[Wikimedia Chapters Reports] Wikimedia Czech Republic Report July - November 2009

[Petr Novák]

Summary of key points:
- Participated on two exhibitions (in Havlickuv Brod and Olomouc)
- First edition of "Wikimedium" journal
- Free travel shirt was in Prague (national TV coverage included)
- We're on Facebook now.


== External ==

Wikimedia Czech Republic took part in another public exhibition. In
October, we presented Wikipedia and other projects at the Autumn Book
Fair in Havlickuv Brod, which was first association's presentation of
this kind outside Prague. Again in a cooperation with the Microsoft
Czech Republic, who provided the association with its "Microsoft
Surface" presentation equipment, the display was appraised again by many
of the visitors.

In August, Wikimedia Czech Republic published first edition of the
Wikimedium journal. On 14 pages, the magazine contained an interview
with Wikimedia Poland's member and Wikimedian Wojciech Pedzich,
information about Creative Commons-licensing of Wikipedia, gallery of
the best images of the Wikimedia Commons, reports from Wikimedia Czech
Republic activities, news from Czech and foreign projects and an
entertainment page with Michael Jackson trivia found on Wikimedia
projects and a quiz. Wikimedium will be published four times a year as a
full-color PDF document. It is available for download in Czech language
at wikimedium.wikimedia.cz .

In September, the Wikipedia symbol Free Travel-Shirt visited Prague
thanks to German Wikimedian Ukko. Members of the Wikimedia Czech
Republic first took part in the Czech Wikimedians with the shirt, one
day later the visit of the shirt in the Municipal Library of Prague was
organized, where several Wikimedians were received by Mr. Tomas Rehak,
the library's director. The Municipal Library will be the venue of the
first Czech Wikiconference at the beginning of the December.

The nation-wide broadcaster Czech Television's crew covered the visit of
the shirt in the Municipal Library, which was later reported at the
beginning of the 20-minutes teleview 'Milenium' (available in Czech at
www.ct24.cz/vysilani/2009/10/27/209411058031027-11:35-milenium/?streamtype=WM2
).

Wikimedia Czech Republic started promoting its activity at the social
network Facebook, which came out a potentially strong communication
medium. (Currently our page http://www.facebook.com/Wikimedia.CR has 115
fans.)

In November, we also parcicipated on book exhibition LIBRI 2009 in Olomouc.

Preparations are under way for our first conference, which is going to
happen on 5th December in Prague Municipal Library. The main topic of
the conference are sources in Wikipedia.

== Inter-Chapter ==

Due to financial reasons, Wikimedia Czech Republic decided to cancel the
trip of its representative to the Wikimania 2009. Ad hoc inter-chapter
contacts were held by mail.

== Internal ==

The Board evaluated the first half of the year from the view of the
adopted Activities Plan for 2009. One third of the tasks had been
fulfilled at that moment and major steps were undertaken to fulfill
another one third of the tasks at a proper time.