Wikipedia:Geonotice/Old requests/2013

Meetup/Philadelphia/2013 GLAM Cafe
Locations required: Possible messages:
 * Philadelphia and east coast area generally, New York City, Washington, D.C.

Date range required:
 * Wikipedians are invited to the GLAM Café at the Chemical Heritage Foundation to meet, talk, and edit. We provide the space, the coffee, and the snacks: you provide ideas and enthusiasm! On the second Tuesday of each month, starting November 12, 2013.

Misc info: Discussion:
 * This is a monthly event; the first is November 12, 2013, but it will repeat.
 * Reason for requesting: We hope to build up an ongoing group of editors. Getting the word out to as many area people as possible will be a help. Thanks so much for all the work you do managing this.
 * User requesting: -- Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 19:16, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅, DC-NY. It's tricky to run a repeating notice (we basically have to create it anew each month). Could you drop by and put in another request, say, 25th November so we don't forget? Andrew Gray (talk) 20:27, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I the end date on this one: it was earlier than the start date, so I suspect that the message wasn't being shown at all. -- Red rose64 (talk) 18:56, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/Billings/1
Locations required: Possible messages: Date range required:
 * Yellowstone County, Montana
 * You are invited to attend Wikipedia Day in Billings, Montana. The event will be held on Wednesday, January 15th at the Billings City Library.

Misc info: Discussion
 * Before January 5th
 * Reason for requesting: Meetup
 * User requesting: --Tbennert (talk) 18:33, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ - will run from 15/12 onwards. I've gone for Billings (45.7, -108.5) +- a degree in all directions. Andrew Gray (talk) 16:26, 8 December 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia at the Museum in Boulder, Colorado
Locations required:

Possible messages:
 * Fort Collins, Colorado
 * Greeley, Colorado
 * Loveland, Colorado
 * Longmont, Colorado
 * Boulder, Colorado
 * Golden, Colorado
 * Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area
 * Castle Rock, Colorado
 * Colorado Springs, Colorado
 * Pueblo, Colorado
 * [41, -106], [38, -103.5]

Date range required:
 * Explore the gastropod collection at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History! Take photographs, improve articles, meet a snail!
 * Join a behind-the-scenes tour of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History's gastropod collection! Take photographs, improve articles, meet a snail.

Misc info: Discussion
 * Until December 14.
 * Reason for requesting: Local meetup
 * User requesting: Gaurav (talk) 20:54, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 16:23, 8 December 2013 (UTC)

BBC voice project
Locations required:
 * Centred on London, England; covering sensible commuting distance.

Possible messages:
 * You are invited to help select and upload extracts of notable people's voices, from BBC radio programmes, at "Speakerthon", in the Media Cafe, New Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, on Saturday, 18 January 2014 between 10am and 5pm.

Date range required:
 * ASAP, until January 17, 2014

Misc info:
 * Reason for requesting: Event notification
 * User requesting: Andy Mabbett

Discussion
 * If a Commons link is not suitable, please use GLAM/BBC voice project


 * ✅ (trimmed a little) Andrew Gray (talk) 20:47, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Libraries in Vancouver, Washington
Locations required:
 * Portland, Oregon
 * Vancouver, Washington

Possible messages: Date range required: Misc info: Discussion
 * You are invited to attend the upcoming Wiki Loves Libraries edit-athon in Vancouver, Washington. The event will be held on Sunday, November 17 at the Vancouver Community Library (901 C Street). Details and sign up here!
 * ASAP, until November 17, 2013
 * Reason for requesting: Event notification
 * User requesting: Another Believer  ( Talk ) 16:35, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 00:18, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Much appreciated, -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:24, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia Loves Libraries 2013 in Boulder, Colorado
Locations required:

Possible messages:
 * Fort Collins, Colorado
 * Greeley, Colorado
 * Loveland, Colorado
 * Longmont, Colorado
 * Boulder, Colorado
 * Golden, Colorado
 * Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area
 * Castle Rock, Colorado
 * Colorado Springs, Colorado
 * Pueblo, Colorado
 * [41, -106], [38, -103.5]

Date range required:
 * Join Wikimedians from Colorado as we celebrate Wikipedia Loves Libraries in Boulder on November 16! We'll edit articles, upload images and plan local events.
 * Wikipedia Loves Libraries in Boulder is on November 16! Hang out with other local Wikimedians as we fix articles, upload photos, and plan local events!

Misc info: Discussion
 * Until November 16.
 * Reason for requesting: Local meetup/WP:Wikipedia Loves Libraries
 * User requesting: Gaurav (talk) 20:05, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 00:09, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

Wiki takes the Tube, 9th November
London and the south East of England Date range now until the 9th Nov
 * Wiki takes the Tube, 9th November - photographers wanted to fill in some gaps of our coverage of London's finest buildings


 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 09:52, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/Seattle
Locations required:

Possible messages:
 * Western half of the State of Washington.

Date range required:
 * You are invited to the Seattle monthly Wikipedia meetup for camaraderie and collaboration. We meet at Cafe Allegro on November 12. Join us!

Misc info: Discussion ✅ --Rschen7754 07:57, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Reason for requesting: recruiting
 * User requesting: Pine✉ 18:43, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Moscow, Idaho edit-a-thon
Locations required:

Possible messages:
 * Northern Idaho
 * Eastern Washington

Date range required:
 * Come join the University of Idaho Library for a Wikipedia workshop and Idaho-themed edit-a-thon as part of Open Access Week! (site)

Misc info: Discussion I hope the external link thing has gotten sorted out...
 * Now? Sorry, I was only just informed that geonotices existed.
 * Reason for requesting: To increase participation
 * User requesting: Alex Kyrios (talk) 20:01, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Apologies - only spotted this tonight! Looks like we're too late. Andrew Gray (talk) 20:10, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/Chicago 8
Locations required:

Possible messages:
 * Chicago metro area

Date range required:
 * You are invited to the Chicago meetup on October 26 at the Pritzker Military Library to enjoy camaraderie, collaboration, and food with newbies and experienced editors alike!

