Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/April 2023



Wikimedia New York City invites you to attend its' monthly WikiWednesday Salon on Wednesday, April 12, from 6:30 pm - 7:50 PM ET. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

Details

 * Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
 * Time: 6:30 pm - 7:50 pm ET (Library closes at 8pm)
 * Location: Hybrid - Online & Central Library branch of the Brooklyn Public Library! See "How to connect" below.
 * Library event webpage


 * This month's facilitators are Wil540 art in-person and Pharos online.

How to connect via Zoom
How to connect: To join just follow this url: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85212519478

If you have not used Zoom before, you will be prompted to download its launcher program. It works on PC, Mac, and Linux. If necessary, you can also connect through Zoom's iOS or Android app, which you can find on the zoom.us website. As a last resort, you can also dial in by phone, calling (646) 876-9923 and enter the meeting ID (852 1251 9478). Please keep in mind that if you dial in by phone you will be able to listen, but will miss all visuals.

Welcome

 * Zoom etiquette
 * WMNYC Code of Conduct
 * Introductions (Online + in-person)

Recent/current events
(Feel free to add any recent Wikimedia-related events you'd like to share)
 * March 8: Wikimedia Foundation meet-up/WikiWeds
 * March 7: History of Nursing in Newark Rutgers University
 * February 28: AfroCROWD Hip Hop Online Editathon Training, University at Albany
 * February 24: Black Lunch Table Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon at Pratt University

Upcoming events
(Feel free to add any upcoming Wikimedia-related events you'd like to share)


 * Earth Day and the Digital Environment - Beacon, NY
 * When: Saturday, April 15, 2023, 11:00AM - 3:00PM EDT
 * Where: Howland Public Library, 313 Main Street, Beacon NY


 * Earth Day 2023 Translat-a-thon at LaGuardia Community College
 * When: Wednesday, April 19, 2pm-5pm EST
 * Where: LaGuardia CC - Room MB10B, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Queens, NY 11101


 * Earth Day 2023 Edit-a-thon Environment of Brooklyn with Sure We Can
 * When: Saturday April 22, 11am-2pm EST
 * Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - Bushwick branch, 340 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn Public Library and Sure We Can & Hybrid (Online attendees welcome via Zoom)


 * Earth Day Wiknic NYC
 * When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm
 * Where: Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park


 * Wiki Workshop 2023 (Submission deadline: March 23, 2023)
 * When: Thursday, May 11, 2023
 * Where: Online - posssible NYC satellite event (To Be Announced)


 * Wikimedia Hackathon 2023
 * When: May 19–21, 2023
 * Where: Athens, Greece - NYC satellite event (To Be Announced)


 * WikiConference North America (Submission deadline: June 30)
 * When: November 9-12, 2023
 * Where: Toronto

Remembering DGG
David Goodman passed away on Thursday, April 6. Condolences are being left on his talk page and an obituary is being drafted for the next Signpost. We will take this time for participants to share their memories of David.

Share + Discuss
(please add any specific Wikimedia projects/events/activities/topics you'd like to share with the group or open for discussion. These should be 3 minutes max. Please propose a breakout room for longer discussions.)
 * Commons Picture of the Year 2022 contest

Questions about Wikimedia projects you'd like to ask?
(anything at all! We'll do our best to answer if we can)
 * Ask questions here

Online breakout room & proposals
(The last 30 minutes is dedicated to small group discussions. The group tuning in via zoom will hold an online breakout room. Breakout room topics may arise during the course of other discussions, but feel free to propose one in advance, too!)
 * Online breakout room (7:30pm-8pm) Moderator: User:_____
 * Add additional breakout room proposals here

Sign up

 * Pharos (talk) 00:21, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Complex / Rational 01:44, 21 March 2023 (UTC) (probably online)


 * Wil540 art (talk) 01:45, 21 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Probably... &mdash; Rhododendrites  talk \\ 20:32, 28 March 2023 (UTC)


 * the special girl is me (talk) 15:58, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Legoktm (talk) 05:07, 5 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 19:08, 5 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Ronald Sexton (talk) 13:49, 6 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Jim.henderson (talk) 13:38, 7 April 2023 (UTC)


 * GK tramrunner RU (talk) 18:36, 7 April 2023 (UTC)


 * PostRorty (talk) 19:15, 10 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Mozucat (talk) 01:04, 12 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Tduk (talk) 03:50, 12 April 2023 (UTC)


 * TheTranarchist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 19:27, 12 April 2023 (UTC)