*This is the chapter report for Wikimedia Nederland for September
2011.<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederla…>
* Cultural heritage
This was the month of Wiki Loves Monuments, which was conducted in 18
European countries this year, resulting in approximately 175,000
photographs by 5500 users (over 4000 of whom were new users) for Wikimedia
Commons. Of those, 13757 photos were uploaded for the Netherlands by 287
users, of which 203 were new users. Despite the fact that the 2010 WLM
contest was already highly successfull, this years contest did result in
even more photos of Dutch monuments than last year. An evaluation will be
conducted based on a short participant survey.
Meetings etc.
The weekend of September 24th was spent on a two-day strategy session,
devoted to creating a working 2012 plan based on the outcomes of the strategy
weekend in February<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederla…>.
The goal is to publish the plan by October 1st, in order to let members
review it before the general assembly. A few ongoing projects did not make
it into our 2012 plan due either to a lack of resources, or simply being
superceded by new developments on MediaWiki software, such as plans to
redesign Wikiportrait for international
use<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikiportrait/v2>
.
A training session for aministrators, scheduled for early October, has been
cancelled for a lack of participants.
Press and outreach
Wiki Loves Monuments was publicized in local and national papers, with
multiple interviews given by Lodewijk Gelauff, the main contact for the
project.
*This is the chapter report for Wikimedia Nederland for October
2011.<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederla…>
* Cultural heritage
After ending Wiki Loves Monuments, it was decided to keep the local
campaign upload tools live on Wikimedia Commons for all participating
countries. Hopefully this will lead to more donations of cultural heritage
photos during the rest of the year.
The results of Wiki Loves Monuments 2011 are still being analyzed, but in
early November it was clear that a huge spike in new user edits was visible
on Wikimedia Commons for the month of September, thanks to the Europe-wide
Wiki Loves Monuments contest. For the Netherlands, 60% of the monuments on
the Rijksmonuments lists in the Wikimedia Commons database have now got at
least one photograph on Wikimedia Commons that can be used in Wikipedia
articles. It is not yet known what the actual usage in articles is (number
of links from registered monument photos to Wikipedia articles).
Conferences etc.
At the general assembly of October 22nd, the budget for 2012 has been
accepted by the members. Cyriel came into the board replacing Austin. Three
motions were passed, two of which affect the budget and if the Grant cannot
be changed, then the decision was made to commit funds from the reserves to
cover the difference. The first motion was passed to research the need for
a separate Grant agreement and a Fundraising agreement, whilst researching
the steps needed to become a "payment processor" again. A motion was passed
to allocate 5,000 euro's for consulting a lawyer before signing
international agreements that involve international law (this was regarding
the signing of the previously mentioned agreements in October). A motion
was passed to allocate 10,000 euro for publicity regarding Wikipedia, WMNL
and the possibilities available for donating to Wikimedia Nederland.
Press and outreach
There was a lot of press coverage in the Netherlands about the Wiki Loves
Monuments results<http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/10/02/165000-photos-submitted-during-second-…>
.
There was also a lot of press coverage about the Wikistrike in Italy
(Telegraph & NRC among others). Our member Lodewijk Gelauff was interviewed
by BRN radio:
http://www.bnr.nl/programma/bnrdigitaal/246149-1110/wikipedia-itali-plat-ui…
We issued Nieuwsletter #12.
*This is the chapter report for Wikimedia Nederland for November
2011.<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederla…>
* Cultural heritage
Cultural Heritage was one of the tracks at the Wikimedia Conferentie
Nederland. Presentations<http://mastersofmedia.hum.uva.nl/2011/11/08/wikimedia-conference-2011-cultu…>were
given which will be available later.
Jill Cousins reported during her keynote speech that one of the biggest
challenges facing Europeana is convincing partners to offer digital content
under a CC-by-SA license. Among common objections such as "fear of loss of
potential income" or "fear of unforeseen undesirable outcomes" is the
largest objection: "fear of loss of atttribution". To illustrate this, she
discussed the case of the "Yellow kitchen maid", a term used to describe en:The
Milkmaid (Vermeer) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Milkmaid_%28Vermeer%29>,
in which a maid is wearing a bodice that is not very yellow. The painting
hangs in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum, and due to the immense popularity of
various internet images, casual visitors feel cheated that the real
painting does not show "the true color", and complain about this to the
museum.
Interestingly, the most hits from "backlinks" to an actual collection were
from direct references in Wikipedia articles in multiple languages, rather
than from attribution links in media files on Wikimedia Commons, according
to a related presentation on the statistics of Wikimedia contributions from
Open Images, by Martin Zeinstra.
The Tropical Museum presented a plan to work together with Wikipedia to
create a new website with modern "media mashups" that will help visitors
and others understand more about museum material on expeditions. This is
very much in an early stage, but the idea is that Wikipedia may use
Tropical Museum content in articles in the usual way, and then based on
stories locked into 19th and early 20th century expedition diaries, the
website will offer mashups of the Wikipedia media and articles to
illustrate the stories. Hopefully some volunteers will be interested enough
to join their brainstorm sessions and keep us informed on the proceedings.
Conferences etc.
On November 5th the Wikimedia Conferentie
Nederland<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conferentie_Nederland>took
place with 120-140 visitors. There were three tracks available and the
morning keynote speech by Jill Cousins of Europeana was given to a full
auditorium, which was just as full at the end of day for the Wiki Loves
Monuments prize ceremony. Some of the presenters have agreed to publish
their presentations in the public domain.
On November 11th, Sue Gardner and some other staff members of WMF visited
Utrecht and had a dinner with board members and some active members. It was
an opportunity to talk face to face about issues on and off the usual
Wikimedia mailing lists.
Press and outreach
On November 10th, the award-ceremony of Wiki Loves Monuments
Belgium/Lŭemburg took place in Brussels. WMNL was represented by Lodewijk
Gelauff, one of our most active volunteers and lead for this Europe-wide
contest.
On November 11th, the cultural heritage association Heemschut had a
symposion on the occasion of its 100th anniversay. WMNL was represented by
Ziko van Dijk in a panel discussion. Wiki Loves Monuments was mentioned
several times at the day.
On November 25th, Ziko van Dijk gave a lecture at the Open Day of the
Universal Esperanto Association (UEA) in Rotterdam. The day after that,
WMNL and UEA had a joint seminar on free knowledge led by Marek Blahus and
Ziko van Dijk.
Newsletter #14 sent out.
Upcoming
- December: GLAMcamp in the
Netherlands<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAMcamp_NL>
Greetings, Cyriel
*This is the chapter report for Wikimedia Nederland for June
2011.<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederla…>
*
Cultural heritage partners
Maarten Brinkerink gave a talk at the annual conference of the Dutch
Association of Archivarians, and visited the GLAMcamp in New York.
The board discussed the possibility of hosting a GLAMcamp in the
Netherlands at the end of 2011.
For Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM), Wikimedia Nederland has arranged together
with Heemschut that someone can work for WLM part time on the costs of
Heemschut.
Lodewijk en MaartenB talked to people of a Delft cultural heritage wiki
about a joint event with regard to WLM.
Community
There is a fund for small-scale activities of the Dutch Wikimedia projects
communities. Unfortunately, the community does not seem to take much
advantage from it. The board decided to promote the fund better.
Conferences etc.
On June 18th we celebrated the tenth anniversary of Wikipedia in Dutch.
Some 60-70 Wikipedians came to the Talent Factory in Den Bosch. In the
afternoon, a photo scavenger hunt followed several routes through the old
town with its many monuments. In the evening we met in the Talent Factory
and had two short speeches, of the Dutch chapter president and the
president of the Wikimedia Foundation. At midnight we commemorated the real
birthday, June 19th. Photos see
here<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:2011-06-18_Wikipedia_10_NL_Den_B…>
.
