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'''When:''' Saturday 19 March 2011<br />
'''Where:''' University of Bristol (room to be confirmed)

==Participants==
* [[Wikipedia:User:SteveVirgin]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:MartinPoulter]]
* Woodsy (username?)
* [[Wikipedia:User:RodW]] (likely, but not confirmed)
* [[Wikipedia:User:Smartse]] (likely, but not confirmed)
* (Add yourself to this list)

==Aims==
The focus of the day is on thinking strategically about mutual benefit, not so much the process of editing. However, part of the purpose is to drum up interest in subsequent edit events.

Attendees will:
# understand the aims of Wikimedia UK and how they overlap with those of their own organisations;
# understand the diversity of value created by the Wikimedia projects (not just the encyclopedia);
# think of specific things their organisation or group can do
## Join an edit-party to be trained up?
## Enter a content partnership?
## Engage with a specific activity such as QR codes or Spoken Wikipedia?
## Apply for [[microgrants]]?
# have a sense of a community with a common goal
## find people interested in a wider event to train people in using WP
## create interest in an ongoing series of Bristol meetups

==Agenda==
*10.00 Welcome and aims of the day - Steve V? (10 mins)
*Introducing Wikimedia (20 mins) - Martin
*:The aims of the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia UK: overview of the content projects
*:Some statistics on progress so far
*The Five Pillars of Wikipedia (20 mins)
*:WP philosophy including [[Wikipedia:WP:NOT|what we don't want]] and what we really want
*Audience exercise: how do they interpret the vision? Is it plausible? What consequences do they expect as it is achieved? (20 mins)
*Improving Wikipedia - Rod? (20 mins)
*:Quality on wiki: article assessment, reviews
*:Look at a typical FA
*:Wikiproject Bristol as an example of directed quality improvement
*Wikipedia as a social web site - Martin (10 mins)
*:Engaging with other users; not being discouraged if initial edits are disputed
*:Work with the community, rather than against it
*:Don't duplicate Five Pillars section
*Sharing images (20 mins)
*:Quick look at the Commons: what's available now?
*:What is involved in uploading content? How easy is it? What are the legal pitfalls?
*:Local images (e.g. Bristol listed buildings) as an example
*Panel - All (30 mins)
*:Audience share questions about the morning
*:Try to elicit and address any misconceptions they might have!
*12.30 Lunch and informal discussion (1 hour)
*Wikipedia in public spaces (20 mins) (if we can get someone to talk about this; alternatively show a few unusual ways to make use of, or contribute to, WP: Spoken Wikipedia, dbpedia etc.)
*:QR codes: augmenting people's experience of museums, zoos etc. at almost no cost
*A look under the hood (20 mins)
*:Creating a Watchlist and reverting vandalism as an example of a small contribution any individual can make
*:Watchlists and page histories demystified. What's a "diff"?
*MediaWiki: a free platform for collaboration - Steve W? (20 mins)
*:What is MW? What's great about it? What do you need in order to use it?
*:a local example
*Content partnerships: Some examples of GLAM sector partnerships and what is involved (20 mins)
*Group discussion: next steps (perhaps partition people by interest)
*Plenary discussion:
*:What can we collectively do to make the content better (incl. content partnerships)?
*:What can we collectively do to maximise the educational benefit?
*:What can we collectively do to draw in other individuals and groups?

==Handouts and materials==
Suggestions welcome: distribute [http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bookshelf_Project outreach materials]?

==Guests==
Add here organisations/ groups that will be represented.