I thought it would be good to share here Rob's inaugural email from
the new Wikimedia Midwest mailing list (join today!):
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-us-mw
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From: Robert Schnautz <schnautzr(a)hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 4:27 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-US-MW] Evansville Wiknic
To: Midwest Wikimedians <wikimedia-us-mw(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi y’all,
Just subscribed to this list (thanks for the nudge, Richard!). Also, I
wanted to make sure anyone within driving distance knows about the
Evansville Wiknic this weekend on the 30th. We’re meeting at West
Branch Library on the west side of Evansville. It’s located at
Franklin St (that’s the fall festival road) and Wabash Avenue of Flags
(that’s the one with the American flags all over the place). This is
right in the middle of historic Lamasco, so if you have a camera,
bring it along to take pictures for the Commons!
The event runs from noon (central daylight time – Evansville time) to 4 p.m.
See you there!
Rob Schnautz
Ambassador to the Great Lakes Reaches
United States Education Program
Wikimedia Global Development
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Hello everyone,
We'll be holding our monthly US Wikimedians' meeting next week on
Wednesday, June 13, at 9 PM EDT / 6 PM PDT. As usual, the meeting will
take place in the #wikimedia-us channel on IRC (
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikimedia-us).
If you have any items that should be discussed at this meeting, please add
them to the agenda (
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_United_States_Chapters_Council/Ju…),
ideally before the meeting begins.
I look forward to talking with everyone on Wednesday!
Cheers,
Kirill
--
Kirill Lokshin
Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia
http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc
The Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday June 30,
2012 at Jefferson Market Library (425 Sixth Ave / Avenue of the
Americas) in Lower Manhattan.
Business will include the election of a nine-member chapter board of
directors for the nonprofit Wikimedia NYC Chapter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC
We'll start the official meeting at the library from 1 pm to 4:30pm,
and afterward we'll walk to dinner at 5 pm, probably at the nearby
Sammy's Noodle.
You can officially 'sign up' at that page, declare yourself a
candidate for the board, and add your ideas and discussion topics to
the agenda!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Agenda
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
Hi fellow US/Canada Education Working Group members (and friends),
Join us today (Saturday) at 4pm Eastern Time / 1pm Pacific Time:
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikimedia-us
And add your ideas to our agenda here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Education_Working_Group/Online_Meeti…
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 2:20 PM, Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi fellow US/Canada Education Working Group members (and friends),
>
> Our first-ever Education Working Group online meeting will be this
> Saturday June 2, at 4pm Eastern Time / 1pm Pacific Time.
>
> The venue will be the #wikimedia-us channel on IRC, and if you're not
> familiar with IRC, please just use this easy web client:
>
> http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikimedia-us
>
> This will be an open meeting, and we have invited voices from the
> broader Wikimedia volunteer community to also participate in this
> conversation.
>
> Please add your ideas to the agenda here, which has been started by
> Mike Chistie, with some recent additions from User:Pine:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Education_Working_Group/Online_Meeti…
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
> (User:Pharos)
I'm very pleased to announce two new developments at Wikimedia DC.
First, we'd like to welcome our first staff member, Lisa Marrs, who will be
assisting us as an Outreach & Program Coordination Intern over the next
several months. Lisa's duties will include coordinating our outreach
efforts and acting as a primary point of contact for cultural and
educational institutions; preparing our external communications, including
blog posts, press releases, and social media postings; and supporting the
organizing teams of Wikimania 2012 and Wiki Loves Monuments USA 2012.
Second, we've moved into our new office space, which is located at 1875 K
Street NW in Washington, DC. We'll be using this space through at least
the end of September; it will be both a work area for Lisa (and perhaps
another intern later in the summer) as well as a location for internal and
external meetings over the next few months. We're currently busy getting
settled in and setting up the office, and will be ready to welcome visitors
in late June; if you're interested in visiting us, please let us know, and
we'll arrange access for you.
As always, any comments or suggestions are very welcome. We look forward
to hosting everyone here in Washington for Wikimania next month!
Cheers,
Kirill
--
Kirill Lokshin
Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia
http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc
Hi fellow US/Canada Education Working Group members (and friends),
Our first-ever Education Working Group online meeting will be this
Saturday June 2, at 4pm Eastern Time / 1pm Pacific Time.
The venue will be the #wikimedia-us channel on IRC, and if you're not
familiar with IRC, please just use this easy web client:
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikimedia-us
This will be an open meeting, and we have invited voices from the
broader Wikimedia volunteer community to also participate in this
conversation.
Please add your ideas to the agenda here, which has been started by
Mike Chistie, with some recent additions from User:Pine:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Education_Working_Group/Online_Meeti…
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Our third-ever monthly Wikimedia US / WALRUS meeting will be next
week, Wednesday May 9, at 9pm Eastern Time / 6pm Pacific Time.
The venue will be the #wikimedia-us channel on IRC, and if you're not
familiar with IRC, please just use this easy web client:
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikimedia-us
This is a venue for all Wiki-Americans to share our many diverse
experiences in local outreach and coordination, so please add your
ideas to the agenda:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/May_2012
And please add your city's pages for the Great American Wiknic coming
up in June (NYC and St Louis are up so far!):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiknic#2012_Wiknic
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Hello everyone,
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I've been working on a draft for an
"agreement in principle" regarding an overall strategy for Wikimedia
chapters/groups in the US, with the intent to have a document that
individual Wikimedians can sign at Wikimania this summer.
My working draft of the agreement is located at
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Kirill_Lokshin/Sandbox. The current
text has recently been revised based on a number of suggestions I received
yesterday at the US Wikimedians' IRC meeting.
As always, any comments or suggestions would be very appreciated!
Cheers,
Kirill
--
Kirill Lokshin
Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia
http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc
Hello everyone,
At our meeting today, the Wikimedia DC Board of Directors heard a report
from James Hare regarding the Wikimedia New England organizing
meeting/meetup that was held on April 22. In light of the report, the
Board has adopted the following resolution in support of Wikimedia New
England:
1. Wikimedia District of Columbia hereby expresses its support for the
establishment of a new Wikimedia chapter in the New England region, to be
called Wikimedia New England.

2. The President is instructed to provide, to the extent feasible, such
funding, staff, or other assistance as the establishment of Wikimedia New
England may require.
3. The Treasurer is authorized to act as a fiscal agent on behalf of the
group of individuals seeking to establish Wikimedia New England during the
period prior to the incorporation of Wikimedia New England as a legal
entity. The Treasurer is instructed to create and maintain separate records
for all revenues and expenditures associated with this activity.
We look forward to building a strong collaborative relationship with our
New England colleagues!
Cheers,
Kirill
--
Kirill Lokshin
Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia
http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc
Our second-ever monthly Wikimedia US / WALRUS meeting will be this
week, Wednesday April 11, at 9pm Eastern Time / 6pm Pacific Time.
The venue will be the #wikimedia-us channel on IRC, and if you're not
familiar with IRC, please just use this easy web client:
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikimedia-us
This is a venue for all Wiki-Americans to share our many diverse
experiences in local outreach and coordination, so please add your
ideas to the agenda:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/April_2012
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)