Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/August 2011
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The 30th New York City Meetup event was held on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Jefferson Market Library in Lower Manhattan.
What, Where, When, and How?
[edit]There is one public meeting in the afternoon at Jefferson Market Library, where we take further steps to organize the Wikimedia New York City local chapter, and provide a salon-style forum for discussion of Wikipedia and Wikimedia issues.
Additionally, there is an optional post-meeting dinner at a neighborhood restaurant.
Main public meeting
[edit](to discuss Wikipedia issues and Wikimedia NYC chapter issues):
- Jefferson Market Library, 425 Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave). 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM on Saturday, August 20, 2011.
Optional post-meeting meetup
[edit]- Meetup at Jefferson Market Library, and then walk together to a neighborhood restaurant, probably Sammy's Noodle. 5:00 PM onwards.
Late arrival info and Transportation
[edit]If you plan on arriving late, and are concerned about not finding your way to the group, you can drop your mobile phone number ahead of time at Special:Emailuser/Pharos (e-mail will not be able to be checked during the actual meetup time; leave requests ahead of time).
Nearby subway stations:
Agenda
[edit]Bring your own ideas!
- Follow-up on ideas raised at recent wiki-events
- Wiki-Workshops for Newbies monthly series
- GLAMcamp NYC (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) in May
- Great American Wiknic in June
- Wikimania 2011 international conf in Israel in August
- Chapter business
- Wikimedia NYC chapter wiki and social media outreach
- WikiProject Museum of Modern Art, MoMA tour/edit-a-thon around Talk to Me: Design and the Communication between People and Objects in late September
- Wikipedia:Academy upcoming at METRO New York Library Council
- Wikipedia Campus Ambassadors program
- Wikipedia Loves Libraries in October
- Future meetup venues and schedule?
- Other suggestions for projects?
- Speakers and roundtable discussions
- Add your discussion topics here!--Pharos (talk) 15:41, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
Interested Wikipedians
[edit]Likely attendees
[edit]Possible attendees
[edit]- Maybe. I do want to see what may be the last NASCAR race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve that afternoon, so I may skip this for that reason alone.Mitch32(Can someone turn on the damn air conditioning?) 21:32, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
- LiteralKa (talk) 21:33, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
I might have a conflict; I'll update this when I find out. — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 23:32, 27 July 2011 (UTC)Possibly. Depends on my recovery time from Wikimania. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 23:34, 27 July 2011 (UTC)Not gonna make it this time around. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 02:07, 20 August 2011 (UTC)Hope to make it, but I may be out of town that part of August. Should know soon. Newyorkbrad (talk) 12:47, 28 July 2011 (UTC)Will see how this works with a potentially complicated schedule.It's a go. Daniel Case (talk) 04:51, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
Regrets
[edit]- Will be on another continent. T. Canens (talk) 00:55, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
- Will be in Florida along with Rob. GChriss <always listening><c> 21:58, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
- Out of town this weekend, again, alas. I hope to see everyone soon. Newyorkbrad (talk) 15:51, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
- Yeah, I can't make it. Family thing. — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 02:02, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry I won't be able to make it. Will try for the next one. I can only attend on a weekday. amritadh
- Generally can't make many Saturday meetings during the summers. — Becksguy (talk) 07:25, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry, have other plans. Sumanah (talk) 19:48, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
Report
[edit]Attendees of record
[edit]- Wikipedians/Wikimedians, from the sign-up sheet.