Wikipedia:Meetup/Auckland 23
On 18 May 2024, the New Zealand Women in Architecture WikiProject and Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand are collaborating on an edit-a-thon focusing on improving content on New Zealand women in architecture.
We’re pleased to bring back the Walking Tour and Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for 2024. The two concurrent events will be held on Saturday 18 May 2024.
Women still make up less than 20% of biographies on Wikipedia, and the New Zealand Women in Architecture WikiProject aims to fill the gaps in the digital realm and increase the visibility of prolific female architects.
Originally inspired by the book Making Space (editor Elizabeth Cox), we will be continuing last year’s work to increase articles about women and non-binary people in or from Aotearoa New Zealand who work in architecture and related fields.
A+W NZ is fortunate enough to be joined by Lisa Maule, who will be our Wikipedia expert on the day. Lisa contributes to a multitude of Wikipedia projects that aim to increase the diversity on Wikipedia, including Women in Red, Pasifika Arts Aotearoa, and Women in STEAM Aotearoa.
Tickets are available here.
Auckland in-person Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon & Walking Tour 18 May 2024
Date: Saturday 18 May 2024
Walking Tour, 10am to 1pm
The walking tour will be starting in Auckland CBD and take you to five locations. Free license photos and images are a challenging aspect of filling out wikipedia articles. Attendees will be asked to take photos during the walking tour and upload them to WikiCommons to contribute to the online database!
Meet outside the Ellen Melville Centre at 10am, we will finish the tour at Auckland Museum. Lunch will be provided, followed by a tutorial on photo uploading by Lisa.
Please bring your own laptop for uploading!
Edit-a-thon, 10am to 4pm
The edit-a-thon will run from 10am-4pm at the Learning Labs at Auckland Museum.
Copies of Making Space and other publications will be available for reference.
All experience levels welcome! A beginners’ course will be held at 10am after introductions, for new editors or experienced ones that need a refresher.
Location: Learning Labs, at Auckland Museum, Level 1 next to Te Whiwhinga the Imaginarium.
Feel free to come by any time during the day to join the group. Please bring your own editing device. Lunch will be provided at 1pm.
Suggested activities
If you are new to Wikipedia please create a username in advance if possible.
Redlinks are Wikipedia articles that don't exist yet. In brackets is the Wikidata item - worth looking at as it might have some references that can be cited. There are also some links in the bracket number with a little arrow.
- Andrea Bell ** (Q115629001)
- Claire Chambers **(Q117846721)
- Fiona Christeller (Q115123436) Sources: [1]
- Denise Civil (Q117791110)
- Megan Edwards ** (Q118500723)
- Briar Green ** (Q117846661)
- Nicola Herbst ** (Q117846751)
- Judi Keith-Brown ** (Q117846742) Sources: [2]
- Amanda Reynolds (architect)
- Rachael Rush
- Sarah Scott (Q117846759)
- Judith Taylor (Q117846744)
- Kathy Waghorn ACADEMIC (Q117813436) Sources: [3] [4] [5]
- Names with ** are practioners recommended as being easier to find
Have a look at the project page and links for things to research and add:
Women in Architecture Aotearoa WikiProject
Meetup code of conduct
All attendees are expected to understand and abide by the Draft Universal Code of Conduct for the Wikimedia Movement. No food is to be taken through the galleries or into the Library, only water in bottles may be consumed in the space. A light lunch will be provided in a separate room. Please bring your own device with you, there are power outlets in the library if you would also like to bring your charger.
Future meetups
Double check the Wikipedia:Auckland Meetup page to confirm when the next meetup is happening.
Join the Wikimedia User Group of Aotearoa New Zealand to be kept informed.
Also see Wikipedia:New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board for discussion relevant to New Zealand Wikipedians.
People
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Attending
Unable to come or participating remotely
Agenda and notes
After short introductions we will be learning by editing - I look forward to meeting you. Bring all your questions! There will be a fuller agenda added a bit closer to the time and in the mean time find some biography articles you like.
Ngā mihi,
Lisa / Pakoire
Outcomes
New articles
Expanded pages
Next meeting and meetup timetables
- TBC, same time, same place