(Translations of this report are also available in Dutch and French.)
This is a summary of the activities in Belgium in the month May 2014 and some upcoming activities.
The Affiliation Committee recommended the WMF Board to approve our chapter. Read more at: meta:Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/Wikimedia Belgium - June 2014.
At 11 June Daniel Mietchen gave a presentation about Wikipedia and Wikimedia at the pro-iBiosphere Final Event in Meise, near Brussels. The event was held in the Bouchout Castle which houses the Botanic Garden Meise.
At the event the Bouchout Declaration on Open Access to Biodiversity data was launched, signed by over 50 institutions and organizations.[1]
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The purpose of the Bouchout Declaration is to help make digital data
about our biodiversity openly available. It offers members of the
biodiversity community a way to demonstrate their commitment to open
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At 17 June Romaine gave a presentation for the communicators and knowledge managers of various federal government departments. The subject of the day was virtual collaboration and Wikipedia is a good example of such collaboration. There was especially attention to how users work together on a wiki. This included:
Presentation for the communicators and knowledge managers of various federal government departments
The Berlaymont building houses the headquarters of the European Commission, censored due a lack of FOP
At 28 June Lokal K in Collogne was opened. The local K is the regional meeting place of the Wikipedia community in Cologne and surrounding area. The room exists since 15 April 2014 and has since May been home several open knowledge related groups. On Saturday 28 June it was officially opened with the Open Day. Lots of volunteers brought something to eat with them to share with others.
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Hier trifft sich die Wikipedia-Community und tut Dinge. |
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Statue of Charles the Great
We invite you to this special bimonthly meeting. We have good news as the Affiliation Committee recommended the WMF Board to approve Wikimedia Belgium as chapter.
Let's meet at 19h for a light lunch offered by the organizers. The discussions will start around 20:00. The meeting is open for all interested persons.
Location: El Turco, Place de Londres / Londenplein 6, Brussels
See also: Meetings page on WMBE wiki
Inspired by this mail, we organize a Wiknic (picnic) in the southeast of the Netherlands, so also Belgians, Germans (especially from Nordrhein-Westfalen) and whoever is in the neighbourhood can join!
With sun outside, with rain inside. Dutch pancakes will be baked and stroopwafels will be available. Would be nice if everyone brings some food, drink and more with him/her to share.
Signing up for it is welcomed, but not required: Sunday 6 July.
