Hello, all.
I've taken up the organizer role for the Berkeley Wikipedia meet-up
group. I'll do some figuring out on how to use Meetup. Would the person
who volunteered to find a space on UC campus please contact me?
I presume that we are aiming at a September first meeting, given how
summer seems to disrupt schedules.
If we can't find other meet-up places, my home has wifi, various
computers and screens, networked printing, and a fridge. We can try a
meeting here, if it's not a large one.
kc
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Re: Berkeley Wikipedians
How about the Berkeley Historical Society?
They are open and staffed by volunteer docents most Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 1 to 4 pm.Located at 1921 Center Street, about halfway between
Milvia and Martin Luther King Jr Way, 1 1/2 blocks west of the Downtown
Berkeley BART station. Several AC Transit bus lines serve the downtown
Berkeley area.
http://www.berkeleyhistoricalsociety.org/
That way we could work with their collection!
- Lani
Hi Karen,
In case you want to reach out to CAL students... here's a Berkeley
wikipedia club I found while at UC Berkeley. Their listserve is: (
wikipediaclub(a)lists.berkeley.edu). Plus there is always the School of
Information (noise(a)ischool.berkeley.edu)...
-
http://students.berkeley.edu/osl/studentgroups/public/index.asp?todo=getgro…
Cheers,
Leslie
On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Karen Coyle <kcoyle(a)kcoyle.net> wrote:
> Sarah -
> No problem with making it broader. Oakland seems to have a wiki presence
> (which I can't speak to) with a few hacker spaces downtown [2], so I'd like
> to have some meetings in Berkeley. But if we can figure out a way to
> combine our efforts, that would be great. I truly don't think that we
> should "wiki" only within our city boundaries!
>
> I actually was thinking that we could pick some topics, and then meet in a
> place related to that topic. So, for the history of Berkeley it would make
> sense to meet at the Berkeley library, which has the historical archives.
> For history relating to the campus (like the Free Speech Movement) we might
> want to meet on campus.
>
> Oakland has its own Oakland wiki [1]. I attended the Alameda county data
> hackathon in Berkeley recently, at Berkeley High School, and it would be
> interesting to try to incorporate some of the county data in Wikipedia -
> meeting in downtown Oakland would seem appropriate for that.
>
> Somehow I think that being "on the spot" is inspirational. But I'm open to
> any ideas that get people together and help them work on Wikipedia.
>
> kc
> [1] http://oaklandwiki.org/
> [2] like https://sudoroom.org/
>
>
> On 7/28/13 2:19 PM, Sarah Stierch wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Weird request and I understand if it gets shot down for locality:
>>
>> If a Berkeley meetup group is being formed, think we can create it as an
>> East Bay group instead?
>>
>> I live in Oakland, and I think ideally it would be unifying (since our
>> groups are so small) to make it an encompassing group so folks throughout
>> the region feel welcome. But, I also understand if folks want to keep it
>> Berkeley-centric for Berkeley locals. (And those who feel bold enough to
>> "act" like like one/invade :) )
>>
>> Thanks for taking the lead on this, it is very appreciated!
>>
>> Sarah
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jul 28, 2013, at 7:17 AM, Karen Coyle <kcoyle(a)kcoyle.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hello, all.
>>>
>>> I've taken up the organizer role for the Berkeley Wikipedia meet-up
>>> group. I'll do some figuring out on how to use Meetup. Would the person who
>>> volunteered to find a space on UC campus please contact me?
>>>
>>> I presume that we are aiming at a September first meeting, given how
>>> summer seems to disrupt schedules.
>>>
>>> If we can't find other meet-up places, my home has wifi, various
>>> computers and screens, networked printing, and a fridge. We can try a
>>> meeting here, if it's not a large one.
>>>
>>> kc
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>>> kcoyle(a)kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net
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>>
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San Jose State University Library is hosting an open access conference in
October (but proposals are due August 1 for the formal portion of the
conference). Could be of interest to local Wikipedians and other fans of
all things open... it would be great for our community to submit some
proposals, as library events rarely feature people who are deeply involved
in and really understand open projects, open licensing, etc.
-- phoebe
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Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 12:19:09 PM
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Promote, Impact, Assess
Reminder - Proposals Due August 1st!
Apologies for cross-posting. Please feel free to forward or link to this
call for proposals.
Open Access Un/Conference: Promote, Impact, Assess
San Jose State University, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
October 25, 2013
Call For Proposals
Final deadline for submission: August 1, 2013 .
