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[[File:San Diego Central Library.jpg|center|700px|San Diego Central Library]] |
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| − | WikiConference North America will be held in San Diego, California, October 7-10, 2016. |
+ | WikiConference North America will be held in San Diego, California, October 7-10, 2016. The conference will occur at two of the city's landmarks. |
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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.sandiego.org/discover/gaslamp-quarter.aspx#FPZyoQhzjXbYUuCm.97 Gaslamp Quarter] of downtown San Diego. |
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.sandiego.org/discover/gaslamp-quarter.aspx#FPZyoQhzjXbYUuCm.97 Gaslamp Quarter] of downtown San Diego. |
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslamp_Quarter,_San_Diego Wikipedia article]) |
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslamp_Quarter,_San_Diego Wikipedia article]) |
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*[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:San_Diego_Central_Library Images on Commons]. |
*[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:San_Diego_Central_Library Images on Commons]. |
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| − | + | ==Balboa Park== |
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[[File:Balboa Park's Bell Tower Over the Alcazar Garden.jpg|thumb|Balboa Park]] |
[[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 and other cultural institutions]. |
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 and other cultural institutions]. |
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*[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Balboa_Park Images on Commons] |
*[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Balboa_Park Images on Commons] |
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+ | ==See also== |
| + | *For travel, lodging, things to do, see: Travel page. |
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| − | *[http://wikitravel.org/en/San_Diego WikiTravel] |
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| − | *[http://www.sandiego.org San Diego Tourism Authority] |
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| − | ===Where to stay=== |
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| − | For lodging and transportation information, see our [[2016/Travel|Travel page]]. |
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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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| − | 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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| − | ===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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| − | 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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| − | 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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| − | 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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| − | 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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| − | 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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| − | ==Visiting Tijuana, Mexico== |
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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]. If someone wants to travel to Mexico, the requirements for crossing the border are [https://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/canada-mexico-travel here]. Additionally, to re-enter the United States please remember to have one of the following documents listed [http://www.sandiego.org/articles/international/documentation-you-need-to-cross-the-usmexico-border.aspx#ixU8gWZOdYSHIl8G.97 here] or [https://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/western-hemisphere-travel-initiative here]. |
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Revision as of 21:54, 21 August 2016
WikiConference North America will be held in San Diego, California, October 7-10, 2016. The conference will occur at two of the city's landmarks.
San Diego Central Public Library
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 Gaslamp Quarter of downtown San Diego.
Balboa Park
Preceding the main conference, the Wiki Culture Crawl Day is Friday, October 7. Details will be announced, but the focus is on the Balboa Park museums and other cultural institutions.
See also
- For travel, lodging, things to do, see: Travel page.