Wikipedia:Meetup/Auckland 23

On 18 May 2024, the New Zealand Women in Architecture WikiProject and Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand are collaborating on an edit-a-thon focusing on improving content on New Zealand women in architecture.

We’re pleased to bring back the Walking Tour and Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for 2024. The two concurrent events will be held on Saturday 18 May 2024.

Women still make up less than 20% of biographies on Wikipedia, and the New Zealand Women in Architecture WikiProject aims to fill the gaps in the digital realm and increase the visibility of prolific female architects.

Originally inspired by the book Making Space (editor Elizabeth Cox), we will be continuing last year’s work to increase articles about women and non-binary people in or from Aotearoa New Zealand who work in architecture and related fields.

A+W NZ is fortunate enough to be joined by Lisa Maule, who will be our Wikipedia expert on the day. Lisa contributes to a multitude of Wikipedia projects that aim to increase the diversity on Wikipedia, including Women in Red, Pasifika Arts Aotearoa, and Women in STEAM Aotearoa.

Tickets are available here.

Auckland in-person Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon & Walking Tour 18 May 2024[edit]

Date: Saturday 18 May 2024

Walking Tour, 10am to 1pm

The walking tour will be starting in Auckland CBD and take you to five locations. Free license photos and images are a challenging aspect of filling out wikipedia articles. Attendees will be asked to take photos during the walking tour and upload them to WikiCommons to contribute to the online database!

Meet outside the Ellen Melville Centre at 10am, we will finish the tour at Auckland Museum. Lunch will be provided, followed by a tutorial on photo uploading by Lisa.

Please bring your own laptop for uploading!

Edit-a-thon, 10am to 4pm

The edit-a-thon will run from 10am-4pm at the Learning Labs at Auckland Museum.

Copies of Making Space and other publications will be available for reference.

All experience levels welcome! A beginners’ course will be held at 10am after introductions, for new editors or experienced ones that need a refresher.

Location: Learning Labs, at Auckland Museum, Level 1 next to Te Whiwhinga the Imaginarium.

Feel free to come by any time during the day to join the group. Please bring your own editing device. Lunch will be provided at 1pm.

Suggested activities[edit]

If you are new to Wikipedia please create a username in advance if possible.

Redlinks are Wikipedia articles that don't exist yet. In brackets is the Wikidata item - worth looking at as it might have some references that can be cited. There are also some links in the bracket number with a little arrow.

Claire Chambers **(Q117846721)
Fiona Christeller (Q115123436) Sources: [1]
Denise Civil (Q117791110)
Megan Edwards ** (Q118500723)
Briar Green ** (Q117846661)
Amanda Reynolds (architect)
Rachael Rush
Sarah Scott (Q117846759)
Judith Taylor (Q117846744)
Kathy Waghorn ACADEMIC (Q117813436) Sources: [2] [3] [4]

Names with ** are practioners recommended as being easier to find

Have a look at the project page and links for things to research and add:

Women in Architecture Aotearoa WikiProject

Dashboard[edit]

Dashboard link Women in Architecture 18-05-2024

Meetup code of conduct[edit]

All attendees are expected to understand and abide by the Draft Universal Code of Conduct for the Wikimedia Movement. No food is to be taken through the galleries or into the Library, only water in bottles may be consumed in the space. A light lunch will be provided in a separate room. Please bring your own device with you, there are power outlets in the library if you would also like to bring your charger.

Future meetups[edit]

Double check the Wikipedia:Auckland Meetup page to confirm when the next meetup is happening.

Join the Wikimedia User Group of Aotearoa New Zealand to be kept informed.

Also see Wikipedia:New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board for discussion relevant to New Zealand Wikipedians.

People[edit]

Add your name to the list by adding an asterisk and three tildes like this: * ~~~

Attending in-person[edit]

Pakoire (talk) 08:13, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Paora (talk)
Prosperosity (talk)
GButtersnaps (talk)
JaimeLawrence (talk)
Daiana.doc.rll (talk) 00:17, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Conchalecodelana (talk) 00:18, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Fegnuca (talk) 00:29, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
WanderingRocket (talk) 00:33, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Architectureicecream (talk) 00:52, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Magyar architect (talk) 03:06, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
User:Kattekwaad101 18 May 2024
Katie
User:Emmalofthouse
User:Epra266
User:Fegnuca (talk)
User:XandraxixiSong

Unable to come or participating remotely[edit]

DrThneed (talk) 23:09, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
MurielMary (talk) 02:53, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agenda and notes[edit]

10am - mihi, introductions and Wikipedia tutorial, editing in small groups.
Before lunch - tour of some Museum galleries by architect
After lunch - introduction to Wikimedia Commons and how to upload, editing in small groups.

Outcomes[edit]

Images[edit]

Permissions have been obtained for the photos from the 2023 A+W Dulux Awards 2023 to be uploaded to Commons. Many thanks to all who sorted this. They are to be found here: Category:A+W NZ Awards

Images from the editing event and people on the walking tour are here: Category:Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon, 18 May 2024

Images from the walking tour will have a category too - in the meantime you can add Category:Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon, 18 May 2024 as well as the suburb and other defining categories.

New articles[edit]

Andrea Bell
Nicola Herbst
Judi Keith-Brown
Kathy Waghorn
Ngā Aho network of Māori designers with many prominent women in the organisation over the years
Jade Leung (engineer)

Expanded pages[edit]

Wikidata items[edit]

Next meeting and meetup timetables[edit]

Next Women in Architecture event TBC - likely September 2024
Next Auckland meet-up on 8 June 2024 at New Lynn War Memorial Library