under the [[Safe Space Policy]]. <br />
<br />
Surreptitiously photographing or videotaping attendees or using photography or videography to harass attendees is also grounds for removal under the Safe Space Policy. <br />
<br />
==Video personnel==<br />
*[[User:Pine|Pine]] (Videography manager for the conference)<br />
*[[User:Bluerasberry|Bluerasberry]]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
<br />
==Video equipment==<br />
===Camcorders and video-capable cameras===<br />
*Cascadia Wikimedians camcorder<br />
*Pine personal camera<br />
*Fuzheado camcorder<br />
*Bluerasberry camcorder<br />
<br />
===Tripods===<br />
*Pine (1 or 2)<br />
*Fuzheado (1)<br />
===Lav microphones===<br />
====Wired====<br />
*Cascadia Wikimedians (1)<br />
====Wireless====<br />
*None so far<br />
<br />
==Photo personnel==<br />
* [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]<br />
*[your name here]<br />
<br />
==Photo equipment==<br />
<br />
==Video accessibility==<br />
Posting videos to Youtube and Commons, etc. <br />
*[your name here]</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2016/Volunteers&diff=47392016/Volunteers2016-08-29T15:00:58Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Volunteer signup */</p>
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<div>{{2016}}<br />
[[File:WikiConference_USA_2015_358.JPG|thumb|Volunteers in action at WikiConference 2015]]<br />
We are seeking volunteers to assist the conference organizers and attendees during the conference. In return for working several shifts over the course of the conference, volunteers will be able to attend the conference for free. Lunch will be provided!<br />
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If you interested, please sign up using our [https://podio.com/webforms/16513822/1109719 online sign up form] to indicate your availability and interests.<br />
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Sign up below if you want to publicly coordinate with other volunteers. Signing up on this page is optional and is not a substitute for the online form. <br />
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Volunteer certificates can be provided upon request. Your volunteer service may apply to your service hours if you are students.<br />
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== Volunteer signup ==<br />
* [[User:Fuzheado|Fuzheado]] ([[User talk:Fuzheado|talk]]) - GLAM coordination<br />
* Jamal Mohamed (volunteer)<br />
* [[User:Mohamed Udhuman|Mohamed Udhuman]] ([[User talk:Mohamed Udhuman|volunteer]])<br />
* [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]])<br />
* [[User:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]] ([[User talk:Rosiestep|talk]])<br />
* Sydney Poore/[[User:FloNight|FloNight]] ([[User talk:FloNight|talk]])<br />
* [[User:Tinkermen|Tinkermen]] ([[User talk:Tinkermen|talk]])<br />
* [[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] as volunteer photographer</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2015/Unconference&diff=28712015/Unconference2015-10-15T16:21:20Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Sign up for 5-minute lightning talks */</p>
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<div>{{2015}}<br />
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| style="background:#990000; color:white;" | '''Please see the whiteboard in the McGowan Theater lobby for unconference session room assignments.'''<br />
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== Lightning talks ==<br />
[[File:1.28.12InvertzooByLuigiNovi.jpg|thumb|This could be you giving a "[[w:Lightning talk|Lightning Talk]]" ; from Wikipedia Day NYC.]]<br />
Add your 5-minute [[w:Lightning Talk|lightning talk]] topic you can personally present during the Sunday October 11 Unconference, about wiki topics or anything [[w:Free culture movement|Free Culture]]-related. (actual schedule for lightning talks will be determined the day of). Last-minute entries always accepted!<br />
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For inspiration, see ''[[Sunday lightning talks and open space discussions|the range of ideas in last year's lightning talks]]''.<br />
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===Sign up for 5-minute lightning talks===<br />
''Please sign up here, and '''include your lightning talk topic'''.''<br />
# The power of provinicialism and local community.--[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 08:42, 9 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
# Crowdfunding and Wikipedia! --[[User:BillyC840|BillyC840]]<br />
# Talk page WikiProject class and importance templates--[[User:DavidT8|DavidT8]] ([[User talk:DavidT8|talk]]) 09:00, 10 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
#Law and Sausage - and Wikipedia! [[User:Montanabw|Montanabw]] ([[User talk:Montanabw|talk]]) 10:34, 10 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
#WikiConnect Intro & Update - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiConnect [[User:AbhiSuryawanshi|AbhiSuryawanshi]] ([[User talk:AbhiSuryawanshi|talk]]) 11:30, 10 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
#Using Commons images and Anki for Native American flashcard decks <br />
# Wiki loves preservation in outer space - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikipedia_likes_Galactic_Exploration_for_Posterity_2015 [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 12:21, 15 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
# Uncyclopedia<br />
# Illogicopedia<br />
# Wikipedia and student clubs<br />
# Reddit / 4chan trolling<br />
# Wikimedia Levant user group<br />
# Source metadata<br />
# Causality and Wikidata. [[User:Emw|Emw]] ([[User talk:Emw|talk]]) 12:41, 11 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
# Commons and Native American language flashcards<br />
# Deletion demo (DDG)<br />
# [[User:Econterms/Federal government MediaWiki users|US government MediaWiki users]] --[[User:Econterms|Econterms]] ([[User talk:Econterms|talk]])<br />
# [[:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Connection|Wikipedia Connection]] at Ohio State. '''~''[[User:SuperHamster|<span style="color:#07517C">Super</span>]]''[[User:SuperHamster|<span style="color:#6FA23B">Hamster</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:SuperHamster|Talk]] [[Special:Contribs/SuperHamster|Contribs]]</small> 16:17, 11 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
# Add your topic here!<br />
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''Last synchronized with whiteboard'': 12:38 PM<br />
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== Session ideas ==<br />
<br />
=== Beyond the edit-a-thon ===<br />
; Idea in one sentence: What are new models of meetups that go beyond the edit-a-thons that are our current mainstay?<br />
; Proposed by: [[User:Fuzheado|Fuzheado]] ([[User talk:Fuzheado|talk]]), [[User:Kosboot]], others<br />
; Format: brainstorming, design thinking, two hours<br />
; Resources requested: projector, sticky notes, whiteboard, tables<br />
<br />
; Description<br />
* How might we engage like-minded institutions besides our traditional GLAM partners like museums and libraries?<br />
** Go to academic or professional conferences with booths/clinics?<br />
* How might we create a meetup that is branded better than "edit-a-thon"?<br />
** '''Edit-a-thon terminology.''' The more you think about the term "edit-a-thon" the more you realize it's actually problematic for outreach. What are do people associate with the term "thon?" A marathon is for an elite runner, where you need lots of endurance and training to participate. No novice would ever consider signing up for a marathon. Is that problematic in recruiting novice editors to come to a Wikipedia "edit-a-thon?" As for walk-a-thons, they are typically ways to raise money and makes an "ask" of ordinary folks to pledge money for each mile walked. Are Wikipedia "edit-a-thons," then, fundraisers? No they're not. My fear is that we as Wikipedians are so accustomed and close to the term edit-a-thon that we are blind to how it comes off for public outreach. I don't have a solution in mind, but I'd like to open the conversation about how we might do it better.<br />
** '''WikiClinic''' - allow people to come in for face-to-face "office hours" and experienced Wikipedians can give advice on BLP or articles with problems? Do this in partnership with professional organizations or academic conferences?<br />
* Add your ideas here<br />
; Interested parties<br />
* [[User:DocTree|DocTree]] ([[User talk:DocTree|talk]]) 21:19, 3 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
* ''Sign here''<br />
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=== Dead links and Verifiability===<br />
; Idea in one sentence: How can we work with the Internet Archive Wayback Machine to automatically fix dead link/link rot problems on Wikipedia and what other Verifiability issues need solutions?<br />
; Proposed by: [[User:Fuzheado|Fuzheado]] ([[User talk:Fuzheado|talk]]), [[User:Sadads]], Jake Johnson (Internet Archive)<br />
; Format: Collaborative generative conversation<br />
; Resources requested: tables, small room, Internet, power<br />
<br />
; Description: Link rot is one of the biggest problems in Wikipedia. Starting in 2015, the Internet Archive is watching the recent changes feed of Wikipedia to automatically archive the external links added to Wikipedia articles. We also have the beginning of a technical solution to this issue, through [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Cyberbot_II CyberPower's new bots]. But how can we make the archival versions available for users and editors in a seamless and pleasing way? What kind of developer or community support do we need for this? What other issues, both technical and social, prevent effective longevity of citations and of our ability to verify the content in Wikipedias? <br />
;Notes <br />
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/fixing-deadlinks<br />
; Interested parties<br />
* [[User:James Hare|James Hare]] ([[User talk:James Hare|talk]]) 02:00, 6 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
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=== Wikidata edit-a-thon ===<br />
; Idea in one sentence: Hands-on editing of Wikidata.<br />
; Proposed by: [[User:Aude|Aude]]<br />
; Format: 2-3 hours?<br />
; Resources requested: projector, tables<br />
<br />
; Description<br />
* Help improve Wikidata, learn how to use some of the tools available like Magnus' autolist and find tasks to work on.<br />
* Add your ideas here<br />
; Interested parties<br />
* ''Sign here''<br />
#I would find learning more about some of the tools for editing Wikidata useful. [[User:Reguyla|Reguyla]] ([[User talk:Reguyla|talk]]) 15:52, 21 September 2015 (EDT)<br />
# Sounds fun and complementary to an hour-long [[Submissions:2015/An_ambitious_Wikidata_tutorial|Wikidata tutorial]] scheduled early Saturday. Count me in! [[User:Emw|Emw]] ([[User talk:Emw|talk]]) 19:20, 3 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
# Ditto what Emw said! -- [[User:Gaurav|Gaurav]] ([[User talk:Gaurav|talk]]) 00:22, 5 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
# [[User:Rhododendrites|Rhododendrites]] ([[User talk:Rhododendrites|talk]]) 15:28, 7 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
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=== World's Toughest Wikipedia Pub Quiz ===<br />
[[File:20040605-jimbo-quiz-2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jimbo tries to match up sock puppets in the fun and games session in the London 2004 meetup.]]<br />
; Idea in one sentence: ''A pub quiz about Wikipedia's community and quirks, in the style of the original 2004 London meetup quiz created by Angela Beesley''<br />
; Proposed by: ''[[User:Fuzheado]]''<br />
; Format: ''Tables and small room'' <!-- tables, small room, Internet, power, sticky notes, whiteboard, projector? --> <!-- duration? --><br />
; Resources requested: ''Anything from simple microphone and paper, or projector if convenient'' <!-- projector, sticky notes, whiteboard, tables, capacity? --><br />
; Description: The first ever meetup of Wikipedians in [[:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/London_1|London in 2004]] featured a detailed paper quiz created by [[User:Angela]] that has been lost to time. It featured questions about notorious vandals, sock puppets, edit wars and articles in Wikipedia that even [[User:Jimmy Wales]] found tough to answer correctly. In that same style, we could have a simple quiz with teams over lunch or as an independent session during the Unconference day.<br />
; Interested parties<br />
* Pub quiz! Yaasss!! [[User:Tokyogirl79|Tokyogirl79]] ([[User talk:Tokyogirl79|talk]]) 10:17, 7 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:Rhododendrites|Rhododendrites]] ([[User talk:Rhododendrites|talk]]) 15:29, 7 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
* --[[User:Guerillero|Guerillero]] ([[User talk:Guerillero|talk]]) 21:15, 7 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
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=== [[Think Tank with Wiki Ed Board]] ===<br />
; Idea in one sentence: ''[[Think Tank with Wiki Ed Board|Think Tank with the Wiki Education Foundation board]]!''<br />
; Proposed by: ''[[User:Pharos|Pharos]]''<br />
; Format: ''brainstorming, mini-proposals'' <!-- tables, small room, Internet, power, sticky notes, whiteboard, projector? --> <!-- duration? --><br />
; Resources requested: ''projector, sticky notes, whiteboard'' <!-- projector, sticky notes, whiteboard, tables, capacity? --><br />
; Description: ''[[Think Tank with Wiki Ed Board]]: Exploring how a community-driven partnership with academia on content policy can possibly expand the scope and types of knowledge represented in the encyclopedia.''<br />
; Interested parties<br />
* ''Sign up and learn more: [[Think Tank with Wiki Ed Board]]''<br />
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=== Roundtable discussion about English Wikipedia culture, civility and friendliness ===<br />
[[File:Wikimania_2013_by_Ringo_Chan_307.jpg|thumb|200px|Photos from a previous roundtable about multimedia]]<br />
[[File:Roundtable-Discussions-June-2013-55.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br />
