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Wikimedia Australia chapter report

Edition 2, November 2008

By Brianna Laugher, interim Secretary (blaugher at wikimedia dot org dot au)

* 1 Introduction * 2 News in brief * 3 Meetups o 3.1 Past o 3.2 Upcoming * 4 Other events o 4.1 Past o 4.2 Upcoming * 5 Committee meeting minutes * 6 On the lists

==Introduction== Another busy month for WMAU. Last month we promised a website, membership and an AGM. We managed to get two our of three and a few other odds and sods besides. Hot topics of discussion have been working with educators and museums.

==News in brief== * An education mailing list was launched. ** http://lists.wikimedia.org.au/mailman/listinfo/education_lists.wikimedia.org.au * Our official website was launched. Editing is limited to account holders (which is limited to members). ** http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Wikimedia_Australia ** http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Accounts * We are now open for members! As of 2008-21-15 we have 31 paid members and 10 would-be members awaiting approval or receipt of payment. ** http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Membership * Wikimedia Australia received two donations (almost certainly as a result of the WMF fundraiser). As a result we started a page explaining how to donate and thanking donors. ** http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Donate ** http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Thank_you * Wikimedia Australia is developing a joint publication with Creative Commons Australia, to be launched at the Free as in Freedom LCA miniconf. ** Announcement & discussion: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001915.html ** http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Participatory_Culture_Primer * The AGM is planned for Sunday 10th January 2009 but it has not been formally announced yet.

==Meetups== ===Past=== * Melbourne, 5 November "Wiki Wednesday" coinciding with LUV talk [no report, see below] * Sydney, 12 November "Wiki Wednesday", ** report by Liam: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001850.html * Perth, 29 November [no report]

===Upcoming=== * Sydney, 18 December: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney#December_18th_2008 * Everywhere :) 10 January: AGM (planned)

==Other events== ===Past=== * Melbourne, 5 November, LUV meeting: "Hacking MediaWiki (For Users)" talk, by Brianna. ** Video: http://brianna.modernthings.org/article/173/hacking-mediawiki-for-users-video * Melbourne, 24 November, Victoria IT Teachers Association (VITTA) conference: "Wikipedia in schools: An unexplored potential" workshop by Brianna. ** Report: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001960.html * Sydney, 28 November, English Teachers Association conference: Liam gave a workshop about using Wikipedia in the classroom. ** Report: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001977.html ** Slides: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_teachers_primer_to_wikipedia.pdf

===Upcoming=== * Hobart, 20 January 2009: "Free as in Freedom" miniconf as part of linux.conf.au, organised by Brianna. http://linux.conf.au/schedule/121/view_miniconf One of the speakers is Liam. Also, Angela is a keynote at the main conference.

==Committee meeting minutes== * 2008-11-02 http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001780.html * 2008-11-09 http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001830.html * 2008-11-16 http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001912.html * 2008-11-23 http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-December/002100.html

==On the lists== Full archive: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/thread.html

* Adopting a language project ** http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001776.html * Wikipedia Loves Art! Photo contest at the Powerhouse Museum ** http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001815.html * Working on a WMAU brochure ** http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001828.html * Corporate sponsorship/membership ** http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001830.html * Legal restrictions on taking photographs in Australian Commonwealth reserve areas ** http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001840.html * WMAU activities and direction ** http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001932.html