Meetup

Meetups are important occasions when Wikimedians (users of Wikipedia and the sister projects) come together face-to-face generally in an informal basis. These have been going on for several years and in a wide range of places across the world. Meetups can have a range of different formats, from "edit-a-thons" focused on a single topic to just opportunities for Wikimedians to meet and chat.

Meetups can be arranged via Meta, the mailing lists, or meetup pages on the individual projects. If you have attended a meetup, you can add a little report here (and link to a longer one, if you're in the mood of writing much).

Also see the page for Wikimedia and MediaWiki related events - presentations at conferences, fairs, arts events etc. This is usually a good occasion to meet other people from the Wikimedia crowd.

• Editing Weekends - proposal for editing-related events
• Archive - older discussion about meetups

• Meetup pages by language: ad | als | an | ar | as | ba | be-tarask | bg | bn | bo | bo2 | bs | ca | cs | da | de | el | en | eo | es | et | eu | fi | fr | he | hi | hr | hu | id | it | ja | jv | ka | kn | ko | lv | mk | ml | nds | nl | no | or | pl | pt | ro | ru | sd | sk | sl | sr | sv| te | th | tr | uk | uz | vec | vi | war | zh
• Events, for larger events & conferences (may also be out of date)
• Berlin (Germany) meetups & events in English

• List of all Meetup/ subpages
• Category:Meetings
• Category:Wikimedia meetups
• Category:Events
• Events calendar

Hundreds of Wikimedia meetups have been hosted around the world. If you wish to host a meetup in your area, then consider using the following sets of lessons from others who have hosted meetups in the past.

Setup[edit]

• Safe space policy
• Six-account limit
• Informal venue
• Let the media know
• Project roles

The meetup[edit]

• Icebreaker
• Mix newcomers and veterans
• Photographic evidence
• Cookies by the exit

After[edit]

• Afterparty
• Short reports go a long way

If the meetup is regular[edit]

• Repeat events
• Supporting volunteers in administration
• Fostering affinity groups
• Tracking user contributions by chapter

• Template:Medicine Meetup
• Template:London meetup calendar
• Template:Joburg meetup calendar
• Template:Usergroup Nigeria Meetups
• Template:Montréal meetup
• Template:Rajbiraj Meetup Invitation
• Template:Meetup2005
• Template:HK Meetup Countdown
• Template:Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup Countdown
• Template:WikiCon Track Meetup
• Template:Meetup/Oxford/Transport
• Template:Bhopal meetup header