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Re: [African Wikimedians] African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 9, Issue 35
by Ingo Koll 14 Feb '17

14 Feb '17

Chere Florence if it is allowed to point out that Saudi Arabia is not exactly Africa, so what about taking Anna Tibaijuka from Tanzania in the list instead? (so far existing in Deutsch, Français, Hrvatski, Kiswahili, Polski, Português, 中文 - which is less than the lady from Saudi or Yaa Asantewaa) Cheers Ingo Am 12.02.2017 um 19:00 schrieb african-wikimedians-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org: > Manal al-Sharif

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Open call for Project Grant proposals (Feb 13-Mar 14)
by Asaf Bartov 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

FYI. A. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Marti Johnson <mjohnson(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 8:01 PM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Open call for Project Grant proposals (Feb 13-Mar 14) To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hi everyone, The Wikimedia Foundation Project Grants program launches its third open call today, February 13. We will be accepting proposals through March 14 for new ideas to improve Wikimedia projects. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project> Funds are available to support individuals, groups and organizations to implement new experiments and proven ideas, whether focused on building a new tool or gadget, organizing a better process on your wiki, researching an important issue, coordinating an editathon series or providing other support for community-building. Ideas from the current Inspire Campaign on developing outside knowledge networks are very welcome. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire> We will be hosting weekly proposals clinics via Hangouts for real-time discussions about the Project Grants Open Call. Links for Hangouts will be posted by tomorrow here: < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project#Upcoming_events> In addition, we have just launched our new tutorial videos to help guide applicants through key portions of the proposal writing process: < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Tutorial> We are excited to see your grant ideas that will support our community and make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Put your idea into motion, and submit your proposal between February 13 and March 14! < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Apply> Please feel free to get in touch with me (mjohnson(a)wikimedia.org) or Alex Wang (awang(a)wikimedia.org) with questions about getting started with your project! Warm regards, Marti *Marti JohnsonProgram Officer* *Individual Grants* *Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>* +1 415-839-6885 <(415)%20839-6885> Skype: Mjohnson_WMF Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share <http://youtu.be/ci0Pihl2zXY> in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! Support Wikimedia <https://donate.wikimedia.org/> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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Re: [African Wikimedians] African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 9, Issue 35
by Ingo Koll 12 Feb '17

12 Feb '17

NB: Asha–Rose Migiro would not be bad, either! ingo Am 12.02.2017 um 19:00 schrieb african-wikimedians-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org: > Yaa Asantewaa

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Wikimedia UG Nigeria - Time Out with Wikipedia
by Olushola Olaniyan 12 Feb '17

12 Feb '17

Dear All, Trust you are fine . We can now listen to recorded versions of our Live-radio programs on meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria/Wikimedia_Radi…> Best Regards -- Director, WU GN Treasurer, FOSSFA MD,Olbims Consulting Phone: +2348154876844 Email:olaniyanshola15@gmail.com Email:olaniyanshola@yahoo.com Email:treasurer@fossfa.net Facebook:Olaniyan Shola Twitter:oluwanishola73 Wiki User Page: Olaniyan Olushola

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Fwd: [GLAM] Fwd: [Wikidata] Applications open now: WikiCite 2017 • Vienna, May 23-25, 2017
by Samuel Guebo 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

