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Fwd: Call for Candidates - Affiliate Selected members of the WMF Board
by Chris Keating 08 Feb '16

08 Feb '16

Dear Wikimedia friends, **Call for Nominations - Affiliate Selected Board Seats** This year the Wikimedia chapters and Thematic Organisations will select two members of the Wikimedia Foundation Board. We would like to invite nominations for candidates to be elected to the WMF board in this process. Please help us by distributing this call for candidates as widely as possible through such forums as mailing lists, village pumps, and blogs. *Role of WMF Board members* The Wikimedia Foundation board provide governance and strategic oversight of the WMF. The role of Wikimedia Foundation board members is set out in detail here: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_member Successful candidates will bring expertise and understanding to help the Board further its goals and ability to work effectively at a strategic and governance level. The work of the Board is conducted in English (though fluency in additional languages is an advantage) and the role involves a significant commitment, including travel to several in-person meetings in California or worldwide. *Nominations and selection process* Nominations should be posted using this form on Meta-Wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/Nominat… If you need assistance completing the wiki-template, please contact one of the election facilitators who will be happy to assist. Nominations are open until the end of 8 March 2016 (midnight UTC). To be entered into the ballot, a candidate's nomination must be accompanied by a statement of support from a Chapter or Thematic Organisation, which may accompany the nomination or be received no later than 22 March 2016. The timeline for the selection process can be seen here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016 There is also a selection FAQ here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats_election_FAQ Many thanks, Chris Keating Lorenzo Losa Lane Rasberry - Election Facilitators

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ESEA Newsletter January 2016
by Addis Wang 01 Feb '16

01 Feb '16

Hi Community! Here is the latest issue of ESEA (East and Southeast Asia) Newsletter. Checkout some recent work done by the ESEA community. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEA_Hub/Seasonal_Newsletter/Jan_2016 Here is the outline: - 4,310 articles in 41 language versions of Wikipedia contributed during the Wikipedia Asian Month 2015. - 40 Wikimedians celebrated 15th anniversary of Wikipedia in Hong Kong <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hong_Kong>. - 100 books have been digitalized and uploaded to Wikimedia Projects in collaboration between Wikimedia Indonesia and Museum Tamansiswa Dewantara Kirti Griya. - 46 entries of Spoken Wikipedia has contributed to Chinese Wikipedia by Wikimedia Taiwan's project partnered with National Chiao Tung University. - Wikimedia Philippines announces its new project: the Encyclopedia of Philippine Heritage (EPH), as the second phase of Cultural Heritage Mapping Project, which contributed 800 articles in past two years. Previous issues available at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEA_Hub/Seasonal_Newsletter If you willing to contribute the Newsletter in the future, drop you essay at the News Plaza <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEA_Hub/News_Plaza>! And subscribe the newsletter! <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/ESEA_Newsle…> Best Wishes, Addis Wang

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The Signpost -- Volume 12, Issue 04 -- 27 January 2016
by Wikipedia Signpost 28 Jan '16

28 Jan '16

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Wikimedia Highlights, December 2015
by Andrew Sherman 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Hello, Please find a summary of last month’s highlights from the Wikimedia blog at the following link: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Highlights,_December_2015 Contents: Wikipedia celebrates 15 years of free knowledge Fifteen years ago, Wikipedia was a very different place: Magnus Manske Making our pageview data easily accessible In brief Translations for December 2015 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)>

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The Signpost -- Volume 12, Issue 03 -- 20 January 2016
by Wikipedia Signpost 24 Jan '16

24 Jan '16

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Affiliations Committee appointments, January 2016
by Kirill Lokshin 24 Jan '16

24 Jan '16

Hello everyone, I'm pleased to announce that, following the recent call for applications, the following candidates have been appointed to seats on the Affiliations Committee: - Salvador Alcantar Morán (re-appointment) - Carlos M. Colina (re-appointment) - Galileo Vidoni (re-appointment) - Emna Mizouni - Tanweer Morshed - Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight The newly appointed (and re-appointed) members will serve two-year terms, ending in December 2017. On behalf of the Affiliations Committee, I would like to thank each of the applicants, as well as all of the community members who took the time to offer their feedback on the candidates during the public review process. Regards, Kirill Lokshin Affiliations Committee

