Wikipedia:Meetup/Australia



Wikipedians in Australia are encouraged to hold regular, and informal meetups.

At a meetup there are usually some experienced users available to provide advice on any questions you may have about editing or understanding a particular aspect of Wikipedia, as well as ways to get more engaged with the Wikimedia movement.

If you have ideas for discussion topics, or have a specific question to be addressed, please list them on the next meetup page in your city, or attend an online Community Meeting.

Information on Previous Australian Meetups
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" ! colspan="2" | Wikinews for Australian Wikipedians
 * This will be an IRC based meetup where participants are encouraged to set up remote locations to get together with other Wikipedians. The purpose of these meet-ups is support work being done by members of Wikimedia Australia, Wikinews contributors and the HOPAU participants with writing news articles for Wikinews.  If you are a Wikipedian or a Commons user who wants to learn how to use Wikinews and work towards becoming an accredited reporter, this is your chance to learn. Please note: Non-Australians are allowed to attend our online training sessions but time zone wise, it is set up to support ongoing Australian activities.
 * This will be an IRC based meetup where participants are encouraged to set up remote locations to get together with other Wikipedians. The purpose of these meet-ups is support work being done by members of Wikimedia Australia, Wikinews contributors and the HOPAU participants with writing news articles for Wikinews.  If you are a Wikipedian or a Commons user who wants to learn how to use Wikinews and work towards becoming an accredited reporter, this is your chance to learn. Please note: Non-Australians are allowed to attend our online training sessions but time zone wise, it is set up to support ongoing Australian activities.

IRC: Canberra: LauraHale's house in Gungahlin. Please e-mail LauraHale for directions if you would like to attend in person.
 * Location

Dates: 17 June, and 24 June Time: 6:00:00 PM EST (UTC+10 hours) in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne. 5:30:00 PM CST UTC+9:30 hours in Adelaide. 4:00:00 PM WST UTC+8 hours in Perth. 8:00:00 PM NZST UTC+12 hours in Auckland. 9:00:00 AM BST (UTC+1 hour) in London. 4:00:00 AM EDT UTC-4 hours in New York City.
 * Date and time:

Prior to the workshop, please read Writing an article on Wikinews and think of a topic you may want to write about that is currently in the news. If you want to try original research, please read original reporting. Ideas of topics to write about include the AFL or NRL, Australian Olympic and Paralympic preparations, Australian politics, Australian weather, or Australian television news. If you are thinking about doing original research, consider attending a sporting event on Friday, Saturday or Sunday to report on. Consider interviewing some one about a topic you think is important. If you want to create your own article, you need to have an idea of what you want to write about. If you want to participate by supporting others, you're also welcome to attend!
 * Preparation

Participants: 17 June

 * Conveners and local hosts for 17 June
 * LauraHale

Please list your name here.
 * Likely to attend 17 June
 * John Vandenberg (chat)
 * Netha Hussain (India)
 * JJ Harrison (talk) 04:53, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Please list your name here.
 * Possible to attend 17 June

Please list your name here.
 * Regrets for 17 June

Participants: 24 June

 * Conveners and local hosts for 24 June
 * LauraHale

Please list your name here.
 * Likely to attend 24 June
 * John Vandenberg (chat)

Please list your name here.
 * Possible to attend 24 June

Please list your name here.
 * Regrets for 24 June
 * }