Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/October 2012

The October 2012 New York City Meetup event will be held on Saturday Oct 13 at Odessa Diner @ 119 Avenue A near 7th Street (in the restaurant half), in the East Village area.

Nearest subway stop is First Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line).

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.

Sign up at our meetup.com event page

Agenda
Bring your own ideas!


 * Review of recent activities
 * WP:Wikipedia Takes America and WP:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan
 * Fall 2012 wiki-courses at NY area universities


 * Planning for upcoming activities
 * WP:Wikipedia Loves Libraries (throughout October/November)
 * WP:Meetup/Princeton University Edit-a-thon Three (October 19)
 * WP:Wikipedia Goes to the Movies (December 1)


 * WP:Wikipedia Day (January 2013)
 * WP:Consumer Reports labs tour in November, open house Saturday October 20 11-12:30
 * Museum editathons
 * open access presentation including Wikipedia at Rockefeller, night of Wednesday October 17


 * Speakers and roundtable discussions
 * Questions and input from wiki-newbies
 * Conflict of Interest issues?
 * Future of US Wikipedia Education Program?

Likely attendees

 * Pharos (talk) 04:14, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * - Mitch 32 (Victim of public education, 17 years and counting) 12:37, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * -  Blue Rasberry    (talk)   15:32, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * - Jim.henderson (talk) 11:51, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
 * -Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 16:51, 9 October 2012 (UTC) Still broke and in a shelter, but will probably attend.
 * Harej (talk) 19:07, 9 October 2012 (UTC) Surprise!
 * Wow! All the way from DC!  Blue Rasberry    (talk)   19:12, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Ocaasit &#124; c 16:32, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

Possible attendees

 * -Work commitments permitting. Fingers crossed. Newyorkbrad (talk) 14:53, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

Regrets

 * - kosboot (talk) 23:57, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
 * - Inlaws visiting... AstroCog (talk) 16:28, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
 * unfortunately not this time, but it sounds fun. :) --Aude (talk) 17:46, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
 * - My daughter's wedding is that day.  DGG ( talk ) 19:33, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Congratulations!..Modernist (talk) 21:42, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Congratulations!  Blue Rasberry    (talk)   22:18, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! -- Ssilvers (talk) 01:35, 12 October 2012 (UTC)


 * I can't attend, but I would love to hear about any library outreach events. -- Ssilvers (talk) 01:35, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Prior commitment up here. Sorry. Daniel Case (talk) 20:18, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

Attendees of record

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


 * User:Bluerasberry
 * User:Frank.manus
 * User:Frenezulo
 * User:Harej
 * User:Jim.henderson
 * Kevin
 * User:Mitchazenia
 * Marshall
 * Neil
 * User:Ocaasi
 * User:Pharos
 * User:Savidan
 * User:Scottandrewhutchins