Wikipedia:Meetup/Wikipedia Day 2019 Chicago

Come join us for Wikipedia Day 2019 Chicago, hosted in downtown Chicago by Wikimedians of Chicago User Group!

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Event information

 * Date: Saturday, January 26, 2019
 * Time: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
 * Location: The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Richard J. Daley Library, 801 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607 USA, Room 1-470
 * Cost: Free, but please let us know if you can come below so we can know how much food to order!

Agenda
No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; this Wikipedia Day 2019 celebration is a social event and not an editathon. While the agenda is still tentative, we hope to have a few speakers, some food (hors d'oeuvres and a birthday cake), and some time to socialize. If anyone attending would like to speak at this event, just add your name below. An example of presenting is through a lightning talk, which shares an idea or story in ~5 minutes.

Many works, especially in the United States, have been released into the public domain on January 1, 2019, so we might do something with the library to celebrate Public Domain Day 2019 as well. See more at 2019 in public domain.

If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you might try this training module which will help explain a lot of things, including how to add your signature.

Basic agenda

 * 12:00–12:30: Sign-in and lunch
 * 12:30–1:15: Intro and lightning talks
 * 1:15–end: Birthday cake and socialize

Lightning talks/presentations
Add your name to the list if you're interested in presenting something!
 * &mdash;Translating is easier than you think (lightning talk)
 * &mdash;Getting started on Wikipedia, including the Wiki Education training module
 * &mdash;being an admin on Wikipedia
 * General Q&A

Resources for editing

 * Wikipedia Notability rules

Attendees

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Outcome
We had 21 participants despite the frigid weather. Here are some photographs from the event: