Difference between revisions of "Welcome to Portland WikiWednesday!"

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Looking for PortlandWiki, the civic wiki for Portland, spawned by Portland WikiWednesday? Find us at PortlandWiki.org

Related web sites
WikiProject Oregon, a blog about Oregon-related Wikipedia content PortlandWiki, Portland, Oregon's civic wiki AboutUs, the old Portland WikiWednesday host and sponsor Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland, our Wikipedia meetup page

Wiki Wednesdays are events for people interested and excited about Wiki software and the communities that use it. People get together to chat, learn about wikis, find jobs, talk deals and generally cavort. Wiki Wednesdays in Portland, Oregon are generally held the first Wednesday of each month. Everyone, from the expert to the merely curious, are welcome.

Come join us in Portland, the birthplace of wikis!

PortlandWiki planning and development can now be found at the wiki itself.

Participate

Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|See the new coordination page on Wikipedia
Join the mailing list here.
Follow us on Twitter
More PDXWW announcements can be found at our own Portland Tech Calendar Calagator

Or just come to a meeting!

Important!

Check the mailing list to be 100% sure you're at the right place!

If you're not located near Portland, there are several other Wiki Wednesdays around the globe you can attend.

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 * [http://WikiProjectOregon.wordpress.com WikiProject Oregon], a blog about Oregon-related Wikipedia content
 * [http://portlandwiki.org/PortlandWiki PortlandWiki], Portland, Oregon's civic wiki
-* [http://AboutUs.org AboutUs], our host and sponsor
+* [http://AboutUs.org AboutUs], the old Portland WikiWednesday host and sponsor
 * [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland]], our Wikipedia meetup page
 |}
 Wiki Wednesdays are events for people interested and excited about [[Wikipedia:Wiki|Wiki]] software and the communities that use it. People get together to chat, learn about wikis, find jobs, talk deals and generally cavort. Wiki Wednesdays in Portland, Oregon are generally held the first Wednesday of each month. Everyone, from the expert to the merely curious, are welcome.
-==Upcoming Wiki Wednesdays==
-* '''Next Meetup: This coming Wednesday! Every Wednesday! @ 7:00-ish p.m.''' (or thereabouts).
-'''[http://www.luckylab.com/html/directions.html#brewpub Lucky Lab Brew Pub]''': 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
-Portland, OR 97214.
 Come join us in Portland, the birthplace of wikis!
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 ==Participate==
+* [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|See the new coordination page on Wikipedia]]
 * Join the mailing list [http://groups.google.com/group/pdxwiki?lnk=srg&hl=en here].
 * Follow us [https://twitter.com/pdxwikiwed on Twitter]
 * More PDXWW announcements can be found at our own Portland Tech Calendar [http://calagator.org/ Calagator]
-* Discuss on IRC here: irc://irc.freenode.net/wikiwed
-* [http://MeetingWords.com/WikiWednesday MeetingWords:WikiWednesday]
-Or just come to a meeting:
+Or just come to a meeting!
-:'''''Every Wednesday''' at one of these fine venues'':
-::'''''To be announced.''''': (See [[#Venue_Updates|suggested venue choices]] below.)
--or-
-::'''[http://www.acehotel.com/portland Ace Hotel]''': 1022 SW Stark Street, between SW 10th & SW 11th Avenues. Look for us upstairs in the mezzanine.
--or-
-::'''[http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/pearl/the-mezz/ The MEZZ Espresso Bar]''': Located on the mezzanine of [http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/pearl/ Whole Foods Market] in Portland's Pearl District. Entrance on NW 12th Ave & W Burnside, or through the market at NW 12th Ave & NW Couch Street.
--or-
-::<span class="plainlinks">[http://portlandwiki.org/Green_Dragon Green Dragon Bistro and Brewpub]</span> | [http://www.yelp.com/biz/green-dragon-bistro-and-brewpub-portland Yelp] | [http://www.facebook.com/pdx.greendragon Facebook] | 928 [[SE 9th Avenue]] | Portland, OR 97214
--or-
-::'''[http://redandblackcafe.com/ Red and Black Cafe]''': Located in Portland's Buckman Neighborhood at SE 12th Avenue and SE Oak Street.
 ==== Important! ====
