Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Maker Faire 2014



This is a page for planning for the Wikimedia Foundation booth at the 2014 San Mateo Maker Faire (Homepage), May 17 & 18
 * Background: pics, 'post story
 * Other years: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering, please email me with the day(s), your full name, and email address, so I can add you to the list of for the faire. Stephen (talk)


 * Stephen
 * Chip Deubner
 * you...!

Schedule
We need at least a couple people for every shift. If you need a ticket to Maker Faire, please email me so that I can add you to our list of volunteers!

Friday, May 16 Interested in helping set up? circa 6-7pm
 * Stephen
 * Merrilee (talk) 15:59, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
 * --Saehrimnir (talk) 06:24, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Saturday, May 17
 * Stephen
 * From noon - 1 Merrilee (talk) 15:59, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
 * From 9-1 Legoktm (talk) 01:09, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
 * All Day --Saehrimnir (talk) 06:24, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Sunday, May 19
 * User:BenKovitz (any time)
 * EugeneZelenko (talk) 15:07, 13 May 2014 (UTC) (morning - noon)
 * Atavel (talk) 19:46, 14 May 2014 (UTC) (3pm-end)
 * ... please sign up!

Supplies list
Please put your name down if you can bring any of these items. I can arrange for all of the other items (posters, stickers, etc) for the booth.


 * snacks
 * water (4 Gallons) --Saehrimnir (talk) 15:48, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

Booth ideas
If you have any ideas, games, or activities for the booth, please let me know!

Past games

 * guess-the-language! https://www.gitorious.org/wikipedia-guesslang; http://leuksman.com/guesslang/
 * x degrees of Wikipedia http://thewikigame.com/

Past visualizations

 * wikipedia vision: http://www.lkozma.net/wpv/
 * Hatnote Recent Changes Map: http://rcmap.hatnote.com
 * scrolling though commons pictures, commons script

Ideas

 * "spot the fake"
 * big printouts of maker faire related articles
 * scavenger hunt
 * Wikidata demonstrations: Reasonator, GeneaWiki.

Debrief
Very many and good discussions with Users/Teachers/Librarians/Editors. If you bring your Umbrella UMTS router the Internet will work. Our Stand was the most boring in the whole Exibition Hall. Nothing like on the above Foto. I know that a big part of it was that Wikipedia is less than half the fun without Internet. But I would have liked to have a Raffle or activity game with a few Prizes for the best of the Day. Sponsored, discounted (or if there is absolutely no money for this loaned) Wikipedia T-shirts for the Volunteers to show of Corporate Community Identity. All that said thanks to Stephen (and his Dad) for making (pun intended) the appearance of wikipedia at this Makerfair possible. I would have liked if the Communications Team would show more logistical support for this Important Outreach on WMFs Doorstep.--Saehrimnir (talk) 18:43, 19 May 2014 (UTC)