<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="ET">Wikimedia Estonia
report July-December 2010</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="ET"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="ET">==Meetings==</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="ET">*July 25. Founding
meeting in Tallinn with 10 Wikipedians. Our <a href="http://et.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bylaws">bylaws</a> were signed and first three board
members elected.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="ET">*August 20-22<span style=""> </span>. Summer meeting in Kuigatsi library (South Estonia) with 6
Wikipedians. (<a href="http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipeedia:Suvep%C3%A4evad_2010">page in Estonian and some photos</a>)<br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="ET">*September 24. Board
meeting in Tartu.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="ET">*December 18<span style=""> </span>. General meeting in Tallinn with over 20
people including members and guests. One new board member was
elected, membership fee and board member compensation were fixed. (<a href="http://et.wikimedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cldkoosolek_2010">page in Estonian and photos</a>)<br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="ET"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="ET">==Other
milestones==</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="ET">*August 31. Wikimedia
Foundation </span><a href="http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Approval_of_Wikimedia_Estonia">recognized</a> Wikimedia Estonia as an official Wikimedia chapter.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*October 6. Wikimedia Estonia
was added to the register of non-profit organizations in Estonia as
"Mittetulundusühing Wikimedia Eesti".</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">==Projects==</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*June 3 – October 3. HELP (Head Eesti Looduse Pildid – 'Good
pictures of Estonian nature') was a contest calling users to upload their own good
quality photos taken of Estonian nature – landscapes, plants, animals, objects
etc. 26 contestants uploaded a total of 507 photos during the contest. Best
photographers were awarded with subscription to journal "Eesti
Loodus" ('Estonian Nature') and gift coupons by Photopoint company. Also
an article appeared in "Eesti Loodus" about that contest.(<a href="http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipeedia:HELP">contest page in Estonian</a> and <a href="http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipeedia:HELP/Pildid">gallery of photos</a>)<br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*"Wikipedia in schools" is a project which started
in September and is planned to continue through the school year. Project
consists of visits to various schools in Estonia
(about 35 of them in different parts of Estonia) during which a Wikipedian
is conducting a survey among students and teachers about their knowledge of
Wikipedia and also giving lectures about how to use Wikipedia and how to
contribute to it. From September to December, 14 schools were visited. (<a href="http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipeedia:Vikipeedia_koolides">project page in Estonian</a>)<br></p>
<br>-- <br>Teele Vaalma<br>MTÜ Wikimedia Eesti<br><a href="mailto:teele.vaalma@gmail.com" target="_blank">teele.vaalma@gmail.com</a><br>58145381<br><br>