Misc info: Discussion
 * as soon as possible - 10/26
 * Reason for requesting: We want more attendees to sign up!
 * User requesting: Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 05:19, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 13:47, 19 October 2013 (UTC)

EduWiki Conference 2013
Locations required:
 * UK
 * Wales in particular

Possible messages: Date range required:
 * An inspiring conference for anyone interested in Education and Wikipedia on 1-2 November 2013, Cardiff - do join us. Discounts available.
 * 21-27 October 2013

Misc info:
 * Reason for requesting: More attendees needed for the conference
 * User requesting: Daria Cybulska (WMUK) (talk) 12:59, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Discussion

Train the Trainers event
Locations required'
 * Wales, UK
 * west of England

Possible messages:
 * Interested in teaching others how to edit? Attend a free, professionally-run workshop for trainers on 23-24 November 2013 in Cardiff

Date range required:
 * 21 October 2013 - 11 November 2013

Misc info: This is an ideal training for existing editors, and needs more promotion to get attendees
 * Reason for requesting:


 * User requesting: Daria Cybulska (WMUK) (talk) 12:24, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Discussion I'm going to let someone else do it, I seem to be mucking up when I try to use the a tag. Worm TT( talk ) 13:16, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 22:54, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
 * ❌ for now. I've commented this one out as it's not working - I believe the issue is that we can't use external links. The old link wmuk:, also doesn't work because wmuk has moved to a new database. Worm TT( talk ) 08:00, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Is there any workaround this? This really needs extra push, otherwise there will not be enough attendees. Daria Cybulska (WMUK) (talk) 09:54, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * The more I look, the less sure I am that it can work with an external link in the form []. I could be missing something obvious, but it replaces  links with an html anchor tag to the page, I don't see it doing anything similar to external links. As for what to do, the simplest solution would be to get Training_the_Trainers/November_2013_event to point to the right place. That means fixing the interwiki link for "wmuk:", which Katie Chan requested at the end of September. The only problem is the interwiki cache hasn't been flushed since the 10th September, so we'll need to find someone who can do that. I've pinged Reedy, who was involved in the last two so he might know how (he's a WMF Dev I think). Not had a response yet. Worm TT( talk ) 10:03, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * A solution in the meantime is to have a wikilink to somewhere that would work, and a soft-redirect across. Worm TT( talk ) 10:14, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Why not use 23-24 November 2013 in Cardiff -- Red rose64 (talk) 12:50, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Because, if it's bloody obvious, I don't think of it. *head desk* Worm TT( talk ) 13:09, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * when you say "it's not working" (08:00, 21 October 2013), what is not working? Is it displaying as plain text without markup, as text with unprocessed markup, or something else? -- Red rose64 (talk) 15:57, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I've never tried a direct html link - perhaps just insufficient escape slashes? FWIW, we've had external links in the past, but this is the first problem reported... on the other hand, they've never been displayed in areas I've looked at so I can't actually confirm they worked ;-) Andrew Gray (talk) 21:37, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * The technique has been used before - I've found . -- Red rose64 (talk) 22:19, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * At one point it removed all other geonotices - at that point I gave up and just thought it'd be easier to let someone with more experience in the area play with it! I notice there's currently another external link, that might be worth looking at too Worm TT( talk ) 06:50, 22 October 2013 (UTC)


 * OK, I've confirmed that both of the single-square-bracket techniques fail because they're output as plain text with visible Wikimarkup. The  method definitely now works for me: I made : removal of some trailing spaces; adjustment of times from 00:00 to 00:01; eastern edge moved from 1°W to 0.1°W. Of these, I suspect the last one, for reasons given elsewhere. -- Red rose64 (talk) 08:57, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * For what it's worth, the interwiki table have now been updated. Thanks WTT for pinging Reedy. -- KTC (talk) 13:39, 24 October 2013 (UTC)


 * The event had to be postponed for early 2014.... I will be in touch then. Daria Cybulska (WMUK) (talk) 11:06, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I've removed the notice since the event has been postponed. -- KTC (talk) 13:39, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject Railways/National Railway Museum editathon
Locations required:Yorkshire, the North of England

Possible messages:

Date range required:
 * Please join us at an editathon and tour at the National Railway Museum in York this Saturday the 19th Oct.


 * Now till 5pm 18th Oct

Misc info: We have some spare places and this will be of interest to editors within a couple of hours of York Discussion
 * Reason for requesting:
 * User requesting: Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 11:34, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 23:52, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I altered the southern edge from 52° to 51°, to get London (Charing Cross is 51.5° N, near as makes no odds). This is because some people in the UK get their broadband through a provider whose IP addresses geolocate to London, regardless of the true location of the subscriber. For example, PlusNet Technologies Ltd subscribers are apparently all at 51.5°N, -0.13°W which is the Methodist Central Hall Westminster. -- Red rose64 (talk) 07:28, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Art Nouveau editathon
Locations required:
 * Centred on London, England; covering sensible commuting distance.

Possible messages:
 * You are invited to an Art Nouveau editathon on the 4th December in London.

