Bay Area Wikipedians User Group
Introduction The Bay Area Wikipedians User Group (BAWUG) is a proposed Wikimedia user group serving Wikimedians in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA.
Objectives
edit- Promote Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects in the Bay Area and Northern California more generally
- Help build and sustain the community of Wikimedia editors with meetups and other programs
- Serve as a point of contact for individuals and organizations interested in getting involved with Wikimedia projects
- Foster a support network of individuals and institutions with a professional interest in Wikipedia (e.g., cultural institutions, academia, etc.)
- Build capacity within the Wikimedia movement in the Bay Area through outreach, workshops, and similar activities
- To collaboratively improve the quality of Wikimedia project content through edit-a-thons, workshops, educational programs, and more, by collaborating with local institutions.
Activities
editMeeting notes
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/bawug
Upcoming events
- July 11 2024: Monthly Wikipedians Meetup - all details on our Meetup page
- August 17 2024 11h: Wiki Picnic at Dolores Park near Bart 16th and Mission (tentative time)
Past events
- June 13 2024: Monthly Wikipedians Meetup
- March 10 2024: Wiki Women in Design Editathon with Sequoia Fabrica
See our Meetup page
History
editWikimedians in the Bay Area have been organizing meetups and salons since at least 2007. There also used to be a San Francisco User Group which is no longer active. After an interruption during the Covid 2020 Pandemic, a new series of monthly meetups have brought contributors together to work on projects, exchange resources, help new users get started and find community and organize editathons. Starting a user group is a way to continue those efforts by having a structure for people to join.
Contact information
editPlease feel free to reach out to us on the talk page here or contact our personal talk pages. User:e_mln_e, User:ElanHR, or User:Audiodude.
You can also visit our Wikipedia/Meetup page or join our mailing list.