Hello guys

I wanted to give you a head-up with regards to next steps in the Wiki Loves Africa contest.

We have convinced 7 people to help us :) Only one lady :( You probably know 4 of them, as wikimedians. The 3 others being non wikimedians. I copy paste a bit of presentation about them at the bottom of this email.

What is planned is that in the next 3-4 weeks, our wikimedians jury-members will look at the images uploaded and make a preselection of their favorites. The preselection will then be looked upon by the 7 members of the jury.

Link to the pictures: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Wiki_Loves_Africa_20...

I hope you can help identifying the best images as well. I am sure your help would be welcome if you are interested.

Flo

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Mike Peel Mike is a postdoctoral Researcher at Jodrell Bank as well as an astronomer and a wikipedian. He co-funded Wikimedia UK. Contact: www.mikepeel.net

Habib M'henni Long time Wikipedian and Wikimedian, amateur photographer, and contributor to Wikimedia Commons. Habib is very actively involved in Wikimedia Tunisia User Group. Contact: http://about.me/habibmhenni

Pierre Beaudoin Pierre Yves Beaudouin has been a wikipedian for over 5 years and is the former president of Wikimedia France. Based in Paris, his work is mainly about sports photography and the funerary art of the Pere Lachaise Cemetary. Contact: pierre.beaudouin@wikimedia.fr

Pierre-Selim Huard Long time Wikipedian and Wikimedian, an engineer in green aviation development but also a dedicated amateur photographer. Pierre-Selim contributes high quality pictures to Wikimedia Commons in topics such as sports, museum items and cultural heritage monuments. He was also a jury member on the Wiki Loves Monument contest. Contact: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:PierreSelim

Paul Sika Paul Sika is an autodidact artist and a trained software engineer born in Ivory Coast. Exposed to animation and video games while a child, Paul Sika discovers in high school a passion for computer programming through scientific calculators. The most beautiful projects will be the adaptations on calculator of flagship games of the time such as Pokémon and Zelda. After a Bachelor degree in Software Engineering at the University of Westminster, London, UK as well as the study of techniques of Cinema, he develops a photographic technique called Photomaking, a fusion of photography and filmmaking, described in 2007 as “a new form of art” by Olympus User Magazine UK. Paul Sika work is available at www.PaulSika.com

Carianne Wilkinson Carianne Wilkinson is the Vice-President of Silwood School of Cookery in Cape Town, South Africa. Founded by Lesley Faull in 1964, Silwood is South Africa’s oldest cookery school. It has, over the past 50 years, earned itself a world-class reputation and graduates can be found in top kitchens around the world. Carianne is an accredited South African Chefs Association judge, and has also been a San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants judge. Find more at http://www.silwood.co.za/

Africa Melane Africa Melane’s wide-ranging interests and relentless curiosity comes to the fore on his Weekend Breakast on 702 and CapeTalk (independent South African Radio Broadcasters), a show that ranges from international headlines to must-visit events around the corner. An accountant by training, Africa has spent a decade in broadcasting, both on and off-air. Africa is a self-confessed thespian, foodie enthusiast and a Fleur Du Cap judge. On twitter: @AfricaMelane.