Venue

venue requirements

 * auditorium big enough for everyone (estimated 150ppl, could be revised up or down)
 * breakout rooms (how many?)
 * allows food/space to have lunch onsite
 * relatively near public transit, especially BART
 * relatively near a) hotels or a hostel to provide housing for out of town guests; b) bars & restaurants for socializing/parties/dinner
 * Ideally in downtown SF or the East Bay, to preserve a central location
 * someplace with a community (rather than a corporate) feel
 * free or cheap (sponsorship or similar might be possible, but in the meantime we are trying to do this on the cheap)

Venue decision

 * Are we ok with using the Women's Building (see below) in the mission for Sat/Sun (Jan 15 & 16) for the West Coast WikiConf? Total cost: around $2K/day. We have a hold in for these days currently, but haven't made the deposit yet.

Please indicate if you have objections or are ok with moving forward with this space:


 * yes -- I really liked the feel of the rooms, I think it's affordable for what we'd get, and is a flexible space -- so if the conference was much bigger or much smaller than anticipated we could work with it. Also I like the symbolism of being in a women's center. There are drawbacks, like lack of parking and not an ideal neighborhood at night, but I think the benefits outweigh them. Phoebe 10:34, 6 September 2010 (PDT)
 * Support provided we can find the monies. --ShakataGaNai 11:27, 6 September 2010 (PDT)

venue candidates
Based on research and discussion from the August 7, 2010 San Francisco Meetup, we narrowed down the venues to the following:

venue brainstorming
includes ideas from en:Wikipedia:Meetup/WikiConference Bay Area. Please add to this list.