Date range required:
 * ASAP, until Dec 4, 2013

Misc info:
 * Reason for requesting: Event notification
 * User requesting: Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 11:28, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

Discussion How's this? The box would be bounded by 52.5°N, -1.5°W and 50°N, 2°W -- Red rose64 (talk) 14:54, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Looks good, thanks. Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 14:58, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done -- Red rose64 (talk) 16:21, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

GLAM/University of California Davis Libraries/Events
locations You are invited to a series of edit-a-thons at the UC Davis library, on Oct. 18, Nov. 2, and Nov. 15, focusing on California food, wine and farming... or any topic you like! New and experienced editors are welcome! details and signups here. now until Nov. 15
 * Davis, California and Sacramento, California
 * message
 * date range
 * misc info
 * requesting to promote events for Wikipedia Loves Libraries
 * user requesting: phoebe / (talk to me) 02:13, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
 * discussion
 * ✅ (with a bit of a guess on coordinates) Andrew Gray (talk) 18:38, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

Open Access to Mass History
Locations required: Possible messages: Date range required: Misc info: Discussion Thank you!
 * Massachusetts, state-wide
 * Join us for Open Access to Massachusetts History, edit-a-thons from October 22nd - 24th at special collections and archives throughout Greater Boston.  Celebrate Open Access Week and Wikipedia Loves Libraries by visiting local archives and improving Wikipedia's coverage of subjects like: the history of medicine, activism and social justice in Boston, the history of education in Massachusetts, local Cambridge history, or 19th century Bostonian philanthropists. Free and open to the public and all experience levels welcome;  find a site and RSVP online.
 * Until October 24, 2013
 * Reason for requesting: Publicity for a series of edit-a-thons for Open Access/Wikipedia Loves Libraries Week.
 * User requesting: AmandaRR123 (talk) 15:55, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ - I've cut down the text a bit, though. Andrew Gray (talk) 18:28, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I know it's way too late to fix, but I've just noticed that the coordinates are way off for this. They are, that is a box bounded by -73.5081°N, 41.2381°W and -69.9282°N, 42.8868°W or in other words, somewhere in Antarctica. I rather suspect that the west and north have been exchanged, and that they should have been  , a box bounded by 41.2381°N, -73.5081°W and 42.8868°N, -69.9282°W -- Red rose64 (talk) 17:20, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/MHCMeetup2
Locations required:

Possible messages:
 * [42.0, -72.0] [42.9, -73.0]

Date range required:
 * Library, Information, and Technology Services (LITS) at Mount Holyoke College is hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Wednesday, October 23, in the Library's Stimson Room from 4:30 to 6pm. Celebrate Open Access Week by writing women into Wikipedia: RSVP here and join us!
 * Celebrate Open Access Week at Mount Holyoke College with a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in the Library's Stimson Room from 4:30 to 6 PM on October 23. Help us write women into Wikipedia: RSVP here and join us!

Misc info: Discussion
 * until October 23, 2013
 * Reason for requesting: Publicity for local Wikipedia edit-a-thon. Thanks in advance!
 * User requesting: Sarah Oelker Sarah Oelker (talk) 15:21, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 22:19, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia Takes America/2013/Denver
Locations required:

Possible messages:
 * Fort Collins, Colorado
 * Greeley, Colorado
 * Loveland, Colorado
 * Longmont, Colorado
 * Boulder, Colorado
 * Golden, Colorado
 * Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area
 * Castle Rock, Colorado
 * Colorado Springs, Colorado
 * Pueblo, Colorado
 * [41, -106], [38, -103.5]

Date range required:
 * Wikipedia Takes Denver this Saturday! Join us at RTD Market Street Station at 4pm to spend an evening with local Wikimedians and take photographs for the Wikimedia Commons.
 * Join us for Wikipedia Takes Denver this Saturday in Lower Downtown, Denver! We meet at RTD Market Street Station at 4pm, and spend an evening taking photographs for the Wikimedia Commons. Hang out with local Wikimedians!

Misc info: Discussion
 * Until Saturday, September 28 -- sorry for the late warning!
 * Reason for requesting: Local event
 * User requesting: Gaurav (talk) 01:17, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ - thanks for including the coordinates! Andrew Gray (talk) 11:42, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/Philadelphia/2013 September 27 ThatCamp
Locations required: Possible messages:
 * Philadelphia and east coast area generally, New York City, Washington, D.C. - People came from D.C. for the last edit-a-thon!

Date range required:
 * Please join the  Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at THATCamp Philly, September 27, 2013, held at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. Bring your own content to work on, or get an early start on  Ada Lovelace Day with our resources about women in science, chemistry and the history of science. See details & RSVP here!

Misc info: Discussion:
 * until the end of Friday 27 September, 2013
 * Reason for requesting:
 * User requesting: -- Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 16:34, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ - apologies for delay, I've been away for a few days. Andrew Gray (talk) 11:31, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

Ada Lovelace Day Women-in-STEM Edit-a-thon @ Brown University
Locations required: Southeast New England, centered on Providence, RI Possible messages: Date range required: Misc info: Discussion Thanks!
 * You are invited to an edit-a-thon in honor of Ada Lovelace Day at Brown University on October 15th. Come edit Wikipedia articles on women in math, science, and tech, anytime between 3 and 8:30pm! Event is free and open to the public; all experience levels welcome.
 * Oct 1 - 15
 * Reason for requesting: Announce event to local Wikipedians, with the hopes of recruiting users who may not be keyed into Wikimedia New England event announcements
 * User requesting: Girona7 (talk) 02:37, 16 September 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 11:26, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

Come Edit Wikipedia at the WeHo Library!
Locations required: Possible messages:
 * Greater Los Angeles Area
 * You are invited to the final in a series of three edit-a-thons at the West Hollywood Library. "Come edit Wikipedia" on September 21st. Show up any time between 1-5pm. Let's make this last one a biggie!

Date range required: Misc info: Discussion
 * Now - September 21st, 2013
 * User requesting: Olegkagan (talk) 01:43, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you!
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 12:08, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

Wiki Takes Atlanta
Locations required:

Possible messages:
 * Atlanta, Georgia

Date range required:
 * You're invited to Wikipedia Takes Atlanta, a photo scavenger hunt on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 12:00pm at Hodgepodge Coffee House. '''More info!

