Wikipedia:Bay_Area_WikiSalon,_April_2016
Wikipedia:Meetup/Bay Area WikiSalon, April 2016
| Bay Area WikiSalon series | ||
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Periodically, on a last Wednesday evening of the month, wiki and open-source enthusiasts meet up to mingle, munch, collaborate or learn about new projects and ideas. At each WikiSalon we plan a brief formal presentation; some will help orient people new to the wiki/open-source world, with others geared to more experienced people. Many presentations will have broad appeal to non-wiki/non-open-source folks. We hope you will join us! Note: We are extremely inclusive – broadly construed – plus we adhere to the friendly place policies of the Wikimedia Foundation. RSVP |
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| April 2016 | |
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| We meet the last Wednesday of every month. | |
| Vital info | |
| date | Wednesday April 27, 2016 |
| time | 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| venue | Wikimedia Foundation offices, downtown San Francisco |
| More info! | |
| sponsors | Wiki Strategies, Ben Creasy, and Wayne Calhoon |
| refreshments | beverages & light snacks |
| contact organizers | Pete Forsyth |
| Connect online | |
| hashtag | #bawikisalon |
| IRC channel | #bayarea-wikisalon |
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The first Bay Area WikiSalon was held in April 2016. About 40 people gathered at the Wikimedia Foundation offices in downtown San Francisco. We ate, drank, chatted, and worked on wikis. We had two presentations.
Program
Transgender and Wikipedia
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A panel discussed transgender issues, how they affect research, and how they can play out in contentious Wikipedia editing.
- Kris Schreier Lyseggen, photojournalist and author of The Women of San Quentin: The Soul Murder of Transgender Women in Male Prisons
- Herb Schreier, psychiatrist specializing in children and gender
- Pax Ahimsa Gethen, Wikimedian, photographer, blogger and agender
- Pete Forsyth, founder of Wiki Strategies (moderator)
High school engagement with Wikipedia
The Nueva Upper School recently hosted the first ever U.S. high school Wikipedia edit-a-thon. Jan Patton, the school's research librarian, and Pete Forsyth, who helped run the edit-a-thon, discussed what interests high school educators and students about Wikipedia, what they have learned so far, and what they hope to achieve.
Video
Here is our video from the event, in three segments. Apologies for some gaps in the audio in the panel discussion.
Sponsors
Wiki Strategies, Ben Creasy, and Wayne Calhoon provided food and beverages, and many participants brought food and drink to share as well. Everybody is always welcome to bring food and/or an adult beverage for themselves or to share.
Reflections
