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An invite to a Wikipedia Conference on Sun. 1/15/17

  • Posted by Ann Matsuuchi (she/they) on January 9, 2017 at 6:20 pm

    On Sunday, January 15, there will be a free and open to all Wikipedia Conference at the Ace Hotel in Manhattan. It will be an all day unconference with panels and guest speakers including Tim Wu.

    LaGuardia CC students who have worked with Wikipedia in projects such one focused on the La Guardia and Wagner Archives collection on Mayor Ed Koch and a localized NYC history of HIV/AIDS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_New_York_City) will also take part.

    Wikipedia Day 2017
    Date: Sunday, January 15, 2017
    Time: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm, after-party 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    Location: Ace Hotel, Lower Level and Lobby, 20 W. 29th Street, New York, NY
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia_Day_2017
    https://www.facebook.com/events/355913081460003

    More details are below. It is free and open to all (with free lunch and cake).

    >>>>>
    You are invited to join us next Sunday at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day NYC 2017, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of the project\'s global 16th birthday festivities.

    In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions.

    With special guests Katherine Maher of the Wikimedia Foundation and Tim Wu of Columbia Law School speaking on our Post-truth panel!

    Also featuring an International/Multilingual panel, a Documenting Activism panel, a Multimedia/Tech Panel, a Science panel, an Art panel, and more.

    And there will be cake 🙂

    Wikipedia page:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia_Day_2017

    Ace Hotel page:
    http://www.acehotel.com/calendar/newyork/wikipedia-day-2017

    We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

    We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the \"open space\" experience!

    Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues!

    Thanks,
    Richard
    (User:Pharos)
    Wikimedia NYC

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