Hi all, the new bulletin from Wikimedia Italia (#61) is available. This time we write about upcoming Members' Meeting and member cards, Wiki Loves Monuments 2013, Wikimedia Conference 2014, Chapters Dialogue Interview and future appointments.
As usual a link has been added to meta, at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Italia#... ; more-or-less raw text of the bulletin follows below.
ciao, .mau.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= = Wikimedia News no. 61 - October 2, 2013 = {{titolo errato|titolo=Wikimedia news}}{{WMNpubblico|61|October 2, 2013}} [[File:Assemblea_Milano_2013.JPG|thumb|450px|center| ''"At the March 2013 Members' Meeting" By Cassinam (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons'']]
== Members' Meeting, October 2013 == Once again this year it is time for our members to come together and confront themselves in the usual discussions on the hot topics of the upcoming seasons! The appointment is in Bologna, at the [http://www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it/home.php Biblioteca Sala Borsa], Saturday 19 October 2013. In the morning, Wikimedia Italia organizes in the Auditorium an event open to everyone, while the afternoon will be dedicated to the '''Members' Meeting''' at the Urban Center.
The first call is scheduled for 10:00 am, while the official start of work (second call) is fixed at 14.00. End will be approximately at 18.30. Among the items on the agenda, we will discuss on the events for next year, the organization of Wikimania 2015, the scrutiny of the projects in the pipeline for 2014, in addition to the ratification of the resolutions of the Board.
The meeting is public, but only members in good standing with the [http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/Iscrizioni fee for 2013] are allowed to vote. We also invite non-members to take part in the event in the morning and to communicate their presence by filling out the [https://assembleaottobre2013.eventbrite.com registration form] by 18 October. On our own site you may found instead indication for any [http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/Associazione:Assemblea_WMI_ottobre_2013/delega proxies], in case you can not be present to the appointment.
The offer of hospitality to Wikimedians arriving in crowds to Bologna is always welcome: if you have a bed, a comfortable couch or enough space for a sleeping bag, report it on the site of Wikimedia [http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/Associazione:Assemblea_WMI_ottobre_2013 page of the event].
== Member cards == During the month of September 2013, member cards were shipped to new members and those who have renewed in time the registration fee for 2013. If you have not received yet the card (despite having already paid up the fee) let us know by writing to [mailto: segreteria@wikimedia.it our secretary]. On the 2013 card stands the winning photo of Wiki Loves Monuments Italy 2012: the image captures the [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anfiteatro_Campano_-_003.jpg Ancient Roman Amphitheater in Santa Maria Capua Vetere] and was taken by Nicola D'Orta, now also a member of Wikimedia Italy. As always, this photo has been released under CC BY-SA 3.0 and made available to all on equal terms.
A card was also sent to those member who, at the beginning of September, they had not yet made the payment, we are pleased to see that many of them are regularizing their position with enthusiasm! To everyone else, we remember the guidelines for renewal, that can be found [http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/Associazione:Rinnovi here].
== Wiki Loves Monuments 2013: all the numbers == Wiki Loves Monuments 2013 photo contest just endend. Once again, several records were outdone this year, both in the international and the Italian edition. A special thanks to all those who participated by uploading their photos, and to the volunteers of Wikimedia Italia who put their energies to make the 2013 edition a great success! Now you just have to wait for the verdict of the jury: the prizes can be found described in [http://www.wikilovesmonuments.it/2013/09/i-premi-del-2013/ Wiki Loves Monuments Italia blog]. For those who still did not have clear ideas about the contest, please read [http://www.corriere.it/tecnologia/cyber-cultura/13_settembre_30/wikimedia-mo... this article] (in Italian) which appeared on Corriere.it and the [http://www.digitalmeetsculture.net/article/wiki-loves-monuments-edition-2013...] (in English) released by [[Utente:CristianCantoro|Cristian Consonni]] (''Vice President of Wikimedia Italia'' and ' member of the international team of Wiki Loves Monuments'').
The numbers:
'''All over the world:''' * Photos uploaded: 369,580 * Participants: 11,720
'''In Italia:''' * Photos uploaded: 8,082 * Participants: 527 * Monuments ''freed'': 2,145 * Number of supporting institutions: 222 * Project partners: 6 * Sponsoring institutions: 15
== Wikimedia Conference 2014 ==
Monday, September 30 was the last day to apply to host the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference Wikimedia Conference] 2014. By Tuesday, October 15 it will be established which chapter will be the next organizer of the conference. Candidates are four: Germany, India, Sweden, Italy. On this page], together with the individual proposals of the four candidates, discussions are ongoing on how to improve the annual meeting of the Wikimedia movement.
