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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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.djvu
[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-30-les-biblioteques-catalanes-llibres-puja-65-20130801150611.html
[7] http://www.telenoticies.com/noticia/2157080/ociicultura/Les-biblioteques-publiques-catalanes-van-rebre-mes-de-25-milions-de-visitants-durant-lany-passat
[8] http://www.ara.cat/premium/media/milions-denciclopedies-gratis_0_974302576.html
[9] http://www.elperiodico.cat/ca/noticias/gente-y-tv/concurso-fotografia-wiki-loves-monuments-record-guiness-2603169
[10] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/26/drafting-a-strategy-plan-with-the-community/
[11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ca:Viquiprojecte:Viquirepte/estiu2013
[12] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Amical/Glam_%26_outreach