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* '''Sat 25 April''': '''WA''' - Wikimedians attend Toodyay Gaol exhibition launch (including Toodyaypedia QR codes) | * '''Sat 25 April''': '''WA''' - Wikimedians attend Toodyay Gaol exhibition launch (including Toodyaypedia QR codes) | ||
* '''Sat 2 - Sun 3 May''': '''VIC''' - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Melbourne/May_2015 Paralympic History Wikipedia workshop], 11.00am - 5.00pm Saturday 2 May; 9.00am-12.00 Sunday 3 May at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Park Melbourne Park Tennis Centre] | * '''Sat 2 - Sun 3 May''': '''VIC''' - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Melbourne/May_2015 Paralympic History Wikipedia workshop], 11.00am - 5.00pm Saturday 2 May; 9.00am-12.00 Sunday 3 May at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Park Melbourne Park Tennis Centre] | ||
* * '''Tues 12 May''': '''QLD''' - Wikipedia photo run to inner north-east Brisbane suburbs (Eagle Farm to Albion) | |||
==2014== | ==2014== |
Revision as of 22:21, 16 May 2015
This page lists past events, moved here from the upcoming events list.
2015
- Thurs 8 January: QLD - Wikipedia photo run - Brisbane southern suburbs
- Mon 26 January: QLD - Talk on Wikimedia Commons for Mount Gravatt Photographic Society at Garden City Library
- Tues 17 February: QLD - Wikipedia photo run - Highgate Hill to Bulimba
- Thu 26 - Sat 28 February: VIC - Wikimedia Australia supports User:Bidgee to collect photography of the Australian International Airshow. Read the report
- Thurs 9 April: QLD - Wikipedia photo run - Scenic Rim - postponed from 1 April due to bad weather
- Sat 11 April: WA - Wikipedia editing workshop Bassendean Library
- Fri 17 April: QLD - Wikipedia photo run - East Brisbane to Cleveland
- Sat 25 April: WA - Wikimedians attend Toodyay Gaol exhibition launch (including Toodyaypedia QR codes)
- Sat 2 - Sun 3 May: VIC - Paralympic History Wikipedia workshop, 11.00am - 5.00pm Saturday 2 May; 9.00am-12.00 Sunday 3 May at Melbourne Park Tennis Centre
- * Tues 12 May: QLD - Wikipedia photo run to inner north-east Brisbane suburbs (Eagle Farm to Albion)
2014
- Sunday 19th January - Wikipedia Day meetups around the country. Add a location, venue and time to the page to organise a meetup!
- 1st February - WA -Perth meetup at the State Library of Western Australia.
- Saturday 8th March - WA - Bus trip to Toodyay, Western Australia.
- Monday 7 April - QLD - Wikipedia photo run - northern Gold Coast
- Tuesday 29th April - NSW - Lycée Condorcet (Sydney), Kerry Raymond talked to Year 4 students about Wikipedia and vandalism
- Sunday 4th May: Wikimedia Australia holds a public meeting, with online participation. Everyone is welcome to join and take part in discussions related to the chapter. Time: 4pm AEST
- Sunday 4th May - WA - Toodyay 1:30 pm. Regular Perth meetup to be held in an irregular location.
- Saturday 10 May 2014 - NSW - An edit-a-thon as part of the global tribute to Adrianne Wadewitz at State Library of New South Wales
- Thursday 15 May 2014: QLD - Wikipedia photo run - Logan City
- Friday 27 June 2014: QLD - Wikipedia photo run - Southern Redland City
- Thursday 14 August 2014: ACT - Wikibomb at the Shine Dome in Canberra and online, to develop content on Australian women scientists as part of National Science Week. 117 new articles were created and can be found at Wikipedia:Category:Wikibomb2014
- Saturday 23 August 2014: - WA - Perth meetup.
- Tues 16 - Thurs 18 September 2014': VIC - Australian Library and Information Association National conference at the Pullman Albert Park Hotel, 65 Queens Rd, Melbourne (map). WMAU will have a booth in the exhibitor's area, so stop in and say hello!
