Fascinating! And note that on Sunday they are also putting on a meetup and workshop at the Tattered Cover cafe where anyone can learn about Wikinews, general sport reporting on Wikimedia projects.
Meetup and Workshop
Date: December 2, 2012
Location: Tattered Covers in the cafe, 2526 East Colfax Avenue at Elizabeth Street, Denver
Time: 1pm
They have ambitious plans for producing openly-licenced news and content on this trip! They're also
looking for folks to review their articles. See more at
https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:IPC_Nor-Am_Cup
Neal McBurnett http://neal.mcburnett.org/
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 12:15:01AM -0700, Matthew Bowker wrote:
> OK, I'm reviving this dead thread... but they're rolling in this weekend.
>
> So, it sounds like the plan is too meet the train (18:38 local time... in Denver), then take the group out to dinner afterwards.
>
> Could I please get a rough head count (I'll be posting on Wikipedia too ... ) of how many people are going to be there? Carpooling is possible, but we need to co-ordinate that soon. Also, if you have any ideas for a relatively inexpensive place that isn't too far from the train station, please mention it.
>
> Sorry about the late notice, it's my fault. I should have been thinking ahead.
>
> Matthew Bowker
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Matthewrbowker
>
> On Oct 29, 2012, at 11:33 AM, Gaurav Vaidya <gaurav@ggvaidya.com> wrote:
>
> > Hiya!
> >
> > On 29 Oct, 2012, at 1:08 AM, Matthew Bowker <matthewrbowker.wiki@me.com> wrote:
> >> So, I've been in contact with [[User:LauraHale]] , and she's coordinating efforts for a few Wikimedia Australia people to come to Colorado to take pictures and write articles about a Paralympic ski event that's happening in Vail this December. ( https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:IPC_Nor-Am_Cup )
> >>
> >> I was thinking about it, and how cool would it be if we met them at the train station and welcomed them to the US?
> > That sounds like a great plan! I should be able to make it, but this semester has been crazy busy, so I won't be able to confirm for sure until a week before. I love Lisa's idea of taking them out to dinner afterwards!
> >
> >> Their train arrives on December 1, at 18:38 (local time, I'm assuming). A small group of Colorado Wikimedians would go a long way in making them feel welcome.
> > Yup, the California Zephyr arrives at Denver at 6:38pm [1], so that sounds about right!
> >
> > cheers,
> > Gaurav
> >
> > [1] http://www.amtrak.com/california-zephyr-train
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