Wikimedia-Cascadia November 2014

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Cascadia programs for first year
by Pine W 25 Dec '14

25 Dec '14

Hi all, I've put this on Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Cascadia_Wikimedians#Drafting_programs… I'm hoping that people will comment so that we can get a sense about the priorities of our group. The Board can use the comments to finalize a program plan and an associated budget. The budget will be developed to support the program plan. I'm still working in the background about the "infrastructure" budget for issues like insurance, but even these will benefit greatly by being informed by a program plan. One important note is that the plan will likely be adjusted and adapted as our capabilities and opportunities change. My thinking is that the Board can do this via quarterly review meetings with community input. Please share your comments! Pine *This is an Encyclopedia* <https://www.wikipedia.org/> *One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not know.* *—Catherine Munro*

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Follow-ups to community data science workshops
by Pine W 17 Dec '14

17 Dec '14

Following up on the semi-annual community data science workshops at UW: would there be interest in having our user group support periodic one-day events for people to gather for workshops to teach data science skills, teach Wikimedia skills, and present data science and/or open source projects? I am thinking that this might be fun, and would nicely interface with existing groups and interests at UW and in the Seattle area. These might be one-day workshops that we hold quarterly. If there is interest, we could add this to our projects that we're considering supporting in our annual plan. What do others think? Pine *This is an Encyclopedia* <https://www.wikipedia.org/> *One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not know.* *—Catherine Munro*

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December 15 event, and Wikimedia GAC grant request
by Pine W 01 Dec '14

01 Dec '14

Hi Cascadians and Alex, I sent a reminder to the Seattle TA3M coordinators to ask them if they'd sent an invitation to their members to fill out the form for the December 15 event yet. I'm starting to get a little concerned because about 2.5 weeks away from the event and we still need to get the speakers lined up and the logistics finalized. I am hoping that the TA3M coordinators will send an announcement soon. I'm planning on driving to the event with the food. I'm planning to get a variety of pizzas and some single-use tableware. I have a question about the budget, and I'd like to get Alex's and the group's input about this. I was thinking rather optimistically that we might be able to get all of the food and supplies for about $150 total, with TA3M paying half and with us/me (via a GAC grant that we will retroactively apply for, after we have $500 worth of grants to request) paying the other half. However, having called around to a few pizza places, I think we could easily exceed that amount if we actually have 50 people sign up. In any case, I want to make sure that GAC will be ok with us expanding the budget. I will keep copies of the receipts. Alex, is this ok? I am avoiding the high-end pizzas that cost $30 each, but even so the math goes something like this: * $22 per pizza * Each pizza serves about 4 people * So if we have 50 people we will need about 12 pizzas * 12 * $22 = $264 * Plus tableware, estimate at $1 per person x 50 people = $50 * $264 + $50 = $314 That's a significantly higher amount than I was anticipating, and I will make efforts to keep the costs down, but I want to make sure that if I submit a grant request to GAC for $314 that GAC would pay, since spending $314 out of my own pocket and getting only a partial or no reimbursement from GAC would be a big deal. Another option would be to combine this $314 possible budget with expenses that we know that we're likely to need anyway, like $100 or so for a registered agent for one year, the $50 cost of registering ourselves with the State, and the cost of getting a P.O. box (price varies depending on size and location). Would the group be ok with me combining a $314 food budget request (maximum) with some of these other expenses that we know we're likely going to need anyway, so that I can submit a grant request that's over the $500 minimum for a GAC request? Alex, would that be ok with you? By saying yes, people would be trusting me to handle money and receipts on behalf of the group, at least until we have a designated bank account; I want to make sure that people are comfortable with this. The assurances that I can offer is that the grant request will be publicly documented, the actual amount spent and the amount returned to WMF will be documented, WMF can see copies of receipts if it wants them, other board members can see copies of receipts if they want to see them, and WMF already knows how to find me because of my internship; if something goes wrong then Alex can call Anasuya, and after Anasuya makes a phone call or two, there might be some people with uniforms and badges knocking on my door. (: But it's important that people feel comfortable with this idea, and unfortunately we have only 2.5 weeks between now and the event to make some decisions and hopefully get GAC to approve a request (I'm not sure if they approve requests in 2.5 weeks; if they don't then we may need to consider other options like WMDC). Thanks, and I'm sorry if anyone feels rushed, including Alex and GAC. Pine *This is an Encyclopedia* <https://www.wikipedia.org/> *One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not know.* *—Catherine Munro*

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Wikiconference USA planning
by Pine W 29 Nov '14

29 Nov '14

Hi WALRUS members, In Cascadia we are in very early discussions about hosting a future Wikiconference USA. Who can we speak with from the NYC conference team about how you organized, staffed, and funded the conference? Thanks, Pine

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Fwd: [Wiki-research-l] WikiProject Biophysics in The Atlantic
by Pine W 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

Forwarding a nice article from The Atlantic. Pine ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Jonathan Morgan" <jmorgan(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Nov 20, 2014 3:09 PM Subject: [Wiki-research-l] WikiProject Biophysics in The Atlantic To: "Wiki Research-l" <Wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Cc: Inspiring and touching: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/11/what-wikipedia-taught… -- Jonathan T. Morgan Learning Strategist Wikimedia Foundation User:Jmorgan (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jmorgan_(WMF)> jmorgan(a)wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l

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Registration for December event with TA3M
by Pine W 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

Hi Cascadians, I've drafted a form here for registration for the December event with TA3M. Does it look ok to you? If so, please fill out the form. I've forwarded the link to TA3M as well to ask them for comments prior to distributing the link to their users. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18n6zddEPldPtpvw0yU2NnF3x4kRLJlCfxcwbzjGHff… Thanks! Pine *This is an Encyclopedia* <https://www.wikipedia.org/> *One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not know.* *—Catherine Munro*

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Cascadia Wikimedians user group agreement is signed
by Pine W 16 Nov '14

16 Nov '14

We're good to go for state registration and requesting grants! I'll follow up with more info over the weekend. Pine

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Workshop Facilitator Training
by Keilana 13 Nov '14

13 Nov '14

Hello Cascadians! I've been talking to Pine for the last couple of days about training some of you in the best practices of workshop facilitation. We've been discussing several options for this, including coming to you all, having some of you come to DC for one of our formal sessions, or attending sessions at WikiConf USA. Who would be interested and what format do you think would work for you? Best, Emily Temple-Wood Vice President, Wikimedia District of Columbia

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December holiday party
by Pine W 13 Nov '14

13 Nov '14

Cascadians, I hope you are enjoying the holiday today. December will soon be here, and with it our holiday party. Because of the delays of our User Group application we are significantly behind the timeline that I anticipated when I first discussed the possibility of a holiday party with TA3M. I'd like to suggest that I personally make a request to GAC for about $50-$75 for food and non-alcoholic beverage expenses for the party, because I want to make sure that GAC has time to process this request before the party happens. Please let me know if there are any concerns. If not I will submit a request to GAC soon. Thanks, Pine

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WSU outreach event
by Pine W 09 Nov '14

09 Nov '14

Would there be interest in doing outreach at WSU to librarians, students, etc? If there will be a UW edit-a-thon around the January through March timeframe, perhaps we can have a similar event at WSU with a similar plan? Another Believer, as an experienced edit-a-thon and outreach person, it would be great to hear your ideas along with Christine's. I'm hoping that Christine would agree to be the lead organizer for a WSU event. Any thoughts? Christine, what sounds good to you? Pine *This is an Encyclopedia* <https://www.wikipedia.org/> *One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not know.* *—Catherine Munro*

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