FamilySearch Wiki:Community Meetings

Live FamilySearch Wiki Community Meetings

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

• Information & Agendas: Genealogists Helping Newbies Meeting
• Time: Thursday 7:30 - 8:00 PM (Mountain Time) (9:30 - 10:00 PM Eastern)
• Format: MeetingPlace ID: 8463 Click to Attend  Dial in Number: 801-240-2663
• General meeting information:

1.  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.
2.  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.
3. 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 

• Information & Agendas: Genealogists Helping Genealogists
• Time: Thursday 7:00 - 7:30 PM (Mountain Time) (9:00 - 9:30 PM Eastern)
• Format: MeetingPlace ID: 8463 Click to Attend  Dial in Number: 801-240-2663
• General meeting information:

1.  If you have experience with family history but are new to using the Wiki, this meeting is for you!  You may receive support in using and contributing to the Wiki and direction in learning to use and edit the Wiki.
2.  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.
3. 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! 

Technical Meeting

• Information & Agendas: Wiki Tech Users Meeting
• Time: Tuesday 2:00 - 3:00 PM (Mountain Time) (4:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern)
• Format: MeetingPlace - Adobe Connect
• Archives
• General meeting information:

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

Wiki Project: Indians of North America

• Information & Agendas: Indians of North America Project
• When? — Contact Jimmy Parker for times
• Format: Skype chat and email

Not open to new team members until May 2010