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| − | [[File:Balboa Park's Bell Tower Over the Alcazar Garden.jpg|thumb|Balboa Park]] |
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| − | Preceding the main conference, the Wiki Culture Crawl day is Friday, October 7. Details will be announced, but the focus is on the [http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/Museums Balboa Park Museums]. |
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| + | '''WikiConference North America''' will be held in '''San Diego, California''', Friday - Monday, '''October 7-10, 2016''' at two venues: |
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| − | *For general information on visiting San Diego, see [http://wikitravel.org/en/San_Diego WikiTravel] and the [http://www.sandiego.org San Diego Tourism Authority]. |
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| + | *[http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/Museums Balboa Park museums and cultural institutions] - Friday, October 7 |
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| − | *For pictures of the San Diego Central Public Library on Commons, [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:San_Diego_Central_Library click here]. |
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| + | *[https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/about-the-library/projects/newcentral San Diego Central Library] - Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, October 8-10 |
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| − | *For pictures of Balboa Park on Commons, [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Balboa_Park click here]. |
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| + | ==San Diego Central Public Library== |
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| − | ==Where to stay== |
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| + | '''Main article''': [[2016/Schedule]]<br> |
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| − | For lodging and transportation information, see our [[2016/Travel|Travel page]]. |
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| + | '''Registration: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikiconference-2016-tickets-26933439643 click here]''' |
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| ⚫ | The main conference will be held on Saturday, October 8 through Monday, October 10 (Indigenous People's Day) at the [https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/about-the-library/projects/newcentral San Diego Central Public Library]. The San Diego Central Public Library is located in the [http://www.sdeastvillage.com/community.html East Village], east of the [http://www.sandiego.org/discover/gaslamp-quarter.aspx#FPZyoQhzjXbYUuCm.97 Gaslamp Quarter], of downtown San Diego. |
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| − | ==Safety== |
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| − | The area in and around the library has a significant transient population, so participants are advised to secure their belongings. In general, as in any large city, people are advised to travel in groups after dark. |
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| − | ===International visitors=== |
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| + | *'''By trolley''' – If you are taking the [[w:en:San Diego Trolley|San Diego Trolley]] to the library, take the orange or blue lines to the station at [[w:en:Park & Market station|Park & Market station]] and walk south on Park Boulevard for two blocks toward the intersection with J Street. The library will be on your right after crossing J Street. If you are coming from the south or east, take the blue or orange lines to the [[w:en:12th & Imperial Transit Center|12th & Imperial Transit Center]], where you walk on the right (east) side of the trolley tracks (there is a sidewalk). The library will be on your left and visible from the transit center. If you are taking a Green Line train into the city, you will also want to get off at the 12th & Imperial Transit Center. From the green line platform, walk toward the eastern end of the platform, where you can reach the Blue and Orange lines platform. Cross under the MTS building and then follow the aforementioned route. |
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| − | For the perspective of other nations on safety of travel to the United States, please see the travel advice of: |
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| − | *[http://smartraveller.gov.au/Countries/americas/north/Pages/united_states_of_america.aspx Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade United States travel page] |
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| − | *[https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/united-states Global Affair Canada's United States travel page] |
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| − | *[https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/united-states-america New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade United States travel page] |
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| − | *[https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/usa United Kingdom's Foreign Office United States travel page] |
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| + | *'''By bus''' – If you wish to take a bus to the public library, you have three options. The first is the '''11''', which runs through downtown from [[w:en:San Diego State University|San Diego State University]] and Bay Terraces. The '''929''' bus runs from [[w:Iris Transit Center|Iris Transit Center]] and also runs right next to the entrance where registration will be. The third bus that runs to the library, the '''901''' also begins at Iris Transit Center and runs through Imperial Beach. |
