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2012 [edit]
December [edit]
- 01 - Media training for volunteers - first session
- 03 - Conference Committee/Planning meeting 7
- 04 - Wikipedia and images workshop/December 2012
- 04 - Martin Poulter hosting a Knowledge Cafe discussion at the NIACE "Innovating Learning" conference by invitation from NIACE
- 04–05 - Museum Development North West running IT sessions including focus on improving use of Wikipedia. Supported by Andy Mabbett
- 06 - Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Wikipedia training
- 06 - Senate House Wikipedia training/December 2012 - led by Andrew Gray
- 07 - Oxford’s Department of Zoology, internal workshop for researchers (helpers needed, leave a note if interested)
- 12 - Creative Commons 10th Anniversary
- 12 - Conference Committee/Planning meeting 8
- 16 - Coventry meetup
- 17 - Stamford Project Wikipedia training
- 18 - Exec Working Group meeting
November [edit]
- 01 - Ethical Properties Wikipedia Workshop/November event
- 03 - Robin Owain addresses The Welsh Academy Writers' Fair, Cardiff
- 04 - RBSA Backstage Pass in Birmingham
- 04 - Oxford meetup 1st ever Oxford meetup.
- 06 - Training at De Montfort University
- 06 - Workshop at the National Library of Scotland
- 07 - Workshop at the National Library of Scotland
- 08 - Workshop at Edinburgh University
- 09 - Workshop at EDINA, Edinburgh
- 11 - London meetup
- 16 - Wikipedia for Researchers talk, British Library
- 17–18 - Board meeting (London) - in person
- 18 - Reading meetup 2nd Reading meetup.
- 20 - Training at De Montfort University
- 23 - Wikipedia workshop, British Library
- 24 - Liverpool meetup
- 24 - Operation Cowboy, OpenStreetMap editing event in London
- 25 - Manchester Girl Geeks editing day
- 25 - Cambridge University Wikipedia Society - Social and an editing workshop
October [edit]
- 01 - Wikipedia and images workshop/October 2012
- 01 - Conference Committee meeting (postponed from 24 September)
- 02 - Imperial College Wikipedia Society Freshers' Fair
- 02–03 - Cambridge University Wikipedia Society launch at the Freshers' Fair
- 04 - Robin Owain meeting Dr. Ted Jones, Digitisation on Demand from the National Library of Wales about work with Wikimedia UK
- 08 - Wikipedia talk and training workshop at the University of Oxford
- 08 - JISC Digital Infrastructure Team workshop, London
- 09 - Board meeting - call
- 11 - Parkinson's UK Wikipedia training
- 12 - AHRC Wikipedia training workshop at the British Library
- 13–14 - Fæ and Andy Mabbett separately addressing the Central and Eastern Europe Wikimedia conference.
- 14 - London meetup
- 15 - Roger Bamkin speaking at the Oxford Internet Institute
- 16 - Roger Bamkin speaking at De Montfort University
- 16 - Imperial College Wikipedians - Members Wikisocial
- 17 - Exec meeting - call
- 19 - Ada Lovelace Day event
- 20 - Manchester meetup
- 21 - Coventry meetup
- 23 - Imperial College Wikipedians - Newbies' Wikilounge
- 24 - Digital Disruption and Demos event
- 23–26 - Dunhuang Project editathon, British Library
- 26 - Black History Month event
- 26 - Women in Science editathon, Oxford
- 27–28 - Train the trainer workshop, October 2012
- 28 - Cambridge meetup
- 30 - Doug Taylor speaking at the Association of Medical Research Charities "Communications workshop: Achievable public engagement" event
September [edit]
- 01 - Wikipedia Takes Coventry
- 03 - AHRC Wikipedia training workshop at the British Library
- 05–06 - EduWiki Conference 2012, University of Leicester
- 08–09 - Board meeting - in person, Coventry
- 09 - London meetup
- 10 - British Library: open afternoon and exhibition tour
- 13 - British Museum, Shakespeare: staging the world event
- 15–16 - GLAMcamp London, British Library
- 18 - Philatelic workshop at the British Library
- 19 - Board meeting - by telephone
- 23 - Reading meetup 1st ever meetup in Reading.
- 24 - British Library Wikipedia training workshop
- 25 - Board meeting - call
- 27 - Ethical Properties Wikipedia Workshop/September event
August [edit]
- 31 - WikiProject Medicine editor outreach, Coventry
- 29 - Society of Biology Wikipedia workshop
- 26 - Conference Committee/Planning meeting 5
- 25 - Manchester meetup
- 26 - (Wikinews) London reporters' workshop
- 23 - GLAMcamp organising meeting
- 23 - User:Pigsonthewing speaking about 'Volunteering for Wikimedia: Why work for free?' at Kultwerwest
- 21 - Board meeting - call
- 19 - Wikimania 2014/Meeting 6
- 18 - Mozilla Editathon
- 14 - University of Hertfordshire Wikipedia workshop
- 12 - London meetup
- 05 - Coventry meetup (postponed from 1 July)
July [edit]
- 26 - Board meeting - call
- 21 - Liverpool meetup
- 20–22 - Edinburgh photography workshop
- 19 - GLAM-WIKI 2012 Conference Meeting
- 12–15 - Wikimania 2012
- 08 - London meetup
- 01 - Board meeting - in person in London
June [edit]
- 30 - Board meeting - in person in London
- 30 - Cardiff meetup
- 28 - Wikipedia photo library workshop, London
- 25 - Birkbeck College Wikipedia workshop (multiple institutions, academic staff focus)
- 23 - Manchester meetup
- 22 - GLAM-WIKI meeting and GLAM networking at the Office (2-5pm); Fæ available for discussion before and during lunch TANSTAAFL
- 18 - Martin Poulter giving Research in Learning Innovation seminar in "Wikipedia and Education" at Beyond Distance Research Alliance, University of Leicester
- 16 - World War I Editathon
- 17 - Conference committee/Wikimania 2014 meeting
- 10 - London meetup
- 09–10 - Train the Trainers event, London
- 08 - GLAMcamp London
May [edit]
- 26 - Liverpool meetup
- 20 - Cambridge meetup
- 19 - MonmouthpediA Celebration
- 19 - Monmouth meetup
- 13 - London meetup
- 13 - Wikimania 2014 planning meeting
- 12 - Board meeting
- 12 - WikiConference UK 2012 & AGM
- 08 - Board meeting
- 06 - Coventry meetup
April [edit]
- 28 - Manchester meetup
- 28 - Trevor Johnson hosting a stand for WikiProject RISC OS at RISC OS show, Wakefield
- 24 - Closing date for Training the Trainers tender
- 21–22 - Board meeting
- 21 - Monmouth meetup
- 20 - ICE Wikipedia workshop, given by User:Pigsonthewing
- 12 - Close of nominations for new board election
- 08 - London meetup
- 01 - Chapters Meeting
March [edit]
- 31 - Coventry History Editathon, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry
- 30–31 - Chapters' Conference
- 30 - Geological Society training event, Burlington House, London
- 27 - Board meeting
- 24–25 - ‘Hack on the Record’ at the National Archives
- 24 - Liverpool meetup
- 19 - IRC office hours in irc:wikimedia-uk connect.
- 17 - Martin Poulter running a stall at Association of Humanist Students National Convention, London
- 11 - London meetup
- 05 - Martin Poulter delivering half-day training to staff at Science Learning Centre South West
- 03 - Exec board meeting
- 01 - Mike Peel talking at Bright Club Manchester on Wikipedia and 'Histories'.
