There is lots going on in the DC area for Wikimedia and enough things to discuss that I think we should do more regular meetups. I propose we try doing monthly meetups, and rotate between weeknights (w/ talks, discussions) and weekends (at a restaurant, socializing only).
I propose the next meetup be on November 17th, in the evening (~7-9pm) at some place near the metro (I'm looking into it). If this goes well, we can make it a regularly thing, supplementing our social meetups.
Topics for discussion or as short presentations can include: * Smithsonian collaboration * Wikimedia public policy initiative * Discuss how to move forward with formalizing Wikimedia DC. (as a local, separate chapter or local affiliate of a regional chapter? pros/cons, next steps) * Wikimedia fundraiser * your topic ...
Meetup page and RSVP:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC_13
If people want, we can migrate after the meetup to a pub or some place.
Cheers, Katie
On 11/06/2010 06:32 PM, aude wrote:
There is lots going on in the DC area for Wikimedia and enough things to discuss that I think we should do more regular meetups. I propose we try doing monthly meetups, and rotate between weeknights (w/ talks, discussions) and weekends (at a restaurant, socializing only).
I propose the next meetup be on November 17th, in the evening (~7-9pm) at
Weeknights tend to be bad for us students.
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Luke Faraone luke@faraone.cc wrote:
On 11/06/2010 06:32 PM, aude wrote:
There is lots going on in the DC area for Wikimedia and enough things to discuss that I think we should do more regular meetups. I propose we try doing monthly meetups, and rotate between weeknights (w/ talks,
discussions)
and weekends (at a restaurant, socializing only).
I propose the next meetup be on November 17th, in the evening (~7-9pm) at
Weeknights tend to be bad for us students.
Luke,
I would be disappointed if you can't be there. :( If consensus is that weeknights are bad for most people, then I say we scrap it.
Though, I think it's worth a try once and see how it goes. I have a hunch that rotating between weekends and weeknights will allow us to reach more people. (e.g. folks that won't come on a weekend).
Would it help to make the time earlier in the evening? say starting at 6 or 6:30pm? or is that still a problem?
-Katie (@aude)
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2010/11/6 aude aude.wiki@gmail.com
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Luke Faraone luke@faraone.cc wrote:
On 11/06/2010 06:32 PM, aude wrote:
There is lots going on in the DC area for Wikimedia and enough things to discuss that I think we should do more regular meetups. I propose we
try
doing monthly meetups, and rotate between weeknights (w/ talks,
discussions)
and weekends (at a restaurant, socializing only).
I propose the next meetup be on November 17th, in the evening (~7-9pm)
at
Weeknights tend to be bad for us students.
Luke,
I would be disappointed if you can't be there. :( If consensus is that weeknights are bad for most people, then I say we scrap it.
Though, I think it's worth a try once and see how it goes. I have a hunch that rotating between weekends and weeknights will allow us to reach more people. (e.g. folks that won't come on a weekend).
Would it help to make the time earlier in the evening? say starting at 6 or 6:30pm? or is that still a problem?
-Katie (@aude)
The particular date you've picked, the 17th, is bad for me because of schedule conflicts. In general, being retired, weeknights would be OK for me, but you just picked a terrible date.
I'm already downtown on weekdays, and so this could very well work for me. Location will most likely be the most important factor for me, depending on how soon I can get out of my Dupont Circle office and get to wherever.
Would this "discussion" type meetup be held in a meeting-type facility, e.g. a room at GW or something, or something more like a coffee shop?
2010/11/7 Bruce R. Gilson brg1942@gmail.com:
2010/11/6 aude aude.wiki@gmail.com
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Luke Faraone luke@faraone.cc wrote:
On 11/06/2010 06:32 PM, aude wrote:
There is lots going on in the DC area for Wikimedia and enough things to discuss that I think we should do more regular meetups. I propose we try doing monthly meetups, and rotate between weeknights (w/ talks, discussions) and weekends (at a restaurant, socializing only).
I propose the next meetup be on November 17th, in the evening (~7-9pm) at
Weeknights tend to be bad for us students.
Luke,
I would be disappointed if you can't be there. :( If consensus is that weeknights are bad for most people, then I say we scrap it.
Though, I think it's worth a try once and see how it goes. I have a hunch that rotating between weekends and weeknights will allow us to reach more people. (e.g. folks that won't come on a weekend).
Would it help to make the time earlier in the evening? say starting at 6 or 6:30pm? or is that still a problem?
-Katie (@aude)
The particular date you've picked, the 17th, is bad for me because of schedule conflicts. In general, being retired, weeknights would be OK for me, but you just picked a terrible date. --
Bruce R. Gilson
brg1942@gmail.com
Wikimedia-DC mailing list Wikimedia-DC@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-dc
aude wrote:
There is lots going on in the DC area for Wikimedia and enough things to discuss that I think we should do more regular meetups. I propose we try doing monthly meetups, and rotate between weeknights (w/ talks, discussions) and weekends (at a restaurant, socializing only).
Absolutely agreed. Thank you for taking the initiative here. :-)
MZMcBride
wikimedia-dc@lists.wikimedia.org