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Hi all,
the new bulletin from Wikimedia Italia (#51) is available. This time
we write about our scolarships for Wikimania 2013, the money we got
from Italian taxpayers who chose to support us, echoes of Wiki Loves
Monuments 2012, WikiWomen and our next appointments.
As usual a link has been added to meta, ay
Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Italia ; more-or-less raw text of
the bulletin follows below.
ciao, .mau.
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== Wikimania 2013 scholarships ==
As previously announced, Wikimedia Italia is assigning
[http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/Programma_borse_di_partecipazione_per_Wikiman…
8 scholarships] for Wikimania, of the value of €1,250 each, to
encourage participation of Italian Wikipedians and Wikimedian to the
event. The evaluation committee has reviewed many requests, almost all
worthy of attention, and eventually declared the winners who will go
to Hong Kong to [http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_page
Wikimania 2013]. Here is the list, in alphabetical order of Wikipedian
nickname:
*[[:it:Utente:Adert|Adert]]
*[[:it:Utente:Archeologo|Archeologo]]
*[[:it:Utente:Atropine|Atropine]]
*[[:it:Utente:Fabexplosive|Fabexplosive]]
*[[:it:Utente:Ignlig|Ignlig]]
*[[:it:Utente:Jaqen|Jaqen]]
*[[:it:Utente:Laurentius|Laurentius]]
*[[:it:Utente:Mitchan14|Mitchan14]]
Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all for your interest.
A special thank you to those who dealt with the (difficult) operations
for selecting the applications: [[:it:User:Franciaio|Franciaio]],
[[:it:User:Ilario|Ilario]], [[:it:User:Nemo_bis|Nemo]],
[[:it:User:Triquetra|Triquetra]] and [[:it:User:Cotton|Cotton]].
== 5 per mille: yesterday, today and tomorrow ==
The Revenue Office has issued
[http://www.agenziaentrate.gov.it/wps/content/Nsilib/Nsi/Documentazione/Arch…
the data] related to the preferences expressed by taxpayers in 2011
for the target of 5 per thousand of their taxes. The number of those
who choose Wikimedia Italia as a recipient increased by 83% (!) over
the previous year. We are grateful for the confidence you gave us and,
on this occasion, we remind you that also this year you can choose to
allocate [http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/Cinque_per_mille your 5 per
thousand to Wikimedia Italia]. You have just to enter on the form of
the tax return (or communicate to your accountant) the tax code of the
association: 94039910156.
== Wiki Loves Monuments 2013 ==
Wiki Loves Monuments Italia 2012 continues to be a success,
encouraging us to work with even more enthusiasm to the new edition.
>From May 5 to 12, in San Salvo Marina in the province of Chieti,
[http://www.altovastese.it/news/domenica-5-maggio-a-san-salvo-presentazione-…
a show] has been compiled with the winners photos of Italy Wiki Loves
Monuments 2012. In addition,
[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saline_di_Trapani_-_ora_rossa.jpg
a click of Saline of Trapani] was published last week on the site of
[http://www.repubblica.it/ambiente/2013/05/06/foto/sos_natura_quante_oasi_ww…
Repubblica.it].
In short, we are full of energy for the new year, also galvanized by
the patronage that [http://www.wikilovesmonuments.it/istituzioni/ ten
Italian regions] already granted us. And you?! Are you ready to help
us? You can [http://www.wikilovesmonuments.it/monumenti/segnala/
notify us of] the monuments and collect permissions
([https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U1XaBiKFYCWirKFlWgvyi0Yx4G3xVUHNF_hIpbu…
here a facsimile of the form]).
== Wikiwomen ==
On Saturday, May 4, [http://www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it/home.php
Salaborsa library] in Bologna was the scene of an ''edit-a-thon'' of
biographies of female figures in history.
[[:it:User:Atropine|Ginevra]] coordinated the work of 13 participants
(10 women and 3 men), supported by
[[:it:User:Virginia_Gentilini|Virginia Gentilini]] and
[[:it:User:Elitre|Elitre]]. After an exposition of the principles of
Wikipedia and women that should have written, Wikipedians-to-be were
divided into groups and put to work. Five new entries have been
created and two extended. To know all the details and stay informed on
events organized by Wikimedia Italy to reduce the gender gap, please
refer to the [http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/WikiDonne related page].
Sincere thanks to our volunteers who have teamed up in recent months,
helping to grow the
[http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progetto:GLAM/Biblioteche Libraries'
Project]. We noticed that the activities promoted in series increase
the participation of the public and arouse greater interest among
librarians in Italy.
