Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle/archive/2015 Seattle meetups

End-of-year party with Seattle TA3M and the Seattle Privacy Coalition, December 14, 2015
Lightning talks and pizza. See the mailing list for details.

Annual members' meeting and Board of Directors meeting, December 13, 2015

 * Invitation to Apply for Membership & Notice of Annual Membership Meeting and Upcoming Elections on Google Docs
 * Membership registration on Cascadia.wiki
 * Notice of Annual Membership Meeting and Upcoming Elections on Cascadia.wiki

The physical meeting will occur in Communications (CMU) room 126 at the University of Washington. There will be a Google Hangouts connection for remote attendance.


 * Agenda
 * Board election

Probably attending
 * Peaceray (talk)
 *  Sounder Bruce 


 * via telepresence


 * Brianhe (talk) 06:33, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

Maybe attending



Probably not attending

Monthly meeting Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 6pm to 8pm
At Café Allegro (see Directions above), in the back room. Another group reserved the upstairs room.


 * Agenda
 * Planning for Wikipedia Day, 2016
 * Wikipedia Day Weekend Editathon series
 * WikiCon 2016

Probably attending
 * Peaceray (talk)

Maybe attending
 *  Sounder Bruce : I'm attending the KCTS Ask the Governor event at UW that night (beginning at 7pm), so I can probably stay and chat for a little while.

Probably not attending

Monthly meeting Wednesday, October 14, 2015, 6pm to 8pm
At Café Allegro (see Directions above), in the back room. Another group reserved the upstairs room.

Note: changed to a day later than normal to accommodate attendees returning from WikiConference USA 2015.


 * Agenda
 * Reports on WikiConference USA 2015
 * Planning for Wikipedia Day, 2016
 * Wikipedia Day Weekend Editathon series
 * WikiCon 2016
 * Discussions with Doc James
 * Local GLAM engagement update (Seattle and Portland) including Art+Feminism
 * GLAM-Wiki US consortium
 * Moving our mail service due to cost considerations
 * Possible goals for UW expanded engagement
 * Wikipedia "game" "parties"?
 * Administrative workload sharing
 * Upcoming membership registrations and board elections
 * How to recruit more editors who stick, and/or do we try for popular events at GLAMs but have low goals for retention?
 * Seattle School District outreach
 * Website cosmetic update?

Probably attending
 * Peaceray (talk)

Maybe attending

Probably not attending



University of Washington Fall Quarter "Wikipedia Lab" series
Starts October 5th. For more detail and to sign up, go here: Meetup/Seattle/UWRCWikiLab

September Seattle Wikipedia APA edit-a-thon
We created at least six articles and edited at least one additional article at this editathon:
 * 1) Kaili Chun
 * 2) Eva Fong Chang
 * 3) George Chann
 * 4) Harry K. Shigeta
 * 5) Midori Kono Thiel
 * 6) Toshio Aoki
 * 7) Yoong Bae


 * Main page: Wikipedia APA
 * WikiAPA on Tumblr: WikiAPA: stARTer kit
 * Date: Thursday, September 17, 2015
 * Time: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
 * Location: Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, at 719 S King Street
 * Public transit: Link Light Rail (International District/Chinatown), King County Metro
 * Proposed scope of work
 * Please RSVP:  here 
 * RSVP on Eventbrite: WikiAPA: Wikipedia ♥ Asian Pacific American Art (Seattle, WA) (if unregistered on Wikipedia)
 * Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/509199682582894/

Monthly meeting Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 6pm to 8pm
At Café Allegro (see Directions above), in upstairs room.


 * Agenda
 * Discussion with WMF employee Brion Vibber, including prep work for WebM VP9 support (links to follow)
 * Preview of video celebrating 5 million edits to ENWP
 * Discussion with Brion about using Quarry to get stats for media files
 * Request for feedback


 * Used camera and lens show & tell (Sony Alpha 5000 with 16-50mm lens); hopefully an acquisition for Cascadia Wikimedians that can be loaned out (plus a memory card), pending CWUG Board approval and grant funding from WMDC or WMF. Good attributes: pocketable, ease of use, performance per dollar, low cost, reasonable performance even in low light, NFC, and Wifi. Problem: nonfunctional flash, although it may be repairable.
 * Fall 2015 events
 * UW and Cascadia Wikimedians events for fall 2015
 * September 17th Wikipedia APA edit-a-thon (see below)


 * Planning Wikipedia Day 2016-01-15 for these candidate dates in Cascadia:
 * Vancouver, Saturday, 16 Jan (need to discuss with BC folks)
 * Seattle, Sunday, 17 Jan
 * Portland, Monday, 18 Jan, Martin Luther King Day
 * Of interest to WikiProject Seattle: author's talk: Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle's Topography

Probably attending
 * Peaceray (talk)
 * --Pine✉
 * Brianhe (talk)
 * Jmabel &#124; Talk
 * Shameran81 (talk) 18:43, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Brion Vibber (confirmed via email)
 * &mdash; Sebastian 23:37, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Maybe attending

Probably not attending
 *  Sounder Bruce 
 * ragesoss (talk) 17:24, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Monthly meeting August 11, 2015, 6pm to 8pm
At Café Allegro (see Directions above), in upstairs room.


