Hi Pine, Beyond Google calendar -- which has great functionality including copying events to other calendars, color coding, etc. and also integrates with mobile phone platforms well -- I think that there haven't been any other good options. The more tech-versed folks over on Phabricator didn't seem to have any either, which meant I think they were talking about potentially building something eventually?
I'm happy to discuss end-user functionality and how our chapter, which is very active, uses Google calendar but I'm not sure of other alternatives. I have been looking for a solution for a long time for my own personal use and for another volunteer organization that puts on a very complex conference as well as global events -- to no success. I haven't found another option. Google calendar seems to be it. Best, - Erika > On Apr 17, 2016, at 3:11 AM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Erika, > > Thanks for commenting. Since you're familiar with this issue, I'm wondering > if you have any alternatives to Google and other proprietary software that > you can recommend. Can we set up a time to discuss this via Hangouts or IRC? > We can have an open meeting so that others can join if they wish. > > Cheers, > > Pine > >> On Apr 16, 2016 18:39, "Erika Herzog" <[email protected]> wrote: >> I was unable to edit or add events to this calendar. It does not seem to be >> functional to the casual user? >> >> Calendaring is a huge issue. For Wikimedia NYC we are currently using Google >> calendars (one public calendar that lists many global tech events, and one >> private calendar for planning of tentative events). >> >> There has been an active discussion on Phabricator here about the need for a >> good solution for the many events. >> Consolidate the many tech events calendars in Phabricator's calendar: >> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T1035 >> Phabricator calendar >> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/calendar/ >> >> Ideally open-sourced calendaring could be integrated better with Wikimedia >> projects, but this is not happening now as far as I can tell. >> >> Folks are welcome to use the WM NYC calendar if that's helpful -- located in >> the footer of the light orange box on our main Meetup page here: >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC -- or possibly copy >> events into another calendar? That might be a great option, though from >> experience maintaining calendars can be time consuming. >> >> I also set up a calendar at one point for the existing Art+Feminism events >> here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism but due >> to lack of support it was abandoned about 7/8ths of the way through... >> >> Feedback, solutions, suggestions would be much appreciated. >> >> Best, >> >> - Erika >> >> Erika Herzog >> Secretary, Wikimedia NYC >> User:BrillLyle >> >> From: Pine W <[email protected]> >> To: Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS) >> <[email protected]> >> Cc: Winifred Olliff <[email protected]>; Kacie Harold >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2016 7:45 PM >> Subject: [Wikimediaus-l] Wikimedia US public calendar >> >> Hi folks, >> >> In an effort to make scheduling easier for everyone, I set up an unofficial >> public calendar for US Wikimedia events: >> http://localendar.com/public/Wikimedia_US >> >> Nice features: >> >> * You can add events as you wish, which will appear on the public calendar >> once an admin approves the posts. Feel free to add events from local >> affiliates. Please note the location of each event *in the name of the >> event*. If an event is online/virtual, you can say "online". >> >> * You can click on an event, which will create a popup that will let you >> export the event to your choice of calendar formats. >> >> There's no obligation to post events here, but I hope that this tool will be >> convenient for everyone. This is an experiment and comments are welcome. >> >> Pine >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimediaus-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaus-l >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimediaus-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaus-l > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaus-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaus-l
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