See
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederla…
a web version.
Wiki Loves Art / NL
In the month of June Wikimedia Nederland organized together with local
partners a Dutch version of Wiki Loves Art. Over 45 museums participated,
more then 200 people registered in the Flickr group and over 5400 freely
licenced photos were submitted. Amongst the participating museums were the
Van Gogh museum , Tropenmuseum, Boijmans van Beuningen and The
Gemeentemuseum. Participating museums were all around the country.
Most museums were allowing photographing the whole month, while some museums
organized special events for the photographers. Van Gogh organized two
special slots of two hour to photograph, without public, on June 23 and 28.
Wiki loves art / NL got quite some press coverage, including articles in
national newspapers and reports on national television. The majority of
reactions on the project were very positive. During Wiki Loves Art, several
events were organized in cooperation with the museums.
July and August will be used for categorizing, uploading and judging the
photos. Ten photographers will win prizes, including a cheque of 500 euros
to spend on photographic equipment for the best photo.
For more information visit
www.wikilovesart.nl and the Flickr pool at
http://www.flickr.com/groups/wikilovesart/
General Assemblee
On June 6 a General Assemblee was organized. Main topics included the future
of the chapter, procedures around the board elections and an update on the
budget for 2009. One of the outcomes was that board members will most likely
serve 2 year terms in the future.
Lustrum RUG
On June 13, Wikimedia Nederland participated in the Lustrum of the Groningen
University with a *Wikipedia Lounge* in the University Library. Several
lectures were organized and Wikipedia volunteers explained Wikipedia to
interested people visiting the Night of Art and Science in the library.
Wikiworkshops
Wikimedia Nederland is planning to organize a series of workshops to
introduce people to Wikipedia editing. These workshops will take place in
the beginning op september. The website can be reached via
http://www.wikiworkshops.nl
Coming up
- July 4, Summer Barbecue for Wikimedians in Eindhoven
- July 18, Chapters meeting in Brussels regarding European legislation
- July/August, Judging and processing for Wiki Loves Art
- September, Afterparty and prize ceremony for Wiki Loves Art
- September, Wikimedia Workshops and open evenings
- November, Wikimedia Conference NL