Hi, all!
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? 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.
I've already talked with LauraHale, and she likes the idea. So, what say y'all?
Matthew Bowker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Matthewrbowker
Matthew Bowker
That sounds fantastic, any way we could get together a carpool? Think we should bring some sort of welcome gift or take them out to dinner?
-Lisa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Lisa_N_Marrs
On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 1:08 AM, Matthew Bowker matthewrbowker.wiki@me.comwrote:
Hi, all!
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? 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.
I've already talked with LauraHale, and she likes the idea. So, what say y'all?
Matthew Bowker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Matthewrbowker
Matthew Bowker
Wikimedia-US-CO mailing list Wikimedia-US-CO@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-us-co
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
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 _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-US-CO mailing list Wikimedia-US-CO@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-us-co
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
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Is anyone in Aurora who wants to carpool? I'm afraid I'll get rather lost by myself as I've never actually been to the train station before.
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 6:46 AM, Neal McBurnett neal@bcn.boulder.co.uswrote:
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 _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-US-CO mailing list Wikimedia-US-CO@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-us-co
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Hi everybody,
On 27 Nov, 2012, at 12:15 AM, Matthew Bowker matthewrbowker.wiki@me.com 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.
I won't be able to make it :-(. I've got a proposal due Saturday night, and it looks like we're going to be editing it right to the finish line. I had hoped to make the WikiNews meet up on Sunday, but I've also got a term paper due on Tuesday, so -- I'll try, but it's going to be a crazy weekend. Sorry, and I hope you all have a great time!
Also, if you have any ideas for a relatively inexpensive place that isn't too far from the train station, please mention it.
Here's the train station on Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/lkFNK (note that it's NOT the big, prominent Union Station building, but a smaller, temporary station behind it. Here are walking instructions from the 16th Street mall.
There's a ton of dining places in downtown Denver around 16th Street (here's a list: http://www.downtowndenver.com/Life/WhattoDo/DiningDirectory/tabid/285/Defaul...); I've eaten at the Noodles & Co across the street from the RTD Market Street station -- http://www.noodles.com/locations/109 -- and I liked it!
It looks like the train's been early all this week, so it might make sense to check http://www.amtrak.com/ before you go. You'll want to click on "Status", and type in: Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2012 (the train takes two days to get to Denver) Train No: 6 From: EMY (Emeryville, CA) To: DEN (Denver, CO)
They'll update the expected time as the train makes it way to Colorado. Hope that helps, and have a great time on Saturday and Sunday!
cheers, Gaurav
As a for the record, still scheduled to arrive on time. My temporary USA number is 1-415-691-5979. We're meeting with the WMF to discuss what we're doing tomorrow. :)
Sincerely, Laura Hale
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Gaurav Vaidya gaurav@ggvaidya.com wrote:
Hi everybody,
On 27 Nov, 2012, at 12:15 AM, Matthew Bowker matthewrbowker.wiki@me.com 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. I won't be able to make it :-(. I've got a proposal due Saturday night, and it looks like we're going to be editing it right to the finish line. I had hoped to make the WikiNews meet up on Sunday, but I've also got a term paper due on Tuesday, so -- I'll try, but it's going to be a crazy weekend. Sorry, and I hope you all have a great time!
Also, if you have any ideas for a relatively inexpensive place that
isn't too far from the train station, please mention it. Here's the train station on Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/lkFNK (note that it's NOT the big, prominent Union Station building, but a smaller, temporary station behind it. Here are walking instructions from the 16th Street mall.
There's a ton of dining places in downtown Denver around 16th Street (here's a list: http://www.downtowndenver.com/Life/WhattoDo/DiningDirectory/tabid/285/Defaul...); I've eaten at the Noodles & Co across the street from the RTD Market Street station -- http://www.noodles.com/locations/109 -- and I liked it!
It looks like the train's been early all this week, so it might make sense to check http://www.amtrak.com/ before you go. You'll want to click on "Status", and type in: Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2012 (the train takes two days to get to Denver) Train No: 6 From: EMY (Emeryville, CA) To: DEN (Denver, CO)
They'll update the expected time as the train makes it way to Colorado. Hope that helps, and have a great time on Saturday and Sunday!
cheers, Gaurav
Id love to come meet... well, all of the folks, really, but Im afraid from where I am busing in just wouldnt be feasible, unless someone in the Lafayette area would be able to give me a ride or something.
Hope you all who can make it have fun, at any rate, and greet the others with awesome for the rest of us.
On 27/11/2012 00:15, 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
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Can absolutely no one carpool from Aurora?
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 1:37 AM, Isarra Yos zhorishna@gmail.com wrote:
Id love to come meet... well, all of the folks, really, but Im afraid from where I am busing in just wouldnt be feasible, unless someone in the Lafayette area would be able to give me a ride or something.
Hope you all who can make it have fun, at any rate, and greet the others with awesome for the rest of us.
On 27/11/2012 00:15, 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:Matthewrbowkerhttp://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_Cuphttps://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
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Because I received no affirmative responses on wiki or on mailing list, this event won't be happening.
Laura, I'm sorry things didn't work out. Mostly my fault, I should have been planning ahead.
Matthew Bowker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Matthewrbowker
On Nov 30, 2012, at 3:24 PM, Lisa Marrs marrs.lisa@gmail.com wrote:
Can absolutely no one carpool from Aurora?
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 1:37 AM, Isarra Yos zhorishna@gmail.com wrote: Id love to come meet... well, all of the folks, really, but Im afraid from where I am busing in just wouldnt be feasible, unless someone in the Lafayette area would be able to give me a ride or something.
Hope you all who can make it have fun, at any rate, and greet the others with awesome for the rest of us.
On 27/11/2012 00:15, 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
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