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Cascadia Wikimedians' June monthly meeting
by Pine W 11 Jun '16

11 Jun '16

Hi folks, We have 3 significant events coming up: the US monthly online meeting and Wikimania in June, and Wiknic in July. With that in mind, I'd like to suggest that we skip having an Allegro meetup this month. I'm happy to meet if there is interest, but my hunch is that we have enough events on the calendar for the next several weeks. Please comment with your thoughts. Thanks! Pine

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Fwd: [opensource-107] State of the Map US Volunteers Needed
by Pine W 11 Jun '16

11 Jun '16

Forwarding for those planning to attend. Also, grant funding for Wikimedians' travel, lodging and event fees may be available from WMF and/or Cascadia Wikimedians User Group. Pine ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Clifford Snow" <clifford(a)snowandsnow.us> Date: Jun 10, 2016 16:42 Subject: [opensource-107] State of the Map US Volunteers Needed To: <opensource-107-announce(a)meetup.com> Cc: OpenStreetMap Seattle would like to extend an invitation to State of the Map US 2016 <http://stateofthemap.us/>. The annual State of the Map US conference is the preeminent gathering of OpenStreetMap enthusiasts and will be held in Seattle, Washington from July 23rd to 25th, 2016. There will be a lot to do to make this conference a smashing success, and we need a team of reliable volunteers to help pull it off. What: State of the Map US 2016 conference. This year's theme is "Building Community", and volunteering will provide an excellent entry point to connect with the diverse and dynamic OpenStreetMap community. Where: Seattle University, Seattle, Washington When: July 23-25, 2016 Why: Volunteer 3 hours per day in exchange for free registration! Attending State of the Map US offers many opportunities to connect with other mappers, learn how to work with OpenStreetMap data, and hack on the latest OpenStreetMap improvements. This would be a great networking opportunity to connect with other OpenStreetMap users from an amazing ecosystem of enthusiast mappers, businesses, government agencies, and non profits, all collaborating around the free and editable map of the world. How: Apply to be a conference volunteer by filling out the SOTM-US volunteer form <https://docs.google.com/a/openstreetmap.us/forms/d/15NDVh1Sc8iXJTDmVxV3i_lU…>. If selected, you will be asked to participate in a virtual training session one week prior to the conference. In exchange for your agreement to volunteer, we will send you a registration code to get your free registration for SOTM US 2016. Deadline: Thursday, June 16 at 11:59 pm PST. Note on accommodations: inexpensive lodging is available on-site at Seattle University. Please let us know if you have any questions: volunteers(a)openstreetmap.us We look forward to seeing you there! Sincerely, Joel Masselink State of the Map US Volunteer Coordinator Brought to you by the Seattle OpenStreetMap Community & OpenStreetMap US -- Please Note: If you hit "*REPLY*", your message will be sent to *everyone* on this mailing list (opensource-107(a)meetup.com) This message was sent by Meetup on behalf of Clifford Snow <http://www.meetup.com/OpenStreetMap-Seattle/members/14621828/> from OpenStreetMap Seattle <http://www.meetup.com/OpenStreetMap-Seattle/>. To report this message or block the sender, please click here <http://www.meetup.com/OpenStreetMap-Seattle/abuse/14621828/?table_name=ml&t…> To unsubscribe from special announcements from your Organizer(s), click here <http://www.meetup.com/OpenStreetMap-Seattle/optout/?submit=true&_ms_unsub=t…> Meetup, POB 4668 #37895 NY NY USA 10163 <#m_-3908270392683842486_> | support(a)meetup.com

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Fwd: Wikimedia US coalition meeting for June 2016
by Pine W 06 Jun '16

06 Jun '16

Forwarding (: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 3:42 PM Subject: Wikimedia US coalition meeting for June 2016 To: "Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS)" < wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, North American Cultural Partnerships < glam-us(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hi everyone, It's time again to participate in the poll for this month's meeting. Some US Wikimedians will be at Wikimania, so I tried to offer some time choices that might work for people who will participate from time zones in the US and Europe. I also tried to offer choices on the days before and after the busiest Wikimania days. Possible dates are: Monday, June 20 Tuesday, June 21 Wednesday, June 22 (break) Tuesday, June 28 Wednesday, June 29 Thursday, June 30 Please go here to indicate your schedule preference: http://doodle.com/poll/9y2x39kvg8qrz8tg Here is our tentative agenda: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/June_2016 Please discuss on the talk page whether you think we should try recording this meeting and making it available for public playback: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WALRUS/June_2016#Should_we_record_the_… Thanks! Pine

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Fwd: [Affiliates] 2016 call for Audit Committee observers
by Lane Rasberry 01 Jun '16

01 Jun '16

Hello, I am cross posting this from a Wikimedia Foundation announcement list. A person living near Seattle was just appointed to the Wikimedia Foundation Audit Committee. Some of us already know Michael Snow, but as a reintroduction, here is a 2008 interview with him when previously he was appointed to be on the Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees. < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2008-02-25/Micha… > He is a busy person and some driving distance away from where Wikipedians in Seattle meet. Still, I wanted to point out to you that a person with deep long term interest in Wikimedia governance is nearby. If there was ever a desire among a group of people for an in-person meeting with him to discuss Wikimedia governance, or for him to speak on Wikimedia governance, then he might be friendly to speak if asked. yours, ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gregory Varnum <gvarnum(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [Affiliates] 2016 call for Audit Committee observers To: wikimediaannounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org Cc: "Staff (All)" <wmfall(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Sent on behalf of Kelly Battles. Hello everyone, We are grateful for your interest in the Audit Committee, a group convened to assist the Board of Trustees in oversight of the Foundation's accounting and financial reporting processes. We are happy to report that we had solid interest in the call for volunteer advisory members to the committee, and we have filled the two seats with great candidates — Julian Singh and Michael Snow. Please join me in thanking both Julian and Michael for volunteering their time and experience to this important effort. Julian and Michael, we are excited to work with you both. Best, Audit Committee Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Audit_Committee/2016_c… On Apr 4, 2016, at 4:54 PM, Greg Varnum <gvarnum(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: Forward on behalf of Kelly Battles. Hello All - My name is Kelly Bodnar Battles and I am honored to have joined the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees in January of this year. Professionally, I am a Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and a material part of my near term Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) Board responsibilities will be to chair the Audit Committee. Currently, the voting members of the Audit Committee are myself, Alice Wiegand, María Sefidari and Denny Vrandečić. WMF’s CFO and Treasurer Jaime Villagomez is also an important stakeholder on this committee as well. As you may know, we have the precedent of having non-voting members (please see role definition below) from outside the board participate in the Audit Committee as well. Toward that end, I would like to: - First and foremost, thank Matt Bisanz, Michael Snow, Abhijith Jayanthi, Ben Creasy and Florian Gerl for participating in this committee as non-voting members in the recent past. - Request that if you are interested (or know of other volunteers in the community who may be interested) in serving in this capacity for this next cycle (from selection through June 2017), please send to me at this email address (kbattles(a)wikimedia.org) your resume, the top 3 reasons why you want to do this and the top 3 things you will add to the Audit Committee. - Propose the following steps and timeline for the selection process: - Candidates submit their interest and the above information to me no later than April 15 - The Audit Committee will interview top 4 candidates by May 10 - The Audit Committee will select the top 2 candidate by May 15 - Selected candidates join the Audit committee by June 1 and attend July Audit Committee meeting - Outline the following important preferences for candidates interested in this role: - 5+ years of operational finance and or accounting experience - Solid understanding of the mission and operations of WMF - Prior executive or board experience - CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or MBA (Masters in Business Administration), or equivalent earned - Capacity to commit an estimated 20-30 hours annually to attend both quarterly and other ad-hoc meetings, prepare or review required materials, and interact with committee, staff and/or board as required. Once again, I am thrilled to be part of this amazing organization. Thank you for the warm welcome I have received so far. Best, Kelly See link for Audit Committee charter https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Audit_Committee_charter This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Audit_Committee/2016_c… _______________________________________________ Affiliates mailing list Affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/affiliates -- Lane Rasberry user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia 206.801.0814 lane(a)bluerasberry.com

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New article: Evans Creek Preserve
by Pine W 31 May '16

31 May '16

Some of us hiked here today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evans_Creek_Preserve Lots of photos will be on Commons in the near future. Cheers, Pine

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Wiki Loves Pride in Fremont
by Dorothy Howard 29 May '16

29 May '16

Hello all, I'm planning on organizing a Wiki Loves Pride 2016 event in June in Seattle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Pride_2016 I've spoken with librarians at the Fremont branch and have seen their meeting room there. It's a beautiful and fully equipped room with seating for up to 55 people. http://www.spl.org/locations/fremont-branch I'm hoping to organize this on a day I can get off work so the day is yet to be determined, but will probably be "all day." Please let me know if you are interested in getting involved, and we can start a separate thread. On another note, I will be hopefully attending Seattle Pride on June 26th and hope to take pictures for commons, as I did in 2014 (see pics here) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle/Wiki_Loves_Pride_2014 Contact me if you want to join to help photograph the event. Cheers, Dorothy -- Dorothy Howard *@DorothyR_Howard <https://twitter.com/DorothyR_Howard>*

