The December 2017 NYC WikiWednesdaysalon with the
Wikimedia NYC community will be held Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, a co-working space and gallery located near 14th Street /
Union Square in Manhattan.
Details
Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location:Babycastles. 145 W 14th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), Basement level, Manhattan, New York, NY 10011
Wikipedia training for faculty of
York College, City University of New York. It was reminder how remarkable it is that faculty in many locations incorporate Wikipedia into their classes without ever seeking assistance. It's an opportunity for WMNYC to start ongoing relationships.
Megs set up "CUNY Edits," a group on the City University of New York's academic commons to foster better communication among the many CUNY institutions.
Project with Columbia University Oral History program to document marginalized communities.
5 minutes; includes other discussions and skill-shares Sign up here!
Discussion of
WNYC's
Nancy project (podcasts by/for the LGBTQ community), ideas and preparation for an editathon at the upcoming
South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. Encouraging lots of preparation, even holding an editathon or two in NYC to gauge the issues involved
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Chapter business
Solicitation for volunteers for committees. A list of committees and their general scope was passed out with a link to where people can sign up. Committees are:
Governance (Executive Working Group and Strategy Working Group)
Membership
Finance
Communications and Reporting
Partnerships
Food tonight
Comments / feedback / suggestions about food and/or for food selection? Please let us know!