Professionalization
Marjon Bakker, our communications employee, visited the office of Wikimedia
Deutschland and came back with a lot of advice.
Fundraising Summit
Board members Paul Becherer and Siebrand Mazeland attended the Fundrasing
Summit in Vienna, Austria, where chapters and WMF were together to
coordinate efforts for the yearly fundraising campaign, focusing mainly on
messages, technical aspects and fundraising outside the yearly campaign.
Press and outreach
The Dutch press, also the most important newspapers, reported extensively
about the tenth anniversary. See
here<http://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Media-aandacht#juni_2011>
.
*This is the chapter report for Wikimedia Nederland for July
2011.<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederla…>
*
Cultural heritage partners
Maarten Brinkerink talked with the Tropenmuseum, and reported that a
Wikipedian in Residence might be useful with regard of the Tropenmuseum's
activities around its vast and various collections.
Conferences etc.
The only local Wikimeet ("stamtafel", like the German "Stammtisch") that
takes place on a regular basis is the one in Utrecht, the most central city
of the Netherlands. On July 9th a Wikimeet happened in the Flemish city of
Gent. One of the Dutch participants was Lodewijk. Some 10 people were
attending, six of them "Wikimedians". They discussed about WLM and the
possibility of founding a Belgian Wikimedia chapter. The Belgians may need
more input from outside, Lodewijk said.
Professionalization
The board discussed about hiring a person for the fundraiser and gives
highest priority to this.
Press and outreach
The new Wikimedia Nederland website left its beta phase, thanks to Hay
Kranen. It is meant to inform the Dutch public about Wikimedia and its
activities: http://wmnederland.nl/
For active members, the old wiki (verenigingswiki) will remain the most
important tool for planning of and collaborating on Wikimedia activities in
the Netherlands: http://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hoofdpagina
*This is the chapter report for Wikimedia Nederland for August
2011.<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederla…>
*
Wikimania
A large group of members of Wikimedia Nederland attended Wikimania 2011 in
Haifa. Among them several members of the board: Ziko van Dijk, Austin Hair,
Siebrand Mazeland and Marco Swart. Some of the Wikimedia Nederland members
gave presentations:
- State of Glam in the Netherlands
(slides<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State_of_GLAM_in_the_Netherlands.pdf>)
by Maarten Dammers
- Wiki Loves Monuments
(|slides<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WLM-Haifa-wikimania_cc-by-sa.pdf>)by
Lodewijk Gelauf and Maarten Dammers
- wm2011:Submissions/Wikimedia
Chapters<http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Wikimedia_Chapters>Wikimedia
Chapters (
slides<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Chapters_-_Wikimania_2011.pdf>)
by Lodewijk Gelauff
Cultural heritage
The preparation of Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM) went on. On August 20th there
was a meeting in the Utrecht office.
Meetings etc.
- WCN meeting 18 augustus
- Stamtafel Utrecht 17 augustus
- Wiki Loves Monuments meeting 20 augustus
The board has decided on a "WikiSaturday" every second saturday, for an
experimental time of two months. Those saturdays volunteers can come
together at the WMNL office and collaborate on Wikimedia related subjects.
Press and outreach
Begin August, there was a little wave of "Wikipedia loses authors" stories
in the Dutch media.
Greetings, Cyriel
Hi all!
WMNL is catching up on our Chapter reports. They've been published on Meta
for a while now, but not yet send here.
So here goes!
*This is the chapter report for Wikimedia Nederland for March
2011.<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederla…>
* Wiki Loves Monuments
In 2010, WMNL arranged a photo competition around monumental buildings and
objects ("rijksmonumenten"): Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM). In September 2011,
the photo competition will take place in several European countries, in
collaboration with the Wikimedia chapters in concern. WMNL members Lodewijk
Gelauff and MaartenD travelled to other countries to explain the concept.
On March 18th-20th Lodewijk attended the Wikimedia Conference in Wroclaw
(Poland), on March 20th MaartenD gave a workshop at WMDE's General Meeting
in Berlin (Germany). In March, for about ten countries confirmed that they
were going to participate.
In the Netherlands it was arranged that Cultural Heritage institution
"Heemschut" will sponsor WLM 2011 with PR and other help in the Netherlands
itself. Stichting Open Monumentdag, that organizes the general day of the
open monument, will help too.
Chapters Meeting in Berlin
On 25-27 March, Paul and Siebrand represented Wikimedia Nederland at the
Wikimedia Chapters Meeting in Berlin, Germany. Lodewijk presented Wiki
Loves Monuments in a seperate session.
Donation to Wikimedia Foundation
The Dutch chapter sent 75,000 EUR to the Foundation with regard to the
Fundraising of 2009/2010, and 150,000 EUR with regard to the Fundraising of
2010/2011.
Professionalization
Professionalization is an ongoing process. An office space has been rented
starting April 1 in the city center of Utrecht (a city centrally located in
the country).
5 years Wikimedia Nederland
On March 27, Wikimedia Nederland existed exactly 5 years. Since this was
the last day of the chapters meeting in Berlin, we celebrated this with our
international collegues with cake:
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:VWN5jaar.jpg
Meetings & Conferences
On 28-29 March, Lodewijk and Siebrand attended Global Melt (workshop about
exchanging knowledge in organizing events for Global movements) in Berlin,
Germany
*
This is the chapter report for Wikimedia Nederland for April
2011.<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederla…>
* Wiki Loves Monuments
In April some progress has been made in finding good partners for the Dutch
edition of Wiki Loves Monuments. Also the first meeting of all volunteers
(in the Wikimedia Nederland Office) took place to coordinate things.
Lodewijk visited the Portuguese chapter to give a workshop on Wiki Loves
Monuments and help brainstorm on how to organize it most effectively.
General assembly
On April 2nd, a General assembly elected a new board (see in English
[1]<http://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Mededelingen#Greetings_from_the_new_…>).
Lodewijk Gelauff, Jose Spierts and Marianne Korpershoek left the board.
Marco Swart, Paul Becherer, Maarten Brinkerink and Siebrand Mazeland
remained on the board, while Ziko van Dijk, Jane Darnell and Austin Hair
joined. On April 7th, the new board elected Ziko van Dijk the new president.
The General assembly also commemorated the 5th anniversary of the Dutch
chapter with a cake. There was also a discussion about work groups.
Consequently, those were arranged newly.
Cultural heritage partners
According to a press release of Nationaal Archief and Spaarnestad Photo,
the photographs released in September 2010 are often viewed on Wikimedia
projects. Those are ca. 1000 photographs of Dutch contemporary history.
Wikipedia articles with these photographs have been viewed nearly two
million times in August-December 2010. On average, a photograph on
Wikipedia has been viewed 500 times more often than on the page of the
original database. See
http://beeldenvoordetoekomst.nl/sites/default/files/NA_SPP_effectmeting_0.p…
Professionalization
Since April 1st the Dutch chapter has dedicated office space at Mariaplaats
3 in Utrecht: two rooms, and we can use a conference room for our board
meetings.
Since April 16th the Dutch chapter has its first professional staff. Former
board member Marjon Bakker works part time and occupies the office usually
two days a week. She is hired as a freelance for six months. Her tasks are
to accompany the further professionalization, to build up the office and
support the communication of the chapter.
Conferences etc.
Lodewijk presented Wikipedia/Wikimedia on "Demystifying Digital", organized
by Hill & Knowlton in Schiphol/Amsterdam Airport.
Ad Huikeshoven initiated the plannings for a new Wikimedia Conferentie
Nederland, a group met on April 6th in Utrecht. The last regular WCN
happened in 2008. 2010 saw at least a mini conference where amongst other
things we presented the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments. The 2011 edition
is scheduled for November 5th.
