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Wikipedia Sabah Meetup 1
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The Wikipedia Sabah Meetup 1 (the 12th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the first Wikipedia meetup held in the Malaysian state of Sabah and the first meetup held with a government agency. It was also the first meetup incorporating (partially) the native language of Malaysia, which is the Dusun language. The meetup was held on:

  • Date: Thursday, 17 May 2018
  • Time: 2:30–4:00 pm
  • Venue: Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah Sandakan, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
  • Medium of communication: Malay with some English and Dusun

Things to bring

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  • Laptop or tablet
  • Notebook/pen/pencil
  • Portable modem (in case there is no/weak access to Wi-Fi at the venue)
  • Multiple cable extensions (to accommodate other laptop/tablet users of electricity)
  • Camera (for group photo shooting)

Participants

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  • Tofeiku
  • 2 Sandakan District Education Officer
  • 2 Sandakan Primary School Headmaster/Headmistress
  • 1 Kadazandusun Sandakan Primary School Teacher

Topics of discussion

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  • Kadazandusun Wikimedia projects in Incubator
  • Wikimedia in schools

Minutes of meeting

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Kadazandusun Wikimedia

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  • Introduction to Wikimedia projects.
  • Acknowledging existing inactive Kadazandusun Wikimedia projects in Incubator to attendees.
  • Express of concern and help from attendees to help.

Usage of Wikimedia in schools

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  • Use Wikipedia for extra reading material.
  • Suggest hold programmes about Wikimedia to students in schools.

Transportation

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Public transport

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Any public bus heading to Wisma Persekutuan.

Self driving

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- Key-in Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah Sandakan in Waze or Google Map
- Address: Tingkat 5, Wisma Persekutuan, 90000 Sandakan, Sabah
- Coordinate: 5°52'41.1"N 118°03'09.0"E

Disability access

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Parking for disable people and lifts to the Fifth Level.

See also

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