User:Jimbo Wales/2004 Completed Trips

During 2004, I spoke about Wikipedia in all the following countries:

1. United States
2. UK
3. Germany
4. Italy
5. France
6. the Netherlands
7. Austria
8. Switzerland
9. Poland

So, I count 9 countries. Did I overlook something?

Berlin, Germany: WOS

This trip included: UK, Italy, Austria, France

Geneva: 22-25 September 2004

Wikipedians in Geneva

Wikipedians in Geneva

I spoke at a UNCTAD expert meeting on "Free and Open Source Software: Policy and development implications".

The meeting schedule is [1].

• Wed, Sep 22, 2004, Arrives 7:55am
• Wed, Sep 22, 2004, meeting Marc Steinlin, 9:00AM
• Wed, Sep 22, 2004, watch Richard Stallman speak, 11:00AM-13:00AM
• Wed, Sep 22, 2004 meeting Daniela Palumbo at 2PM
• Thu, Sep 23, 2004 meeting Mathias Born at 5PM
• Thu, Sep 23, 2004 Wikipedia meeting 7:00PM on the Rousseau island (maps: [2], [3])
• Fri, Sep 24, 2004, speaking/meeting from 10:00-13:00
• Sat, Sep 25, 2004, Departs 9:40am

My hotel was [City Hostel Geneva]. I recommend it, there is an Internet room with computers available but at extremely expensive rates. However, there is currently free wireless as well in some rooms and downstairs i n the lobby. (Sit near the television for good reception.) I do not know if the free wireless is intentional or not, but it worked just fine.

Warsaw, Poland: 11-13 October 2004

Hi, I am going to be in Warsaw Monday through Wednesday 'this week'. There is not much time for us to plan, but I would love to have a Wikipedia meetup while I am there. Jimbo Wales 22:02, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I will speaking at the Organization for Seucirty and Co-operation in Europe:

I will arrive in Warsaw at 12:00 on 11 October, Monday. So any wikipedia meeting will have to be in the evening, I think.

OSCE HDIMon Tuesday, 12 October 2004. Due to the late notice of this meeting, I am going for a cheaper flight leaving here on Saturday, which means I am available to meet people on Sunday afternoon, or any of the evenings that I will be there.

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: 22-24 October 2004

23 October, 2004 ACM Reflections | Projections Conference 2004 -

This conference rans from 22. - 24. October 2004.

Arriving in Chicago 21 October, 8:48AM driving to Urbana-Champaign for conference Departing from Chicago 24 October, 6:06 PM

In conjunction with this, we had a Chicagoland meetup and public lecture on the 24th of October (Sunday) in the afternoon. About 14 people attended.

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Frankfurt: 19-21 November

Meeting with German wikipedians and taking a look at the venue for the 2005 meetup. (Anyone who feels like adding links here, please do!)

London: 22 November - 3 December

Angela and I will be consulting at the BBC for 2 weeks at this time.

London Meetup: 3 December

Wikipedia meetup somewhere in London. Meeting from 5pm onwards. Eating at 7pm.

Rotterdam: 27-28 November

Angela and I will travel together on these dates presumably, to come to the Rotterdam symposium. (Anyone who feels like adding links here, please do!)

• Wikimedia meetup Rotterdam

New York City: 13 December 2004

I will be in New York to meet with the Open Society Institute. I do not have an exact schedule yet, but I will of course try to arrange my trip to maximize the possibility of a wikipedia meetup. December 13 is a Monday, so probably I will arrive on Saturday or early Sunday morning, and we can start to think about a meetup in NYC on Sunday afternoon.

Berlin: 27-29 December 2004

This is going to be the Wikimedia Developers conference, and it is going to rock.

[conference website]

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