 * Agenda
 * Videography (see Discussion at bottom)
 * Wikimania 2015 report
 * Fall 2015 events
 * UW and Cascadia Wikimedians events for fall 2015
 * 2015-07-29 meeting notes
 * In planning: September Wikipedia APA edit-a-thon at the Wing Luke Museum
 * suggested doing scaled-down Wiki Loves Monuments-like events periodically, perhaps focusing on a neighborhood, place, or theme. also suggested that these could be done in conjunction with local OpenStreetMap and Wikivoyage folks.
 * WikiProject Seattle; perhaps coordinate with UW Libraries, MOHAI, the Museum of Flight, the Burke Museum, etc
 * Meetup to revitalize & prioritize WikiProject Seattle notes are at cascadia.wiki/Meetup_20150727; See also: WikiProject Seattle


 * Wikipedia Day 2016-01-15. Peaceray is suggesting these candidate dates in Cascadia:
 * Vancouver, Saturday, 16 Jan
 * Seattle, Sunday, 17 Jan
 * Portland, Monday, 18 Jan, Martin Luther King Day ( agrees with latter)
 * Discussion of multimedia and other technical subjects with Brion
 * (optional) Report on meetings with Wiki Community Ireland

Probably attending
 * Peaceray (talk)
 * Brianhe (talk) - anybody want to meet around the corner at Thaiger Room for a bite before the meeting?
 * happybluemo (talk) - holla
 * brion (talk)
 * Pine✉
 * ConradKilroy (talk) - My first time attending Seattle meetup, I've been to WikiMania 2012 with my sister. Brianhe, yes lets have a meal at Thaiger Room.
 * Looking forward to it, and maybe over Thai noodles, you can explain what Nathan Fillion was doing in a Kirkland tavern. Say 5:15? — Brianhe (talk) 19:30, 7 August 2015 (UTC)


 * - J-Mo Talk to Me Email Me  20:31, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Shameran81 (talk) 22:27, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
 * ragesoss (talk) 04:14, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Maybe attending Probably not attending
 * Shannon Garcia (talk) - I like the idea of the Thaiger Room pre-show...
 * Dennis Bratland (talk) 02:54, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
 *  Sounder Bruce 

There has been a lot of talk in the Wikipedia community about producing more video. I have a friend in Seattle who is a videographer and amateur filmmaker. She is planning to attend this meetup and bring her camera. Could one of you, any of you, all of you be prepared to give a short presentation on anything Wikipedia related so that she can record you? I am floating the idea that a videographer would be useful to have at Wikipedia events, both to capture presentations by scheduled speakers and also to give any Wikipedian the opportunity to present in a video. If anyone would be willing to be recorded then I would appreciate it. Perhaps plan to speak for 3 minutes explaining any Wikipedia topic when you are in a corner of Allegro and the camera is stationary on you. In the longer term, I am hoping that there can be assistance in helping Wikipedians film video with slidesets, as here. Thanks.  Blue Rasberry  (talk)  20:44, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Discussion

July 27, 2015 Meetup to revitalize & prioritize WikiProject Seattle, 6pm to 9pm
At Café Allegro (see Directions above), in upstairs room. Please see WikiProject Seattle.

Probably attending Maybe attending
 * Peaceray (talk)
 * Brianhe (talk) — if after July 17
 * Jmabel &#124; Talk I can do Mon 7/27, Wed 7/29, or Thu 7/30. Other dates that have been suggested don't work for me.
 * Dennis Bratland (talk)

Probably not attending
 * PraetorianFury (talk) I can't make anything on a weekday. I'm in Olympia, it's an hour and a half away without traffic and leaving at 5 would hit the worst of it dead center...

Notes
 * Extensive notes at http://cascadia.wiki/Meetup_20150727

Wiknic! Sunday, July 5
The Great American Wiknic is an annual wiki-picnic held in cities across the United States on or around a common day every summer. The 2015 Seattle Wiknic will be on Sunday, July 5, 2015, 12pm to 3pm, at the Washington Park Arboretum.

