Hail Cascadians,
You probably know about https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cascadia
Our contact at TA3M Seattle is assembling a list of FOSS organizations in the
Seattle area. If you know of FOSS, GLAM, or other organizations in our region
which would have common interests with Wikimedia Cascadia, please add them to
the Cascadia page on Meta. This will help us to think about where we can do
outreach.
One idea I am currently thinking seriously about is how to have a Wikimedian in
Residence position made available at the Gates Foundation, if they are willing
to host one. I think that will be easier to do once we are officially a user
group or thematic organization.
Does anyone have thoughts to share about us becoming a recognized user group or
thematic organization? I think this would benefit us because we would be
allowed to use the Wikimedia trademarks and would provide easier access to
other organizations like the Gates Foundation, other FOSS organizations, events
which are only for journalists, and other opportunities. I am *not* proposing
that we become a chapter because we are too small at this time. That might come
later. For now, I think being an officially recognized Wikimedia user group
would serve our needs well.
Pine
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