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Below are the listing of events either related to Wikimedia UK, or to Wikimedia activities within the UK. If you know of an upcoming event that is not listed, please add it below.

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2012

October

• 01 - Wikipedia and images workshop/October 2012
• 01 - Board meeting (TBC) - call
• 01 - Conference Committee meeting (postponed from 24 September)
• 02 - Imperial College Wikipedia Society Freshers' Fair
• 02 - 03 - Cambridge University Wikipedia Society launch at the Freshers' Fair
• 04 - Robin Owain meeting Dr. Ted Jones, Digitisation on Demand from the National Library of Wales about work with Wikimedia UK
• 08 - Wikipedia talk and training workshop at the University of Oxford
• 08 - JISC Digital Infrastructure Team workshop, London
• 11 - Parkinson's UK Wikipedia training
• 12 - AHRC Wikipedia training workshop at the British Library
• 13 - 14 - Fæ and Andy Mabbett separately addressing the Central and Eastern Europe Wikimedia conference.
• 14 - London meetup
• 15 - Roger Bamkin speaking at the Oxford Internet Institute
• 16 - Roger Bamkin speaking at De Montfort University
• 16 - Imperial College Wikipedians - Members Wikisocial
• 19 - Ada Lovelace Day event
• 21 - Coventry meetup
• 23 - Imperial College Newbies' Wikilounge
• 23-26 - Dunhuang Project editathon, British Library
• 26 - Black History Month event
• 26 - Women in Science editathon, Oxford
• 27 - 28 - Train the trainer workshop, October 2012
• 28 - Cambridge meetup

November

• 01 - Ethical Properties Wikipedia Workshop/November event
• 04 - RBSA Backstage Pass in Birmingham
• 04 - Oxford meetup 1st ever Oxford meetup.
• 07 - Workshop at Edinburgh University
• 08 - Workshop at the National Library of Scotland
• 09 - Workshop at EDINA, Edinburgh
• 11 - London meetup
• 17–18 - Board meeting (TBC) - in person
• 18 - Reading meetup 2nd Reading meetup.
• 25 - Manchester Girl Geeks editing day

2013

February

• Training the Trainers/December event - Newcastle. Date TBC

March

• Wikimedia Chapters Meeting, Berlin (date TBC)

April

• 12–14 - GLAM-WIKI 2013

June

• 08 - WikiConference UK 2013 & 2013 AGM - details TBC

August

• 7–11 - Wikimania 2013, Hong Kong

Past events in 2012

September

• 01 - Wikipedia Takes Coventry
• 03 - AHRC Wikipedia training workshop at the British Library
• 05–06 - EduWiki Conference 2012, University of Leicester
• 08–09 - Board meeting - in person, Coventry
• 09 - London meetup
• 10 - British Library: open afternoon and exhibition tour
• 13 - British Museum, Shakespeare: staging the world event
• 15–16 - GLAMcamp London, British Library
• 18 - Philatelic workshop at the British Library
• 19 - Board meeting - by telephone
• 23 - Reading meetup 1st ever meetup in Reading.
• 24 - British Library Wikipedia training workshop
• 25 - Board meeting - call
• 27 - Ethical Properties Wikipedia Workshop/September event

August

• 31 - WikiProject Medicine editor outreach, Coventry
• 29 - Society of Biology Wikipedia workshop
• 26 - Conference Committee/Planning meeting 5
• 25 - Manchester meetup
• 26 - (Wikinews) London reporters' workshop
• 23 - GLAMcamp organising meeting
• 23 - User:Pigsonthewing speaking about 'Volunteering for Wikimedia: Why work for free?' at Kultwerwest
• 19 - Wikimania 2014/Meeting 6
• 18 - Mozilla Editathon
• 14 - University of Hertfordshire Wikipedia workshop
• 12 - London meetup
• 05 - Coventry meetup (postponed from 1 July)

