Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/October 2010

The 21st New York City Meetup event was held on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Jefferson Market Library in Lower Manhattan.

What, Where, When, and How?
There is one public meeting in the afternoon at Jefferson Market Library, where we take further steps to organize the Wikimedia New York City local chapter, and provide a salon-style forum for discussion of Wikipedia and Wikimedia issues.

Additionally, there is an optional post-meeting dinner at a neighborhood restaurant.

Main public meeting
(to discuss Wikipedia issues and Wikimedia NYC chapter issues):
 * Jefferson Market Library, 425 Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave). 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM on Saturday, October 16, 2010.
 * Google map of Jefferson Market Library at 425 Avenue of the Americas

Optional post-meeting meetup

 * Meetup at Jefferson Market Library, and then walk together to a neighborhood restaurant, probably Sammy's Noodle. 5:00 PM onwards.

Late arrival info and Transportation
If you plan on arriving late, and are concerned about not finding your way to the group, you can drop your mobile phone number ahead of time at Special:Emailuser/Pharos (e-mail will not be able to be checked during the actual meetup time; leave requests ahead of time).

Nearby subway stations:
 * West Fourth Street – Washington Square (New York City Subway)

Agenda
Bring your own ideas!
 * Follow-up on ideas raised in the May meeting and since.
 * How Wiki-Conference NYC II in August went
 * How Open Video Conference at FIT went


 * Chapter business
 * Incorporation follow-up- 501(c)(3) status, etc
 * Planning for Wikipedia Day NYC 10th anniversary edition in January 2011
 * Potential for 'Wikipedian in Residence' and Wikipedia Cultural Embassy programs
 * Wikipedia Ambassador Program, WikiProject United States Public Policy and broader educational collaborations
 * Improving Wikipedia workshop at Princeton
 * Fundraising event in NYC
 * Getting Wikimedia NYC office space and internships (featuring the live cavalcade of intern applicants!)
 * Wikimedia East Coast collaboration?
 * Growing partnerships through Free Culture Alliance NYC, and joint projects like NYCwiki
 * Connecting.nyc Inc. meets on October 27. NYCwiki on agenda. Neighborhood Preservation Center 232 E. 11th Street. 7 PM.
 * Wikis Take Manhattan 4
 * Recent Wikimedia Foundation events in NYC
 * Academy at CUNY?
 * Future meetup venues and schedule?
 * Other suggestions for projects?


 * Speakers and roundtable discussions
 * wmf Fundraising?  James  ( T   C )  08:21, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Wikimedia Study of Controversial Content with User:Chaoticfluffy
 * Smithsonian Institution WikiProject and other GLAM stuff with User:Aude

Likely attendees

 * Becksguy (talk) 17:31, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Mitch32(Transportation Historian) 18:13, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Hopefully! Might need to cut out early-ish, though. keɪɑtɪk flʌfi (talk) 18:25, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
 * T. Canens (talk) 18:52, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Pharos (talk) 03:04, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Jim.henderson (talk) 22:39, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Peter.C •  talk  16:46, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 00:32, 27 September 2010 (UTC) Going to a play (Burn This) at 8:00 at Wagner College, so will be cutting out around 6-ish.
 * Jeremyb (talk) 04:22, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 *  DGG ( talk ) 18:16, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Wlmg (talk) 17:25, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Btnikk (talk) 02:32, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
 * (Salmon1 (talk) 03:50, 3 October 2010 (UTC))
 * Maybe... Invertzoo (talk) 22:29, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Yea I should be there :)  James  ( T   C )  05:10, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
 * ^ What he said. (: Blurpeace  22:11, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
 * slw391 (Sarah) - potential intern
 * BethDC (Beth) - potential intern
 * Tom Lowenhaupt
 * Bill -- potential intern

Possible attendees

 * Megabus worked okay, willing to try it again, but not sure if that weekend is good. --Aude (talk) 21:14, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Quarl (talk) 21:53, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Firl21 (UTC) I might be up there. im in newark so its not far for me
 * Daniel Case (talk) 19:14, 28 September 2010 (U
 * This is closer, alas, to regret. I have a prior commitment on that date that so far hasn't totally come through. But if it does I can't make it. Daniel Case (talk) 01:49, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I should. WP is so limiting for my understanding.[User]: johnd,burris
 * Possible, looking into it.  James  ( T   C )  07:47, 6 October 2010 (UTC) switching to likely   James  ( T   C )  05:10, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Theornamentalist (talk) 16:59, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Maybe. JAF1970 (talk) 02:02, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Maybe, I do live in NYC, but I believe I have some other things planned though.--iGeMiNix / What's up? /My Stuff 13:50, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Maybe, unless i go flying. SSZ (talk) 23:39, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Regrets

 * I'll be in San Francisco that weekend. See everyone next time. Newyorkbrad (talk) 17:04, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
 * But then whom am I going to argue with about whether most users come to WP to argue? — Becksguy (talk) 05:29, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
 * So you go to SF when I'm back on this side.. I see how it is.  James  ( T   C )  07:48, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I'll be chairing the Nero Wolfe events at Bouchercon. Newyorkbrad (talk) 02:30, 10 October 2010 (UTC)


 * The "other shoe" dropped and now I am spoken for for that day. Sorry. Daniel Case (talk) 21:02, 8 October 2010 (UTC)
 * NOT GOING Because why would I want to just sit and talk about "our" problems lolz thats why we have MySpace and Facebook lolz. AJona1992 (talk) 02:26, 29 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Sorry, it's on Shabbos... again. --&mdash;Elipongo (Talk contribs) 00:38, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Alas, have another commitment in DC; see you next time. Kat Walsh (spill your mind?) 18:06, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I'll be in London for the weekend :-/ Klausson (talk) 13:39, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll be in Albany. Bearian (talk) 17:22, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Taking a tango intensive. — Robert Greer (talk) 00:46, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the invite, but it won't be possible this time. -- La comadreja  formerly AFriedman  RESEARCH   (talk)  06:33, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Regret that I have caught the flue and I cannot attend the meeting. See you next time. (Salmon1 (talk) 14:31, 15 October 2010 (UTC))
 * Regret; Stuck in Florida, again. DanTD (talk) 00:28, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Attendees of record

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


 * Ari
 * User:Aude
 * User:Becksguy
 * Beth
 * User:Blurpeace
 * User:Chaoticfluffy
 * User:DGG
 * User:Dispenser
 * Forest
 * User:Frenezulo
 * User:Jamesofur
 * User:Jeremyb
 * User:Jim.henderson
 * Lawrence
 * Michael
 * User:Mitchazenia
 * User:Mozucat
 * User:Peter.C
 * User:Pharos
 * User:Quarl
 * User:Sabrebattletank
 * Sarah
 * User:Scottandrewhutchins
 * User:SSZ
 * User:Timotheus Canens
 * User:Tomlzz1

Topics of discussion

 * See User:Aude/Meetup_Notes (feel free to edit!)