Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic 2019

WiknicNYC Picnic

Great American Wiknic
Date	Sunday, July 14, 2019
Time	afternoon/evening (drop-in any time 2:00–7:00 pm!)
Address	Roosevelt Island (picnic site: Southpoint Park)
City, State	New York City, New York
Coordinates	40.752202°N 73.959190°W / 40.752202; -73.959190

Wikimedia NYC invites you to attend the Wiknic, the "picnic anyone can edit" in Roosevelt Island (picnic site: Southpoint Park) for Sunday July 14, 2019, from about 2:00 - 7:00 pm, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the United States.

You can also reach this page at nyc.wiknic.org

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct, and don't forget your sunscreen!

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Details & Agenda

An annual Wiki NYC tradition.

Group photo from last year's Wiknic.

• Date: Sunday, July 14, 2019
• Time: 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm (come by any time!)
• WMF Strategic Planning Discussion: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm (session A) 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm (session B)
• Location: Roosevelt Island (Southpoint Park, look for our Wikipedia/Wikimedia NYC banner). The F train stops there, and a tramway connects to 2nd Avenue Manhattan.

Discussion

• 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm (session A)
• 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm (session B)

We'll have two breakout groups for each 30-minute session.

(draft)

Notetaker/Recorder needed

This year the Wiknic will double as a Strategy Salon, using open space technology to address these two questions facing our social movement:

• How might we build Wikimedia into an effective convenor of impactful partnerships, coalitions, and collective action based on a shared vision of open knowledge and the “Big Open” Movement?
• How do we, as a global Wikimedia movement, avoid the pitfall of recentism, tapping in to elder networks, LGBT networks, women’s networks, indigenous communities, etc. to develop volunteers for the project as writers, developers, and document gatherers to find and preserve our hidden collective history?

• I'll take notes for Session A. - kosboot (talk) 22:22, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
• I can be a discussion facilitator for Session A or Session B.--Pharos (talk) 22:01, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

• How does this work? Is the idea that session A discusses the first question and session B the second question? Or is it that each session discusses both? -- RoySmith (talk) 16:11, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

• Depending on the scale of attendance, we might have two discussion groups (one for each question) during each session.--Pharos (talk) 16:27, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

Potluck List

Some food will be provided. However, volunteer to bring potluck food, supplies and recreations as you feel inspired! No fires; no grill.

Food

• Tacos - veggie, chicken, and beef (trays to serve ~25, which Rhododendrites will pick up/bring)
• Hummus / pita
• Salads
• I'll bring my world-famous lemon bars. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:18, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

Drinks

• Water
• Seltzer

Equipment

• Staking out space and bringing signage

• Pharos (talk) 21:32, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

• Utensils
• Plates/cups

Internet

• Internet (mobile hotspot)

Fun and games

• Scrabble and Wikipedia:The Game

• Pharos (talk) 01:33, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

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COVID-19 notice

Wikimedia NYC remains committed to the well-being of its communities. We have decided to begin hosting in-person events with a hybrid element starting late 2022. We ask if you want to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space. If you are not feeling well, please attend remotely.

Upcoming meetups and ongoing events

June

• Online-only WikiWednesday Salon NYC

When: Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 7 PM - 8:30 PM ET

Where: Zoom

July

• Wikicurious: Editing Wikipedia for Beginners

When: Friday, July 19, 2024, 3 PM - 8 PM ET

Where: Civic Hall

August

• Wikimania 2024

When: August 7-10, 2024

Where: Katowice, Poland *(possibility of NYC satellite event in Greenpoint, Brooklyn)

Past Meetups & Events in 2023–24

• June 8: Governors Island Wiknic - June 2024
• June 2: All-Day Hacking Sunday - June
• May 8: WikiWednesday Salon - May
• May 4: Community Gardens Edit-a-thon
• April 25: Hacking Night - April
• April 11: City Tech Library LBGTQIA Editathon
• April 10: WikiWednesday Salon - April
• March 16: Queens Name Explorer Edit-a-thon at the Queens Public Library Tech Lab at Queensbridge
• March 14: Pi Day Hacking Night
• March 5: Wiki Gala and fashion show with Wikimedia Foundation
• February 25: AfroCROWD Black Wiki History Month - Online edit-a-thon
• February 21: WikiWednesday Salon - February
• February 8: Hacking Night - February
• January 14: Wikipedia Day 2024 at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation
• January 4: Hacking Night