Board business meeting, June 26 at Starbucks in "The Lodge" portion of Bellevue Square at 6:30pm
May be at tables just upstairs from Starbucks by door to parking garage

Probably will attend
 * Peaceray (talk) 16:15, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Brianhe (talk)
 * --Pine✉ 00:13, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
 * (Your signature here)

May attend

Probably will not attend

Agenda


 * Programs
 * Seattle Wiknic 2015
 * Possibility of a joint State of the Map U.S. / WikiConference USA + SeaGL in the Seattle area for 2016
 * Friends of the Ballard Locks collaboration & visiting the Locks
 * UW collaboration
 * OHSU collaboration
 * Anything in BC?
 * WikiConference USA likely to be Friday 9 October - Sunday 11 October in Washington DC. Monday is Columbus Day. Travel scholarships will be available. Cascadia Wikipedians are invited to participate.


 * Partnerships
 * CascadiaNow! info from Peaceray
 * Programs
 * CascadiaNow!'s Rainingman festival over Labor Day weekend
 * Other potential joint programs and partnerships
 * Finance and administration


 * Wikimedia Conference 2015
 * Wikimedia Conference brief overview of Signpost report, discussion of takeaways for us


 * Finance, administration, and legal
 * Ratification of Cascadia.wiki account policy, to be done by Another Believer
 * WMDC grant report & status
 * 501(c)(3)
 * Credit card (important to keep business expenses contained inside of the org where possible, rather than billed to board members and reimbursed later)
 * Bylaw updates (modification: email consent; otherwise update per original agreement from earlier this year)
 * Withdrawal of annual plan?
 * Temporary withdrawal of background checks
 * See other comments from Alex


 * External funding with WA, OR, and or BC fundraising licenses (in WA, "charity" status)
 * 501(c)(3) benefits: easier to attract funding and in-kind support


 * VisualEditor training, including possible WMDC grant application
 * Any other updates from Brianhe
 * Any other updates from Peaceray
 * Any other updates from Pine
 * Budget for the remainder of this year:
 * Calendar of programs
 * New PEG request?
 * New WMDC request?
 * External funding?
 * Interim funding

Monthly meeting Monday, May 25 at Cafe Allegro, 6pm to 8pm
Upstairs!

Probably will attend
 * Peaceray (talk) 23:11, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Brianhe (talk)
 * Pine (talk)
 * Your signature here

May attend
 * (Remotely). Pharos (talk) 00:39, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Probably will not attend
 * Have Memorial Day plans :( - J-Mo Talk to Me Email Me  22:14, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Flight back to Seattle arrives after 5pm on the 25th. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 23:27, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
 *  Blue Rasberry  (talk)  16:01, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

Agenda
 * Meet and greet
 * Report from <span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#008C3A 0.1em 0.1em 1.5em,#01796F -0.1em -0.1em 1.5em;color:#000000"><b style="color:#01796F;">Pine</b> about Wikimedia Conference 2015.
 * Wikimedia Cascadia updates
 * Discussion of upcoming Wikimania and Wikiconference USA

UW Library Special Collections edit-a-thon, 4-25-2015, 10:30am-04:00pm
Go here for more info & to sign up.

Privacy and security themed editathon with Seattle TA3M at the Montlake Library, 4-19-2015, 1pm to 4:45pm
Go here for more info & to sign up.

Spring 2015 UW Community Data Science Workshops - register by April 3rd!
Hi Cascadians! There will be another set of Community Data Science Workshops at UW starting on April 10th. Details here. Apply by April 3rd for best consideration. The series consists of one Friday evening and three saturday sessions. It is free and open to the public, and lunch is included! You don't need to know anything about programming or data science to participate. If you do already know a little Python, please consider registering as a mentor—these workshops require a lot of individual mentorship to work, and it's a lot of fun (and you might still learn something!). Ping me if you have any questions. Also: could someone post this annoucement to Cascadia.wiki? I don't have an account there yet. Cheers, - J-Mo <sup style="color:gold">Talk to Me <sub style="color:purple">Email Me  21:47, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I will work on posting it to Cascadia.wiki. Peaceray (talk) 22:06, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

Eastside meetup March 24, 2015, 6-9 PM
Trying a new thing ... there will be an Eastside meeting on March 24 at the Bellevue KCLS Library, room 4, 6 to 9 PM. If we get decent attendance we make this an ongoing thing and try to make it between the regular Seattle meetups.