Wikipedia Ten in Dutch (WPNL10) is an event to celebrate ten years of
Wikipedia in Dutch. Ciell took the lead, and together with Ziko she visited
some locations in Den Bosch. This southern city has been chosen in order
not to be always in Holland/Utrecht and to move towards Flemish
Wikipedians. The event will happen on June 18th, a Saturday. The real
birthday is Sunday.
Press attention summary
The chapter sent out a press release on the occasion of the first ten
million files on Wikimedia Commons. Some minor professional magazines and
one larger Belgian online newspaper reported.
*This is the chapter report for Wikimedia Nederland for May
2011.<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederla…>
*
Hackathon and Wiki Loves Monuments meeting, Berlin
A number of WMNL board members and volunteers attended the Hackathon that
took place in Berlin, Germany. Both Maarten Dammers and Lodewijk Gelauff
attended a parallel Wiki Loves Monuments European meetup there to
coordinate efforts around Europe and share experiences, see
commons:Commons:Wiki
Loves Monuments 2011/May
Meeting/Notes/Results<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011/May_Mee…>for
a report.
Cultural heritage partners
Maarten Brinkerink reported in the May board meeting about a extraordinary
number of contacts. Frequently a contact does not necessarily mean that it
will result in something, but he could already report confidentially about
some very promising initiatives on the way.
Press and outreach
May 2011 was the month of some catching-up with regard to outreach
materials: two roll-ups, stickers, buttons etc. The new website, replacing
the old wiki (which will remain for the chapter itself), was still in beta
phase.
Greeting, Cyriel Brusse
FYI - posted today at
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Orange_and_WMF_partner_o…
Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation partner to offer Wikipedia in Africa
and the Middle East at no extra cost
-
In the first partnership of its kind, Orange and the Wikimedia
Foundation will provide more than 70 million Orange customers in Africa and
the Middle East (AMEA) with mobile access to Wikipedia - without incurring
data usage charges
San Francisco, CA, and Paris, France -- January 24, 2012 -- Orange and the
Wikimedia Foundation today announced a major partnership designed to make
knowledge more easily available to Orange mobile customers throughout
Africa and the Middle East. In the first partnership of its kind for
Wikipedia, Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation will provide customers in
both remote and urban areas of AMEA with access to Wikipedia.
In 2009, Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation formed the world’s first
mobile and Internet partnership to expand the reach of Wikimedia’s projects
through channels on Orange mobile and web portals in Europe. This new
partnership will be gradually launched throughout 2012 across 20 African
and Middle Eastern countries where Orange operates, with the first markets
launching early in the year. The initiative is part of the Wikimedia
Foundation's mobile strategy that aims to reach the billions of people
around the world who access the Internet solely through mobile devices.
Any customer with an Orange SIM and mobile internet enabled phone will be
able to access the Wikipedia site either through their browser or an Orange
widget. They can access the Wikipedia encyclopedia services for as many
times as they like at no extra charge as long as they stay within
Wikipedia’s pages.
"Wikipedia is an important service, a public good -- and so we want people
to be able to access it for free, regardless of what device they're using,"
said Sue Gardner, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. "This
partnership with Orange will enable millions of people to read Wikipedia,
who previously couldn't. We're thrilled to be Orange's partner in this
important endeavour."
Marc Rennard, Group Executive Vice President, Africa, Middle-East and Asia
at Orange, commented, “In countries where access to information is not
always readily available, we are making it simple and easy for our
customers to use the world’s most comprehensive online encyclopaedia. It is
the first partnership of this kind in the world where we are enabling
customers to access Wikipedia without incurring any data charges; and shows
Orange’s ability, once again, to innovate in Africa and the Middle East,
and bring more value to our customers.”
Stephanie Hospital, Executive Vice President, Orange Audience & Advertising
division, commented, "Since we first partnered with the Wikimedia
Foundation two years ago, we have remained committed to helping them spread
knowledge to as many people in the world as possible. We're proud to once
again be the Wikimedia Foundation's first partner in Africa and the Middle
East."
