Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/November 2011

The November 2011 New York City Meetup event will be held at 5pm on Sunday Nov 20 at Symposium Greek Restaurant @ 544 W 113th St (in the back room), on the Upper West Side in the Columbia University area.

Likely attendees

 * If the 20th. Other dates, it depends. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 01:43, 9 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Why not? Peter.C  •  talk  •  contribs  02:03, 9 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Jim.henderson (talk) 20:17, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll be in the area this weekend. Courcelles 00:56, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I am good. Mitch32(Never support those who think in the box)
 * I'm certainly in!--Pharos (talk) 06:45, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
 * T. Canens (talk) 00:41, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Blurpeace 17:41, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Newyorkbrad (talk) 21:46, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Becksguy (talk) 19:12, 14 November 2011 (UTC) — The Symposium has always been good to us, giving us the back room and a discount for cash. I'm still on crutches so the stairs will be a problem, but otherwise I'm in for another flaming cheese evening.
 * Jeremyb (talk) 07:59, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 16:34, 15 November 2011 (UTC) I have no money to buy food, but I can be there.
 * I'll be there--Mike Lewis (talk) 14:03, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

Possible attendees

 * Any agendas? (attendance not contingent upon this) - Theornamentalist (talk) 00:54, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Probably in a more informal way, yes. We can have some discussions of NYC cultural/educational outreach events, and also the recent filing to obtain nonprofit status for the Wikimedia NYC chapter.--Pharos (talk) 06:51, 12 November 2011 (UTC)


 * I'll be busy in Brooklyn until 5, but will see how fast the subways run -- kosboot (talk) 23:46, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Sure, coming later is fine, we'll be there for awhile.--Pharos (talk) 06:01, 15 November 2011 (UTC)


 * I'll try to attend. AstroCog (talk) 13:31, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Thomas Levine (talk) 00:43, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Regrets

 *  DGG ( talk ) 04:54, 18 November 2011 (UTC) I will be at a Chamber Music Society concert
 * David Shankbone  05:14, 18 November 2011 (UTC) I will be in Colorado for Thanksgiving.  Have a Happy T-Day everyone.
 * Daniel Case (talk) 01:34, 19 November 2011 (UTC) Schedule just doesn't seem to work out, and am recovering from a long previous weekend around a roadfan meetup with Mitchazenia.
 * Thank you for invitation; I am very sorry to miss this one as well. Please do tell me about anything upcoming. Twozenhauer (talk) 01:43, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
 * We'll see. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 02:40, 16 November 2011 (UTC) Nope, can't make it. Sorry. :/ —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 18:21, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

Agenda ideas
Bring your own ideas!
 * Follow-up on ideas raised at recent wiki-events
 * Wikimedia NYC 501(c)(3) filing, response, checks
 * Wikipedia Loves Libraries at NYPL, METRO New York Library Council, Rutgers, across the country
 * MoMA Wikipedia Talk to Me University Editathon


 * Chapter business
 * Wikimedia NYC chapter membership and elections
 * Wikipedia Day on January 15, finding venue in NYC, and promoting US and worldwide
 * Wikipedia Campus Ambassadors program
 * Spring event: Wikipedia Takes The City national edition, other suggestions? (also, US involvement in Wiki Loves Monuments?)
 * Wikimania 2012 Party Train/Bus to DC?
 * Regionalism
 * Future meetup venues and schedule?
 * Other suggestions for projects?


 * Roundtable discussions
 * Future directions of Campus Ambassadors, Online Ambassadors and US, India and other national university programs
 * OWS and Wikipedia
 * Bring your ideas!

Attendees of record

 * User:Becksguy
 * User:Courcelles
 * User:Fluffernutter
 * User:Frank.manus
 * User:Jim.henderson
 * User:Kosboot
 * User:Mitchazenia
 * User:Newyorkbrad
 * User:Peter.C
 * User:Pharos
 * User:Scottandrewhutchins
 * User:Timotheus Canens
 * User:Wiki01Mike