Re: [Wikimedia NYC] Wikimedia NYC Meeting Sunday Jan 18

Come one, come all! Our next meeting for Wikimedia NYC is Sunday January 18 at Columbia University. This is a meeting for volunteers to the projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, and everyone else too, who has ever looked at Wikipedia and wondered what's going on behind it. One big topic of discussion, out of many, will be a special planning session for our February 'Wikipedia Loves Art' event with Shelley from the Brooklyn Museum and Alex from the Metropolitan Museum of Art: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Loves_Art We're also on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/wikipedia_loves_art/ And Facebook: http://en-gb.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43008300207 So spread those links around :) Other topics will be the next stage of our progress as a chapter and projects we might pursue such as classes at the New York Public Library (we may be officially approved as a chapter by meeting time), and discussing issues like Biographies of Living Persons articles. We'll also be collecting folks to join our little 'Wikipedia Takes the Subway' adventure which will be held the day after the meeting. We welcome all guests. If you support open education and free culture, we are your people. If you have a project you want to work on with us, this is a great opportunity to get acquainted. If you want someone to give a talk or teach a class with an inside view of Wikipedia, meet your volunteers. And if you just have any questions, we'd be glad to try to answer them. Remember, the agenda here is up to you! I encourage anyone who is interested to sign up to give a presentation or suggest a topic for general discussion at our wikimeetup page (given below). ---Meeting details--- 2:30 PM - 5:00PM: Room 1402 Pupin Hall, Columbia University. Take the elevator to the 13th floor and then walk up one flight of stairs. Meeting to be held in the library at the east end of the hall. 5:00 PM onwards: Meetup at Pupin Hall, and then walk together to The Symposium, a local Greek restaurant with an oddly appropriate name.. Page on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC You can officially 'sign up' at that page, and please add your ideas to the agenda! Thanks, Pharos