Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/October 2012

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The October 2012 New York City Meetup event will be held on Saturday Oct 13 at Odessa Diner @ 119 Avenue A near 7th Street (in the restaurant half), in the East Village area.

Nearest subway stop is First Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line).

We'll have a meet-and-greet and general discussion hour for newbies and oldies at 4 pm, and the dinner will start at 5 pm.

Sign up at our meetup.com event page

Agenda

Bring your own ideas!

Review of recent activities
- WP:Wikipedia Takes America and WP:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan
- Fall 2012 wiki-courses at NY area universities

Planning for upcoming activities
- WP:Wikipedia Loves Libraries (throughout October/November)

- WP:Meetup/Princeton University Edit-a-thon Three (October 19)
- WP:Wikipedia Goes to the Movies (December 1)

- WP:Wikipedia Day (January 2013)
- WP:Consumer Reports labs tour in November, open house Saturday October 20 11-12:30
- Museum editathons
- open access presentation including Wikipedia at Rockefeller, night of Wednesday October 17

Speakers and roundtable discussions
- Questions and input from wiki-newbies
- Conflict of Interest issues?
- Future of US Wikipedia Education Program?

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Likely attendees

Pharos (talk) 04:14, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Mitch32^{(Victim of public education, 17 years and counting)} 12:37, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Blue Rasberry (talk) 15:32, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Jim.henderson (talk) 11:51, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
-Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 16:51, 9 October 2012 (UTC) Still broke and in a shelter, but will probably attend.[reply]
Harej (talk) 19:07, 9 October 2012 (UTC) Surprise![reply]
- Wow! All the way from DC! Blue Rasberry (talk) 19:12, 9 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Ocaasi^{t | c} 16:32, 13 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Possible attendees

-Work commitments permitting. Fingers crossed. Newyorkbrad (talk) 14:53, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Regrets

- kosboot (talk) 23:57, 4 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Inlaws visiting... AstroCog (talk) 16:28, 9 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
unfortunately not this time, but it sounds fun. :) --Aude (talk) 17:46, 9 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- My daughter's wedding is that day. DGG ( talk ) 19:33, 9 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations!..Modernist (talk) 21:42, 9 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations! Blue Rasberry (talk) 22:18, 9 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations! -- Ssilvers (talk) 01:35, 12 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I can't attend, but I would love to hear about any library outreach events. -- Ssilvers (talk) 01:35, 12 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Prior commitment up here. Sorry. Daniel Case (talk) 20:18, 12 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Attendees of record

Wikipedians/Wikimedians and guests, from the sign-up sheet.