Dear fellows,
The following message is just to keep you informed about the activities
developed in August by Amical Wikimedia.
Kind regards,
David Parreño Mont
User:Davidpar
(As a member of Amical Wikimedia)
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*Source:*
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Amical_Wikimedia/August_2013
GLAM-WIKI
- Current Wikipedians-in-Residence: ESM at Museu d'Art Jaume Morera,
Galazan at Museu d'Història de Catalunya, Marionaaragay at Museu de la
Música de Barcelona and Glòria Guirao at Fundació Suñol.
- August 2nd. Meeting with the Mataró Museum[1] Natural Sciences
Section. Vàngelisvillar.
- August 8th. The Girona Archive makes freely available all the contents
of the 1448 Llibre del Sindicat de Remença (Peasan Syndicate Book) and some
images[2]. Ivan_bea
Wiki Loves Monuments
- Organization of the photo contest on cultural heritage Wiki Loves
Monuments[3] at the Catalan-speaking territories. Definition of the awards
and the jury, website update and organization of Andorran Photowalk[4].
Another two more events will take place: Wiki Takes Mollerussa[5], driven
by the Mascançà Research Center, and Wiki Takes Olesa, driven by Santa
Oliva Library. Kippelboy
Media
- August 1st. Mention of the collaboration project between the Catalan
Public Libraries Network and Amical Wikimedia at Europa Press[6] and
324.cat[7].
- August 14th. Report on Wikipedia Zero at *Ara* newspaper[8]. Davidpar
- August 26th. The Wiki Love Monuments contest earns the largest
photography competition according to The Guinness Book of Records[9], El
Periódico de Catalunya. Davidpar
- August 26th. Wikimedia Blog, "Drafting a strategy plan with the
community"[10], post about the elaboration of the Amical's Wikimedia
strategy plan in an open, horizontal and transparent way. Barcelona
Organization
- Amical Wikimedia members make an internal revision of the 2014-2018
strategy plan and the 2014 roadmap.
- August 27th. Virtual meeting about a proposal to Funds Dissemination
Comittee. Attendees Arnaugir, Ijon, KLove_(WMF) and ASengupta_(WMF).
Research
- Writing of the reseach: *Joan Miró in Wikipedia: a comparative analysis
*, by Kippelboy and ESM.
Other
- Amical Wikimedia organizes the summer Wikichallenge[11] in order to
improve the grammar and spelling of 2000 wikipedia articles.
- Final grant report writing and submission GLAM & Outreach[12].
- August 7-11th. Some Amical Wikimedia members attend the Wikimania
2013: Dvdgmz, Góngora, Micru, QuimGil
- August 26th. Meeting with the representative of the Peruvian Chamber
of Commerce at Barcelona (potential wiki courses). Kippelboy
[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matar%C3%B3_Museum
[2]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Llibre_del_Sindicat_de_Remen%C3%A7a…
[3]
http://www.wikilovesmonuments.cat/
[4]
http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viquip%C3%A8dia:Photowalk_Andorr%C3%A0
[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ca:Viquip%C3%A8dia:Wiki_Takes_Mollerussa
[6]
http://www.europapress.cat/cultura/noticia-prestec-audiovisual-cau-gairebe-…
[7]
http://www.telenoticies.com/noticia/2157080/ociicultura/Les-biblioteques-pu…
[8]
http://www.ara.cat/premium/media/milions-denciclopedies-gratis_0_974302576.…
[9]
http://www.elperiodico.cat/ca/noticias/gente-y-tv/concurso-fotografia-wiki-…
[10]
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/26/drafting-a-strategy-plan-with-the-com…
[11]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ca:Viquiprojecte:Viquirepte/estiu2013
[12]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Amical/Glam_%26_outreach