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| − | ===Tijuana=== |
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| − | For participants interested in travel to Mexico, please read [https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/mexico Global Affairs Canada's Mexico Travel Warning] and the [https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings/mexico-travel-warning.html U.S. State Department's Mexico Travel Warning]. |
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| + | *'''By car service/taxi''' – For those who are being brought in by car services such as Uber or Lyft or taxi and limo services, the suggestion would be to ask them to let you go at the junction of 11th and K streets, at which point, you can walk up the stairs right to the registration desk in front of the Morgan Auditorium. |
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| − | ==Things to do== |
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| − | [[File:MTS Blue OTTC.jpg|thumb|The light rail trolley serves San Diego and outlying areas]] |
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| − | The [http://www.sandiego.org/#PyskToOM1H6beZdK.97 San Diego Tourism Authority] has an extensive website with information on tourism options. |
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| − | The [http://www.travelchannel.com/destinations/us/ca/san-diego Travel Channel also lists many activities as well as information on restaurants]. |
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| + | ;Additional information |
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| − | San Diego is well-known for its [http://www.sandiego.org/members/attractions/san-diego-zoo.aspx#seXOv3gSeZXrcLKS.97 World-famous Zoo in Balboa Park] and [https://seaworldparks.com/en/seaworld-sandiego/ Sea World]. |
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| + | * [https://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd3/communities/downtown City of San Diego Downtown San Diego community page] |
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| + | * [http://eastvillagesandiego.com/ East Village Association page] |
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| + | * [[:w:en:East Village, San Diego|East Village Wikipedia article]] |
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| + | * [[:w:en:Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego|Gaslamp Quarter Wikipedia article]] |
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| + | * [[:commons:Category:San Diego Central Library|Library images on Commons]] |
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| + | ==Balboa Park== |
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| − | San Diego is noted for a number of breweries, and there is a [https://www.sandiegobrewersguild.org web site with additional details]. |
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| + | '''Main article: [[2016/Wiki Culture Crawl|Wiki Culture Crawl]]''' |
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| + | [[File:Aerial - San Diego, CA - El Prado Complex 01.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|Balboa Park]] |
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| + | Preceding the main conference, the Wiki Culture Crawl Day will occur on Friday, October 7. The focus is on the [http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/Museums Balboa Park museums and other cultural institutions]. Registration will be at the San Diego Art Institute beginning at 9:00 a.m. See ''[[2016/Wiki Culture Crawl|Wiki Culture Crawl]]''  for details. |
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| − | More adventurous conference attendees may enjoy touring outlying portions of the city using a [https://www.sdmts.com/fares-passes San Diego Trolley pass], viewing coastal scenery from the connecting [http://www.gonctd.com/coaster-stations Coaster to Oceanside], or taking the [https://www.amtrak.com/pacific-surfliner-train Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains] through the undeveloped terrain of Camp Pendleton. |
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| + | ;Travel information |
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| − | A tour of the city waterfront is via one of the harbor cruises: [http://www.flagshipsd.com/cruises/san-diego-harbor-tour] or [https://www.hornblower.com/port/overview/sd+harbortour]. The harbor tours offer some exposure to San Diego's rich history as the primary west coast port of the United States Navy. The east shore of the south end of San Diego Bay was developed as a destroyer base when the battleship fleet was transferred to the Pacific in 1919; and continues to be the major base for surface ships of intermediate size. The bay is rather shallow for larger ships, which are further limited by the overhead clearance of the bridge to Coronado. Aircraft carriers berth at North Island near the northern end of the west shore of the bay. Southern California offered optimum flying conditions for naval aviation pioneers in what became the North Island Naval Air Station. Near Point Loma on the north shore of the bay opening to the Pacific is a submarine base and the historic site of technical innovations by the Navy Electronics Laboratory. North of San Diego is the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station where the Top Gun fighter school originated. |
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| + | *'''By trolley''' – Due to Balboa Park's location, there is no direct trolley service to the campus. However, you may take the Blue or Orange lines to the [[w:City College station|City College station]], and walk up Park Boulevard to a bus stop on the east side of the road, where you can catch a '''7''' bus to Balboa Park. |
