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South African Community meet-up 21
by Shupai Mchuchu 19 Aug '22

19 Aug '22

Hello everyone, We will be hosting our upcoming meetup for the South African community that will be happening on Saturday 25 June 2022. Below are the details for joining the 19th online South African community meetup. If you have any questions about Wikipedia, the community, what is going on generally, or you just want to hang out you are welcome to join and participate. Date: Saturday, 27 August 2022 Start time:10:00 AM SAST End Time: 12:00 PM SAST Location: Online Meeting We will still be using our new Discord channel as our meeting location this time (see link below). If that does not work for you then don't worry, you can still join via Zulip at the link below for a more text-based experience. Link to Join <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Meetup/South_Africa/So…> For a more text-based experience. Zulip <https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/login/>: Note registration is necessary Topics * Wikimania 2022 * Restarting face-to-face meetings * Wikimedia South Africa AGM on 1 October 2022 * Edit-your-pride editathon <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Edit_Your_Pride> on 8 October 2022 Best regards, Shupai Mchuchu Chapter Administrator Wikimedia South Africa NPC. 6 Spin Street, Cape Town, South Africa Office +27 (021) 565 0143 Reg. No. 2012/038827/08

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isiZulu language expert : Wiki Loves Monuments
by Isla Haddow-Flood 19 Aug '22

19 Aug '22

Hello Wikimedians of South Africa! The Wiki Loves Monuments team is looking for an isiZulu speaker or expert to translate their DEI report into isiZulu (there is a small budget available). If anyone is interested, please contact Ciell on ciell.wikipedia(a)gmail.com Thank you!! warmest Isla -- *Isla Haddow-Flood* UTC+2 Skype: Islahaddow | Twitter: havingaflood Wikimedia <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Islahaddow> | LinkedIn <http://za.linkedin.com/pub/isla-haddow-flood> Hear my name <https://namedrop.io/islahaddowflood>

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Wikimania 2022: Cape Town and Johannesburg - final reminder
by Douglas Scott 11 Aug '22

11 Aug '22

Hello everyone, This is a final reminder of the Wikimania mini-event in Cape Town and Johannesburg that will start tomorrow. The main, international, conference already began today but the Cape Town mini-Wikimania will begin tomorrow (Friday) at 16:00 with a reception at 18:00 and will end this Sunday. The Johannesburg event will take place this Saturday. The rest of this email is largely a repeat of the previous reminder email with links and details reposted here for your convenience. Attendees will be able to attend both the global digital Wikimania as whilst at the Cape Town/Johannesburg mini-Wikimania. All that we ask is that you bring your own device (tablet, phone, lap top) to attend the digital international event on. The event schedule for the digital *international Wikimania *is now out and can be seen at the link on their website here: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Program/Schedule You can register to attend the international Wikimania at the link here. The details for the *South African mini-Wikimanias* are as follows and can also be seen on the Wikimedia South Africa website here: http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Main_Page *Cape Town* event details: - Venue - iNtaka Law Tech Lab <http://ip-unit.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/iNtaka_LawTech-Brochure.pdf> - Address - Main foyer, Kramer Law Building, Wilfred and Jules Middle Campus of South Africa, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa - Dates - 12 (Friday), 13 (Saturday) and 14 (Sunday) August 2022 - Times - 16:00 - 20:00 on Friday, 09:00 - 22:00 on Saturday, 10:00 - 21:00 on Sunday, *Johannesburg* event details: - Venue - The Flame Space, Constitution Hill <https://www.constitutionhill.org.za/> - Address - 11 Kotze Road, Braamfontein, Johannesburg - Date - 13 August 2022 - Time - 09:00 - 16:00 Please note: for the *Cape Town reception* on Friday (18:00 - 20:00) you will need to RSVP as we have limited space at the venue. You can RSVP for the reception at the link here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScd1GuVRROL7GDbpEZqgZeVCmJUzKyOmND…> . A scholarship is available to help people attend the closest mini-event to them in South Africa. If you are interested in applying then please fill out the form at the link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeK3mvG--3gxrZeyHl4K8E6ylfJYn8bkiO… A big "*thank you*" goes out to our event partners. The Cape Town event would not be possible without the support of the iNtaka Law Tech Lab at the University of Cape Town. The Johannesburg event would not be possible without the support of the Constitution Hill museum. Best regards, Douglas. -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Wikimania 2022 reminder & information
by Douglas Scott 08 Aug '22

