Wikimediauk-l June 2013

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Wikimania London 2014
by Edward Saperia 11 Jun '13

11 Jun '13

Hi all, 2014 is quite a long way off, but we've identified two ways we could really use volunteers right now; 1/ We're looking for community liaisons to reach out to various wikimedian and wikimedian-related communities about the conference. 2/ We're looking for ideas for bold Wikimedian-in-Residence type activities to try at The Barbican. Lots more detail about both here, take a look: https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers Ed Saperia Lead Coordinator Wikimania London 2014

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Wikimedia UK elects four trustees to its Board
by Stevie Benton 11 Jun '13

11 Jun '13

Hello everyone, As you may know, Wikimedia UK held its AGM yesterday in Lincoln. This included elections for trustees to serve on the Board of the charity. You can find details of the elected candidates on our blog at http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/06/wikimedia-uk-announces-election-of-new… Many thanks to all candidates, both successful and unsuccessful, for taking part. 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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Two events in London - Royal Opera House & British Library, 22 and 29 June
by Andrew Gray 11 Jun '13

11 Jun '13

Hi all, A quick reminder/notification (as appropriate!) about two upcoming events in London this month: * Royal Opera House editathon, 22 June * WWI workshop, British Library, 29 June The Royal Opera House event will be focusing on the ballets of Sir Frederick Ashton, one of the UK's most prominent choreographers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ballet/Royal_Opera_Hous… The British Library event will be a chance to use some of the newly digitised (and not yet online) Europeana WWI material to help build articles, or to work on any other projects that might be of interest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/British_Library/WWI Please pass this on to anyone who might be interested! Thanks, - Andrew. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.gray(a)dunelm.org.uk

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Wikimedia Foundation elections
by Katie Chan 11 Jun '13

11 Jun '13

Hi all, Now that the Wikimedia UK AGM is over, there’s a couple of other important elections going on within the Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia Foundation is electing three (3) community members to its Board of Trustees, the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation. In addition, the community is also electing two (2) members to the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) and also the FDC Ombudsperson. You can find more information on all of this, including the candidate statements, ask the candidate questions, list of eligibility requirements for voters and information on how to vote on < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013>. As the work of the Foundation Board of Trustees impacts the ways the movement pursuit its goals, and the FDC are involved in the grants making process which the chapter was involved in last year and expects to be again this year, I would encourage as many of you as possible to take an interest and vote in these elections. Katie -- Katie Chan Volunteer Support Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0990 +44 (0) 7885 980 534 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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Election Results: Wikimedia UK AGM, 2013
by Richard Symonds 08 Jun '13

08 Jun '13

All, I'm happy to announce the results of the 2013 Trustee Elections. A more formal email, attaching the breakdown for those who wish to observe how the votes were counted, will go out to all WMUK members as soon as I can write one! The winners, elected for the next two years, are Greyham Dawes, Michael Maggs, Saad Choudri and Alastair McCapra. Kind regards, Richard Symonds & James Farrar Tellers 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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WMUK Volunteer strategy
by Katie Chan 06 Jun '13

06 Jun '13

Hi all, A draft volunteer strategy for Wikimedia UK have been posted at < https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteers_strategy>. Please have a look, comment or even rewrite or expand it as you see fit. Thanks, Katie -- Katie Chan Volunteer Support Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0990 +44 (0) 7885 980 534 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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Latest organization status of the Wiki Loves Monuments Competition in the UK
by Michael Maggs 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Hi All - just a brief status update on the organization of the UK Wiki Loves Monuments photographic competition. I now have some draft competition rules online for community input, as well as some initial FAQs and helpdesks for both organizers and competitors. You may like to add these pages to your Commons watchlist: Main page: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013_in_the_… Main planning page: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013_in_the_… You will find a sidebar on those pages with links to the new resources. If you are interested in the UK contest and haven't yet done so, please sign up to the WLM-UK mailing list at http://lists.wikimedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/wlm2013-l I'll also be discussing progress at the WikConference UK 2013 in Lincoln on Saturday (see http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2013). Hope to see you there. Regards Michael Maggs

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Call for contributions - Wikimedia UK monthly report, May 2013
by Stevie Benton 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Hello everyone, This is a quick note to let you know that the Wikimedia UK monthly report for May 2013 needs to be finalised soon. If you have any contributions to make to the report it would be great to get them added as soon as possible. If you have something you'd like to share but want to discuss first, please do drop me a line or give me a call. You can see the report as it currently stands here - https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/May 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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Scholarships to OSM State of the Map
by Katie Chan 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Hi all, Wikimedia UK is planning to offer two (2) scholarships to OpenStreetMap's State of the Map 2013 conference, taking place on 6-8 September in Birmingham. Applicants must be based in the UK and be a contributor to both OSM and Wikimedia. Please see < https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/OSM_State_of_the_Map_scholarships> for more details. The deadline for application is this coming Monday 10 June 2013. Katie -- Katie Chan Volunteer Support Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0990 +44 (0) 7885 980 534 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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WMUK five year plan
by Richard Nevell 04 Jun '13

04 Jun '13

Hello everyone, There's a new draft of the five year plan on the UK wiki ahead of the AGM this weekend. It would be great to discuss the strategy at the AGM, and in the meantime comments are more than welcome on the talk page. http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Towards_a_five_year_plan_2013-18/Draft_plan Richard Nevell -- Richard Nevell Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 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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