== Next appointments ==
* May 17, Milano: [http://www.joomlalombardia.org Joomla! Lombardia],
together with [http://www.europarl.it/view/it/benvenuti_ufficio/milano.html
Office of the European Parliament in Milan], organizes the conference
[http://www.joomlalombardia.org/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=archive…
"Software ethics. Free software, a resource supportive, ethical and
economic for the company, the community and the family."] To tell the
story of Wikimedia and Wikipedia, realities that do not accept
advertising but rely on the support of volunteers, members
[:it:User:Ilario Ilario] and [[:it:User:Mizardellorsa|Mizardellorsa]].
The event runs from 9:30 to 13:00, at the conference room of the
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - Palazzo delle Stelline (C.so Magenta, 59 -
20123), and you can sign up for free
[http://www.joomlalombardia.org/calendario-attivita.html?task=view_event&eve…
here].
* May 21 and 28, Borgo San Lorenzo (Firenze):
[[:it:User:Giaccai|Susanna Giaccai]] will hold an introductory course
to Wikipedia for librarians, in the computer room of Unione Montana of
Municipalities of the Mugello, with Internet connection on all
workstations, from 9 am to 13.
* May 30, Crema: [[:it:Utente:Virginia_Gentilini|Virginia Gentilini]]
will speak at the conference
[http://opac.provincia.cremona.it/library/home-RBC/viaggio-nel-mondo-del-lib…''
Librarians tell themselves: challenges, opportunities and alliances'']
organized by the Cremona Libraries' Network, talking of the
relationship between Wikipedia and the world of libraries. The meeting
([http://opac.provincia.cremona.it/sites/brescia/assets/UFF.-BIBLIOTECHE-CREM…
here] the full program) will begin at 9:30 am and will take place at
the S. Pietro da Cemmo Hall of the S. Agostino Augustine (Museo Civico
- piazza Winifred Terni de Gregory). You can
[http://opac.provincia.cremona.it/library/home-RBC/form-iscrizione-convegno/
register online].
Hi folks,
It’s my great pleasure to announce that today, Jared Zimmerman will
start as Wikimedia Foundation’s Director of User Experience. As UX
Director, Jared will lead the design team and have a hands-on role on
the team, contributing his own design work. It’s still a small team
(Brandon, Vibha, May, and Pau), but we expect to hire an additional
3-4 designers in the coming 12-18 months.
Prior to Wikimedia, Jared was Principal Interaction Designer at
Autodesk, where he worked with engineers, visual artists, and user
experience researchers to create new software solutions for
architecture and design professionals with an emphasis on AutoCAD for
Mac and soon to be released online design collaboration tools. Jared
has led cross-disciplinary design teams in his roles at Autodesk,
Ammunition Group, and iconmobile, including creative direction.
At Autodesk, he was part of the transition to agile development and
helped his design teams apply those principles to their work. During
his time there he worked with design management to establish designers
as product owners in the scrum process, to further integrate them into
the development process from start to finish, as well as teaching his
team best practices for use of agile design tools.
Jared has degrees in Graphic Design (BGD) and Fine Art Photography
(BFA) from the Rhode Island School of Design. His photography has been
in featured in publications such as Travel + Leisure Magazine,
ZonaRetiro, and Huffington Post.
In addition to starting in his new job, Jared is also planning his
wedding in July to his fiancée Shannon. [1] In his spare time Jared is
wrapping up a remodel to their home, working on his first iPhone app,
experimental cooking, photographing the bay area & abroad [2], and
answering questions on Quora. [3]
I look forward to Jared’s leadership in helping elevate a delightful,
consistent and efficient User Experience to becoming a key measure of
success for our work.
Please join me in welcoming Jared! :-)
Erik
[1] http://shannonbadiee.com/
[2] http://www.flickr.com/photos/spoinknet/
[3] https://www.quora.com/Jared-Zimmerman/answers
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Erik Möller
VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation
Hi all,
the new bulletin from Wikimedia Italia (#51) is available. You may
find a report on the Wikimedia Conference held in Milano, read about
some initiatives in libraries and nursing university, know about an
interview to our "capa" and a couple of talks of our members.
As usual a link has been added to meta, ay
Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Italia ; more-or-less raw text of
the bulletin follows below.
ciao, .mau.
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== Wikimedia Conference 2013 in Milano ==
>From April 18 to 21 Milan hosted the
[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2013 Wikimedia
Conference 2013], the annual international meeting for discussing the
state of the Wikimedia movement.
Some numbers: about 150 delegates from all over the world attended the
meeting from forty chapters and groups, a dozen of volunteers of
Wikimedia Italia for support, two facilitators moderated the sessions,
200 notebooks were used, as many pens were consumed too, 12 eggs (!)
were needed...
If you want to know more, please consult the web page where you may
also find the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2013/Schedule
complete program] of the conference, with reports and slides of
meetings, and to
[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_Conference_2013
Wikimedia Commons] where you can see over 500 photos of the event. <br
/>
A report of the event dedicated to Wikipedia and education is
available on the
[http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/04/26/education-program-leaders-gather-to-sh…
Wikimedia Foundation blog].
== Libraries and Wikipedia ==
Wikipedia approaches libraries and vice versa. The series of Wikimedia
initiatives for connecting the two worlds continues.
; Sala Borsa library, Bologna
: Saturday, April 20, [[:it:User:P tasso|Piero Grandesso]] held a
workshop for those who want to know something more about Wikipedia,
steal some secret on how getting the best from it and maybe become an
active contributor. The public, very heterogeneous, was particularly
interested in the presentation; among the attendees there also were
some librarian0.
: Saturday, May 4 [[:it:User:Atropine|Ginevra Sanvitale]], expert
Wikipedian, will conduct the first collective
[http://www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it/eventi/23821 ''edit-a-thon''] in
the library: a marathon of writing entries, dedicated in particular to
the female figures in the fields of history, science and literature.
The meeting, designed for users who already know how to move within
Wikipedia, will be held from 15 to 18 in the Internet area; it is
free, but booking is required.
, Public Library of Cles (Trento)
: Thursday, May 9, [:it:Utente:Giaccai|Susanna Giaccai] will hold a
course on [http://www.aib.it/attivita/2013/34229-seminario-20130509/
being introduced to Wikipedia] aimed at librarians, teachers and
educators, to provide basic knowledge on the functioning of Wikipedia.
The meeting will take place from 14 to 17, at the Hall
Borghesi-Bertolla of the library. Registration is required:
reservations will be accepted up to the 100 available seats.
== Wikipedia goes.... to the university ==
Wednesday, April 24, was the last date in the session
[http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Raduni/Fondazione_IRCCS_Istituto_Naz…
meetings on Wikipedia] addressed to the students of the last year of
the Nursing Bachelorate of the
[http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondazione_IRCCS_Istituto_Nazionale_dei_Tumori
Fondazione IRCCS - National Cancer Institute of Milan].
The creator of the initiative was [[:it:User:Franciaio|Franciaio]],
supported by [[:it:User:Ilario|Ilario]] and
[[:it:User:Mizardellorsa|Mizardellorsa]] in the role of teachers.
The experience just ended will be continued next year too: the
"Wikipedian day" will become a real elective course for nursing
students at the University of Milan, with the assignment of university
credits. In addition, some students have already been proposed to put
Wikipedia in the center of the dissertations for obtaining their
degrees. Moreover, other hospitals helding degree courses are
interested to promote a similar initiative for their students. We will
keep you updated!
== Wikimedia Italia on Corriere.it ==
[[:it:user:Frieda|Frieda Brioschi]] says, [http://ur1.ca/dm12z in an
interview with Corriere della Sera], the association's activities,
starting from some considerations on the participative web and the
possibilities for young people to make Wikipedia an opportunity for
personal growth, learning to create the web without it dragging them.
== Open Science ==
[[:it:User:Aubrey|Andrea Zanni]] (''member of Wikimedia Italy
board''), participated on Monday, April 22 to
[http://www.worldwiderome.it/ World Wide Rome - Open Science - I am
the mind], an event dedicated to Nobel Prize winner Rita Levi
Montalcini on the anniversary day of her birth. ''In scienza e
coscienza. In memoria di Aaron Swartz'' (In science and conscience. In
memory of Aaron Swartz) is the title of his talk, dedicated to the
young "martyr" of open access.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=byf1b6VuApc#!
Clicking here], you can see the full video;
[http://www.chefuturo.it/2013/04/andrea-zanni-rita-e-aaron-noi-siamo-la-ment…
here] instead you can read a reflection of Zanni, published on "WChe
Futuro!" web magazine.<br />
The event was also attended by Maurizio Napolitano, another member of
Wikimedia Italia, with a speech titled ''La conoscenza nella società''
(Knowledge in the society).
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb1rWE2nhRI clicking here], you can
see the full video.
== News from WikiWorld ==
* Can't wait to get home to upload to Commons your latest photos? Now
you can do it instantly with a comfortable
[http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/04/29/announcing-the-official-commons-app-fo…
app for Android and iOs].
* From April 25 the Alpha version of
[http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor Visual Editor] is
active on the Wikipedia in Italian. Visual Editor allows you to edit
Wikipedia without having to learn Wikisyntax, like in a word
processor.