08 Aug '22

Hello everyone, This is a reminder of the Wikimania mini-event in Cape Town and Johannesburg that will take place this coming weekend. I will send out a final reminder on Thursday this week. Attendees will be able to attend both the global digital Wikimania as whilst at the Cape Town/Johannesburg mini-Wikimania. All that we ask is that you bring your own device (tablet, phone, lap top) to attend the digital international event on. The event schedule for the digital *international Wikimania* is now out and can be seen at the link on their website here: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Program/Schedule You can register to attend the international Wikimania at the link here <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration>. The details for the *South African mini-Wikimanias* are as follows and can also be seen on the Wikimedia South Africa website here: http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Main_Page *Cape Town *event details: - *Venue* - iNtaka Law Tech Lab <http://ip-unit.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/iNtaka_LawTech-Brochure.pdf> - *Address* - Main foyer, Kramer Law Building, Wilfred and Jules Middle Campus of South Africa, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa - *Dates* - 12 (Friday), 13 (Saturday) and 14 (Sunday) August 2022 - *Times* - 16:00 - 20:00 on Friday, 09:00 - 22:00 on Saturday, 10:00 - 21:00 on Sunday, *Johannesburg* event details: - *Venue* - The Flame Space, Constitution Hill <https://www.constitutionhill.org.za/> - *Address* - 11 Kotze Road, Braamfontein, Johannesburg - *Date* - 13 August 2022 - *Time* - 09:00 - 16:00 *Please note:* for the *Cape Town reception* on Friday (18:00 - 20:00) you will need to RSVP as we have limited space at the venue. You can RSVP for the reception at the link here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScd1GuVRROL7GDbpEZqgZeVCmJUzKyOmND…>. A *scholarship* is available to help people attend the closest mini-event to them in South Africa. If you are interested in applying then please fill out the form at the link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeK3mvG--3gxrZeyHl4K8E6ylfJYn8bkiO… A big "*thank you*" goes out to our event partners. The Cape Town event would not be possible without the support of the iNtaka Law Tech Lab <http://ip-unit.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/iNtaka_LawTech-Brochure.pdf> at the University of Cape Town. The Johannesburg event would not be possible without the support of the Constitution Hill <https://www.constitutionhill.org.za/> museum. Best regards, Douglas. -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Wikimania 2022 - Cape Town and Johannesburg reminder
by Douglas Scott 04 Aug '22

04 Aug '22

Hello everyone, This is just a reminder of the upcoming Wikimania event that we will be hosting in Cape Town and Johannesburg next week. You can check out the South Africa Wikimania schedule at the link here <http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Template:/Wikimania_2022>. Here are the details and current schedule: - *International event: *will be held digitally from 11 -14 August. You will be able to attend this event at the Cape Town and Johannesburg events as well. You can learn more about it at the Wikimania website <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Program>. Please remember to register <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration> on the international Wikimania event page to attend that event. - *Cape Town:* will take place at the iNtaka Law Tech Lab <http://ip-unit.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/iNtaka_LawTech-Brochure.pdf> at the Krama Law Building, University of Cape Town. If you want to attend the international Wikimania then please bring a laptop or other device to attend it from; we will have a quiet room where people can attend the digital event. Food and drink will be available at all hours while we are open. People are free to come and go as and when they please. - *12 August (Friday) *we will be open from 16:00 to 20:00. From 18:00 to 20:00 we will have a finger foods and drinks reception. Anyone with an interest in Wikipedia or the free knowledge movement is welcome. - *13 August (Saturday)* we will be open from 09:00 to 22:00. During that time we will be hosting a roundtable discussion on copyright (from 12:45 to 13:35) and an edit-a-thon from 14:00 to 19:00. We will have full catering throughout the day. We will be syncing with the Johannesburg event as much as possible for shared video presentations and networking. - *14 August (Sunday)* is expected to be slightly quieter but we will be open from 10:00 to 20:00 - *Johannesburg*: will take place at the Constitutional Hill at 11 Kotze Road, Braamfontein. The Johannesburg event will be open for *Saturday, August 13* only. It will be open from 09:00 to 17:00. A very special word of thank you goes out to our event partners for making this event happen. The iNtaka Law Tech Lab at the University of Cape Town for giving us our Cape Town venue and the museum at Constitution Hill for our Johannesburg venue. Best regards, Douglas. -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Wikimania 2022
by Shupai Mchuchu 02 Aug '22

