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The Great American Wiknic is a planned Wiki-Picnic to be held in cities across the United States on the same day (likely Saturday June 25) in Summer 2011.
It is modeled on the Misplaced Pages 10 celebrations, and on the past awesomeness of Wiknics in New York City.
The advantages of the Wikinic model:
- easy to organize, even for old Wikipedians
- welcoming to everyone, even for new Wikipedians and Wikipedian-wannabes
- it's "the picnic anyone can edit"
- also, it's fun!
In short, the Wiknic can be a great easy-in to real life Misplaced Pages culture, and lead to greater wiki-community and outreach in your corner of the country!
Date
Planned to fall around Midsummer, the date of Saturday June 25 / Sunday June 26 raindate is the weekend before the Fourth of July long weekend.
Planning
The idea is to have something low-impact, have people bring their own picnic food, etc. However, there are some suggestions at the page for New York City's first Wiknic that may be helpful.
Cities and parks
With grassroots organizing help from local Misplaced Pages:Meetup groups and the Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS) committee...
Please add your sign-ups and comments to the individual meetup page for the Wiknic in your city:
- Northeast
- Boston: Boston Common?
- New York City: Central Park
- Philadelphia: Fairmount Park?
- Pittsburgh: Schenley Park?
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- Midwest
- Chicago: Wrigley Square, Millennium Park
- Cincinnati: tentative Theodore M. Berry International Friendship Park (Cincy Parks)
- Minneapolis: Wabun Picnic and Recreation Area, Minnehaha Park
- St. Louis:
- Detroit: Wayne State University Campus, as a part of the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival Tech Fair (tentative,
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- South
- Washington, D.C.: Dupont Circle
- Raleigh: Lake Crabtree Park?
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- West
- Denver:.Any interest in a morning/afternoon get-together over pizza with live music at the DNote in Arvada which currently has the day of June 25 open? I can reserve this day for a Wiknic get-together at this family-friendly tavern if we act soon. - Jacques Delaguerre
- Los Angeles: Pan-Pacific Park ; (see
- San Francisco: Golden Gate Park.
- Portland, Oregon: Location TBD (ideas: Mt. Tabor)
- Phoenix, Arizona:
- Salt Lake City