== Chapters Dialogue Interview == [[File:Chapters_Dialogue_Interview.jpg|thumb|160px|right|Foto by Fra [CC-BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons]] Wikimedia Deutschland has launched an initiative called [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Dialogue Chapters Dialogue Interview]. The goal is to collect stories, experiences, strengths and weaknesses of the chapters that make up the network of the Wikimedia movement, with the aim of defining the status of the current situation and lay the foundation for future development. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nicole_Ebber__%28WMDE%29 Nicole Ebber], Head of International Affairs of Wikimedia Deutschland, manages the project accompanied by a consultant, [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Kira_Kraemer_%28WMDE%29 Kira Kraemer], which in addition to his experience brings to the research her fundamental neutral point of view.
Kira and Nicole are making visits to all the Wikimedia chapters in the world to interview both board members and staff of each organization; Monday, 30 September it was the turn of Wikimedia Italia. [[Utente:Frieda|Frieda]] (''President of Wikimedia Italia'') and [[Utente:Laurentius|Laurentius]] (''Secretary of Wikimedia Italy'') for the beard, Emma (''Coordinator of Wiki Loves Monuments'') and Francesca (''Secretary'') for the staff, answered questions from Kira.
== Appointments == * '''Until October 3,''' you can subscribe to the [http://www.sicampfirenze.org/ Social Innovation Camp] of Florence, event dedicated to the socially useful ideas for enterprises.
* '''October 5''', Florence: Wikimedia participates to [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progetto:GLAM/Biblioteche/Progetti/Biblioteche... Florence BiblioPride], with a seminar entitled "Libraries and Wikipedia: open data and skill sharing". For the association will be present [[Utente:Frieda|Frieda]] (''President of Wikimedia Italia''), [[Utente:Aubrey|Andrea]] (''Head of the Wikimedia Italia projects'), Anna Lucarelli, Virginia Gentilini and PierFranco Minsenti (librarians). Take a look at [http://www.aib.it/attivita/bibliopride/bibliopride2013/programma-del-bibliop... general program of BiblioPride] and the [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progetto:GLAM/Biblioteche/Progetti/Biblioteche... seminar program].
* '''October 4-6''', Rovereto (TN): [http://conf.openstreetmap.it/ OSMit2013], a gathering of the Italian community of OpenStreetMap. This year the event is organized in collaboration with Wikimedia Italia. The event will take place at the [http://www.urbancenter.rovereto.tn.it/ Urban Center] of the Municipality of Rovereto. In addition to the official site for all the information you may follow the [https://twitter.com/OpenStreetMapIt Twitter account], the [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/IT:OSMit2013 Wiki page] and read an interesting post written by Cristian Consonni and published on the site of the [http://saperi.forumpa.it/story/73726/osmit-2013-openstreetmap-e-wikipedia-si... Forum for the Public Administration]. To participate [http://conf.openstreetmap.it/registrati/ online registration] is recommended .
* '''October 10-13''', Pisa: [http://www.internetfestival.it/ Internet Festival]. As part of the event, '''Friday, October 11''' at the Cinema Teatro Lux, six women will compete on the subject [http://www.internetfestival.it/eventi/gender-digital-divide/ Gender Digital Divide]. The protagonists of the debate: Ivana Pais, Leda Guidi, Flavia Marzano, [[Utente:Frieda|Frieda]] (''President of Wikimedia Italia''), Claudia Vago, Julie Bicocchi. The appointment is in Piazza Santa Caterina 6, Pisa, from 15:30 to 16:50.
*'''October 12''', Pisa: in the context of the Internet Festival, the annual [http://www.statigeneralinnovazione.it/online/?wysija-page=1&controller=e... Open Meeting-Event for the States-General of Innovation association] will be held. Wikimedia Italia is a member of the organization and gladly spreads the news. Place: Hall of the Provincial Council, Province of Pisa, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II 14.
* The event [http://bematricola.it/ Be Matricola 2.0] on Sunday, Sept. 29, in which a talk by [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utente:Virginia_Gentilini Virginia Gentilini] on Wikipedia was scheduled, has been postponed because of the bad weather conditions that hit Bologna. We will keep you updated on the new date.