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Auckland Meetup #24 – Saturday 8 June 2024

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New Lynn War Memorial Library
  • Date: Saturday 8 June 2024
  • Time: 10:00 am to midday
  • Location: Meeting Room, New Lynn War Memorial Library, 3 Memorial Drive, New Lynn, Auckland
  • Bring a laptop if you have one. There are publicly available computers if you don't have a laptop, but they are located elsewhere in the library.

Venue

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The group will meet in the Meeting Room located on the ground floor of New Lynn War Memorial Library. Please ensure that the room is left how we found it including table and chair locations.

The library is a one-minute walk from New Lynn train station and the New Lynn Transport Interchange, served by trains on the Western Line, and numerous bus routes (14, 18, 22N, 24B, 24R, 68, 149, 152, 154, 161, 162, 170, 171, 172, 186, 195, 191, and 670).

Future meetups

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This is a recurring event every four weeks, but double-check the Wikipedia:Auckland Meetup page to confirm.

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The meetup

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Attending

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Apologies / unable to come

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Agenda and notes from meetup

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1. Introduction to meetup by organisers

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  • General welcome and introductions
  • A big wave from the Welly meetup!

2. Round table for participants to say what you’re working on / interested in

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3. Discussion of possible collaborative projects and future events

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  • Discussion of possible liaison with organisers of future Auckland Writers Festivals to improve Wikimedia coverage (articles, Commons images, etc) of participating writers

4. Requests for edits

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5. Demonstration of a tool

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  • Noted that the New Zealand Listener is available via Overdrive for Auckland Library members.
  • Discussion of Wikipedia:Image use policy

6. Added/edited at the meeting

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Next Auckland meetup

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