02 Aug '22

Hello everyone, Wikimania 2022 <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania>, the annual international Wikipedia conference, is in two now and it will be taking place on 11 - 14 August. Although the main Wikimania event this year will be held entirely digitally the event organisers are encouraging the hosting of very local mini-Wikimania events around the world during the conference. This will allow participants to both attend the international Wikimania event digitally whilst also meeting with people face-to-face in their area. Wikimedia South Africa will be hosting a mini-Wikimania in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Cape Town Venue: Intaka Law Tech Lab Kramer Law School Middle Campus 1 Stanley Road Rondebosch Friday 12 August: 18:00 to 20:00 pm Saturday 13 August 09:00 am to 22:00 pm Sunday 14 August 09:00 am to 21:00 pm Johannesburg: Constitutional Hill 11 Kotze Road Braamfontein Johannesburg 13 August 09:00 to 17:00 pm If you are interested in joining us at either the Cape Town or Johannesburg event then please let us know by filling out this form: <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqQ-EFEfoYnzLYWjtrHkgoCQcecM5-rxu…> Catering will be provided and a few local events are being prepared. This will be a great opportunity to meet other members of the Wiki community so please feel free to join us and share with others that you feel might also be interested. You can also check this page on our website <http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Template:/Wikimania_2022> for more details. Shupai Mchuchu Chapter Administrator Wikimedia South Africa NPC. 6 Spin Street, Cape Town, South Africa Office +27 (021) 565 0143 Reg. No. 2012/038827/08

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South Africa Community Meet-up 20
by Shupai Mchuchu 26 Jul '22

26 Jul '22

Hello everyone This is a quick reminder for the upcoming meetup for the South African community that will be happening on Saturday 30 July 2022. Below are the details for joining the 20th online South African community meetup. If you have questions about Wikipedia, the community, what is going on generally, or you want to hang out you are welcome to join and participate. Date: Saturday, 30 July 2022 Start time:10:00 AM SAST End Time: 12:00 PM SAST Location: Online Meeting We will still be using our new Discord channel as our meeting location this time (see link below). If that does not work for you then don't worry, you can still join via Zulip at the link below for a more text-based experience. Link to Join <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/South_Africa/South_Africa_20> For a more text-based experience Zulip <https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/> Note registration is necessary Kind regards Shupai Mchuchu Chapter Administrator Wikimedia South Africa NPC. 6 Spin Street, Cape Town, South Africa Office +27 (021) 565 0143 Reg. No. 2012/038827/08

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Afrikaans Wikipedia training
by Shupai Mchuchu 23 Jul '22

23 Jul '22

Hello everyone Afrikaans Wikipedia will host a training session for new users of Afrikaans Wikipedia. The details for the training session can be seen below, for those who would like to join this session. *Date: 4 August 2022* *Time: 09:00 - 13:00* *Venue: The South African Academy for Science and Arts Conference Hall* *Admission fee: Free* Training materials cost R50, for the benefit of the Academy. The training will focus on creating user accounts and all basics that make Wikipedia work and not work. Interested parties can email their names and count number to Sanita Meyer at akademie(a)akademie.co.za. Kind regards Shupai Mchuchu Chapter Administrator Wikimedia South Africa NPC. 6 Spin Street, Cape Town, South Africa Office +27 (021) 565 0143 Reg. No. 2012/038827/08

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Wikimania 2022: mini-events to be held in Cape Town and Johannesburg
by Douglas Scott 08 Jul '22

08 Jul '22

Hello everyone, Wikimania 2022 <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania>, the annual international Wikipedia conference, is almost a month away now and will be taking place on 11 - 14 August. Although the main Wikimania event this year will be held entirely digitally the event organisers are encouraging the hosting of very local mini-Wikimania events around the world during the conference. This will allow participants to both attend the international Wikimania event digitally whilst also meeting with people face-to-face in their area. Wikimedia South Africa will be hosting a mini-Wikimania in Cape Town and Johannesburg. If you are interested in joining us at either the Cape Town or Johannesburg event then please let us know by filling out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqQ-EFEfoYnzLYWjtrHkgoCQcecM5-rxu… Catering will be provided and a few local events are being prepared. This will be a great opportunity to meet other members of the Wiki community so please feel free to join us and share with others that you feel might also be interested. More details to follow in the near future. You can also check this page on our website <http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Template:/Wikimania_2022> for more details in the future. Regards, Douglas Wikimedia South Africa -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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South Africa Community Meet-up 20
by Shupai Mchuchu 08 Jul '22

08 Jul '22

Hello everyone We will be hosting our upcoming meetup for the South African community that will be happening on Saturday 30 July 2022. Below are the details for joining the 20th online South African community meetup. If you have any questions about Wikipedia, the community, what is going on generally, or you just want to hang out you are welcome to join and participate. Date: Saturday, 30 July 2022 Start time:10:00 AM SAST End Time: 12:00 PM SAST Location: Online Meeting We will still be using our new Discord channel as our meeting location this time (see link below). If that does not work for you then don't worry, you can still join via Zulip at the link below for a more text-based experience. Link to Join <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/South_Africa/South_Africa_20> For a more text-based experience Zulip <https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/> Note registration is necessary Kind regards Shupai Mchuchu Chapter Administrator Wikimedia South Africa NPC. 6 Spin Street, Cape Town, South Africa Office +27 (021) 565 0143 Reg. No. 2012/038827/08

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