Directions and information


 * Agenda
 * Business discussions (hopefully these will be brief):
 * Washington State Secretary of State registration documents (and accompanying celebration)
 * New bank account
 * Annual plan updates/feedback


 * Content agenda:
 * Creation of video about how to use VisualEditor, inspired by our upcoming workshop at UW and feedback from the last workshop
 * General editing


 * Probably attending
 * Brianhe (talk)
 * Peaceray (talk)
 * --<span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#008C3A 0.1em 0.1em 1.5em,#01796F -0.1em -0.1em 1.5em;"><b style="color:#01796F;">Pine</b><sup style="color:#01796F;">✉ 05:04, 26 February 2015 (UTC)
 * ragesoss (talk) 18:43, 26 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Maybe attending


 * Probably not attending
 * Oh, bummer - I had wanted, after many years, to attend a meetup again, and when I just checked it out, I was so happy to see it's on the Eastside, and at a time that would be very convenient for me - but just that day I have an extraordinary commitment. &mdash; Sebastian 00:32, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, we will count you as a vote in favor of continuing Eastside events. — Brianhe (talk) 01:31, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Any idea on when the next one may be? &mdash; Sebastian 15:39, 17 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Maybe next one. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 23:10, 22 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm not able to make it this time. Was looking forward to working on the video. :-(  ragesoss (talk) 23:45, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

Monthly meeting March 10, 2015, 6pm to 8pm, at The Den Coffeehouse in Bothell
The Den Coffeehouse in Bothell. Find it on a map: 47.76035°N, -122.20026°W
 * Venue


 * Agenda
 * Review Cascadia Wikimedians User Group startup status


 * Probably attending
 * Peaceray (talk) 22:26, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
 * --<span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#008C3A 0.1em 0.1em 1.5em,#01796F -0.1em -0.1em 1.5em;"><b style="color:#01796F;">Pine</b><sup style="color:#01796F;">✉ 05:04, 26 February 2015 (UTC)
 * ragesoss (talk) 18:43, 26 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Maybe attending


 * Probably not attending
 * Brianhe (talk) 17:15, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Editing Workshop: Learn to Contribute to Wikipedia! on February 13, 2015, 2 PM to 4 PM
Sign up at Meetup/Seattle/Editing workshop 2-13-2015

Wikipedia Editing Facilitation Training Workshop on February 13, 2015, 6 PM to 8 PM
Sign up at Meetup/Seattle/Facilitation Training Workshop 2-13-2015

Feminism+Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, February 14, 2015, from 9:30am - 1:30pm
University of Washington at Seattle Research Commons, details at ilovetoyouedit.wordpress.com/about-the-event/. Scheduled before WikiWomen's History Month due to scheduling logistics.

Sign up at Meetup/Seattle/Art%2BFeminism (February 2015)

Monthly meeting February 10, 2015, 6pm to 8pm
At Café Allegro (see Directions above).

This day is.


 * Agenda


 * Probably attending
 * --Peaceray (talk) 21:26, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
 * --<span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#008C3A 0.1em 0.1em 1.5em,#01796F -0.1em -0.1em 1.5em;"><b style="color:#01796F;">Pine</b><sup style="color:#01796F;">✉ 23:41, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Brianhe (talk) 23:56, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
 * ragesoss (talk) 01:19, 11 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Maybe attending


 * Probably not attending

Cascadia board meeting, January 27 2015, from 6pm to 9pm
As announced on https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia, the next Cascadia Wikimedians User Group board meeting will be at the Mercer Island Library. If you plan to attend remotely, please note that.


 * Agenda (remaining business from last meeting)
 * Founding board members with voting responsibilities: AnotherBeliever, Brianhe, Peaceray, Pine, Mako, and Ragesoss.
 * Goals, budget and calendar. We can submit supplemental budget requests in May or later. We can also submit requests to WMDC for smaller items.
 * Strategic goals complete
 * 2015 calendar of projects and events
 * Added development of award scoring to the tasks for the Program Committee
 * 2015 goals
 * Changes to align with WMF Global Metrics
 * 2015 expenditures (almost complete)
 * Added budget line with $0 for dependent care expenses at events. We can take funds from the reserve and/or request supplemental funds if we decide to sponsor events where dependent care will be provided. We currently have no firm plans to do so, which is why the budget is currently $0.
 * Added $30 fee from Secretary of State for nonprofit corporation registration. This appears to be separate from and addition to the Department of Revenue business license cost.
 * Added Google Apps subscription fees. Once we become eligible for Google for Nonprofits, the apps subscriptions will be free.
 * 2015 income, may be adjusted if WMDC approves a grant request
 * 2015 2nd half stretch goals
 * Bylaws draft.
 * Appointments by the Board
 * Chair of the Board, Vice Chair of the Board, President, Secretary, and Treasurer
 * Board Committee assignments
 * Trademark Agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation. Document copyright CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported by the Wikimedia Foundation. This is not a template or legal advice.
 * Website Agreement with Top Level Design (note: Another Believer is recused from voting on this agreement)
 * Awards Policy tabled
 * Travel Policy (broken out from the Awards Policy) tabled
 * Board resolution to set annual dues