Misc info: Discussion
 * Sep 21 - 28
 * Reason for requesting:
 * User requesting: Mono 17:45, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 12:07, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia_Takes_America/2013/Richmond
Locations required:

Possible messages:
 * Richmond, Washington DC (there is no DC WTA event this year)

Date range required:
 * You're invited to Wikipedia Takes Richmond, a photo scavenger hunt on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 12:00pm at 804RVA: That Coworking Place. '''More info!

Misc info: Discussion
 * Sep 14 -21
 * Reason for requesting: announce WTA to local users
 * User requesting: Mono 16:49, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 15:00, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia Takes Baltimore
Locations required:

Possible messages:
 * Baltimore, Washington DC area (there is no WTA meetup in DC this year)

Date range required:
 * You're invited to Wikipedia Takes Baltimore, a photo scavenger hunt on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 1:00pm at the north side of the Washington Monument in Baltimore. '''More info!

Misc info: Discussion
 * Sep 14-21
 * Reason for requesting: Announce WTA events to local users
 * User requesting: Mono 16:40, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 15:00, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia Takes St. Louis
Locations required:

Possible messages:
 * St. Louis area

Date range required:
 * You're invited to Wikipedia Takes St. Louis, a photo scavenger hunt on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 12:30pm at the Historical Society of University City. '''More info!

Misc info: Discussion
 * Sep 14 - Sep 21, 2013
 * Reason for requesting: Announce WTA events to local users
 * User requesting: Mono 16:35, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 15:00, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia Takes Brooklyn
New York City area

Possible messages: You're invited to Wikipedia Takes Brooklyn, a photo scavenger hunt on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Brooklyn Public Library's central branch by Grand Army Plaza in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

Date range required: Sep 1 to Sep 7

Misc info: Announce WTA event to NYC area contributors. Mono 20:52, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Reason for requesting:


 * ✅. MikeLynch (talk) 06:09, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Glasgow Women's library 16th Nov
Scotland or 2 hour journey time from Glasgow

Possible messages: Date range required: Mid October to Mid November Misc info: We haven't run many events in Scotland and a Geonotice will help make sure we have experienced participants. Discussion
 * Glasgow Women's library 16th Nov. Whether you are a newbie or someone who likes to help newbies then there'll be a warm weclome for you.
 * Reason for requesting:
 * User requesting: Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 09:24, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅. 15 Oct - 16 Nov, same area as the Scottish trustee notice. Andrew Gray (talk) 23:26, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia takes Berkeley
Locations required: Possible messages: Date range required:
 * San Francisco Bay Area
 * Join Wikipedians in Berkeley for the Berkeley Edit-a-thon on September 21 from 1pm-5pm at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St.
 * Now through September 21

Misc info: Discussion
 * User requesting:  S Pat   talk 21:55, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

(I don't really know much about geonotices, I'd welcome suggestions for alternative messagess)
 * ✅. MikeLynch (talk) 05:57, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Come Edit Wikipedia at the WeHo Library!
Locations required: Possible messages:
 * Greater Los Angeles Area
 * You are invited to the West Hollywood Library for "Come Edit Wikipedia!" on August 31st, 1-5pm. Do drop in!

Date range required: Misc info: Discussion
 * Now - August 31st, 2013
 * User requesting: Olegkagan (talk) 19:19, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you!
 * ✅ Only just noticed this now - apologies! Andrew Gray (talk) 23:24, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Monuments ZA launch event
Locations required:
 * South Africa

Possible messages: Date range required: Now until 1st September 2013.
 * You are invited to attend this year's launch of Wiki Loves Monuments South Africa on Sunday at 3:30pm for 4:00pm on the 1st September 2013 at the Prestwich Place Memorial in Cape Town, South Africa.

Misc info:
 * User requesting: --Discott (talk) 16:51, 14 August 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 19:36, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

Wikimedia ZA AGM invitation
Locations required:
 * South Africa

Possible messages: Date range required: Now until 1st September 2013.
 * You are invited to attend thi' year's Annual General Meeting for Wikimedia South Africa on Sunday at 10am the 1st September 2013 at the Prestwich Place Memorial in Cape Town, South Africa.

Misc info:
 * User requesting: --Discott (talk) 16:51, 14 August 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 19:34, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

Conway hall editathon
Locations required:
 * London and South East England - happy to go with same as GLAM/ICE.

Possible messages: Date range required: Now until 8 August 2013.
 * You are invited to an editathon at at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London, on 8 August 2013. We are promised access to some unusual nineteenth century political and free-thought archives. Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 16:17, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

Misc info:
 * User requesting: Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 16:17, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 18:27, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Can someone remove the 2nd "at" in "editathon at at Conway Hall". Johnbod (talk) 15:54, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * The room is now fully booked, can someone take the notice down please — Preceding unsigned comment added by WereSpielChequers (talk • contribs) 10:46, 8 August 2013‎
 * ✅ although it expired at 12:00 UTC today -- Red rose64 (talk) 15:10, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Looking for potential trustees in Scotland
Locations required:

Possible messages:
 * Scotland

Date range required: Discussion
 * Wikimedia UK are keen to recruit a trustee based in Scotland. If you're interested, see the charity's website for details.
 * As long as possible, but four weeks or more would be useful
 * User requesting: Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 15:56, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅. Up to 1 September, runs as far south as Carlisle (so you'll also be advertising to Northumbrians; can't be helped) Andrew Gray (talk) 17:45, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

Minnesota Meetup
Locations required:

Possible messages:
 * Minneapolis and Saint Paul [45.2, -93.6], [44.7, -92.8]

Date range required: Discussion
 * You are invited to a Minnesota Wikipedia meetup on August 3 at Lavvu Coffee House. See the meetup talk page for details and to sign up (not required).
 * Until August 3
 * User requesting: &mdash;innotata 01:46, 20 July 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 17:41, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

Come Edit Wikipedia at the WeHo Library!
Locations required: Possible messages:
 * Greater Los Angeles Area
 * You are invited to the West Hollywood Library for "Come Edit Wikipedia!" on July 27th, 1-5pm. Do drop in!

