Bay Area Wikipedians User Group
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Introduction The Bay Area Wikipedians User Group (BAWUG) is a proposed Wikimedia user group serving Wikimedians in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA.
Objectives[edit]
- Promote Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects in the Bay Area and Northern California more generally
- Help build and sustain the community of Wikimedia editors with meetups and other programs
- Serve as a point of contact for individuals and organizations interested in getting involved with Wikimedia projects
- Foster a support network of individuals and institutions with a professional interest in Wikipedia (e.g., cultural institutions, academia, etc.)
- Build capacity within the Wikimedia movement in the Bay Area through outreach, workshops, and similar activities
- To collaboratively improve the quality of Wikimedia project content through edit-a-thons, workshops, educational programs, and more, by collaborating with local institutions.
Activities[edit]
Meeting notes
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/bawug
Upcoming events
- July 11 2024: Monthly Wikipedians Meetup - all details on our Meetup page
- August 17 2024 11h: Wiki Picnic at Dolores Park near Bart 16th and Mission (tentative time)
Past events
- June 13 2024: Monthly Wikipedians Meetup
- March 10 2024: Wiki Women in Design Editathon with Sequoia Fabrica
See our Meetup page
History[edit]
Wikimedians in the Bay Area have been organizing meetups and salons since at least 2007. There also used to be a San Francisco User Group which is no longer active. After an interruption during the Covid 2020 Pandemic, a new series of monthly meetups have brought contributors together to work on projects, exchange resources, help new users get started and find community and organize editathons. Starting a user group is a way to continue those efforts by having a structure for people to join.
Contact information[edit]
Please feel free to reach out to us on the talk page here or contact our personal talk pages. User:e_mln_e, User:ElanHR, or User:Audiodude.
You can also visit our Wikipedia/Meetup page or join our mailing list.