Hello Bay Area Wiki People!

I am excited to announce the 5th of the Bay Area WikiSalon series, which several of us cooked up and have been coordinating. The last Wednesday evening of every month (except December will be earlier in the month), we gather wiki enthusiasts to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas. Every other month we plan a brief formal program. Some programs will help orient those new to the wiki world, others will speak more to experienced wiki editors. We are working hard not to make it a total geekfest.

Our next event is tomorrow, Wednesday, August 31 at 6pm, at the Wikimedia Foundation offices in downtown SF (see link below for full details).

We have one brief presentation with Q&A lined up this month:

* Former EFF intern Marta Belcher will share with us how she and her classmates built their Stanford University commencement address using a wiki. This WikiSpeech attracted prominent national press attention in 2015.

We always leave time for informal conversation and working on articles. Free Wi-Fi is available. Newcomers are encouraged to attend. Experienced editors will help anybody requesting assistance. Bring a friend! We will have beverages and light snacks (including beer and wine), provided by a recent Rapid Grant from the Wikimedia Foundation.

* Please note: You *should* register here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cjLRrSTlEkGOPTQ-h6A0WvSFI4ZmIUl6jEHp_RYas-E..., and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. The building policy is strict on the ID point. If you forget to RSVP, please call me at 925-899-4051, or worst case show up and we will figure out how to get you in :-)

All the details are here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bay_Area_WikiSalon_August_2016

If you cannot stay the whole time, just pop your head in and say Hi. We look forward to seeing you there. If you have any ideas for presenters, etc., please discuss - and until then, happy editing!

-Wayne Calhoon (and fellow organizers Ben Creasy, Pete Forsyth, Stephen LaPorte, and Juliet Barbara)

p.s. Any help spreading the word is most welcome! We plan to post on various sites and invite various groups; if you'd like to join in, check out this list, and feel free to note any you are inviting: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Monthly_WikiSalon_in_San_Francisco#Announcem...