- Thurs 18 September 2014: QLD - Wikipedia photo run - Scenic Rim
- Wed 1 October 2014: NZ - Whanganui Wiki Wednesday meetup at Davis Public Library, Queens Park, Whangaui, New Zealand at 6:30pm
- Sunday 5 October 2014: Online - Wikimedia Australia 2014 Annual General Meeting, 4pm Melbourne time (AEDST)
- Tues 21 October 2014: QLD - Wikipedia edit training for Golf Queensland in conjunction with State Library of Queensland at State Library in Brisbane
- Wed 22 October 2014: SA - Australian Library and Information Association talk on Wikipedia. Flinders University City Campus, Victoria Square Adelaide
- Thu 23 October 2014: VIC - Australian Library and Information Association talk on Wikipedia. Seminar room 1, L5, Building 8, RMIT University Library Swanston St campus
- Fri 24 October 2014: QLD - Wikipedia edit training for librarians from Toowoomba Region at Oakey, Queensland
- Sat 25 October 2014: QLD - Wikipedia photo run - Oakey to Brisbane
- Tues 28 October 2014: WA - Australian Library and Information Association talk on Wikipedia: 5 for 5.30pm start to 7.45pm (evening session), Perth, More details and registration link
- Fri 31 October 2014: NSW - University of Sydney 2pm-6pm Gender diversity Wikibomb. More information
- Fri 31 October - Sun 2 November 2014: ACT - THATCamp in Canberra hosted by the National Library of Australia. More information
- Fri 31 October - Wikipedia edit training workshop at THATcamp
- Sat 1 November - Wikipedia discussion session at THATcamp
- Thurs 6 November 2014: QLD - Wikipedia edit training for Golf Queensland in conjunction with State Library of Queensland at at City Golf Club, Toowoomba
- Thurs 6 November 2014: VIC - Australia Women of Neuroscience edit-a-thon at Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health at Parkville, Vic
- Fri 7 November 2014: QLD - Wikipedia edit training for the general public from Toowoomba Region at Oakey, Queensland
- Sat 8 November 2014: QLD - Wikipedia photo run - Toowoomba to Brisbane (different route to 25 Oct 2014)
- Tue 11 November 2014: WA - Followup discussions from 28th October ALIA presentation, from 18:00 Aroma Cafe WA State Library
- Wed 12 November 2014: NZ - New Zealand Open Source Awards gala dinner. WikiProject New Zealand has been named as a finalist for the Open Source in Social Services category.
- Tues 18 November 2014: WA - Australian Library and Information Association talk on Wikipedia: 9.30 for 10.00 am start to 12.00pm (morning session), Perth, More details and registration link
- Tues 18 November 2014: VIC - Australian Library and Information Association talk on Wikipedia: 5.30 for 6.00 am start to 7.15pm, Seminar room 1, L5, Building 8, RMIT University Library Swanston St campus, More details and registration link
- Thu 20 November 2014: TAS - Australian Library and Information Association talk on Wikipedia: 4.00pm to 6.00pm, Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Hobart, More details and registration link
- Sat 22 November 2014: WA - Perth meetup #17
- Mon 24 November 2014: NZ - Pre-conference workshops at New Zealand's National Digital Forum at Te Papa Museum, Wellington including one on Wikipedia and the GLAMs. More information including registration
- Mon 24 November 2014: ACT - Australian Library and Information Association Information Evening on Wikipedia and Libraries: 5.30 for 6.00pm start to 8.00pm, ALIA House 9-12 Napier Cl, Deakin ACT, More details and registration link
- Tues 25 - Wed 26 November 2014: NZ - New Zealand's National Digital Forum at Te Papa Museum, Wellington. More information including registration
- Wed 26 November 2014: QLD - Australian Library and Information Association Information Evening on Wikipedia and Libraries: Gardens Point campus QUT, More details and registration link
- Thu 27 November 2014: NSW - Australian Library and Information Association Information Evening on Wikipedia and Libraries: 5.30 for 6.00pm start to 8.00pm, CQU Sydney Campus, 400 Kent St Sydney, More details and registration link
- Sat 29 - Sun 30 November 2014: VIC - Wikimedia Australia Committee face to face strategic planning workshop, Camberwell Melbourne
- Wed 3 & Thurs 4 December 2014: QLD - Wikipedia edit training for University of Queensland Fryer Library staff, Brisbane
- Tues 23 December 2014: QLD - Wikipedia photo run Oxley to Indooroopilly
2013
- 28 Jan- 1 Feb 2013: ACT - Australia's national Linux conference will be held in Canberra, a great place to meet up with others in the open source community. The conference can offer some financial support (involvement in projects such as Wikipedia is one of the criteria).
