Wikipedia:Meetup/Bay Area WikiSalon August 2016
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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 eachWikiSalonwe 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 thefriendly place policiesof the Wikimedia Foundation.
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| We meet the last Wednesday of every month. | |
 Marta Belcher presented on her Wikispeech | |
| Vital info | |
| date | Wednesday, August 31, 2016 |
| time | 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| venue | Wikimedia Foundation offices |
| register | RSVP here |
| More info! | |
| sponsors | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Connect online | |
| hashtag | #bawikisalonor#BAWS |
| IRC channel | #bayarea-wikisalon |
For our AugustBay Area WikiSalon,we returned to the Wikimedia Foundation offices.
Marta Belcher,a recent graduate ofStanford Law School,formerElectronic Frontier Foundationintern and current employee ofRopes & Gray,told us about crowdsourcing her Stanford Law School graduation speech using a wiki. More than half of her classmates contributed to writing and editing the 2015 commencement address. She took questions after her presentation.
- Video of Marta's WikiSalon presentation
- Video of Marta's commencement address at Stanford
- Transcript of commencement address
Stephen LaPorteannounced the upcomingWiki Loves Monumentsphoto competition, which will run throughout September 2016, and encouraged those interested to follow up with him.
News coverage of the speech:Forbesmagazine,Stanford DailyandThe Recorder
Sponsors
[edit]We receiveda Rapid Grantfrom the Wikimedia Foundation to help cover costs associated with hosting this WikiSalon and future monthly ones! This month, we had 55 RSVP and 30 attendees. We spent $130 on food, ice and beverages.
