Hi Jane,
you scared me! Could you please point out specifically where a 0 would be
missing, because I don't see it.
Am 6. September 2011 08:09 schrieb Jane Darnell <jane023(a)gmail.com>om>:
Lodewijk,
It pleases me to say that you are missing a zero
in that number in the
lead paragraph!
(congratulations again to everybody for this spectacular result in the
first week!!!)
Jane
2011/9/6 Lodewijk Gelauff <lodewijk(a)wmnederland.nl>
> Hi all,
>
> Please find below the European press release as we're sending it our. A
> huge thanks to Moka Pantages at the Wikimedia Foundation for helping on
> drafting this - hopefully it will help WLM getting picked up by news outlets
> :)
> Please distribute as you feel fit in your relevant countries.
>
> Best,
>
> Lodewijk
> *
> *
> *== PRESS RELEASE ==*
> *
> *
> *Wikimedians team up to make European Cultural Heritage Accessible to
> the World *
> *Volunteers from 16 European Countries Have Uploaded 15,000 Images
> and Counting*
>
> Amsterdam, September 6, 2011--- Wikimedians from 16 European countries
> announced the first-ever Pan-European Wiki Loves Monuments contest, a
> photography contest, running throughout the month of September, focused on
> capturing and sharing images of important monuments and buildings in Europe.
> Since its September 1st launch, more than 1000 images have been uploaded
> from a few of the most active countries: France, Germany, the Netherlands,
> Poland and Spain.
>
> Europe has hundreds of thousands of historically and culturally
> significant monuments and buildings, most of which still have no
> freely-available images on the Internet. These important structures are
> often damaged or destroyed overtime, endangering the opportunity for people
> all over the world to access and learn about them. Although some prominent
> cultural artifacts are protected and documented by various international
> organizations and agencies, a majority of them are not. Wikipedia is one of
> the only freely-accessible shared places on the Internet offering a digital
> home to these artifacts, however, most of the culturally significant
> buildings and monuments in Europe are missing. This contest aims to make
> sure that they are represented in the form of images so that everyone,
> European or not, has access to Europe's cultural heritage.
>
> “Wikimeda’s ultimate goal is to make all information freely available
> to everyone in the world, and images of Europe’s important cultural
> structures are needed to complete this mission. All over Europe, important
> monuments are tucked away from the rest of the world--they haven't been
> documented or shared on a website like Wikipedia," said Lodewijk Gelauff,
> one of the lead organizers of the European contest. "There are hundreds of
> thousands of monuments that people walk past every day and they have no idea
> these structures are culturally significant and should be shared."
>
> The contest is inspired by the successful 2010 pilot contest conducted
> in the Netherlands, which resulted in 12,500 freely-licensed images of
> monuments and buildings now freely-available to be used on Wikipedia and by
> anybody in the world. Wiki Loves Monuments runs throughout the entire month
> of September and is organized in independent national contests. Winning
> images from regional contests will then be submitted to the pan-European
> Jury. Participating partner countries include: Andorra, Austria, Belgium,
> Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
> Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
>
> The contest is supported by international organizations including the
> Council of Europe, the European Commission, Europeana and Europa Nostra. The
> month of September was selected as it coincides with European Heritage Days
> organized throughout Europe. Prizes, including a full scholarship to
> Wikimania in Washington, DC, will be awarded to winners medio December. More
> information about the contest and how to enter can be found at:
>
www.wikilovesmonuments.eu
>
> “Europe's cultural artifacts have universal significance. And it’s not
> just about the documentation of these artifacts, it's about making sure
> they’re accessible to people no matter who you are or where you live in the
> world,” says Gelauff.
>
> Press Contacts:
> Lodewijk Gelauff, European co-ordinator Wiki Loves Monuments, +31 (0)6
> 49 74 82 81 (Netherlands) - lodewijk(a)wmnederland.nl
> Press contacts and press releases per country:
>
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011/Press
>
> About Wikimedia
> Wikimedia is the movement behind Wikipedia, supporting the same goals
> on realizing a world where all knowledge is freely available for every human
> being. This is possible through the US-based Wikimedia Foundation and a
> network of national associations which co-operate closely with the
> volunteers on the Wikimedia projects, such as Wikipedia.
>
> About Wikipedia
> Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation
> receive more than 390 million unique visitors per month, making them the 5th
> most popular web property world-wide (July 2011). Available in more than 270
> languages, Wikipedia contains more than 18 million articles contributed by
> hundreds of thousands of people all over the world.
>
>
> === Q & A ===
> *How are Wikimedia and the European Partners working together on this?
> *
> Wiki Loves Monuments is lucky to be supported by a wide contingent of
> European organizations - including the Council of Europe, the European
> Commission, Europeana and Europa Nostra.
>
> These organizations support Wikimedia through their extensive networks
> with their national partner organizations and through their communications.
> Some partners such as Europeana provide besides that also direct support by
> making awards available.
>
> *When will you announce the regional winners*
> The regional winners will be announced by their national organizations
> by the end of October or the beginning of November. They will submit their
> nominations for the European jury by October 31.
>
> *When will you announce the final winners*
> The European jury will deliberate in November about the nominees by the
> national juries and decide which photo will win the fully funded trip to
> Wikimania in Washington DC in 2012. The winners will be announced at the
> DISH conference in Rotterdam on 6-9 December.
>
> *How can I track the images being submitted?*
> All eligible images submitted are available through Wikimedia Commons:
>
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Wiki_Loves_Monuments…
> You can always see the last few submissions on the main page of
>
www.wikilovesmonuments.eu .
>
>
>
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