Hello everyone,

Please see below the Wikimedia UK monthly report for April 2013. If you prefer, you can view the report on the Wikimedia UK wiki herehttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/April

Thanks and regards,

Stevie

Below is the Wikimedia UK monthly reporthttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports for the period 1st to 30th April 2013. If you want to keep up with the chapter's activities as they happen, please subscribe to our bloghttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/ , join a UK mailing listhttps://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l, and/or follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/wikimediauk. If you have any questions or comments, please drop us a line on this report's talk pagehttp://uk.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Reports/2013/April&action=edit&redlink=1 . Program activitiesCommunityMicrogrant outcomeGLAM activities

- John Cummings becomes Wikimedian in Residence at the Science Museum and Natural History Museumhttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/03/john-cummings-begins-work-as-wikimedian-in-residence/ . - April 3rd Jonathan Cardy joins Wikimedia UK as GLAM Organiserhttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/03/jonathan-cardy-joins-wikimedia-uk-as-glam-organiser/

Other activities Microgrants

Information about microgrants that are currently running, and how to submit a microgrant application of your own, are at Microgrants/Applicationshttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Applications .

- Microgrants/Photographing of Londonhttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Photographing_of_London approved. The microgrant enables User:Chmee2http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Chmee2 to travel round London taking high-resolution photographs of the city. Over 500 photographs have been taken so farhttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Photographing_of_London/Results, and already two are Featured Pictures on Commons: a statue of Genghis Khan at Marble Archhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_picture_candidates/File:Genghis_Khan_sculpture_at_Marble_Arch_in_London,_spring_2013_(1).jpg, and a close-up of railings at the Albert Memorialhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_picture_candidates/File:Detail_of_railings_at_the_Albert_Memorial_in_London,_spring_2013.JPG . - Microgrants/Wrecks on Doom Barhttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Wrecks_on_Doom_Bar update. On 15 April the article on Doom Bar was promoted to Featured Article status. WormThatTurned's next target is creating a list of wrecks at Doom Bar. - Microgrants/Core Contest (prizes)http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Core_Contest_(prizes) update. The article improvement competition with prizes from WMUK began on 15 April and will conclude on 12 May. So far nine articles have been submitted, ranging from the crusades to Charles Babbage. - Microgrants/KFC http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/KFC update. This microgrant covers the purchase of books to enable User:Farrtjhttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Farrtj, an independent editor who has no affiliations with KFC, to improve the KFC article on the English-language Wikipedia. The books were purchased and sent to Farrtj who has improved the article and is ready to nominate it at Featured Article Candidates.

UK press coverage (and coverage of UK projects & activities)

- Daily Telegraph - Labour star Chuka Umunna admits his aides probably set up and edited his own Wikipedia pagehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/9977305/Labour-star-Chuka-Umunna-admits-his-aides-probably-set-up-and-edited-his-own-Wikipedia-page.html - The Independent - Chuka Umunna's 'British Obama' Wikipedia entry came from his former officehttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/chuka-umunnas-british-obama-wikipedia-entry-came-from-his-former-office-8569083.html - Daily Record - National Library of Scotland looking to recruit first ever 'Wikipedian'http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/national-library-scotland-wants-recruit-1850915 - The Scotsman - National Library of Scotland to hire ‘Wikipedian’http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/books/features/national-library-of-scotland-to-hire-wikipedian-1-2908433 - The Guardian - Wikipedia bumps women from 'American novelists' categoryhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/apr/25/wikipedia-women-american-novelists - Daily Telegraph - 'Gallic Kim Kardashian' banned from Wikipediahttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/10027919/Gallic-Kim-Kardashian-banned-from-Wikipedia.html - The Guardian - Welcome to Wikidata! Now what?http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2013/apr/26/wikidata-launch - The Register - French spies do a Barbara Streisand over secret nuke radio basehttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/10/wikipedia_french_base_censored/ - Gizmodo - French Secret Service Freaks Out About Seemingly Nonexistent Military Secrets On Wikipediahttp://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/french-secret-service-freaks-out-about-seemingly-nonexistent-military-secrets-on-wikipedia/ - New Statesman - How Wikipedia covered Thatcher's deathhttp://www.newstatesman.com/alex-hern/2013/04/how-wikipedia-covered-thatchers-death - PR Week - Hit or Miss? MP Chuka Umunna responds to claims he edited his own Wikipedia pagehttp://www.prweek.com/uk/news/1177805/hit-miss-mp-chuka-umunna-accused-editing-own-wikipedia-page/ - Wisbech Standard - Video: Computer narrates Wikipedia history of Fenland, with amusing resultshttp://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/video_computer_narrates_wikipedia_history_of_fenland_with_amusing_results_1_2012831 - Standard - Mystery deepens over who changed Wikipedia entry of Labour star Chuka Umunnahhttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/mystery-deepens-over-who-changed-wikipedia-entry-of-labour-star-chuka-umunna-8568406.html%7CEvening - London Loves Business - Chuka Umunna's "UK Barack Obama" Wikipedia label added from his work computerhttp://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/politics/chuka-umunnas-uk-barack-obama-wikipedia-label-added-from-his-work-computer/5239.article - Daily Telegraph - Chuka Umunna's Wikipedia entry edited from computer at his workhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9987374/Chuka-Umunnas-Wikipedia-entry-edited-from-computer-at-his-work.html - The Scotsman - National Library of Scotland want Wikipedia experthttp://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/national-library-of-scotland-want-wikipedia-expert-1-2906922 - The Scotsman - National Library of Scotland want Wikipedia experthttp://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/features/national-library-of-scotland-want-wikipedia-expert-1-2906922 - The Independent - Wikipedia in sexism row after labelling Harper Lee and others 'women novelists' while men are 'American novelists'http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wikipedia-in-sexism-row-after-labelling-harper-lee-and-others-women-novelists-while-men-are-american-novelists-8590632.html

Blog posts this month

- 2nd April - Announcement: QRpedia donated to Wikimedia UKhttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/announcement-qrpedia-donated-to-wikimedia-uk/ This was also pushed out as a press release to our media list a week later. - 4th April - Open Educational Resources - some reflections on OER'13http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/open-educational-resources-some-reflections-on-oer-13/ This review of the OER'13 conference was written by Wikimedia UK Associate Dr Martin Poulter. - 8th April - THATCamp London: Have you registered yet?http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/thatcamp-london-have-you-registered-yet/ This post was written by Martin Lugton, co-organiser of THATCamp - The Humanities and Technology Camp. It is part of a series of guest blogs leading up to our GLAM-Wiki conference. - 9th April - GLAMWiki keynote preview: Lizzy Jongma, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdamhttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/glam-wiki-keynote-preview-lizzy-jongma-rijksmuseum-amsterdam/ Another in our series of guest blogs leading into GLAMWiki, this was written by Lizzy Jongma of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. - 10th April - GLAMWiki keynote preview: Michael Edson, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DChttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/glam-wiki-keynote-preview-michael-edson-smithsonian-institution-washington-dc/ Another GLAMWiki preview guest blog, this was written by Michael Edson of the Smithsonian. - 11th April - GLAMWiki preview: Nick Poole, Collections Trust, Londonhttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/glam-wiki-preview-nick-poole-collections-trust-london/ This is the final GLAMWiki preview guest blog and was written for us by Nick Poole of the Collections Trust. Nick presented at the conference. - 18th April - National Library of Scotland and Wikimedia UK to jointly appoint Wikimedian in Residencehttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/1533/ This post announced the beginning of the recruitment process for our first Wikimedian in Residence in Scotland. - 22nd April - Wikimedia projects reach more than 500 million people per monthhttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/wikimedia-projects-reach-more-than-500-million-people-per-month/ This post was written by Sue Gardner, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation and was originally published on the Foundation's blog. Reaching 500 million unique visitors to Wikimedia projects is a huge achievement and represents around 1 in every 14 people - of all people on the planet! - using a Wikimedia project in March 2013. - 25th April - Jisc and Wikimedia UK to jointly recruit a Wikimedia Ambassadorhttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/jisc-and-wikimedia-uk-to-jointly-recruit-a-wikimedia-ambassador/ This post announced the beginning of the recruitment process our first education-focused long term residency project. - 25th April - The Wikidata revolution is here: enabling structured data on Wikipediahttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/the-wikidata-revolution-is-here-enabling-structured-data-on-wikipedia/ This was written by Tilman Bayer, Senior Operations Analyst of the Wikimedia Foundation, and was originally published on the Foundation's blog.

Activities in April and MayApril

- *06* - Manchester meetuphttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Manchester/17 - *07* - Coventry meetuphttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coventry/7 - *10* - Martin Poulter delivering a workshop on "Improving Psychology Articles on Wikipedia: An opportunity for education and impact" at British Psychological Society Conference 2013http://www.bps.org.uk/events/conferences/annual-conference-2013, Harrogate - *10* - A tour of Blythe Househttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Blythe_House from 14:00-16:00, details on the GLAMwiki pagehttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM-WIKI_2013#Thursday_11th_-_Social_event - *12–14* - GLAM-WIKI 2013 http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM-WIKI_2013 - *13* - EGM 2013 http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/EGM_2013 - *14* - London meetup http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/68 - *17* - IRC office hours http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours - *18* - Technology Committeehttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/IT_Development/Progress_meetings/18_April_2013 - 1900 - 2100 UTC+1 (BST) on Mumble (joining details herehttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/IT_Development/Progress_meetings ) - *18–21* - Wikimedia Chapters Meeting, Milanhttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2013 - *25* - Wiki Loves Monuments in the UK planning meetinghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013_in_the_United_Kingdom/planning/Meeting_1 - *26* - Wikidata workshop, British Libraryhttp://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:GLAM/BL/Wikidata - *26* - Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums 26 April Wikipedia traininghttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tyne_%26_Wear_Archives_%26_Museums_26_April_Wikipedia_training - *27* - Oldham Wikipedia traininghttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Oldham_Wikipedia_training - *28* - First ever Brighton meetuphttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Brighton/1 - *30* - University of Oxford Zoology Department Wikipedia training dayhttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spatial_Ecology_%26_Epidemiology_Group_Wikipedia_training - *30* - Governance Committee meetinghttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agenda_30Apr13

May

- *05* - Oxford meetup http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Oxford/4 - *11* - Board meeting (in-person, London)http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agenda_11May13 - *12* - First Glasgow meetuphttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Glasgow/1 - *12* - First Nottingham meetuphttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Nottingham/1 - *12* - London meetup http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/69 - *15* - IRC office hours http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours - *18* - Liverpool meetuphttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Liverpool_8 - *18* - Cambridge meetuphttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Cambridge/18 - *19* - Lua on Wikimedia http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lua_on_Wikimedia - *20* - Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums 20 May Wikipedia traininghttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tyne_%26_Wear_Archives_%26_Museums_20_May_Wikipedia_training - *24* - Queen Victoria's Journals University of Oxford editing dayhttp://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:WikiProject_University_of_Oxford/QueenVictoriasJournals - *24–26* - Amsterdam Hackathonhttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Events/Amsterdam_Hackathon_2013 - *25* - Academic Dress editathonhttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Academic_Dress_editathon, London - *28* - Education Committeehttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education_Committee conference call

For events in June 2013 and onwards, please see Eventshttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Events . Administrative activitiesBoard activities

- EGM 2013 http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/EGM_2013 - 13 April 2013 http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agenda_13Apr13 board meeting to approve new members - 29 April Audit & Risk committee meeting - 30 April Governance Committee meetinghttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agenda_30Apr13

News from the Chief Exec*For information on Jon's activities this month, see News from the Officehttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/News_from_the_Office/Posts .*

Communications

Please see the above links to relevant press coverage received in April, as well as blog posts published this month.

If you're interested in getting more involved with our communications or have any questions or comments, please email Stevie Benton – stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk Fundraising and MembershipFundraising

This month, we received £220 in one-off donations, with 4 individual donations. The average donation amount was £55 - 75% of these donors have 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.bavage[image: at]wikimedia.org.uk and let her know your requirements.

There were 4,963 successful direct debits this month, bringing in a total of £19,474.77 Membership

Up to 30th April 2013:

- 189 new (membership commenced in preceding three months) and current members - with 8 new join-ups in April. - 96 'grace' members (membership within six months after date membership should be renewed)

This adds up to 285 members who were eligible to vote

- 23 Expired members - April 2013 Members Newsletterhttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Membership/Newsletter/2013/April