 Check [http://groups.google.com/group/pdxwiki?lnk=srg&hl=en the mailing list] to be 100% sure you're at the right place!
-PLEASE NOTE: Before scheduling any future meetups at <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.backspace.bz/ Backspace Cafe]</span>, please call to ensure that <span class="plainlinks">[https://groups.google.com/forum/?pli=1#!topic/pdxwiki/tdUiXvzZr8A any special events]</span> that may preclude geek meetups are not happening that particular evening. Simply checking the website is not reliable.
 If you're not located near Portland, there are several [[other Wiki Wednesdays]] around the globe you can attend.
-=== Venue Updates ===
-Please see the additional venue requests list [[Welcome_to_Portland_WikiWednesday!#Upcoming_Wiki_Wednesdays|below]].
-<big>[http://portlandwiki.org/PortlandWiki:Weekly_Wiki_Workouts#Expanding_Meetup_Options We're taking WikiWednesday meetup space suggestions!] Please give us your input.</big>
-==== ALERT ====
-[[User:MarkDilley|Mark Dilley]] informs us that a number of folks have requested that we hold our weekly meetings at one or another of each of the following locations:
-:[http://AboutUs.org AboutUs] | 107 SE Washington Street, Suite 520 | Portland, Oregon 97214
-:[http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/pearl/the-mezz/ The MEZZ Espresso Bar] | NW 12th Ave & W Burnside Street | Portland, OR 97209
-:[http://www.acehotel.com/portland Ace Hotel] | 1022 SW Stark Street | Portland, OR 97205
-:[http://www.backspace.bz/ Backspace Cafe] | 115 Northwest 5th Avenue | Portland, OR 97209
-::('''<span style="background-color:yellow;">NOTE</span>''': Email the helpful Backspace support folks at '''support [at] backspace [dot] bz''' to ask if venue is available before scheduling a meetup there. Event calendar on website is not reliable.)
-:<s>[http://www.mmt.org/ Meyer Memorial Trust] | 425 NW 10th Avenue, Suite 400 | Portland, OR 97209</s>
-::Looks like [http://www.mmt.org/ MMT] ain't gonna happen.
-:<s>[http://blitzbarpdx.net/ Blitz Pearl] | 110 Northwest 10th Avenue Portland | OR 97209</s>
-::[http://portlandwiki.org/Blitz_Pearl Blitz Pearl] no longer viable venue: loud televisions.
-Maybe on months with a 5th Wednesday, we can pick a lucky venue in a random drawing. Just a thought.
-==== Additional Ideas for Venues ====
-- [[User:PDXsays|Teresa Boze]]
-:[http://www.yelp.com/biz/green-dragon-bistro-and-brewpub-portland GreenDragon Pub and Bistro] | 928 SE 9th Ave | Portland, OR 97214
-::Don't be daunted by the purported noise level in the reviews. There is a room that is dinning oriented on the south side of the building. It has bench, table and a bay window view seating of the brewery. This room would suit us any week day evening. Families go in and out all evening with children. There are high chairs, games and chalk. WiFi is Personnel Telco and reliable. Adequate wall plugs. [http://www.beerandblog.com/ Beer and Blog] has met there for three years; the website has a picture of the space.
-:The [http://http://pdx11.org/node/2385 PDX11 Knowledge Network group] is working on the needs for space for all the "hacker" community groups.
-::It could behoove us to make contact for our needs, as one of the outcomes [http://epdx.org/groups ePDX] has included WikiWednesday as an acknowledged tech | geek | hack community. Take note that Friday, April 1, 2011 at the [http://pdx11unconference.eventbrite.com/?utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=event_reminder&utm_term=event_title PDX11 Hackathon and Unconference] Portland State University | 1930 SW Fourth Avenue | Portland, OR 97201, there is a [http://etherpad.opensourcebridge.org/pdx11hackathon-april2 Hackathon] WikiWednesday might want to be part of as it blends well with the current needs work on the Portland wiki.
-==== Even More Venue Ideas ====
-:[http://www.yelp.com/biz/upright-brewing-portland Upright Brewing] | 240 North Broadway, Suite 2 | Portland, OR 97232 | (503) 735-5337 | [www.uprightbrewing.com www.uprightbrewing.com]
-::It's possible they're only open Friday, Saturday, Sunday. We'll have to check. Also may restrict minors from coming inside.
-:The [[wikipedia:Bus_Project|Oregon Bus Project]]'s conference room (if it's still within a couple of blocks of the AboutUs offices).
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