Dear all,
a ship is cruising rivers in and around Germany with a science
exhibition every year. The topic for next year is the digital society,
and you are invited to edit the exhibition, e.g. by proposing
individual exhibits or by making suggestions about the overall
concept.
The project page in German is at
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Ausstellungen/MS_Wissenschaft_%…
,
and a summary in English sits at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Ship .
Thanks and cheers,
Daniel
I was wondering, does WMF still have access to Google Docs left without
owners, e.g. created by or shared with employees who left (with the
wikimedia.org Google Apps account, which gets disabled immediately it
seems)? This may be the same as all documents ever created under the
domain https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/ , perhaps.
Alternatively, does someone at WMF have access to a list of all
documents created under said domain?
I'm worried about the information loss in the long term. Everything
should be archived, in a way or another, especially as it's produced
with movement money.
Nemo
Hi all,
We've updated the Grants:IdeaLab to make it easier to find and share ideas
for projects to improve Wikimedia, and connect with potential
collaborators. Please come have a look and share your ideas!
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab
Some of the ideas being collaboratively developed in the Lab may be turned
into Individual Engagement Grant proposals (IEG Round 2 open call starts
Aug 1).
Looking forward to your thoughts,
Siko
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*Donate <https://donate.wikimedia.org> or click the "edit" button today,
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Dear all,
The next WMF metrics and activities will take place on Thursday, July
11, 2013 at 6:00 PM UTC (11 AM PDT). Please note that on this occasion
we are holding this meeting on the second Thursday of July, but we
will resume holding the meetings on the first Thursday of each month
thereafter.
The IRC channel is #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net and the
meeting will be broadcast as a live YouTube stream.
The current structure of the meeting is:
* Welcoming recent hires
* Review of key metrics including the monthly report card, but also
specialized reports and analytics
* Review of financials
* Brief presentations on recent projects, with a focus on highest
priority initiatives
* Update and Q&A with the Executive Director, if available
Please review https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings
for further information about how to participate.
We'll post the video recording publicly after the meeting.
Thank you, Praveena
--
Praveena Maharaj
Executive Assistant to the VP of Engineering and Product Development
+1 (415) 839 6885 ext. 6689
www.wikimedia.org
Our report for June is now available.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederla…
It is also included in this message as plain text.
COMMUNITY: supporting and mobilising volunteers and editors
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World War I Editathon
As part of an international initiative focussing on Wikipedia coverage of
the First World War, a small editathon took place in Museum Huis Doorn on
June 29. Only a few people attended, reflecting the limited interest in
World War I in the Netherlands. The event however could be the basis for
stronger cooperation with Museum Huis Doorn in the future.
WORK: content, collaboration and activity development
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Behind the scenes at the National Library and National Archives
On 8 June 2013 the Koninklijke Bibliotheek and Nationaal Archief of the
Netherlands were open for Wikipedians for a tour behind the scenes. More
than 30 people came to learn more about the work and collections of KB and
NA. Experts from both organisations presented examples of outreach using
open data from the public collections, outlined future developments and
invited collaboration with the Wikimedia community. Overall aim is to add
to and improve content on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects by
making use of the collections of Archives and Library. The presentations
given by staff are online at wmnl:Backstage event KB & NA
8-6-2013<http://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Backstage_event_KB_%26_NA_8-6-2013>(in
Dutch).
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Meetings and potential new partners.
There have been talks with several new potential partners in The
Netherlands which may lead to new cooperation activities in the future.
-
the Maritime
Museum<http://www.maritiemmuseum.nl/website/index.cfm?itm_id=96>is
interested in edit-a-thons for their exhibitions,
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The New Institute <http://thenewinstitute.nl/> showed interest in
donating content,
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Boek.be <http://www.boek.be/> contacted WMNL to discuss the possibility
to reuse Wikipedia content for their data services,
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The Communication and Multimedia Design Department at the the University
of Applied Science in Utrecht might be interested in partnering for
their Museum
Battles<http://www.museumkompas.nl/museumbattle-more-than-concepting-in-a-pressure-…>
.
WMNL: participation and supportNew website
First steps were made towards improving the WMNL website, which will focus
especially on providing information about WMNL activities for the wider
public. The revamped website will also have better interactive options and
will make it easier to sign up for events.
RESOURCES: Strong and sustainable financial position
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Funding request granted
WMNL submitted a request for funding to the Fonds 1818 for activities in
the city The Hague within the framework of Wiki Loves Monuments. The
request was granted, enabling WMNL to organise an editathon, a photo-hunt
and other activities focussing on the historical monuments of The Hague.
-
Survey among donors
A small survey among people who gave money directly to WMNL showed that
they generally have a positive impression of WMNL and are inclined to give
money again. They would like to be informed more frequently about
developments and activities.
GLOBAL: International collaboration
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WCA
WCAC Member Ziko van Dijk took part in the WCA phone conference on June 16.
ORGANISATION: board, management and support
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Changes in division of roles within Board
On 6 June the board met in Utrecht. Secretary Paul Becherer became the new
treasurer, and Frans Grijzenhout the new secretary. Ad Huikeshoven, the
former treasurer, took over other tasks such as the Wikipedia-Dag (the
former Wikimedia Conference Nederland).
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Board Manual
More information has been added to the board manual and this process will
continue to document how the Board operates. The aim is to facilitate
transitions when new Board Members are elected.
Sandra Rientjes
Directeur/Executive Director Wikimedia Nederland
tel. (+31) (0)6 31786379
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Postbus 167 Mariaplaats 3
3500 AD Utrecht Utrecht
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