; Idea in one sentence: Roundtable discussion about Wikipedia culture, and how to balance our values of free expression with the values of hospitality, civility and friendliness<br />
; Proposed by: --[[User:Pine|Pine]] ([[User talk:Pine|talk]]) 15:23, 28 September 2015 (EDT)<br />
; Format: Tables, Internet, sticky notes, white board, power, and projector. Probably a 2 hour block to allow for brainstorming, a SWOT analysis of English Wikipedia culture, goal setting for our culture, and how we can collectively make progress toward our goals. <!-- tables, small room, Internet, power, sticky notes, whiteboard, projector? --> <!-- duration? --><br />
; Resources requested: See above under "format". Not sure how many people to expect, but estimate 30.<br />
; Description: Roundtable discussion and SWOT analysis of English Wikipedia culture, followed by goal setting about our culture and how to make progress toward our goals.<br />
; Interested parties<br />
* --[[User:Pine|Pine]] ([[User talk:Pine|talk]]) 15:23, 28 September 2015 (EDT)<br />
* Frank Schulenburg<br />
* Bluerasberry<br />
* [[User:EpochFail|EpochFail]] ([[User talk:EpochFail|talk]]) 21:01, 28 September 2015 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:Kbrown (WMF)|Kbrown (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Kbrown (WMF)|talk]]) 11:26, 7 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
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=== Planning WikiConference 2016 ===<br />
; Idea in one sentence: ''Start the planning for WikiConference 2016. Identify the interested parties, talk among ourselves, & hand-off from 2015 to 2016.''<br />
; Proposed by: &mdash; [[User:Peaceray|Peaceray]] ([[User talk:Peaceray|talk]])<br />
; Format: ''Introductions & discussion'' <!-- tables, small room, Internet, power, sticky notes, whiteboard, projector? --> <!-- duration? --><br />
; Resources requested: ''tables, WiFi, power, sticky notes, whiteboard'' <!-- projector, sticky notes, whiteboard, tables, capacity? --><br />
[[File:Cascadiawikimedians transparent Gill Sans 155px high.png|thumb|]]<br />
; Description: ''Currently, the main group that has expressed interest is the [http://cascadia.wiki Cascadia Wikimedians User Group]. Are there other regions / parties interested? Will Wiki Ed be on board?''<br/><br />
<!--[[File:Openstreetmap logo.svg|125px|thumb|Click [http://osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us/articles/10th-Anniversary-Celebration/ here] to see how OSM Seattle celebrated OSM's 10th Anniversary]]--><br />
[[File:Openstreetmap logo.svg|125px|thumb|Click [http://osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us/articles/10th-Anniversary-Celebration/ here] to see how OSM Seattle celebrated OSM's 10th Anniversary]]<br />
:;Possible collaboration with [[:wikipedia:OpenStreetMap|OpenStreetMap]] (OSM)<br />
::Some Cascadia Wikimedians & [http://www.meetup.com/OpenStreetMap-Seattle/ OpenStreetMap-Seattle], which is planning a bid to bring [http://stateofthemap.us/ State of the Map US] to Seattle, have discussed collaborating. Possibilities include:<br />
::*Mutual support for including sessions or tracks about one's project in the other's conference<br />
::*Timing the conferences over successive weekends to facilitate attendance at both conferences<br />
::*Holding side-by-side conferences, possibly co-located, allowing for a joint track/sessions<br />
::*Although some of us have discussed holding a joint conference, the general feeling is that the differences in conference & organization style would probably be too daunting a task to justify pursuing this option.<br />
::Possible topics for a OSM State of the Map US / WikiConference USA 2016 collaboration include<br />
::*How can OSM & Wikimedia projects (Wikidata, Wikipedia, Wikivoyage, Commons) better enable sharing & inclusion of data between the two organizations?<br />
::*How can WikiMedians generate usable maps from OSM?<br />
::*A presentation about [[:wikipedia:Creative Commons license|Creative Commons license]]s & other [[:wikipedia:Free content|free content]] licenses (see also [[:commons:Commons:Licensing|Commons:Licensing]]).<br />
::*A discussion about editing approaches and philosophies: for instance, OSM & Wikivoyage operate from an "contribute what you know" philosophy, whereas [[:wikipedia:Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]] is a Wikipedia principle supported by the [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|citing sources]] guideline.<br />
; Interested parties<br />
* ''[[User:Peaceray|Peaceray]] ([[User talk:Peaceray|talk]]) 17:52, 6 October 2015 (EDT)''<br />
* having these around the same time and location would greatly increase my likelihood of attending :) [[User:Aude|Aude]] ([[User talk:Aude|talk]]) 07:58, 8 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
* ''Add your name here''<br />
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=== Video working group ===<br />
; Idea in one sentence: ''Work on getting more video in Wikimedia projects, both content-wise and technology-wise''<br />
; Proposed by: ''Andrew Lih, Brion Vibber''<br />
; Format: Hackathon, half day or all day <!-- tables, small room, Internet, power, sticky notes, whiteboard, projector? --> <!-- duration? --><br />
; Resources requested: Internet, power, tables<br />
; Description: Join Brion Vibber, Michael Nolan (Mozilla), Internet Archive and others on hacking Mozilla Popcorn Maker/Editor to work with Wikimedia Commons to help realize a fully collaborative video editing system.<br />
; Interested parties<br />
* ''Sign here''<br />
<br />
=== Dashboard Meetup, Education Program and Beyond ===<br />
; Idea in one sentence: Adapting the Wiki Ed Dashboard beyond the US and Canada university program <br />
; Proposed by: [[User:TFlanagan-WMF|TFlanagan-WMF]] ([[User talk:TFlanagan-WMF|talk]]) 13:07, 7 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
; Format: Meetup (1 hour? depending on interest and others' availability) Noting that early Sunday works best for some interested parties<br />
; Resources requested: tables, chairs, Internet, power, small room or corner<br />
; Description: Discuss the use cases for dashboards beyond the [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/ Wiki Ed context]. A [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/education-program-dashboard/ roadmap was put together at Wikimania 2015] to internationalize the code for other languages/projects. There are also non-education specific use cases (GLAM, editathons, workshops) for tracking cohorts of users and quickly gathering/reporting metrics. Also discuss possible ways forward (like [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T91676 mentoring an Outreachy intern], coordinating affiliates with technical capacity and interest, etc.). Re-cap the work that has been done so far on the [http://educationdashboard.wmflabs.org/ WMF forked version], and blockers for moving forward.<br />
; Interested parties<br />
* [[User:TFlanagan-WMF|TFlanagan-WMF]] ([[User talk:TFlanagan-WMF|talk]]) 13:07, 7 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
* [[User:Ragesoss|Ragesoss]] ([[User talk:Ragesoss|talk]]) 13:26, 7 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
*[[User:Abittaker (WMF)|Abittaker (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Abittaker (WMF)|talk]])<br />
<br />
===Open Q & A session with Arb Com ===<br />
<br />
; Proposed by: [[User:DGG|DGG]] ([[User talk:DGG|talk]]) 09:56, 8 October 2015 (EDT) (per ArbCom discussion) <br />
; Format: small room with tables, 1/2 hour + , to be scheduled for Sunday morning/early PM<br />
; Resources requested: Please schedule immediately after the session on civility if possible<!-- projector, sticky notes, whiteboard, tables, capacity? --><br />
; Description: open session for question''<br />
; Interested parties<br />
* --[[User:Guerillero|Guerillero]] ([[User talk:Guerillero|talk]]) 23:55, 8 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
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===Let's discuss Redirects for Discussion!===<br />
; Idea in one sentence: A quick primer to RfD, followed by some hands-on discussion; it's the live XfD session you never knew you badly wanted.<br />
; Proposed by: [[User:BDD|BDD]] ([[User talk:BDD|talk]]) 11:47, 10 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
; Format: Basically any room, variable duration<br />
; Resources requested: projector<br />
; Description: I would like to shamelessly promote Redirects for Discussion, and ideally have a sort of mini-editathon focused on redirects. We can participate in or close active discussions and even go looking for trouble by starting new discussions!<br />
; Interested parties<br />
* [[User:BDD|BDD]] ([[User talk:BDD|talk]]) 11:47, 10 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
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=== Add your idea here! ===<br />
; Idea in one sentence: ''add here''<br />
; Proposed by: ''sign here''<br />
; Format: ''describe here'' <!-- tables, small room, Internet, power, sticky notes, whiteboard, projector? --> <!-- duration? --><br />
; Resources requested: ''describe here'' <!-- projector, sticky notes, whiteboard, tables, capacity? --><br />
; Description: ''add here''<br />
; Interested parties<br />
* ''Sign here''</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=Talk:2015/Main_Page&diff=2870Talk:2015/Main Page2015-10-15T16:17:53Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Category:WikiConference USA 2015 */</p>
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<div>==Volunteer tab==<br />
Hi everyone, I created a volunteer template. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 12:32, 6 March 2015 (EST)<br />
:I just volunteered to be the photographer. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 22:18, 28 August 2015 (EDT)<br />
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== WikiConference USA 2015 logo ==<br />
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Hi, please correct attribution to the logo [[:commons:File:WikiCon branding.svgg|here]]. Thanks! [[User:María (WMF)|María (WMF)]] ([[User talk:María (WMF)|talk]]) 14:38, 2 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
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==Category:WikiConference USA 2015==<br />
Please use Category:WikiConference USA 2015 as the main category for photographs for the WikiConference USA 2015. Thank you. My best regards, [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 15:55, 10 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
:Other editors and I are working on the cat for the photographs. Please help us. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 12:17, 15 October 2015 (EDT)</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=Talk:2015/Main_Page&diff=2823Talk:2015/Main Page2015-10-10T19:56:13Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Category:WikiConference USA 2015 */</p>
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<div>==Volunteer tab==<br />
Hi everyone, I created a volunteer template. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 12:32, 6 March 2015 (EST)<br />
:I just volunteered to be the photographer. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 22:18, 28 August 2015 (EDT)<br />
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== WikiConference USA 2015 logo ==<br />
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Hi, please correct attribution to the logo [[:commons:File:WikiCon branding.svgg|here]]. Thanks! [[User:María (WMF)|María (WMF)]] ([[User talk:María (WMF)|talk]]) 14:38, 2 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
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==Category:WikiConference USA 2015==<br />
Please use Category:WikiConference USA 2015 as the main category for photographs for the WikiConference USA 2015. Thank you. My best regards, [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 15:55, 10 October 2015 (EDT)</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=Talk:2015/Main_Page&diff=2822Talk:2015/Main Page2015-10-10T19:55:44Z<p>Geraldshields11: </p>
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<div>==Volunteer tab==<br />
Hi everyone, I created a volunteer template. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 12:32, 6 March 2015 (EST)<br />
:I just volunteered to be the photographer. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 22:18, 28 August 2015 (EDT)<br />
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== WikiConference USA 2015 logo ==<br />
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Hi, please correct attribution to the logo [[:commons:File:WikiCon branding.svgg|here]]. Thanks! [[User:María (WMF)|María (WMF)]] ([[User talk:María (WMF)|talk]]) 14:38, 2 October 2015 (EDT)<br />
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==[[Category:WikiConference USA 2015]]==<br />
Please use Category:WikiConference USA 2015 as the main category for photographs for the WikiConference USA 2015. Thank you. My best regards, [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 15:55, 10 October 2015 (EDT)</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User:Geraldshields11&diff=1968User:Geraldshields112015-08-29T03:12:17Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Gallery */</p>
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<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.<br />
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[[File:Library of Congress in front of Minerva.JPG|thumb|right|[[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Gerald Shields]], inspired by [[w:en:Library of Congress|Minerva]], seeks a volunteer position as the official still photographer to improve Wikimedia; one photograph at a time.]]<br />
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Hello, I am Gerald Shields, a hopeful attendee of WikiConference 2015. I am primarily active on the [[w:User:geraldshields11|English Wikipedia]] and on [[commons:User:geraldshields11|Wikimedia Commons]]. I'm member of Wikimedia DC since 2012 and, at one time, was the event promotion coordinator for Wikimedia DC. Since 2012, I am a photographer of the Wiki Loves Monuments movement. I am an active member of the North Korea Group and, when information becomes available, turn DPRK stubs into start articles.<br />
