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WMUK monthly report, December 2012
by Stevie Benton 28 Jan '13

28 Jan '13

Hello everyone, We're coming up to the time to publish Wikimedia UK's monthly report for December 2012. If you were involved in any chapter-related activities in December, please do get involved and contribute to the report. It can be found here <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2012/December>. Ideally I'd like this to be published by the end of next Monday, so all contributions by then please. Thank you, Stevie -- Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Job offer: Secretary-General for Chapters Association
by Thehelpfulone 26 Jan '13

26 Jan '13

Cross posting to a few lists. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Markus Glaser <markus.glaser(a)wikimedia.de> Date: 26 January 2013 15:50 Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Job offer: Secretary-General for Chapters Association To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Dear all, after a long period of discussions and clarifications, we are now finally starting our search for a Secretary-General to serve the Chapters Association. Please distribute to following text to as many of your contacts, mailing-lists and networks as possible. Thank you very much, kind regards, Markus Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ------------------------------**------------ The Chapters Association (CA) will be an umbrella organization for Wikimedia chapters established in various regions around the world. The association represents the common interests of those chapters within the Wikimedia movement. One of its goals is to set, review and enforce standards of accountability and participation among its members. The association will facilitate the exchange of experiences, ideas, and knowledge between chapters and assist them in their organizational development and to develop common programs and projects. To enhance external communication, coordinate the Wikimedia movement and represent its chapters on official occasions, CA is looking for an experienced and motivated person to become the full-time Secretary-General (f/m) of the Chapters Association. CA is incorporated in Geneva, however depending on your place of residence a relocation might not be necessary. Job description The Secretary-General is to be head of the CA?s Secretariat as defined by the CA?s charter. The Secretariat performs the executive powers of the Association. The Secretary-General will be elected by the Council. The other Members of the Secretariat are appointed by the Secretary-General, with the consent of the Council. The Secretariat reports to the Council on the Association's activities and has the right to submit proposals for Council resolutions. She/He will be responsible for: * Defining the organizational structure, publishing job offers and hiring the officers of the secretariat; * Building the strategic plan for the association; * Assuring the financial stability of the organization; * Coordinating between all association members; * Building annual program plans to achieve the CA mission; * Handling all formal administrative tasks including finance, communications, legal and technical; * and preparing the assemblies of the CA council. Desired personal traits * Leader -- the selected Secretary-General will have to build the organization from its earliest stages according to the outlines set by the CA council. * Administrator -- some of the tasks of the Secretary-General would be of administrative nature. She/He would have to write detailed program plans, review by-laws, financial reports, program plans and program reports of other organizations. * Excellent communication skills -- one of the the Secretary-General's primary tasks would be to communicate with member chapters. Those chapters are dispersed in different regions of the worlds representing various cultural habits. The selected Secretary-General would have to be multi-culturally-minded to work effectively with these partners. * Willing and able to travel world-wide. * Proven experience with building and managing a large diverse organization. * Comfortable working with people at all levels of the organization, including community members and volunteers. * Experience in other like-minded/ international/ volunteer-driven/ non-profit/ peer-review-driven organizations would be considered as an advantage. * The ideal candidate will be hard-working, creative, highly-motivated, and able to operate and effectively manage multiple cultural contexts, time-zones and expectations * Incredible diplomatic problem-solving skills in an international environment as well as the ability to deal comfortably and efficiently with ambiguity and an ever changing environment * Must be fluent in English; skill in other languages would be considered as an advantage. Great to have * University degree * Experience within the Wikimedia movement. However, according to CA?s charter a Member of the Secretariat cannot be a Council Member or hold a position in a Chapter or in the Wikimedia Foundation. * Love working with a highly collaborative, consensus oriented environment Competitive salary package. Please send your cover letter, full CV, salary expectations and at least two references in one .pdf file to: chaptersassociation(a)wikimedia.**ch <chaptersassociation(a)wikimedia.ch><mailto: chaptersassociation(a)**wikimedia.ch <chaptersassociation(a)wikimedia.ch>> In case of any questions, please also use email and the address given above. Publication date: 26.01.2013 - Application deadline: 15.02.2013 Seat and postal address: Wikimedia Switzerland, 8008 Zurich Office: Wikimedia CH, Escaliers du Marché 2, CH-1003 Lausanne Web: www.wikimedia.ch -- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. ______________________________**_________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.**org <Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l> -- Thehelpfulone http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Thehelpfulone

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Wikimedian in Residence at the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum - applications welcome!
by Daria Cybulska 25 Jan '13

25 Jan '13

The Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, working with Wikimedia UK, have today announced the joint recruitment of a Wikimedian in Residence! Anyone interested is more than welcome to apply - more details on our blog: http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/01/science-museum-natural-history-museum-… Best, Daria -- Daria Cybulska - Events Organiser, Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 +44 7803 505 170 -- Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Training the Trainers event in Manchester
by Richard Nevell 25 Jan '13

