Hi all, the new bulletin from Wikimedia Italia (#50) is available. We wrote about the upcoming Wikimedia Conference in Milano, the not-so-incoming Wikimania 2013, the tax days (Italian people may choose to devolve a small part of their taxes to Wikimedia Italia), and past and forthcoming meetings where we attended as experts or rapporteurs.

As usual a link has been added to meta, at Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Italia ; more-or-less raw text of the bulletin follows below.

ciao, .mau.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= == Wikimedia Conference 2013 in Milano ==

Tomorrow, Thursday, April 18, [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2013 Wikimedia Conference 2013] starts. The conference is held every year to improve coordination between the various Wikimedia chapters, discuss the next challenges and share national experiences. For the first time the Wikimedia Conference will be held in Milanp, Italy; we are proud that Wikimedia Italia is in charge of the organization. You may find further information and some tidbits on the [http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/Comunicati_stampa/Wikimedia_Conference_2013 official press release] (in Italian), while [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2013 at this page], and through the hashtag #wmconf on Twitter, you can follow the updates in real time. All board and staff members awill be in Milan at the conference during the event in Milan, so the work of the office will be momentarily suspended. We apologize in advance for any delays.

[[File:Wikimania-2013-banner.png|thumb|256px|left| "''Wikimania 2013''" - By Amimi Cheng and Wikimania 2013 organizing committee. Copyright owner: Wikimedia Hong Kong (Wikimedia Hong Kong) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons]]

== Wikimania 2013: let's go to Hong Kong! ==

From 7 to 11 August 2013 the eighth edition of

[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013 Wikimania] will be held in Hong Kong.

Like we did in the past, Wikimedia Italia has decided to award 8 sponsorships, to cover the costs of participation in the event. Each sponsorship includes travel expenses (by plane), accommodation and registration to the event, for a maximum amount of € 1,250 each.

If you are interested you can find all the details of the announcement on [http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/Programma_borse_di_partecipazione_per_Wikimani... the page for the event].

Applying is easy: you only have to fill an [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YXCiNeC6Uo5pdxJsiF0Wm3NNnPYs-G56-3ehd1sGzHs... online form] and then send a confirmation email to the email address domande(at)wikimedia.it. The deadline for submission of applications is scheduled for 23:59 Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

== Set culture free. With your signature ==

To donate the 5x1000 of your taxes to Wikimedia Italia, you have just to write on the dedicated form of the tax return (or communicate to your accountant) the tax code of the association: 94039910156. Visit [http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/Cinque_per_mille this page] for more detailed information. It is a real help, which does not cost you anything.

== (past and present) Wikimedian events ==

* On April 5 [[:it:Utente:.mau.|Maurizio Codogno]] took part to the [http://studenti.imparadigitale.it/ TabletSchool meeting] in Bergamo, sponsored by [http://www.imparadigitale.it/ Centro Studi Impara Digitale] (Learn Digital Research Centre). The event was enlivened by the many questions raised by the students and by the presence of guest experts ready to give answers. We strongly advise you to look at the [http://www.ustream.tv/channel/impara-digitale streaming of this event], which proved to be very enlightening.

* On April 11, in the context of [http://biennaledemocrazia.it/ Biennale della Democrazia] in Torino, the president of Wikimedia Italy [[:it:Utente:Frieda|Frieda Brioschi]] participated in the meeting [http://biennaledemocrazia.it/eventi/wikipedia-come-strumento-di-cittadinanza... Wikipedia as a tool for digital citizenship], during which they discussed the contribution that Wikipedia can make to the traditional education. In particular, we submitted our digital literacy project called [http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/Dai_una_voce_alla_democrazia ''Dai una Voce alla Democrazia''] (Give a Voice to Democracy), which in the recent months has involved the children of several schools in the province of Torino. A short [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oChlbh33zr0 online video] of the appointment is available.

* [http://www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it Salaborsa Library] in Bologna organizes two free workshops in the series of meetings [http://www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it/eventi/23821 Wikipedia in the Library]. The first event is scheduled for Saturday, April 20 and is aimed at beginners who want to take their first steps into the world of Wikipedia: [[:it:Utente:P tasso|Piero Grandesso]] will be the Wikipedian expert who will guide you. Saturday, May 4, [[:it:Utente:Atropine|Ginevra Sanvitale]] will lead the the first ''edit-a-thon'' in the library: a writing entries marathon on Wikipedia, particularly dedicated to the biographies of female figures in history.