Wikipedia:Meetup/Malaysia-Thailand 1



The Wikipedia Malaysia-Thailand 1 (the 4th Wikipedia Malaysia overseas meetup) was the first Wikipedia meetup of Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia with Wikimedians in Thailand User Group. This meetup was held as part of an international study tour by Sabah Student Union (PERSIS) of Universiti Sains Malaysia. The meetup was held on:
 * Date: Thursday, 5 September 2019
 * Time: 2.00–3.00pm
 * Venue: Faculty of Fine Arts, Thaksin University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
 * Medium of communication: English, Thai and Malay

Things to bring

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

Participants

 * Athikhun.suw of Wikimedia Thailand
 * Tofeiku
 * Sabah Student Union (PERSIS) of University of Science, Malaysia
 * Deputy dean, lecturers and students from Faculty of Fine Arts of Thaksin University

Topics of discussion

 * Introduction to Wikipedia and Wikimedia movement
 * Knowing all the Wikimedia projects
 * Activities done by Wikimedia Thailand
 * Past conferences attended by Athikhun and Taufik
 * Wikipedia Five Pillars
 * Editing Wikipedia article demonstration
 * Uploading pictures of the dance performance to Wikimedia Commons

Questions and answers session

 * Verifiability of Wikipedia
 * License for uploading photos in Wikimedia Commons
 * Process in editing Wikipedia
 * Vandalism in Wikipedia
 * Behind the scence in patrolling Wikipedia
 * Being active in offline activities

Self driving
- Address: 15 Karnjanavanich Rd., Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand - Coordinate: 7°00'25.7"N 100°29'55.6"E

Disabled access
Lifts are available.