25 Jan '13

Wikimedia UK is committed to supporting our volunteers and to encourage them to teach others how to edit Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, we are running a weekend training workshop. This will take place on the weekend of 23-24 February in Manchester, and we would particularly encourage anyone from the North West to attend. The workshop will be delivered by a professional training company and aims to improve delegates’ abilities to deliver any training workshop. It’s especially relevant to anybody who already runs Wikimedia-related training, or is very interested in doing so in near future. The workshop is a chance to: - Get accredited and receive detailed feedback about your presenting and training skills - Get general trainer skills which you can then apply when delivering specific Wikipedia workshops - Share your skills with others - Help design a training programme that serves Wikimedia UK in the long term. The course will run from 9:30 am-6:30pm on Saturday and 9am-5pm on Sunday. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. We should also be able to cover travel and accommodation if you let us know in advance. If you are interested in attending, please indicate your commitment by signing up on this UK wiki page<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Training_the_Trainers/February_2013_event> but please note that places are limited. If you are not able to attend this time but would like to take part in the future, please let me know by email to daria.cybulska(a)wikimedia.org.uk – we will be offering more sessions in the future. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. I can also put you in touch with past participants who will be able to share their experiences with you Regards, Richard Nevell

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Fwd: [Wikimedia Education] Fwd: need speakers for upcoming Wiki Academy in Kosovo
by Chris Keating 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

Forwarding this message from the Education list. While I don't know any more about it than what's in this email, it looks like an interesting opportunity for anyone keen to do some Wikipedia training abroad. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <ardob11(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 6:32 PM Subject: [Wikimedia Education] Fwd: need speakers for upcoming Wiki Academy in Kosovo To: education <education(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hello Wikipedians, Wikipedia Academy Kosovo is an upcoming event in Kosovo and we are seeking some Wikipedians from Europe to fly-in to mentor and speak. The event will encourage the creation of high-quality content - both photos and articles - on Wikipedia English by students and others in Kosovo. The Academy will be a 3-day event organized in Prishtina, Kosovo on 22-24 February. About 100 participants will be recruited from high schools and universities around Kosovo. They will be encouraged to form teams from their schools with a faculty mentor to sponsor them. To help prepare for the Academy, the organizers will conduct presentations introducing students to the wiki editing process, research and appropriate content creation. Participants will hear from local, regional and international speakers to improve their understanding and purpose of Wikipedia and the process of creating high quality articles. On day two, the participants will organize into teams to generate new content that will be edited and posted during the event. On day three participants will post their content to Wikipedia and Wikivoyage. Best articles and photos will be awarded prizes. If anyone is interested, please email me to arianit(a)gmail.com with your Wikipedia user ID, one or more topics you could speak on, a few short paragraphs stating your motivation and qualification for this event. We will cover your travel to and expenses while in Prishtina. I look forward to hearing from you, Arianit Dobroshi Ipko Foundation FLOSS Kosova _______________________________________________ Education mailing list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education

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New Article?
by Richard Symonds 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

If anyone's looking for a new article to write, I just had this pointed out to me: http://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2012/08/24/the-first-duel-fought-… I believe it's notable - if a little tricky to find modern sources for. There might even be a Did You Know in it. Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Expenses Claims
by Richard Symonds 22 Jan '13

22 Jan '13

All, Wikimedia UK's Financial Year End is rapidly approaching. If you have expenses claims outstanding from this year, please try and get them in in the next week or two! Any questions, let me know, All the best, Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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state of qrpedia
by rupert THURNER 22 Jan '13

22 Jan '13

hi, what is the current status of qrpedia? is at already recommended to use it again in wikiland? rupert.

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimania 2013 scholarship now accepting application
by Jon Davies 22 Jan '13

22 Jan '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Simon Shek <simon.shek(a)wikimedia.hk> Date: 22 January 2013 05:03 Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimania 2013 scholarship now accepting application To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Hi all, Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong are being accept. The application window is one month (through 22 February). Wikimania 2013 scholarship is an award given to an individual to enable them to attend Wikimania in Hong Kong from 7-11 August, 2013. Both types of scholarships will be available this year. Partial scholarships will cover travel expenses to Wikimania, capped at 50% of the estimated air fare from your nearest international airport according to [[wm2013:Getting to Hong Kong]]. Full scholarships will cover round-trip travel, dorms accommodations as arranged by the Wikimania Team, and registration for Wikimania 2013. Applicants will be rated on the following four dimensions: 1. Activity within Wikimedia (on-wiki and off-wiki) - 50% 2. Activity outside of Wikimedia and other free knowledge/software projects - 15% 3. Interest in Wikimania and the Wikimedia movement - 25% 4. Fluency of English language - 10% To learn more about Wikimania 2013 scholarships, please visit https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships To apply for a scholarship, you can fill out the application form here: https://scholarship.wikimedia.hk If you have any question, email us at wikimania-shcolarship(a)wikimedia.org . Good luck! Simon Shek Community coordinator - Wikimania 2013 / Wikimedia Hong Kong wikimedia.hk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk

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Mail Server Migration: UPDATE
by Thomas Morton 20 Jan '13

20 Jan '13

All, In 30 minutes the main mail server migration will begin; your email inboxes (if you have them :)) will be inaccessible for around an hour as I confirm the migration was successful & get the processes running. Mail sent to wikimedia and wikiconferences addresses during this time will be recieved, but not processed. They will be processed once I have confirmed the validity of the migration. Mailing lists (not this one; the board, office and conference, etc.) will be inaccessible for about 2-3 hours depending on how quickly I can confirm this stage of the migration/ Tom

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