Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/March 2012

The March 2012 New York City Meetup event will be held on Sunday Mar 18 at Symposium Greek Restaurant @ 544 W 113th St (in the back room), on the Upper West Side in the Columbia University area.

We'll have a meet-and-greet and general discussion hour for newbies and oldies at 4 pm, and the dinner will start at 5 pm.

Agenda
Bring your own ideas! --


 * Follow-up on ideas raised in past meetings
 * How GLAMcamp DC went
 * How Meetup/Princeton University Edit-a-thon went
 * Free Culture Alliance NYC lives! (next meeting Monday)


 * Chapter business
 * Chapter newsletter and chapter reports, minutes-taking tasks
 * Biweekly board/chapter conference calls, short term and annual budget plans
 * Revitalizing Volunteer Teams with triumvirate/tripod structures
 * Chapter-selected Board seats for the Wikimedia Foundation
 * WikiWomen's History Month in March at Barnard
 * WikiGangs of New York neighborhoods and history editathon in April at NYPL
 * Chapter annual general meeting in June
 * Wikimania Takes Manhattan and Wiki World's Fair / Free Culture World's Fair in July


 * Speakers and roundtable discussions
 * Questions and input from wiki-newbies
 * suggestion: A panel or outreach to higher education to pre-empt/respond to negative views (Haymarket affair discussions)

Likely attendees

 * Newyorkbrad (talk) 19:06, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Becksguy (talk) 19:09, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Do I get to choose the bar this time? March 18 is my 21st birthday.Mitch32(Never support those who think in the box) 01:38, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Blurpeace 01:51, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * kosboot (talk) 13:05, 23 February 2012 (UTC) - any talk of the strategic plan? -- I'll bring a laptop to take minutes/notes -- kosboot (talk) 17:01, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Jim.henderson (talk) 18:32, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * T. Canens (talk) 08:27, 28 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Pharos (talk) 19:47, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい ) 16:22, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * [[File:Huskyoog.jpg]] Husky (talk page) 13:33, 2 March 2012 (UTC) - on holiday from Amsterdam, the Netherlands :)
 * Jeremyb (talk) 16:13, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Peter.C •  talk  •  contribs  16:02, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Wlmg (talk) 21:11, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Daniel Case (talk) 22:34, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Mwacha 12 March 2012
 * I can only make the dinner. NHRHS2010 the student pilot   ✈   15:22, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
 * User talk:woodsewing
 *  DGG ( talk ) 03:51, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
 * --MuZemike 16:12, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Possible attendees

 * --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 04:21, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Hopefully, given that I've been prodding Mitchazenia about his 21st for years! A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 04:36, 23 February 2012 (UTC) Sadly I don't think I can make it - babysitting an injured friend. I'll buy you a drink at the next one, Mitchazenia. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 19:29, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll know in a week or so; I should be able to get out of work that morning, which will make it a lot easier to get down there. The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい ) 03:46, 24 February 2012 (UTC) Will definitely be able to. 16:21, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Jweiss11 (talk) 05:07, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I've never been to a meetup, and it sounds interesting. I just need to see if I can get the day off. Ish dar ian  22:55, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Aichikawa(talk)--Aichikawa (talk) 20:37, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Maybe... but as an "anon", were I to go, maybe? Nametags optional, right? Doc   talk  12:59, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
 * We don't use nametags at the dinner events. Most of us there know each other.Mitch32(There is a destiny that makes us... family.) 17:23, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll try to make it. I'm certainly in the area *(note to CU's)*, and I would be most interested in participating in and observing one of these meetings. Doc   talk  06:52, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
 * User:Daniel the Monk

Regrets

 * Sorry, no can do. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 03:48, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately not, but happy (early) birthday Mitchazenia. Kat Walsh (spill your mind?) 03:53, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll be traveling, sadly! And as Kat says, happy birthday early Mitchazenia! SarahStierch (talk) 16:23, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Turns out I'll be out of town that weekend. T. Canens (talk) 03:13, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
 * All the best, can't make it - I'm already committed...Modernist (talk) 23:12, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the invite but I have prior engagements. Undead q (talk)
 * Have fun, I'll be at a 4 year old's birthday party. I know you're jealous. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 00:53, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I have a bad cold. Bearian (talk) 21:11, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Visiting nephews. — Dispenser 06:19, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, I am needed at work :/ Ish dar ian  19:36, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Truly sorry! Twozenhauer (talk) 18:07, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry, my Irish mother in law is cooking corned beef and there's no saying no! --67.80.174.241 (talk) 19:50, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Attendees of record

 * ''Wikipedians/Wikimedians and guests, from the sign-up sheet.


 * User:Becksguy
 * Caitlin
 * User:Daniel Case
 * User:Daniel the Monk
 * User:DGG
 * User:Husky
 * User:Jeremyb
 * User:Jim.henderson
 * User:Kosboot
 * User:Mitchazenia
 * User:Muzemike
 * User:NHRHS2010
 * User:Peter.C
 * User:Pharos
 * User:Savidan
 * User:The Blade of the Northern Lights
 * User:TheMightyHercules
 * User:Woodsewing