Meeting Minutes-4 Septmeber 2014

Attendees:

Eugene Eichelberger (EE)

Shannon Eichelberger (SE)

Rebecca O’Neill (RO)

Sabina Bonnici (SB)

User Group

SB has yet to hear back about the recognition of the user group. She will contact them again.

EE will contact Wikimedia UK about obtaining the domain now that we are a registered company.

Followers on Twitter and Facebook are growing.

Wiki Loves Monuments

There seems to be more images in the WLM campaign category then in the monuments category. SE will look into this.

RO will upload pictures from the launch. SE will write a blog post about the launch for the website.

The Irish Georgian Society has reached out to us regarding the contest. A tour of their venue has been scheduled for 16 September.

The venue for the awards ceremony in November will be firmed up within the next two weeks to allow for invitation to go out early. RO will contact Wikimedia UK about providing us with branded items for the ceremony.

SB will create a press page on the website and update it with media items. She will also update the international media page.

SE spoke about contest at Dublinked event on 4 September.. She will write a blog post about it.

Edit-a-Thons

The UCD genealogical studies has reached out about holding an edit-a-thon. RO will give a talk about Wikimedia and how to edit on 8 October. The edit-a-thon will take place on 14 November.

Other edit-a-thons are still in the planning phase.

The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 10 September @ 6pm. If you would like to attend the meeting via Skype send an email to wikimediaireland@gmail.com.