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GLAM GLobal meetup & GLAM Global Calls
GLAM Global meetup Katowice 6-08-2024
On Tuesday the 6th of August around 40 participants from different countries and regions came together in the Silesian Museum in Katowice for the GLAM Global meetup. The meetup was intended for people who work in the intersection of cultural heritage and Wikimedia, or GLAM-Wiki (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums on Wikimedia), and have professional responsibilities related to this event (e.g. GLAM coordinators within affiliates, GLAM staff, Wikimedians in Residence). The program was designed to allow for group work about wishes for and challenges facing the global GLAM community and themes like knowledge sharing, communication and technical needs. Links to the streaming to watch the recording of the sessions and a link to the etherpad with notes of the meeting can be found on the event page.
Call for organizers for GLAM global calls
One of the wishes that was voiced at the GLAM global meetup was a desire for a periodic global online call for people who work in the intersection of cultural heritage and Wikimedia, or GLAM-Wiki to talk to eachother and discuss issues and exchange knowledge. The call would be each month, accommodating alternate hemispheres. We are currently looking for people who are working in GLAM Wiki that want to help organise these calls and weigh in on topics to be discussed, especially people from Africa and South East Asia. Please reach out to Kamila (kamila.neuman@wikimedia.pl) or Michelle (vanlanschot@wikimedia.org) if you want to get involved! We look forward to hearing from you!
