WikimediaAnnounce-l March 2016

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Invitation to WMF February 2016 Metrics & Activities Meeting: Thursday, March 31, 18:00 UTC

by Praveena Maharaj

Dear all, The next WMF metrics and activities meeting will take place on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at 6:00 PM UTC (11 AM PDT). The IRC channel is #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net, and the meeting will be broadcast as a live YouTube stream. Meeting agenda: * Welcomes * Community update * Strategy & Annual Plan update * Strategic Partnership update * Research presentation * Review of WMF top-level metrics * Product demo * Questions/discussions Please review https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings for further information about the meeting and how to participate. We’ll post the video recording publicly after the meeting. Thank you, Praveena -- Praveena Maharaj Executive Assistant to the VP of Product Wikimedia Foundation \\ www.wikimediafoundation.org

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The Signpost – Volume 13, Issue 10 – 16 March 2016

by Wikipedia Signpost

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Wikimedia Highlights, February 2016

by Andrew Sherman

Please find a summary of last month’s highlights from the Wikimedia blog at the following link: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Highlights,_February_2016 Contents: • Recording romanticism and filling Wikimedia Commons with 19th century music • What’s TPP? The problematic partnership • #BlackLifeMatters edit-a-thon bolsters Wikipedia’s coverage of black history • In brief Translations for February 2016 are greatly appreciated -- Andrew Sherman Digital Communications Intern | Wikimedia Foundation *E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org *WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)> andrewsherman.work

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[PRESS RELEASE] Katherine Maher appointed as interim executive director for the Wikimedia Foundation

by Samantha Lien

This press release is also available on the Wikimedia Foundation’s press room here: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Katherine_Maher_appoint… And as an announcement on the Wikimedia blog: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/03/16/board-welcomes-katherine-maher/ Katherine Maher appointed as interim executive director for the Wikimedia Foundation San Francisco, CA. March 17, 2016 -- Katherine Maher, the chief communications officer of the Wikimedia Foundation, has been chosen as interim executive director of the San Francisco-based nonprofit by its board and leadership team. She replaces Lila Tretikov, who announced her resignation on February 25, 2016. Katherine began serving in this role on Monday, March 14. In announcing this appointment, the board chair Patricio Lorente wrote: "In choosing an interim executive director, the leadership team started by identifying immediate priorities for the coming months, including building trust, improving communications, and filling key leadership positions. They felt, and we agree, that Katherine is the right person to lead the organization while it addresses these and other important issues." In accepting the appointment, Katherine Maher wrote: "I want to thank the Board for this opportunity, and for their confidence in the Foundation. I also want to thank community members and staff for continuing to be such committed advocates for our future -- your passion and belief in our movement and purpose have been tremendous things to behold." Katherine has been with the Foundation as Chief Communications Officer since April 2014. During that time, she has developed a versatile and effective team that serves the needs of the organization and movement, collaborating closely with other departments and the community. She has been a longtime advocate for global open communities, culture, and technology. Prior to joining the Foundation, she led advocacy for the international digital rights organization Access Now, where she worked on freedom of expression, access to information, and privacy. She has supported the efforts of citizens and governments around the world to deepen transparency and participation in her work with the World Bank, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, and UNICEF (where her team built wikis for youth participation in major global issues). She is a member of the advisory board of the Open Technology Fund. As interim Executive Director, Katherine will report to the Board. Geoff Brigham will continue serving as Board Secretary, and Jaime Villagomez as Board Treasurer, reporting to the Board in those capacities. The Board is currently planning, and will soon implement the search for a permanent Executive Director. More information about that process and future developments will be made available online: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16 Fo <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>r <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>mo <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>re <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16> o <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>n <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>th <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>is <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16> u <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>pd <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>at <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>e, <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16> s <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>ee <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16> this b <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>lo <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>g <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>po <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>st <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16> b <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>y <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>Bo <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>ar <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>d <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>Ch <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>ai <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>r <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>Pa <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>tr <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>ic <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>io <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16> L <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>or <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>en <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>te <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16>: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/03/16/board-welcomes-katherine-maher/ <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EDTT16> About the Wikimedia Foundation The Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/> is the non-profit organization that supports and operates Wikipedia and its sister projects. Wikipedia attracts more than 15 billion page views each month. Every month, roughly 80,000 people edit Wikipedia and its sister projects, collectively creating, improving, and maintaining its more than 36 million articles across hundreds of languages -- this all makes Wikipedia one of the most popular web properties in the world. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations and grants. About Wikipedia Wikipedia is the world’s free knowledge resource. It is a collaborative creation that has been added to and edited by millions of people from around the globe since it was created in 2001: anyone can edit it, at any time. Wikipedia is offered in hundreds of languages containing a total of more than 36 million articles, and visited by nearly half a billion people every month. Wikimedia and its sister projects are the largest collection of free knowledge in human history. Wikimedia Foundation Press Contact Juliet Barbara (415) 839-6885 press(a)wikimedia.org -- *Samantha Lien* Communications | Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 slien(a)wikimedia.org (To be unsubscribed from this press release distribution list, please reply to communications(a)wikimedia.org with 'UNSUBSCRIBE' in the subject line)

