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Dear Colleagues, The Getty Research Institute and East of Borneo<http://www.eastofborneo.org/unforgetting> will co-host the Los Angeles meet up of the Guggenheim's Women in Architecture edit-a-thon,<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Women_in_Architecture> a global campaign to improve Wikipedia's coverage of women in architecture<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_architecture> and to increase female contributors to Wikipedia. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gender_gap> When: Thursday October 15, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Where: Getty Research Institute (Research Library, Plaza Level) Bring your laptops with power cords and join Getty and East of Borneo staff members to create and edit Wikipedia articles for the lengthy list of women<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/Women_in_Architecture> that are not (yet!) represented or underrepresented. Anyone can create an article! All are welcome. No previous editing experience is necessary to participate. Orientations for new editors will take place at 10:30am and 1:00pm. Space is limited. To RSVP for this event, sign up here<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/Women_in_Architecture> or email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. More information about the Guggenheim¡¦s daylong event can be found here<http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/calendar-and-events/2015/10/15/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-women-in-architecture/5228>. Read more about the Getty¡¦s last Wikipedia edit-a-thon<http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-the-getty-research-institute-to-focus-on-architecture-and-design/> on Los Angeles Architecture and Design on The Iris, the Getty¡¦s blog. To stay up-to-date on Wikipedia events in Los Angeles, considering joining the Wikipedia Los Angeles Facebook group<https://www.facebook.com/groups/869710869719333> and following the Wikipedia LA Meetup page<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/Women_in_Architecture>. We hope to see you there! Kind regards, Sarah Sherman Reference Librarian Getty Research Institute 1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688 310-440-6698<tel:3104406698> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.getty.edu/research<http://www.getty.edu/research> Library access information<http://grilibrary.wordpress.com/> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/GettyResearchInstitute> ¢x YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/gettyresearch> ¢x Pinterest<http://www.pinterest.com/gettyresearch/> ¢x GRI e-News<http://www.getty.edu/research/institute/e_news/index.html> ¢x The Getty Iris<http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~