February [edit]
- 29 - Martin Poulter speaking on "Elitism for the Masses" at IDEoGRAMS seminar, University of Leicester
- 25 - Trevor Johnson hosting a stand at RISC OS South West Show, nr. Bristol
- 25 - Manchester meetup
- 22 - Steve Virgin speaking on 'Wikimedia UK - an opportunity, a challenge and a grand vision' at the FoodCycle Student Restaurant at the Anson Rooms, University of Bristol Students' Union
- 19 - Coventry meetup
- 18 - Wiki Loves Monuments brainstorm, London
- 18 - Backstage Pass at Black Country Living Museum
- 17–19 - Finance meeting 2012, Paris
- 12 - London meetup
- 11–12 - Board meeting
- 04 - Cambridge meetup
January [edit]
- 30 - #OpenDataLDN 3: Wikimedia and New Collaborations, User:Ironholds presenting
- 28 - Liverpool meetup
- 26 - Roger Bamkin presenting "Wikipedia and Me", Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, 12:30-14:00
- 24 - Board meeting
- 23 - Wikimedia and QR training for museums, Nuneaton
- 20 - Wikimedia and QR training for museums, Nuneaton
- 18 - Roger Bamkin presenting about QR codes at the Mobile Public Sector masterclass
- 17 - British Library Royal Manuscripts exhibition tour
- 15 - London meetup
- 15 - Girl Geek Wikipedia training event, Bristol
- 07–08 - OTRS workshop
- 03 - Board meeting
2011 [edit]
December [edit]
- 15 - Andy Mabbett talking at CentralTAG on 'Wikipedia, its GLAM collaborations, & how archaeologists can use it to disseminate their work to both specialist & popular audiences'
- 11 - London meetup
- 10 - Manchester meetup
- 14 - Exec board meeting
- 5 - Martin Poulter speaking at Social Media Lunch for scholarly societies, the Institute of Physics, London
- 3 - Cambridge meetup
- 2 to 4 - GLAMcamp Amsterdam, list of UK attendees
- 1 - Darren Logan speaking at the Uniprot consortium meeting on Wikipedia annotation and integration, Cambridge
November [edit]
- 30 - Medical Research Council Workshop, Cambridge
- 30 - Roger Bamkin visits Indianapolis Childrens Museum
- 28 - Fae supported by Johnbod providing evidence as a Wikipedian to Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions
- 24 - Fae presenting at Open Data in Cultural Heritage workshop hosted by Wellcome Trust & Open Knowledge Foundation
- 24 - Darren Logan presenting "Why Wikipedia matters to you (yes, you!)" at the International Institute for Environment and Development, London
- 22 - Liverpool Wikilounge, followed by meetup
- 19 - 20 - Brighton Hackathon 2011
- 19 - 20 - In-person board meeting
- 18 - Martin Poulter speaking at ESRC Research Seminar on "Digital Policy: Connectivity, Creativity and Rights", Leicester University
- 17 - Roger Bamkin on Special Libraries Assoc panel
- 16 - Roger Bamkin speaking at Lillehammer
- 13 - 18:30-20:00 Sue Gardner Speaking at Imperial College
- 13 - London meetup
- 12 - Manchester Girl Geeks Editing Day
- 10 - Steve Virgin speaking at UK Association of Science & Discovery Centres Marketing Managers Conference - event entitled 'Word of Mouse'
- 01 - Fae at PICTFOR meeting on Hargreaves' report on UK copyright changes, blog post
- 01 - Exec board meeting
October [edit]
- 29 - Trevor Johnson hosting a stand and a training event at RISC OS London Show, Feltham
- 24 - 10.00-18.00 Wikipedia Lounge at The University of Manchester
- 16 - London meetup, combined with Extraordinary General Meeting of the company (2pm)
- 13 - 10.00-17.00 British Museum Ice Age art "Behind the Scenes" event
- 11 - Board meeting
- 08 - Andy Mabbett - "Wikipedia, Creative Commons and QRpedia" at Library Camp UK in Birmingham
- 08 - Cambridge meetup
- 07 - 13.30-17.00 British Museum internal training workshop.
- 05 - Roger Bamkin speaking at Europeana Conference at Austrian National Library on "WLM, GLAM and QRpedia" - Visit report
- 05 - Martin Poulter speaking on "Common pitfalls in engaging with Wikipedia" at Bathcamp #26, the Innovation Centre, Bath
- 01 - Wikipedia stall at the Warwick University Freshers fair
- 01 - Tom Morris attending Over the Air at Bletchley Park
- 01 - Edinburgh meeting with discussion about the Wikimedia in Scotland coordinator, a 6 months paid staff position in Edinburgh
- 01 - Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Backstage Pass
September [edit]
- 30 - Fae meeting with Museums Galleries Scotland.
