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*{{w|User:PatHadley|PatHadley}} - Hoping to attend. Know nothing about trains and little more about Wikipedia, but really excited about how this might work! | *{{w|User:PatHadley|PatHadley}} - Hoping to attend. Know nothing about trains and little more about Wikipedia, but really excited about how this might work! | ||
Revision as of 16:04, 14 June 2011
National Railway Museum Wikimedia workshop
Date: 22 June 2011
Introduction
This is a day workshop with some demonstrations and presentations. The event is hosted by the National Railway Museum in York.
It is anticipated that attending will be:
- NRM staff interested in working with Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects
- Representatives from other museums - to be sought through the Museum Computer Group mailing list
- Wikipedians already involved with the NRM or with GLAM outreach
- Wikipedians interested in working with GLAM and/or the NRM - to be sought through promotion on wikipedia (e.g. banner ad, related wikiprojects)
Agenda
This agenda is a provisional framework
- 10.00 Registration
- 10.20 Introduction and housekeeping
- 10.30 Keynote presentation by Liam Wyatt, WMF GLAM Fellow (with Q&A)
- 11.15 Break
- 11.20 Presentation/demonstration of QR codes and the related multi-language engagement of Wikipedia by (TBC)
- 12.00 Walk-through of Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Commons, Wikisource, Wikiversity), teamwork pages and WikiProjects by (TBC)
- 12.30 Open plenary, Wikilounge suggestions
- 12.45 Break for lunch and social discussion
- 13.45 Wikilounge (natural break at 15.00)
- Wikilounge may adapt depending on demand, suggested parallel sessions on:
- NRM concept event and issues
- Other museums work and Wikimedia e-volunteer concept as a UK wide programme (with news of our Scotland initiative)
- Editing and coaching clinic for those who want to roll up their sleeves and have a go
- Wikilounge may adapt depending on demand, suggested parallel sessions on:
- 16.00 Summary, shared conclusions and commitments
- 16.30 Close
Attendees
The expectation is for the workshop day to involve 9 museum professionals from York and nearby and 9 Wikipedians/Wikimedians with relevant interest and experience. Total numbers will be limited to a maximum of 24.
Please add your name to the list below with your related interest and/or professional capacity if you are planning to attend and in addition email Simon who is the Wikimedia coordinator for the day.
Wikimedians
- Tagishsimon - Coordinating event
- Victuallers - WM-UK Chair, involved in NRM liaison - will attend, real life permitting
- Fæ - UK GLAM task force lead and WM-UK director
- Wittylama - WMF GLAM Fellow, will attend, possible opening presenter
- Geof Sheppard - have offered to help this project because of my work on railway history articles.
- PatHadley - Hoping to attend. Know nothing about trains and little more about Wikipedia, but really excited about how this might work!
Museums
- Mark Green - National Railway Museum
- Emma James - National Media Museum
- John Coburn - Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums