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Wiknic and meetups through December
by emelinebrule 18 Jul '24

18 Jul '24

Hi everyone! We had a great meetup last Thursday. Many thanks to our speaker Yucheng Jiang! You can find the notes here https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/bawug We've scheduled all the meetups from now until December: - We will have a [Wiknic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiknic) on Saturday August 17th 11-2 at Dolores Park. I expect we will meet behind the playground. More details to come. Please invite your friends! - We will then meet every second Thursday at 6.30pm. That's September 12, October 10, November 14 and December 12. You can sign up and you will receive a calendar event and reminder here https://bookwhen.com/sequoiafabrica/e/ev-s639-20240912183000 We're hoping our September speaker will be a researcher working on onboarding newcomers. Suggestions for future speakers are very welcome. Best, Emeline and Elan

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Proposal for transportation to Sequoia Fabrica meetings
by Nathan Holmes-King 15 Jul '24

15 Jul '24

When we hold meetings at Sequoia Fabrica, I take BART to 16th St Mission (Green-S @ 18:00), and then I take Waymo from there. But now that Waymo is open to everyone, it is becoming too expensive for me to ride by myself. Would anyone like to ride in a Waymo with me to the meetings, and split the cost? -- - Nathan Holmes-King emperor0nathan(a)gmail.com

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traveling to Katowice via plane + train?
by Luis Villa 08 Jul '24

08 Jul '24

Hey, all- I'm trying to plan my Wikimania travel, and wondering if anyone has had better luck than I had. Specifically: I've found recently that I prefer, instead of multiple flight connections, the closest direct flight I can from SFO and then train. For example, there is no direct SFO -> Stockholm, but you can direct SFO -> Copenhagen and then a pleasant train directly from the Copenhagen airport to Stockholm. So far I am... not having much luck on this for Katowice. Looks like the best I can do is direct flight to Frankfurt and then multiple (3+ changes) trains from Frankfurt to Katowice. I worry about connections because neither the German nor Polish train systems seem to have a great reputation for timeliness and I'd hate to miss connections. Anyone had better luck, or alternative suggestions in a similar vein? Thanks in advance, and look forward to seeing some of you there- Luis -- Me: lu.is Work: tidelift.com Social: @luis_in_brief@social.coop Open ML news: openml.fyi I process email slowly. If you need a quick response, please use messaging. If you prefer another tool, please let me know!

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June Meetup recap and next meetup July 11
by emelinebrule 03 Jul '24

03 Jul '24

Hi everyone! You can find the notes and shared links from today's meetup [on this etherpad](https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/bawug), featuring discussions on the use of AI for editing, needs for local pictures, delays in a transit construction project in Boston, efforts to import datasets from the Free Law Project to Wikidata, and how Indian History is represented on Wikipedia. Next meetup: [July 11, 6.30-8.30pm](https://bookwhen.com/sequoiafabrica/e/ev-s36g-20240711183000) (please rsvp if you can, it helps with logistics), at 1736 18th street! We have invited a local researcher to present on research on AI tools in editing wikipedia, since there's a lot of interest in this. We are also planning a Wiki Picnic (Wiknic) on Saturday August 17, 11am-2pm, at Mission Dolores Park (near Bart 16th/Mission in San Francisco). Hope everyone is doing well!Emeline and Elan

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June Meetup: June 13 6.30pm
by emelinebrule 18 May '24

18 May '24

Hi everyone! May's meetup was the busiest we've had so far! Thank you to everyone on here who joined, and our adding a geonotice (suggested by Tilman), adding the event to the [meta wiki calendar](https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Events_calendar) brought in new contributors. We've learned about taking Wikipedia offline, licensing when adding images to commons, and how the Universal Code of Conduct is developed and the conduct committee is facing in various countries. Next meetup: [June 13, 6.30-8.30pm](https://bookwhen.com/sequoiafabrica/e/ev-s5ou-20240613183000) (please RSVP if you can, it helps with logistics), at 1736 18th street! Please note this is the second Thursday and not the third Thursday. This is because our host is also running a soldering class that night and it gets a bit crowded. We've also proposed a new user group for the Bay Area, which you can join here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Wikipedians_User_Group This will help us apply for funding to help run events, both internal and community facing. Please join if you feel so inclined (you just need to add your username at the bottom). Emeline and Elan

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May Meetup: May 16 6.30
by emelinebrule 28 Apr '24

28 Apr '24

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

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Wiki Meetup, Potrero Hill, April 18 18.30-20.30
by emelinebrule 12 Apr '24

12 Apr '24

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

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Editathon Women in Design, March 10, San Francisco
by emelinebrule 25 Feb '24

25 Feb '24

Hi everyone! https://www.meetup.com/sequoia-fabrica-community-workshop-and-classes/event… I am sorry to say that this email does not contain an invitation to the Wikimedia Foundation - we still have not been able to get a commitment to host events at their headquarters, everyone you suggested we contact is cc-ed on the lengthy email thread. Maybe it will happen at some point. https://www.meetup.com/sequoia-fabrica-community-workshop-and-classes/event… But in the mean time! We are hosting an editathon at Sequoia Fabrica in San Francisco (Potrero Hill, 1736 18th street) on March 10, focusing on Women in Design for the art+feminism campaign. https://www.meetup.com/sequoia-fabrica-community-workshop-and-classes/event… There will be coffee and tea and sweet things, and going forward we will resume our monthly salons at this location. We hope to see you there! Emeline and Elan

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SF bay area meetup tomorrow night
by emelinebrule 20 Oct '23

20 Oct '23

Hi everyone! Just a reminder for today's meetup - 7-9pm at noisebridge or online. All details here! https://www.meetup.com/noisebridge/events/296611480/ (we're trying out a weekly evening time!) Best, Emeline and Elan

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Next Wikipedians meetup at Noisebridge
by emelinebrule 08 Oct '23

08 Oct '23

Hi everyone ! Third Saturday is coming up on the 16th! Join us in person at noisebridge or online (https://www.meetup.com/noisebridge/events/296029076/) between 11 and 1. Also, who’s going to the depths of Wikipedia night? And if would there be a better time to meet than Saturdays? Let us know! Cheers, Emeline and Elan

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