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February 2017
Wikimedia NYC WikiWednesday
When and Where
DateWednesday, February 15, 2017
Time7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
AddressBabycastles
137 W 14th Street
(between 6th and 7th Avenues)
2nd Floor
City, StateNew York City, New York 10011

32 people in attendance! Thanks for a fun night.


The February 2017 NYC WikiWednesday salon and skill-share with the Wikimedia NYC community will be held Wednesday, 15 February, 2017, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, a co-working space and gallery located near 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

Details

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  • Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2017
  • Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Location: TBD
  • Location: Babycastles. 145 W 14th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), Basement level, Manhattan, New York, NY 10011

40°44′18″N 73°59′55.6″W / 40.73833°N 73.998778°W / 40.73833; -73.998778

Agenda

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Bring your own ideas!

  • 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Introductions for visitors
  • 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Meeting, Part I (roundtable on ongoing projects)
  • 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Meeting, Part II (new project proposals and ideas)

Chapter business

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A. Outreach, Partnerships & Programming
B. Proposals
  • Tracking program outcomes - Should WM NYC be an early adopter of this experimental program management software provided by the Wikimedia Foundation?
  • Keeping wiki friendly - should WM NYC be an early adopter of draft friendly space policy provided by the Wikimedia Foundation?
  • Time to purchase insurance
C. Staffing
D. Grants & Funding
  • We get donations by Paypal and in other channels. How should we respond?
  • Press Pass Pilot Program: Update on pilot program
  • WMF Grant UPDATE
    • Winifred Checkin: Tue, January 10, 2017, 8pm – 9pm
    • 2016-2017 Grant Final Report: Final report is due 30 April 2017
    • 2017-2018 APG Grant (1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018): Start APG in January or February 2017?

Check in - ongoing projects

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Recent edit-a-thons

Since last WikiWednesday

  1. TO COME

New and upcoming projects

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  1. TO COME
  1. Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros: New GLAM project
  2. DOITT: January 2017?
  3. Gitmo editathon: January 2017?
  4. Broadly workshop
  5. Monthly wiki-workshop/hackathon series at Ace Hotel: starting February 2017
  6. BedStuy or Die Rapper editathon outreach
  7. AfroCROWD BlackWikiHistory Month: Updates? Schomburg possibly? February 2017
  8. Art + Feminism planning? March 2017
Upcoming events
  1. TO COME

Speakers, workshops and roundtable discussions

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5 minutes; includes other discussions and skill-shares
Sign up here!

  • Update on wiki.JacksonHeights.nyc (Tom Lowenhaupt) p.s don't go thee yet!
  • GetOrganizedBK potential project: Can we automate checking citations from unreliable sources? talk about the Daily Mail policy anyone? The Daily Mail Song - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eBT6OSr1TI Hannah Silverman (talk) 17:55, 15 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Food tonight

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Comments / feedback / suggestions about food and/or for food selection? Please let us know!

  • TBD
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Regrets

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  1. BrillLyle (talk) - apologies, conflicts with new job schedule
  2. sheridanford (talk) 00:43, 10 February 2017 (UTC) Conflict. I will be at U of Michigan giving a talk on Black Music Matters and my protesting in NYC.[reply]
  3. Emjackson42 (talk) 21:57, 13 February 2017 (UTC) - so sorry, have a scheduling conflict[reply]

Possible attendees

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Likely attendees

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  1. Pharos (talk) 04:16, 25 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  2. kosboot (talk) 04:28, 25 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Mozucat (talk) 20:43, 25 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Roman Spinner (talk) 08:24, 4 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Jim.henderson (talk) 23:25, 7 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Tomlzz1 (talk) 17:31, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Netherzone (talk) 22:32, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Nwhysel (talk) 23:30, 9 February 2017 (UTC) - I may be a bit on the late side (splitting time between two events) but want to talk about an event I'm planning, hopefully with Wikimedia Vancouver and ASIS&T in March.[reply]
  9. Joanaz (talk) 00:42, 10 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Paige lothlorien (talk) 03:12, 10 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  11. 2604:2000:50C0:3800:588B:CBCA:2AED:A3F0 (talk) 04:14, 10 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  12. JoAsQueeniebee (talk) 19:37, 10 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Librarianhelen (talk) 22:41, 10 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Becksguy (talk) 19:07, 11 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  15. SeoMac (talk)
  16. ValeskaVida (talk) 18:45, 13 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Jooojay (talk) 22:28, 13 February 2017 (UTC) (virtual attendance)[reply]
  18. DGG ( talk ) 21:14, 14 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Hannah Silverman (talk) 19:59, 15 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  20. DieMeilen (talk) 21:37, 15 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  21. BlaueBlüte (talk) 01:38, 15 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Megs (talk) 23:21, 15 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Dispenser (talk) — Dispenser 14:30, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]