Date range required: Misc info: Discussion
 * Now - July 27th, 2013
 * User requesting: Olegkagan (talk) 00:54, 20 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you!
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 21:42, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

2nd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting
Locations required:
 * Eastern New York to Maine and everywhere in between.

Possible messages: Date range required: Immediate - 20 July 2013.
 * You are cordially invited to the 2nd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting, on 20 July 2013 at the War Memorial in the Back Bay Fens. We will be talking about the future of the chapter, including GLAM, Wikipedia Loves Monuments, and where we want to go with our chapter in the future.

Misc info:
 * User requesting: Kevin Rutherford (talk) 18:34, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

Discussion:
 * Looks like this one got missed - apologies. Andrew Gray (talk) 17:35, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

GLAM/ICE
Locations required:
 * London and commutable distance surrounding.

Possible messages: Date range required: Immediate - 19 July 2013.
 * You are invited to an editathon at the Institution of Civil Engineers, in London, on 19 July 2013. See GLAM/ICE. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:56, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Misc info: Discussion:
 * User requesting: Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:56, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 22:42, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/DC/Field Notes
Locations required:
 * Washington, D.C. area

Possible messages:
 * The Field Book Project, a joint effort of the National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Archives, invites you to an edit-a-thon on the scientific field diaries at the Smithsonian on Friday, June 21, 10am-5pm. Please RSVP today!

Date range required:
 * ASAP through June 21

Misc info: Discussion:
 * Reason for requesting:
 * User requesting: Dominic·t 15:36, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/Philadelphia/2013 June 20
Locations required:

Possible messages:
 * Philadelphia; possibly New York City since Philadelphia falls under the Wikimedia New York City chapter, or Washington, D.C.

Date range required:
 * If you have a favorite chemist, alchemist, or scientist, help to write him or her into Wikipedia history at the Chemical Heritage Foundation Edit-a-Thon, June 20, 2013. See schedule & RSVP here! Hashtag #GlamCHF

Misc info: Discussion:
 * now and until the end of Thursday 20 June, 2013 (Sorry for the short notice)
 * Reason for requesting:
 * User requesting: -- Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 15:20, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ - I've moved it west enough to just encompass NYC Andrew Gray (talk)

Meetup/Seattle/Wiknic 2013
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 * Seattle [47.8,-122.8], [47.2,-121.8]

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 * Join Seattle's annual Wiknic, the Wikipedia picnic, at noon on Saturday June 22nd, 2013 at Gas Works Park in Fremont then see the Solstice Parade at 3pm! RSVP here!.

Misc info: Discussion:
 * now and until the end of Saturday 22 June
 * Reason for requesting: Seattle meetups have been monthly since 2010
 * User requesting: --  Blue Rasberry    (talk)   14:08, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 10:41, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/Karachi 2
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 * Karachi
 * You are invited to join us at Karachi's Wikipedia meetup on May 26. See Meetup/Karachi 2 for details and to sign up.
 * Until May 26, 2013
 * Reason for requesting: public meeting between Pakistani Wikipedians
 * User requesting: Saki (talk) 10:27, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 22:30, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

WT:Meetup/Minnesota
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 * Minneapolis and Saint Paul [45.2, -93.6], [44.7, -92.8]

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 * You are invited to Minnesota's first monthly Wikipedia meetups on June 1 and July 6 at Minneapolis Central Library. See the meetup talk page for details and to sign up (not required).
 * Until June 1, again June 15-July 6 (will post again)
 * This is also to announce that monthly meetups are planned.
 * User requesting: &mdash;innotata 17:18, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 22:29, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/Cape Town
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 * Cape Town [-33.6, 18.16], [-34.32, 19.1]

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 * Join a special Wikipedia meetup at the Mexican Kitchen in the Cape Town City Bowl area at 13 Bloem Street at 11am on Sunday, May 26, 2013! RSVP here!

Misc info: Discussion:
 * Until the end of Sunday May 26.
 * Reason for requesting: community meeting, hopefully the the first of many for Cape Town Wikipedians and hopefully something we can turn into a regular event. Speical event as Victor Grigas will be in town.
 * User requesting: --Discott (talk) 13:46, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ - sorry for the delay. Andrew Gray (talk) 17:05, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/Seattle
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 * Seattle [47.8,-122.8], [47.2,-121.8]

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 * Join the monthly Wikipedia meetup at Café Allegro in University District, Seattle at 7pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013! RSVP here!. Note new day! Now on the second Tuesday of the month.

