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| − | # Edit-a-thon for beginning- to intermediate-level Wikipedians, loosely following the [[outreach:Introductory edit-a-thons|Introductory edit-a-thons]] model. The goal would be to offer a group of students from Wellesley College (and anyone else who wishes to join) an opportunity to deepen their understanding of how to edit Wikipedia effectively. I would hope for a minimum of 3 hours, which would include a brief introduction and Q&A session, followed by group editing on a specific topic (most likely, [[w:en:WP:WPNEWS|U.S. newspapers]]), with opportunities for sharing back to the group. I'd be happy to work with other in planning and/or executing the session -- please contact me by [http://wikistrategies.net/contact email] if you'd like to collaborate. -[[User:Peteforsyth|Pete Forsyth]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]]) 22:27, 30 September 2019 (UTC) |
+ | # '''Edit-a-thon for beginning- to intermediate-level Wikipedians''', loosely following the [[outreach:Introductory edit-a-thons|Introductory edit-a-thons]] model. The goal would be to offer a group of students from Wellesley College (and anyone else who wishes to join) an opportunity to deepen their understanding of how to edit Wikipedia effectively. I would hope for a minimum of 3 hours, which would include a brief introduction and Q&A session, followed by group editing on a specific topic (most likely, [[w:en:WP:WPNEWS|U.S. newspapers]]), with opportunities for sharing back to the group. I'd be happy to work with other in planning and/or executing the session -- please contact me by [http://wikistrategies.net/contact email] if you'd like to collaborate. -[[User:Peteforsyth|Pete Forsyth]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]]) 22:27, 30 September 2019 (UTC) |
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WikiConference North America 2019 • Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
WikiConference North America 2019 will include unconference sessions, where anyone can propose or spontaneously organize a mini-presentation, discussion, or workshop on a wiki-related topic.
See 20-second intro video to unconferencing.
You are welcome to add yourself to the list below with topics you'd like to present on.
Unconference
Lightning talk topics
- Cuba: Wikimedians in the improbable country
- Wiki Loves Pride 2019 campaign
Meetup topics
- Caribbean meetup
- IP issues
- Current events on Wikimedia projects
Ideas (unsorted)
- Edit-a-thon for beginning- to intermediate-level Wikipedians, loosely following the Introductory edit-a-thons model. The goal would be to offer a group of students from Wellesley College (and anyone else who wishes to join) an opportunity to deepen their understanding of how to edit Wikipedia effectively. I would hope for a minimum of 3 hours, which would include a brief introduction and Q&A session, followed by group editing on a specific topic (most likely, U.S. newspapers), with opportunities for sharing back to the group. I'd be happy to work with other in planning and/or executing the session -- please contact me by email if you'd like to collaborate. -Pete Forsyth (talk) 22:27, 30 September 2019 (UTC)