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The Signpost -- Volume 12, Issue 02 -- 13 January 2016
by Wikipedia Signpost 16 Jan '16

16 Jan '16

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For Wikipedia's 15th Birthday, what does Wikipedia mean to the world?
by Zachary McCune 15 Jan '16

15 Jan '16

Hello everyone! 15 January is Wikipedia's 15th birthday. That's right, it's Wikipedia Day! This is the day we celebrate the beginning of the Wikimedia movement and all of the free knowledge projects we share with the world. To celebrate, we are asking Wikipedia visitors (both anonymous readers and logged-in users) to tell us what Wikipedia means to them. It's all about celebrating the impact of our movement. For the next 6 days, we will use some Central Notice banners to notify users of our birthday milestone and ask for their thoughts. The banners will be visible on Meta, Commons, and all language Wikipedias. The messages have been translated by the community into more than 98 languages (and counting). The banners will link to the Wikipedia15 microsite [1], where visitors can read the stories of 15 Wikimedians, review milestones from 15 years of Wikipedia, and contribute thoughts on what Wikipedia means to them. Per MediaWiki, the timing will follow UTC. And of course, if you dismiss the notice, it will permanently opt you opt of seeing Wikipedia15 banners for the rest of the week. Questions? Send them my way. Want to get involved? Why not go to a Wikimedia party or event[2], edit something new, share a Wikipedia15 illustration[3], or share a Wikipedia birthday wish with #Wikipedia15 on your preferred social media! All the best, - Zack [1] https://15.wikipedia.org [2] There are 149 events planned! Find one near you: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Events [3] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia15_Mark -- Zachary McCune Global Audiences Wikimedia Foundation zmccune(a)wikimedia.org

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[PRESS RELEASE] Wikipedia celebrates 15 years of free knowledge
by Juliet Barbara 14 Jan '16