In celebration of Open Access Week, San Jose State University will be
hosting a one-day conference October 25, 2013 on all things Open: Open
Access, Open Resources, Open Education. This event will be a dynamic
combination of formal refereed conference and informal unconference.
Unconferencing provides "a participant-guided experience that actually
brings the unstructured conversations people usually have between
conference sessions into the conference itself. Unlike most conferences
where a group of leaders determine what will be discussed, the participants
make those decisions at an unconference” (American Library Association,
2012)
For the formal conference sessions , we are interested in any and all
topics related to:
* Open access publishing and institutional repositories
* Sustainability, scalability, and assessment of open access
* Open educational resources and open access applications in the
classroom
* Massive open online courses (MOOCs) - copyright issues, assessment,
challenges
* Outreach, promotion, and overcoming resistance to open initiatives
We will consider proposals for individual presentations and panels
organized around a theme. Presentations are scheduled for either 60 minutes
or 30 minutes. In the final program, 30-minute sessions will be paired.
To submit a proposal for the formal conference, please go to:
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For the unconference discussion sessions , participants will build the
agenda through the registration process and actively contribute to the
conference as facilitators, presenters, note takers, and commentators. We
welcome those interested in brainstorming big ideas and moving discussions
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To propose unconference discussion topics, please go to: http://goo.gl/eYGPv
Hi,
I should be able to arrange for a group to use South Hall on the UC
Berkeley campus on a night or weekend, so long as it was a time I could
attend. I would also be able to generate guest passes for the WiFi. I
have an extremely busy schedule until at least mid August, however, so
it might be best to keep this in mind as a backup plan or for a later
event this Fall.
--
Brian W. Carver
Assistant Professor
University of California, Berkeley
School of Information
102 South Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-4600
On 07/12/2013 09:02 PM, wikimedia-sf-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org wrote:
> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 07:36:39 -0700
> From: Karen Coyle <kcoyle(a)kcoyle.net>
> To: wikimedia-sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: [Wikimedia-SF] Berkeley Wikipedians
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> Hello. I am interested in having some meetups (both working and social)
> with other wikipedians in this area. I would like to see some meetings
> in Berkeley if we can find (or create) a space. There are hacker spaces
> in SF and Oakland, but I'm not aware of any in Berkeley that we can use.
> I would like to talk to anyone else in Berkeley who might be interested
> in finding or getting a space going where we can edit together.
>
> I'm currently working on updating articles relating to librarianship,
> but looking at the articles of local interest (Berkeley, Phoebe Hearst,
> Free speech movement), there is work we could do, and the resources are
> here.
>
> kc
*sigh* I'm hoping that the public library isn't too strict about use of
their community spaces, but unfortunately this is what they say about it:
"Permission to use the Library’s Community Rooms or Electronic Classroom
will be granted to Berkeley-based civic, cultural, educational
organizations or businesses, or to locally-operating government
agencies, departments or commissions. Organizations not located in
Berkeley may be required to provide proof of regular operation or
programs within Berkeley such as brochures, newsletters or website
printouts."
That seems awfully restrictive to me, but maybe we can get around it.
One of the problems of meeting on campus is that they don't have easy
guest access to their wifi network -- someone with certain stature has
to request individual guest passwords that are valid for 24 hours.
These are some of the reasons why I've been hoping for an independent
hacker space.
kc
On 7/12/13 10:19 AM, Shreyas Patankar wrote:
> Hi Karen,
>
> I'm also interested in trying to find or arrange for some place where we
> can do edit-a-thons in Berkeley, in addition to the many options in
> Oakland and SF. A couple of ideas I had was trying to arrange something
> at the Berkeley Public Library (like the OaklandWiki people have done in
> Oakland) or one of the University libraries. I'll talk to my friends in
> campus student organizations to see if they have any suggestions.
>
> Let me know if you can think of something - I would be happy to help in
> organizing a meeting.
>
> Shreyas
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Karen Coyle <kcoyle(a)kcoyle.net
> <mailto:kcoyle@kcoyle.net>> wrote:
>
> Merrilee - I will stop in at the Hackermoms space - I haven't been
> there. I do fear that it may be a bit ... mom-ish, but I should hold
> that thought until I get a look at it.
>
> Thanks,
> kc
>
>
> On 7/12/13 8:10 AM, Proffitt,Merrilee wrote:
>
> Hi Karen,
>
> The Oakland Local wiki people have regular meetups once a month
> or more. Wikipedians are welcome. I've joined them in the past
> and enjoyed it quite a bit! And meeting in the Oakland History
> room is totally awesome.
