Wikipedia talk:Meetup/DC 14

Meetup date and place

Do we want to do a meetup in December?

Does Saturday, December 18th work for people?

Where do we want to do it?

--Aude (talk) 19:29, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

~~December 18 works for me.~~ SchuminWeb (Talk) 19:49, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

December 18 no longer works for me, as I have another engagement. January 1-2 would work far better. SchuminWeb (Talk) 15:32, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have a flight on the 18th to California. However, if we do something ~December 29-January 4, I can definitely attend, and I will be able to tell people about the Ambassador program training which will be in DC sometime between January 5-8 (I am getting trained for ambassador training on December 27.Sadads (talk) 23:55, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Does Sunday, January 2 work for people? (or do people really want / can do New Years Day?) --Aude (talk) 01:36, 16 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That also works for me. SchuminWeb (Talk) 20:00, 16 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I really like January 2, Sadads (talk) 18:43, 19 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I tentatively have 2 new yorkers (including me) for any of those dates (12/18,1/1,1/2) and a third if it's 12/18. --Jeremyb (talk) 15:50, 17 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

December 18th works for me. Thanks. --CutOffTies (talk) 18:10, 19 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be down for early the early January dates. Possibly bringing one more too. I'd have to send regrets for anything before the high 20s in December.[seɪ̯bɹ̝bæɾɫ̩taŋk] (talk) 22:18, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Given the feedback, it might be tough to get 100% everyone but sounds like Jan 2 is good for many/most. Let's choose that and get arrangements made. Any preference for a meetup place? --Aude (talk) 20:47, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I would love to try a new venue - something exciting and new. Uno's is out, and Bertucci's was the one we just used (and I'd hate to get into a Bertucci's rut the way we got into an Uno's rut). I was thinking somewhere in Dupont perhaps? SchuminWeb (Talk) 08:22, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What about someplace cool on U St? [seɪ̯bɹ̝bæɾɫ̩taŋk] (talk) 19:47, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

01/02 works for me, I could possibly find some space at the Library of Congress if you are interested. Edsu (talk) 02:10, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The LOC would be cool or else the Smithsonian has the restaurant in the Americna Indian museum if we are talking to them again. --Kumioko (talk) 18:32, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sadly, LOC won't work this time because they are closed on Sundays. Smithsonian might work though we might just do socializing this time. (we have http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. coming up later in Jan) --Aude (talk) 23:35, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

PS - don't forget about helping with WP:GLAM/SI --Aude (talk) 23:35, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

We need to go ahead and make a decision. I really can't think of any better, *new* idea for a place, so suggest we do Bertucci's again. It worked reasonably well, was quiet enough (especially if we are a smaller group). Unless anyone can come up with something better in the next day or two, I can contact them on Wed or Thurs. --Aude (talk) 02:07, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Another option could be Capitol City Brewery (they don't ask for ID unless you actually order a drink) near Metro Center (H & 11th St NW) across from the old convention center / now a parking lot. (our monthly openstreetmap meetups are there) They have an upstairs section that is quieter... if we can get it, that might work well for us. Thoughts? --Aude (talk) 02:10, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm open to it. SchuminWeb (Talk) 06:00, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I was there for an after-meetup. It was quite good. harej 01:34, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Missed it

Oh shoot, I missed it! Sorry about that :p [seɪ̯bɹ̝bæɾɫ̩taŋk] (talk) 19:31, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry you missed it! Though, there will be more events this months. (let me post them below) --Aude (talk) 21:49, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Join Campus ambassadors for dinner

Campus ambassadors are doing training this weekend (Jan 8-9) and I've been told that Wikipedians will be invited to join them for dinner on Saturday, at Bangkok Thai Bistro (3251 Prospect St NW) in Georgetown, tentatively at 6:30 pm. (check back here for any updates)

To get there from Metro is pretty easy.

From Rosslyn, take the red DC Circulator bus (stop at 19th St N & North Moore - walking out of the metro, turn left). Get off at M St & Potomac St (second bus stop after the bus crosses Key Bridge). Cross M St, go up Potomac St one block, turn right (by Booeymonger) and Bangkok Thai is on Prospect (on the left).

From Foggy Bottom, take the DC Circulator from the westbound stop at 22nd St & Penn Ave NW (walk around Washington Circle). Get off the first stop after the bus turns onto Wisconsin Avenue (at N St). and walk a block south to Prospect, cross Wisconsin and Bangkok Thai is on Prospect (on the right).

From Farragut North, there is a DC Circulator stop right outside the K St & Connecticut Ave exit of the station. Get off the first stop after the bus turns onto Wisconsin Avenue (at N St). and walk a block south to Prospect, cross Wisconsin and Bangkok Thai is on Prospect (on the right).

From Dupont Circle, the Circulator stop is at the corner of 19th & N St NW. (walk out the south exit of the station, turn left). Get off at Wisconsin & M St. Walk up Wisconsin Avenue NW (north) one block and go west (left) on Prospect St. You will see Bangkok Thai on the right.

(Yes, I was just very recently told about this or otherwise we might have coordinated last weekend and this weekend better!)

--Aude (talk) 22:01, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, the evening of January 8 at (provisionally) 6:30 pm. There's room for up to 5 area Wikipedians to join the campus ambassador trainees for dinner. Please sign up if you're sure you want to come, so that you don't deprive someone else of a slot and then not show.--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 23:11, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I want to come to dinner:

--Aude (talk) 23:21, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
slot 2
slot 3
slot 4
slot 5

WikiXDC: Washington DC Wikipedia 10th Birthday event

You are invited to WikiXDC, a special meetup event and celebration on Saturday, January 22 hosted by the National Archives and Records Administration in downtown Washington, D.C.

Date: January 22, 2011 (tentatively 9:30 AM - 5 PM)
Location: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), downtown building, Pennsylvania Avenue & 7th St NW.
Description: There will be a behind-the-scenes tour of the National Archives and you will learn more about what NARA does. In the afternoon, there will be lightning talks by Wikimedians (signup to speak), wiki-trivia, and cupcakes to celebrate!
Details & RSVP: Details about the event are on our Washington, DC tenwiki page.

Please RSVP soon as possible, as there likely will be a cap on number of attendees that NARA can accommodate. --Aude (talk) 22:08, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DC Meetup #16

User:Kim Bruning is visiting DC this week, so we have scheduled a meetup on Tuesday, 7pm at Capitol City Brewery, Metro Center. (pre-meetup wikimania bid meeting at 6pm). Apologies for the short notice --Aude (talk) 04:49, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]