Wikidata Tour Down Under (2016)

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==Canberra==
==Canberra==
* '''14 Feb''' Travel
* '''14 Feb''' Travel
* '''15-16 Feb''' [http://orcid.org/blog/2016/01/12/orcid-down-under-announcing-our-first-australian-outreach-meeting ORCID conference], Andy is [http://orcid.org/blog/2016/01/15/meet-our-wikipedian-residence-andy-mabbett ORCID's Wikipedian in Residence]
* '''15-16 Feb''' [http://orcid.org/blog/2016/01/12/orcid-down-under-announcing-our-first-australian-outreach-meeting ORCID conference] (booking required; suitable for publishers, academics, and university administrators, etc.) Andy is [http://orcid.org/blog/2016/01/15/meet-our-wikipedian-residence-andy-mabbett ORCID's Wikipedian in Residence]
* '''Wed 17 Feb 2016:''' National Library of Australia
* '''Wed 17 Feb 2016:''' National Library of Australia



Revision as of 14:51, 22 January 2016

Andy Mabbett is coming to Australia for three weeks in February 2016. He will be touring the country presenting about Wikidata, and discussing Wikimedia's GLAM collaborations. He will also attend a number of meetups, for more informal discussions.

Invitations

Unless otherwise indicated, the talks, workshops and meetups are open to all Wikimedians, as well as other interested parties, so please share details with your Wikimedia, GLAM, Open Data, and OpenStreetMap contacts.

Melbourne

There will be four Wikimedia-related sessions during the VALA2016 conference. VALA — Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. is an independent Australian based not-for-profit organisation that aims to promote the use and understanding of information technology within libraries and the broader information sector.[1]

  • Tue 9 Feb 2016: Wikidata 101 (part of the 'P-Plate Series')
  • Wed 10 Feb 2016 Melbourne Meet-up #32 RMIT, Swanston St, Melbourne. 5.30pm for 6.00pm. 6.00-7.00pm Wikidata presentation.
  • Thu 11 Feb 2016:
    • Boot Camp: WikiData hands-on
    • Boot Camp: GLAM WikiBomb

Wikimedia Australia will also be at Booth 50 in the Exhibition Hall, Tuesday to Thursday.

Contact pru.mitchell-at-wikimedia.org.au for access to the exhibition and questions about Melbourne events.

Sydney

  • Fri 12 Feb 2016 State Library of NSW
  • Sat 13 Feb 2016 Sydney Meet-up Powerhouse Museum

Canberra

Contact pru.mitchell-at-wikimedia.org.au for questions about Canberra events.

Perth

Andy will travel from Canberra to Perth 18th

  • Fri 19 Feb 2016: Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Perth/Wikidata Tour 2016 mini conference = 09:30-14:00 - open event
  • Sat 20 Feb 2016 Perth meetup #24 - Wikidata workshop for experienced contributors at SLWA 13:00 - open event
  • 21st-23rd Feb 2016 working with current projects - closed discussions
  • 24th Feb 2016 GLAM discussions - closed discussions
  • 24/25 Feb 2016 depart tba subject to WMID request

Contact Gnangarra-at-wikimedia.org.au for questions on Western Australian events.

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