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COVID-19 notice

Wikimedia NYC remains committed to the well-being of its communities. We have decided to begin hosting in-person events with a hybrid element starting late 2022. We ask if you want to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space. If you are not feeling well, please attend remotely.

Upcoming meetups and ongoing events

June

• Online-only WikiWednesday Salon NYC

When: Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 7 PM - 8:30 PM ET

Where: Zoom

July

• Wikicurious: Editing Wikipedia for Beginners

When: Friday, July 19, 2024, 3 PM - 8 PM ET

Where: Civic Hall

August

• Wikimania 2024

When: August 7-10, 2024

Where: Katowice, Poland *(possibility of NYC satellite event in Greenpoint, Brooklyn)

Past Meetups & Events in 2023–24

• June 8: Governors Island Wiknic - June 2024
• June 2: All-Day Hacking Sunday - June
• May 8: WikiWednesday Salon - May
• May 4: Community Gardens Edit-a-thon
• April 25: Hacking Night - April
• April 11: City Tech Library LBGTQIA Editathon
• April 10: WikiWednesday Salon - April
• March 16: Queens Name Explorer Edit-a-thon at the Queens Public Library Tech Lab at Queensbridge
• March 14: Pi Day Hacking Night
• March 5: Wiki Gala and fashion show with Wikimedia Foundation
• February 25: AfroCROWD Black Wiki History Month - Online edit-a-thon
• February 21: WikiWednesday Salon - February
• February 8: Hacking Night - February
• January 14: Wikipedia Day 2024 at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation
• January 4: Hacking Night

2023

(second half)

• December 6: NYC Hacking Night
• November 15: WikiWednesday Salon - November
• November 8–13: NYC→Toronto Wiki-Train for WikiConference North America
• October 29: Wikidata Day in New York City
• October 21–22: Wiki-NYC Pavilion for Open House New York
• October 3: History of Medicine in Newark Wikipedia Editathon at Dana Library
• October 1: Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month: Edit-a-thon!
• September 20: Annual Election & Members Meeting
• August 27: Great North American Wiknic on Governors Island
• August 23: WikiWednesday Salon - August
• July 29: New York Botanical Garden Environment of the Bronx Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
• July 19: WikiWednesday Salon - July

Photos from past Meetups & Events

• 
  WikiGap Women, Health & Environment - Swedish Residence - April 2022
• 
  Hacknic - Prospect Park - May 2022
• 
  Wiki Worlds Fair - August 2022
• 
  Depths of Wikipedia live in NYC - August 2022
• 
  WikiConference North America - November 2022
• 
  Wikipedia Day - Jefferson Market Library - January 2023
• 
  WikiWedneday - Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch - February 2023
• 
  Groiler Club Tour - March 2023
• 
  Earth Day Edit-a-thon with Sure We Can recycling center - Brooklyn Public Library Bushwick Branch - April 2023
• 
  Environment of the Bronx - NYBG - July 2023
• 
  Wiki-Picnic - Governors Island - August 2023
• 
  WikiWednesday - Prime Produce - September 2023
• 
  Wikidata Day - October 2023
• 
  Wikipedia Day - Brown Institute - January 2024
• 
  Wiki-Cake at Wikipedia Day 2024

See also

• Archive of events in prior years
• Wikimedia New York City's Code of Conduct
• Wikimedia New York City Discord server
• Membership

WikiWednesday Salon & Skillshare

When and Where
Date	Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Time	7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location	Fordham University Lincoln Center campus 113 W 60th Street South Lounge

Wikimedia NYC's monthly WikiWednesday Salon and Skillshare will be held Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus (South Lounge) at 113 W 60th Street in Manhattan, near Columbus Circle.

Meeting is in the "South Lounge" on the plaza level.

Details

• Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2018
• Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
• Location: Fordham University at Lincoln Center, South Lounge, 113 West 60th Street, New York City, New York. After checking in at the Security Desk (show photo ID), continue through the lobby and take the escalator up to the plaza level. Go left into the cafeteria, the South Lounge is at the back of the cafeteria on the left side. The plaza level and above are accessible by the elevator located on the street level. To access, go straight ahead after checking into the security desk and make a right before the escalator. At the "t" in the hallway, turn to the left. A short distance down the hallway there will be a sign for a set of doors on the left that will lead to the elevator.
• Subway: 59th St/Columbus Circle: A•B•C•D•1
• Restrooms: are available on the ground level to the left after you pass the front desk. Restrooms are also available on the 4th floor behind the elevator bank.
• Wifi: See Access to the Fordham WiFi Network for information on connecting to the WiFi network with your device on campus.

Agenda

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• Welcome and introductions
• Recent events
  • Radical Education Edit-a-thon @ Interference Archive
  • Edit-a-thon at Fordham University with AfroCROWD and WomensActivism.NYC
  • -
• Upcoming events
  • International Year of Indigenous Languages, coming up in 2019: is this something we'd like to plan around?
  • Edit-a-thon on Information and Democracy (#NYCDHWEEK19), February 8, 2019 at Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus
• Demos
  • Progress so far on the "citation needed" button by Enterprisey

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Regrets

• Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 15:17, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
• User:Dispenser (talk) 15:07, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

Likely attendees

• Emjackson42 (talk) 23:51, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
• kosboot (talk) 02:57, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
• Enterprisey (talk!) 04:06, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
• Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 07:12, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
• Frenezulo (talk) 14:45, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
• Megs (talk) 15:29, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
• ilovepiday (talk) 19:18, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
• Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 02:56, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
• Elliotguilbe (talk) 03:56, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
• Jim.henderson (talk) 13:00, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
• FULBERT (talk) 21:02, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
• Pharos (talk) 22:03, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
• Trouver (talk) 18:21, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
• LoreMariano (talk) 19:12, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
• Ronald Sexton (talk) 01:59, 18 December 2018 (UTC)
• Alan W (talk) 08:07, 19 December 2018 (UTC)