North American Wikimedians
North American Wikimedians organize a regular Wikiconference (WCNA) to share the work of Wikimedia projects and groups, connect with potential partners in government and academia, and to generally exchange ideas.
Other regular coordination includes Wikimedia Canada and Wikimedia México programs, and WALRUS calls, for local groups in each of Canada, Mexico, and the US. Expanding the scope of WCNA to a North American Regional Wiki Hub and Lab* (NARWHAL) might help support overall gatherings and smaller efforts throughout the region, including microgrant programs (for small languages; editathons; creative tool awards; thematic pools like WikiCred).
Organizations
editInternational + topical affiliates
- AfroCROWD
- Art and Feminism
- Black Lunch Table
- WikiGnomes United
- Whose Knowledge?
- Wiki Project Med Foundation
- WikiConference North America
- WikiJournal
- WREN – Wikimedians in Residence Network
- Wikimedians of North American Indigenous Languages
- Wikimedia LGBT+
- WikiWomen's User Group
- Women in Religion User Group
Regional affiliates
- Wikimedia Canada (fr)
- Wikimedians of the Caribbean (es)
- Cascadia Wikimedians
- Wikimedians of Chicago
- Wikimedians of Colorado
- Wikimedia District of Columbia (es)
- Florida Librarians of Wikipedia
- Georgia Piedmont Wikimedians
- Community Wikimedia User Group Haïti
- Wikimedians of Indiana User Group
- Wikimedians of Iowa User Group
- Wikimedians of Los Angeles
- Wikimedia México (en)
- New England Wikimedians (es)
- Wikimedia New York City (es)
- North Carolina Wikipedians
- Ohio Wikimedians
- San Diego Wikimedians
Proposed
Allies and partners
editWe have had over 42 organizations host Wikimedians in residence, some for 3 years or more. Other organizations maintain widely used technical or social pipelines for the projects, or host regular community events. See also Mapping GLAM-Wiki collabs.
- Major partners
- Internet Archive (Turn All References Blue, transcoding, other initiatives)
- Wiki Education Foundation (runs most on-wiki education outreach in N. America, not an affiliate)
- GLAM institutions
- American Folk Art Museum, NY
- Amon Carter Museum, TX
- Archives of American Art, DC
- Biblioteca Daniel Cosío Villegas, MX (es)
- Children's Museum of Indianapolis, IN
- w:Cineteca Nacional México, MX (es)
- Concordia Library, QC (fr)
- DPLA (grant), MA
- Gerald Ford Presidential Library, MI
- Houghton Library, MA
- Kansas City Public Library, KS
- Metro NYC, NY
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
- Museo Soumaya, Mexico City (es)
- Museum of Modern Art, NY
- National Agricultural Library, MD
- National Archives, DC
- Smithsonian, DC
- University of Victoria Libraries, BC
- World Digital Library (@LOC), DC
Universities and Institutes (see also Wiki Edu)
- University of Alberta, AB
- UC Berkeley, CA
- w:Brigham Young University, UT
- COLMEX, MX (grant)
- Columbia, NY
- Concordia University, QC
- DePaul University, IL
- Harvard Belfer Center, MA
- Harvard Berkman Klein Center, MA
- Józef Piłsudski Institute of America, NY
- University of Maryland, College Park, MD
- Science History Institute, PA (2013–2020)
- University of Virginia, VA
- University of Victoria, BC
- West Virginia University|, WV
Other (mainly hosting WM in Residence)
- Annual Reviews, CA
- Consumer Reports, NY
- Google (Denny)
- Hacks/Hackers (help with partnerships, events, programs)
- NIOSH, DC
- New York Botanical Gardens, NY
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, DC
- OCLC, OH
- ORCID
- TED
- OSM USA[1]
Events
edit- Wikiconference North America (WCNA, 2016–22) hosts conferences at wikiconference.org.
- Recent events: virtual (2022 | 2021 | 2020), in-person (2019 – Cambridge, 2018 – Columbus, 2017 – Montréal) (+note streamlining + normalizing multilingual support)
- Wikiconference USA (2014–15)
- AfroCROWD events (2017–22)
- Art & Feminism events (2014–22)
- Black Lunch Table events (2017*-22)
- Philadelphia WikiSalon second Saturday of each month (2013 GLAM Cafe-2023)
- Wikicite events (2016-20*)
- The Great American Wiknic (2011-20*)
- WikiEdu courses and events
- Calendar* (needed; see global calendar)
Projects
editcross-group efforts not managed by an individual affiliate
Events: support (fiscal sponsorship, partnerships, fundraising)
- WCNA (particularly when WMF funding was unavailable [2019])
- Anticipated NAhub project: small/rapid grant program for North American Wikimedia events
- Wikicred: microgrants for credibility tools + outreach. Round 1: en/US (2019–21), Round 2: broader (2022–23). Distributing ~$80k in each round.
- NAhub newsletter, in alpha-testing form for 2024: /News
- Occasional NARWHAL meetups: NARWHAL/May 2024, NARWHAL/June 2024
Communication
edit- Telegram: WCNA, NARWHAL
- Online monthly newsletter: North American Wikimedians/News
- Occasional (potentially regular) calls: WALRUS (Index)
See also
edit- Barnstar Country – similar, US focus
- Wikimedia Grants: US + Canada, Caribbean
- Proposal for the evolution of US chapters
Other discussions or past groups