Wikimediauk-l March 2013

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Converting PDF to DJVU - help please!
by Stevie Benton 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

Hello everyone, I wonder if there's anyone able to help me please. I'm trying to convert a .pdf file to a .djvu file but my converter hates me and doesn't work. I wonder if there's anyone on this list who might be able to convert a file for me please? Any help gratefully received! 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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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Volunteer equipment
by Katie Chan 18 Mar '13

18 Mar '13

Hi all, I would just like to note that suggestion on what equipment Wikimedia UK should buy for use by volunteers are still very much welcome at < https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/2013_Activity_Plan/Volunteer_equipment>. Whether it's equipment that you would find useful yourself, or just ideas on equipment that you think other people would find useful, we would love to hear it! Katie -- Katie Chan Volunteer Support Organiser Wikimedia UK Wikimedia UK is a Charitable Company registered in England and Wales. Registered Company 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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Wikimedia UK February 2013 report - call for content
by Stevie Benton 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

Hello everyone, It's approaching the time where we need to publish the Wikimedia UK monthly activity report for February. If you've been involved in any activities with, or on behalf of, Wikimedia UK and would like to publicise your efforts please do get involved. You can see the activity report at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/February We're also working on the content for our annual review. There's a basic structure in place and we'd love for as much of the community as possible to be involved in creating the document. There's several sections to the report but the main landing page is at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/2013_Annual_Report Thanks and regards, 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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Wikimedians: your Conference Committee needs YOU!
by Harry Mitchell 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

Please forgive my pathetic imitation of Kitchener! Wikimedia UK's Conference Committee (that is, the committee responsible for the annual conference and, nominally, the Wikimania bid) is in need of volunteers. In particular, we need people to help with putting together the programme for the annual conference at the moment. If you are interested, please drop me a line at this address. While I'm here, it's a good excuse to remind you that we are still accepting talk submissions for said annual conference: https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2013/Talk_submissions Best, -- Harry Mitchell, Wikimedia UK Conference Committee Tel: +44 (0) 24 7698 0977 Mob: +44 (0) 7585 357 416 Skype: harry_j_mitchell

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when qrpedia and qrwp domains will be transferred?
by rupert THURNER 12 Mar '13

12 Mar '13

hi, when is the date where the domains qrpedia, and qrwp are transferred? rupert.

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Daria Cybulska presents at the Women of the World Festival
by Stevie Benton 12 Mar '13

12 Mar '13

Hello everyone, I write to let you know that Daria Cybulska, Wikimedia UK's Events Organiser, presented at the Women of the World Festival in London this past weekend. She spoke about why it's important that women engage with Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. She did an excellent job and has written a blog post about the event. It can be seen at http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/03/wikimedia-uk-and-the-women-of-the-worl… I'd also suggest taking a look at her Prezi here<http://prezi.com/6g2e5wkwfsbh/understanding-wikipedia-what-is-it-and-how-to…> Thanks and regards, 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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Draft EGM resolutions
by Chris Keating 11 Mar '13

11 Mar '13

Dear all, I have just created a page with details of draft changes to the Articles of Association for the EGM planned for April 13th. These are drafted to cover the two Governance Review recommendations that would most affect the conduct of the AGM in June, i.e. the changes to the size of the Board and extending the Board to include co-opted Trustees. They also cover a proposal to change the voting system by which elected trustees are elected, which has been a long-running issue (and ought to have been sorted out last September; sadly more important governance issues got in the way). Obviously it will be for the membership to decide whether to accept or reject these particular recommendations but it would be great if you could review the draft amendments at this stage. Please do read, consider and comment, here: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/EGM_2013/Draft_Resolutions And if anyone ever wants to know where we are at with the implementation of the Governance Review, there is a handy table, here: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Governance_review/Implementation Many thanks, Chris Keating

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Full schedule available for GLAM-Wiki 2013
by Stevie Benton 11 Mar '13

11 Mar '13

Hello everyone, Wikimedia UK is really happy to be able to share with you our full schedule for GLAM-Wiki 2013. It's truly an international event with speakers from the Smithsonian Institution, the Rijksmuseum and the Collections Trust. Full information is on our blog, including details on how to reserve your spot, can be seen on our blog <http://bit.ly/W1wVo3>. Thanks and regards, 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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Jimmy Wales shows support for Wikimedia UK
by Stevie Benton 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Hello everyone, Jimmy Wales gave Wikimedia UK a big show of support this week. Speaking at an event in London, he spoke about our work and activities. In particular he noted the contributions of our excellent volunteers. You can read our blog post, and see a video of his presentation, at http://bit.ly/Ztkr6f Thanks and regards, 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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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Draft EGM resolutions
by John Byrne 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Indeed. We've never had more than 250 members, not all of whom edit, though of course most do. As part of their role the board have to try to judge what the non-member community would like rather than just the members or those posting here & on the WMUK site. And as this list shows (how many members does it have?), the community actively interested in WMUK & irl activities generally is a smallish group - when an informal census was done it came to about 80, which seems about right - who are often over-stretched. This is one of WMUK's biggest problems, which we haven't had much success improving in the last two years. I'm not sure how much the membership en masse want to "lead" frankly, let alone the community. John A "member-led" organisation - imagine that? In simple terms, an organisation that trusts the 5,000-strong UK Wikimedia community more than a handful of people who currently sit on the board. > > I see this as a confusion of the legal situation. I understand the > aspiration, of course. > > Board - a dozen, or so.......... > > Membership - several hundred > > Community - several thousand > > The board and the membership (since WMUK is company limited by > guarantee) have a legal footing. The wider community does not. Wouldn't > it be nice if all 5,000 joined the current membership? > > Gordo > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediauk-l mailing list > Wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > > End of Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 92, Issue 9 > ********************************************

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