The BPL website is notorious for being outdated and/or misleading. I've been to their community room as part of groups that wouldn't meet those criteria in the least. I think the limiting factor there is scheduling it, so I encourage you to follow up on that route. ^_^
maiki On 07/29/2013 01:04 PM, Karen Coyle wrote: > Hi, Shreyas. Thanks. > > The problem with the campus is that its wifi is not open - each user has > to have a separate login. There are folks who can give us logins, but > it's a bit of a pain. > > The BPL has open wifi, but their public room rules say: > > "Permission to use the Library’s Community Rooms or Electronic Classroom > will be granted to Berkeley-based civic, cultural, educational > organizations or businesses, or to locally-operating government > agencies, departments or commissions. Organizations not located in > Berkeley may be required to provide proof of regular operation or > programs within Berkeley such as brochures, newsletters or website > printouts." > > However, Asaf got a room there once, so I'm going to consider that a > possibility. > > kc > > On 7/29/13 11:02 AM, Shreyas Patankar wrote: >> Hi Karen, >> >> Sorry I did not get back to you earlier. I can think of a couple of >> options so far: >> >> 1) Campus libraries: It seems it is easy for registered campus >> organizations to get access to meeting rooms. The problem is, although >> Berkeley Wikipedia club is a registered group, room reservation can only >> be done by a "signatory" for the group. The group mailing list itself is >> inactive - I wonder if anyone on this list (Kevin Gorman?) is a >> signatory. >> >> 2) The Berkeley Public Library: They seem to have a public room for >> community events (free, with free wifi) if you book it well in advance. >> http://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/community/book_a_meeting_room.php >> >> 3) I've written to my friend who works with the Compass Project, a >> student support group in the physical sciences, to see if they have any >> space that we can use - but I've yet to hear back from them. >> >> Among these, the Berkeley Public Library looks like the safest bet. I'll >> let you know if I can think of anything else.. >> >> -Shreyas _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-SF mailing list Wikimedia-SF@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf
