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Several meetings exist to match your needs and skills. If you want to connect with other genealogists willing to help you, work on a project together, or get involved with the genealogical community, come join us in any or all of the meetings that interest you.  
Several meetings exist to match your needs and skills. If you want to connect with other genealogists willing to help you, work on a project together, or get involved with the genealogical community, come join us in any or all of the meetings that interest you.  


=== New Wiki Users - Meeting time changed to Thursday  ===
=== New Wiki Users - Meeting ===


*Information & Agendas: '''[[Genealogists Helping Newbies Meeting]]'''  
*Information & Agendas: '''[[Genealogists Helping Newbies Meeting]]'''  
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*General meeting information:
*General meeting information:


:#For genealogists new to the FamilySearch Wiki to receive support in searching and contributing to the Wiki.  
== PURPOSE: Support  ==
:#For experienced genealogists with FamilySearch Wiki projects to recruit team members.  
 
:#Share Wiki content especially useful for researchers new to Family History.
* If you are new to family history and/or new to using the Wiki, this meeting is for you!  You may receive support in [[Help:Edit and Contribute|using and contributing to the Wiki]] and direction in your personal research.  
 
* Project leaders with  [[Projects Seeking Contributors|Wiki projects]] may find these meetings a good place to meet and recruit team members for your projects.  New users will learn about the Wiki from you and other members of your project team.  
 
*The Family history research community naturally reaches out to one another in sharing and mentoring each other. As we learn and share what we know, we will experience the support of collaboration and the sweetness of success. Together, we will find our ancestors! 


=== Experienced Genealogist - Meeting time changed to Thursday  ===
=== Experienced Genealogist - Meeting time changed to Thursday  ===
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*Time: Tuesday 2:00 - 3:00 PM ([http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=220 Mountain Time]) (4:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern)  
*Time: Tuesday 2:00 - 3:00 PM ([http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=220 Mountain Time]) (4:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern)  
*Format: MeetingPlace - Adobe Connect  
*Format: MeetingPlace - Adobe Connect  
*[[User Group Archive|Archives]]
*[[User Group Archive|Archives]]  
*General meeting information:
*General meeting information:


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*Format: Skype chat and email
*Format: Skype chat and email


Not open to new team members until May 2010
Not open to new team members until May 2010  


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Revision as of 11:51, 22 April 2010

Live FamilySearch Wiki Community Meetings[edit | edit source]

Several meetings exist to match your needs and skills. If you want to connect with other genealogists willing to help you, work on a project together, or get involved with the genealogical community, come join us in any or all of the meetings that interest you.

New Wiki Users - Meeting[edit | edit source]

PURPOSE: Support[edit | edit source]

  •  If you are new to family history and/or new to using the Wiki, this meeting is for you!  You may receive support in using and contributing to the Wiki and direction in your personal research.
  •  Project leaders with  Wiki projects may find these meetings a good place to meet and recruit team members for your projects.  New users will learn about the Wiki from you and other members of your project team.
  • The Family history research community naturally reaches out to one another in sharing and mentoring each other. As we learn and share what we know, we will experience the support of collaboration and the sweetness of success. Together, we will find our ancestors! 

Experienced Genealogist - Meeting time changed to Thursday[edit | edit source]

  1. For experienced genealogists to receive support in using and contributing to the Wiki.
  2. For experienced genealogists with FamilySearch Wiki projects to recruit team members.
  3. Share great content being produced on the Wiki. This is for beginning to intermediate

Technical Meeting[edit | edit source]

  1. We discuss content, technical issues, workarounds, community, site design, and strategy.
  2. This is the meeting for technical discussions concerning the Wiki.

Project Meetings[edit | edit source]

Wiki Project: Indians of North America[edit | edit source]

Not open to new team members until May 2010