Misc info: Discussion:
 * Until the end of Tuesday May 14.
 * Reason for requesting: regular monthly meeting which has been happening since 2010
 * User requesting: --Dennis Bratland (talk) 13:54, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ - many apologies for not noticing this sooner! Andrew Gray (talk) 21:23, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

GLAM/NAGW, Walsall, England
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 * Central England
 * East/central Wales
 * A series of backstage pass tours and editathons will be held at The New Art Gallery, Walsall, throughout May and early June 2013. All welcome, but booking essential!
 * (alternative of your choosing)
 * ASAP - 1 June 2013
 * Reason for requesting: Public events
 * User requesting: Wikipedian in Residence,  Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:10, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 18:28, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

GLAM/QSMM/event, Burnley, England
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 * North & Middle England
 * Southern Scotland
 * North Wales
 * A backstage pass tour and editathon will be held at Queen Street Mill Textile Museum, Burnley, Lancashire, on 4 May 2013. All welcome, but booking essential!
 * (alternative of your choosing)
 * ASAP - 3 May 2013
 * Reason for requesting: Public event
 * User requesting: Wikipedian in Residence,  Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:12, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Done. I've given it [52,-5], [56, 0] which is pretty broad but not all-UK. Andrew Gray (talk) 20:02, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:09, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill on Sunday, April 14
Locations required: Is it possible to include all of North Carolina? If not, I can narrow down to specific region. Possible messages: Date range required: Misc info: Discussion
 * The North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hosting an "African Americans in North Carolina Edit-a-thon" on Sunday, April 14 from 1-5 pm at UNC's Wilson Library. Our goal is to improve and create Wikipedia articles about prominent African Americans and their contributions to our state. Sign up here!
 * March 24-April 14, 2013
 * Reason for requesting: Publicize public edit-a-thon.
 * User requesting: Czarinanc (talk) 13:53, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ - tightened it a little. As we need a box, I've included a good chunk of SC as well. Andrew Gray (talk) 15:23, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/Nottingham
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 * Nottingham and surrounding area (perhaps 5 miles?)

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 * Please join Communicate OER for an education-themed Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Nottingham, England on Wednesday 27 March.

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 * Immediately if possible, through 27 March. Sorry for the late notice, we did not know we would be able to invite non-conference participants! -Pete (talk) 00:54, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
 * A radius of 5 miles is very small. UK Meetups are usually geotargetted at the "rectangle" bounded by 60°N, -9°W 50°N, 2°W which brings in the whole of the British Isles, except for western Ireland, most of the Shetland Isles and the southernmost parts of Cornwall. 5 miles wouldn't even bring in Ilkeston, which is within cycling distance. -- Red rose64 (talk) 13:32, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ I'm very much in favour of trying smaller notices again - shall we give it a shot? Arbitrary coordinates, [52.5, -0.75], [53.5, -1.5]. Andrew Gray (talk) 14:19, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks Andrew! However, I've just arrived here, and I think this geonotice is getting preempted for me by one about Manchester (which I don't see listed here). It says:
 * Interested in having a chat with fellow Wikipedians? There are forthcoming meetups in: Manchester, 6 April; Coventry, 7 April; and London, 14 April!
 * Do you know what's going on? (I am Nottingham at the National College. I'm happy to defer to local opinions about the radius -- I just didn't want to overreach! It's only a 2 hour session, so I thought maybe people wouldn't want to come from very far…) -Pete (talk) 16:36, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
 * It's down to where we can trace your IP address to (see above). If it resolves to a point inside the "rectangle" bounded by 52.5°N, -0.75°W 53.4°N, -1.5°W you should get both the Nottingham one and the Manchester/Coventry/London meetups one. If it's outside that rectangle, but inside the rectangle bounded by 60°N, -9°W 50°N, 2°W you will get the Manchester/Coventry/London meetups one alone. -- Red rose64 (talk) 17:54, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
 * You can check what IP we think you're at using this service. The UK seems to be particularly strange for identifying location, for various reasons, which is why we've tended to go for the very broad areas - I was hoping this had been fixed, but apparently not. Andrew Gray (talk) 18:27, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I've expanded the area a bit - now 4x5 degrees. Purge and try again? Andrew Gray (talk) 18:40, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I can see it in London now. :D KTC (talk) 19:01, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I am in Didcot, and I now see both the Nottingham one and the Manchester/Coventry/London meetups one immediately beneath. geoiplookup thinks that I am at 51.5°N, -0.13°W which is Methodist Central Hall Westminster; if it can be fifty miles off for me, it's not surprising that it couldn't work out that Pete is in Nottingham. -- Red rose64 (talk) 20:40, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for troubleshooting this! Both are now showing up for me as well. In case it helps in any of your diagnosing: my IP here at the University of Nottingham (at least at the moment) is: 62.252.24.130 -Pete (talk) 17:01, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/Womens_History_Edit-a-thon_-_Harvard
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 * New England region, centered on Boston, roughly [43.6, -72.98], [41.28, -70.1]

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 * In conjunction with WikiWomen's History Month, participants from around New England are invited to gather at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University for a Women's History Edit-a-thon on March 29th from 4pm to 9pm EDT. Wikipedians of all experience levels will create and edit articles relating to notable women in history.

Misc info: Discussion
 * Through Friday, March 29, 2013, 9pm EDT
 * Reason for requesting: Outreach/publicity
 * User requesting: Girona7 (talk) 02:55, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 14:14, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Seattle Wikipedians
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 * Seattle [47.8,-122.8], [47.2,-121.8]

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 * Join the monthly Wikipedia meetup at Café Allegro in University District, Seattle, at 7pm on Tuesday 2 April 2013! RSVP here!

Misc info: Discussion
 * Until the end of Tuesday April 2.
 * Reason for requesting: regular monthly meeting which has been happening since 2010
 * User requesting: Dennis Bratland (talk) 16:44, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 14:15, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/Wikipedia Loves West Hollywood(2013)
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 * Los Angeles metropolitan area, California
 * The West Hollywood branch of the LA County Public Library is hosting a Wikipedia event - come learn about how to edit Wikipedia! Meet Angelenos, learn about the city, and contribute to the world's largest reference work! March 23, 1-5pm
 * March 16 - March 23
 * Reason for requesting: Publicity
 * User requesting: Wadewitz (talk) 21:08, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 11:56, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon on Friday, March 29
Locations required: Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia Possible messages:
 * In honor of Women's History Month, the Smithsonian and the National Museum of Women in the Arts are teaming up to organize a Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon on 3/29/13 from 10am - 5pm. The event is focused on encouraging women editors while improving Wikipedia entries about women artists and art world figures. This event is free of charge, but participation is limited to 20 volunteers, so RSVP today!

