Wikipedia:Meetup/Minnesota
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The Wikimedians of Minnesota User Group has developed from meetup events held in several cities in Minnesota since 2005, including Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington, drawing participants from across the state and beyond.
There is also a mailing list for the Wikimedians in Minnesota. Please join it!
2019
January
- Date: Saturday, 19 January 2019
- Time: 6—9 p.m.
- Location: Common Roots Cafe Meeting Room, 2558 Lyndale Ave South, Minneapolis (44°57′20″N 93°17′17″W / 44.95556°N 93.28806°W)
- Transportation: Parking is available in their lot just north of the building. The #4 and #113 buses stop in front. There is a Nice Ride station next to it on 26th Avenue, plus bike racks along Lyndale Avenue and 26th Avenue.
[#1Lib1Ref at University of Minnesota]
- Date: Thursday, January 31, 2019
- Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm CT
- Location: University of Minnesota Libraries Wilson Library, Wilson Research Collaboration Studio, 309 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455.
2018
January
- Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2018
- Time: 8:00am - noon CT
- Location: University of Minnesota Libraries Wilson Library, Wilson Research Collaboration Studio, 309 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455.
February
- Date: Saturday, February 17, 2018
- Time: Noon - 4:00pm CT
- Location: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Target Wing Atrium, Friends Community Room & Library, 2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
March
Women's History Month edit-a-thon
- Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2018
- Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm CT
- Location: A.C. Clark Library, L327 Bemidji State University, 1500 Birchmont Ave NE, Bemidji, Minnesota 56601
Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
- Date: Monday, March 26, 2018
- Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm CT
- Location: University of Minnesota Libraries Wilson Library, Wilson Research Collaboration Studio, 309 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455.
May
- Date: Sunday, May 20, 2018
- Time: 4 pm – 6 pm, dinner afterward on Eat Street (Nicollet Avenue)
- Location: Art Research and Reference Library Reading Room, Target Wing at Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
June
- Date: Saturday June 30, 2018
- Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm CT
- Location: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401.
July
- Date: Saturday July 28, 2018
- Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm CT
- Location: Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Mpls MN 55407
2017
January
African American Artists Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Date: Saturday, January 28, 2017
- Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm CT
- Location: Minneapolis Institute of Art Target Wing Atrium, Friends Community Room & Library, 2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
March
Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon at Minneapolis Central Library (2017)
- Date: Saturday, March 11th
- Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm CT
- Location: Minneapolis Central Library 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
April
Social Activism Edit-a-thon at St. Cloud State University (2017)
- Date: Saturday, April 15th
- Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm CT
- Location: St. Cloud State University James W. Miller Learning Resources Center (University Library), 720 4th Avenue South, St. Cloud
May
"Women in Art"-themed Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
- Date: Saturday, May 6th
- Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm CT
- Location: St. Catherine University Visual Arts Building, 2nd-floor computer lab, 2004 Randolph Avenue, Saint Paul
June
- Date: Saturday, July 1st
- Time: 11:00am - 5:00pm CT
- Location: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
October
"What is Wikipedia?" Orientation and Edit-a-thon
- Date: Saturday, October 28th
- Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm CT
- Location: St. Cloud State University, James W. Miller Learning Resources Center (University Library), 720 4th Avenue South, St. Cloud
2016
January
Wikipedia's 15th anniversary is being celebrated around the world on or near January 15. See the talk page for a discussion of a gathering in Minnesota.
March
Minneapolis Central Library Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon
- Date: Saturday, March 5th
- Time: 11:00am - 5:00pm CT
- Location: Minneapolis Central Library 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
2015
March
An edit-a-thon focused on Edina, Minnesota was held in the Ethel Berry Room of Southdale Library on Sunday, March 1, 2015 from 2 to 5 p.m.
- Date: Sunday, March 8th
- Time: 12:00 - 4:00pm CT
- Location: Walker Art Center Library and Art Lab, 1750 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis
- We'll need experienced Wikipedians at this event to help out new editors.
October
- Date: Saturday, October 24, 2015
- Time: 12:00 - 4:00pm CT
- Location: Minneapolis Institute of Art Target Wing Atrium, Friends Community Room & Library, 2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis
- We'll need experienced Wikipedians at this event to help out new editors.
2014
January
A Wikipedia Day meetup was held on January 18 at the Seward Café.
February
An editathon on art and feminism was held on February 1 at the Regis Center.
July
The Great American Wiknic 2014 was held at the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul, Minnesota on 6 July.
October
On October 11, the American Craft Council hosted this year's 4th Art + Feminism edit-a-thon in the Twin Cities, at the American Craft Council Library at 1224 Marshall Street NE, Suite 200. Participants edited a number of biographies of artists, craftspeople, and designers.