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WikiExpedition hike on Memorial Day weekend?
by Pine W 26 May '16

26 May '16

Hi folks, I'm wondering if there would be interest in a WikiExpedition hike on Memorial Day weekend. The concept is that we'd do the hike and document/photograph it and the surrounding landmarks, vegetation, wildlife, and other notable elements. We could add this information to Wikipedia, Wikidata, Commons, Wikispecies, and Wikimedia projects. Would anyone else be interested? Pine

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Fwd: [Wikimediaus-l] May online meeting of US Wikimedians
by Pine W 21 May '16

21 May '16

Forwarding. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, May 21, 2016 at 1:50 PM Subject: Re: [Wikimediaus-l] May online meeting of US Wikimedians To: "Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS)" < wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hello US Wikimedians, Here's a reminder that our public meeting will be on Tuesday. Kirill <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Kirill_Lokshin> will chair the meeting this month. The current version of the agenda is below, with Pacific times shown: - "One minute updates" from each chapter and user group. (6:00-6:15) - Wiknic 2016 (6:15-6:20) (Pharos <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pharos>) - Main page - Announcements to mailing lists - Geonotices and/or site banners - WikiCon USA/SoCal (in San Diego Oct 7-10, 2016) (6:20-6:28) (DrMel <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:DrMel>) - Wiki Loves Pride 2016 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Pride_2016> (6:28-6:32) ( Bluerasberry <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bluerasberry>) - WikiSalons <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiSalon> (6:33-6:36) ( Checkingfax <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Checkingfax>) - OpenStreetMap SOTM USA conference in Seattle (6:37-6:40) (Peaceray <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Peaceray>) Please plan your chapter or user group's one minute update in advance of the meeting so that everyone has a chance to share and the meeting can proceed in a timely manner. Thanks! Pine On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 8:06 AM, Kirill Lokshin < kirill.lokshin(a)wikimediadc.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > Here is the dial-in information for the meeting: > > Topic: United States Wikipedians Online Meetup > Time: May 24, 2016 9:00 PM (GMT-4:00) Eastern Time (US and Canada) > > Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/431598981 > > Or iPhone one-tap: 16465588656,431598981# or 14086380968,431598981# > > Or Telephone: > Dial: +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) or +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) > Meeting ID: 431 598 981 > International numbers available: https://zoom > .us/zoomconference?m=ec_F7wkJAYy5sN9_1z-uvJJY84d8IBfK > > Thanks, > Kirill > > -- > Kirill Lokshin > President > Wikimedia District of Columbia > kirill.lokshin(a)wikimediadc.org > https://wikimediadc.org >

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WikiConference survey - Cascadia wiki comments requested...
by Lane Rasberry 18 May '16

18 May '16

Hello, I think that readers of the Cascadia mailing list heard that earlier in the year, a Wikipedia conference was considered for Seattle, and that now, conference planning is solidifying to be held in San Diego from Friday - Sunday 7-9 October. I am writing to request that people in Cascadia support conference planning by responding to the following 3-minute survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/wikieventfeedback The conference planning team needs some feedback based on previous conferences to assist in planning this next conference. Getting only a few more responses would be very helpful. I hope that any upcoming conference can be useful for people who attend in person and also produce videos, notes, and participation options for people who would join remotely. Thanks to anyone who can support. Only for those who want more information - ------------------- Hardly anything is published or certain about the San Diego conference. San Diego is being considered because of (1) support commitments from local volunteer event organizers (2) commitments from local people and organizations to attend (3) promise of cheap or maybe free conference venue. The location of conferences is mostly decided by availability of local volunteer labor and matching cost to what the Wikimedia Foundation will fund. Minimal details on the planned San Diego conference are at <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA> This would be the page to bookmark for when more details are available, or just watch for mailing list announcements. Wikimedia Foundation support for the conference will be requested in a grant request based on this older draft request for the Seattle conference. I am sharing this as the information that I have, but this is totally outdated, and this San Diego conference would be funded in a way that is 50%+ different. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Cascadia_Wikimedians/WikiConfere… > ---------------------- -- Lane Rasberry user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia 206.801.0814 lane(a)bluerasberry.com

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Seattle monthly meetup: 5/30 on the eastside, after the hike?
by Pine W 11 May '16

11 May '16

Hi folks, After we have our hike on the 5/30 holiday (weather permitting), would it be ok if we have our regular meetup on the eastside? I know that Joe can't attend, but I'm thinking that an eastside meetup will be much closer to Evans Creek Preserve than Cafe Allegro would be, which might make logistics easier for those who plan to attend both the hike and the evening meeting. Thoughts? Pine

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