Wikipedia:Meetup/North Florida/2012

North Florida Great American Wiknic will be on Saturday June 23, 2012 at 1:00 pm at Lighthouse Park in St. Augustine, FL near the St. Augustine Lighthouse.

We are meeting under the shade trees at picnic table(s) next to the tennis courts at the Lighthouse Park. I'm wearing a blue Wikipedia Globe shirt. (Sydney Poore/FloNight)

 North Florida Meetup Be a part of the 2012 Great American Wiknic

About
Are you involved with Wikipedia (even as just a reader)?

Do you like free information?

Do you like meeting new people?

If you answered YES to one or more of these questions... You're invited to the North Florida Wikpedia Meetup on Saturday June 23, 2012! Join us as we celebrate the 2012 Great American Wiknic. This event is a great opportunity to meet members of the broad and diverse Wikipedia community.

This event is open to anyone in Florida area, or surrounding areas including Georgia and more! If you can make it to Saint Augustine, you're invited!

Attendees are encouraged to bring a camera to take pictures, a snack, and a blanket or chair.

We ask that all prospective attendees please sign up at the bottom of this page so that we can estimate how many attendees we will have.

''Do you have a suggestion for this Meetup, or would you like to help organize it? Please post it on the talk page, or contact an event organizer.''

Location
The Wiknic is located at Lighthouse Park in Saint Augustine, FL. The park is adjacent to the St. Augustine Lighthouse. The street address is 107 Red Cox Dr., St. Augustine, FL.

We are meeting under the shade trees at picnic table(s) next to the tennis courts at the Lighthouse Park. I'm wearing a blue Wikipedia Globe shirt. (Sydney Poore/FloNight)

Driving directions
From the North, take Exit 318 from Interstate 95 and travel east on SR 16 for 5.5 miles. Turn right on San Marco Avenue (just after crossing U.S. 1) and travel south. San Marco Avenue will pass Castillo de San Marcos and become A1A. Take the Bridge of Lions over the river (a left) and continue on A1A. Turn left onto Red Cox Road, and the lighthouse will be on your left, the park is on the right. We are meeting under the shade trees at picnic table(s) next to the tennis courts at the Lighthouse Park. I'm wearing a blue Wikipedia Globe shirt. (Sydney Poore/FloNight)

From the South, take Exit 311 from Interstate 95 and travel northeast on SR 207 for 3.5 miles. Turn right onto SR 312 and continue east for 3.5 miles. Turn left onto A1A and proceed north for 1.4 miles then turn right onto Red Cox Road. The St. Augustine Lighthouse will be on your left, the park is on the right. We are meeting under the shade trees at picnic table(s) next to the tennis courts at the Lighthouse Park. I'm wearing a blue Wikipedia Globe shirt. (Sydney Poore/FloNight)

Sign up
Thank you for your interest in attending the North Florida Wikipedia Meetup. To sign up, please sign ( ~ ) under the appropriate heading below.

Going

 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 16:47, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Donald Albury 00:49, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Mark Bratanov 02:00, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * KillerChihuahua ?!? 15:35, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Lungtaworld (talk) 10:23, 11 June 2012 (UTC) Ian D. (in Green Cove Springs)
 * DL77 (talk) 20:02, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Mgrē@sŏn 15:41, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Ed Slavin

Maybe

 * - Mgrē@sŏn  01:52, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
 * - Donald Albury 13:57, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
 * - ‖ Ebyabe  talk -   Health and Welfare   ‖ 16:39, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
 * - Free airplane rides for brave souls in exchange for a ride from and back to the airport if I attend. LOL. --Lyncs (talk) 20:10, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
 * KillerChihuahua ?!? 15:51, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * --Cúchullain t/ c 17:10, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
 * ---Cozzycovers 02:45, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
 * -- Willow Mc (talk) 00:25, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
 * User:NHeburn2 or Nathan Heburn

Unable to Attend
If you are unable to attend, please feel free to leave a message to other attendees here.

Please do not sign up as "Unable to Attend" if you are not from this region.
 * Whenever you have one a bit closer (Orlando, Lakeland, Tampa, Winter Haven) I would make every effort to attend. St. Augustine is a 3 1/2 hour drive north of me. Bill Pollard (talk) 07:14, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I can pick you up in my airplane if you are up to share the cost from your location to the event. --Lyncs (talk) 14:43, 8 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Sounds like a good time, however, I wont be able to make it. It is nearly a 6 hour drive, one way, for me. I hope you have a good turnout. --Frazafraaaz (talk) 13:34, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm also down in the tampa area, the drive is a bit too far :3
 * Me too. Way too long a drive. Endorse holding Florida events closer to population centers, as suggested above. MathewTownsend (talk) 02:34, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Suggest you two start a Tampa meetup, then. KillerChihuahua ?!? 05:09, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Somehow, a meeting between two relatively new editors who still may live hours away from each other (one with a total of 83 edits) seems unlikely to result in a celebration of "the 2012 Great American Wiknic. This event is a great opportunity to meet members of the broad and diverse Wikipedia community." Do you think? MathewTownsend (talk) 16:03, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I concur, it would be very unlikely that it would result in a celebration of "...".
 * Pollard, the first comment in this section, is also in the Tampa-to-Orlando area from his post. He has several thousand edits. And there are surely others who have not posted here. KillerChihuahua ?!? 12:39, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I need to be in St. Petersburg at 9am on June 23rd and live in Orlando. It's ironic (and a little sad) that the first home of the Wikimedia Foundation (St. Petersburg) is not participating in this Meetup. -- Trödel 13:50, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Closer to tampa would be great but i might come anyway
 * Stuck at my mother-in-law's house that day. Sad face. Nosnevel (talk) 17:30, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Much as I love St. Augustine, and would love to attend, I'll have to take a pass on this one. If, sometime after this event, folks would be interested in a meetup in the Ocala area, I'd be willing to organize such. Have fun to all those who are going. :) -- ‖ Ebyabe  talk -   General Health   ‖ 17:42, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I live in Gainesville so Ocala is great for me.Cozzycovers 19:26, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
 * This is right up the road from me in Jacksonville, but unfortunately I won't be able to swing it this time.--Cúchullain t/ c 16:59, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Weather not conducive for my flight. Enjoy your day! --Lyncs (talk) 00:27, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
 * How disappointing, I never knew about this and I live only a short distance away. — Moe   ε  08:08, 7 July 2012 (UTC)