**
About Orange
France Telecom-Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications
operators with 170,000 employees worldwide, including 102,000 employees in
France, and sales of 33.8 billion euros in the first nine months of 2011.
Present in 35 countries, the Group had a customer base of 221 million
customers at 30 September 2011, including 145 million customers under the
Orange brand, the Group's single brand for internet, television and mobile
services in the majority of countries where the company operates. At 30
September 2011, the Group had 162 million mobile customers and 14 million
broadband internet (ADSL, fibre) customers worldwide. Orange is one of the
main European operators for mobile and broadband Internet services and,
under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in
providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.
Conquests 2015 is Orange’s new corporate initiative to simultaneously
addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the
society in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action
plans. These commitments are expressed through a new vision of human
resources for employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure
upon which the Group will build its future growth; through the Group's
ambition to offer a superior customer experience thanks in particular to
improved quality of service; and through the acceleration of international
development
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and
on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information (on the Internet and
on your mobile): http://www.orange.com, http://www.orange-business.com,
http://www.orange-innovation.tv Orange and any other Orange product or
service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Brand
Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.
**
About the Wikimedia Foundation
http://wikimediafoundation.orghttp://blog.wikimedia.org
The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to comScore Media Metrix,
Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation
receive more than 457 million unique visitors per month, making them the
fifth-most popular web property world-wide (comScore, December 2011).
Available in 282 languages, Wikipedia contains more than 20 million
articles contributed by a global volunteer community of more than 100,000
people. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation is an
audited, 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations and
grants.
Press Contacts:
**
Orange
US/UK – Vanessa Clarke / Jeff Sharpe
+44 7891 056 593 / +44 7887 620 901
vanessa.clarke(a)orange.com / jeff.sharpe(a)orange.com
France – Héloïse Rothenbühler
+33 1 44 44 93 93
heloise.rothenbuhler(a)orange.com
**
Wikimedia Foundation
Jay Walsh
Head of Communications
Wikimedia Foundation
+1 415-839-6885, ext 6609
jwalsh(a)wikimedia.org
--
Jay Walsh
Head of Communications
WikimediaFoundation.orgblog.wikimedia.org
+1 (415) 839 6885 x 6609, @jansonw
Today we were pleased to be notified that the Wikimedia Foundation was
chosen #1 among a list of 100 global NGOs.
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/01/23/wikimedia-foundation-voted-1-global-ng…
>From their press release on the announcement: "Recognizing the significant
role of NGOs as influential agents of change on a global scale, The Global
Journal has sought to move beyond outdated clichés and narrow conceptions
about what an NGO is and does. From humanitarian relief to the environment,
public health to education, microfinance to intellectual property, NGOs are
increasingly at the forefront of developments shaping the lives of millions
of people around the world."
The top 100 list can be found here:
http://theglobaljournal.net/top100NGOs/
And the entry on the Wikimedia Foundation here:
http://theglobaljournal.net/article/view/476/
Our thanks to the Global Journal for recognizing Wikimedia, our global
community, and our mission.
--
Jay Walsh
Head of Communications
WikimediaFoundation.orgblog.wikimedia.org
+1 (415) 839 6885 x 6609, @jansonw
Hello everyone!
After much delay, I am pleased to announce that Wikimania 2012, the
eighth annual Wikimedia conference, has opened registration! Wikimania
2012 will be held in Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United
States. We will announce the specific venue shortly.
To register, please read
<http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration> and then
proceed to the linked registration form. Until April 23, the
registration fee is $55; Wikimedia students and volunteers can
register at the discounted $35 rate. This does not cover
accommodations, which will be handled by a separate process. If you
need financial aid to attend, consider applying for a scholarship:
<http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships>.
Wikimania is made possible by the excellent presentations delivered by
enthusiastic Wikimedia volunteers. If you are interested in presenting
at Wikimania, please read our Call for Participation:
<http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions>.
