Wikipedia:Meetup/HCMC/HCMC1

Summary


The Wikipedia Ho Chi Minh City meetup is a monthly meeting of Wikipedians (contributors and users) and members of the general public who are curious to learn more about Wikipedia and its sister-projects. We will discuss Wikipedia and share our ideas and experiences around it. Our long-term goals are outreach for Wikipedia and its sister projects.

Discussions prior to the meeting can be conducted on the talk page.

Date and Venue
Date: : 3 February 2013 Time : 3PM-4PM Venue: The Start Center, 18bis14 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, HCMC Map: [Google Maps link]

Intended Audience
Anyone who is interested in Wikipedia – for example, a user, a contributor or simply anyone who is curious about it – is welcome to attend. Wikipedians from any part of Viet Nam or the world and anyone who wishes to contribute to Wikipedia and its sister projects can participate. The meetup is open to members of all Wikimedia projects and Wikimedians speaking any languages. All are welcome and we are specially interested in seeing newcomers joining the experienced Wikipedians. If you are interested in coming, please add your name below to the list.

Getting There
See this link on Google Maps for directions to the venue : Google Maps

Agenda

 * General introduction
 * Community building discussion
 * WikiProject Vietnam

Comments

 * Hi, I'm based in Hong Kong, and the coordinator in Chief for the Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong, which will be in August next year. So I just wanna notify you about the conference, and wonder if you would talk about going to the conference and getting better organized, do tell me anything you need help in both, plz don't hesitate to contact the Hong Kong local team, we would love to help! More info on Wikimania official Page --JéRRy.雨雨.talk.hk

Participants
Add your name as " # " if you have an username or else add " # Name", under the appropriate section.

Attending

 * 1) — Nearly Headless Nick {c} 05:03, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Post-meetup summary/Blogs/News
The meetup was announced last week and approximately 24 individuals signed up on our Facebook event page. On the day of the event six guests turned up, all of them uninitiated or new users to Wikipedia. My talk focused on introducing them to Wikis, Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.

Facebook

 * Facebook event page - Wikipedia Ho Chi Minh City meetup

Twitter
Tweet with #WPHCMC1 twitter hashtag

Media coverage
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Photos
Please upload to commons and add category Commons:Category:Ho Chi Minh City Meetup September2012