GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/USA report
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Wiknics and Wikidata
Wikidata Workshop at IFLA-WLIC
Wikimedia DC member and Wikidata trainer Andrew Lih was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the IFLA-WLIC 2018 conference to give a Wikidata workshop at the largest annual international gathering of librarians. The workshop (Google Slides) was attended by 40-50 attendees and was the first time Wikidata had been presented at that conference.
More info can be found in the Malaysia report.
Wiknic
As a part of the Great American Wiknic, Wikimedians gathered for some food and community:
Wikimedia So Cal, and SoCal Bronies held a wiknic, San Diego/August 2018 at Shelter Island;
Cascadia Wikimedians held a wiknic, Seattle Wiknic 2018 at Washington Park Arboretum;
Florida Librarians of Wikipedia held a wiknic, Tampa/Wiknic 2018, at the Arthenia L. Joyner University Area Community Library .