- 8 February 2013: QLD - Editing workshop in Toowoomba. More information is available on the Toowoomba Regional Council website.
- 9-11 February 2013: QLD - ALIA's New Librarians Symposium will be held in Brisbane. WMAU was a sponsor of the event. WMF Exec Director Sue Gardner was a keynote speaker. There was a presentation on WMAU's work with the APC on HOPAU. WMAU had a booth and distributed information and membership forms.
- 12-15 February 2013: QLD - ALIA's Information Online conference, also in Brisbane, Sue Gardner was a keynote speaker, introduced by Liam Wyatt of WMAU.
- 21 February 2013: VIC - Wikipedia training day in Bendigo. More information is available on Outreach wiki.
- 24 February 2013: ACT - Meetup in Canberra. More information is available on Canberra meetup February 2013.
- 13 March 2013: NSW - Wiki Masterclass for the SLNSW Innovation Project team.
- 13 March 2013: NSW - Open access seminar at the SLNSW.
- 5 April 2013: NSW - Wikimedia in Higher Education Symposium: Friday 5 April 2013 at University of Sydney, Camperdown Campus, Teachers College Building (A22)
- 6 April 2013: WA - Perth meetup: 1:30PM Saturday, 6 April 2013 at the State Library.
- 7 April 2013: NSW - Sydney drop-in: Sunday 7 April 2013 at Customs House Library, Circular Quay - drop in between 11am and 4pm to meet with committee members
- 2 May 2013: NSW - Edit training at Wagga Wagga in conjuction with the Wagga Wagga Library and the State Library of New South Wales, lead by User:Bidgee and User:Peterdownunder. Details here
- 24 May 2013: NSW - Wikimedia workshop in Canterbury, New South Wales. (project page)
- 26 May 2013: WA - Official launch of Freopedia in Fremantle, Western Australia.
- 29 May 2013: NSW - Wikimedia workshop in Broken Hill, New South Wales. (project page)
- 4 June 2013: QLD - Wikipedia training day, Gold Coast Libraries
- Tuesday 25 June 2013: QLD - Wikipedia edit training at Gold Coast in partnership with State Library of Queensland - Kerry will present the session and is looking for a volunteer to assist new editors with their first article, contact Kerry if you can help
- Tuesday 25 June 2013: QLD - Wikipedia edit training at Gold Coast in partnership with State Library of Queensland - Kerry will present the session and is looking for a volunteer to assist new editors with their first article, contact Kerry if you can help
- Friday 28 and Saturday 29 June 2013: World War 1 edit-a-thon - an online event - all welcome!
- Sunday 7 July 2013 (First Sunday of every month): Wikimedia Australia holds a public meeting, with online participation in the Australian IRC channel #wikimedia-au. Everyone is welcome to join and take part in discussions related to the chapter. - Time: 3pm AEST, 2:30pm ACST, 1pm AWST.