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The Signpost -- Volume 12, Issue 10 -- 09 March 2016

by Wikipedia Signpost

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This Month in GLAM: February 2016

by The 'This Month in GLAM' team

*This Month in GLAM* is a monthly newsletter documenting recent happenings within the GLAM project, such as content donations, residencies, events and more. GLAM is an acronym of *G*alleries, *L*ibraries, *A*rchives and *M*useums. You can find more information on the project at glamwiki.org. *This Month in GLAM – Issue II, Volume VI – February 2016* ------------------------------ Australia and New Zealand report: Wikidata Tour Down Under http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/A… Austria report: GLAM activities for libraries and archives in the DACH region http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/A… Belgium report: Gender Redirect Wikipedia workshop addressing the Gender Bias; Open Belgium 2016 http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/B… France report: Getting technical...! http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/F… Germany report: 30 GLAM volunteers in museums and libraries http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/G… Italy report: Four new Wikipedians in Residence, and Food! http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/I… Macedonia report: Theatre actors of Macedonia http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/M… Mexico report: Towards to our first Art and Feminism 2016 http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/M… Netherlands report: Naturalis' Wikipedia project; Open Culture Data http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/N… Spain report: Free pictures, classical music & libraries http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/S… Sweden report: Maps, planes and metadata on artists http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/S… UK report: Wales Report; Wikidata Tour Down Under; Museums Galleries Scotland report; Oxford http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/U… USA report: One month, dozens of events: Black History Month, Art+Feminism and more http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/U… Special story: Lightning talk overview of upcoming video series http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/S… Open Access report: Gravitational wave detection; viral biomechanics, anglerfish, smart dining table http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/O… Wikipedia Library report: Books & Bytes: A Wikipedia Library Newsletter http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/W… Wikidata report: Wikidata Tour Down Under http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/W… Calendar: March's GLAM events http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Contents/E… ------------------------------ About *This Month in GLAM* http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/About Single page view http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2016/Single Twitter http://twitter.com/ThisMonthinGLAM Add your story / Work on the next edition http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom -- The *This Month in GLAM* team http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter

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December and January minutes of the Board of Trustees

by Stephen LaPorte

Hi all, The Board has published the minutes and resolutions from the Board of Trustees meetings in December and January 2016. You can find the Board's minutes on the Foundation Wiki: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Meetings Best, Stephen -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *NOTICE: As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and ethical reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>.*

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The Signpost – Volume 12, Issue 09 – 2 March 2016

by Wikipedia Signpost

News and notes: Tretikov resigns, WMF in transition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-03-02/News_a… Featured content: This week's featured content http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-03-02/Featur… Recent research: Wikipedia and paid labour; Swedish gender gap; how verifiable is "verifiable"? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-03-02/Recent… Traffic report: Brawling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-03-02/Traffi… Blog: Wikimedia Foundation details requests to alter or remove content in new transparency report http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-03-02/Blog Single page view http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Signpost/Single PDF version http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-03-02 http://identi.ca/wikisignpost / https://twitter.com/wikisignpost

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