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Wikidata Day 2024 in NYC
Wikidata Day 2024 NYC
DateSaturday, Oct 26, 2024
11 am – 5:00 pm EDT
LocationRooms 201 & 214 at
Pratt Manhattan
144 W 14th Street
New York, NY 10011
Convened byWikimedia New York City
Hosted byPratt Institute
School of Information
with support from
Pratt Academic Senate
WithGirls Who Code

Wikidata Day in New York City, an event convened by Wikimedia NYC on Saturday, October 26, 2024, marked the 12th Birthday of Wikidata with a celebration and mini-conference. The event was hosted by and held at Pratt Institute School of Information in collaboration with Girls Who Code.

The event ran from 11am – 5pm and ended with the traditional wiki-cake; food and drink, too, was available during the event at no cost to attendees.

Wikidata Day NYC 2024 was the sequel to corresponding events in NYC in 2023 and in 2022.

Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/DsU0LykhRBg


Schedule

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Rooms 201 & 214 @ Pratt Manhattan
11:00 am DOORS OPEN, COFFEE & BAGELS
11:30 am WELCOME from MCs, Pratt School of Information, Girls Who Code
11:50 am INTRO TO WIKIDATA
12:30 pm LUNCH
1:30 pm Spotlight
sessions
Combating Misinformation + Disinformation in Elections using Data
2:30 pm Wikidata in Education
3:00 pm Lightning Talks EDIT-A-THON with Girls Who Code
4:30-5:00 pm CAKE + GROUP PHOTO + Discussion on Wikidata Community in NYC
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Lightning talks

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Add your 3-5 minute lightning talk here! Lightning talks may cover a wide range of topics related to Wikidata, Wikibase, or adjacent projects.

Editing resources

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  • General
  • Sourcing and truth values
  • Elections
  • Art

Sign up

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On-wiki RSVP is highly encouraged, but Eventbrite RSVP is required for the venue's security desk.

To sign up for this event: Log in or create an account.

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