New Years Reception
The new years reception at January 23 was organized together with the
Tropenmuseum and Creative Commons NL. The reception, held in the
Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, was preceded by a guided tour through the
exhibition "Kunst van overleven" (Art of survival) about the Maroon culture
and history in Suriname. The reception was well visited with 40-50 visitors:
not only Wikimedians, but also people from cultural institutions and other
enthousiasts.
CoSyne
The University of Amsterdam organized a cooperation between 7 organizations
that will develop software under a free license which will make it easier to
maintain a multilingual wiki. The idea is that a change in one language will
lead to changes in the same page in the other languages. The project under
the name CoSyne with participants such as the Dutch institute "Beeld en
Geluid" (Sound and Vision), Deutsche Welle and Wikimedia Nederland is
exploring the usefulness. The European Commission has approved the funding
request.
National Archive / Spaarnestad
The "Nationaal Archief" (National Archive) is the larges public archive in
the Netherlands and has a large collection around several themes. The
National Archive has sought contact with Wikimedia Nederland and we will
probably be able to announce a project where the National Archive and
Spaarnestad Photo release a part of a photo collection under a free license
for use on Wikimedia Commons. More to follow!
Library Association
Wikimedia Nederland is cooperating with the Vereniging Openbare Bibliotheken
(Association of Public Libraries) on a joint project around media literacy
and cultural heritage. The expectation is that a pilot can be launched in
2010 in the province of Zeeland.
Board Interest Meeting
In February, Wikimedia Nederland will organize a special meeting for people
who are interested in candidating for the board during the elections in
March. This meeting will give an opportunity to get to know the other
candidates, to ask questions to the current board about how the board works.
Coming Up:
- February 20: Board Interest Meeting
- Until March 7: Exposition of Wiki Loves Art/NL photos in the Maritime
Museum
- March 13: Annual General Assemblee, election of new board
