Hi everyone!
May meetup
Thank you for joining us at the May meetup! I counted 25 participants,
including quite a few new faces. As usual, you can find some notes here:
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/bawug. We've also sorted out the integration
of Events invitation and outreach dashboards for the Rapid Grant report, and
you can find our edits overview here:
https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/bay_area_wikipedians_20252026/programs
We had a great time hearing about Open Street Maps and understanding where
bridges and overlaps may be found. On their recommendation, we reached out to
SF Civic Tech, to extend an invitation to our wiki tech coworking table.
Next meetups
You can find the details of the next meetup on June 12 (in person and online as
always) here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:Bay_Area_Meetup_June_2025.
Rosiestep has agreed to do a short presentation of the Women in Red project,
which Elan will follow with a presentation of wikidata for improving
inclusivity on the encyclopedia. Do please invite your friends who might be
interested in those topics!
This will be followed by pizza and the usual coworking tables or socialization
time - more details at the link.
In July, we will be meeting on the 10th (a Saturday) for a Wiknic potluck. For
various logistical reasons, we will also host it at Double Union - our plan is
to reserve the space in front of the building to allow for a bigger group and
enjoy the sun. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:Bay_Area_Wiknic_2025. This
is open to the general public and will include crafts, a screenprinting
station, and probably a wiki games station. Please share!
User Group BureaucracyIn anticipation of reapplying for recognition by the
affiliations committee, we need an election process in place for organizers.
Your current organizers (@e_mln_e, @elanHR, @audiodude) will present a proposal
for membership and voting process for discussion at the next meetup. It'll also
be posted on the group Meta Discussion page no less than two weeks before the
meetup. If you'd like to be involved in drafting the proposal, please reach
out! There'll also be time to comment and propose changes at the June meetup,
and if necessary, until the August meetup. It'd be great to have it finalize by
then so we can hopefully secure confirmed status before the next grant cycle.
Other newsThe proposal for the North America Hub is going forward, and you can
learn about the grant proposal to support its creation here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:Programs/Hub_Fund/North_American_Hub_2025
The San Francisco French Alliance reached out regarding potential co-hosted
events in non-English languages. They organize a variety of [language exchange
events](https://www.instagram.com/afsanfrancisco/p/DIh2WC7PYVn/). Emeline will
meet with them next week to learn more and report at the June Meetup.
The first event for the partnership with the SF historical society has been
pushed to mid-August due to delayed works at their office. Exact date TBD.
Cheers,
EET
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