Wikipedia:Wikipedia Connection/Newsletter/2016-07-01

Newsletter - July 1, 2016

The Ohio State University - Written by Kevin Payravi

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Upcoming Dates

• Great Buckeye Wiknic 2016 (Sunday, July 10 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Fred Beekman Park): Join us for a day in the park for great food, activities, and socializing with others from the Wikimedia movement! Wikipedia Connection members will be attending, along with Wikimedians from around the rest of Ohio. Visit the event page for more details, and to RSVP if you can attend. Travel reimbursements are available for those travelling from afar.

Latest Club Updates

• Our grant request for the summer semester has been approved by the Wikimedia Foundation! We are now set to host events throughout the summer.
  • If you have any ideas for events for the summer, get in touch with the club officers!
• Wikipedia Connection is officially supporting HackOHI/O 2016, Ohio State University's largest hackathon that's happening this November. During the Fall semester, we'll be hosting at least one pre-hype event to introduce students to Wikimedia development opportunities with the hope of inspiring Wikipedia-related projects at the hackathon.
• Even though it's summer, editing doesn't have to stop - reach out to other Wikipedia Connection members if you need help or want to find something to edit.

Member Showcase

Here's a showcase of some of the contributions our members have made and the events our members have attended since the last newsletter. Reach out to Kevin if you've made a contribution you'd like featured on the list, or if you'd like some ideas and resources!

Contributions

• Maria Rimmel created an article on Ruthie Tompson, an American animator. The article was created as part of WikiProject Women in Red, a WikiProject whose objective is to create articles on women.
  • Maria's article was featured in the Did you know? section of the main page with the following fact: Did you know that Ruthie Tompson was offered a job by Walt Disney while working at the riding club where he played polo?
• Kevin Payravi created an article on CoverMyMeds, a Columbus-area company that creates software to automate the prior authorization process.
• Addis Wang and several other Wikimedians created a video on Wikipedia Asian Month, a month-long online edit-a-thon that Addis spearheaded that resulted in over 6,000 articles being created.

Events

• Kevin received a scholarship and attended the GLAM Boot Camp on behalf of Wikipedia Connection in Washington D.C. from June 14-16. The event was a training workshop for gaining the knowledge and skills necessary to assist with GLAM-Wiki projects, which Kevin hopes to bring back to Ohio State to work with Wikipedia Connection on creating GLAM projects with the University.
• Kevin attended the Wiki Loved Pride 2016 DC edit-a-thon in the National Archives, primarily improving the article on Rainbow Health Initiative.
• Kevin, Maria, and Addis Wang (the latter two receiving scholarships) attended the Wikimedia Diversity Conference 2016, a two-day event that facilitated conversation and action on the issues of diversity within the Wikimedia movement. Addis and Kevin also got the chance to present on Wikipedia Asian Month.
• Addis received a scholarship and attended the annual Wikimania 16 from June 22 - June 28 in Esino Lario, Italy! Addis also hosted a session discussing Wikipedia Asian Month.
• On June 1, Maria and Kevin participated in the #ArchivesJuly4 Transcribe-a-thon, a three-hour event put on by the US National Archives and National Archives Foundation to transcribe documents related to the founding of the United States.

Things to Work On

• Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for the latest updates.
• Check out our to-do list of articles related to club members' interests that need expansion, cleanup, and sources.
• Have an idea for an activity for the summer? Get in touch with club officers!

Discussion

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