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| + | *'''By bus''' – If you are coming from downtown, the '''7''' is your best bet for travel. You may get on from the Hall of Justice, Horton Plaza or at the City College Trolley station, where multiple bus lines converge. The 7 will take you to Balboa Park, and you will want to get off at the junction with Village Place. From there, you will walk on the pedestrian overpass across Park Boulevard, where you enter the Balboa Park campus. |
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| − | Mission Bay, near the mouth of the San Diego River north of Point Loma, is the largest man-made aquatic park in the United States with miles of sandy beaches and pedestrian paths to enjoy the southern California coastal climate in a park-like atmosphere. |
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| + | *'''By car service/taxi''' – For those who take car services and/or taxis to Balboa Park, the driver should be directed to drop you off at the parking lot on Space Theatre Way (off Park Boulevard). If you are coming from the west, have the driver take you directly onto campus via El Prado. |
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| + | ;Additional information |
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| + | *[[:w:en:Balboa Park (San_Diego)|Balboa Park Wikipedia article]] |
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| + | *[[:commons:Balboa Park|Balboa Park images on Commons]] |
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| + | ==Travel== |
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| + | * For travel, lodging, and things to do, please visit the [[2016/Travel|''Travel'']]  page |
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Latest revision as of 01:01, 7 October 2016
WikiConference North America 2016 • San Diego, California
WikiConference North America will be held in San Diego, California, Friday - Monday, October 7-10, 2016 at two venues:
- Balboa Park museums and cultural institutions - Friday, October 7
- San Diego Central Library - Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, October 8-10
San Diego Central Public Library
Main article: 2016/Schedule
Registration: click here
The main conference will be held on Saturday, October 8 through Monday, October 10 (Indigenous People's Day) at the San Diego Central Public Library. The San Diego Central Public Library is located in the East Village, east of the Gaslamp Quarter, of downtown San Diego.
- Travel information
- By trolley – If you are taking the San Diego Trolley to the library, take the orange or blue lines to the station at Park & Market station and walk south on Park Boulevard for two blocks toward the intersection with J Street. The library will be on your right after crossing J Street. If you are coming from the south or east, take the blue or orange lines to the 12th & Imperial Transit Center, where you walk on the right (east) side of the trolley tracks (there is a sidewalk). The library will be on your left and visible from the transit center. If you are taking a Green Line train into the city, you will also want to get off at the 12th & Imperial Transit Center. From the green line platform, walk toward the eastern end of the platform, where you can reach the Blue and Orange lines platform. Cross under the MTS building and then follow the aforementioned route.
- By bus – If you wish to take a bus to the public library, you have three options. The first is the 11, which runs through downtown from San Diego State University and Bay Terraces. The 929 bus runs from Iris Transit Center and also runs right next to the entrance where registration will be. The third bus that runs to the library, the 901 also begins at Iris Transit Center and runs through Imperial Beach.
- By car service/taxi – For those who are being brought in by car services such as Uber or Lyft or taxi and limo services, the suggestion would be to ask them to let you go at the junction of 11th and K streets, at which point, you can walk up the stairs right to the registration desk in front of the Morgan Auditorium.
- Additional information
- City of San Diego Downtown San Diego community page
- East Village Association page
- East Village Wikipedia article
- Gaslamp Quarter Wikipedia article
- Library images on Commons
Balboa Park
Main article: Wiki Culture Crawl
Preceding the main conference, the Wiki Culture Crawl Day will occur on Friday, October 7. The focus is on the Balboa Park museums and other cultural institutions. Registration will be at the San Diego Art Institute beginning at 9:00 a.m. See Wiki Culture Crawl for details.
- Travel information
- By trolley – Due to Balboa Park's location, there is no direct trolley service to the campus. However, you may take the Blue or Orange lines to the City College station, and walk up Park Boulevard to a bus stop on the east side of the road, where you can catch a 7 bus to Balboa Park.
- By bus – If you are coming from downtown, the 7 is your best bet for travel. You may get on from the Hall of Justice, Horton Plaza or at the City College Trolley station, where multiple bus lines converge. The 7 will take you to Balboa Park, and you will want to get off at the junction with Village Place. From there, you will walk on the pedestrian overpass across Park Boulevard, where you enter the Balboa Park campus.
- By car service/taxi – For those who take car services and/or taxis to Balboa Park, the driver should be directed to drop you off at the parking lot on Space Theatre Way (off Park Boulevard). If you are coming from the west, have the driver take you directly onto campus via El Prado.
- Additional information
Travel
- For travel, lodging, and things to do, please visit the Travel page