Hi everyone!
April's meetup was a lot of fun! Despite having to chase my toddler around I learned a lot about the Wiki chess community, we got a report from the AIxWikipedia hackathon, updates on automating Wikidata data entry and so many things about wasps and the local insects ecosystem.
Next one: [May 16, 6.30-8.30pm](https://bookwhen.com/sequoiafabrica/e/ev-sr2l-20240516183000) (please RSVP if you can, it helps with logistics), 1736 18th street! Thursday nights seem to work well. We'll have snacks, pizza and warm drinks. We had a speaker in mind but she cannot make it after all, so I'm hoping someone from the community will want to give a lightning talk - or we'll get more time to work on our things.
On Saturday June 8, [Nathan Schneider](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Schneider) is coming for a talk about his new book on online governance at the Internet Archive. Some of you have expressed interest in meeting him (he's researched Wikipedia governance as part of his work on cooperative governance). He's suggested meeting earlier that day, if there's interest, or to attend the book talk. Let us know!
Emeline and Elan
Hi everyone!
The Art+Feminism editathon went great, and as planned, we're going back to monthly meetups!
This month we're trying to move back closer to the [original Wikisalon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bay_Area_WikiSalon) closing by inviting all of you to come and do a lightning talk about your favorite Wikipedia thing/tool/project/issue/controversies - you name it. Next month hopefully we'll have a speaker! Any recommendation, please let us know. Then there's time to talk, work on your project, collaborate, etc. There'll also be help for beginners get started if you want to invite people who are interested but not yet active contributors.
The details:
April 18, 6.30-8.30pm
@ Sequoia Fabrica - 1736 18th street, San Francisco
Hybrid online at https://meet.google.com/ytu-cghy-qfoWe'll have some drinks and food (and please register to help with logistics!
https://bookwhen.com/sequoiafabrica/e/ev-scjb-20240418183000)
Cheers,
Emeline and Elan