WALRUS/July 2017

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We'll meet for a pan-USA Wikimedia local activists chat on Monday July 24 at 6:00 PM Pacific / 9:00 PM Eastern.

We will use a meeting tool called Zoom instead of Google Hangouts. Please sign up for an account on www.zoom.us and then take a look at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362033-Getting-Started-on-PC-and-Mac
Note that Zoom provides a telephone interface and that the Zoom software applications are proprietary; use the telephone interface if you care about your freedom.

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Chromebook or Android: https://zoom.us/j/843420985

Or iPhone one-tap (US Toll): [638-0968|+14086380968],,843420985# or [558-8656|+16465588656],,843420985#

Or Telephone: Dial: [638-0968|+1 408 638 0968] (US Toll) or [558-8656|+1 646 558 8656] (US Toll) Meeting ID: 843 420 985

(please rearrange and add anything you want to discuss)

0:00-0:15 - "One minute updates" from each chapter and user group.
0:15-0:17 - Reminder about Wiknic for those who have not yet scheduled one for their area --Pine^✉ 05:34, 17 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
0:17-0:20 - Wiki holiday review - Open Access Week in October, Asian Month in November, World AIDS Day in December. Anyone is encouraged to suggest holidays which we should commemorate. Blue Rasberry (talk) 13:36, 20 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
0:20-0:25 - Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in the United States, quick update. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 22:16, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
0:25-0:55 - Wikimania 2017 / WikiConference North America in Montreal -- (who is leading this discussion?)

Who in the United States is presenting?

How can we support anyone's activities there?

For those not going, what requests do you have of others?

Encouraging new Wikimedia user groups in Minnesota, Chicagoland, Allegheny, etc,
Rapid Grants for small groups up to $2k
Wikipedia Day Wormhole - January 2018
Wikipedia + Libraries: Better Together update and invitation to collaborate Shameran81 (talk)