Re: [Wikimedia-US-NYC-Discuss] Wiki-Tour of Consumer Reports HQ (poll of dates)

Hello, My name is Lane Rasberry and I am the Wikipedian in Residence at Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports is a research facility, publisher, and advocacy organization. Most of the organization's scientists and engineers work in any of the 50 laboratories at the Yonkers headquarters. Almost all of the publishing work happens here also. I am writing to invite Wikipedians on a tour of this place. If you are interested please vote in this poll for a date and time. <http://doodle.com/4zkask42ib8iyf3u#table> Consumer Reports is best known as a product testing organization. Staff here review dozens of every kind of household appliance, household product, and consumer good. I cannot plan exactly what this tour will include because different testing happens on different days, but I would expect that we would visit at least three laboratories and the engineers who manage them. Most things in laboratories can be photographed. In addition to the tour the staff here is curious to meet Wikipedians and would like to talk with any of you. I am curious to hear if any of you have ideas on what to do on Wikipedia with the information this place collects. The agenda is to receive a ten minute presentation of what Consumer Reports does, to take the tour, and then to talk about the potential for organizations like this to engage with the Wikipedia community. The tour will last a least an hour and discussion after the tour will be as we like. There is no easy public transportation within about a mile of here. There are Consumer Reports shuttles to and from the 1 line at 242nd and the Hastings station on the Metro North Hudson Line - after choosing a date I will arrange for this if there is demand. Thanks for your attention and reply to this or write me with any questions. yours, -- Lane Rasberry 206.801.0814 lane(a)bluerasberry.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-US-NYC-Discuss mailing list Wikimedia-US-NYC-Discuss(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-us-nyc-discuss