Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco 13
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| San Francisco Meetup # 13 | |
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| Date: April 10, 2010 | |
| Time: 2 p.m. until last ferryboat | |
| Place: Angel Island (directions) | |
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Meetup details
- Date: Saturday, April 10th (if not conflicting with those attending Berlin's April 14-16 MediaWiki technical conference)
- Time: 2 p.m. until the last ferryboat disembarks (cafe open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; park offices close at sunset; camping facilities available overnight)
- Location: Angel Island ("California's Ellis Island")
- Google directions for public transportation on the April 10 date and time (may not work until April)
- Bikes optional
- Bikes and segways are available for rental on the island, but the island is 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2)
Attendees (everyone is invited)
Add your name to the Invite list if you want to be invited on your talk page to future meetups.. thanks!
Agenda (partially ordered)
- Ferry boat
- Check out the museums
- http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/468/files/angelisland_web.pdf
- United States Immigration Station - http://www.aiisf.org/index.php/visit (North Garrison, China Cove)
- Camp Reynolds - http://www.militarymuseum.org/CpReynolds.html (West Garrison)
- Scope out venues for benefit concert parties
- Camp Reynolds (West Garrison, $86/person + $600 catered lawn and wood stove party, facing Sausalito and the Golden Gate Bridge)
- http://www.angelisland.com/trans_sched_contact/contact.php
- by Visitor Center, facing Tiburon
- Hill Site: 12 tables, BBQ, 35-70 people
- Draw Site: 15 tables, BBQ, 35-100 people
- Platform Site: 24 tables, BBQ, 100-150 people
- East Garrison: 20 tables, BBQ, 200-1000 people (Fort McDowell, facing Berkeley)
- by Visitor Center, facing Tiburon
- Facing the Foundation office and the SF skyline is the Nike Missile site and Point Blunt Light
- Can either of those be reserved for events?
- Proofread materials for Maker Faire (for what hasn't already been proofread online)
- Bike and/or walk around at dusk and observe the Bay skyline
- Cafe closes at 4 p.m.
- Sneak Wikipedia/Wikimedia logos in front of the cove-cam and take screenshots
- Spend rest of year wondering about screen shots' copyright status
- Camp overnight if you miss the last ferry
References
- w:Angel Island (California)
- parks.ca.gov - info, official telephone, links to ferryboat transit, campground reservations
- AngelIsland.com - cafe, tours, rentals, schedules, information, event catering, event venues
- AngelIsland.org - information, blog, Flikr photostream
- photographs