Hi all,
Every year at Wikimania the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees hosts a
panel where they take questions from the audience on the work of the WMF
and the Board.
In past years the board has also taken questions via IRC. This year we'd
also like to provide the opportunity to leave questions on a wiki page
ahead of time:
http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Board_Q%26A
While there is only time to answer a few questions during the session
itself, hopefully this will be a good way of getting questions from
attendees as well as from those who can't make it. The board will also take
questions from the audience at Wikimania, as time permits.
Remember the Board doesn't deal directly with work on or problems on the
projects, and does not have a direct hand in how the WMF operates
day-to-day. Rather, the board thinks about the big picture, and gives
direction on strategy for the WMF. You can find out more about what the
board does (and does not do) here:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees and
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_handbook
best,
phoebe
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Hi guys,
The annual Wikimedia Asia meetup will take place during Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong! While there's no definite time yet, we will definitely set off a lunch day for our meeting. We have a lot of things to discuss, so I hope you guys can come in! :)
For more information (and to sign up), please go to http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Asia_meeting.
Regards,
Josh
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Block I1, AB Political Science
Major in Global Politics, Minor in Chinese Studies
Class of 2013, Ateneo de Manila University
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Trustee (2010-2013), Wikimedia Philippines
Member, Ateneo Debate Society
Member, The Assembly
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Hi folks!
We're going to have an open Wiki Project Med Foundation (WPMEDF) meeting in
Hong Kong over lunch to discuss activities, next steps, and just to see
each other in person. WPMEDF works on global medical outreach through
Wikipedia. Anyone who's interested in medicine, medical education, public
health, research science, or related subjects should just pop in and join
us. We'd love to meet you.
We'll gather outside the main eating area (wherever that is) and go find a
spot to sit down and chat.
I hope to see you there!
Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi)
*Where: Wikimania, Hong Kong (outside the main eating area)*
*When: August 10th, 1pm-2pm (lunchtime)*
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*More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WPMED*
Hi everyone,
On July 11th at the next WMF Metrics & Activities meeting, myself, Erik
Möller, Howie Fung, Maryana Pinchuk, and Dario Taraborelli are going to
deliver a short update on the state of Wikimedia editor communities. (For
those not familiar:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings)
This is the beginning of the new fiscal year for the WMF, and we'd like to
use this time to recap what we know about the decline or growth of
Wikimedia communities. We're focusing on the following set of questions...
* Are Wikimedia projects as a whole in decline?
* Is English Wikipedia in decline?
* Which WMF projects have been successful in driving growth?
* Which non-WMF trends have driven growth (e.g. community projects)?
* How does data/measurement enable us to drive growth?
* Which future changes are expected to drive growth?
I'm reaching out to this list on behalf of the team, so that we can get a
list of the non-WMF projects that have had a measurable impact on the size
or diversity of Wikimedia projects.
One obvious example that comes to mind is Wiki Loves Monuments. Others are
the Wikipedia Challenge in Kiswahili and Setswana, and edit-a-thons, such
as this year's fashion edit-a-thon put together by Wikimedia Sverige.
What am I missing from this list?
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Steven Walling
https://wikimediafoundation.org/
Dear all,
Wikimedia Italia has been in touch for some time with some
representatives of the Italian community of OpenStreetMap. The OSM
community in Italy is very numerous (see this data[1] for a rough
figure) and has a long history, so they were wondering since some time
to create a local chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation[2] (OSMF) in
Italy.
Local OSM chapters are similar to Wikimedia Chapters, to the point
that the idea and the draft[3] of chapters agreement for chapters and
OSMF is taken from Wikimedia Chapters agreement.
The idea of creating a local chapter for OSM in Italy has been around
for several months, but the community has not yet taken "the big
step", then some members of this community proposed to join forces
with us, given our greater experience as association.
Further, being <del>addicted</del> dedicated to free knowledge some of
Wikimedia Italia's members are long-time OSMers. Wikimedia Italia has
sponsored OSMit (the Italian OSM conference) in the past and this year
we are planning a joint event in October (more info soon)
At this stage we are still in the discussion phase. so we would like
to hear your feedback.
