Wikimedia New York City
Wikimedia New York City is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and local Wikimedia chapter for New York City and the New York metropolitan area.
- WikiProject NYC (English)
- Wikiproyecto Nueva York (Spanish)
- Projet New York (French)
- NYC Meetup
- Wikimedia New York City
Contact usEdit
- Email: wm-nyc
wikimedia.org - Mailing list: Wikimedia NYC area mailing list
- Website: Wikimedia NYC Website
- Social media:
- Twitter: @wikimedianyc
- Facebook: Wikimedia New York City
- Donations: Bitcoin and PayPal accepted, visit our main donation page for more information.
Join us!Edit
If you do not live in New York City, you may still participate in this chapter's projects and meetings online. If you live in or near New York City, you are welcome to join this chapter's projects and meetings in person. Feel free to ask questions on the talk page then join the mailing list to start receiving news about events and to participate in discussions.
EventsEdit
Partnerships / initiatives
Annual eventsEdit
Wikimedia NYC organizes various events. Everyone is invited to attend. See our Friendly space policy for a description of our welcoming practices.
- Wikimania -- July
- Wiknic -- Summer
- Wiki Loves Monuments -- see Wiki Loves Monuments -- September
- WikiConference USA -- Fall
- Wikipedia Loves Libraries -- last full week of October
- Open Access Week -- part of Wikipedia Loves Libraries
Ongoing projectsEdit
Bi-monthly SalonEdit
Every month there is a salon in which people in New York City meet in person to discuss Wikipedia topics. See past events here.
Campus ambassador programEdit
Wikimedia New York City sends campus ambassadors to schools to do Wikipedia outreach.
- en:Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Medicine October 2013
- en:Education Program:Harvard University/Obgyn bootcamp (April 2014)
Wikipedians-in-ResidenceEdit
Wikipedians-in-Residence programs supporting institutional partnerships:
- Wikipedian-in-Residence @ Consumer Reports: Lane Rasberry
- see also: WikiProject Consumer Reports
- (former) Wikipedian-in-Residence @ New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: David Goodman
EstablishmentEdit
On September 7, 2007 there was an early draft proposal to establish a New York City-based Wikimedia chapter.
The chapter was incorporated as Wikimedia New York City, Inc. in New York State on July 7, 2009 as a not-for-profit corporation. It later received its 501(c)(3) determination from the Internal Revenue Service on December 22, 2011, retroactively to the date of incorporation. The Chapters Committee of the Wikimedia Foundation recognizes this group as an official chapter.
Budget and financial history are at Wikimedia New York City/Finances.
The original incorporators signed our non-profit charter in March 2009.
We're working with pioneering regional neighbors throughout the Northeast US, and hope to cooperate with them and other US chapters in future through a Wikimedia United States Chapters Council. We're also working with more local partners through the Free Culture Alliance NYC umbrella group.
PressEdit
OrganizationEdit
MeetupsEdit
Since August 2007, the New York City meetups have been held on a roughly bimonthly schedule.
ParticipantsEdit
The current board was elected at the annual chapter meeting on September 26, 2018. Officers will be appointed by the Board at a future date. Officers from the previous year will remain in their positions until that time.
- President: Megan Wacha Megs
- Treasurer: Bob Kosovsky kosboot
- Secretary: Richard Knipel Pharos
- Vice president: Vacant
- Directors:
- Ximena Gallardo DrX
- David Goodman DGG
- Rajene Hardeman Windblown29
- Jeffrey Keefer FULBERT
- Loren Koenig BlaueBlüte
- Ryan McGrady Rhododendrites
For a list of other participants on meta, please see Wikimedia New York City/Participants.
