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|header1 = When and Where 
|label2  = Date
|data2   = Thursday, August 8, 2019
|label3  = Time
|data3   = 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
|label4  = Address
|data4   = Plymouth Rooftop Bar & Grill <br/>327 S. Plymouth Ct.
|label5  = City, State
|data5   = Chicago, IL 60604
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== Event information ==
* '''Date:''' Thursday, August 8, 2019
* '''Time:''' 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
* '''WMF Strategic Planning discussion:''' 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
* '''Location:''' Plymouth Rooftop Bar & Grill <br/>327 S. Plymouth Ct. <br/>Chicago, IL 60604
* '''Cost:''' Food will be covered, tentatively up to $10 per attendee (up to $150 total); drinks will not be covered.

==What to expect==
This event is a hybrid [[Wikipedia:Wiknic|Wiknic]] and [[meta:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/2019 Community Conversations/Strategy Salons/Announcement|strategy salon]], with funding provided by a microgrant from Wikimedia NYC. With [[meta:Wikimania 2019|Wikimania 2019]] coming up later this month, now is as good of a time as ever to discuss the 2030 strategy, which will be finalized at the conference. Since this event is also a Wiknic, it is intended to be rather casual and provide opportunities for Wikimedians to get to know one another. Everyone is welcome, regardless of Wikipedia editing experience.

===Strategy discussion===
The two thematic areas proposed for discussion are ''[[meta:Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups/Community_Health|community health]]'' and ''[[meta:Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups/Diversity#Guiding_Questions|diversity]]''. Discussion can also touch upon any of the other [[meta:Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups#Thematic_Areas|thematic areas]]. Scoping questions to prompt discussion are:
*{{tq|How can we ensure that our communities are places that people want to be part of and participate in, and how can we make people stay?}}
*{{tq|How can we become allies to underrepresented groups to counter the structures of power and privilege and move towards knowledge equity?}}

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* [[User:Airplaneman|Airplaneman]] [[User talk:Airplaneman|(talk)]] [[Special:Contributions/Airplaneman|✈]] 19:07, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

* [[User:Nick Number|Nick Number]] ([[User talk:Nick Number|talk]]) 02:32, 6 August 2019 (UTC)

* [[User:Drummerdg|Drummerdg]] ([[User talk:Drummerdg|talk]]) 03:05, 6 August 2019 (UTC)

* [[User:Evolution and evolvability|T.Shafee(Evo<small>&#38;</small>Evo)]]<sup>[[User talk:Evolution and evolvability|talk]]</sup> 06:47, 6 August 2019 (UTC) (visiting from Australia)

* [[User:Dennis McClendon|Dennis McClendon]] ([[User talk:Dennis McClendon|talk]]) 02:48, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

* [[User:Newlyprofligate|Newlyprofligate]] ([[User talk:Newlyprofligate|talk]]) 05:21, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

* [[User:Cannon3861|Cannon3861]] ([[User talk:Cannon3861|talk]]) 17:10, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

* [[User:JKPrivett|JKPrivett]] ([[User talk:JKPrivett|talk]]) 07:10, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

* [[User:Nlachicago|Nlachicago]] ([[User talk:Nlachicago|talk]]) 13:01, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

== Meetup notes ==
[[File:Chicago Wiknic 2019.jpg|thumb|Photograph of most of the attendees at the 8 August 2019 Chicago Wiknic.]]
Participants met for light fare and drinks at Plymouth Restaurant before moving to an outdoor location near [[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant Park]]. The meetup went from 6:00pm to 9:30pm. Conversation topics flowed between Wikimedia in general and the 2030 strategy. Many attendees learned about the 2030 strategy for the first time; strategy conversation therefore tended to be more general in nature. Two main themes involved equitable access to the knowledge creation process:
# How to involve academics on Wikipedia
# How to involve non-"hardcore" users in site decisions (e.g., RFCs)

Following are some general notes from strategy-related conversation:
* Global banner notifying everyone (maybe even beyond logged-in users) about “important” decisions (for example, live RFCs, RFAs). Twitter feed? RSS feed? This may increase representation. Otherwise, only those who know where to look will be able to participate.
* Board reps for non-hardcore editors (how do we represent the interests of those who consume but do not edit, or those who neither consume nor edit? re: global encyclopedia)
* Bring in academics to contribute, especially for subjects that could use their help (re: Thomas Shafee's presentation to the American Psychological Association)
* Incentives to increase editing accessibility, content diversity
* Wiki journals minting doi legitimacy —> incentive
* Gamification of editing as a successful incentive
* 20th century idea of sources being print as being notable
* Usability testing grants for Wikimedia features