November
- Edit-a-thon at Sun Ray library
- Where
- Sun Ray Library
2105 Wilson Avenue, St. Paul 55119
44°57′15″N 93°00′41″W / 44.95407°N 93.01147°W - When
- 2014-11-29 10:00 - 17:00
- Contact
- User:MarkTraceur is coordinating and his name is on the (accepted) application, you can email him for information.
2013
January
There was a Wikipedia Day meetup at the Minnesota Historical Society on Saturday afternoon, January 12. MHS generously provided lunch and parking. After a time to socialize, there was a presentation on MNopedia and a behind the scenes preview of a exhibit on the American Civil War.
June 1
As the first of a planned series monthly meetups, there was an event on June 1 at Minneapolis Central Library.
June 22
A picnic was held on June 22 at Minnehaha Park, as part of the Great American Wiknic.
July
The second monthly meetup was at Minneapolis Central Library on July 6.
August
An August monthly meetup was planned for August 3 at the Lavvu Coffe House in Dinkytown, though it had to be moved to a different location.
2012
February
The first Minnesota edit-a-thon was held on February 25 at Minneapolis Central Library. About a dozen participants, with a range of levels of experience editing Wikipedia, worked on articles about Minneapolis topics such as neighborhoods, people, and buildings, using the topic files of the Minneapolis Collection at Special Collections. The event was covered in a Star Tribune blog and the Twin Cities Daily Planet.
July
A picnic was held on July 7 at Minnehaha Falls as part of the Great American Wiknic. Only three people came, but they had a few hours of vigorous discussion of Wikipedia experiences and article topics by the falls.
November
A Wiki Loves Libraries event and edit-a-thon was held at Minneapolis Central Library on November 3. A large number of people attended, especially those new to editing Wikipedia. Besides editing more Minneapolis articles, there was a tour of Special Collections, and discussion of future events at other local libraries and museums. The event was covered the week before in lifestyle section of the Star Tribune.
2011
January
As part of the Wikipedia 10th anniversary worldwide events, there was a celebration in Minnesota, held on January 15, at Brit's Pub & Eating Establishment (site of the first Minnesota meetup).
June
A picnic was held at Minnehaha Park as part of the Great American Wiknic.
October
A coordinated project Wikipedia Loves Libraries promoted events across North America in October. An event was held on Saturday, October 22, at the Saint Paul Central Library.
2010
October
Two Minnesota meetups were held in 2010. Nine people attended one on Halloween afternoon at the Midtown Exchange, a historic Sears building on Lake Street in Minneapolis. After some initial difficulty locating each other in the large market, and despite competition with the sounds of a jazz concert and the Vikings game on a big screen, there was a good conversation on many topics. Editors reviewed the progress of WikiProject Minnesota. There was extensive discussion of best naming practices and areas for improvement in articles related to Native Americans and other cultural groups.
November
On November 20, there was a meetup at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. The Minnesota Historical Society hosted it and provided lunch. Society staff and Wikipedians shared ideas, discussed collaboration, toured the gigantic stacks of archives, and saw the State Historic Preservation Office, where National Register of Historic Places files are kept.
2009
The fifth meetup took place exactly one year after the previous one, at 1 p.m., on Sunday, October 11th, at the Highland Chatterbox Pub in St. Paul. There were only six participants, but they had a lively discussion on topics related to editing Wikipedia, Wikiprojects, copyright policy and law, photography for Wikimedia, and the resources of the Minnesota Historical Society.
2008
The fourth meetup was held at noon on Saturday, October 11, at the Town Hall Brewery on Seven Corners in Minneapolis. Participants included Appraiser, Elkman, Bobak, BenFranske, SusanLesch, Jonathunder, Matt, Megan, and Grika with two family members. After taking advantage of the lovely fall weather to eat and drink outdoors, some took a walk down to the new observation area under the I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge.
2007
The third meetup was held on Sunday, October 7, 2007, at one p.m. at Pracna on Main restaurant, 117 Main SE, Minneapolis. After some food, drink, and conversation in the restaurant, several Wikipedians braved the unseasonably high dew point, checked out development plans for the Pillsbury A Mill, enjoyed the colorful deciduous trees in Father Hennepin park, watched a blue heron and three white-tailed deer on Hennepin Island, walked across the Stone Arch Bridge, watched a pleasure boat go through the lock around Saint Anthony Falls, looked at the ruins at Mill Ruins Park, and looked at the city from the endless bridge at the Guthrie Theater.
2006
The second meetup was held in Bloomington on Sunday, October 29, 2006, at one p.m. at the Mall of America, for a social hour and general discussion, at Famous Dave's BBQ restaurant (S321). This was a late change of location within the mall, but there were still nearly 20 people in attendance.
2005
The first Minnesota meetup was held in Minneapolis on October 8, 2005. After meeting at the University of Minnesota, participants repaired to Brit's Pub for beer or cider, British food, and conversation.
Those present included dml, his wife Fred and son Ben; Angela; Jonathunder and his friend Chris; Mulad; AaronRoe; and UninvitedCompany.
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