14 Jan '16

This press release is also available online here: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikipedia_celebrates_15… And as a blog post here: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/01/14/wikipedia-15-foundation-endowment/ For more information, see our commemorative website: https://15.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia celebrates 15 years of free knowledge Community celebrates Wikipedia and sister projects with nearly 150 events on six continents Wikimedia Foundation announces endowment to sustain Wikipedia for the future San Francisco, CA. January 14, 2016 -- This Friday marks the 15th anniversary of Wikipedia <https://www.wikipedia.org/>, the world’s free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. This week, we celebrate not just Wikipedia, but the birth of an idea: that anyone can contribute to the world’s knowledge. Globally, readers and editors are coming together to celebrate, with nearly 150 events across six continents. From editing marathons <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Events/Bangladesh> in Bangladesh and lectures <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Events/Lugano,_Switzerland> in Switzerland, to picnics <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Events/South_Africa> in South Africa and a conference <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Events/Mexico_City> in Mexico, the world is celebrating the joy of knowledge <https://15.wikipedia.org/>. As part of this milestone, the Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce the Wikimedia Endowment <https://15.wikipedia.org/endowment.html>, a permanent source of funding to ensure Wikipedia thrives for generations to come. The Wikimedia Endowment will empower people around the world to create and contribute free knowledge, and share that knowledge with every single human being. Our goal is to raise $100 million over the next 10 years. The Endowment has been established, with an initial contribution by the Wikimedia Foundation, as a Collective Action Fund at the Tides Foundation <https://www.tides.org/>. Wikipedia launched on January 15, 2001 with a bold vision: a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. At the time, the idea that people around the world would collaborate to build an encyclopedia—for free—seemed unbelievable. Since then, Wikipedia has grown to more than 36 million articles in hundreds of languages, used by hundreds of millions of people all over the world. Wikipedia and its sister projects are still built by volunteers around the world: each month, roughly 80,000 volunteer editors contribute to Wikimedia sites. "Wikipedia challenged us to rethink how knowledge can be gathered and shared." said Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, "Knowledge is no longer handed down from on high, instead it is freely shared by everyone online. Wikipedia seemed like an impossible idea at the time—an online encyclopaedia that everyone can edit. However, it has surpassed everyone's expectations over the past 15 years, thanks to the hundreds of thousands of volunteers around the world who have made Wikipedia possible." We're celebrating Wikipedia's global community with a commemorative website <https://15.wikipedia.org> and week-long campaign, collecting and sharing the stories of individuals and organizations that have helped develop Wikipedia into the world's largest collection of collaboratively created free knowledge. These stories show the truly global nature of the Wikimedia community: from Ziyad Alsufyani <https://15.wikipedia.org/people/ziyad-alsufyani.html>, a medical student at Taif University in Ta’if, Saudi Arabia who has been editing the Arabic Wikipedia <https://ar.wikipedia.org/> since 2009, to Susanna Mkrtchyan <https://15.wikipedia.org/people/susanna-mkrtchyan.html>, a professor and devoted grandmother working to give Armenian students better educational opportunities. We will continue to collect stories throughout the month of January. Today, we celebrate all of the projects, partnerships, events, and joy the Wikimedia movement has inspired over the past 15 years, with many still to come. Wikipedia is much more than a website. Wikipedia and its sister Wikimedia projects represent a global, ever-expanding resource and community for free knowledge. Here are just a few examples: - Wikipedia started in January 2001 in English, but soon expanded to other languages—within the first year, it grew to 18 languages. Today, it is available in nearly 300. - Volunteers constantly edit and improve Wikipedia. Every hour, roughly 15,000 edits are made to Wikipedia. Every day, around 7,000 new articles are created. - Wikipedia became one of the top 10 websites in the world in 2007, and the only non-profit website anywhere near the top. - It’s not just Wikipedia. There are 11 other Wikimedia free knowledge projects, including Wikimedia Commons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/>, with more than 30 million freely licensed images, as well as Wiktionary <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/>, Wikisource <https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page>, Wikivoyage <https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Main_Page>, and more. - The Wikimedia community supports global projects that spread the joy of knowledge. Wiki Loves Monuments <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments>, a global photo competition, launched in 2010 to document images of cultural heritage. In 2011, the contest was named the largest photo competition in the world. Companion projects like Wiki Loves Earth <http://wikilovesearth.org/>, Wiki Loves Africa <http://wikilovesafrica.org/>, and even Wiki Loves Cheese <https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Essen_und_Trinken/Wiki_Loves_Cheese> document more knowledge from around the globe. - Volunteers around the world have built hundreds of partnerships with galleries, libraries, museums to make institutional collections more broadly available. These partnerships have contributed to more than 1.5 million images of cultural works on the Wikimedia projects. If you’d like to help celebrate Wikipedia’s 15th anniversary, you can share on social media what Wikipedia means to you by tagging @Wikipedia <https://twitter.com/Wikipedia> and using the hashtag #wikipedia15. To learn more about Wikipedia and the joy it inspires, visit 15.wikipedia.org. 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. About the Wikimedia Foundation The Wikimedia Foundation 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 35 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 the Wikimedia Endowment The purpose of the Wikimedia Endowment is to serve as a perpetual source of support for the operation and activities of Wikipedia and its sister projects. It will empower people around the world to create and contribute free knowledge, and share that knowledge with every single human being. The Endowment has been established, with an initial contribution by Wikimedia Foundation, as a Collective Action Fund at Tides Foundation. Tides is a public charity with a 40-year track record of holding and managing charitable funds for nonprofit organizations. An Advisory Board, nominated by the Wikimedia Foundation and appointed by Tides, will make recommendations to Tides related to the Endowment. Tides or the Wikimedia Foundation may choose to transfer the Endowment from Tides to the Wikimedia Foundation, or other charities identified by the Wikimedia Foundation. At that point, the Endowment would continue to be a permanent, income-generating fund to support the Wikimedia projects. Wikimedia Foundation Press Contact Katherine Maher +1 415-839-6885 ext 6633 press(a)wikimedia.org -- *Juliet Barbara* Senior Communications Manager I Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94105 jbarbara(a)wikimedia.org I +1 (512) 750-5677 (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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November 2015 minutes of the Board of Trustees
by Stephen LaPorte 14 Jan '16

14 Jan '16

Hi all, We have posted the minutes and resolutions form the Board of Trustees meeting in November 2015, which you can find here: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2015-11-07 Best, Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation

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