You are invited to join the local Wikimedia NYC community for its flagship
event to be held all-day on ***Saturday August 13, 2022 at the Queens
Museum***, in the context of the 1939/1964 fairgrounds at Flushing
Meadows–Corona Park. There will also be smaller sessions for much of August
12-14 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) as hybrid local gatherings for the global
online conference Wikimania 2022.
See details and RSVP here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World's_Fair
https://queensmuseum.org/events/wiki-worlds-fair
You are also encouraged to sign up for a lightning talk!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World's_Fair#Lightning_tal…
All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate. The Queens Museum encourages the wearing of masks when
indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.
Note: Museum tickets are not required. When you arrive at the Queens
Museum, just say you are coming for the Wiki event, and register at the
front desk.
Flagship event:
Saturday August 13 Wiki World's Fair (RSVP on-wiki).
10:00 am - 5:00 pm + evening
(Queens Museum and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, in the evening Queens
Night Market)
Other sessions (subject to change, see full Agenda):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World's_Fair#Agenda
Friday August 12 Evening welcome reception in Queens
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Sunday August 14 Morning global breakfast banquet + Afternoon closing
ceremony in Brooklyn
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Please RSVP here on-wiki (log into your Wikipedia account to do so):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World's_Fair#Sign_up
You can also reply directly to this email if you have any event
questions, would be glad to answer them.
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC