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Wikimedia UK March report
by Stevie Benton 14 May '14

14 May '14

Hello everyone, Please see below fir Wikimedia UK's March activity report. April's will be coming soon. You can also view the report on wiki at https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Reports/2014/March Thank you, Stevie Program activities[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ]Community[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] GLAM activities[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ]Editathons[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/File:WMUK_Royal_Society_Diversity_editathon_2…> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/File:WMUK_Royal_Society_Diversity_editathon_2…> Jonathan Cardy assisting at the Royal Society event on the 26th March March was a diverse month both in the focus on diversity or international Women's day and in geographic diversity, with events in York, Dundee and the Midlands as well as London, a very high proportion of UK Wikimedians will have had an event within a couple of hours travel. Police[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] Andy Mabbett led an event at the West Midlands Police Museum<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/WM_Police_Museum>, gaining access for Wikipedians to a museum that is usually only open to researchers by appointment. A number of articles were improved, and, thanks to the curators kindly removing glass fronts from display cases, many great pictures were taken (some still awaiting transfer from Flickr). This was probably the first UK editathon to be visited by an armed response vehicle, whose crew kindly posed for pictures, and displayed some of their specialist equipment, on the proviso that their faces were not shown! Diversity[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/File:Petrie_editathon_cropped.jpg> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/File:Petrie_editathon_cropped.jpg> w:User:Fae <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Fae> and the other attendees at the Petrie museum of archaeology Wikimedia UK supported international Women's day with support for two events. One at Goldsmiths is covered in the Education and Expert outreach section and a GLAM one on female archaeologists at the Petrie Museum. The event at the Petrie Museum<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Women_Archaeologists_editing_event_at_the_Pet…> was sufficiently successful that we are planning a fringe event for just after Wikimania. Scotland[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] March saw the first event in Dundee<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Scottish_Women_in_Contemporary_Art_Wikifest_a…>, an editathon focused on female Scottish artists. York[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] Pat Hadley, the Wikimedian in Residence at the Yorkshire Museums trust, hosted an editathon in York<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/YMT/Luminaries-editathon> . Royal Society of Chemistry[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] On 28 March, a number of volunteers delivered an all-day training session<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Royal_Society_of_Chemistry_2014_Event> in the library of the Royal Society of Chemistry's<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Society_of_Chemistry> impressive London headquarters, Burlington House, on Piccadilly. The audience included RSC staff, fellows and guests, including academics and journal editors. Wikimania London 2014 =[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] Submissions closed for this year's Wikimania with 64 in the GLAM and Free Culture track<https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:GLAM_%26_Free_Culture_sub…>. The programme committee is currently assessing them and the hundreds of other submissions, one of their criteria for choosing what goes in the programme is the level of interest, so please look through the submissions and sign up for the ones you would most like to see. Image Releases[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] Negotiations were taking place with several organisations for some large content releases, and Fae is working to setup a mass upload of the 100,000 Welcome trust images. Education and expert outreach[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ]Education activities *Please see respective links for each of these activities for futher details.* <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/File:WIKI_Symposium_Stirling_Image1.jpg> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/File:WIKI_Symposium_Stirling_Image1.jpg> Dr Greg Sing with Dr Padmina Ray Murray at *What I Know Is* - As part of International Women's Day celebrations, on 8 March 2014 we supported the Women's Arts Practices editing event at Women's Art Library, Goldsmiths<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Women%27s_Arts_Practices_editing_event_at_Wom…> . - On 19 March, a Wiki-Themed Symposium was held at Stirling University - entitled What I Know Is <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/What_I_Know_Is> - with the participation of several academics and guest speakers involved in Open Knowledge, Open Education and Open Publishing. - A second TaPRA Wikipedia Workshop<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/TaPRA_Wikipedia_Workshop_March_2014> was held at the University of Glasgow on Thursday 20 March. - Marc Haynes starts as our Wikipedian in Residence at the federal Welsh university of Wales: *Coleg Cymraeg*; he is the only 2nd Wikipedian in Residence at an university, worldwide. WMRS EduWiki Conference 2014 in Serbia Volunteer Brian Kelly attended WMRS EduWiki Conference 2014 in Serbia<http://edu.wikimedia.rs/index.php?title=EduWiki_Conference_2014> through support from WMUK. He has posted the following blog posts about this experience: preparation<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/02/preparing-for-the-wikimedia-serbia-edu…> + report<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/04/a-report-from-the-eduwiki-conference-i…> . Wiki Education Cooperative[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] In early March, Dr Toni Sant attended the Wiki Education Cooperative meeting in Prague. At this meeting, the WMUK joined other Wikimedia education programs (including Israel, Nepal, Czech Republic, Mexico, Ukraine, United State, Canada, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Serbia) and the Wikimedia Foundation’s Global Education Program team to determine a plan moving forward for sharing best practices and fostering collaboration among educational efforts on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia project. Outcomes of the Prague meeting include: - Cooperative members will spend the next several months in small teams that target the initial goals agreed upon by the whole group. From now through Wikimania 2014, Toni will be a part of the Resources Team, which initially aims to consolidate existing resources so that everyone can find everything in one (very visible and easy-to-find) place. This is an important step in aligning our Education activities to the successful approaches on the global education program and similar efforts in other parts of the world. - The team at the Wikimedia Foundation will help the group redesign an online portal that is more cohesive and accessible than the varied portals have been in the past. - The cooperative will network at Wikimania 2014 with other stakeholders to expand its reach and to welcome new members into the community. <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/File:Education_Coop_kick-off_meeting_in_Pragu…> <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/File:Education_Coop_kick-off_meeting_in_Pragu…> Wiki Education Cooperative kick-off event delegates in Prague For more about the kick-off meeting in Prague see this Education newsletter post<https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education_Portal/Newsletter/March_2014/…> . The cooperative is technically still in formation and is presently only operating under a working name. Aims, goals, scope and other essential elements for any such grouping are still to be codified, but co-op members are already formulating these ahead of a potential official launch at Wikimania 2014. EduWiki Conference 2014[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] Preliminary planning for EduWiki 2014 was stepped up during this month. See plans for EduWiki 2014<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/EduWiki_Conference_2014/Planning> . Wikimedia Ambassador at Jisc[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] Dr Martin Poulter continues as Wikimedia Ambassador with Jisc. See his report on the most recent Education Newsletter<https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/April_2014/Jisc/_W…> . Future of Education at Wikimania 2014[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] Preliminary planning for a fringe/hack event ahead of Wikimania (21-22 June) continued during this month. Details here<https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fringe/Future_of_Education_Hack> . Other activities[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] Project grants[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] The proposal<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Project_grants/Hotels_and_cinema> for a number of books to be purchased to improve articles on the English Wikipedia related to hotels and cinema, along with a request to improve articles associated with the Channel Tunnels has been approved. Information about project grants that are currently running, and how to submit an application of your own, are at Project grants/Applications<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Project_grants/Applications> . UK press coverage (and coverage of UK projects & activities)[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] The Economist - WikiPeaks? The popular encyclopedia must work out what is next<http://www.economist.com/news/international/21597959-popular-online-encyclo…> Blog posts this month[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] - 7 March - Ten ways educators can use Wikipedia<https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/03/ten-ways-educators-can-use-wikipedia/> - 10 March - Announcing Wikimedia UK’s new five year strategy<https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/03/announcing-wikimedia-uks-new-five-yea…> - 12 March - On a Bill of Rights for the world wide web<https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/03/on-a-bill-of-rights-for-the-world-wid…> - 13 March - IPv6 enabled on Wikimedia UK’s websites<https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/03/ipv6-enabled-on-wikimedia-uks-website…> - 17 March - Wikipedia and the Digital Enlightenment<https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/03/wikipedia-and-the-digital-enlightenme…> - 20 March - Reflections on two years in post<https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/03/reflections-on-two-years-in-post-2/> - 21 March - Wikimania – ten days to submit your session proposal<https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/03/wikimania-ten-days-to-submit-your-ses…> - 25 March - What I know is...<https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/03/what-i-know-is/> - 28 March - Publishing scholarly papers with, and on, Wikipedia<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Publishing_scholarly_papers_with…> - 31 March - The unusual suspects...<https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/03/the-unusual-suspects/> Activities in February and March[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ]February[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] - *01* - TaPRA Wikipedia Workshop<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/TaPRA_Wikipedia_Workshop_February_2014> - London - *01* - Art+Feminism Wikipedia edit-a-thon, Middlesex University<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:Meetup/London/ArtAndFeminism_2014> - *01* - Art+Feminism Wikipedia edit-a-thon, Dundee<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism_2014#Wikip…> - *01–02* - Training the Trainers/February 2014 event<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Training_the_Trainers/February_2014_event> - Cardiff - *04* - Tech Com meeting<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/IT_Development/Progress_meetings#2014> - *05* - UEA Wikipedia Workshop for PhD Students<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/UEA_Wikipedia_Workshop_February_2014> - Norwich - *09* - London meetup <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/78> - *14* - Wikipedia and Archaeology or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the free Encyclopedia<http://www2.le.ac.uk/colleges/artshumlaw/almanac0809> - *15* - Cambridge meetup<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Cambridge/21> - *16* - Oxford meetup <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Oxford/13> - *17–20* - Wikipedia Takes UCL<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Wikipedia_Takes_UCL> - London - *20* - Cornwall GLAMs workshop<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Cornwall_GLAMs_workshop> - hosted by the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth. Contact:Fæ<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Special:EmailUser/F%C3%A6> - *23* - Liverpool meetup and museum visit<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Liverpool/10> - *25* - WWI editathon with students at University of Hull in Scarborough<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/University_of_Hull_at_Scarborough_2014> - *25* - Education Committee meeting 25 February 2014<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Education_Committee/Education_Committee_meeti…> - *26* - Wellcome Library editathon<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Wellcome_Library_editathon> - *27–28* - Ally Crockford<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ACrockford> at The EDGE Conference <http://edgeconference.co.uk/> - Edinburgh - *27* - Magnus Manske speaking about Wikidata to Cambridge University Wikipedia Society, all are welcome<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:Cambridge_University_Wikipedia_S…> For events in April 2014 and onwards, please see Events<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Events> . Communications[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] The chapter was approached by both Sky News and ITN this month with a view to finding someone to speak about Wikimedia and Wikipedia in relation to the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web. Unfortunately to the story of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, the segment was bumped both times. The approaches show that we are making progress in terms of recognition and awareness. Please see the above links to relevant press coverage received in January and blog posts published during the same period. If you're interested in getting more involved with our communications or have any questions or comments, please email Stevie Benton – stevie.benton(a)wikimedia.org.uk Fundraising and Membership[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ]Fundraising This month, we received £588 in one-off donations, with 20 individual donations. The average donation amount was £29.40 - of the donations that were eligible for gift aid, 65% had Gift Aid Declarations made and matched with their records. If anyone would like a full (but anonymised) csv file with more information, please get in touch with katherine.bavageatwikimedia.org.uk and let her know your requirements. There were 4878 successful direct debits this month, bringing in a total of £20337.17 Membership You can view more detailed membership data here<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Membership/Numbers> The Chapter's donor newsletter was distributed at the beginning of March by the WMF to all UK donors on their contact database. This saw a high number of new sign-ups. All new members were accepted and welcomed swiftly. It is to be hoped future such sign ups will be repeated to broaden the Chapters' membership base. Visitors to the office this month[edit<https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Reports/2014/March&action=edit&s…> ] The office received 46 visitors this month. -- Stevie Benton Head of External Relations 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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A project that may be of interest
by Stevie Benton 13 May '14

13 May '14

Hello everyone, I thought you might be interested in this story I saw at the weekend - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27346567 - about a project that uses memory sticks to install operating systems on old or unused computers to give people in the developing world their own computer. As a secondary note, I wondered if anyone had any ideas about how Wikipedia access could be built in to the mix. I know of Kiwix but wondered if this story would perhaps inspire any great ideas. All thoughts welcome! Thank you, Stevie -- Stevie Benton Head of External Relations 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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A charter for our volunteer committees?
by Michael Maggs 09 May '14

09 May '14

I have made a proposal for discussion. See the Engine Room: The following resolution was approved by the Wikimedia UK board in December 2013: [We should] redefine the role and purpose of the non-board committees to give them greater prominence, and if need be re-constitute and re-vitalise them with greater volunteer input to drive forward programmes. At present, the roles and memberships of non-board committees are somewhat unclear, and that has led to atrophy and lack of focus. Board/committee communication needs to be improved, and better board support for the committees’ work is needed. We would hope and expect that this will result in considerably greater community involvement. I have put up a draft charter for discussion at Volunteer committees, and would like to hear what everyone thinks. Insofar as it's possible for a charter to re-vitalise our committees (bearing in mind it's only people not policy that can ultimate do that), is this a move in the right sort of direction? Michael Link: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room#A_charter_for_our_volunteer_commi…

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Second Queen St Mill Museum editathon, 10 May
by Andy Mabbett 09 May '14

09 May '14

We're running another editathon, at Queen Street Mill in Burnley, on 10 May. This is a fantastic opportunity to use the mill's archives and to meet and work with the curators. Booking essential: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Queen_Street_Mill_Museum/event… -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Test
by Michael Peel 08 May '14

08 May '14

This is a test message to see if my email from this address gets through to the list or not. If it does, then yay my problem with posting to this list is fixed, and please accept my apologies for the spam. If it doesn't, then how did you get hold of this message?! Thanks, Mike

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DNA Digest editathon on 29 May
by Fæ 08 May '14

08 May '14

Is anyone involved in this and can share more information about expectations for this event? I note that there is some fuss being made about potential COI on en.wp, though I suspect that this is just a question of how it has been presented so far. DNA Digest is a registered UK charity and this has the look of an interesting editathon to me. As it is practically on my doorstep I'm thinking about attending. Links: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dnadigest-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-114… http://dnadigest.org/frequently-asked-questions/ Fae -- faewik(a)gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae

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Wikimedia Sweden launches Umepedia challenge
by Stevie Benton 06 May '14

06 May '14

Hello everyone, You might be interested to learn that Wikimedia Sweden<https://www.wikimedia.se/> has launched an article improvement competition called the Umepedia Challenge. The contest is focused on writing and editing articles about the Swedish city of Umea <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ume%C3%A5>. The contest runs through the month of May and more details can be found here<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Umepedia_Challenge> Thanks and regards, Stevie -- Stevie Benton Head of External Relations 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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Fw: [Wikimania-l] Reminder: Wikimania 2014 scholarship deadline 17 February
by HJ Mitchell 03 May '14

03 May '14

Hi Katie, I asked this a while ago and your answer was essentially "we're working on it", but I don't think I'm the only one wondering, so I'll ask on this list. What do UK (in particular non-London) residents who want financial support to attend do? Is there going to be a separate process or do we need to apply for a scholarship through the WMF (which would be a bit silly imho)? I'm sure it would be useful to know before the scholarships deadline. Thanks, Harry Mitchell http://enwp.org/User:HJ Phone: 024 7698 0977 Skype: harry_j_mitchell On Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 15:13, Katie Chan <ktc(a)ktchan.info> wrote: If you were thinking of applying for a scholarship from either the Wikimania Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland, or Wikimedia Österreich, the deadline is end of the day UTC this coming Monday. Don't miss it! Katie On 08/01/2014 17:37, Katie Chan wrote: > Hi all, > > Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2014 in London are now being > accepted. Applications are open until the end of the day UTC on 17 > February. > > Wikimania 2014 scholarships is an award given to an individual to > enable them to attend Wikimania in London from 6-10 August, 2014. > > Only a single type of scholarship will be available from the Wikimedia > Foundation for Wikimania 2014. A Wikimedia Foundation scholarship will > cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel costs as arranged > by the Wikimedia Foundation travel agency, shared accommodation as > arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation, and registration for Wikimania. > > Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and > selection criteria by the Scholarship Committee, who will determine > which are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2014 scholarships, > please visit <https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships>. > > To apply for a scholarship, fill out the application form on > <http://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply>. It is highly recommended > that applicants review all of the material on the Scholarships page > and the associated FAQ before submitting an application. > > If you have any question, please contact > <wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org> or leave a message on > <https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships>. > > Katie Chan > Chair, Scholarship Committee > -- Katie Chan Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of any organisation the author is associated with or employed by. Experience is a good school but the fees are high. - Heinrich Heine _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

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Fwd: Provisional programme: Making it Matter: Supporting education in the developing world through open and linked data
by M L Poulter, ALSPAC 02 May '14

02 May '14

A free event in London (or online) that may be of interest: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marieke Guy <marieke.guy(a)okfn.org> Date: 2 May 2014 09:05 Subject: Re: Provisional programme: Making it Matter: Supporting education in the developing world through open and linked data To: OER-DISCUSS(a)jiscmail.ac.uk Hi Everyone, We still have a few places remaining for this workshop. It's going to be a great opportunity to hear about current initiatives in the development, technology and education overlap. There will also be plenty of time for discussion and networking. The workshop is Making it Matter: Supporting education in the developing world through open and linked data and will be held in London, UK on Friday 16th May, 2014 http://linkedup-project.eu/making-it-matter-workshop/<http://education.okfn.org/making-it-matter/> If you can't make it talks will be streamed and videos released afterwards - signup for remote participation<https://docs.google.com/a/okfn.org/forms/d/1r7y2MJZ_OYzdfWCv7yhDAPN49LR69Um…> . Hope to see you there. Marieke On 23/04/2014 09:26, Marieke Guy wrote: Dear All A provisional programme<http://linkedup-project.eu/files/2014/03/MIM_Programme.pdf>is now available for the Making it Matter: Supporting education in the developing world through open and linked data, a free one-day workshop organised by the LinkedUp Project and the Commonwealth of Learning in London, UK on Friday 16th May, 2014. http://linkedup-project.eu/making-it-matter-workshop/<http://education.okfn.org/making-it-matter/> Speakers include Venkataraman Balaji (Director, Technology & Knowledge Management, Commonwealth of Learning), Tom Salmon (Teacher and open development researcher), Stefan Dietze (LinkedUp Project) and Christophe Gueret (DANS NL and WorldWide Semantic Web). There are also a series of interactive breakout sessions. The aim of the workshop is to bring together software developers, educators and individuals from the development community to see how they can work together by using open and linked data to support education in the developing world. A limited number of spaces<http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-it-matter-supporting-education-in-the-…>are still available for the workshop. We have also now set up a form so people can register<https://docs.google.com/a/okfn.org/forms/d/1r7y2MJZ_OYzdfWCv7yhDAPN49LR69Um…>if they are interested in remote participation on the day. Talks will be streamed and there will be opportunities to participate online in break-out sessions. Looking forward to meeting you at the Making it Matter Workshop! Thanks Marieke -- Marieke Guy LinkedUp <http://linkedup-project.eu/> Project Community Coordinator | skype: mariekeguy | tel: 44 (0) 1285 885681 | @mariekeguy<http://twitter.com/mariekeguy> The Open Knowledge <http://okfn.org/> *Empowering through Open Knowledge* http://okfn.org/ | @okfn <http://twitter.com/okfn>| OKF on Facebook | Blog| Newsletter http://remoteworker.wordpress.com -- Marieke Guy LinkedUp <http://linkedup-project.eu/> Project Community Coordinator | skype: mariekeguy | tel: 44 (0) 1285 885681 | @mariekeguy<http://twitter.com/mariekeguy> The Open Knowledge <http://okfn.org/> *Empowering through Open Knowledge* http://okfn.org/ | @okfn <http://twitter.com/okfn>| OKF on Facebook | Blog| Newsletter http://remoteworker.wordpress.com

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Our own dear Johnbod
by Jon Davies 02 May '14

02 May '14

To the altar—Catholicism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single -- *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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