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==Ideas for 2025==
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==Ideas/informal brainstorming for 2025==
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This is a place for informal suggestions and ideas re:WCNA 2025 in NYC. If you want to be on the organizing committee or help volunteer, please reach out to the Wikimedia NYC chapter: info@wikimedianyc.org
Collecting some notes/ideas/things people would like to see via Wikimedia discord:
 
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===Programming===
*WikiTrain
 
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*Hackathon
**Long Island Rail Road and New York City Subway possibilities
 
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*Scanathon
*vegan lunch options
 
 
*Curated "bring-your-dslr quest"
**Box lunches, as at Toronto WCNA, are quick
 
 
*WikiFashion show
*discounted group rates for travel
 
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*Wikiracing
*coupon codes or anything when booking hotels
 
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===Culture crawl possibilities===
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* [https://untappedcities.com/2016/04/28/inside-the-clandestine-m42-basement-deep-under-grand-central-terminal/ GCT basement tour]
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* [[:en:List of museums in New York City]]
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* [[:en:Little Red Lighthouse]] (tours arranged through parks department)
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* [[:en:High Line]]
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* [[:en:Intrepid Museum]] ([https://intrepidmuseum.org/events/host-event/browse-our-spaces event spaces])
 
* NYC WikiTrain (Long Island Rail Road and New York City Subway possibilities)
 
* [[W:birding in New York City|Bird-watching]]? (Prospect Park, Greenwood Cemetery, or Central Park)
 
* possible combinations of culture crawl and food (possible dinner arrangement with multiple smallish flexible options; probably food courts or other areas with lots of fast choices and seating)
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* Subway-themed escape room [https://www.getyourguide.com/new-york-city-l59/nyc-runaway-subway-train-escape-room-experience-t809364/?ranking_uuid=3f397bac-b8d4-4e86-95ab-79b0bbf4b254]
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===Food===
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* vegan lunch options (also consider kosher/halal)
 
**Box lunches at Toronto WCNA were quick, but presumably more food waste
 
*WikiCake/s
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===Communications===
 
*centralized chat location
 
*centralized chat location
**WCNA 2024 is mainly using telegram
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**WCNA 2024 used telegram
**WMNYC mainly uses discord
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**WMNYC uses discord
 
**new ideas?
 
**new ideas?
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*hackathon at the Wikiconference
 
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===Travel and lodging===
*curated "bring-your-dslr quest"
 
 
*discounted group rates for travel
*bird-watching?
 
 
*coupon codes or anything when booking hotels and flights
**Prospect Park, Greenwood Cemetery, or Central Park
 
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*discounted Citibike passes:
*WikiCake/s
 
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**would extend the radius of where we could house people and/or culture crawl
*WikiFashion show
 
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**riding a bike in Manhattan is not for the faint-hearted, so may not be popular
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===Random===
 
*breaking a world record at the conference?
 
*breaking a world record at the conference?
 
*side event for Wikimedians who also play Magic the Gathering
 
*side event for Wikimedians who also play Magic the Gathering
- [[User:Wil540 art|Wil540 art]] ([[User talk:Wil540 art|talk]]) 23:24, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
 
* possible combinations of culture crawl and food (possible dinner arrangement with multiple smallish flexible options; probably food courts or other areas with lots of fast choices and seating)
 
- [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:33, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
 

Latest revision as of 03:37, 31 October 2024

Ideas/informal brainstorming for 2025

This is a place for informal suggestions and ideas re:WCNA 2025 in NYC. If you want to be on the organizing committee or help volunteer, please reach out to the Wikimedia NYC chapter: info@wikimedianyc.org

Programming

  • Hackathon
  • Scanathon
  • Curated "bring-your-dslr quest"
  • WikiFashion show
  • Wikiracing

Culture crawl possibilities

Food

  • vegan lunch options (also consider kosher/halal)
    • Box lunches at Toronto WCNA were quick, but presumably more food waste
  • WikiCake/s

Communications

  • centralized chat location
    • WCNA 2024 used telegram
    • WMNYC uses discord
    • new ideas?

Travel and lodging

  • discounted group rates for travel
  • coupon codes or anything when booking hotels and flights
  • discounted Citibike passes:
    • would extend the radius of where we could house people and/or culture crawl
    • riding a bike in Manhattan is not for the faint-hearted, so may not be popular

Random

  • breaking a world record at the conference?
  • side event for Wikimedians who also play Magic the Gathering