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id="h-Added_Earlier_Meetup_Section-2014-10-23T15:25:00.000Z"></span>Added Earlier Meetup Section<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Added_Earlier_Meetup_Section-2014-10-23T15:25:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Added Earlier Meetup Section"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-FaulkTest-2014-10-23T15:25:00.000Z-Added_Earlier_Meetup_Section"></span>This list is obviously incomplete, but I hope that having the section there might help us document other ones. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Signatures" title="Wikipedia:Signatures">unsigned</a> comment added by <a href="/wiki/User:FaulkTest" title="User:FaulkTest">FaulkTest</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:FaulkTest" title="User talk:FaulkTest">talk</a> • <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/FaulkTest" title="Special:Contributions/FaulkTest">contribs</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence#c-FaulkTest-2014-10-23T15:25:00.000Z-Added_Earlier_Meetup_Section" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">15:25, 23 October 2014 (UTC)</a></span></small><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-FaulkTest-2014-10-23T15:25:00.000Z-Added_Earlier_Meetup_Section"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-FaulkTest-2014-10-23T15:25:00.000Z-Added_Earlier_Meetup_Section"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Planning" data-mw-thread-id="h-Planning-2008-03-16T16:11:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Planning-2008-03-16T16:11:00.000Z"></span>Planning<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Planning-2008-03-16T16:11:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Planning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Mu301-2008-03-16T16:11:00.000Z-Planning"></span>I'd like to see at least a few people show interest before scheduling a meetup. Possible date for first meeting: April 20, 2008? I'm thinking of somewhere on <a href="/wiki/College_Hill,_Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="College Hill, Providence, Rhode Island">college hill</a>, maybe at a coffee shop. --<a href="/wiki/User:Mu301" title="User:Mu301">mikeu</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Mu301" title="User talk:Mu301">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence#c-Mu301-2008-03-16T16:11:00.000Z-Planning" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">16:11, 16 March 2008 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Mu301-2008-03-16T16:11:00.000Z-Planning"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Mu301-2008-03-16T16:11:00.000Z-Planning"></span> </p> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Mu301-2008-09-24T11:44:00.000Z-Mu301-2008-03-16T16:11:00.000Z"></span>I'm still willing to plan a meetup if anyone shows interest. --<a href="/wiki/User:Mu301" title="User:Mu301">mikeu</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Mu301" title="User talk:Mu301">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence#c-Mu301-2008-09-24T11:44:00.000Z-Mu301-2008-03-16T16:11:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">11:44, 24 September 2008 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Mu301-2008-09-24T11:44:00.000Z-Mu301-2008-03-16T16:11:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Mu301-2008-09-24T11:44:00.000Z-Mu301-2008-03-16T16:11:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Nov._and_Dec._2008" data-mw-thread-id="h-Nov._and_Dec._2008-2008-10-28T14:03:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Nov._and_Dec._2008-2008-10-28T14:03:00.000Z"></span>Nov. and Dec. 2008<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Nov._and_Dec._2008-2008-10-28T14:03:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Nov. and Dec. 2008"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Mu301-2008-10-28T14:03:00.000Z-Nov._and_Dec._2008"></span>The first two Providence meetups are scheduled for Nov. 8 and Dec. 13, 2008. The location will be the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rcsri.org">Retro-Computing Society of RI</a> at the Atlantic Mills in Providence. