"It's good to have a date" was my theory in picking an arbitrary one to
begin with, rather than "TBD". If it happens to be a bad one, though, I
don't want that to stand in our way. I added a section on the meetup
page for people to list their other preferences for dates.
I love having events outside, but I'm not sure it will work for what I
hope we're trying to do this time. I think we'll want AV equipment, for
example. Maybe the Second Annual Great American Wiknic? :-) For my part,
I can inquire at Simmons College about a room, and I am also working my
connections to see if there is any chance the JFK library would host us
(which I think would be incredible). But the BPL would also be great,
and even a little more central. Do you think you could find out what
their availability is for the 21st or other weekends?
Dominic
On 3/24/12 10:55 AM, emw wrote:
If it's nice out, I'd also like the idea of
holding an event in the
Commons. The obvious drawback with an outdoor event is that weather
makes attendance a real gamble. Last year, turnout in Boston Common
for the Great American Wiknic
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston#June_26.2C_2011_.28Sunday.29_.E2.80.93_The_Great_American_Wiknic>
got dampened by rain, and last-minute weather developments threatened
plans for Wikipedia Takes Boston
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Boston>
(fortunately it turned out to be sunny).
If I can help make calls to potential venues, please let me know.
Boston Public Library asks that reservation requests be submitted at
least 4 weeks prior to the event (see here
<http://www.bpl.org/central/meetingrooms.htm>), so if we want to meet
there we should act quickly. Once a date and venue is firmly set it'd
be great to set up a geonotice. If we'd like to boost turnout more,
we could also leave notifications on the talk pages of all the
Wikipedians in New England
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_in_New_England>.
Cheers,
Eric
P.S.: I've signed up
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/New_England#Sign_up> to
attend on Saturday 4/21, but could also do Sunday 4/22 or Sunday
4/15. I wouldn't be able to make Saturday 4/14, Saturday 4/28 or
Sunday 4/29.
On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 6:27 AM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com
<mailto:meta.sj@gmail.com>> wrote:
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:50 AM, Dominic <dmcdevit(a)cox.net
<mailto:dmcdevit@cox.net>> wrote:
The date's not set in stone. In fact, it happens to be the
same weekend as the Free Culture Summit in SF, too, but I'm
not sure if that really affects many people.
Any later, though, and I'm afraid we're getting into finals
time and then summer for students (and, on a personal note,
I'll be traveling); make it earlier and we're giving people
that much less notice. (Also, not to seem indifferent to your
situation, I imagine almost everyone else traveling from
outside New England is coming from relatively nearby on the
East Coast.) So, that's why I originally picked it, at least.
I have a potential conflict that weekend. Is the previous
Saturday also an option?
You could post two dates on the page to see who is available when,
and put the word out.
I've been telling people it is the 21st, though :-) It's good to
have a date.
Thoughts on a Boston venue: if it's nice out, we could hold it
outside on the Commons...
SJ
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