Commons:Commons Photographers User Group/Local events 2023

This page serves at coordinating local events organized by members of the Commons Photographers User Group. There's no other requirement to organize a local event other than being a member of our user group. Please feel free to use our user group's name and branding when sending out invitations.

Local events 2023

Country	Date	City	Event title and link	Short description	Event organizer(s)	Notes
	April and May 2023	Chico, California	"Northern California on Wikipedia" Workshops / Presentations	As part of the museum exhibition "Northern California on Wikipedia", we'll have four presentations and workshops aimed at creating awareness about "Taking pictures for Wikipedia" and at teaching local photographers how to upload their images under a free license to Wikimedia Commons: April 14: The story behind the shot: a look behind the scenes of taking photos for Wikipedia April 22: Hands-on workshop for beginners: uploading your own photos to Wikipedia April 29: I'm a photographer for Wikipedia – ask me anything! May 4: How to share the beauty of Northern California with people around the world through Wikipedia	Frank Schulenburg
	4-6 August 2023	Naga City, Bicol Region	Bikol WikiConference 2023	The "Bikol WikiConference on Wikipedia and Education Collaboration", a 3-day conference and training for teachers, was conducted on August 4, 5 and 6 in Naga City, Philippines. Commons Photographers User Group presented at the conference organized by the Bikol Wikipedia Community in partnership with the City Government of Naga and Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group. The following topics relevant to Wikimedia Commons were discussed: Wiki Loves Philippines by Maffeth.opiana Wikimedia Commons and Relicensing by MarvinBikolano Plagiarism and Copyright Violation by Francis Charles Brioso Ralffralff facilitated in the workshop session while conference director Filipinayzd introduced and promoted Commons Photographers User Group to the attendees who are into photography.	Irvin Sto. Tomas
	13 August 2023	97.5 OK FM Naga City	Bikol Wiki Weekend: Oras Nin Talingkas na Kaaraman	Wikimedia Commons was the main topic for this week's episode featuring Marvin Molin, a Commons contributor since 2015. He talked about his experience in contributing on the open resource and how the community benefits from the media files he has donated for free use.	Irvin Sto. Tomas
Online	16 August 2023	Online	Wiki Commons: An Overview for Newbies	This "Wiki Commons: An Overview for Newbies" will be an Online Session that will focus on Engineering Students, Photographers Club Members, and Interested Photographers who are either unknown to Wikipedia Commons or Newbies. This session will provide a deep overview of Commons, its policies, and How it works. The session will be in Hindi and English language. This program will also cover Wikimania 2023.	Shreya
Austria	29. September 2023	Linz	Photowalk during WikiCon	Die Commons Photographers User Group lädt alle Gruppenmitglieder und weitere Interessierte, die an der WikiCon in Linz teilnehmen, zu einem Photowalk ein. Treffpunkt: Freitag, 29. September um 14:15 Uhr bei der Anmeldung im Wissensturm. Die Rückkehr ist rechtzeitig zur Kaffeepause um 15:45 Uhr geplant.	User:Ailura