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|'''Title'''||WikiConference North America 2022<br />Local Meetup in Washington, DC
  
|'''Title'''||WikiConference North America 2022<br />Local Meetup in Washington, DC
 
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|'''Dates'''||November 12, perhaps all of 11-13, 2022
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|'''Dates'''||Friday, November 11, 2022, 11:30 - 7pm<br>Possibly dinner on Sunday, November 13 too.
 
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|'''Location'''||1222 First St NE near NoMa stop, Washington DC (tentative; if there is interest)
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|'''Location'''||Citizen M hotel, 1222 First St NE near NoMa stop, Washington DC
 
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|'''Register'''||[[#Attendance|Here]]!
  
|'''Register'''||[[#Attendance|Here]]!
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[[File:Wcna-mappingusa-2022-dc-meetup.jpg|thumb|right|We did it!]]
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[[File:Wcna-mappingusa-2022-dc-wikidata-cake.jpg|thumb|right|We had Wikidata 10th birthday cake]]
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WikiConference North America 2022 is the annual conference of Wikimedians from throughout North America. This year, the conference is being held virtually in conjunction with [https://mappingusa.org/ Mapping USA], November 11-13, 2022.
  
WikiConference North America 2022 is the annual conference of Wikimedians from throughout North America. This year, the conference is being held virtually in conjunction with [https://mappingusa.org/ Mapping USA], November 11-13, 2022.
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[[m:Indiana_Wikimedians_User_Group|Indiana Wikimedians User Group]] is hosting a local meetup in Indianapolis on November 11-13, 2022 for any fully vaccinated for Covid-19 (including one booster) Wikimedians who wish to gather with us in person to watch and participate in online and offline activities. If you are presenting, we will have a setup so that you can present from our room in Indianapolis to the virtual conference stream.
 
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The Washington DC-area chapter ([http://wikidc.org Wikimedia DC]) can organize and host some meetup and social activities during the conference.
  
   
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The Washington DC-area chapter ([http://wikidc.org Wikimedia DC]) organized and hosted this meetup.
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====Social activities====
  
   
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====Activities====
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*'''Friday:''' (Still planning). We may not meet until the evening. We could reserve a shared meeting room at CitizenM hotel (1222 First St NE near NoMa stop) if there is interest
  
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*'''Friday''' We have a meeting room at the CitizenM hotel, at the CitizenM hotel, 1222 First St NE, Washington DC, near the NoMa Metro stop. We can sometimes watch together on a big screen. The room has fast WiFi and we expect to order food together.
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*'''Saturday:''' The conference goes till 6 or 7. We may have a Wikidata birthday (with cake). We can sponsor dinner.
  
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*'''Sunday''' We could host a dinner after the conference on Sunday. Please RSVP below and we will know whether we have critical mass. The conference goes till 6 or 7. We may have a Wikidata birthday (with cake).
   
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* In the end we were together all afternoon Friday and did not hold any other local DC meetup.
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==Logistics==
  
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======Location======
  
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Our activities during the Conference will be based in Ashby Browsing Room at IUPUI Library, [https://www.google.com/maps/place/University+Library/@39.7729955,-86.1721257,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x51c1e82b32fa03c5!8m2!3d39.7729955!4d-86.1721257 755 W. Michigan St., Indianapolis, IN 46202]. (See the map to the right.) We have the Room reserved for the entire day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
  
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======Technology======
  
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Please bring a laptop and power adapter, if you can. We have limited access to additional laptops if needed. (Please let us know.) The conference room is equipped with a camera, projector, large screen, and HDMI cord. -->
  
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======Transportation======
  
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*We expect to meet on Saturday near the NoMa red line Metro (subway) stop, at CitizenM hotel's meeting rooms (near 1200 First Street NE)
  
   
 
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==Attendance==
  
==Attendance==
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Please sign up here if you're attending the meetup. We currently are not planning to have more formal registration but we will update should that change.
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Please sign up here if you're attending the meetup on Friday.
   
 
*[[User:Econterms|Econterms]] ([[User talk:Econterms|talk]]) 01:15, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
  
*[[User:Econterms|Econterms]] ([[User talk:Econterms|talk]]) 01:15, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
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*Omar Sansi (expected) (from WMMX)
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*Omar Sansi (WMMX)
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* [[User:Fuzheado|Fuzheado]] ([[User talk:Fuzheado|talk]]) 16:41, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
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Would you want to have a Sunday dinner? Sign up below and we'll figure it out.
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*[[User:Econterms|Econterms]] ([[User talk:Econterms|talk]]) 04:33, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
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*[[User:Fuzheado|Fuzheado]] ([[User talk:Fuzheado|talk]]) 16:41, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
   
 
==Organizers==
  
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This in-person meetup is being planned by the Washington DC chapter. The core organizer is [[:en:User:econterms|Peter Meyer]]. May need more organizers.
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This in-person meetup is being planned by [[:en:User:econterms|Peter Meyer]] of the Washington DC chapter.

Latest revision as of 01:36, 11 July 2023

Title WikiConference North America 2022
Local Meetup in Washington, DC
Dates Friday, November 11, 2022, 11:30 - 7pm
Possibly dinner on Sunday, November 13 too.
Location Citizen M hotel, 1222 First St NE near NoMa stop, Washington DC
Register Here!
We did it!
We had Wikidata 10th birthday cake

WikiConference North America 2022 is the annual conference of Wikimedians from throughout North America. This year, the conference is being held virtually in conjunction with Mapping USA, November 11-13, 2022.

The Washington DC-area chapter (Wikimedia DC) organized and hosted this meetup.

Activities

  • Friday We have a meeting room at the CitizenM hotel, at the CitizenM hotel, 1222 First St NE, Washington DC, near the NoMa Metro stop. We can sometimes watch together on a big screen. The room has fast WiFi and we expect to order food together.
  • Sunday We could host a dinner after the conference on Sunday. Please RSVP below and we will know whether we have critical mass. The conference goes till 6 or 7. We may have a Wikidata birthday (with cake).
  • In the end we were together all afternoon Friday and did not hold any other local DC meetup.
COVID-19

Attendees are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless they have a valid medical reason not to be. Attendees are encouraged to test before attending, and should not attend if positive for COVID-19.

Attendance

Please sign up here if you're attending the meetup on Friday.

Would you want to have a Sunday dinner? Sign up below and we'll figure it out.

Organizers

This in-person meetup is being planned by Peter Meyer of the Washington DC chapter.

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