Wikipedia:Meetup/Johor 18



The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 18 (the 68th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 18th Wikipedia meetup held at the Malaysian state of Johor. It was the first meetup in the 2024 period term of Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia. The meetup was held on:
 * Date: Sunday, 10 September 2023
 * Time: 7:30–9:30 p.m.
 * Venue: Grand Seafood Restaurant, Kempas, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
 * Medium of communication: Indonesian

Things to bring

 * Laptop or tablet
 * Notebook/pen/pencil
 * Multiple cable extensions (to accommodate other laptop/tablet users of electricity)

Participants

 * Dody Ismoyo

Topics of discussion

 * Scholarship application and processing learning for Wikimedia-related conferences

Minutes of meeting

 * History of Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia di Malaysia and our outreach works
 * Detailed discussion on scholarship process timeline, grand submission deadline, selection criteria (including fairness), event reporting and scope of Wikimania 2023 and some other Wikimedia-related conferences
 * Efforts done by Wikimedia Indonesia in expanding their gigantic size, volunteers and outreach of chapter in Indonesia
 * Efforts made by Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia to be really inclusive by striving for multilingualism and also having outreach in all states and federal territories in Malaysia, from Kedah to Sabah, beyond the usual gender equality inclusivity, to show that this is a truly Malaysian society, not only Kuala Lumpur society
 * The urgent need to rebrand Wikimedia to be more inclusive to the new generation (e.g. TikTok and Instagram generation) to attract them into the Wikimedia movement
 * The discussion about the past and upcoming WikiNusantara conferences in Indonesia
 * The importance of Wikimedia affiliates (chapter and user group) to be a regional player beyond their country-related matters (e.g. helping new community to officially establish their affiliation)
 * The dilemma faced by affiliates when approached by people or institutions with the intention of conflict-of-interest contribution in Wikimedia projects

Public transport

 * Kempas Baru

Self driving
- Key-in Restoran Grand Seafood in Waze or Restoran Grand Seafood Kempas in Google Map - Address: 275A, Persiaran Kempas Baru, Kempas Banjaran, 81200 Johor Bahru, Johor - Coordinate: 1°31'21.9"N 103°42'09.9"E

Disability access
The venue was located on the ground floor with wheelchair ramp access, equipped with toilet on the same floor.