Wikimedians of Colorado User Group

The Wikimedians of Colorado User Group (WM-US-CO) is a Wikimedia user group in the U.S. State of Colorado. As an official affiliate of the Wikimedia movement, we host local and online meetups, promote Wikipedia at local universities, colleges, museums, and libraries, and use our mailing list to help Wikimedians communicate.

ObjectivesEdit

Organize online meetings and local events to help keep Wikimedians in touch with one another.
Promote more active participation among local Wikimedians.
Promote Wikipedia and Wikimedia in media and local events.

Annual ReportsEdit

ActivitiesEdit

Wikimedia US Mountain West

Since February 2023, the Wikimedians of Colorado User Group has sponsored quarterly online meetings for the Wikimedians of the United States Mountain West in cooperation with WikiProject Arizona, WikiProject Colorado, WikiProject Idaho, WikiProject Montana, WikiProject Nevada, WikiProject New Mexico, WikiProject Utah, and WikiProject Wyoming.

Mountain West EventsEdit

Planned eventsEdit

Wikimedia US Mountain West Summer 2023 online meeting, Tuesday, August 8, 2023, 8:00-9:00 PM MDT
Wikimedia US Mountain West Autumn 2023 online meeting, Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 8:00-9:00 PM MST
Wikimedia US Mountain West Winter 2024 online meeting, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, 8:00-9:00 PM MST
Wikimedia US Mountain West Spring 2024 online meeting, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 8:00-9:00 PM MDT

Past EventsEdit

Wikimedia US Mountain West Winter 2023 online meeting, Tuesday, February 14, 2024, 8:00-9:00 PM MST
Wikimedia US Mountain West Spring 2023 online meeting, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 8:00-9:00 PM MDT

Colorado EventsEdit

WikiProject Colorado Autumn 2022 online meeting, Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 8:00-9:00 PM MST
WikiProject Colorado Summer 2022 online meeting, Tuesday, August 16, 2022, 8:00-9:00 PM MDT
WikiProject Colorado Spring 2022 online meeting, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 7:30-8:30 PM MDT
WikiProject Colorado Winter 2022 online meeting, Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 7:30-8:30 PM MST
WikiProject Colorado Autumn 2021 online meeting, Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 7:30-8:30 PM MST
WikiProject Colorado Summer 2021 online meeting, Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 7:30-8:30 PM MDT
WikiProject Colorado Spring 2021 online meeting, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 7:30-8:30 PM MDT
Tenth Annual Colorado Wiknic in Arvada, July 12, 2020 CANCELLED due to COVID-19
Ninth Annual Colorado Wiknic in Arvada, July 14, 2019
Art and Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon in Denver, March 10, 2019
Inclusipedia - Boulder, July 19, 2018
Eighth Annual Colorado Wiknic in Arvada, July 15, 2018
Seventh Annual Colorado Wiknic in Arvada, June 25, 2017
Women of Wikipedia in Boulder, June 1, 2017
Outdoor Women of Wikipedia in Boulder, March 26, 2017
Wikipedia Sweet Sixteen Anniversary in Boulder, January 15, 2017
Sixth Annual Colorado Wiknic in Arvada, August 7, 2016
Art+Feminism 2016 in Boulder, March 5, 2016
Wikipedia's 15th Anniversary in Boulder, January 19, 2016
Fifth Annual Colorado Wiknic in Arvada, July 5, 2015
Art and Feminism 2015 - Denver, April 11, 2015
Wikipedia Editathon @ CSU Library: Water in Fort Collins, October 21, 2014
Fourth Annual Colorado Wiknic in Arvada, July 6, 2014
Wikipedia At The CU Museum - Boulder, December 14, 2013
Third Annual Colorado Wiknic in Arvada, June 22, 2013
Boulder meetup in Boulder, December 22, 2012
Denver meetup in Denver, December 2, 2012
Wikipedia Loves Colorado Libraries 2012 in Boulder, November 1, 2012
Wikimedia Takes Boulder County 2012 in Boulder, September 15, 2012
Second Annual Colorado Wiknic in Boulder, June 30, 2012.
Wikipedia Loves Colorado Libraries 2011 in Boulder, October 27, 2011.
The Great Colorado Wiknic 2011 in Arvada, June 25, 2011.
Wikipedia 10th Anniversary Celebration in Boulder, January 15, 2011

Local eventsEdit

MediaEdit

On Friday Jan 14th 2011, radio station KGNU (88.5 FM Boulder, 1390 AM Denver, 93.7 FM Nederland) interviewed local organizers Neal McBurnett and Rick Block about Wikipedia in honor of the 10th anniversary. It was a 10-minute segment on the "Morning Magazine", which aired at 8:15 (15:15 UTC). Notably, it is liberally licensed (like wikipedia) under the w:Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license, and is available for download or streaming at Wikipedia 10th Anniversary Interview.
Women in Boulder's outdoors industry work for better gender inclusivity on Wikipedia in Boulder Daily Camera published 04/05/2017, about our Outdoor Women of Wikipedia event in Boulder on March 26, 2017. Also an abbreviated article at The Denver Post

Contact informationEdit

The Wikimedians of Colorado User Group coordinator is User:Buaidh.
You can contact our membership with our mailing list.
You can contact the interested Wikimedians of the U.S. Mountain West with our invitation list.