2023

(second half)

• December 6: NYC Hacking Night
• November 15: WikiWednesday Salon - November
• November 8–13: NYC→Toronto Wiki-Train for WikiConference North America
• October 29: Wikidata Day in New York City
• October 21–22: Wiki-NYC Pavilion for Open House New York
• October 3: History of Medicine in Newark Wikipedia Editathon at Dana Library
• October 1: Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month: Edit-a-thon!
• September 20: Annual Election & Members Meeting
• August 27: Great North American Wiknic on Governors Island
• August 23: WikiWednesday Salon - August
• July 29: New York Botanical Garden Environment of the Bronx Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
• July 19: WikiWednesday Salon - July

Photos from past Meetups & Events

• 
  WikiGap Women, Health & Environment - Swedish Residence - April 2022
• 
  Hacknic - Prospect Park - May 2022
• 
  Wiki Worlds Fair - August 2022
• 
  Depths of Wikipedia live in NYC - August 2022
• 
  WikiConference North America - November 2022
• 
  Wikipedia Day - Jefferson Market Library - January 2023
• 
  WikiWedneday - Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch - February 2023
• 
  Groiler Club Tour - March 2023
• 
  Earth Day Edit-a-thon with Sure We Can recycling center - Brooklyn Public Library Bushwick Branch - April 2023
• 
  Environment of the Bronx - NYBG - July 2023
• 
  Wiki-Picnic - Governors Island - August 2023
• 
  WikiWednesday - Prime Produce - September 2023
• 
  Wikidata Day - October 2023
• 
  Wikipedia Day - Brown Institute - January 2024
• 
  Wiki-Cake at Wikipedia Day 2024

See also

• Archive of events in prior years
• Wikimedia New York City's Code of Conduct
• Wikimedia New York City Discord server
• Membership

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Regrets

• Emjackson42 (talk) 14:35, 17 June 2019 (UTC) Unfortunately I will be out of town. Have a great Wiknic!
• BearJere (talk) 11:13, 9 July 2019 (UTC) I cannot come, unfortunately. I hope you guys have fun!

Likely attendees

• Pharos (talk) 16:26, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
• King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 00:05, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
• — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 15:50, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
• kosboot (talk) 19:25, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
• Climadeo (talk) 15:14, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
• TrMendenhall (talk) 15:41, 28 June 2019 (UTC)TrMendenhall
• Vyeh (talk) 19:12, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
• RoySmith (talk) 16:33, 30 June 2019 (UTC) I'm planning to bike from City Island to the Soundview Ferry terminal, then get the ferry from there. I'd be happy to meet up with other wiki-cyclists for the trip.
• ArroyodeManzana (talk) 18:33, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
• Chastecharity (talk) 02:39, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
• Jim.henderson (talk) 15:56, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
• Nudgol (talk) 16:00, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
• DGG ( talk ) 21:56, 5 July 2019 (UTC)
• Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 04:52, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
• Artatra (talk) 12:04, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
• I will be late most probably. Bearian (talk) 14:56, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
• Mozucat (talk) 20:47, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
• DrX (talk) 11:53, 9 July 2019 (UTC) will be there later--coming from another meeting. save me some food! :)
• Sign me up for your picnic on Roosevelt Island please! Tnx. Stevegperry (talk)
• Lesgles (talk) 21:53, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
• Ryozzo (talk) 00:08, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
• JKlein (WMF) (talk) 15:52, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
• F samet (talk) 03:28, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
• F samet (talk) 03:29, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
• Ramki7373 (talk) 21:55, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
• epicgenius (talk) 01:24, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
• GinoHernandezjr (talk) 01:32, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
• CS natematias (talk) 02:02, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
• Habst (talk) 05:31, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
• Dispenser (talk) 15:09, 12 July 2019 (UTC)