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Below are the listing of events either related to Wikimedia UK, or to Wikimedia activities within the UK. The next few upcoming events will be featured on the left-hand menu. If you know of an upcoming event that is not listed, please add it below.

Other Wikimedia events lists include:

• Chapters Activity Calendar
• Events listed on Meta
• Wikipedia meetups

2012

September

• 14-15 - GLAM-WIKI-2012 (TBC)

May

• 19 - (circa) Annual Conference 2012
• 08 - Board meeting

April

• 21 - 22 - Board meeting
• 08 - London meetup
• 01 - Chapters Meeting

March

• 30-31 - Chapters Meeting
• 27 - Board meeting
• 11 - London meetup
• 04 - Exec board meeting

February

• 25 - Manchester meetup
• 12 - London meetup
• 11 - 12 - Board meeting

January

• 28 - Liverpool meetup
• 26 - Fiona Apps presenting "Wikipedia and Me", Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, 12:30-14:00 (More information on page 7 of this PDF.)
• 24 - Board meeting
• 23 - Wikimedia and QR training for museums, Nuneaton
• 20 - Wikimedia and QR training for museums, Nuneaton
• 17 - British Library Royal Manuscripts exhibition tour
• 15 - London meetup
• 15 - Girl Geek Wikipedia training event, Bristol
• 07 - 08 - OTRS workshop
• 03 - Board meeting

2011

December

• 15 - Andy Mabbett talking at CentralTAG on 'Wikipedia, its GLAM collaborations, & how archaeologists can use it to disseminate their work to both specialist & popular audiences'
• 11 - London meetup
• 10 - Manchester meetup
• 14 - Exec board meeting
• 5 - Martin Poulter speaking at Social Media Lunch for scholarly societies, the Institute of Physics, London
• 3 - Cambridge meetup
• 2 to 4 - GLAMcamp Amsterdam, list of UK attendees
• 1 - Darren Logan speaking at the Uniprot consortium meeting on Wikipedia annotation and integration, Cambridge

November

• 30 - Medical Research Council Workshop, Cambridge
• 30 - Roger Bamkin visits Indianapolis Childrens Museum
• 28 - Fae supported by Johnbod providing evidence as a Wikipedian to Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions
• 24 - Fae presenting at Open Data in Cultural Heritage workshop hosted by Wellcome Trust & Open Knowledge Foundation
• 24 - Darren Logan presenting "Why Wikipedia matters to you (yes, you!)" at the International Institute for Environment and Development, London
• 22 - Liverpool Wikilounge, followed by meetup
• 19 - 20 - Brighton Hackathon 2011
• 19 - 20 - In-person board meeting
• 18 - Martin Poulter speaking at ESRC Research Seminar on "Digital Policy: Connectivity, Creativity and Rights", Leicester University
• 17 - Roger Bamkin on Special Libraries Assoc panel
• 16 - Roger Bamkin speaking at Lillehammer
• 13 - 18:30-20:00 Sue Gardner Speaking at Imperial College
• 13 - London meetup
• 12 - Manchester Girl Geeks Editing Day
• 10 - Steve Virgin speaking at UK Association of Science & Discovery Centres Marketing Managers Conference - event entitled 'Word of Mouth'
• 01 - Fae at PICTFOR meeting on Hargreaves' report on UK copyright changes, blog post
• 01 - Exec board meeting
• ?? - Society of Biology in-house workshop (Charles Darwin House)

October

• 29 - Trevor Johnson hosting a stand and a training event at RISC OS London Show, Feltham
• 24 - 10.00-18.00 Wikipedia Lounge at The University of Manchester
• 16 - London meetup, combined with Extraordinary General Meeting of the company (2pm)
• 13 - 10.00-17.00 British Museum Ice Age art "Behind the Scenes" event
• 11 - Board meeting
• 08 - Andy Mabbett - "Wikipedia, Creative Commons and QRpedia" at Library Camp UK in Birmingham
• 08 - Cambridge meetup
• 07 - 13.30-17.00 British Museum internal training workshop.
• 05 - Roger Bamkin speaking at Europeana Conference at Austrian National Library on "WLM, GLAM and QRpedia" - Visit report
• 05 - Martin Poulter speaking on "Common pitfalls in engaging with Wikipedia" at Bathcamp #26, the Innovation Centre, Bath
• 01 - Wikipedia stall at the Warwick University Freshers fair
• 01 - Tom Morris attending Over the Air at Bletchley Park
• 01 - Edinburgh meeting with discussion about the Wikimedia in Scotland coordinator, a 6 months paid staff position in Edinburgh
• 01 - Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Backstage Pass

