Wikipedia:GLAM/Balboa Park/WelcomeEvent



The BPOC staff and Balboa Park museum staff have planned a meet-and-greet event to develop a relationship between the Wikipedia community and Balboa Park. The event will be an opportunity to learn how Wikipedia and Balboa Park can help each other, match editors with curators, archivists, and librarians that share common interests, and determine what types of events can be planned in the future. Make sure to come hungry as pizza and drinks will be provided. If you have any ideas about the new project, this event will present the opportunity to determine interest on a variety of new collaborations by editors and Balboa Park institutions.

Details
When: Tuesday, July 5, 2011 Time: 5:00pm-6:30pm PST Where: San Diego Air & Space Museum (meet out front) (directions)

FAQ
Please feel free to post any questions on the talk page.


 * Parking: The SDASM offers free parking in the lot in front of the museum.
 * Arrival: We will meet in front of the museum, try and come a few minutes early.
 * Dinner: Dinner will be provided!
 * Guests: If you would like to bring a guest, please note this on the sign up section of this page.

Sign up
The event is open to all Wikipedia editors. Sign below if you will be able to attend the event. Please be sure to enable the email user feature within Wikipedia so we can contact you if needed.


 * 1) ; will do my best to bring crack wings or some other item.
 * I shall be bringing my wife, and the wing order has been confirmed. It is not much, but it's a small taste of South San Diego. --RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 23:16, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) Balboa Park representatives from: SDASM, San Diego History Center, San Diego Natural History Museum, Mingei International Museum, BPOC
 * I shall be bringing my wife, and the wing order has been confirmed. It is not much, but it's a small taste of South San Diego. --RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 23:16, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) Balboa Park representatives from: SDASM, San Diego History Center, San Diego Natural History Museum, Mingei International Museum, BPOC

Regrets

 * 1) is interested in the project but will be out of town on July 5. Please keep me posted. --MelanieN (talk) 15:48, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Event summary
The Welcome event was attended by nearly a dozen Balboa Park staff and Wikipedia editors. The event was a great opportunity to meet BPOC and museum staff interested and curious about Wikipedia and the GLAM collaboration. Over pizza and drinks, a brief overview of Wikipedia, the GLAM project, and WP:GLAM/BP's project page was presented. A few articles were also previewed to look for potential candidates for future expansion. Many of the attendees asked questions about general Wikipedia editing, potential article creations, image donations, and Balboa Park-specific articles. Future events were discussed such as editing workshops, article collaborations, and source sharing. The next steps for the project include developing the to-do list, planning future events, and helping BP staff to register and join in on the project to collaborate within Wikipedia.