 * Probably attending
 * --Peaceray (talk) 21:26, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Remotely. Another Believer  ( Talk ) 02:00, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * --<span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#008C3A 0.1em 0.1em 1.5em,#01796F -0.1em -0.1em 1.5em;"><b style="color:#01796F;">Pine</b><sup style="color:#01796F;">✉ 23:36, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Remotely.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  01:59, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Remotely, from January 2015 nor'easter!--Pharos (talk) 06:30, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Brianhe (talk) 17:33, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
 * ragesoss (talk) 00:14, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
 * — m a k o ๛  03:39, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Remote --Dennis Bratland (talk) 03:42, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Monthly meeting (and board meeting) January 13, 2015, 6pm to 10pm
At University of Washington Seattle Campus, in Communications 321.


 * Agenda
 * Feminism+Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, Saturday, Feb. 14 from 9:30am - 1:30pm in UW Research Commons, details at www.ilovetoyouedit.wordpress.com
 * To discuss: A facilitator to come from Washington DC User Group to conduct an edit-a-thon training on the evening of Feb. 13 and/or to schedule a facilitator to come later in the spring.


 * Cascadia Wikimedians User Group board meeting
 * Founding board members with voting responsibilities: AnotherBeliever, Brianhe, Peaceray, Pine, Mako, and Ragesoss.
 * Strategic goals
 * Board resolution to set annual dues
 * Goals, budget and calendar. We can submit supplemental budget requests in May or later. We can also submit requests to WMDC for smaller items.
 * Bylaws draft.
 * Appointments by the Board
 * Executive positions
 * Governance positions
 * Board Committee assignments
 * Trademark Agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation. Document copyright CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported by the Wikimedia Foundation. This is not a template or legal advice.
 * Website Agreement with Top Level Design (note: AnotherBeliever is recused from voting on this agreement)
 * Awards policy


 * Notes
 * To accommodate board members who are away from Seattle on that date, Mako has graciously agreed to provide us with access to the Internet via UW so that we can video conference.
 * For non-board members: there won't be confidential business at this meeting, so everyone is welcome to attend. Although only Board votes will be counted, your good-faith comments and questions are welcome.


 * If any board members cannot make that date and time, please let us know. Google Hangout available so that people can attend remotely. If you plan to attend via phone or Google Hangout, please let us know here.


 * Attendees


 * 1) - J-Mo <sup style="color:gold">Talk to Me  <sub style="color:purple">Email Me  23:04, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
 * 2) - Peaceray (talk) 07:34, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
 * 3) --- Another Believer  ( Talk ) 18:46, 5 January 2015 (UTC) (remotely)
 * 4) I will be attending by video.   Blue Rasberry   (talk)  18:59, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
 * 5) Tentative. I'll be there by video if I'm available. I'll be in San Francisco for a rather work week.--ragesoss (talk) 22:39, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
 * 6) --<span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#008C3A 0.1em 0.1em 1.5em,#01796F -0.1em -0.1em 1.5em;"><b style="color:#01796F;">Pine</b><sup style="color:#01796F;">✉  20:05, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
 * 7) Brianhe (talk) 21:35, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
 * 8) I'd love to attend by video. --Mssemantics (talk) 18:34, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
 * 9) I'll be there for the first half, will let folks in the room, and can assist with facilitating Google Hangout if need be. Shameran81 (talk) 18:45, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
 * 10) Md gilbert (talk) 01:04, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

Are these Seattle meetup pages archived? If not, they probably should, especially if they are related to the Cascadia user group. I know we will discuss the website this evening, but I wonder if we might also want to have a designated page here at English Wikipedia for Cascadia-related notes, meetups, activities, etc. Of course, already have the Meta-Wiki page, so that may be overkill. I imagine most of our activities will take place here, though. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:00, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Question
 * I went ahead and created Cascadia Wikimedians User Group, which essentially serves as a redirect to the Meta-Wiki page until we decide where we want to discuss most of our activities. No problem if we decide to delete, modify, or use the page. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:10, 13 January 2015 (UTC)