September

• 30 - Fae meeting with Museums Galleries Scotland.
• 27 - Fae & Roger giving presentation for all staff at the British Library
• 27 - Wikimedia Girl Geek Dinner at B-Hive, Manchester. Fiona Apps (User:Panyd) speaking about Women and Wikipedia
• 18 - In-person executive board meeting - Derby
• 17 - Manchester meetup
• 15 - Wiki Wildlife Bristol
• 14 - Workshop for GLAMs at Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, led by Andy Mabbett.
• 11 - London meetup with Chief Exec short list
• 08 - Steve Virgin and Roger Bamkin talking at TEDx Bristol
• 08 - 15.30-17.00 British Museum internal workshop (lead: Johnbod, facilitators needed)
• 03 - Mayor of Derby on Webstream to give prizes to Russia, France and Indonesia for Multilingual challenge
• 02 - 2-4, RegioWikiCamp Brest (France) - Unconference on regional wiki projects
• 02 - 2-3, Science Online London - "How are wikis being used to carry out and communicate science?" session
• 01 - Institute of Physics Workshop

August

• 27 - 28 - In-person board meeting
• 18 - Wikimedia Girl Geek Dinner, Bristol
• 14 - London meetup
• 9 - Executive board meeting
• 4-7 - Wikimania 2011, Haifa (inc. Developer's meetings, 2-3 Aug)

July

• 26 - Steve Virgin talking about 'What is your Wikipedia Business Strategy', Business West event at Cheltenham Racecourse & Gloucestershire Cricket Club
• 25 - Board meeting
• 21 - Steve Virgin talking about 'What is your Wikipedia Business Strategy', Business West event at Cheltenham Racecourse & Gloucestershire Cricket Club
• 16 - V&A Wikilounge
• 12 - 12-13 July, Wikipedia stand at the CILIP Umbrella conference, Hatfield (report)
• 11 - ARKive project Wikipedian in residence begins
• 10 - London meetup
• 09 - Executive board meeting
• 07 - 7-9 July, Martin Poulter attending the Wikipedia in Higher Education Summit
• 06 - 6-8 July, Johnbod part of Wikilounge team for "Communicating the Museum" conference, Dusseldorf
• 05 - Fæ in BBC Radio Scotland interview for Culture Cafe
• 04 - Bristol Wiki Academy 2, including induction for University of Bristol Outreach Ambassador
• 01 - Medical Research Council Workshop

June

• 30 - Steve Virgin speaking at the Mashable Social Media Day Bristol facebook mashable
• 25 - Manchester wikimeet
• 24 - GLAMcamp London GCal
• 22 - National Railway Museum workshop on Wikimedia events and e-volunteers, York
• 21 - York wikimeet
• 20 - Edinburgh wikimeet
• 18 - Campus Ambassador training, London
• 17 - Chris and Roger to Vienna for 3 day Fundraising conference
• 14 - Community IRC meeting
• 13 - Mike Peel speaking at Impact of Social Sciences conference, hosted by the London School of Economics
• 12 - London meetup
• 12 - Birmingham wikimeet
• 11-12 - Board meeting, Birmingham
• 04 - British Library English and Drama behind-the-scenes GCal

May

• 31 - Community IRC meeting
• 21 - Cambridge meetup
• 20-22 - GLAMcamp NYC
• 20 - Executive board meeting
• 17 - Community IRC meeting
• 11-13 - Martin Poulter talking about 'Wikipedia and Higher Education: Beat them or join them?' at Open Educational Resources 2011
• 8 - London meetup
• 3 - Community IRC meeting

April

• 26 - Board meeting
• 24 - Manchester wikimeet
• 16 - Annual Conference 2011, Bristol
• 16 - Trevor Johnson hosting a stand at Wakefield RISC OS Show
• 13 - London Wikipedia Academy
• 10 - London meetup
• 9 - Backstage Pass at Derby Museums
• 5 - Board Meeting