<br />
This will be my third conference after previously attending WikiConference 2014 and the ''drinking session'' of the Wikimania DC event.<br />
<br />
I'm very excited about this WikiConference and I'm already planning to:<br />
* Volunteer as the official still photographer for this wonderful event.<br />
* Apply for a [[Scholarships|scholarship]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==Application for Volunteer Position and [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/2015/Main_Page WikiConference 2015] Scholarship==<br />
<br />
'''I volunteer to work as the official still photographer of WikiConference 2015.'''<br />
<br />
===Personal information of [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]=== <br />
<br />
I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the [[w:meta:WikiConference 2014]] in NYC.<br />
<br />
I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. I created the article the [[w:en:Smithsonian Gardens|Smithsonian Gardens]] on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer].<br />
<br />
I am a full time employee of the US Department of the Treasury. I am not afraid of using my real name to give credence to my edits and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Geraldshields11 I stand behind my edits]. I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea. <br />
<br />
I understand that the WikiConference 2015 position is a significant time commitment so I am willing to take annual leave from my regular job to focus on this position.<br />
<br />
===Photography===<br />
I edited a photography textbook, ''The Art and Craft of Digital Photography'' by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.<br />
<br />
I am [[w:en:User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]], [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in [[w:en:Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, DC]], USA; [[w:en:Shenyang|Shenyang]], China; and [[w:en:Dandong|Dandong]], China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of [[w:en:Sinuiju|Sinuiju]], [[w:en:North Korea|North Korea]] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of [[w:en:Ri Sol-ju|Ri Sol-ju]]. <br />
<br />
I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into [[w:en:STEM|STEM]] or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before". <br />
<br />
Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/LuceLunder|Smithsonian Institute promotion material]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous [[w:en:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM projects]] as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC. <br />
<br />
See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.<br />
<br />
===Gallery===<br />
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<gallery caption="Gallery of photographs by Gerald Shields" widths="160px" heights="100px" perrow="6"><br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 08.JPG|The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in [[w:en:haute couture|nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).]]<br />
File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by [[w:en:user:Djembayz|Djembayz]] and used by [[w:en:user:Bathlander|Bathlander]] and [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]], the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013)_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013). Wikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013], and was used in the magazine Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia. Also, [[w:en:user:Sarasays]] used this photograph in London.<br />
File:Luce Edit-o-thon 30.JPG|A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.<br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 88.JPG|The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.<br />
File:G W Clough at July 19, 2013 Luce Lunder Edit-o-thon 05.JPG|President G W Clough (standing right), [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays uses a different one of my photographs of her on her user page.<br />
File:Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 020 Edited.JPG|A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.<br />
File:18 August 2014 Cato Institute panel discussion 01.JPG|Wikipedian [[W:en:user:Slowking4|Slowking4]], at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 016.JPG|Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 48.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). In the past, President Hare used a different one of my photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page. As of August 28, 2015, Kirill Lokshin uses a cropped version of one of my WikiConference 2014 photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 44.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right). A cropped version of this photo is used [[w:en:user:Sumanah]], which is Sumana Harihareswara's wiki editor page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 14.JPG|Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. At one time, Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the [[W:Andrew Lih|EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih]].<br />
File:Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 editathon 07.JPG|[[W:EN:user:Uncommon fritillary|Uncommon fritillary]], on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. At one time, she uses this photo on her Wikipedia user page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 15.JPG|The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO. [[w:Meta:user:Pine]] used a variation of this photograph for [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA the WikiConference 2014 image].<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 07.JPG|Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group B) 34.JPG|Wiki Editor [[w:en:user:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]], in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 012.JPG|Standing: Wikimedia DC President [[W:en:user:Harej|Harej]] and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer [[W:en:User:Heatherslania|Heatherslania]].<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 018.JPG|[[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] with another Wikipedia editor in the background.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 13.JPG|Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
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Also at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11/sandbox/WikiConference 2015]] as a draft.</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User:Geraldshields11&diff=1967User:Geraldshields112015-08-29T03:11:45Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Gallery */</p>
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<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:Library of Congress in front of Minerva.JPG|thumb|right|[[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Gerald Shields]], inspired by [[w:en:Library of Congress|Minerva]], seeks a volunteer position as the official still photographer to improve Wikimedia; one photograph at a time.]]<br />
<br />
Hello, I am Gerald Shields, a hopeful attendee of WikiConference 2015. I am primarily active on the [[w:User:geraldshields11|English Wikipedia]] and on [[commons:User:geraldshields11|Wikimedia Commons]]. I'm member of Wikimedia DC since 2012 and, at one time, was the event promotion coordinator for Wikimedia DC. Since 2012, I am a photographer of the Wiki Loves Monuments movement. I am an active member of the North Korea Group and, when information becomes available, turn DPRK stubs into start articles.<br />
<br />
This will be my third conference after previously attending WikiConference 2014 and the ''drinking session'' of the Wikimania DC event.<br />
<br />
I'm very excited about this WikiConference and I'm already planning to:<br />
* Volunteer as the official still photographer for this wonderful event.<br />
* Apply for a [[Scholarships|scholarship]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==Application for Volunteer Position and [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/2015/Main_Page WikiConference 2015] Scholarship==<br />
<br />
'''I volunteer to work as the official still photographer of WikiConference 2015.'''<br />
<br />
===Personal information of [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]=== <br />
<br />
I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the [[w:meta:WikiConference 2014]] in NYC.<br />
<br />
I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. I created the article the [[w:en:Smithsonian Gardens|Smithsonian Gardens]] on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer].<br />
<br />
I am a full time employee of the US Department of the Treasury. I am not afraid of using my real name to give credence to my edits and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Geraldshields11 I stand behind my edits]. I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea. <br />
<br />
I understand that the WikiConference 2015 position is a significant time commitment so I am willing to take annual leave from my regular job to focus on this position.<br />
<br />
===Photography===<br />
I edited a photography textbook, ''The Art and Craft of Digital Photography'' by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.<br />
<br />
I am [[w:en:User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]], [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in [[w:en:Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, DC]], USA; [[w:en:Shenyang|Shenyang]], China; and [[w:en:Dandong|Dandong]], China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of [[w:en:Sinuiju|Sinuiju]], [[w:en:North Korea|North Korea]] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of [[w:en:Ri Sol-ju|Ri Sol-ju]]. <br />
<br />
I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into [[w:en:STEM|STEM]] or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before". <br />
<br />
Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/LuceLunder|Smithsonian Institute promotion material]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous [[w:en:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM projects]] as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC. <br />
<br />
See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.<br />
<br />
===Gallery===<br />
<br />
<gallery caption="Gallery of photographs by Gerald Shields" widths="160px" heights="100px" perrow="6"><br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 08.JPG|The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in [[w:en:haute couture|nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).]]<br />
File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by [[w:en:user:Djembayz|Djembayz]] and used by [[w:en:user:Bathlander|Bathlander]] and [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]], the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013)_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013). Wikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013], and was used in the magazine Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia. Also, [[w:en:user:Sarasays]] used this photograph in London.<br />
File:Luce Edit-o-thon 30.JPG|A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.<br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 88.JPG|The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.<br />
File:G W Clough at July 19, 2013 Luce Lunder Edit-o-thon 05.JPG|President G W Clough (standing right), [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays use a different one of my photographs of her on her user page.<br />
File:Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 020 Edited.JPG|A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.<br />
File:18 August 2014 Cato Institute panel discussion 01.JPG|Wikipedian [[W:en:user:Slowking4|Slowking4]], at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 016.JPG|Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 48.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). In the past, President Hare used a different one of my photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page. As of August 28, 2015, Kirill Lokshin uses a cropped version of one of my WikiConference 2014 photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 44.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right). A cropped version of this photo is used [[w:en:user:Sumanah]], which is Sumana Harihareswara's wiki editor page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 14.JPG|Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. At one time, Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the [[W:Andrew Lih|EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih]].<br />
File:Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 editathon 07.JPG|[[W:EN:user:Uncommon fritillary|Uncommon fritillary]], on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. At one time, she uses this photo on her Wikipedia user page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 15.JPG|The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO. [[w:Meta:user:Pine]] used a variation of this photograph for [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA the WikiConference 2014 image].<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 07.JPG|Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group B) 34.JPG|Wiki Editor [[w:en:user:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]], in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 012.JPG|Standing: Wikimedia DC President [[W:en:user:Harej|Harej]] and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer [[W:en:User:Heatherslania|Heatherslania]].<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 018.JPG|[[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] with another Wikipedia editor in the background.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 13.JPG|Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
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Also at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11/sandbox/WikiConference 2015]] as a draft.</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User:Geraldshields11&diff=1966User:Geraldshields112015-08-29T03:10:38Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Personal information of w:en:user:geraldshields11 */</p>
