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This montly activity report covers october, november, and december 2008
==Program activities==
* WM-Fr rewarded the winners of the Wikiconcours "Cross project"
category with 100€ gift checks for books.
*Funded the numerization of pictures of Gandhi.
== Public activities and interventions ==
*Workshops given
**Le Cube, Greater Paris Area, Oct 11th.
**Bibliothèque Marguerite Yourcenar, Paris, Dec 14th and Nov 9th.
**La Cantine (dedicated to senior citizens), Paris, Nov 21st.
**Nanterre, Nov 29th.
*Conferences attended
**Creative Commons France, Paris, Oct 15th.
**JDLL (free software meeting), Lyon, October 17 & 18th.
**Salon de l'éducation/Educatice, Paris, Nov, 27 to 29th.
**Open World Forum, Paris, Dec 1st and 2nd.
*Talks given
** 21 October: talk about "Free knowledge and Wikimedia" to students
from "IEP Toulouse" (policital sciences school,
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_d%27%C3%A9tudes_politiques_de_Toulouse
)
** 17 October: presentation to Auvergne librarian association (Brioude)
==Fundraising==
*Partner of Wikimedia Foundation for the annual fundraiser.
*Developed a new donation website with online payment system
*Improvement of previous, as well as creation of new promotional
material (leaflets, fundraising buttons...)
*Raised approximately 50 000 euros (last donations not included)
==Press==
*Supported the set up of the Wikiposter project with a
[
http://wikimedia.fr/index.php/Communiqués_de_presse/Et_si_vous_pouviez_accrocher_Wikipédia_sur_le_mur_de_votre_chambre
press release] (creation and purchase of poster from our images)
== International events/happenings/news ==
*Anything on an international level that touches the chapter/interests
the chapter
** 16 October: presentation to "From illiteracy to computer illiteracy
: an equal form of exclusion ?", European Meeting of Social Press
** 2-3 October: presentation at "3rd Conference on Cultural Economics"
[
http://www.jec-culture.org/?id_page=accueil&lang=en&PHPSESSID=b0af206efedd723c51a7d70b17922968]
(UE)
** December: two presentations at the Israel Business Conference in
Tel Aviv. Was the opportunity for chapter (French and Israel) contact
and for a wikimeet in Tel Aviv
**Funding of the Zeus Web Server for the Toolserver.
== Lobbying/Political ==
* Assisted to the announcement of the French "Plan du Numérique 2012"
(action plan of the government)
* First contacts with reporters without borders in november (they
publish a yearly book with pictures to support the press, we presented
them commons).
* The council of Île-de-France, a French region (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele-de-France_(region) ) voted to
become a member of Wikimédia France.
* Anthere received her award from the hands of the minister in charge
of digital economy. Was the opportunity to gather French actors of the
open source.
==Tools==
* Monthly IRC meeting for the members and the Board to discuss current issues
* Phone conferences will be tested in January
* WM-Fr new website development ongoing, based on TYPO3.
* Hosting of our tools was migrated in september on a dedicated server.
* Wikimédia France now on Viadeo (French social network) and LinkedIn
(previously on Facebook).
==Planned==
*General Assembly planned mid march in Paris: will feature approval of
financial data and election of new board.
--
Christophe Henner
Membre du Conseil d'Administration de Wikimedia France
http://wikimedia.fr
christophe.henner@wikimedia.fr
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