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Wikipedia Sabah Meetup 10

Wikimedia Sabah Meetup 10 (the 51st Wikimedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 10th meetup in Sabah, Malaysia. This was the first time in Malaysia that there are two meetups at two different places held simultaneously on the same day. The meetup was also held in conjunction with the 22nd anniversary of Wikipedia.The meetup was held on:

• Date: 15 January 2023
• Time: 8:00AM – 4:00PM
• Venue: USM Sandakan Campus Library, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
• Medium of communication: Malay
• Wikimedia project related: Malay Wikipedia

Things to bring

• Laptop or tablet
• Notebook/pen/pencil
• Portable modem (in case there is no/weak access to Wi-Fi at the venue)
• Multiple cable extensions (to accommodate other laptop/tablet users of electricity)
• Camera (for group photo shooting)

Topics of discussion

• Referencing in Wikipedia
• Guide on adding citation
• Adding indigenous words into Wiktionary
• Wikipedia's 22nd birthday

Minutes of meeting

• Importance of putting citation in Wikipedia
• Reliability of Wikipedia
• Teaching how to cite in articles
• Adding indigenous words into Wiktionary
• Celebrating Wikipedia's 22nd birthday

Transportation

Public transport

• Use the public mini van heading to UMS

Self driving

• Key-in UMS Sandakan Library in Waze or Google Map
  
• Address:
  
• Coordinate: 5°55'49.8"N 118°00'25.7"E