Wikipedia:Meetup/Boulder/June 2012
Last year, the Great American Wiknic brought together Wikipedians and people interested in Wikipedia to share in food, conversation and outdoor fun. Let's do that again!
- Note that last year's Wiknic was at held in Arvada; if more people would be interested in meeting up at Denver, this event could be shifted there instead!
Date
June 30, 2012
Location
Scott Carpenter Park, Boulder, CO
Social links
- Sign up at the bottom of this page and/or on Facebook.
Plan
Scott Carpenter Park, Boulder, Colorado
Saturday, June 30, Noon to 2:00 pm
Questions
- WiFi?
- Seating?
- Too bright to see screens?
- Power?
- Are reservations possible? Useful?
- Alternate locations?
Agenda
- Introductions
- About Wikipedia and WikiMedia
- Praise and gripes
- Discussion of goals for Colorado
- Future plans for Colorado
- Help for users
- Transhuman computing?
Organizing
Organizational notes
- Once a venue is selected, we should put out a WP:Geonotice to find interesting people in the Fort Collins/Boulder/Denver area.
- Wikipedia is going to have a site notice going up in the next week or so (as of June 6, 2012); the current event details (June 30, 2012 at Scott Carpenter Park, Boulder, CO) will be listed on that page. However, we can reschedule later if necessary.
- We could come up with a killer logo for this event by combining http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdoorex/1796016575/ (CC-BY-NC) with the Wiknic logo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wiknic_logo.svg -- any volunteers? I can try once I'm back in town next week. -- Gaurav (talk) 22:17, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Your suggestions?
- Please let us know what you'd like to see in this event, how you think we can make our program more appealing to you, or any suggestions at all! Be bold!
Thanks, Gaurav, for organizing this. I've not been all that active here for a while. Maybe this would be a good way to get back into the whole thing. Presentations would be great, but brightness is a crucial factor to be mindful of. I'm sure there are coverings of sorts there. It's been a while since I've been to that park, but it may be feasible. But then, I'm not sure where you'd get equipment, unless you already had something in mind.Ender and Peter 05:54, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
Scott Carpenter Park (a former landfill) was recently dug-up in order to install a new irrigation system. In the process, glass from one of the upper layers of the landfill was unearthed. The majority of the shards have been removed, but shoes/chairs/blankets should be encouraged.
- What? Well, I'll be... I remember playing little league baseball there on occasion, back in the mid-nineties. I had no idea it was once a landfill. I suppose we'll have to be careful... I like to think they'll have it pretty well combed by the 30th.
- On another note, I recently noticed how neither Boulder Public Library nor Norlin Library have a Wikipedia page. These would be very interesting projects, indeed. I doubt I'd take any such thing on anytime soon, but I wanted to throw the idea out there... Ender and Peter 03:20, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Attending
- Gaurav (talk) 03:02, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
- I may be able to, depending on the time schedule. ~ Matthewrbowker Talk to me 17:54, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
- ★NealMcB★ (talk) 15:21, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
- gribeco (talk) 16:54, 4 June 2012 (UTC) -- start planning Wiki Loves Monuments 2012!
- Buaidh 02:33, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Justapersona (talk) 05:28, 12 June 2012 (UTC) - I live in Denver (Park Hill), but am happy to drive to Boulder. I think a good t-shirt would be fun, even if it's $25/pc at this small volume. (lol)Doh! Family obligations that whole weekend.- Oh, I'll be there Ender and Peter 23:09, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
- Tentative; will be nearby at Jeffco Airport in the morning.LanceBarber (talk) 04:16, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
- Klassica plans to attend. Waves to ★NealMcB★ --Klassica 22:51, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
- I will most likely attend. (I have no account)
- Araucana tentatively plans to attend. Morning commitment, may be a little late getting there. Araucana (talk) 13:48, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
- I should be there. -— Isarra ༆ 03:59, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
- Finally found Wikians here in Boulder. Representing Tamil Wikipedia --Karthickbala (talk) 08:30, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
I believe I can attend once I'm out of class. ~~ tamara