Wikidata Tour Down Under (2016)

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Andy Mabbett is coming to Australia for three weeks in February 2016. He will be touring the country (and subsequently visiting Jakarta, Indonesia) 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 join us if you can, and do share details with your Wikimedia, GLAM, Open Data, and OpenStreetMap contacts.

Melbourne

There will be three Wikimedia-related sessions as part of 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]

There will also be a meetup, open to all, on the evening of the Wednesday of the conference

  • 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; 7.00pm onwards: social
  • 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

Wikimedia Australia is bringing Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing) to Australia to attend a number of events where he will be talking about Wikidata, how it works, how to contribute to it and retrieve the information in it. The WikiData Downunder tour 2016 will include two events in Sydney.

  • Fri 12 Feb 2016 2.30-4.30pm State Library of New South Wales
    • What is Wikidata?
    • Why does the GLAM sector need to know about this?
    • Who verifies the quality of Wikidata?
    • How can my organisation contribute?

This Wikidata hands-on event is open to Wikimedians, GLAM sector staff and interested members of the public. Places are limited so bookings are essential Registration link

Canberra

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

Perth

  • Thur 18 Feb 2016: Travel.
  • Fri 19 Feb 2016: 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, evening ALIA talk
  • 25 Feb 2016 depart for Indonesia,

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

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