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<center><big><big><b><span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2020/07/wmuk-2020-agm-announcement/ Just one week left to sign up for our 2020 AGM!]</span></b></big></big></center>
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''By Katie Crampton, Communications and Governance Assistant at Wikimedia UK''
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If you'd like to see what Wikimedia UK is working on, our website is the best place for our community of volunteers, donors and members to stay up to date.
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General inquiries: info{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk<br>
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We’re gearing up for this year’s Annual General Meeting with just over a week to go until the event! On Saturday 18th July we will be meeting virtually, and though we won’t see each other in person we’re hoping to make the day as interactive as possible.
You can follow us on Twitter (<span class="plainlinks">[http://twitter.com/wikimediauk @wikimediauk]</span>) or Like us on Facebook (<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK WikimediaUK]</span>).


We’ll be using Zoom, with a conference link sent to all Eventbrite sign ups, so claim your free ticket here. If you’re not sure how to use Zoom, you can watch instructions on this support page, or contact us with any queries. While the AGM is an opportunity for our members to vote on essential governance of the charity, we also encourage participation from volunteers, partners, supporters, and anyone else who’s interested in the Wikimedia community in the UK.
You can also sign up to the <span class="plainlinks">[https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l email discussion list]</span> for the Wikimedia community in the UK.


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<center><big><big><b><span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2020/05/virtual-hackathon-aberdeen-provosts/ Wikidata and Aberdeen – a virtual hackathon]</span></b></big></big></center>
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''By Ian Watt, originally written for Code The City blog, with foreword by Sara Thomas, Scotland Programme Coordinator for Wikimedia UK''
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Over Easter weekend I attended a virtual hackathon, hosted by Code The City. It was originally supposed to be held in person in their space in Aberdeen, but what with lockdown and all, to Zoom we went.
We are always interested to hear from new [[volunteer|volunteers]]. If you have an idea you'd like to help make happen, or time and skills you would like to offer Wikimedia UK, please get in touch on volunteering{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk


The hackathon was concerned with a number of areas of history, heritage and data in Aberdeen, such as a project looking at Aberdeen Harbour Board Arrivals supported by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives; another looking at scraping data from the Aberdeen Built Ships site with a view to uploading to Wikidata; and the project that myself and Ian worked on, looking at Aberdeen Provosts and Lord Provosts, and getting those into Wikidata using Quickstatements.


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<center><big><big><b><span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2020/05/message-to-supporters-lockdown/ A message to our supporters in lockdown]</span></b></big></big></center>
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''By Lucy Crompton-Reid, Wikimedia UK’s Chief Executive''


I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and well during the current crisis. I think if there is a silver lining to this horrible situation it’s that I see more care and concern from friends, colleagues and strangers alike. I have only met a small number of Wikimedia UK’s donors and members in person, but I consider you all a part of our extended community. I know that many people are struggling at the moment, for different reasons, but hope that everyone feels able to cope with whatever you are facing – whether that’s isolation from friends and family, financial worry, health concerns or juggling home-schooling with working from home (speaking personally!)
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* {{event inline|2020|06|24|[https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/extraordinary-women-in-engineering-a-wes-wikithon-tickets-57696650234 Extraordinary Women in Engineering: a WES Wikithon]}} <small>[[:en:Wikipedia:GLAM/Women's Engineering Society/June 2020 editathon|(en.wp)]]</small>
* {{event inline|2020|06|24|Teaching with Wikipedia - a practical 'how to' workshop with the University of Edinburgh, [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/teaching-with-wikipedia-a-practical-how-to-workshop-tickets-110257332650 Teaching with Wikipedia]}}
* {{event inline|2020|06|24|Web presentation on Wikipedia: Women, War and Peace for the IWM Conflict Subject Specialist Network. With the Imperial War Museum North}}
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* {{event inline|2020|07|9-10|[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2020 Celtic Knot in Limerick]}}
* {{event inline|2020|07|04| How to Add Suffragettes & Women Activists to Wikipedia:A Workshop [https://www.facebook.com/events/2616828691903189 Facebook event here] [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-add-suffragettes-women-activists-to-wikipedia-a-workshop-tickets-109146173142 sign up on Eventbrite here.]}}
* {{event inline|2020|07|18|[https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikimedia-uk-2020-agm-tickets-105946892006 Wikimedia UK AGM: Book Your Tickets on Eventbrite]}}
* {{event inline|2020|07|01-31|Participate in [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP), a new global contest scheduled to run from July through August 2020]}}
* {{event inline|2020|07|01-31|Stayed tuned for the 2020 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Women%27s_Classical_Committee Women’s Classical Committee Colloquium]}}
 
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Wikimedia UK

Open knowledge for all

Our website

If you'd like to see what Wikimedia UK is working on, our website is the best place for our community of volunteers, donors and members to stay up to date.

About Wikimedia UK

The Wikimedia projects are special: they are written and curated by thousands of volunteers. They are also supported by voluntary donations, through Wikimedia UK, the Wikimedia Foundation and other international chapters.

Wikimedia UK is a charity registered in England and Wales that supports and promotes Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects such as Wikimedia Commons. Our mission is to help people and organisations create and preserve open knowledge, and to help provide easy access for all. We do this by supporting volunteer editors and contributors ('Wikimedians'), by working in partnership with cultural and educational institutions, by hosting training sessions and editing events, and by acting to advocate the benefits of open knowledge generally.

There are several ways to get involved in the charity's work. You can become a member for just £5 per year. You can volunteer to work with us in a variety of ways, both online and offline. You can also make a donation (and if you're a UK taxpayer, we can claim Gift Aid). Subscribe to our Friends' Newsletter to stay in touch. Click the buttons below to learn more.

Volunteer

Contact us

General inquiries: infoatwikimedia.org.uk
Media: pressatwikimedia.org.uk

You can follow us on Twitter (@wikimediauk) or Like us on Facebook (WikimediaUK).

You can also sign up to the email discussion list for the Wikimedia community in the UK.

More contact details

Get Involved

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Join Wikimedia UK

Members play a key role in shaping the future of the Chapter. Membership is open to all and costs just £5 a year.

Icon from Font Awesome by Dave Gandy - http://fortawesome.github.com/Font-Awesome, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0

Events

We organise dozens of events each year, including meetups, editing events, "Backstage Pass" events at museums, workshops and conferences.

Icon from Font Awesome by Dave Gandy - http://fortawesome.github.com/Font-Awesome, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0

Volunteer

Participate in one of our ongoing outreach projects, working with the cultural and education institutions of the UK.

Icon from Font Awesome by Dave Gandy - http://fortawesome.github.com/Font-Awesome, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0

Project grants

Request a project grant to help you with your editing or outreach activities on any Wikimedia project.

Icon from Font Awesome by Dave Gandy - http://fortawesome.github.com/Font-Awesome, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0

Donate to Wikimedia UK to keep Wikipedia running free from advertising and support our work getting more people and institutions working with Wikipedia and its sister projects.

We are always interested to hear from new volunteers. If you have an idea you'd like to help make happen, or time and skills you would like to offer Wikimedia UK, please get in touch on volunteeringatwikimedia.org.uk



Want to suggest changes to the content and presentation of this page? Comment on the talk page, or experiment at the Sandbox

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