Hello everyone,
This both a quick reminder as well as an update notification on
Wikimedia/Wikipedia meetup Wikimedia ZA is hosting on Tuesday the 29th May
2018. Asaf Bartov from the Wikimedia Foundation in San Francisco will be
in town to introduce a range of Wiki related tools and utilities that
people can use as well as discuss the broader Wikipedia movement around the
world.
The venue location has changed to the Third Floor, 84 Shortmarket Street,
Cape Town, Code for Africa. Other than the venue change everything has
remained the same. Below are the details of the event:
- *Date & time*: 17:30 - 19:30, Tuesday, 29th May 2018
- *Venue*: *Code for Africa, 3rd Floor, 84 Shortmarket Street,
Cape Town, 8001*
Also if you live in Stellenbosch then please send me an email. I am trying
to workout how many people in Stellenbosch would be interested in doing a
similar meetup on the 28th or 30th May with Asaf or if there is anyone you
feel he should meet in that area? We have a number of Wikipedia editors in
Stellenbosch yet don't have much of a presence and it would be nice to do
something for people there.
Regards,
Douglas.
On 17 May 2018 at 13:06, Douglas Scott <douglas.i.scott(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hello everyone,
Asaf Bartov <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:Ijon> from the
Wikimedia Foundation (the non-for-profit that runs the servers that
Wikipedia is on) will be in Cape Town from the 28th to the 30th May.
Wikimedia ZA will be hosting a meetup on Tuesday the 29th May from 17:30
to welcome him to Cape Town and introduce him to the community in and
around Cape Town. Below are the event details:
*Date & time*: 17:30 on wards, Tuesday, 29th May 2018
*Venue*: Back room (Tutu room), 6 Spin Street, Cape Town, 8001.
Asaf will be talking about what new tools have been developed to better
edit or use Wiki projects such as, or most notably, Wikipedia. Tools such
as Wikidata. He will also be on had to give a broader overview to people
on the free knowledge/Wikipedia community globally.
This will also likely be the last meetup we have before Wikimania (18-22
July 2018) happens in Cape Town. So please join us to also talk about that.
*Please share this invite with people who you feel might be interested in
joining us. *Please rsvp on the calendar invite that will be sent out so
we have an idea of numbers to plan for.
Finger food and drinks will be served.
Regards,
Douglas.
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Douglas Ian Scott
司道格
Skype: douglas0scott
South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727
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Douglas Ian Scott
司道格
Skype: douglas0scott
South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727