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<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.<br />
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[[File:Library of Congress in front of Minerva.JPG|thumb|right|[[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Gerald Shields]], inspired by [[w:en:Library of Congress|Minerva]], seeks a volunteer position as the official still photographer to improve Wikimedia; one photograph at a time.]]<br />
<br />
Hello, I am Gerald Shields, a hopeful attendee of WikiConference 2015. I am primarily active on the [[w:User:geraldshields11|English Wikipedia]] and on [[commons:User:geraldshields11|Wikimedia Commons]]. I'm member of Wikimedia DC since 2012 and, at one time, was the event promotion coordinator for Wikimedia DC. Since 2012, I am a photographer of the Wiki Loves Monuments movement. I am an active member of the North Korea Group and, when information becomes available, turn DPRK stubs into start articles.<br />
<br />
This will be my third conference after previously attending WikiConference 2014 and the ''drinking session'' of the Wikimania DC event.<br />
<br />
I'm very excited about this WikiConference and I'm already planning to:<br />
* Volunteer as the official still photographer for this wonderful event.<br />
* Apply for a [[Scholarships|scholarship]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==Application for Volunteer Position and [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/2015/Main_Page WikiConference 2015] Scholarship==<br />
<br />
'''I volunteer to work as the official still photographer of WikiConference 2015.'''<br />
<br />
===Personal information of [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]=== <br />
<br />
I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the [[w:meta:WikiConference 2014]] in NYC.<br />
<br />
I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. I created the article the [[w:en:Smithsonian Gardens|Smithsonian Gardens]] on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer].<br />
<br />
I am a full time employee of the US Department of the Treasury. I am not afraid of using my real name to give credence to my edits and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Geraldshields11 I stand behind my edits]. I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea. <br />
<br />
I understand that the WikiConference 2015 position is a significant time commitment so I am willing to take annual leave from my regular job to focus on this position.<br />
<br />
===Photography===<br />
I edited a photography textbook, ''The Art and Craft of Digital Photography'' by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.<br />
<br />
I am [[w:en:User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]], [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in [[w:en:Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, DC]], USA; [[w:en:Shenyang|Shenyang]], China; and [[w:en:Dandong|Dandong]], China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of [[w:en:Sinuiju|Sinuiju]], [[w:en:North Korea|North Korea]] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of [[w:en:Ri Sol-ju|Ri Sol-ju]]. <br />
<br />
I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into [[w:en:STEM|STEM]] or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before". <br />
<br />
Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/LuceLunder|Smithsonian Institute promotion material]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous [[w:en:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM projects]] as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC. <br />
<br />
See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.<br />
<br />
===Gallery===<br />
<br />
<gallery caption="Gallery of photographs by Gerald Shields" widths="160px" heights="100px" perrow="6"><br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 08.JPG|The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in [[w:en:haute couture|nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).]]<br />
File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by [[w:en:user:Djembayz|Djembayz]] and used by [[w:en:user:Bathlander|Bathlander]] and [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]], the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013)_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013). Wikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013], and was used in the magazine Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia. Also, [[w:en:user:Sarasays]] used this photograph in London.<br />
File:Luce Edit-o-thon 30.JPG|A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.<br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 88.JPG|The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.<br />
File:G W Clough at July 19, 2013 Luce Lunder Edit-o-thon 05.JPG|President G W Clough (standing right), [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays use a different one of my photographs of her on her user page.<br />
File:Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 020 Edited.JPG|A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.<br />
File:18 August 2014 Cato Institute panel discussion 01.JPG|Wikipedian [[W:en:user:Slowking4|Slowking4]], at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 016.JPG|Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 48.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). In the past, President Hare used a different one of my photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page. {{As of| August 28, 2015}}, Kirill Lokshin uses a cropped version of one of my WikiConference 2014 photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 44.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right). A cropped version of this photo is used [[w:en:user:Sumanah]], which is Sumana Harihareswara's wiki editor page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 14.JPG|Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. At one time, Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the [[W:Andrew Lih|EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih]].<br />
File:Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 editathon 07.JPG|[[W:EN:user:Uncommon fritillary|Uncommon fritillary]], on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. At one time, she uses this photo on her Wikipedia user page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 15.JPG|The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO. [[w:Meta:user:Pine]] used a variation of this photograph for [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA the WikiConference 2014 image].<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 07.JPG|Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group B) 34.JPG|Wiki Editor [[w:en:user:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]], in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 012.JPG|Standing: Wikimedia DC President [[W:en:user:Harej|Harej]] and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer [[W:en:User:Heatherslania|Heatherslania]].<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 018.JPG|[[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] with another Wikipedia editor in the background.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 13.JPG|Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Also at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11/sandbox/WikiConference 2015]] as a draft.</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User:Geraldshields11&diff=1965User:Geraldshields112015-08-29T03:08:09Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Personal information of w:en:user:geraldshields11 */</p>
<hr />
<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:Library of Congress in front of Minerva.JPG|thumb|right|[[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Gerald Shields]], inspired by [[w:en:Library of Congress|Minerva]], seeks a volunteer position as the official still photographer to improve Wikimedia; one photograph at a time.]]<br />
<br />
Hello, I am Gerald Shields, a hopeful attendee of WikiConference 2015. I am primarily active on the [[w:User:geraldshields11|English Wikipedia]] and on [[commons:User:geraldshields11|Wikimedia Commons]]. I'm member of Wikimedia DC since 2012 and, at one time, was the event promotion coordinator for Wikimedia DC. Since 2012, I am a photographer of the Wiki Loves Monuments movement. I am an active member of the North Korea Group and, when information becomes available, turn DPRK stubs into start articles.<br />
<br />
This will be my third conference after previously attending WikiConference 2014 and the ''drinking session'' of the Wikimania DC event.<br />
<br />
I'm very excited about this WikiConference and I'm already planning to:<br />
* Volunteer as the official still photographer for this wonderful event.<br />
* Apply for a [[Scholarships|scholarship]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==Application for Volunteer Position and [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/2015/Main_Page WikiConference 2015] Scholarship==<br />
<br />
'''I volunteer to work as the official still photographer of WikiConference 2015.'''<br />
<br />
===Personal information of [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]=== <br />
<br />
I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the [[WikiConference 2014]] in NYC.<br />
<br />
I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. I created the article the [[w:en:Smithsonian Gardens|Smithsonian Gardens]] on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer].<br />
<br />
I am a full time employee of the US Department of the Treasury. I am not afraid of using my real name to give credence to my edits and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Geraldshields11 I stand behind my edits]. I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea. <br />
<br />
I understand that the WikiConference 2015 position is a significant time commitment so I am willing to take annual leave from my regular job to focus on this position.<br />
<br />
===Photography===<br />
I edited a photography textbook, ''The Art and Craft of Digital Photography'' by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.<br />
<br />
I am [[w:en:User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]], [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in [[w:en:Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, DC]], USA; [[w:en:Shenyang|Shenyang]], China; and [[w:en:Dandong|Dandong]], China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of [[w:en:Sinuiju|Sinuiju]], [[w:en:North Korea|North Korea]] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of [[w:en:Ri Sol-ju|Ri Sol-ju]]. <br />
<br />
I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into [[w:en:STEM|STEM]] or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before". <br />
<br />
Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/LuceLunder|Smithsonian Institute promotion material]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous [[w:en:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM projects]] as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC. <br />
<br />
See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.<br />
<br />
===Gallery===<br />
<br />
<gallery caption="Gallery of photographs by Gerald Shields" widths="160px" heights="100px" perrow="6"><br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 08.JPG|The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in [[w:en:haute couture|nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).]]<br />
File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by [[w:en:user:Djembayz|Djembayz]] and used by [[w:en:user:Bathlander|Bathlander]] and [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]], the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013)_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013). Wikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013], and was used in the magazine Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia. Also, [[w:en:user:Sarasays]] used this photograph in London.<br />
File:Luce Edit-o-thon 30.JPG|A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.<br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 88.JPG|The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.<br />
File:G W Clough at July 19, 2013 Luce Lunder Edit-o-thon 05.JPG|President G W Clough (standing right), [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays use a different one of my photographs of her on her user page.<br />
File:Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 020 Edited.JPG|A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.<br />
File:18 August 2014 Cato Institute panel discussion 01.JPG|Wikipedian [[W:en:user:Slowking4|Slowking4]], at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 016.JPG|Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 48.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). In the past, President Hare used a different one of my photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page. {{As of| August 28, 2015}}, Kirill Lokshin uses a cropped version of one of my WikiConference 2014 photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 44.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right). A cropped version of this photo is used [[w:en:user:Sumanah]], which is Sumana Harihareswara's wiki editor page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 14.JPG|Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. At one time, Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the [[W:Andrew Lih|EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih]].<br />
File:Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 editathon 07.JPG|[[W:EN:user:Uncommon fritillary|Uncommon fritillary]], on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. At one time, she uses this photo on her Wikipedia user page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 15.JPG|The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO. [[w:Meta:user:Pine]] used a variation of this photograph for [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA the WikiConference 2014 image].<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 07.JPG|Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group B) 34.JPG|Wiki Editor [[w:en:user:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]], in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 012.JPG|Standing: Wikimedia DC President [[W:en:user:Harej|Harej]] and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer [[W:en:User:Heatherslania|Heatherslania]].<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 018.JPG|[[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] with another Wikipedia editor in the background.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 13.JPG|Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Also at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11/sandbox/WikiConference 2015]] as a draft.</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User:Geraldshields11&diff=1964User:Geraldshields112015-08-29T03:07:36Z<p>Geraldshields11: </p>
<hr />
<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:Library of Congress in front of Minerva.JPG|thumb|right|[[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Gerald Shields]], inspired by [[w:en:Library of Congress|Minerva]], seeks a volunteer position as the official still photographer to improve Wikimedia; one photograph at a time.]]<br />
<br />
Hello, I am Gerald Shields, a hopeful attendee of WikiConference 2015. I am primarily active on the [[w:User:geraldshields11|English Wikipedia]] and on [[commons:User:geraldshields11|Wikimedia Commons]]. I'm member of Wikimedia DC since 2012 and, at one time, was the event promotion coordinator for Wikimedia DC. Since 2012, I am a photographer of the Wiki Loves Monuments movement. I am an active member of the North Korea Group and, when information becomes available, turn DPRK stubs into start articles.<br />
<br />
This will be my third conference after previously attending WikiConference 2014 and the ''drinking session'' of the Wikimania DC event.<br />
<br />
I'm very excited about this WikiConference and I'm already planning to:<br />
* Volunteer as the official still photographer for this wonderful event.<br />
* Apply for a [[Scholarships|scholarship]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==Application for Volunteer Position and [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/2015/Main_Page WikiConference 2015] Scholarship==<br />
<br />
'''I volunteer to work as the official still photographer of WikiConference 2015.'''<br />
<br />
===Personal information of [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]=== <br />
<br />
I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the [[WikiConference 2014]] in NYC..<br />
<br />
I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. I created the article the [[w:en:Smithsonian Gardens|Smithsonian Gardens]] on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer].<br />
<br />
I am a full time employee of the US Department of the Treasury. I am not afraid of using my real name to give credence to my edits and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Geraldshields11 I stand behind my edits]. I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea. <br />
<br />
I understand that the WikiConference 2015 position is a significant time commitment so I am willing to take annual leave from my regular job to focus on this position.<br />
<br />
===Photography===<br />
I edited a photography textbook, ''The Art and Craft of Digital Photography'' by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.<br />
<br />
I am [[w:en:User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]], [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in [[w:en:Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, DC]], USA; [[w:en:Shenyang|Shenyang]], China; and [[w:en:Dandong|Dandong]], China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of [[w:en:Sinuiju|Sinuiju]], [[w:en:North Korea|North Korea]] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of [[w:en:Ri Sol-ju|Ri Sol-ju]]. <br />
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I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into [[w:en:STEM|STEM]] or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before". <br />
<br />
Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/LuceLunder|Smithsonian Institute promotion material]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous [[w:en:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM projects]] as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC. <br />
<br />
See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
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<gallery caption="Gallery of photographs by Gerald Shields" widths="160px" heights="100px" perrow="6"><br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 08.JPG|The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in [[w:en:haute couture|nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).]]<br />
File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by [[w:en:user:Djembayz|Djembayz]] and used by [[w:en:user:Bathlander|Bathlander]] and [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]], the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013)_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013). Wikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013], and was used in the magazine Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia. Also, [[w:en:user:Sarasays]] used this photograph in London.<br />
File:Luce Edit-o-thon 30.JPG|A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.<br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 88.JPG|The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.<br />
File:G W Clough at July 19, 2013 Luce Lunder Edit-o-thon 05.JPG|President G W Clough (standing right), [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays use a different one of my photographs of her on her user page.<br />
File:Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 020 Edited.JPG|A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.<br />
File:18 August 2014 Cato Institute panel discussion 01.JPG|Wikipedian [[W:en:user:Slowking4|Slowking4]], at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 016.JPG|Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 48.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). In the past, President Hare used a different one of my photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page. {{As of| August 28, 2015}}, Kirill Lokshin uses a cropped version of one of my WikiConference 2014 photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 44.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right). A cropped version of this photo is used [[w:en:user:Sumanah]], which is Sumana Harihareswara's wiki editor page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 14.JPG|Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. At one time, Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the [[W:Andrew Lih|EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih]].<br />
File:Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 editathon 07.JPG|[[W:EN:user:Uncommon fritillary|Uncommon fritillary]], on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. At one time, she uses this photo on her Wikipedia user page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 15.JPG|The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO. [[w:Meta:user:Pine]] used a variation of this photograph for [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA the WikiConference 2014 image].<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 07.JPG|Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group B) 34.JPG|Wiki Editor [[w:en:user:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]], in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 012.JPG|Standing: Wikimedia DC President [[W:en:user:Harej|Harej]] and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer [[W:en:User:Heatherslania|Heatherslania]].<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 018.JPG|[[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] with another Wikipedia editor in the background.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 13.JPG|Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
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<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.<br />
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[[File:Library of Congress in front of Minerva.JPG|thumb|right|[[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Gerald Shields]], inspired by [[w:en:Library of Congress|Minerva]], seeks a volunteer position as the official still photographer to improve Wikimedia; one photograph at a time.]]<br />
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Hello, I am Gerald Shields, a hopeful attendee of WikiConference 2015. I am primarily active on the [[w:User:geraldshields11|English Wikipedia]] and on [[commons:User:geraldshields11|Wikimedia Commons]]. I'm member of Wikimedia DC since 2012 and, at one time, was the event promotion coordinator for Wikimedia DC. Since 2012, I am a photographer of the Wiki Loves Monuments movement. I am an active member of the North Korea Group and, when information becomes available, turn DPRK stubs into start articles.<br />
<br />
This will be my third conference after previously attending WikiConference 2014 and the ''drinking session'' of the Wikimania DC event.<br />
<br />
I'm very excited about this WikiConference and I'm already planning to:<br />
* Volunteer as the official still photographer for this wonderful event.<br />
* Apply for a [[Scholarships|scholarship]].<br />
<br />
<big>Please see my user page on the English-language Wikipedia at [[W:En:user:geraldshields11|geraldshields11]] to contact me.<big><br />
<br />
==Application for Volunteer Position and [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/2015/Main_Page WikiConference 2015] Scholarship==<br />
<br />
'''I volunteer to work as the official still photographer of WikiConference 2015.'''<br />
<br />
===Personal information of [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]=== <br />
<br />
I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the [[WikiConference 2014]] in NYC..<br />
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I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. I created the article the [[w:en:Smithsonian Gardens|Smithsonian Gardens]] on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer].<br />
<br />
I am a full time employee of the US Department of the Treasury. I am not afraid of using my real name to give credence to my edits and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Geraldshields11 I stand behind my edits]. I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea. <br />
<br />
I understand that the WikiConference 2015 position is a significant time commitment so I am willing to take annual leave from my regular job to focus on this position.<br />
<br />
===Photography===<br />
I edited a photography textbook, ''The Art and Craft of Digital Photography'' by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.<br />
<br />
I am [[w:en:User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]], [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in [[w:en:Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, DC]], USA; [[w:en:Shenyang|Shenyang]], China; and [[w:en:Dandong|Dandong]], China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of [[w:en:Sinuiju|Sinuiju]], [[w:en:North Korea|North Korea]] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of [[w:en:Ri Sol-ju|Ri Sol-ju]]. <br />
<br />
I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into [[w:en:STEM|STEM]] or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before". <br />
<br />
Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/LuceLunder|Smithsonian Institute promotion material]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous [[w:en:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM projects]] as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC. <br />
<br />
See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.<br />
<br />
===Gallery===<br />
<br />
<gallery caption="Gallery of photographs by Gerald Shields" widths="160px" heights="100px" perrow="6"><br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 08.JPG|The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in [[w:en:haute couture|nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).]]<br />
File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by [[w:en:user:Djembayz|Djembayz]] and used by [[w:en:user:Bathlander|Bathlander]] and [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]], the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013)_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013). Wikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013], and was used in the magazine Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia. Also, [[w:en:user:Sarasays]] used this photograph in London.<br />
File:Luce Edit-o-thon 30.JPG|A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.<br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 88.JPG|The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.<br />
File:G W Clough at July 19, 2013 Luce Lunder Edit-o-thon 05.JPG|President G W Clough (standing right), [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays use a different one of my photographs of her on her user page.<br />
File:Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 020 Edited.JPG|A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.<br />
File:18 August 2014 Cato Institute panel discussion 01.JPG|Wikipedian [[W:en:user:Slowking4|Slowking4]], at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 016.JPG|Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 48.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). In the past, President Hare used a different one of my photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page. {{As of| August 28, 2015}}, Kirill Lokshin uses a cropped version of one of my WikiConference 2014 photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 44.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right). A cropped version of this photo is used [[w:en:user:Sumanah]], which is Sumana Harihareswara's wiki editor page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 14.JPG|Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. At one time, Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the [[W:Andrew Lih|EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih]].<br />
File:Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 editathon 07.JPG|[[W:EN:user:Uncommon fritillary|Uncommon fritillary]], on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. At one time, she uses this photo on her Wikipedia user page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 15.JPG|The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO. [[w:Meta:user:Pine]] used a variation of this photograph for [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA the WikiConference 2014 image].<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 07.JPG|Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group B) 34.JPG|Wiki Editor [[w:en:user:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]], in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 012.JPG|Standing: Wikimedia DC President [[W:en:user:Harej|Harej]] and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer [[W:en:User:Heatherslania|Heatherslania]].<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 018.JPG|[[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] with another Wikipedia editor in the background.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 13.JPG|Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
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Also at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11/sandbox/WikiConference 2015]] as a draft.</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User:Geraldshields11&diff=1962User:Geraldshields112015-08-29T03:06:40Z<p>Geraldshields11: </p>
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<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:Library of Congress in front of Minerva.JPG|thumb|right|[[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Gerald Shields]], inspired by [[w:en:Library of Congress|Minerva]], seeks a volunteer position as the official still photographer to improve Wikimedia; one photograph at a time.]]<br />
<br />
Hello, I am Gerald Shields, a hopeful attendee of WikiConference 2015. I am primarily active on the [[w:User:geraldshields11|English Wikipedia]] and on [[commons:User:geraldshields11|Wikimedia Commons]]. I'm member of Wikimedia DC since 2012 and, at one time, was the event promotion coordinator for Wikimedia DC. Since 2012, I am a photographer of the Wiki Loves Monuments movement. I am an active member of the North Korea Group and, when information becomes available, turn DPRK stubs into start articles.<br />
<br />
This will be my third conference after previously attending WikiConference 2014 and the ''drinking session'' of the Wikimania DC event.<br />
<br />
I'm very excited about this WikiConference and I'm already planning to:<br />
* Volunteer as the official still photographer for this wonderful event.<br />
* Apply for a [[Scholarships|scholarship]].<br />
<br />
<big>Please see my user page on the English-language Wikipedia at [[W:En:user:geraldshields11|geraldshields11]] to contact me.<big><br />
<br />
==Application for Volunteer Position and [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/2015/Main_Page WikiConference 2015] Scholarship==<br />
<br />
'''<big>I volunteer to work as the official still photographer of WikiConference 2015.<big>'''<br />
<br />
===Personal information of [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]=== <br />
<br />
I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the [[WikiConference 2014]] in NYC..<br />
<br />
I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. I created the article the [[w:en:Smithsonian Gardens|Smithsonian Gardens]] on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer].<br />
<br />
I am a full time employee of the US Department of the Treasury. I am not afraid of using my real name to give credence to my edits and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Geraldshields11 I stand behind my edits]. I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea. <br />
<br />
I understand that the WikiConference 2015 position is a significant time commitment so I am willing to take annual leave from my regular job to focus on this position.<br />
<br />
===Photography===<br />
I edited a photography textbook, ''The Art and Craft of Digital Photography'' by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.<br />
<br />
I am [[w:en:User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]], [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in [[w:en:Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, DC]], USA; [[w:en:Shenyang|Shenyang]], China; and [[w:en:Dandong|Dandong]], China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of [[w:en:Sinuiju|Sinuiju]], [[w:en:North Korea|North Korea]] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of [[w:en:Ri Sol-ju|Ri Sol-ju]]. <br />
<br />
I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into [[w:en:STEM|STEM]] or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before". <br />
<br />
Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/LuceLunder|Smithsonian Institute promotion material]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous [[w:en:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM projects]] as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC. <br />
<br />
See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.<br />
<br />
===Gallery===<br />
<br />
<gallery caption="Gallery of photographs by Gerald Shields" widths="160px" heights="100px" perrow="6"><br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 08.JPG|The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in [[w:en:haute couture|nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).]]<br />
File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by [[w:en:user:Djembayz|Djembayz]] and used by [[w:en:user:Bathlander|Bathlander]] and [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]], the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013)_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013). Wikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013], and was used in the magazine Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia. Also, [[w:en:user:Sarasays]] used this photograph in London.<br />
File:Luce Edit-o-thon 30.JPG|A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.<br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 88.JPG|The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.<br />
File:G W Clough at July 19, 2013 Luce Lunder Edit-o-thon 05.JPG|President G W Clough (standing right), [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays use a different one of my photographs of her on her user page.<br />
File:Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 020 Edited.JPG|A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.<br />
File:18 August 2014 Cato Institute panel discussion 01.JPG|Wikipedian [[W:en:user:Slowking4|Slowking4]], at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 016.JPG|Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 48.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). In the past, President Hare used a different one of my photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page. {{As of| August 28, 2015}}, Kirill Lokshin uses a cropped version of one of my WikiConference 2014 photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 44.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right). A cropped version of this photo is used [[w:en:user:Sumanah]], which is Sumana Harihareswara's wiki editor page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 14.JPG|Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. At one time, Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the [[W:Andrew Lih|EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih]].<br />
File:Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 editathon 07.JPG|[[W:EN:user:Uncommon fritillary|Uncommon fritillary]], on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. At one time, she uses this photo on her Wikipedia user page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 15.JPG|The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO. [[w:Meta:user:Pine]] used a variation of this photograph for [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA the WikiConference 2014 image].<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 07.JPG|Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group B) 34.JPG|Wiki Editor [[w:en:user:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]], in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 012.JPG|Standing: Wikimedia DC President [[W:en:user:Harej|Harej]] and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer [[W:en:User:Heatherslania|Heatherslania]].<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 018.JPG|[[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] with another Wikipedia editor in the background.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 13.JPG|Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
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<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.<br />
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[[File:Library of Congress in front of Minerva.JPG|thumb|right|[[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Gerald Shields]], inspired by [[w:en:Library of Congress|Minerva]], seeks a volunteer position as the official still photographer to improve Wikimedia; one photograph at a time.]]<br />
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Hello, I am Gerald Shields, a hopeful attendee of WikiConference 2015. I am primarily active on the [[w:User:geraldshields11|English Wikipedia]] and on [[commons:User:geraldshields11|Wikimedia Commons]]. I'm member of Wikimedia DC since 2012 and, at one time, was the event promotion coordinator for Wikimedia DC. Since 2012, I am a photographer of the Wiki Loves Monuments movement. I am an active member of the North Korea Group and, when information becomes available, turn DPRK stubs into start articles.<br />
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This will be my third Wikimania after previously attending WikiConference 2014 and the ''drinking session'' of the Wikimania DC event.<br />
<br />
I'm very excited about this WikiConference and I'm already planning to:<br />
* Volunteer as the official still photographer for this wonderful event.<br />
* Apply for a [[Scholarships|scholarship]].<br />
<br />
<big>Please see my user page on the English-language Wikipedia at [[W:En:user:geraldshields11|geraldshields11]] to contact me.<big><br />
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==Application for Volunteer Position and [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/2015/Main_Page WikiConference 2015] Scholarship==<br />
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'''<big>I volunteer to work as the official still photographer of WikiConference 2015.<big>'''<br />
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===Personal information of [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]=== <br />
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I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the [[WikiConference 2014]] in NYC..<br />
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I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. I created the article the [[w:en:Smithsonian Gardens|Smithsonian Gardens]] on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer].<br />
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I am a full time employee of the US Department of the Treasury. I am not afraid of using my real name to give credence to my edits and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Geraldshields11 I stand behind my edits]. I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea. <br />
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I understand that the WikiConference 2015 position is a significant time commitment so I am willing to take annual leave from my regular job to focus on this position.<br />
<br />
===Photography===<br />
I edited a photography textbook, ''The Art and Craft of Digital Photography'' by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.<br />
<br />
I am [[w:en:User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]], [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in [[w:en:Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, DC]], USA; [[w:en:Shenyang|Shenyang]], China; and [[w:en:Dandong|Dandong]], China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of [[w:en:Sinuiju|Sinuiju]], [[w:en:North Korea|North Korea]] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of [[w:en:Ri Sol-ju|Ri Sol-ju]]. <br />
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I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into [[w:en:STEM|STEM]] or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before". <br />
<br />
Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/LuceLunder|Smithsonian Institute promotion material]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous [[w:en:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM projects]] as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC. <br />
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See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
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<gallery caption="Gallery of photographs by Gerald Shields" widths="160px" heights="100px" perrow="6"><br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 08.JPG|The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in [[w:en:haute couture|nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).]]<br />
File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by [[w:en:user:Djembayz|Djembayz]] and used by [[w:en:user:Bathlander|Bathlander]] and [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]], the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013)_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013). Wikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013], and was used in the magazine Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia. Also, [[w:en:user:Sarasays]] used this photograph in London.<br />
File:Luce Edit-o-thon 30.JPG|A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.<br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 88.JPG|The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.<br />
File:G W Clough at July 19, 2013 Luce Lunder Edit-o-thon 05.JPG|President G W Clough (standing right), [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays use a different one of my photographs of her on her user page.<br />
File:Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 020 Edited.JPG|A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.<br />
File:18 August 2014 Cato Institute panel discussion 01.JPG|Wikipedian [[W:en:user:Slowking4|Slowking4]], at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 016.JPG|Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 48.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). In the past, President Hare used a different one of my photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page. {{As of| August 28, 2015}}, Kirill Lokshin uses a cropped version of one of my WikiConference 2014 photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 44.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right). A cropped version of this photo is used [[w:en:user:Sumanah]], which is Sumana Harihareswara's wiki editor page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 14.JPG|Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. At one time, Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the [[W:Andrew Lih|EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih]].<br />
File:Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 editathon 07.JPG|[[W:EN:user:Uncommon fritillary|Uncommon fritillary]], on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. At one time, she uses this photo on her Wikipedia user page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 15.JPG|The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO. [[w:Meta:user:Pine]] used a variation of this photograph for [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA the WikiConference 2014 image].<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 07.JPG|Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group B) 34.JPG|Wiki Editor [[w:en:user:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]], in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 012.JPG|Standing: Wikimedia DC President [[W:en:user:Harej|Harej]] and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer [[W:en:User:Heatherslania|Heatherslania]].<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 018.JPG|[[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] with another Wikipedia editor in the background.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 13.JPG|Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
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Also at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11/sandbox/WikiConference 2015]] as a draft.</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User:Geraldshields11&diff=1960User:Geraldshields112015-08-29T03:04:47Z<p>Geraldshields11: </p>
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<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.<br />
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<br />
<br />
[[File:Library of Congress in front of Minerva.JPG|thumb|right|[[w:en:user:Geraldshields11|Gerald Shields]], inspired by [[w:en:Library of Congress|Minerva]], seeks a volunteer position as the official still photographer to improve Wikimedia; one photograph at a time.]]<br />
<br />
Hello, I am Gerald Shields, a hopeful attendee of WikiConference 2015. I am primarily active on the [[w:User:geraldshields11|English Wikipedia]] and on [[commons:User:geraldshields11|Wikimedia Commons]]. I'm member of Wikimedia DC since 2012 and, at one time, was the event promotion coordinator for Wikimedia DC. Since 2012, I am a photographer of the Wiki Loves Monuments movement. I am an active member of the North Korea Group and, when information becomes available, turn DPRK stubs into start articles.<br />
<br />
This will be my third Wikimania after previously attending WikiConference 2014 and the ''drinking session'' of the Wikimania DC event.<br />
<br />
I'm very excited about this Wikimania and I'm already planning to:<br />
* Volunteer as the official still photographer for this wonderful event.<br />
* Apply for a [[Scholarships|scholarship]].<br />
<br />
<big>Please see my user page on the English-language Wikipedia at [[W:En:user:geraldshields11|geraldshields11]] to contact me.<big><br />
<br />
==Application for Volunteer Position and [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/2015/Main_Page WikiConference 2015] Scholarship==<br />
<br />
'''<big>I volunteer to work as the official still photographer of WikiConference 2015.<big>'''<br />
<br />
===Personal information of [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]=== <br />
<br />
I was the [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator] and have taken an active part in numerous Wiki events, such as being the photographer of the [[WikiConference 2014]] in NYC..<br />
<br />
I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. I created the article the [[w:en:Smithsonian Gardens|Smithsonian Gardens]] on w:EN:Wikipedia and received an autographed book signed by the executives at the Smithsonian Gardens for my efforts. For the Wikimania 2014 event, I volunteered to be the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers official still photographer] and a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme_Committee member of the Programme Committee], with James Forrester, Deror Lin, and Orsolya Virág Gyenes. For the 2014 Wiki Conference USA, I [http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Volunteer| volunteered to be the official still photographer].<br />
<br />
I am a full time employee of the US Department of the Treasury. I am not afraid of using my real name to give credence to my edits and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Geraldshields11 I stand behind my edits]. I was [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/arts/design/museum-welcomes-wikipedia-editors.html?_r=1& interviewed by the New York Times] for my work with Wikipedia on feminism and on North Korea. <br />
<br />
I understand that the WikiConference 2015 position is a significant time commitment so I am willing to take annual leave from my regular job to focus on this position.<br />
<br />
===Photography===<br />
I edited a photography textbook, ''The Art and Craft of Digital Photography'' by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.<br />
<br />
I am [[w:en:User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]], [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator], an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in [[w:en:Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, DC]], USA; [[w:en:Shenyang|Shenyang]], China; and [[w:en:Dandong|Dandong]], China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of [[w:en:Sinuiju|Sinuiju]], [[w:en:North Korea|North Korea]] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ri_Sol-ju#Official_photo_of_Kim_Jong-Un_and_Ri_Sol-ju quest to get a photograph] of [[w:en:Ri Sol-ju|Ri Sol-ju]]. <br />
<br />
I am a [https://tools.wmflabs.org/glamtools/glamorous.php?doit=Do+it!&username=Geraldshields11 prolific but efficient user] of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Games_in_North_America_01.JPG One of my photographs] is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into [[w:en:STEM|STEM]] or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before". <br />
<br />
Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the [http://www.businessinsider.com/growing-army-of-women-take-on-wikipedia-2014-2|2014 Business Insider magazine], [http://blogs.archives.gov/innovation/2014/01/02/innovation-hub-launches-with-wikimedia-d-c-annual-meeting/ US National Archives promotion material], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013 London events], [https://twitter.com/Geraldshields11# Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter], [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/LuceLunder|Smithsonian Institute promotion material]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64Smithsonian Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video], and [http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2013/10/the-annual-meeting-is-upon-us/ events where “the Board wears nice clothing.”] I worked at numerous [[w:en:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM projects]] as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC. <br />
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See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.<br />
<br />
===Gallery===<br />
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<gallery caption="Gallery of photographs by Gerald Shields" widths="160px" heights="100px" perrow="6"><br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 08.JPG|The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in [[w:en:haute couture|nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).]]<br />
File:Giants in the field of Women in the Arts 2.jpg|A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by [[w:en:user:Djembayz|Djembayz]] and used by [[w:en:user:Bathlander|Bathlander]] and [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]], the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013)_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Activity_report_(Q2_2012%E2%80%932013). Wikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013], and was used in the magazine Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia. Also, [[w:en:user:Sarasays]] used this photograph in London.<br />
File:Luce Edit-o-thon 30.JPG|A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.<br />
File:WikiMedia DC 2013 Annual Meeting 88.JPG|The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.<br />
File:G W Clough at July 19, 2013 Luce Lunder Edit-o-thon 05.JPG|President G W Clough (standing right), [[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays use a different one of my photographs of her on her user page.<br />
File:Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 020 Edited.JPG|A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.<br />
File:18 August 2014 Cato Institute panel discussion 01.JPG|Wikipedian [[W:en:user:Slowking4|Slowking4]], at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 016.JPG|Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 48.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). In the past, President Hare used a different one of my photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page. {{As of| August 28, 2015}}, Kirill Lokshin uses a cropped version of one of my WikiConference 2014 photographs of him on his Wikimedia DC member page<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group A) 44.JPG|At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right). A cropped version of this photo is used [[w:en:user:Sumanah]], which is Sumana Harihareswara's wiki editor page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 14.JPG|Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. At one time, Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the [[W:Andrew Lih|EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih]].<br />
File:Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 editathon 07.JPG|[[W:EN:user:Uncommon fritillary|Uncommon fritillary]], on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. At one time, she uses this photo on her Wikipedia user page.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group F) 15.JPG|The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO. [[w:Meta:user:Pine]] used a variation of this photograph for [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA the WikiConference 2014 image].<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group H) 07.JPG|Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group B) 34.JPG|Wiki Editor [[w:en:user:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]], in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 012.JPG|Standing: Wikimedia DC President [[W:en:user:Harej|Harej]] and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer [[W:en:User:Heatherslania|Heatherslania]].<br />
File:Feminism and the Arts 018.JPG|[[w:en:user:Sarasays|Sarasays]] with another Wikipedia editor in the background.<br />
File:2014 WikiConference USA (Group C) 13.JPG|Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.<br />
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Also at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11/sandbox/WikiConference 2015]] as a draft.</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Sumanah&diff=1959User talk:Sumanah2015-08-29T02:47:09Z<p>Geraldshields11: Created page with "Thanks for using three of my photos. ~~~~"</p>
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<div>Thanks for using three of my photos. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 22:47, 28 August 2015 (EDT)</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=Talk:2015/Main_Page&diff=1958Talk:2015/Main Page2015-08-29T02:18:05Z<p>Geraldshields11: /* Volunteer tab */</p>
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<div>==Volunteer tab==<br />
Hi everyone, I created a volunteer template. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 12:32, 6 March 2015 (EST)<br />
:I just volunteered to be the photographer. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 22:18, 28 August 2015 (EDT)</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User:Geraldshields11&diff=1957User:Geraldshields112015-08-29T02:15:28Z<p>Geraldshields11: </p>
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<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.<br />
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[[w:en:user:geraldshields11/sandbox/WikiConference 2015]]</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2015/Volunteer&diff=15132015/Volunteer2015-04-15T13:05:08Z<p>Geraldshields11: anti- systemic bias</p>