FYI Samuel GUEBO, GLAM-WIKI coordinator in Côte d'Ivoire Sent from my Asus Zenfone 5, excuse the brevity. ---------- Message transféré ---------- De : "Alex Stinson" <astinson(a)wikimedia.org> Date : 9 févr. 2017 23:47 Objet : [GLAM] Fwd: [Wikidata] Applications open now: WikiCite 2017 • Vienna, May 23-25, 2017 À : "Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public]" <glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, "Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination" < cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch>, "Wikimedia & Libraries" < libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Cc : For Wikicite, which is taking a serious look at the structured Citation Data in Wikimedia projects. Cheers, Alex Stinson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dario Taraborelli <dtaraborelli(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 6:44 PM Subject: [Wikidata] Applications open now: WikiCite 2017 • Vienna, May 23-25, 2017 To: wikicite-discuss <wikicite-discuss(a)wikimedia.org>, "Discussion list for the Wikidata project." <wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Dear all, I am happy to announce that applications to attend WikiCite ‘17 officially open today <https://goo.gl/forms/Kb9Wl6Xfw2EmFqEr2>. About the event WikiCite 2017 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2017> is a 3-day conference, summit and hack day to be hosted in Vienna, Austria, on May 23-25, 2017. It expands on efforts started last year at WikiCite 2016 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2016/Report> to design a central bibliographic repository, as well as tools and strategies to improve information quality and verifiability in Wikimedia projects. Our goal is to bring together Wikimedia contributors, data modelers, information and library science experts, software engineers, designers and academic researchers who have experience working with Wikipedia's citations and bibliographic data. WikiCite 2017 will be a venue to: - Day 1. (Conference) – present progress on existing work and initiatives for citations and bibliographic data across Wikimedia projects - Day 2. (Summit) – discuss technical, social, outreach and policy directions - Day 3. (Hack) – get together to build, based on new ideas and applications More information on the event can be found here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2017>: How to apply Participation for this year's event is limited to 100 individuals. In order to be considered for participation, please fill out the following form <https://goo.gl/forms/Kb9Wl6Xfw2EmFqEr2> and provide us with some information about yourself, your interests, and expected contribution. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT THE FINAL REGISTRATION FORM. Your application will be reviewed and the organizing committee will extend an invitation by March 10, 2017. This application form is to determine the best mix of attendees. Not everyone who applies will receive an invitation, but there will be a waitlist. Important dates - February 9, 2017: applications open - February 27, 2017: applications close, waitlist opens - March 10, 2017: all final notifications of acceptance are issued, waitlist processing begins - March 31, 2017: attendee list is finalized Travel support Like last year, limited funding to cover travel costs of prospective participants will be available. Requests for travel support should be submitted via the application form <https://goo.gl/forms/Kb9Wl6Xfw2EmFqEr2>. We will confirm by March 10, if we can provide you with travel support. Contact For any question, you can contact the organizing committee via: wikicite(a)wikimedia.org We look forward to seeing you in Vienna! The WikiCite 2017 organizing committee Dario Taraborelli Jonathan Dugan Lydia Pintscher Daniel Mietchen Cameron Neylon *Dario Taraborelli *Director, Head of Research, Wikimedia Foundation wikimediafoundation.org • nitens.org • @readermeter <http://twitter.com/readermeter> _______________________________________________ Wikidata mailing list Wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata -- Alex Stinson GLAM-Wiki Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: http://glamwiki.org _______________________________________________ GLAM mailing list GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] 2017 Wikimania Scholarships
by Asaf Bartov 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

Reminder: Apply before Feb 20th. A. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Adrian Raddatz <ajraddatz(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 2:57 PM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] 2017 Wikimania Scholarships To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hi all, Just a reminder that scholarship applications for Wikimania 2017 which is being held in Montréal, Canada on August 9–13, 2017 are now being accepted. Applications are open until Monday, 20 February 2017 23:59 UTC. Applicants will be able to apply for a partial or full scholarship. A full scholarship will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel, shared accommodation, and conference registration fees as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation. A partial scholarship will cover conference registration fees and shared accommodation. Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and selection criteria established by the Scholarship Committee and the Wikimedia Foundation, who will determine which applications are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2017 scholarships, please visit: https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships To apply for a scholarship, fill out the multi-language application form on: https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply It is highly recommended that applicants review all the material on the Scholarships page and the associated FAQ ( https://wikimania2017.wikime dia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ ) before submitting an application. If you have any questions, please contact: <wikimania-scholarships at wikimedia.org <wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org>> or leave a message at: https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships Please help us spread the word! Best regards, Adrian Raddatz for the Scholarship Committee https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarship_committee _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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Fwd: [GLAM] Fwd: [Wikidata] Applications open now: WikiCite 2017 • Vienna, May 23-25, 2017
by Samuel Guebo 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Stinson <astinson(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 11:47 PM Subject: [GLAM] Fwd: [Wikidata] Applications open now: WikiCite 2017 • Vienna, May 23-25, 2017 To: "Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public]" <glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination < cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch>, Wikimedia & Libraries < libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org> For Wikicite, which is taking a serious look at the structured Citation Data in Wikimedia projects. Cheers, Alex Stinson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dario Taraborelli <dtaraborelli(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 6:44 PM Subject: [Wikidata] Applications open now: WikiCite 2017 • Vienna, May 23-25, 2017 To: wikicite-discuss <wikicite-discuss(a)wikimedia.org>, "Discussion list for the Wikidata project." <wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Dear all, I am happy to announce that applications to attend WikiCite ‘17 officially open today <https://goo.gl/forms/Kb9Wl6Xfw2EmFqEr2>. About the event WikiCite 2017 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2017> is a 3-day conference, summit and hack day to be hosted in Vienna, Austria, on May 23-25, 2017. It expands on efforts started last year at WikiCite 2016 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2016/Report> to design a central bibliographic repository, as well as tools and strategies to improve information quality and verifiability in Wikimedia projects. Our goal is to bring together Wikimedia contributors, data modelers, information and library science experts, software engineers, designers and academic researchers who have experience working with Wikipedia's citations and bibliographic data. WikiCite 2017 will be a venue to: - Day 1. (Conference) – present progress on existing work and initiatives for citations and bibliographic data across Wikimedia projects - Day 2. (Summit) – discuss technical, social, outreach and policy directions - Day 3. (Hack) – get together to build, based on new ideas and applications More information on the event can be found here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2017>: How to apply Participation for this year's event is limited to 100 individuals. In order to be considered for participation, please fill out the following form <https://goo.gl/forms/Kb9Wl6Xfw2EmFqEr2> and provide us with some information about yourself, your interests, and expected contribution. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT THE FINAL REGISTRATION FORM. Your application will be reviewed and the organizing committee will extend an invitation by March 10, 2017. This application form is to determine the best mix of attendees. Not everyone who applies will receive an invitation, but there will be a waitlist. Important dates - February 9, 2017: applications open - February 27, 2017: applications close, waitlist opens - March 10, 2017: all final notifications of acceptance are issued, waitlist processing begins - March 31, 2017: attendee list is finalized Travel support Like last year, limited funding to cover travel costs of prospective participants will be available. Requests for travel support should be submitted via the application form <https://goo.gl/forms/Kb9Wl6Xfw2EmFqEr2>. We will confirm by March 10, if we can provide you with travel support. Contact For any question, you can contact the organizing committee via: wikicite(a)wikimedia.org We look forward to seeing you in Vienna! The WikiCite 2017 organizing committee Dario Taraborelli Jonathan Dugan Lydia Pintscher Daniel Mietchen Cameron Neylon *Dario Taraborelli *Director, Head of Research, Wikimedia Foundation wikimediafoundation.org • nitens.org • @readermeter <http://twitter.com/readermeter> _______________________________________________ Wikidata mailing list Wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata -- Alex Stinson GLAM-Wiki Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: http://glamwiki.org _______________________________________________ GLAM mailing list GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam -- *_______________________________________________________* *Samuel Guebo* *Creative Director **at E-voir <http://e-voir.net/>* *GLAM-WIKI Coordinator in Côte d'Ivoire* *Social entrepreneur / designer / apps developer* *Chroniqueur **culture **& **technologie* *(225) 77 34 17 21 / 40 27 28 37**Join me on : Facebook <http://facebook.com./samuel.guebo> / Twitter <http://twitter.com/samuelguebo> / Blog <http://e-voir.net/samuel>*