- Tuesday 9 July 2013: QLD - Wiki Works: an informal session for practising Wikipedia editing skills after the workshop in June, Gold Coast local studies library 10am - 12noon, RSVP by 5 July to the library
- Monday 15 July 2013: QLD - An evening with WittyLama, WMAU member Liam Wyatt talks about Wikipedia at an ALIA seminar at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
- Wednesday 21 August 2013: WA - Freopedia - A walk with User:Gnangarra starting at The Round House to introduce people to the extent of the Freopedia both in the work already done and the work still to be done. Organised by The Meeting Place as lead up to workshops during October - December. All welcome.. registration details TBA... start time:10am
- Sunday 1 September 2013 (First Sunday of every month): Wikimedia Australia holds a public meeting, with online participation in the Australian IRC channel #wikimedia-au. Everyone is welcome to join and take part in discussions related to the chapter. - Time (to be confirmed): 3pm AEST, 2:30pm ACST, 1pm AWST.
- Wednesday 11 September 2013: WA - Freopedia - A walk with User:Gnangarra starting at The Round House to introduce people to the extent of the Freopedia both in the work already done and the work still to be done. Organised by The Meeting Place as lead up to workshops during October - December. All welcome.. registration via the meeting place[1]... start time:10am
- Thursday 12 September 2013: QLD - Kerry Raymond presented a 1 hour introductory talk on Wikipedia to local history librarians at the Cleveland library in Redland City
- Sunday 15 September 2013 (Third Sunday of every month): Wikimedia Australia committee meeting - - Time (to be confirmed): 3pm AEST, 2:30pm ACST, 1pm AWST.
- Wed 18 - Fri 20 September 2013 & Sat 21 September: NSW - 3 days of Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nations competition in Sydney's St Marys Cathedral Square (Wed-Fri) following by an edit-a-thon at State Library of NSW on Saturday 10am-5pm. Edit-a-thon participants can get 'free' tickets to the games! More information and RSVP
- Sat 12 October 2013: WA - Wikipedia Takes Toodyay Show to help celebrate the 160th Toodyay (WA) agricultural show.
- Sat 19 October 2013: WA - Perth meetup 12 from 1:30pm at the Aroma Cafe in the State Library of WA.
- Sun 20 October 2013: Special General Meeting of WMAU. 4pm Melbourne time.
- Wed 23 October 2013: WA - Unlocking the mysteries of Wikipedia so that you can help to contribute content in support of Freopedia..., Fremantle. Watch this space for more details.
- Sat 2 November 2013: editting Wikipedia workshop Toodyay Community Resource Centre, 10am & 13:30
- Saturday 23 November 2013: Annual General Meeting of the Association to be held at 4pm Melbourne time.
- Saturday 23 November 2013: NSW - Backstage pass event from 10am to 12noon at the State Library of NSW, followed by an edit-a-thon on the topic of World War One until 4pm. More information and RSVP
- Saturday 23 November 2013: WA - Wiki Takes Waroona, starting at 10am at the Waroona Visitor Centre & Gallery in Waroona, in partnership with the Waroona Visitors Centre, Shire of Waroona, and WikiProject Western Australia.
- Saturday 23 November 2013: Wikisource 10th anniversary.
2012
- 18 March 2012: WikiTakes Perth Foreshore photographic scavenger event to record a significant historical site before development of Elizabeth Quay commenced
- 6 November 2012: Freopedia how to edit Wikipedia workshop at the City of Fremantle Library
- 13 November 2012: Freopedia how to edit Wikipedia workshop at the City of Fremantle Library
- 20 November 2012: Freopedia how to edit Wikipedia workshop at the City of Fremantle Library
- 27 November 2012: Freopedia how to edit Wikipedia workshop at the City of Fremantle Library
- 27 November 2012: SLNSW Wikipedia training for all interested SLNSW employees.
- 28 November 2012: SLNSW Wikipedia training for all interested SLNSW employees.
- 1 December 2012: Freopedia edit-a-thon at the Fremantle Local History Library
- 6–7 December: LangCamp 2012, a workshop organised by Wikimedia Australia to support non-English languages in Indonesia and Australia, held at the University of Indonesia
2011
2009
- 6-7 August 2009 GLAM-WIKI: Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums & Wikimedia: Finding the common ground, at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra