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> Hi all,
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> The proposal for Wiki Loves Monuments Europe is around for a while
> now, and we're getting somewhere! On [1] you can find that there are
> currently 10 (!) countries interested in participating. This report is
> to help you get an idea of what is going on, where we are and where we
> are going. Any additional information about your countries situation
> would be extremely helpful.
>
>
> The following countries have indicated that they want to participate
> in this project:
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> Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Netherlands - Poland - Portugal
> - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland
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>
> Additionally, there are a few countries interested and people are
> working on letting them participate, including:
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> Andorra - Austria - Belgium - Denmark - Liechtenstein - Luxembourg -
> Ukraine - United Kingdom
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> Currently most chapters are working on laying contacts and getting a
> structure off the ground. I have already participated a brainstorm
> session in Cologne, and will give a lecture/workshop on WLM in
> Wroclaw, Poland and Maarten will give a workshop in Berlin, both later
> this month. Do you need some help in getting your thoughts together?
> Would you like us to participate in a brainstorm session/workshop?
> Please let us know very soon, and we can probably organize something.
>
>
> In May we intend to organize a meeting in Berlin for representatives
> from all organizations participating in this European contest. We are
> still looking for funding to be able to fly in people that cannot
> afford it themselves (please poke me if your chapter can help with
> that), and Wikimedia Deutschland has generously offered to host us in
> Berlin.
> They will organize there a developers meeting, and that would be an
> excellent synergy for us since we could perhaps persuade some people
> there to write tools useful for WLM! I would like some input from you
> on this meeting, but more information about that in a seperate email.
>
>
> Short summaries as I am aware (happy to be corrected and see
> additional information) about the participating countries:
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>
> * Estonia - Decided recently to participate. Need some thinking about
> the Freedom of Panorama, but 5 volunteers are enthusiast. Status of
> lists and contacts unknown.
> * Finland - Have the data available for the 2000-3000 monuments, no
> lists yet?
> * France - started off as one of the first countries with some 43000
> monuments. There is a structure for the lists, all lists are not there
> yet. Chapter is supportive (?)
> * Germany - Problematic with their 700.000 monuments and no central
> authority registering them. Volunteers are working to get the data bit
> by bit, and might take quite some effort. Project set up, seems to be
> moving. Chapter is organizing workshops to get volunteers involved.
> * Netherlands - structure and lists is already there from last year.
> Many monuments have already photos, work for NL starts later this
> year.
> * Poland - Chapter is enthusiast, need to get more volunteers. Some
> 60000 monuments, and there is some list structure. Unclear how much
> work to be done.
> * Portugal - the 4000-5000 monuments are already structured in lists
> on the wiki.
> * Spain - volunteers from both Wikimedia España and Associació Amical
> Viquipèdia are involved in organizing the list structures in several
> language Wikipedia's about Spain and Andorra. (13000 monuments)
> * Sweden - situation unclear.
> * Switzerland - 8300 monuments, available in structured lists.
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>
> I realize this probably contains errors, so please correct me!
>
>
> Unfortunately Italy will not participate because of issues with
> Italian copyright law regarding cultural heritage :(
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>
> Looking forward to keep working on this and your replies (short
> reports on how things are going in your country and what problems you
> face would be welcome!)
>
>
> Lodewijk and Maarten
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> [1]:
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011/progress
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