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Hi everyone - this is the announcement for WIki Loves Monuments. The
US will be participating (in some capacity) for the 2012 event, and
we're of course looking for participants around the world. And since
this is gender gap - perhaps you know some cool women's groups, or
yourself - who would like to step up and help lead a group or your
country/state/chapter into the WLM event.<br>
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See below! It's an awesome experience - I participated (Despite
living in the US) in the Belgian WLM, and it was really awesome. <br>
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-Sarah<br>
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<td>[Wiki Loves Monuments] Fwd: [cultural-partners] Wiki Loves
Monuments... 2012!</td>
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<td>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:56:12 +0100</td>
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<td>Maarten Dammers <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:maarten@mdammers.nl"><maarten@mdammers.nl></a></td>
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<td>Wiki Loves Monuments Photograph Competition
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<td>Wiki Loves Monuments Photograph Competition
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FYI, we send out the following email to several lists. Please spread
the word :-)<br>
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<div class="" id="magicdomid2"><span class="">Hello everyone,</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid3"><br>
</div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid4"><span class="">As you may have heard,
a little while ago some organizers of Wiki Loves Monuments 2011
came together in a rainy and cold Amsterdam to evaluate the 2011
edition, and kick off documentation for 2012. We would like to
share some of the results of our meeting with you.</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid5"><br>
</div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid6"><span class="">The first and most
important information is:</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid7"><span class="">* There is going to be
a Wiki Loves Monuments in 2012 -- and if there is interest, we
are going global! </span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid8"><br>
</div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid9"><span class="">We would like to get a
feeling of in how many countries there would be people
potentially interested in organizing a Wiki Loves Monuments
nationally; but firstly, let us start with the basics.</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid10"><br>
</div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid11"><span class="">Wiki Loves Monuments
is a photo contest organized in 2010 and 2011 in, respectively,
the Netherlands and in Europe. The contest asks the general
audience to upload pictures of monumental/historical sites and
buildings during September. It has a federal structure and is
organised seperately in every participating country by the local
people who know how things work in their area; best photos from
all countries are nominated for an international contest.</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid12"><br>
</div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid13"><span class="">In 2011 this contest
was very successful, with more than 165.000 photos of monuments
in 18 participating countries submitted in total. This was
possible thanks to the hard work of hundreds of volunteers in
those countries who helped organise Wiki Loves Monuments in one
way or another. The winning pictures have been published on <</span><span
class=" url"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu">http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu</a></span><span
class="">> and on Wikimedia Commons: <</span><span class="
url"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011_winners">http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011_winners</a></span><span
class="">>.</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid14"><br>
</div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid15"><span class="">Besides the wonderful
direct impact on the overall quality and coverage of heritage
and culture topics, Wiki Loves Monuments is a fantastic
opportunity to reach some of our important goals: we had a
participation of over 4.000 new users who created the first ever
community-driven contribution peak on Wikimedia Commons (<</span><span
class="u url"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://stats.wikimedia.org/reportcard/#new_editors_per_month"><u>http://stats.wikimedia.org/reportcard/#new_editors_per_month</u></a></span><span
class="">>); we have also helped in establishing cooperation
between Wikimedia groups & chapters and some of their local
cultural institutions and organisations in several countries.</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid16"><br>
</div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid17"><span class="">Would you be
interested in organizing a Wiki Loves Monuments in 2012 in your
country? Would you like to know more? Find all the details at
<</span><span class=" url"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012">http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012</a></span><span
class="">>. We have put together some information there for
you -- and much more will follow soon.</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid18"><br>
</div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid19"><span class="">We would also like
you to join our public mailing list where everyone is welcome to
ask any questions about the details on how to organise a Wiki
Loves Monuments in your country. This is a place where many
organizers of 2011 are already on and we will use that as our
main channel for communications and information dispersion in
2012. Be bold and sign up for the list at <</span><span
class=" url"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments">https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments</a></span><span
class="">>.</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid20"><br>
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<div class="" id="magicdomid21"><span class="">So, please speak up
if you're interested! </span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid22"><br>
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<div class="" id="magicdomid23"><span class="">Best regards,</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid24"><span class="">Lodewijk, Maarten
& Tomasz (on behalf of so many others)</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid25"><br>
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