Cristian
[1] http://osmstats.altogetherlost.com/index.php?item=countries
[2] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/Agreement
[3] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/Agreement
Hi folks,
I’m sorry to tell you that Zack Exley has decided he wants to leave
the Wikimedia Foundation, although I am glad to say he’s planning to
continue contributing his prodigious creative and analytic talents to
our fundraising. As of August 30, Zack will no longer be Chief Revenue
Officer, but will instead be a part-time consultant and advisor to the
WMF fundraising team, in addition to other consulting work he’s
planning to take on.
We all owe Zack enormous thanks and praise.
The year before Zack joined us, the WMF raised USD 16 million in
donations, and three years later that has more than tripled to USD 56
million -- and we are doing it in a way that’s 100% consistent with
our mission, vision and values. The many-small-donors model preserves
the Wikimedia movement’s independence by preventing over-reliance on a
small number of people, it enables the WMF to focus on readers and
editors without having their needs drowned out by other stakeholders,
and it makes us the largest amount of money at the smallest-possible
cost. Zack has earned his place in the histories of Wikimedia yet to
be written: for the past three years, he has been the single person
most responsible for funding the growth of resources for the global
movement.
Zack is leaving the WMF fundraising team in terrific shape, and I’m
very happy to announce I’ll be promoting into the position of Chief
Revenue Officer the deputy head of the department, Lisa Seitz Gruwell.
Since Lisa joined in 2011, both Zack and I have come to heavily rely
on her leadership, managerial and strategic abilities. Lisa has been
responsible for foundations and major donors as well as being Zack’s
deputy, and over the past two years she and her team have
significantly grown revenues without increasing the costs to the
organization. This is a big deal: most non-profits need their
non-fundraising staff to participate in fundraising efforts, and it’s
to Lisa’s credit that her team has figured out how to raise money
without that. Lisa is widely respected and trusted. I look forward to
her leadership and am confident she will continue Fundraising’s track
record of success.
We are also promoting Megan Hernandez, who has been the
behind-the-scenes creative talent of our last two online campaigns.
She will become Director of Online Fundraising, leading all our online
work. And we are promoting Sara Lasner to the role of Development
Director, where she will lead the foundations and major gifts team
that has been Lisa’s responsibility. Congratulations to Megan and
Sara.
Our fundraising strategy will not change. We will continue to focus on
the many-small-donors model, supplemented by unrestricted grants and
major gifts. Everything takes effect immediately, except Zack’s
official departure which will be August 30. He won't be at Wikimania,
but people in the San Francisco Bay Area will get a chance to see him
when he comes to town in early September. And of course we'll continue
to see him afterwards, in his new relationship with us.
I’m very confident in the trio of Lisa, Megan and Sara to lead
fundraising for the movement, and I’m delighted Zack will continue to
lend his guidance and creativity to our campaigns. Please join me in
thanking Zack for everything he has done for the Wikimedia movement
and for his continued involvement. And congratulations to Lisa, Megan,
and Sara on their well-deserved promotions.
Thanks,
Sue
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Wikimedia Foundation
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Are you interested in diversity?
People write on every sort of subject, but not all people contribute. We
are aware of the worryingly small number of female contributors to
Wikipedia. Diversity also has many other aspects alongside gender that may
impact the quality and quantity of knowledge that Wikimedia projects aim to
share with the world. We are organizing this conference to help frame and
contextualize what diversity means for Wikipedia and its sister projects,
and to further develop our approaches for increasing diversity.
The conference has two main goals:
The first goal is to establish a sustainable dialogue with collaborators in
Wikimedia Chapters, the Wikimedia Foundation and the international
communities to frame the issue of diversity in the context of Wikimedia.
We aim to build a shared understanding of what diversity means for
Wikimedia projects and why it is important. Our second goal will be to
connect, multiply and create successful initiatives for increasing gender
and other types of diversity in Wikimedia. We aim to turn ideas into action.
Wikipedians, Wikimedians, chapters and affiliates, members of the Wikimedia
Foundation board and staff, interested individuals and experts with a focus
on diversity and Wikipedia – we invite you to join us at highlighting
different aspects of diversity!
What are your ideas?
Please post your suggestions on our MetaWiki page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference>
We will work closely together with our partners from Wikimedia Netherlands,
Wikimedia UK and the Wikimedia Foundation to ensure a broad range of topics
and views that are important to the Wikimedia universe.
We will offer a limited number of scholarships. These cover costs of travel
and accommodation.
