Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/December 2014

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The December 2014 NYC Wiki-Salon and Skill Share with the Wikimedia NYC community was on Thursday December 4, 6:30-8pm at Babycastles, a co-working space and gallery located near 14th St. Union Square.

Details[edit]

Date:: Thursday December 4

Time: 6:30-8pm (we had the space from 6pm and many came early)

Location: Babycastles. 137 W 14th St. Manhattan, New York, NY. 40°44′17.5″N 73°59′54.5″W / 40.738194°N 73.998472°W / 40.738194; -73.998472

Nearest subway station: 14th St. (1, 2, 3, F, M, and L trains)

Afterwards at 8pm, we walked to a chatty wiki-dinner at Good Stuff Diner.

Notes from the Meeting[edit]

Etherpad: Link

Agenda[edit]

Bring your own ideas!

Local Wikipedia free culture projects
Past, present, and future institutional partnerships with Wikipedia
Recent image donations to Wikipedia (United Nations!)
WikiConference USA 2014 reporting and lessons learned
Wiki-Conference USA 2015 - how we will pass it on to the next host city
Chapter planning and chapter roles
Mailing lists - which ones should we use
WMNYC financial reporting
Edit-a-thons past, present, future + metrics
Spring 2015 Education Program classes
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - January 2015
Wikipedia Day NYC microconference - January or February 2015
Art+Feminism Campaign - March 2015
NYPL Labs and potential space partnerships
December Wikidata event?

Speakers, workshops and roundtable discussions[edit]

(perhaps as 5-minute lightning talks and as skill shares)

- - NJ meetups - Mitchazenia
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Sign up[edit]

You may also sign up at Meetup.com, especially if you are new and aren't sure how to comment on the wiki.

Likely attendees[edit]

OR drohowa (talk) 18:59, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Pharos (talk) 22:22, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
kosboot (talk) 15:17, 13 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Tom Lowenhaupt
Harej (talk) 00:19, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
DGG ( talk ) 01:10, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Mitch32^{(The imitator dooms himself to hopeless mediocrity.)} 01:19, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Newyorkbrad (talk) 01:17, 22 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Daniel Case (talk) 18:05, 23 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Blue Rasberry (talk) 17:13, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Jim.henderson (talk) 03:35, 26 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Cocoaguy ここがいい 23:15, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Jeff Trexler (talk)
~~Robert Greer (talk) 23:17, 6 December 2014 (UTC)~~ jetlag[reply]
Mozucat (talk) 14:23, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
BrillLyle (talk) 19:33, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
CmdrDan (talk) 20:57, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Possible attendees[edit]

Rhododendrites (talk · contribs) 01:22, 20 November 2014 (UTC) -- haven't been to one of these -- hoping to make it to see how I might be able to help out/get involved[reply]
RWCasinoKid (talk · contribs) 12:17, 24 November 2014 (UTC) -- If this is a meetup between other Wikipedia editors, I'll be glad to attend. I might miss it because of work, though.[reply]

Hi yes this is a meetup between Wikipedia editors. Hope you can make it! OR drohowa (talk) 19:03, 1 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

NHRHS2010 (talk · contribs) 20:14, 27 November 2014 (UTC) -- Possible because I will be in NYC on the 4th to visit a graduate school class[reply]
Siankevans (talk) 13:24, 29 November 2014 (UTC) -- I would like to attend, but it depends on my work schedule.[reply]
Rangilo Gujarati (talk) 22:13, 2 December 2014 (UTC) -- I might attend it, still not sure.[reply]
Levendowski 17:57, 3 December 2014 (UTC) -- Hoping to make it, depending on work![reply]

Regrets[edit]

HullIntegrity (talk) 00:09, 20 November 2014 (UTC) Darn. I will be in class.[reply]
DanTD - Leaving the NYC Tri-State area on November 20, 2014. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 01:32, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
PointsofNoReturn Can't go because it is a week night. Wish I could go. PointsofNoReturn (talk) 20:03, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Bearian (talk) 19:52, 28 November 2014 (UTC) Teaching in Albany all that week.[reply]
Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 00:02, 30 November 2014 (UTC) Two conflicts.[reply]
Epicgenius (talk) – I really want to go to one of these, but school and personal stuff just get in the way.