Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/September-2018
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| When and Where | |
|---|---|
| Date | Wednesday, September 26, 2018 |
| Time | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm |
| Address | Babycastles 145 W 14th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues) Basement level |
| City, State | New York City, New York 10011 |
The September 2018 NYC WikiWednesday Salon and Skillshare with the Wikimedia NYC community will be held Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, a co-working space and gallery located near 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.
This is also Wikimedia NYC's Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2018 which will include the election of members for our Board of Directors.
Details
- Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2018
- Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Food: pizza (have another suggestion? let us know!)
Agenda
Add an item to the agenda!
- Welcome and introductions
- Recent Events
- Upcoming Events
- President's Report
- Annual Election
- Individual community feedback: Indiggo for Vyeh
2018 Annual Board of Directors Election
Only Wikimedia NYC members are eligible to vote in the annual election. Not a member? Please join!
Candidates for WMNYC Board
Add your name if you'd like to be a candidate!
- Megs (talk) 14:39, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
- Becksguy (talk) 23:59, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
- kosboot (talk) 12:28, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 20:39, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- Pharos (talk) 21:26, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- DrX (talk) 02:14, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
- - DGG ( talk ) 21:13, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
- BlaueBlüte (talk) 04:40, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- Emjackson42 (talk) 21:04, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
- Vizzylane
- Heathart
- Rhododendrites talk \\ 17:36, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
- FULBERT (talk) 23:24, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
Election results
Ann M., user:Mozucat, served as election officer. Pete Hess, user:Becksguy, provided paper ballots with pre-printed list of candidates listed above, and write-in slots. Election details explained at event. Voting was conducted by printed anonymous ballot, in person at the election.
Pre-printed ballots were provided listing everyone who had nominated themselves as candidates until the day before the election. Dues-paying members of Wikimedia NYC were invited to take a ballot. There was an opportunity for those present to pay $5 to become a member. Immediately before the election there was a call for anyone present to nominate themselves as a candidate. No one did this. All candidates were invited to give 2-minute statements. One candidates was not physically present BlaueBlüte, and provided a statement to be read by a proxy. There was a call for questions or comments. After this, the voting began. When everyone had voted I collected the ballots and counted the votes. All votes came from members in attendance and there were no proxy votes. [# needed from attendance sheet] people were present. 25 votes were submitted and valid. The candidates with the most votes were as follows:
- Megs (talk)
- Becksguy (talk)
- kosboot (talk)
- Pharos (talk)
- DrX (talk)
- DGG ( talk )
- BlaueBlüte (talk)
- Emjackson42 (talk)
- Vizzylane
- Heathart
- Rhododendrites talk
- FULBERT (talk)
Election results were announced at 20:50. These 12 candidates are now board officers of Wikimedia NYC serving a one-year term. There were no objections raised to the election process or to the outcome of the election at the event. 7 of these board members are incumbents, 5 are new. Thanks to the candidates for volunteering to serve on the board and thanks to everyone who voted.--Mozucat (talk) 04:00, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
Upcoming Events
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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
November
- When: Friday November 22, 1:30–7pm EST
- Where: Prime Produce (424 W 54th St, New York, NY)
- When: Tuesday November 26, 3–8pm EST
- Where: Jefferson Market Library (425 6th Ave, New York, NY)
January
- Wikipedia Day 2025
- When: TBA
- Where: TBA
Past Meetups & Events in 2023–24
- October 26: Wikidata Day 2024
- October 3–6: WikiConference North America in Indianapolis
- September 25: Annual Election & Members Meeting
- September 21: Wikicurious: Editing to the Beat
- August 24: Roosevelt Island Wiknic
- August 7–10: Wikimania 2024 in Poland
- July 19: Wikicurious: Editing Wikipedia for Beginners (launch event)
- June 26: WikiWednesday Salon - June
- 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
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Wiki Worlds Fair - August 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 -
Community Gardens edit-a-thon at Prime Produce - May 2024 -
Wiki-Picnic - Governors Island - June 2024 -
Wiki-coaches and cake - Wikicurious at Civic Hall - July 2024 -
Wiki-Picnic - Roosevelt Island - August 2024 -
Wikicurious: Editing to the Beat at Lehman College - September 2024
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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
- Blue Rasberry (talk) 01:16, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
- BlaueBlüte (talk) 01:18, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
Likely attendees
- Megs (talk) 14:39, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
- Mozucat (talk) 23:56, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
- kosboot (talk) 12:28, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 03:42, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
- FULBERT (talk) 02:03, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
- 67.245.95.148 (talk) 16:23, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
- Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 03:50, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
- Vyeh (talk) 06:56, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
- DGG ( talk ) 21:14, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
- FeldBum (talk) 21:54, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
- Nudgol (talk) 02:18, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
- Jim.henderson (talk) 03:36, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- Ronald Sexton (talk) 18:19, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- Vizzylane (talk) 18:30, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- Cocoaguy ここがいい 19:24, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- Heathart (talk) 22:47, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- Becksguy (talk) 00:32, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
- Jeremyb (talk) 01:45, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
- — Rhododendrites talk \\ 18:18, 26 September 2018 (UTC)