Wikipedia:Meetup/Sabah 1



The Wikipedia Sabah Meetup 1 (the 12th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the first Wikipedia meetup held in the Malaysian state of Sabah and the first meetup held with a government agency. It was also the first meetup incorporating (partially) the native language of Malaysia, which is the Dusun language. The meetup was held on:
 * Date: Thursday, 17 May 2018
 * Time: 2:30–4:00 pm
 * Venue: Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah Sandakan, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
 * Medium of communication: Malay with some English and Dusun

Things to bring

 * Laptop or tablet
 * Notebook/pen/pencil
 * Portable modem (in case there is no/weak access to Wi-Fi at the venue)
 * Multiple cable extensions (to accommodate other laptop/tablet users of electricity)
 * Camera (for group photo shooting)

Participants

 * Tofeiku
 * 2 Sandakan District Education Officer
 * 2 Sandakan Primary School Headmaster/Headmistress
 * 1 Kadazandusun Sandakan Primary School Teacher

Topics of discussion

 * Kadazandusun Wikimedia projects in Incubator
 * Wikimedia in schools

Kadazandusun Wikimedia

 * Introduction to Wikimedia projects.
 * Acknowledging existing inactive Kadazandusun Wikimedia projects in Incubator to attendees.
 * Express of concern and help from attendees to help.

Usage of Wikimedia in schools

 * Use Wikipedia for extra reading material.
 * Suggest hold programmes about Wikimedia to students in schools.

Public transport
Any public bus heading to Wisma Persekutuan.

Self driving
- Key-in Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah Sandakan in Waze or Google Map - Address: Tingkat 5, Wisma Persekutuan, 90000 Sandakan, Sabah - Coordinate: 5°52'41.1"N 118°03'09.0"E

Disability access
Parking for disable people and lifts to the Fifth Level.