GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/USA report
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Effie Kapsalis remembered
There was a memorial service for Effie Kapsalis, Digitaleffie; an open knowledge champion at the Smithsonian Institution. There was a livestream, Celebration of life for Effie Kapsalis
The Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative (organized by Kelly Doyle Kim and Andrew Lih) held a meetup, EditingForEffie; there was a livestream, Editing for Effie Edit-a-thon. Dashboard metrics for this meetup are here. This was a global campaign, Siobhan Leachman originated the idea to remember and honor Effie Kapsalis. If you'd like to leave a message on Effie's talk page, you can do that here.
Indiana Wikimedians held a meetup, Editing for Effie
Here is the trailer for her South by southwest presentation, SXSW 2016 - Give It Away to Get Rich: Open Cultural Heritage
Here is a Smithsonian Archives blog, Wonderful Women Wednesday: Effie Kapsalis
Mathematicians + Wikipedia
The Association for Women in Mathematics, held a workshop, AWM/JMM2023. Xavier Ramos Olivé, and Francesca Bernardi, were organizers. [1]
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AWM at JMM 2020
Wikipedia Day 2023
Wikimedia NYC, held a meetup. Wikipedia Day 2023 (videos at event page). There was a livestream, Wikipedia Day NYC 2023. There was an Ace Hotel afterparty.
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Jefferson Market Library
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Zenzele Johnson Soliel Hayes at Wikipedia Day 2023
San Diego meetup
The San Diego Public Library, and San Diego Wikimedians User Group, held a workshop, San Diego/January 2023.