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 * March 8-29, 2013
 * Reason for requesting: Publicize public workshop and edit-a-thon
 * User requesting: Sarasays (talk) 19:28, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 15:16, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Seattle Wikipedians
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 * Seattle [47.8,-122.8], [47.2,-121.8]

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 * Join the monthly Wikipedia meetup at Café Allegro in University District, Seattle at 7pm on Tuesday 5 March 2013! RSVP here!

Misc info: Discussion
 * Until the end of Tuesday March 5.
 * Reason for requesting: regular monthly meeting which has been happening since 2010
 * User requesting:  Blue Rasberry    (talk)   02:01, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 09:18, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/MHC Meetup
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 * Specifically the 138.110.*.* IP range if that is possible.
 * South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

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 * Library, Information, and Technology Services (LITS) at Mount Holyoke College is hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon on Wednesday, March 6, in the Library's Stimson Room from 4 to 6pm. Celebrate women's history month by editing the pages of MHC alumnae and writing women into Wikipedia and back into history!
 * Celebrate Women's History Month at Mount Holyoke College with a Wikipedia edit-a-thon in the Library's Stimson Room from 4 to 6 PM on March 6. Help us edit the pages of Mount Holyoke College alumnae and write women into Wikipedia!

Misc info: Discussion
 * until March 6, 2013
 * Reason for requesting: Publicity for local Wikipedia edit-a-thon; apologies for late notice, just had the idea for a geonotice today.
 * User requesting: Sarah Oelker (talk) 23:04, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ - used the area a ~quarter-degree either side of MHC Andrew Gray (talk) 11:24, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Wikimedia in Higher Education symposium at The University of Sydney
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 * Australia

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 * There will be a Wikimedia in Higher Education symposium at the University of Sydney on Friday 5 April 2013 - travel funding is available from Wikimedia Australia.

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 * Until 5 April

Misc info: Discussion
 * Reason for requesting: Seeking participation from educators/Wikipedians in Australia
 * User requesting: 99of9 (talk) 03:35, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ (with a little rewording) Andrew Gray (talk) 14:44, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

wmau:Proposal:WWI WiR
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 * Australia

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 * Signup to be one of fifteen World War I Wikipedians in Residence across Australia

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 * Until 30 March

Misc info: Discussion
 * Reason for requesting: Seeking EOIs for the first WiR opportunity in Australia
 * User requesting: John Vandenberg (chat) 09:44, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 09:18, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/Boston/HubSpot
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 * Boston, Massachusetts area [42.19,-71.23], [42.44, -70.99]
 * Come to an Intro to Wikipedia and open edit-a-thon at the offices of HubSpot in East Cambridge Saturday, March 9. Learn a little something, have some pizza, and edit articles together!
 * ASAP until March 9
 * User requesting: Pete (talk)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 09:18, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia & Legislative Data workshop & reception
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 * Washington, DC (suggest a large interpretation of this region, as it is two days' worth of events - perhaps including all or most of MD and VA?)

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 * Interested in how coverage of U.S. federal legislation can be improved on Wikipedia? Attend any or all 3 Legislative Data Workshop events at the Cato Institute, March 14–15. Edit-a-thon, reception, and daylong workshop/planning session.
 * ASAP until March 15
 * User requesting: Pete (talk)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 09:18, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Outreach:Wikipedian_in_Residence/Berkeley_Student_Cooperative
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 * Preferably the campus of the University of California. I can log in from a campus network and grab the geo-coordinates displayed if that'd be helpful.
 * If the first geolocation isn't possible, one aimed at the city of Berkeley more broadly would also work

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 * The Berkeley Student Cooperative is looking to host Wikipedian in Residence. If you think you could be a good fit, take a look here for more details.
 * Feel free to edit the first hook however you feel is best :)

Misc info: Discussion
 * Any ~ten day period works; sooner is preferable, but it's not urgent.
 * Reason for requesting: The Berkeley Student Cooperative is looking to host a Wikipedian in Residence - I'm helping them look for candidates. We're using other pathways also, but a targeted geonotice seems like it has a good chance at digging up Wikipedians we might otherwise miss.
 * User requesting: Kevin Gorman (talk) 02:36, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Andrew Gray (talk) 09:18, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Washington D.C. Edit-a-thons
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 * 40.059855,-74.954224 to 37.298819,-78.239136

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 * Two edit-a-thons are coming to Washington DC! On Friday, February 15, at the Smithsonian Art Museum, comes the The Civil War and American Art edit-a-thon; and on Friday, March 23, the DC Historical Society, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, and George Washington University, are hosting an edit-a-thon featuring DC history!

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 * ASAP to March 23

Misc info:
 * Reason for requesting: Pull more local Wikipedians into edit-a-thons.
 * User requesting: -Lisa (talk) 8:38, 15 January 2013 (MST)

Discussion
 * ✅. I've trimmed the notice a little bit, but it still feels very long... Andrew Gray (talk) 15:40, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
 * After some reflection, I've also stripped out all the internal links except the ones to the event pages - it's visually very confusing, otherwise. Andrew Gray (talk) 15:42, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/Ann Arbor/Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Edit-A-Thon
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 * Michigan (Ann Arbor area)

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 * You're invited to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Edit-A-Thon on Thursday, February 7, from 5–7pm. Details and RSVP here!
 * The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is hosting an Edit-A-Thon on Thursday, February 7, from 5–7pm. We'd love to see you there!

Misc info: Discussion
 * ASAP - February 7
 * Reason for requesting: Inform Wikipedians in the Ann Arbor area about an upcoming edit-a-thon.
 * User requesting: Michael Barera (talk) 15:20, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ MikeLynch (talk) 13:21, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject Malaysia/Meetups
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 * Malaysia

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 * You're invited to WikiProject Malaysia's first informal online meetup on Tuesday, February 5, from 8–9:30pm. Details and RSVP here!

Misc info: Discussion
 * ASAP - February 5
 * Reason for requesting: Inform Wikipedia readers in Malaysia about the online meetup.
 * User requesting: Bejinhan   talks   14:58, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ MikeLynch (talk) 13:14, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

Wikimedia UK jobs
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 * United Kingdom

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 * Wikimedia UK are recruiting for a Education Organiser, GLAM Organiser and Volunteer Support Organiser. Please apply by February 8.

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 * ASAP to February 9

Misc info:
 * Reason for requesting: Chapter jobs may be of interest to Wikimedians in the UK.
 * User requesting: —Tom Morris (talk) 12:51, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Discussion
 * ✅. There's one more notice up for the UK, hope it doesn't look too odd on the watchlist. MikeLynch (talk) 14:30, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Deadline for the jobs (5pm 8th Feb) has now passed, so it would be great if someone could remove the geonotice. Thanks, Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 17:13, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Meetup/Portland/February 2013
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 * Portland, Oregon
 * Vancouver, Washington
 * more generally, Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington

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 * You're invited to the upcoming Wikipedia edit-athon, scheduled for Saturday, February 9 from 2–5pm in downtown Portland. The event will begin with an introduction to Wikipedia, followed by an edit-athon focused on Portland's food scene, all things that "Keep Portland Weird", and local startup businesses. Details and signup here!

Misc info: Discussion
 * ASAP to February 9
 * Reason for requesting: Invitation to local meetup which includes introduction to Wikipedia followed by an edit-athon.
 * User requesting: -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 21:51, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅, but I think it'll be better if the message is shortened, lest it becomes annoying for users. MikeLynch (talk) 02:18, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Does this mean I need to submit new wording or have you shortened the text? Perhaps the following: "You're invited to the upcoming Wikipedia edit-athon, scheduled for Saturday, February 9 from 2–5pm in downtown Portland. Details and signup here!" Thanks again. -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:29, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * No, I haven't shortened it myself. Thanks, I'll update it. Let me know if you can't see it or you face any other problems. MikeLynch (talk) 01:52, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Wikimedia Pakistan
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 * Pakistan

Date range required: Misc info: Discussion
 * We are discussing the possibility of establishing a Wikimedia chapter in Pakistan. We are currently on an urgent call for supporters, please join our mailing list and and keep in touch.
 * Asap please. until Feb 15 please.
 * ''Reason for requesting:To inform Pakistani Wikimedian community.'
 * User requesting: --Saki (talk) 10:17, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi, I am moving this request to the "requests" section. Do you have a link for the Pakistan mailing list? If so, please include it in the message. If not, I don't think the message will be very useful since users will not know where to go. Thanks! MikeLynch (talk) 08:17, 14 January 2013 (UTC)


 * We could simply point people towards meta:Wikimedia Pakistan, which gives some context; I'm not sure that linking people to the signup page for a mailing list is the best approach. Andrew Gray (talk) 09:29, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Very well, I'll modify the message a bit (WMF Chapter -> Wikimedia Chapter and etc). If the message's okay, we can post I guess. MikeLynch (talk) 09:35, 14 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Wording looks fair enough - wondering about coordinates, though. A simple bounding box will also take in most of Afghanistan (unlikely to be an issue) and about a third of the population of India (which perhaps will provoke some comments). Thoughts? Andrew Gray (talk) 12:03, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't be too much of a problem if we avoid the major Indian cities. If we put the box to include Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi, while avoiding Delhi, Srinagar, Jaipur and Ahmedabad, we should be good. A large part of western India is desert, and not many IPs will geolocate there. 34N, 74.5E to 24.5N, 62.1E should be good. MikeLynch (talk) 12:35, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Sounds good; posted. Andrew Gray (talk) 16:51, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Wikimedia_Bangalore Meet 54
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 * Bangalore, India


 * Wikimedia Meet @ IIMB; Talks by President, Wikimedia India; Founder WikiSpeed; Prg.Director, A2K Program, CIS; Chief Guest, Vice President NASSCOM. Please register here

Date range required: Feb 17 to Feb 25

Misc info: Discussion
 * This event adds more value to Automotive/Mechanical/Producting Engineering students; Automotive companies
 * User requesting: --Arkrishna (Arkrishna)

Training the Trainers, Newcastle Manchester
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 * United Kingdom

Possible messages:
 * Interested in teaching others how to edit? Attend a free, professionally-run workshop for trainers on 23-24 February in Newcastle.

Date range required:
 * As soon as possible – 23 February

Misc info:
 * Reason for requesting: Request via email from Wikimedia UK.
 * User requesting: —Tom Morris (talk) 13:16, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Discussion
 * ✅ Looks fine to me (we've only got one other UK notice up). I wonder if it's worth us experimenting with regional notices again, though? The system seems to have improved since 2011... Andrew Gray (talk) 13:35, 10 January 2013 (UTC)


 * The location has changed to Manchester, if someone could update the geonotice to reflect that it would be really helpful. Thanks, Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 14:13, 18 January 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ KTC (talk) 14:34, 18 January 2013 (UTC)


 * We're now oversubscribed so it would be helpful if someone could take down this notice. Thanks, Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 17:08, 12 February 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Writ Keeper &#9863;&#9812; 19:25, 12 February 2013 (UTC)