Hi all again -
Well, at least I didn't miss much while I was away! :-)
Can we pick this up again? Where we were at when I left was picking a date and
place for an informal meet-up. Looking through the Doodle poll
(http://doodle.com/98u89hyei8r24dus), the most favoured dates were:
* Saturday, 4th September
* Friday, 24th September
* Saturday, 25th September
IMHO the 4th of September is now too short notice - though we might be able to
get away with it if we really hit the ground running. That would leave either
Friday the 24th or Saturday the 25th.
Like I said before, I'd favour a Saturday meet-up for several reasons (mainly
because it would allow those working Monday-Friday from outside of Dublin to
travel up and return in the same day and to avoid an evening). However, I am
more concerned about making this happen than to be precious about having to take
time off work to meet up on a Friday evening.
So, can I suggest either:
* Friday, 24th September: 7:00pm(?) in Dún Laoghaire (dinner?, pub?, tour still
possible?)
* Saturday, 25th September: 2:00pm lunch in a Dún Laoghaire restaurant followed
by casual chat in a nearby pub (with a possible private tour of the Maritime
Museum as a treat)
Clem, are you still OK to arrange a venue?
There was also talk of pre-meet-ups at regional locations. I'm based in Cork.
Aisling was one person who expressed an interest in a Cork meet. Annette also
express interest in a Cavan/cross-border meet-up. Should we work on making these
happen in advance?
Regards,
Oliver
I'll be at BlogTalk 2010 in Galway Thurs-Fri 26-27 August. Anybody
else going? I'm most excited about the 091 labs talk -- about a local
hackerspace here in Galway. It's an illustrious bunch of speakers,
from Google, Facebook, boards.ie, ...
http://2010.blogtalk.net/speakers
Early registration is open for one more week, if you want to join in.
-Jodi
PS-Who's set a date/time/place for our own meetup?
Short answer: yes
Please bear in mind that its not yet open to the public and almost all the
artifacts are in storage
Nonetheless, I can let you all in. At the last meet-up we had a meal in the
Kingston.
(A nearby hotel) We should be able to meet there again. give me numbers and
fix the date
As an interesting aside, You can see a rescue cart with all its equipment
(except the rocket) including the Breeches buoy. WP has a nice article on the
Lyle gun - the previous technology
There is no article on the rescue carts. The article on the Breeches buoy is -
well just look at it
At one time there were rescue carts all around the coast and many lives were
saved
there should be an article - so bring cameras
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Is Dún Laoghaire a suitable location? Clem, would you be able to organise a
tour
of the maritime museum as an activity? Clem, too, if you are in Dún Laoghaire
would you be able to find/book a suitable venue for the meet up? Oliver
imho it is too early to consider friendly society, limited company, registered
charity
or any other status
first, let us see if there is sufficient interest
I'm remembering last time: only three showed up
So, pick a date (Sept18?); pick a location; lets see - then consider corporate
status
Regards - ClemMcGann
Hello
In this page
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters
Information for Wikimedia-ie are in the "Ideas for chapters" sub-title
It would be interessing to create a row in the "Chapters in discussion
phase"
Thanks
--
Cordialement
David Crochet
http://fr.wikiversity.org : Communauté pédagogique libre à laquelle chacun peut prendre part !
http://www.wikimedia.fr : Aidons la diffusion de la connaissance libre
Hi, I am *not* available 26Aug-7September
Otherwise almost anywhere on the island, anytime
- -
The last meet-up was meeting at the pillar (sorry - spire)
Wait forever hoping more would show (apologies to Cathy)
Then Dart to Dun Laoghaire, eat in the Kingston, visit museum
- -
Regards - ClemMcGann
Dear Darius and Louise,
I am contacting you in relation to your work with Creative Commons Ireland -
Wikimedia Ireland [ http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ireland ]
is in the beginning stages of formation and we were wondering if
either or both of you would like to participate.
My own particular interests are to help increase the amount of music
(and general media) in the commons and to encourage educators to use
more free, collaboratively-generated materials in their courses.
After gathering 10-20 people to form an Irish Wikimedia chapter, we
would like to establish a legal structure (as a charity or company -
undecided) in Ireland. We could then apply for funding and host
educational events promoting a more sharing approach to media, etc.
If this sounds like something that interests you, please contact
myself or the Wikimedia Ireland mailing list
(wikimediaie(a)lists.wikimedia.org - cc'd in this email).
Kind Regards,
Conor Wao.