Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 17

DC Meetup #17 May 7, 3:30 pm &mdash; Tenley-Friendship Library Who should come? You should. Really.

This will be the first official meeting of the proposed Wikimedia DC chapter and we will also update everyone on our successful Wikimania 2012 bid! A post-meeting dinner will then take place, where discussion can continue.

Agenda items:
 * Discussion of our proposed chapter, including bylaws, steps involved & timeline towards Wikimedia DC becoming an official Wikimedia chapter.
 * We will also update everyone on our successful Wikimania bid, discuss what's next in the planning process, most importantly including sponsorships and finalizing arrangements with the venue, as well as keynote speakers and media relations.
 * Discuss upcoming activities that we want to do over the summer and fall, (e.g. Wikipedia Takes DC? or Baltimore? library workshops? summer picnic, meetup & tour at NARA 2) and update on our GLAM outreach & collaborations.

What, Where, When, and How?

 * When : May 7, 2011 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm, then post-meetup dinner.
 * Where : Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library, 4450 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016.
 * Metro: Red Line: Tenleytown-AU Metro Station
 * Bus: Wisconsin Ave./Albemarle St.

Yes

 * 1)  harej  04:51, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) --Aude (talk) 04:53, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) Kirill [talk] [prof] 04:54, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) Pharos (talk) 16:13, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 5) Qwerty0 (talk) 10:59, 15 April 2011 (UTC) Woo! It's really happening! Congratulations, guys.
 * 6) - Dank (push to talk) 18:38, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 7) --TheBlueWizard (talk) 20:57, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 8) Racepacket (talk) 02:08, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 9) --rocketrye12talk/contribs 15:20, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 10) CarolMooreDC (talk) 14:03, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 11) Econterms (talk) 15:00, 26 April 2011 (UTC)  The bid looked incredible.  Great job!
 * 12) Norm mit (talk) 15:14, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 13) Brian Adler (talk) 01:29, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 14) AutoGyro (talk) 14:31, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 15) &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  00:14, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 16) Metabrarian (talk) 01:11, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 17) Jarekt (talk) 19:35, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 18) Jyothis (talk) 17:07, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 19) Kat Walsh (spill your mind?) 18:30, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 20) Jeremyb (talk) 21:29, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Maybe

 * 1) For the social event afterwards.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 00:57, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 2)  MBisanz  talk 05:40, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) FeanorStar7 (talk) 23:23, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 4)   Wikipelli   Talk   10:23, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 5) David in DC (talk) 19:54, 26 April 2011 (UTC) Strikethrough. David in DC (talk) 18:32, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 6) Probably, but not totally certain at this time. -- BRG (talk) 20:15, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 7) Ecragg(talk) Ecragg (talk) 22:46, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 8) I'll try to make it.Bkwillwm (talk) 02:35, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 9) Gyrofrog  (talk) 14:52, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 10) L Faraone  18:54, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 11) TravisBernard I might make it. (talk) --TravisBernard (talk) 22:11, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 12) Cooljeanius (talk) (contribs) 23:32, 27 April 2011 (UTC) It's in the middle of finals for me but I might be able to make time for it.
 * 13) Slowking4 (talk) 18:48, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 14) I will try to make it. Mariordo (talk) 19:07, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 15) More likely to attend if a ride is available from NYC.  GChriss &lt;always listening&gt;  &lt;c&gt; 20:11, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 16) Wabbott9 (talk) 03:35, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 17) Djembayz Family event in eve., will try for cameo appearance ... Djembayz (talk) 00:21, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

People unable to attend, but wishing to be informed about future meetups

 * 1) Going to be in Richmond then.  Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk ) 22:03, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) MZMcBride (talk) 23:15, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) --EEMIV (talk)
 * 4) Kingdon (talk) 01:07, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 5) JayJasper (talk) 19:44, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 6) - Still over in England, wish I could participate :( Sadads (talk) 22:38, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 7) Going to be in San Francisco.. SarahStierch (talk) 20:32, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 8) This is the closest meetup to the college I am going to next term --Guerillero &#124;  My Talk  03:16, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 9) Please don't schedule it during May next year. de Mediātōre Scientiae (discutere) 23:17, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 10) Out of my morbid curiosity, why? Especially since I for one would have forgotten all about that request by then (smile) --TheBlueWizard (talk) 02:30, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 11) Swamped, but maybe next time!  bd2412  T 02:26, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 12) Unfortunately out-of-town :-( Edsu (talk) 16:17, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 13) Stuck in Baltimore that day. --Concord (talk) 19:55, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 14) At the Congress Of Jugglers all day Q Science (talk) 19:35, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 15) JohnPomeranz (talk) 22:00, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 16) (was a 'maybe' now an 'apologies') 00:43, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 17) Dern it. - Dank (push to talk) 15:36, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 18) Kumioko -- Probably not.
 * 19) Can't make it David in DC (talk) 18:32, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

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Wiki Takes Embassies pre-meetup
Saturday is open house day for the European embassies in DC. These events are fun and it's a great opportunity to get good photographs for Wikipedia. See List of diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C. for list of all embassies and their Wikipedia pages.

There are 4 separate tours going on, and we may just be able to pick one and do it all together. Or we could split up into groups and cover more of the embassies. (what do you want to do?) It's best to get there in the morning, at 9:45 or 10 am when it's less busy but the afternoon is fun too.

Let's meet at 9:45 or 10am at the meeting spots (probably Dupont Circle, by the fountain, unless we do multiple groups) and tour Embassy Row (15 embassies).


 * fyi, click through to the brochure shuttle bus stops at 22nd & K st; Mass & 20th; Conn & Van Ness Slowking4 (talk) 17:16, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Do you have details for coming Non-European embassies tour mentioned on Saturday? CarolMooreDC (talk) 14:20, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
 * quick google: ; map Slowking4 (talk) 21:38, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

I'm interested

 * 1) --Aude (talk) 18:07, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) Kirill [talk] [prof] 11:13, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) will try Slowking4 (talk) 17:16, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) I might be able to squeeze in a bit of time to hit a couple of embassies (one of them will be an embassy of Ireland)...in all likelihood, I will be on my own anyway. To any Wikipedians, I would suggest one would try to gather relevant information for Wikipedia articles (on embassies, and otherwise). I don't know what to collect though...me being somewhat noobish here. --TheBlueWizard (talk) 02:30, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 5) *When it comes to these things, I usually adopt an I'll-know-it-when-I-see-it attitude, and keep my eyes open. SchuminWeb (Talk) 04:26, 6 May 2011 (UTC)