You are invited to apply for scholarships during the process of
registration. The official registration and submission for talks will start
after Wikimania in Hong Kong in the middle of August.
Stay tuned!
Check your e-mail and the conference website
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference>for updates
on registration and the call for participation, or contact
diversity(a)wikimedia.de for more information.
Feel free to get in touch with us any time, via email or directly via the
Meta page. We are looking forward to seeing you here in Berlin!
Julia Kloppenburg
Cornelia Trefflich
*Save the date!*
Date: 9-10 November 2013
Online: Website<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference>&
Facebook
<http://wmde.org/diversity_berlin>
Venue: GLS Campus Berlin, Germany
Contact: diversity(a)wikimedia.de
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Julia Kloppenburg
Projektmanagerin
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstraße 72 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. (030) 219 158 260
http://wikimedia.de <http://www.wikimedia.de/>
Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der
Gesamtheit des Wissens der Menschheit hat. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
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Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.
49th Article of the Icelandic Copyright Act states (
http://eng.menntamalaraduneyti.is/media/MRN-pdf/he-Copyright-Act.pdf) :
*Article 49*
*The reproduction of photographs, which do not enjoy the protection of this
Act for works of art as provided for in *
*the second paragraph of Article 1, is prohibited without the consent of
the photographer or the party who has *
*acquired his rights. [Furthermore, the publication of such photographs
without the permission of the rightholder *
*shall be prohibited.]1) If such a photograph is presented to the public on
a commercial basis or for profit the *
*photographer, or the subsequent holder of his rights, shall be entitled to
remuneration. The protection of a *
*photograph in accordance with this paragraph shall apply until [50
years]2) have elapsed from the end of the year *
*in which it was taken.*
*The provisions of Chapter II of this Act shall also apply as appropriate
to the photographs referred to in the first *
*paragraph.*
The second paragraph of the first article referenced provided copyright for
artistic work. It is therefore my understanding that the 49th article is
intended to cover non-artistic photographs.
That begs the question as to how Icelandic courts define artistic
photographs. In a ruling from November 27. 2008 Reykjavík District Court
found that photographs taken at a public place using a mobile of the movie
director Quentin Tarantino were not artistic. (
http://www.domstolar.is/domaleit/nanar/?ID=E200802042&Domur=2&type=1&Serial…
)
*It is therefore my contention that non-artistic photographs taken before
January 1. 1963 are in the public domain.*
*
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I have sought the advice of a lawyer specialising in copyright and he
agrees with this estimate.
I want to put this to the test by taking photographs taken by Ólafur K.
Magnússon (1926-1997) a photographer for the newspaper Morgunblaðið taken
at riots on March 30th 1949 when the Icelandic parliament voted for Iceland
to be a founding member of NATO. See:
http://www.mbl.is/mm/frettir/myndasyrpa.html?cat_id=4;album=634
It is obviously a central issue whether a photograph is artistic or not.
Should the photos be considered artistic the copyright does not expire
until (1997+70=2067).
I have sent a query to Morgunblaðið, which still holds the photographs, and
the man who takes care of the photographic archive did not agree that the
photos are non-artistic (I suspect this is his personal opinion).
There is little history of contending the 49. article, I believe the
example cited above is the only one (When I contacted the curator of the
Reykjavík Photographic Museum she had not heard of the 49th article).
So, do I upload to Commons? the Icelandic Wikipedia with a caveat ("This
photo is reproduced under the assumption that the 49th article of the
Copyright Act of 1972 applies")? Both?
Best, Hrafn Malmquist
The chapters report for June 2013 has been published on our
wiki<http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_reports/2013-06>
.
*HIGHLIGHTS:*
- Joint board meeting between Wikimedia Sverige and Wikmedia Norge where
experiences were shared and future cooperations discussed.
- Accreditation to the Royal wedding.
- Several edit-a-thons in the Europeana Awareness project.
*GROWTH:*
- Editors involved in chapter activities: 70+
- Media uploaded: 884 files
- Persons engaged in workshops and seminars: 12
- New chapter members: 5
Swedish Wikipedia passed 1,000,000 articles 14 June which sparked a global
community wide discussion on bot-generated articles.
*Best regards,
Jan Ainali*
CEO, Wikimedia Sverige <http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Huvudsida>
+46 729 67 29 48
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