Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing our newest chapter, Wikimedia Korea

-- *Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland* Mariaplaats 3 - 3511 LH Utrecht Kamer van Koophandel 17189036 http://www.wikimedia.nl/ Op wo 24 apr. 2019 om 15:48 schreef Samuel Patton spatton@wikimedia.org: > Congratulations! Very heartening to see. > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 6:48 AM Nabin K. Sapkota < > nboycreationnepal@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Congratulations and looks forward to future collaboration. > > > > Cheers, > > Nabin > > Wikimedians of Nepal > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 1:12 PM Philip Kopetzky < > philip.kopetzky@gmail.com > > > > > wrote: > > > > > Congrats Korea! :-) > > > > > > On Wed, 24 Apr 2019 at 05:17, Roman Bustria Jr. bustrias@gmail.com > > > wrote: > > > > > > > In behalf of the East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Regional > > > Cooperation > > > > (ESEAP) we would like to extend our congratulations to our member > > country > > > > for being elevated as a fully recognized chapter! > > > > > > > > We are looking forward to our future regional meeting and > > collaboration! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > Butch > > > > Philippines > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Note: ESEAP is a regional collaborative composed of affiliates > > Wikimedia > > > > Indonesia, Wikimedia Taiwan, Wikimedia Australia, Wikimedia Korea, > > > > Wikimedians in Thailand, Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group, > > > > Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia, Wikimedia User Group China, > > > > Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong, and Vietnam Wikimedians. > > > > Membership also include Wikimedia communities and nationalities of > > > Brunei, > > > > Cambodia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Papua > New > > > > Guinea, Singapore, and Timor Leste (East Timor). > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019, 6:11 AM María Sefidari < > msefidari@wikimedia.org> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > > > > > I am happy to share that earlier this year, the Wikimedia > Foundation > > > > Board > > > > > of Trustees approved our newest Wikimedia chapter - Wikimedia > Korea! > > > > > > > > > > For more information about our newest Wikimedia chapter, Wikimedia > > > Korea, > > > > > please see the announcement on the Wikimedia Foundation website: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/04/23/wikimedia-korea-new-chapter-affil... > > > > > > > > > > I want to congratulate the new chapter and recognize their > > commitment, > > > > > efforts, and time involved in moving through the chapter > recognition > > > > > process over the past year. From their work building partnerships > > with > > > > > universities, to supporting and training new editors in South > Korea, > > we > > > > > look forward to seeing the impactful work from our community > members > > in > > > > > South Korea as they advance in their new affiliate role. > > > > > > > > > > As many of you know, this is our first chapter approval in several > > > years > > > > - > > > > > since the newest Wikimedia affiliate approval processes were put in > > > > place. > > > > > This marks a new moment in the history of our Wikimedia movement > > > > > affiliates. The Board appreciates the amazing work coming from > these > > > user > > > > > groups around the world, and is inspired to see how far some of > these > > > > > groups have come in terms of their impact both on our movement and > > > their > > > > > local communities. Indeed, we should all be proud of the impact our > > > > > affiliates continue to have on our projects, our vision, and the > > world > > > > > around us. > > > > > > > > > > Any affiliate interested in becoming a chapter or thematic > > organization > > > > > must have at least two years of activities and experience as a user > > > group > > > > > before applying. Please check out the user group creation guide to > > get > > > a > > > > > user group started - it is meant to be very easy: > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups/Creation_guide > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You can find a lot more information about our movement affiliates > > model > > > > on > > > > > Meta: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates/Models > > > > > > > > > > You may also reach out to the Affiliations Committee with questions > > or > > > to > > > > > begin the approval process for your group: > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee > > > > > Please join me in congratulating Wikimedia Korea for this important > > > > > achievement and thanking the members of the Affiliations Committee > > and > > > > > Wikimedia Foundation staff who supported and worked with them > during > > > this > > > > > long process. > > > > > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > > > > > María > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > María Sefidari Huici > > > > > > > > > > Chair of the Board > > > > > > > > > > Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > Unsubscribe: > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > > mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > > > > -- > > *Nabin K. 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