Melbourne Meetup
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PART ONE MEETUP and LUNCH
- When: 12:30–2:00 PM, Sunday November 11, 2018 followed by presentations 2.00–4.00pm
- Where: ACMI Cafe, Federation Square 37°49′04″S 144°58′09″E / 37.817642°S 144.969216°E
- Why: A general social meetup for Wikimedians or anyone interested in finding out more. The Wikimedia Australia committee met on this weekend and committee members visiting from interstate were present, with facilitator Asaf Bartov, and New Zealand Wikimedians, Mike Dickison and Siobhan Leachman. Some committee members attended the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance before the meetup.
--- PART TWO PRESENTATIONS
Following the social part of the afternoon, there were several presentations, held from 2:00–4.00 PM, at Ross House, 247–251 Flinders Lane Melbourne
- The Critter of the Week project (Presenter: Mike Dickison, User:Giantflightlessbirds, NZ Wikipedian at Large) (slides)
- WikiCite and the Biodiversity Heritage Library – a talk about the presentation Siobhan Leachman is giving at the WikiCite Conference 2018 (Presenter: Siobhan Leachman, User:Ambrosia10)
- Walkthrough of new tools to support Wikimedia events and outreach campaigns (Presenter: Sam Wilson)