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Wikimedia Leadership Bootcamp 2018

Wikimedia Leadership Bootcamp 2018 (Wikibootcamp) is a three-day training session in Washington, DC. Held previously in 2016, 2014, and 2013, its purpose is to provide leadership training for Wikimedians in the United States who are interested in gaining advanced knowledge and skills. It is organized jointly by Wikimedia DC and the National Archives.

Wikibootcamp offers training and networking opportunities involving a number of topics, including train-the-trainer, community leadership, event organization and planning, institutional outreach, grants, online tools, risk management, safe space policies, and integration between sister wiki projects. Previous attendees have gone on to key positions in the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Affiliates, and to work as Wikipedians in Residence and Wikipedia Visiting Scholars. When


 * Friday, June 15, 2018 10:00AM - 5:00PM
 * Saturday, June 16, 2018 10:00AM - 5:00PM
 * Sunday, June 17, 2018 10:00AM - 11:30AM

Where
 * National Archives - Innovation Hub (Friday)
 * National Archives - Washington Room (Saturday/Sunday)
 * 700 Pennsylvania Ave NW
 * Washington, DC 20408

Required
 * Government-issued ID
 * Please bring your own laptop.

Hashtag
 * #wikibootcamp2018

Co-lead organizers / points of contact
 * Gamaliel & Rosiestep | wikibootcamp2018@gmail.com

Safe Space policy
This Safe Space Policy provides information pertinent to Wikibootcamp, a Wikimedia District of Columbia ("Wikimedia DC") event. Its purpose is to ensure that Wikibootcamp is free of harassment and other unwelcome behavior. It is also printed and posted on walls at Wikibootcamp. In addition to this policy, each Wikibootcampers was asked to read the Wikimedia Foundation policy for Safe Space and to complete the online training about it.

If you would like to speak with someone regarding a safe space issue, please reach out to these even organizers who are attending the event and are staying at the event's hotel:


 * Kelly Doyle
 * Robert Fernandez
 * James Hare
 * Kevin Payravi
 * Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
 * Megan Wacha

Attendees
We identified key volunteers who have done significant outreach, advocacy, GLAM, or community work involving Wikimedia projects in the United States for this invitation-only event. Transportation, shared housing, and meals during the workshop will be paid for or reimbursed. Participants are required to complete some Wikimedia Foundation online training modules before attending. Participants are also required to prepare in advance a lightning talk of no more than 5–10 minutes with a slidedeck about their previous accomplishments involving Wikimedia outreach, events, or community organizing and leadership.

Venue

 * National Archives Building
 * Address: 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001


 * Access:
 * Please note that access to the National Archives venue location requires government-issued ID. When entering, you will be required to pass through a security checkpoint, sign in, and show valid ID. We will also visit other nearby buildings, so it is important to keep your ID with you at all times.
 * The Friday venue site is the Innovation Hub at the National Archives. There will be a sign in the lobby.

Transportation

 * The National Archives is across the street from Archives station (Green/Yellow), and can also be accessed with a short walk from Federal Triangle station (Blue/Orange/Silver) or Judiciary Square station (Red).
 * For more information about getting to NARA, go here
 * The following public transportation routes are available to and from local airports and Amtrak.
 * Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
 * Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
 * Union Station

Surveys
A pre-event survey was distributed in February 2018 to gauge interest. A post-event survey will be distributed after attendees return home.

Previous WMDC wikibootcamps

 * 2013 (GLAM-Wiki Boot Camp)
 * 2014 (Workshop Facilitator Training)
 * 2016 (GLAM-Wiki Boot Camp)

Resources

 * Special:Preferences, toggle popular tools for English Wikipedia (also on Commons)
 * Zotero citation manager, which can store refs and generate citations in wikicode
 * + iabot, which automatically fills archiveurl in ref sections
 * Clipboard manager (many options free and paid per platform), for quick retrieval of items from your clipboard (copy/paste) history
 * Text expander (many options free and paid per platform), to create text shortcuts, rather than needing to copy/paste
 * GLAM/Resources/Tools: GLAM tools (including BaGLAMa, GLAMorgan)
 * AutoWikiBrowser for semi-automated edits
 * commons:Help:VisualFileChange.js, commons:Help:Gadget-Cat-a-lot, commons:Commons:Pattypan for multi-file ("batch") editing on Commons
 * GLAMorgan and GLAMorous, for stats on image views in a certain Commons category