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rcsri.org/directions.html">Directions</a>. The wikimedia meetup is scheduled during the RCS/RI open house from 1pm - 8pm. We'll be taking images of the collection to illustrate articles on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Early_computers_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing/Early computers task force">computer history</a>, discussing other wiki topics and planning future meetups. --<a href="/wiki/User:Mu301" title="User:Mu301">mikeu</a> <sup><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Mu301" title="User talk:Mu301">talk</a></sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence#c-Mu301-2008-10-28T14:03:00.000Z-Nov._and_Dec._2008" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">14:03, 28 October 2008 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Mu301-2008-10-28T14:03:00.000Z-Nov._and_Dec._2008"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Mu301-2008-10-28T14:03:00.000Z-Nov._and_Dec._2008"></span> </p> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Threeafterthree-2008-11-26T20:37:00.000Z-Mu301-2008-10-28T14:03:00.000Z"></span>Can I bring anything to the Dec13th meeting? Also, is there a more specific time other than 1-8pm? Maybe we could designate a certain hour? Anyways, this is a little freaky going from the ether to the real world :) Cheers! --<a href="/wiki/User:Threeafterthree" title="User:Threeafterthree">Tom</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence#c-Threeafterthree-2008-11-26T20:37:00.000Z-Mu301-2008-10-28T14:03:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">20:37, 26 November 2008 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Threeafterthree-2008-11-26T20:37:00.000Z-Mu301-2008-10-28T14:03:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Threeafterthree-2008-11-26T20:37:00.000Z-Mu301-2008-10-28T14:03:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Mu301-2008-11-27T13:39:00.000Z-Threeafterthree-2008-11-26T20:37:00.000Z"></span>Yeah, we should probably pick a more specific time. I'll be there the whole day for the RCS open house. We usually order pizza around 5pm. Maybe we meet around 4-6pm or something? What does everyone prefer? Though, people are welcome to stop by during any part of the 1-8pm. --<a href="/wiki/User:Mu301" title="User:Mu301">mikeu</a> <sup><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Mu301" title="User talk:Mu301">talk</a></sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence#c-Mu301-2008-11-27T13:39:00.000Z-Threeafterthree-2008-11-26T20:37:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">13:39, 27 November 2008 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Mu301-2008-11-27T13:39:00.000Z-Threeafterthree-2008-11-26T20:37:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Mu301-2008-11-27T13:39:00.000Z-Threeafterthree-2008-11-26T20:37:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Threeafterthree-2008-11-27T14:21:00.000Z-Mu301-2008-11-27T13:39:00.000Z"></span>4-6 would be cool with me. Pizza?? I am definately there :) ummmm :) Thanks! --<a href="/wiki/User:Threeafterthree" title="User:Threeafterthree">Tom</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence#c-Threeafterthree-2008-11-27T14:21:00.000Z-Mu301-2008-11-27T13:39:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">14:21, 27 November 2008 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Threeafterthree-2008-11-27T14:21:00.000Z-Mu301-2008-11-27T13:39:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Threeafterthree-2008-11-27T14:21:00.000Z-Mu301-2008-11-27T13:39:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="2009_meetup_dates" data-mw-thread-id="h-2009_meetup_dates-2008-11-01T17:55:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-2009_meetup_dates-2008-11-01T17:55:00.000Z"></span>2009 meetup dates<span data-mw-comment-end="h-2009_meetup_dates-2008-11-01T17:55:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2009 meetup dates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Mu301-2008-11-01T17:55:00.000Z-2009_meetup_dates"></span>Please let everyone know what the best day of week / time of day is for you to attend a meetup. For Nov. and Dec. 2008 I have scheduled the second Saturday from 1-8pm. Are there other days that you would prefer? --<a href="/wiki/User:Mu301" title="User:Mu301">mikeu</a> <sup><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Mu301" title="User talk:Mu301">talk</a></sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence#c-Mu301-2008-11-01T17:55:00.000Z-2009_meetup_dates" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">17:55, 1 November 2008 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Mu301-2008-11-01T17:55:00.000Z-2009_meetup_dates"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Mu301-2008-11-01T17:55:00.000Z-2009_meetup_dates"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Fall_2009_dates?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Fall_2009_dates?-2009-08-13T13:26:00.000Z"><span id="Fall_2009_dates.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Fall_2009_dates?-2009-08-13T13:26:00.000Z"></span>Fall 2009 dates?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Fall_2009_dates?-2009-08-13T13:26:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Fall 2009 dates?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Mu301-2009-08-13T13:26:00.000Z-Fall_2009_dates?"></span>I'd like to try to pick some dates for a meeting in Providence in the Fall. What days of week, time of day is best for everyone? Do you have a preference for location within the city? I was thinking of meeting at either a cafe/coffee shop or a restaurant near Thayer Street, but I'm open to other ideas. If there is enough interest I can probably arrange for a private location for a more formal meeting, at a place where we can have a presentation later in the year. I'll start off by suggesting the afternoon of Sat. Sept. 26th. --<a href="/wiki/User:Mu301" title="User:Mu301">mikeu</a> <sup><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Mu301" title="User talk:Mu301">talk</a></sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence#c-Mu301-2009-08-13T13:26:00.000Z-Fall_2009_dates?" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">13:26, 13 August 2009 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Mu301-2009-08-13T13:26:00.000Z-Fall_2009_dates?"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Mu301-2009-08-13T13:26:00.000Z-Fall_2009_dates?"></span> </p> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Mitchazenia-2009-08-16T15:58:00.000Z-Mu301-2009-08-13T13:26:00.000Z"></span>Go for October 10 or after. I can make it then, because October 3 I have plans, and there is an NYC meet in September - and I don't think we should have conflicting dates.<span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small; color:red;">Mitch</span><b>32</b><sup>(<a href="/wiki/User:Mitchazenia" title="User:Mitchazenia">Want help?</a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Mitchazenia" title="User talk:Mitchazenia">See here!</a>)</sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence#c-Mitchazenia-2009-08-16T15:58:00.000Z-Mu301-2009-08-13T13:26:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">15:58, 16 August 2009 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Mitchazenia-2009-08-16T15:58:00.000Z-Mu301-2009-08-13T13:26:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Mitchazenia-2009-08-16T15:58:00.000Z-Mu301-2009-08-13T13:26:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Mu301-2009-08-16T16:56:00.000Z-Mitchazenia-2009-08-16T15:58:00.000Z"></span>That sounds fine by me, and I agree about avoiding conflicts with other nearby meetups. It will also give us more time to get the word out. If we stick with a Sat. afternoon, I'm free either Oct. 10 or 24. Do you have a preference about where to meet? --<a href="/wiki/User:Mu301" title="User:Mu301">mikeu</a> <sup><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Mu301" title="User talk:Mu301">talk</a></sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence#c-Mu301-2009-08-16T16:56:00.000Z-Mitchazenia-2009-08-16T15:58:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">16:56, 16 August 2009 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Mu301-2009-08-16T16:56:00.000Z-Mitchazenia-2009-08-16T15:58:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Mu301-2009-08-16T16:56:00.000Z-Mitchazenia-2009-08-16T15:58:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Mitchazenia-2009-08-18T18:15:00.000Z-Mu301-2009-08-16T16:56:00.000Z"></span>I have to think, I haven't been to Providence in almost 8 years. (Remember, I live in New Jersey, and am trying to make 3 Wikipedia meets and 1 non-Wikipedia meet in all of a month. Definitely not a coffee shop like Hartford. That's not a great idea. I would say look for a good restaurant, and who says the "Providence" meet has to be in Providence? It would help drastically if we tried for another community :) <span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small; color:red;">Mitch</span><b>32</b><sup>(<a href="/wiki/User:Mitchazenia" title="User:Mitchazenia">Want help?</a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Mitchazenia" title="User talk:Mitchazenia">See here!</a>)</sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence#c-Mitchazenia-2009-08-18T18:15:00.000Z-Mu301-2009-08-16T16:56:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">18:15, 18 August 2009 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Mitchazenia-2009-08-18T18:15:00.000Z-Mu301-2009-08-16T16:56:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Mitchazenia-2009-08-18T18:15:00.000Z-Mu301-2009-08-16T16:56:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-70.183.165.49-2009-09-27T20:23:00.000Z-Mitchazenia-2009-08-18T18:15:00.000Z"></span>At this point my weekends in Oct. are starting to look very full. Also, I have not seen much feedback from others who might be interested. I'm thinking of pushing this back a bit until we get some more interest. Why would it "help drastically" to hold it in another community? I've been trying to reach out to some students at the local colleges and was trying to pick a central location with public transportation available. --<a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/70.183.165.49" title="Special:Contributions/70.183.165.49">70.183.165.49</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:70.183.165.49&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:70.183.165.49 (page does not exist)">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence#c-70.183.165.49-2009-09-27T20:23:00.000Z-Mitchazenia-2009-08-18T18:15:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">20:23, 27 September 2009 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-70.183.165.49-2009-09-27T20:23:00.000Z-Mitchazenia-2009-08-18T18:15:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-70.183.165.49-2009-09-27T20:23:00.000Z-Mitchazenia-2009-08-18T18:15:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="You're_Invited:_Open_Access_Week_Wikipedia_Edit-a-Thon_@_Brown_University,_Oct_23,_2014" data-mw-thread-id="h-You're_Invited:_Open_Access_Week_Wikipedia_Edit-a-Thon_@_Brown_University,_Oct_2-2014-10-23T15:17:00.000Z"><span id="You.27re_Invited:_Open_Access_Week_Wikipedia_Edit-a-Thon_.40_Brown_University.2C_Oct_23.2C_2014"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-You're_Invited:_Open_Access_Week_Wikipedia_Edit-a-Thon_@_Brown_University,_Oct_2-2014-10-23T15:17:00.000Z"></span>You're Invited: Open Access Week Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon @ Brown University, Oct 23, 2014<span data-mw-comment-end="h-You're_Invited:_Open_Access_Week_Wikipedia_Edit-a-Thon_@_Brown_University,_Oct_2-2014-10-23T15:17:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: You're Invited: Open Access Week Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon @ Brown University, Oct 23, 2014"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <table style="background:#dee; border:1px solid #00c; margin:0.5em; padding:0.5em;border-radius: 8px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="font-size: 150%;"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-FaulkTest-2014-10-23T15:17:00.000Z-You're_Invited:_Open_Access_Week_Wikipedia_Edit-a-Thon_@_Brown_University,_Oct_2"></span>Open Access Week Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon - Providence, RI - <i>You are invited!</i> <br/> </th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="background: #fff;margin-right: 10px;"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CC%2BOA.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/CC%2BOA.svg/220px-CC%2BOA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/CC%2BOA.svg/330px-CC%2BOA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/CC%2BOA.svg/440px-CC%2BOA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="315" data-file-height="114"/></a><figcaption>CC+OA</figcaption></figure></div> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Open_Access_Week" title="Open Access Week">Open Access Week</a> is an international effort to promote <a href="/wiki/Open_Access" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Access">Open Access</a> issues in academic research. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Providence,_RI/Brown_University/2014" title="Wikipedia:Meetup/Providence, RI/Brown University/2014">Please visit our event page for more information.</a> <small><br/><a href="/wiki/User:FaulkTest" title="User:FaulkTest">FaulkTest</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:FaulkTest" title="User talk:FaulkTest">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence#c-FaulkTest-2014-10-23T15:17:00.000Z-You're_Invited:_Open_Access_Week_Wikipedia_Edit-a-Thon_@_Brown_University,_Oct_2" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">15:17, 23 October 2014 (UTC)</a> <span data-mw-comment-end="c-FaulkTest-2014-10-23T15:17:00.000Z-You're_Invited:_Open_Access_Week_Wikipedia_Edit-a-Thon_@_Brown_University,_Oct_2"></span></small><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-FaulkTest-2014-10-23T15:17:00.000Z-You're_Invited:_Open_Access_Week_Wikipedia_Edit-a-Thon_@_Brown_University,_Oct_2"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="You're_Invited:_Ada_Lovelace_Day_Edit-a-thon_@_Brown_University,_Oct_15" data-mw-thread-id="h-You're_Invited:_Ada_Lovelace_Day_Edit-a-thon_@_Brown_University,_Oct_15-2013-10-07T23:47:00.000Z"><span id="You.27re_Invited:_Ada_Lovelace_Day_Edit-a-thon_.40_Brown_University.2C_Oct_15"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-You're_Invited:_Ada_Lovelace_Day_Edit-a-thon_@_Brown_University,_Oct_15-2013-10-07T23:47:00.000Z"></span>You're Invited: Ada Lovelace Day Edit-a-thon @ Brown University, Oct 15<span data-mw-comment-end="h-You're_Invited:_Ada_Lovelace_Day_Edit-a-thon_@_Brown_University,_Oct_15-2013-10-07T23:47:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Providence&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: You're Invited: Ada Lovelace Day Edit-a-thon @ Brown University, Oct 15"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <table style="background:#dee; 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