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Fwd: [Wikitech-l] Tech Talk: A Gentle Introduction to Wikidata for Absolute Beginners [including non-techies!]
by Asaf Bartov 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

Some of you may have not yet embraced Wikidata. **All* of you know others who haven't. :)* This is another opportunity to hear my "Gentle Introduction to Wikidata for Absolute Beginners" talk (a version of which I gave at the Wiki Indaba in Accra last month). It will also be recorded and available on YouTube and Commons afterwards. This will take place tomorrow, in about 16 hours. Details below. Cheers, A. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Rachel Farrand <rfarrand(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 4:35 PM Subject: [Wikitech-l] Tech Talk: A Gentle Introduction to Wikidata for Absolute Beginners [including non-techies!] To: Wikimedia developers <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Please join for the following talk: *Tech Talk**:* A Gentle Introduction to Wikidata for Absolute Beginners [including non-techies!] *Presenter:* Asaf Bartov *Date:* February 09, 2017 *Time: *19:00 UTC < https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Tech+Talk%3A+A+Ge… > Link to live YouTube stream <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVrAx3AmUvA> *IRC channel for questions/discussion:* #wikimedia-office *Summary: *This talk will introduce you to the Wikimedia Movement's latest major wiki project: Wikidata. We will cover what Wikidata is, how to contribute, how to embed Wikidata into articles on other wikis, tools like the Wikidata Game, and how to query Wikidata (including SPARQL examples). _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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Wiki Loves Africa : help need to document images in arabic...
by Florence Devouard 08 Feb '17

08 Feb '17

Hello Me again. We have a whole collection of good images from Egypt. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Mohamed_kamal_1984 Problem is that there are hardly any description for those. The titles seem fairly different from images to images, so I guess the titles could include interesting information about those images that would help categorize them. But neither Ji-elle nor I speak any Arabic.... so we are a bit lost there. Any support from an arabic person to better describe (in English or in French) or categorize those images would be welcome. Thanks Florence

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Wiki Loves Africa : please add the best pictures of your local events on Commons
by Florence Devouard 08 Feb '17

08 Feb '17

Hey guys I wanted to remind you that you could tag pictures taken during your WLA events here : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016_Events Please upload your best shots of events and tag them [[Category:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016_Events]] Of if you already uploaded them in your UserGroup category, please add [[Category:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016_Events]] to the best pictures ! Thanks Flo

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