March

• 28 - Cancer Research UK Workshop
• 25-27 - Chapters Conference 2011, Berlin
• 19 - Bristol Wiki Academy 1
• 13 - London meetup
• 9-11 - Cormac Lawler attending the Wikipedia in Education summit (report)
• 1 - Board Meeting

February

• 27 - Cambridge Meetup
• 16-17 - Imperial College Recruitment Drive for the Contribution team.
• 13 - London meetup
• 9 - Imperial College Recruitment Drive for the Contribution team.
• 5 - In-person Board meeting; Board Interest meeting
• 2 - WikiWednesday
• 2 - "Wikipedia at 10" Imperial College London

January

• 31 - Cancer Research UK Workshop
• 14-15 - Editathon, British Library
• 13 - "Wikipedia at 10" Louise Blouin Foundation museum, London
• 13 - Public lecture by Jimmy Wales "Wikipedia at 10", the Victoria Rooms, Bristol
• 9 - London meetup
• 4 - Board Meeting

2010

December

• 19 - Fundraising party for Wikimedia 10 celebrations, London
• 12 - London meetup
• 7 - Board Meeting
• 7 - Community IRC meeting

November

• 26-27 - GLAM-WIKI Conference: Finding the common ground at the British Museum,

July

• 9-11 - Wikimania 2010
• 5-6 - Wiki-train from London to Gdansk
• 4 - London meetup

June

• 25 - Hoxne Challenge with British Museum
• 13 - London meetup
• 8 - Board Meeting
• 4 - British Museum "Backstage Pass" event

May

• 29 - Cambridge Meetup
• 15 - Bristol Meetup
• 14-16 - 2010 Fundraising Summit
• 9 - London meetup
• 5 - London WikiWednesday
• 4 - Board Meeting

April

• 24 - Last Board Meeting of the 09-10 board; First Board Meeting of the 10-11 board
• 24 - Annual General Meeting and Open Knowledge Conference
• 16-18 - Chapters Meeting, Berlin
• 13 - Board Meeting
• 11 - London meetup
• 7 - London WikiWednesday

March

• 30 - Board Meeting
• 27 - Cambridge meetup
• 16 - Board Meeting
• 14 - London meetup
• 3 - Wiki Wednesday London
• 2 - Board meeting

February

• Whole month - Britain Loves Wikipedia
• 20 - The British Postal Museum & Archive’s Museum Store
• 18 - BLW @ Bedford Museum
• 17 - BLW @ Hunterian Museum
• 16 - Board meeting
• 16 - Mill Green Loves Wikipedia
• 14 - East Lothian Photographers LOVE Wikipedia!
• 14 - London meetup
• 13 - BLW @ Manchester Museum
• 11 - BLW @ Nottingham Natural History Museum
• 6-7 - BLW @ Museum of Army Flying
• 3 - WikiWednesday
• 2 - Board meeting

January

• 31 - Britain Loves Wikipedia launch, Victoria and Albert Museum
• 19 - Board meeting
• 17 - London meetup

2009

December

• 13 - London meetup

November

• 14 - Cambridge meetup
• 8 - London meetup
• 6-8 - Multimedia Usability Project Meeting France, attended by WMUK via Mike Peel
• 26 - "Digital Treasures, Rethinking Archives For The Digital Age" conference, Birmingham - workshop on "Repurposing Archives and Business Models", Zeyi He and Mike Peel presenting about Britain Loves Wikipedia and potential GLAM projects

October

• 11 - London meetup

September

• 13 - London meetup
• 11 - Pictures in Public conference, Oxford, attended by WMUK via Mike Peel
• 5 - Manchester meetup

August

• 9 - London meetup
• 1 - Cambridge meetup

July

• 12 - London meetup

June

• 14 - London meetup

May

• 17 - London meetup

April

• 28 - Cambridge meetup
• 26 - Annual General Meeting, Manchester
• 12 - London meetup
• 4 - Manchester meetup
• 3-5 - Chapters meeting 2009, attended by WMUK via Mike Peel and Tom Dalton

March

• 14 - Manchester meetup
• 8 - London meetup

February

• 28 - Cambridge meetup
• All month - Wikipedia Loves Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
• 8 - London meetup, at the Victoria and Albert Museum

January

• 11 - London meetup