If you have any issues during the registration process, do not
hesitate to email wikimania-registration(a)wikimedia.org. For other
inquiries, see our Contact page:
<http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Contact>.
Thank you for your patience, and we hope to see you in Washington!
Sincerely,
James Hare
Wikimania 2012 Coordinator
Ah - things happen. Thanks for the note.
Ziko
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederla…
This is the chapter report for Wikimedia Nederland for December 2011.
== Cultural heritage ==
The Tropical Museum has put out a call for volunteers and will also be
interested in appointing a Wikipedian in Residence. This will be the
first such position in the Netherlands.
== Conferences etc. ==
A barcamp is selforganizing at the day
GLAMcamp Amsterdam (GLAmsterdam for short) was held December 2-4 and
hosted several presentations on Friday to a mixed public of
Wikipedians and representatives from various cultural institutions.
Europeana presented the GLAM statistics project which should make it
easier for outside parties to track usage of Wikimedia Commons
donations. The Amsterdam Stedelijk museum presented their efforst to
keep a dialog alive with the public even though the museum has been
under renovation for several years. One of the most interesting
challenges for a modern art collection is the copyright status of
photographic images of works of art. Even though the Museum is the
owner of the works, they cannot publish photographs of the works
without the permission of the artists. They have done pioneering work
in engaging artists and their heirs to grant such permissions. The
Tropical Museum gave a repeat performance of the presentation that
Frank Meijer gave at the WCN in November.
One of the presentations given was on the results of the Wiki Loves
Monuments contest, and included an announcement to go ahead with a
world-wide WLM photo contest in September 2012.
The WLM organizers had held a small evaluation on December 1st, the
day before the GLAMcamp began. Though not all of the conclusions have
been drawn up, there are two main areas of concern; for a larger
number of countries there will need to be a better task management
system in place and better documentation such as clearer instructions
(in more languages) for uploaders, organizers, and "Wiki Takes"
volunteers. Not to mention coordinating partnerships with cultural
heritage organizations.
== Press and outreach ==
Annual report 2010 printed.
Discussions on a new Wikipedia flyer began.
== Upcoming ==
January: Nieuwjaarsborrel
February: Strategy weekend
April: General Assembly
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Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland
dr. Ziko van Dijk, voorzitter
http://wmnederland.nl/
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Hello,
Wikimedia Nederland is reporting monthly on its activities. We just
completed December, and for convenience I send you here the link to
the whole list of reports.
Kind regards
Ziko van Dijk
president
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Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland
dr. Ziko van Dijk, voorzitter
http://wmnederland.nl/
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Dear all,
The Chapters Committee[1], the committee that is mainly responsible
for the preparation of approval of new chapters is looking for five
new members, and we are looking for candidates.
The main focus of Chapcom is to guide groups of volunteers in forming
chapters. We make sure that the group is large enough (and advise them
on how to get bigger), review their bylaws for compliance with the
requirements for chapters and advise the Board of the Wikimedia
Foundation on chapter approvals.
This requires communication with chapter candidates all over the
World, negotiating skills and cultural sensitivity and the ability to
understand legal texts.
Key skills/experience that we are looking for in new members are typically:
* willingness to work in a sometimes bureaucratic process
(reviewing bylaws can be somewhat boring)
* 1-2 hours per week availability
* international orientation
* good communication skills in English
* ability to work and communicate with other cultures
* a strong understanding of the structure and work of both chapters
and the WMF
* experience with or in an active chapter
* an active position in a chapter is a plus
* communication skills in other major world languages are a plus
The number of chapter applications is increasing and help is wanted!
You can send your applications with your name, contact data,
experience and motivation to the ChapCom email address,
chaptercommittee-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org by February 15. The
applications will be considered by the current members.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me
privately. I am also happy to chat with anyone about our work, if this
helps them decide to apply.
Please distribute this call widely among your networks, and do apply
if you are interested.
Best regards,
Bence Damokos
chair,
Chapters Committee
[1]: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_committee