- 27 - Fae & Roger giving presentation for all staff at the British Library
- 27 - Wikimedia Girl Geek Dinner at B-Hive, Manchester. Fiona Apps (User:Panyd) speaking about Women and Wikipedia
- 18 - In-person executive board meeting - Derby
- 17 - Manchester meetup
- 15 - Wiki Wildlife Bristol
- 14 - Workshop for GLAMs at Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, led by Andy Mabbett.
- 11 - London meetup with Chief Exec short list
- 08 - Steve Virgin and Roger Bamkin talking at TEDx Bristol
- 08 - 15.30-17.00 British Museum internal workshop (lead: Johnbod, facilitators needed)
- 03 - Mayor of Derby on Webstream to give prizes to Russia, France and Indonesia for Multilingual challenge
- 02 - 2-4, RegioWikiCamp Brest (France) - Unconference on regional wiki projects
- 02 - 2-3, Science Online London - "How are wikis being used to carry out and communicate science?" session
- 01 - Institute of Physics Workshop
August [edit]
- 27 - 28 - In-person board meeting
- 18 - Wikimedia Girl Geek Dinner, Bristol
- 14 - London meetup
- 9 - Executive board meeting
- 4-7 - Wikimania 2011, Haifa (inc. Developer's meetings, 2-3 Aug)
July [edit]
- 26 - Steve Virgin talking about 'What is your Wikipedia Business Strategy', Business West event at Cheltenham Racecourse & Gloucestershire Cricket Club
- 25 - Board meeting
- 21 - Steve Virgin talking about 'What is your Wikipedia Business Strategy', Business West event at Cheltenham Racecourse & Gloucestershire Cricket Club
- 16 - V&A Wikilounge
- 12 - 12-13 July, Wikipedia stand at the CILIP Umbrella conference, Hatfield (report)
- 11 - ARKive project Wikipedian in residence begins
- 10 - London meetup
- 09 - Executive board meeting
- 07 - 7-9 July, Martin Poulter attending the Wikipedia in Higher Education Summit
- 06 - 6-8 July, Johnbod part of Wikilounge team for "Communicating the Museum" conference, Dusseldorf
- 05 - Fæ in BBC Radio Scotland interview for Culture Cafe
- 04 - Bristol Wiki Academy 2, including induction for University of Bristol Outreach Ambassador
- 01 - Medical Research Council Workshop
June [edit]
- 30 - Steve Virgin speaking at the Mashable Social Media Day Bristol facebook mashable
- 25 - Manchester wikimeet
- 24 - GLAMcamp London
- 22 - National Railway Museum workshop on Wikimedia events and e-volunteers, York
- 21 - York wikimeet
- 20 - Edinburgh wikimeet
- 18 - Campus Ambassador training, London
- 17 - Chris and Roger to Vienna for 3 day Fundraising conference
- 14 - Community IRC meeting
- 13 - Mike Peel speaking at Impact of Social Sciences conference, hosted by the London School of Economics
- 12 - London meetup
- 12 - Birmingham wikimeet
- 11-12 - Board meeting, Birmingham
- 04 - British Library English and Drama behind-the-scenes
GCal
May [edit]
- 31 - Community IRC meeting
- 21 - Cambridge meetup
- 20-22 - GLAMcamp NYC
- 20 - Executive board meeting
- 17 - Community IRC meeting
- 11-13 - Martin Poulter talking about 'Wikipedia and Higher Education: Beat them or join them?' at Open Educational Resources 2011
- 8 - London meetup
- 3 - Community IRC meeting
April [edit]
- 26 - Board meeting
- 24 - Manchester wikimeet
- 16 - Annual Conference 2011, Bristol
- 16 - Trevor Johnson hosting a stand at Wakefield RISC OS Show
- 13 - London Wikipedia Academy
- 10 - London meetup
- 9 - Backstage Pass at Derby Museums
- 5 - Board Meeting
March [edit]
- 28 - Cancer Research UK Workshop
- 25-27 - Chapters Conference 2011, Berlin
- 19 - Bristol Wiki Academy 1
- 13 - London meetup
- 9-11 - Cormac Lawler attending the Wikipedia in Education summit (report)
- 1 - Board Meeting
February [edit]
- 27 - Cambridge Meetup
- 16-17 - Imperial College Recruitment Drive for the Contribution team.