July

• 26 - Board meeting - call
• 21 - Liverpool meetup
• 20 - 22 - Edinburgh photography workshop
• 19 - GLAM-WIKI 2012 Conference Meeting
• 12–15 - Wikimania 2012
• 08 - London meetup
• 01 - Board meeting - in person in London

June

• 30 - Board meeting - in person in London
• 30 - Cardiff meetup
• 28 - Wikipedia photo library workshop, London
• 25 - Birkbeck College Wikipedia workshop (multiple institutions, academic staff focus)
• 23 - Manchester meetup
• 22 - GLAM-WIKI meeting and GLAM networking at the Office (2-5pm); Fæ available for discussion before and during lunch TANSTAAFL
• 18 - Martin Poulter giving Research in Learning Innovation seminar in "Wikipedia and Education" at Beyond Distance Research Alliance, University of Leicester
• 16 - World War I Editathon
• 17 - Conference committee/Wikimania 2014 meeting
• 10 - London meetup
• 09–10 - Train the Trainers event, London
• 08 - GLAMcamp London

May

• 26 - Liverpool meetup
• 20 - Cambridge meetup
• 19 - MonmouthpediA Celebration
• 19 - Monmouth meetup
• 13 - London meetup
• 13 - Wikimania 2014 planning meeting
• 12 - WikiConference UK 2012 & AGM
• 08 - Board meeting
• 06 - Coventry meetup

April

• 28 - Manchester meetup
• 28 - Trevor Johnson hosting a stand for WikiProject RISC OS at RISC OS show, Wakefield
• 24 - Closing date for Training the Trainers tender
• 21–22 - Board meeting
• 21 - Monmouth meetup
• 20 - ICE Wikipedia workshop, given by User:Pigsonthewing
• 12 - Close of nominations for new board election
• 08 - London meetup
• 01 - Chapters Meeting

March

• 31 - Coventry History Editathon, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry
• 30-31 - Chapters' Conference
• 30 - Geological Society training event, Burlington House, London
• 27 - Board meeting
• 24–25 - ‘Hack on the Record’ at the National Archives
• 24 - Liverpool meetup
• 19 - IRC office hours in irc:wikimedia-uk ^connect.
• 17 - Martin Poulter running a stall at Association of Humanist Students National Convention, London
• 11 - London meetup
• 05 - Martin Poulter delivering half-day training to staff at Science Learning Centre South West
• 03 - Exec board meeting
• 01 - Mike Peel talking at Bright Club Manchester on Wikipedia and 'Histories'.

February

• 29 - Martin Poulter speaking on "Elitism for the Masses" at IDEoGRAMS seminar, University of Leicester
• 25 - Trevor Johnson hosting a stand at RISC OS South West Show, nr. Bristol
• 25 - Manchester meetup
• 22 - Steve Virgin speaking on 'Wikimedia UK - an opportunity, a challenge and a grand vision' at the FoodCycle Student Restaurant at the Anson Rooms, University of Bristol Students' Union
• 19 - Coventry meetup
• 18 - Wiki Loves Monuments brainstorm, London
• 18 - Backstage Pass at Black Country Living Museum
• 17–19 - Finance meeting 2012, Paris
• 12 - London meetup
• 11–12 - Board meeting
• 04 - Cambridge meetup

January

• 30 - #OpenDataLDN 3: Wikimedia and New Collaborations, User:Ironholds presenting
• 28 - Liverpool meetup
• 26 - Roger Bamkin presenting "Wikipedia and Me", Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, 12:30-14:00
• 24 - Board meeting
• 23 - Wikimedia and QR training for museums, Nuneaton
• 20 - Wikimedia and QR training for museums, Nuneaton
• 18 - Roger Bamkin presenting about QR codes at the Mobile Public Sector masterclass
• 17 - British Library Royal Manuscripts exhibition tour
• 15 - London meetup
• 15 - Girl Geek Wikipedia training event, Bristol
• 07–08 - OTRS workshop
• 03 - Board meeting