>
> http://oaklandwiki.org/Local___History_Editathons
> <http://oaklandwiki.org/Local_History_Editathons>
>
> Hacker Moms is a hacker space in Berkeley. We approached them
> about hosting a women's Wikipedia meetup once, but it didn't
> work out, I think because their space wasn't as large as we
> wanted it to be? Someone else on the list might remember.
>
> http://mothership.hackermoms.__org/
> <http://mothership.hackermoms.org/>
>
> Merrilee
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> Subject: [Wikimedia-SF] Berkeley Wikipedians
>
> Hello. I am interested in having some meetups (both working and
> social)
> with other wikipedians in this area. I would like to see some
> meetings
> in Berkeley if we can find (or create) a space. There are hacker
> spaces
> in SF and Oakland, but I'm not aware of any in Berkeley that we
> can use.
> I would like to talk to anyone else in Berkeley who might be
> interested
> in finding or getting a space going where we can edit together.
>
> I'm currently working on updating articles relating to
> librarianship,
> but looking at the articles of local interest (Berkeley, Phoebe
> Hearst,
> Free speech movement), there is work we could do, and the
> resources are
> here.
>
> kc
>
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Hello. I am interested in having some meetups (both working and social)
with other wikipedians in this area. I would like to see some meetings
in Berkeley if we can find (or create) a space. There are hacker spaces
in SF and Oakland, but I'm not aware of any in Berkeley that we can use.
I would like to talk to anyone else in Berkeley who might be interested
in finding or getting a space going where we can edit together.
I'm currently working on updating articles relating to librarianship,
but looking at the articles of local interest (Berkeley, Phoebe Hearst,
Free speech movement), there is work we could do, and the resources are
here.
kc
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kcoyle(a)kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net
ph: 1-510-540-7596
m: 1-510-435-8234
skype: kcoylenet
Asaf: Really good to hear from you and thank you for taking a moment to
reach out to the original group. I appreciate your efforts to start an EB
group.
Karen, Merrilee and other interested EB Wikipedians and wikipedians to be,
I have hosted Oakland wiki, and several other like-minded orgs and events,
at my Cohousing community (Downtown Oakland) and would be happy to
coordinate one or more editathons.
I appreciate it is not Berkeley. With some enthusiasm and interest, I can
suggest some dates when our space is available. What say you/anyone? :)
In community
Neil
In community,
Neil Planchon CPCC
Life and Technology Coach, Website Design and Technology Solutions
- www.neilplanchon.com
Board member and Technology Team - Old Oakland Neighbors -
www.oldoaklandneighbors.org
Founding Resident and Webmaster - Swan's Market Cohousing - Oakland CA
- www.swansway.com
Steering Committee and Technology Team - Cohousing Research Network
- www.cohousingresearchnetwork.org
Former Board Member, National Tours Director and Fundraiser - Cohousing
Association - www.cohousing.org
> Hi Karen,
>
> The Oakland Local wiki people have regular meetups once a month or more.
> Wikipedians are welcome. I've joined them in the past and enjoyed it quite
> a bit! And meeting in the Oakland History room is totally awesome.
>
> http://oaklandwiki.org/Local_History_Editathons
>
> Hacker Moms is a hacker space in Berkeley. We approached them about
> hosting a women's Wikipedia meetup once, but it didn't work out, I think
> because their space wasn't as large as we wanted it to be? Someone else on
> the list might remember.
>
> http://mothership.hackermoms.org/
>
> Merrilee
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> <wikimedia-sf-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of Karen Coyle
> <kcoyle(a)kcoyle.net>
> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 7:36 AM
> To: wikimedia-sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: [Wikimedia-SF] Berkeley Wikipedians
>
> Hello. I am interested in having some meetups (both working and social)
> with other wikipedians in this area. I would like to see some meetings
> in Berkeley if we can find (or create) a space. There are hacker spaces
> in SF and Oakland, but I'm not aware of any in Berkeley that we can use.
> I would like to talk to anyone else in Berkeley who might be interested
> in finding or getting a space going where we can edit together.
>
> I'm currently working on updating articles relating to librarianship,
> but looking at the articles of local interest (Berkeley, Phoebe Hearst,
> Free speech movement), there is work we could do, and the resources are
> here.
>
> kc
>
> --
> Karen Coyle
> kcoyle(a)kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net
> ph: 1-510-540-7596
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