- 13 - London meetup
- 9 - Imperial College Recruitment Drive for the Contribution team.
- 5 - In-person Board meeting; Board Interest meeting
- 2 - WikiWednesday
- 2 - "Wikipedia at 10" Imperial College London
January [edit]
- 31 - Cancer Research UK Workshop
- 14-15 - Editathon, British Library
- 13 - "Wikipedia at 10" Louise Blouin Foundation museum, London
- 13 - Public lecture by Jimmy Wales "Wikipedia at 10", the Victoria Rooms, Bristol
- 9 - London meetup
- 4 - Board Meeting
2010 [edit]
December [edit]
- 19 - Fundraising party for Wikimedia 10 celebrations, London
- 12 - London meetup
- 7 - Board Meeting
- 7 - Community IRC meeting
November [edit]
- 26-27 - GLAM-WIKI Conference: Finding the common ground at the British Museum,
July [edit]
- 9-11 - Wikimania 2010
- 5-6 - Wiki-train from London to Gdansk
- 4 - London meetup
June [edit]
- 25 - Hoxne Challenge with British Museum
- 13 - London meetup
- 8 - Board Meeting
- 4 - British Museum "Backstage Pass" event
May [edit]
- 29 - Cambridge Meetup
- 15 - Bristol Meetup
- 14-16 - 2010 Fundraising Summit
- 9 - London meetup
- 5 - London WikiWednesday
- 4 - Board Meeting
April [edit]
- 24 - Last Board Meeting of the 09-10 board; First Board Meeting of the 10-11 board
- 24 - Annual General Meeting and Open Knowledge Conference
- 16-18 - Chapters Meeting, Berlin
- 13 - Board Meeting
- 11 - London meetup
- 7 - London WikiWednesday
March [edit]
- 30 - Board Meeting
- 27 - Cambridge meetup
- 16 - Board Meeting
- 14 - London meetup
- 3 - Wiki Wednesday London
- 2 - Board meeting
February [edit]
- Whole month - Britain Loves Wikipedia
- 20 - The British Postal Museum & Archive’s Museum Store
- 18 - BLW @ Bedford Museum
- 17 - BLW @ Hunterian Museum
- 16 - Board meeting
- 16 - Mill Green Loves Wikipedia
- 14 - East Lothian Photographers LOVE Wikipedia!
- 14 - London meetup
- 13 - BLW @ Manchester Museum
- 11 - BLW @ Nottingham Natural History Museum
- 6-7 - BLW @ Museum of Army Flying
- 3 - WikiWednesday
- 2 - Board meeting
January [edit]
- 31 - Britain Loves Wikipedia launch, Victoria and Albert Museum
- 19 - Board meeting
- 17 - London meetup
2009 [edit]
December [edit]
- 13 - London meetup
November [edit]
- 14 - Cambridge meetup
- 8 - London meetup
- 6-8 - Multimedia Usability Project Meeting France, attended by WMUK via Mike Peel
- 26 - "Digital Treasures, Rethinking Archives For The Digital Age" conference, Birmingham - workshop on "Repurposing Archives and Business Models", Zeyi He and Mike Peel presenting about Britain Loves Wikipedia and potential GLAM projects
October [edit]
- 11 - London meetup
September [edit]
- 13 - London meetup
- 11 - Pictures in Public conference, Oxford, attended by WMUK via Mike Peel
- 5 - Manchester meetup
August [edit]
- 9 - London meetup
- 1 - Cambridge meetup
July [edit]
- 12 - London meetup
June [edit]
- 14 - London meetup
May [edit]
- 17 - London meetup
April [edit]
- 28 - Cambridge meetup
- 26 - Annual General Meeting, Manchester
- 12 - London meetup
- 4 - Manchester meetup
- 3-5 - Chapters meeting 2009, attended by WMUK via Mike Peel and Tom Dalton
March [edit]
- 14 - Manchester meetup
- 8 - London meetup
February [edit]
- 28 - Cambridge meetup
- All month - Wikipedia Loves Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- 8 - London meetup, at the Victoria and Albert Museum
January [edit]
- 11 - London meetup
