WALRUS/November 2018

WALRUS is a monthly online meeting for Wikimedia community organizers in the United States to discuss and collaborate on events and outreach of national interest.

Join the pan-USA Wikimedia local activists' chat on Monday November 12 2018 at 6:00 PM Pacific / 9:00 PM Eastern.

Zoom videoconference information

Getting set up with Zoom

• 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 want more privacy and freedom.

How to join the meeting

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Chromebook or Android:

https://zoom.us/j/450930105

Or iPhone one-tap :

US: +14086380968,,450930105# or +16468769923,,450930105#

Or Telephone:

Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):

US: +1 408 638 0968 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833

Meeting ID: 450 930 105

International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/actlVRIcBe

Chair & secretary for this month

• Meeting host for Zoom: Pharos
• Meeting chair: TBD
• Meeting secretary for minutes: TBD

Agenda

• WikiConference North America 2018 recap
• Wikipedia Day / Public Domain Day
• Wikimedia Summit 2019 registration open
  • See which organizations in the United States are eligible at Wikimedia Summit 2019/Eligibility Criteria
• Wikimedia Foundation project grants open from 1 - 30 November 2018
  • Grants:Project
• Wikipedia:Wikipedia Asian Month throughout November
• Wiki World AIDS Day - 1 December but anytime is fine for a wiki event
• Vote soon for Community Wishlist Survey 2019
• Rotating presidency of usergroups for WALRUS calls (perhaps start with Georgia on December 10!)
• Add your agenda items!

Notes (via Etherpad)

https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Walrus_November_2018