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We seek enthusiastic people to help in Washington, DC for Wiki Conference USA 2015<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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!Name <br />
! Email & Social <br />
! Location <br />
! Event Skills & Experience <br />
! Wikimedia Skills & Experience <br />
! Volunteer Time<br />
|-<br />
| Example McGee || example@webmail.com www.facebook.com/example @gexample || Example, UK || e.g. example skill, with example knowledge. || example wiki skill or project example || I can spend x number of hours a week working on this <br />
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| [[w:en:user:geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]]|| geraldshields11 at gmail dot com || Washington, DC, United States || Photographer and [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields former Wikimedia DC chapter event promotion coordinator]. IRL, I am a performance artist (in my own mind ;) ). ||I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. Attended a fun part of Wikimania in DC, contributor to WikiCommons, anti-vandal patroler, and editor|| Have camera and willing to travel. Would like to be the official still photographer of WikiCon USA 2015 if a grant/scholarship from Wikimedia DC and/or grant from WikiCon 2015 covers travel costs and expenses. Also, I have been fighting systemic bias by promoting more photos of women at Wiki events.<br />
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|CorporateM<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|None<br />
|None<br />
|I have no special event management skills or experience, but am happy to help out any way I can if you find a use for me.<br />
|}</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2015/Volunteer&diff=15122015/Volunteer2015-04-15T13:04:16Z<p>Geraldshields11: </p>
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<div>{{2015}}<br />
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<div style="border:2px solid #f90; font-size:120%; padding:1em;"><br />
<center><br />
<big>OPEN CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS</big><br />
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We seek enthusiastic people to help in Washington, DC for Wiki Conference USA 2015<br />
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</center><br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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!Name <br />
! Email & Social <br />
! Location <br />
! Event Skills & Experience <br />
! Wikimedia Skills & Experience <br />
! Volunteer Time<br />
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| Example McGee || example@webmail.com www.facebook.com/example @gexample || Example, UK || e.g. example skill, with example knowledge. || example wiki skill or project example || I can spend x number of hours a week working on this <br />
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| [[w:en:user:geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]]|| geraldshields11 at gmail dot com || Washington, DC, United States || Photographer and [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields former Wikimedia DC chapter event promotion coordinator]. IRL, I am a performance artist (in my own mind ;) ). ||I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. Attended a fun part of Wikimania in DC, contributor to WikiCommons, anti-vandal patroler, and editor|| Have camera and willing to travel. Would like to be the official still photographer of WikiCon USA 2015 if a grant/scholarship from Wikimedia DC and/or grant from WikiCon 2015 covers travel costs and expenses. Also, I have been fighting systemic basis by promoting more photos of women at Wiki events.<br />
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|CorporateM<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|None<br />
|None<br />
|I have no special event management skills or experience, but am happy to help out any way I can if you find a use for me.<br />
|}</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=User:Geraldshields11&diff=1456User:Geraldshields112015-03-08T03:14:40Z<p>Geraldshields11: spelling</p>
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<div>Please do not use this page to contact [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Please only use the English Wikipedia page at [[w:en:user:geraldshields11]]. Thank you in advance.</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2015/Volunteer&diff=14552015/Volunteer2015-03-07T01:46:47Z<p>Geraldshields11: </p>
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<div>{{2015}}<br />
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<div style="border:2px solid #f90; font-size:120%; padding:1em;"><br />
<center><br />
<big>OPEN CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS</big><br />
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We seek enthusiastic people to help in Washington, DC for Wiki Conference USA 2015<br />
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</center><br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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!Name <br />
! Email & Social <br />
! Location <br />
! Event Skills & Experience <br />
! Wikimedia Skills & Experience <br />
! Volunteer Time<br />
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| Example McGee || example@webmail.com www.facebook.com/example @gexample || Example, UK || e.g. example skill, with example knowledge. || example wiki skill or project example || I can spend x number of hours a week working on this <br />
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| [[w:en:user:geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]]|| geraldshields11 at gmail dot com || Washington, DC, United States || Photographer and [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields former Wikimedia DC chapter event promotion coordinator]. IRL, I am a performance artist (in my own mind ;) ). ||I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. Attended a fun part of Wikimania in DC, contributor to WikiCommons, anti-vandal patroler, and editor|| Have camera and willing to travel. Would like to be the official still photographer of WikiCon USA 2015 if a grant/scholarship from Wikimedia DC and/or grant from WikiCon 2015 covers travel costs and expenses.<br />
|}</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2015/Volunteer&diff=14542015/Volunteer2015-03-07T01:45:05Z<p>Geraldshields11: formatting</p>
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<div>{{2015}}<br />
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<div style="border:2px solid #f90; font-size:120%; padding:1em;"><br />
<center><br />
<big>OPEN CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS</big><br />
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We seek enthusiastic people to help in Washington, DC for Wiki Conference USA 2015<br />
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</center><br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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!Name <br />
! Email & Social <br />
! Location <br />
! Event Skills & Experience <br />
! Wikimedia Skills & Experience <br />
! Volunteer Time<br />
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| Example McGee || example@webmail.com www.facebook.com/example @gexample || Example, UK ||<br />
e.g. example skill, with example knowledge. || <br />
example wiki skill or project example ||<br />
I can spend x number of hours a week working on this <br />
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| [[w:en:user:geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]]|| geraldshields11 at gmail dot com || Washington, DC, United States || Photographer and [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields former Wikimedia DC chapter event promotion coordinator]. IRL, I am a performance artist (in my own mind ;) ). ||I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. Attended a fun part of Wikimania in DC, contributor to WikiCommons, anti-vandal patroler, and editor|| Have camera and willing to travel. Would like to be the official still photographer of WikiCon USA 2015 if a grant/scholarship from Wikimedia DC and/or grant from WikiCon 2015 covers travel costs and expenses.<br />
|}</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2015/Volunteer&diff=14532015/Volunteer2015-03-06T17:32:59Z<p>Geraldshields11: </p>
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<big>OPEN CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS</big><br />
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We seek enthusiastic people to help in Washington, DC for WikiConference USA 2015<br />
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| Example McGee || example@webmail.com www.facebook.com/example @gexample || Example, UK || <!--T:10--><br />
e.g. example skill, with example knowledge. || <!--T:11--><br />
example wiki skill or project example || <!--T:12--><br />
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| [[w:en:user:geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]]|| geraldshields11 at gmail dot com || Washington, DC, United States || Photographer and [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields former Wikimedia DC chapter event promotion coordinator]. IRL, I am a performance artist (in my own mind ;) ). ||I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. Attended a fun part of Wikimania in DC, contributor to WikiCommons, anti-vandal patroler, and editor|| Have camera and willing to travel. Would like to be the official still photographer of WikiCon USA 2015 if a grant/scholarship from Wikimedia DC and/or grant from WikiCon 2015 covers travel costs and expenses.<br />
|-</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=Talk:2015/Main_Page&diff=1452Talk:2015/Main Page2015-03-06T17:32:23Z<p>Geraldshields11: volunteer template</p>
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<div>==Volunteer tab==<br />
Hi everyone, I created a volunteer template. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 12:32, 6 March 2015 (EST)</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2015/Volunteer&diff=14512015/Volunteer2015-03-06T17:31:18Z<p>Geraldshields11: </p>
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<div>{{2015}}<br />
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<div style="border:2px solid #f90; font-size:120%; padding:1em;"><br />
<center><br />
<big>OPEN CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS</big><br />
</br><br />
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We seek enthusiastic people to help in Washington, DC for WikiConference USA 2015<br />
</br><br />
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[<tvar|!</> ''Click here!'']<br />
</center><br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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! <!--T:4--><br />
Name !! <!--T:5--><br />
Email & Social !! <!--T:6--><br />
Location Event Skills & Experience Wikimedia Skills & Experience</ !! <!--T:9--><br />
Volunteer Time|-<br />
| Example McGee || example@webmail.com www.facebook.com/example @gexample || Example, UK || <!--T:10--><br />
e.g. example skill, with example knowledge. || <!--T:11--><br />
example wiki skill or project example || <!--T:12--><br />
I can spend x number of hours a week working on this <br />
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| [[w:en:user:geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]]|| geraldshields11 at gmail dot com || Washington, DC, United States || Photographer and [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields former Wikimedia DC chapter event promotion coordinator]. IRL, I am a performance artist (in my own mind ;) ). ||I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. Attended a fun part of Wikimania in DC, contributor to WikiCommons, anti-vandal patroler, and editor|| Have camera and willing to travel. Would like to be the official still photographer of WikiCon USA 2015 if a grant/scholarship from Wikimedia DC and/or grant from WikiCon 2015 covers travel costs and expenses.<br />
|-</div>Geraldshields11https://wikiconference.org/index.php?title=2015/Volunteer&diff=14502015/Volunteer2015-03-06T17:30:21Z<p>Geraldshields11: added template for volunteers for 2015</p>
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<div>{{2015}}<br />
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OPEN CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS</translate></big><br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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! <!--T:4--><br />
Name !! <!--T:5--><br />
Email & Social !! <!--T:6--><br />
Location Event Skills & Experience Wikimedia Skills & Experience</ !! <!--T:9--><br />
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| Example McGee || example@webmail.com www.facebook.com/example @gexample || Example, UK || <!--T:10--><br />
e.g. example skill, with example knowledge. || <!--T:11--><br />
example wiki skill or project example || <!--T:12--><br />
I can spend x number of hours a week working on this <br />
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| [[w:en:user:geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]]|| geraldshields11 at gmail dot com || Washington, DC, United States || Photographer and [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Biographies#Gerald_Shields former Wikimedia DC chapter event promotion coordinator]. IRL, I am a performance artist (in my own mind ;) ). ||I am a member of several Wiki Projects, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/People The Wikipedia Library], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History Women's History], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taxation Taxation], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Open_Knowledge_Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation]. I am involved with other open cultural projects, such as being a Distributed Proofreader in support of Project Gutenberg. Attended a fun part of Wikimania in DC, contributor to WikiCommons, anti-vandal patroler, and editor|| Have camera and willing to travel. Would like to be the official still photographer of WikiCon USA 2015 if a grant/scholarship from Wikimedia DC and/or grant from WikiCon 2015 covers travel costs and expenses.<br />
|-</div>Geraldshields11