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Wiki Loves Monuments: Call for volunteers
by Douglas Scott 29 Aug '14

29 Aug '14

Hello everyone, With this year's Wiki Loves Monuments only a few days away now it is time for me to put out a call for local and WikiGnome <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiGnome> volunteers. Local volunteers can organise events in their town/city such as upload marathons, mini-Wiki Takes <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Your_City> events, and/or informing local newspapers of the competition. The local volunteer is free to run events as they want to. So if you want to organise an event in your part of South Africa then please let me know so I can put it up on the website <http://wikilovesmonuments.co.za/wiki/Main_Page> and facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WLMZA>. I am happy to be doing events in Cape Town again but I will also be doing some edit-a-thons for the Open Book festival so I am a bit stretched. So if anyone also wants to organise events in or around Cape Town then please feel free to do so and let me know. All the best, Douglas. -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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6th Cape Town Meetup invitation
by Douglas Scott 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Hello, I want to invite you to the 6th Cape Town meetup. Details below and also available on the meetup page <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cape_Town/Cape_Town_6>. Please put your name down on the meetup page if you are planning to attend. Date: Sunday, 7th September 2014 Time: 11am onwards Location: Truth Coffee <http://www.truthcoffee.com/>, 36 Buitenkant St, Cape Town There will be free coffee/hot chocolate for all who attend! :-) Thanks and all the best, -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Fwd: [OpenGLAM] RBSS2015 Scholarships: GIS for Digital Humanities and History of Cartography/Maps
by rupert THURNER 16 Aug '14

16 Aug '14

fyi ---------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht ---------- Von: "Donelle McKinley" <donellemckinley(a)gmail.com> Datum: 15.08.2014 03:35 Betreff: [OpenGLAM] RBSS2015 Scholarships: GIS for Digital Humanities and History of Cartography/Maps An: <open-glam(a)lists.okfn.org> Are you keen to learn more about geographic information systems for digital humanities, or delve into the history of cartography and maps? Would you like to explore innovative techniques in contemporary printmaking as well as look back to the nineteenth-century artistic printing movement? These are the three exciting courses are on offer at the Australasian Rare Books Summer School to be held 26-30 January 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. *RBSS Scholarships * We are pleased to announce that there are two scholarships available for postgraduate students or early career researchers. *aaDH scholarship for Geographic Information Systems for Digital Humanities* Sponsored by Australasian Association for Digital Humanities (aaDH) aaDH is a member of the international Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations, and acts to support and extend links between digital humanities researchers, improve professional development opportunities and provide international leverage for local projects and initiatives. This scholarship covers tuition fees for the GIS for Digital Humanities course. *SHARP scholarship for History of Cartography/Maps* Sponsored by the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP) SHARP was founded to create a global network for book historians working in a broad range of scholarly disciplines. With more than 1000 members in over twenty countries, SHARP works in concert with affiliated academic organizations around the world to support the study of book history and print culture. This scholarship covers tuition fees for the History of Cartography/Maps course. *To apply for a scholarship you must:* - Be a postgraduate student or early career researcher - Be an existing/new members of aaDH or SHARP - Complete the expression of interest form, stating why you are applying for a scholarship and how the course will benefit you in your current and future endeavours. *Courses* History of Cartography/Maps Tutor: Julie-Sweetkind Singer, Stanford University, USA Geographic Information Systems for Digital Humanities Tutor: Ian Gregory, Lancaster University, UK Artistic Printing Tutors: Marty Vreede, Quay School of the Arts, Whanganui Sydney Shep, Wai-te-ata Press, Victoria University of Wellington To find out more visit http://wtap.vuw.ac.nz/wordpress/digital-history/ *Event update: RBSS Orientation* Please note that courses run for five full days 26-30 January 2015. There will also be a student orientation event from 6pm Sunday 25 January, which students are strongly encouraged to attend. *What do I do next?* Places are strictly limited, so please register your interest in attending now at http://bit.ly/rbss2015 and a member of the RBSS team will contact you with more information. Expressions of interest and scholarship applications close 1 October 2014. Kind regards, Donelle McKinley on behalf of the RBSS2015 team Follow @rbss2015 for updates -- *Donelle McKinley* School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington Tel. (+64) 4 463 6597 @donellemckinley www.digitalglam.org _______________________________________________ open-glam mailing list open-glam(a)lists.okfn.org https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-glam Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/open-glam

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Open Education South Africa
by Megan Beckett 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

Hi all If you are interested in the Open Education movement in South Africa in general, and how our activities at Siyavula fit into this global movement, then have a look at the following blog post I wrote for the Open Knowledge Foundation: http://education.okfn.org/open-education-south-africa-2/ Kind regards Megan -- *Megan Beckett* *Content Coordinator* Siyavula Education (Pty) Ltd. www.siyavula.com OER Research Hub: Research Fellow <http://oerresearchhub.org/community/fellowships/our-fellows/#jp-carousel-15…> Twitter: MeganBeckett2 <https://twitter.com/MeganBeckett2> Skype: megan-beckett

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GLAM: Western Cape Libraries edit-a-thon
by Douglas Scott 10 Jul '14

10 Jul '14

Hello everyone, This Saturday will be the first of three edit-a-thons we will be hosting with CHEC to improve the quality of library related articles in the Western Cape Province. Starting this Saturday we have invited librarians from across the province to join us at UCT's library to create and improve articles on libraries in the Western Cape. If you are interested in joining us to help teach or just to help contribute to South African library articles on Wikipedia then please feel free to join us. When: Saturdays: 12th, 19th, 26th July at 9am going on to whenever you wish to leave. Where: Ulwazi training room in the Knowledge Centre, Chancellor Oppenheimer library, UCT libraries, upper campus, Rondebosch. Cheers, -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Fwd: Re: [Wikimedia-GH] WIKI INDABA REPORT
by rupert THURNER 30 Jun '14

30 Jun '14

hi theresa, would you be able to help? ---------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht ---------- Von: "Nkansah Rexford" <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com> Datum: 30.06.2014 21:23 Betreff: Re: [Wikimedia-GH] WIKI INDABA REPORT An: "Planning Wikimedia Ghana Chapter" <wikimedia-gh(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Their contact details are available but not in the open. If you want, you may wish to write to the Wikimedia za for it as they processed all the applicants and or attendees. Theresa can be of assistance in this regard. rexford | google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from smartphone On Jun 30, 2014 9:11 PM, "Felix Nartey" <flixtey(a)gmail.com> wrote: > It will be easier to get you the list of all participants, however I will > try and see if I can get the contact details of all who were present. > > sent from my Nexus 7 > > Excuse brevity and typing errors. > On Jun 30, 2014 7:01 PM, "rupert THURNER" <rupert.thurner(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> thanks for the report as well, excellent! would you be able to share a >> list of participants including a possibility to contact them? >> >> rupert >> Am 30.06.2014 12:09 schrieb "Felix Nartey" <flixtey(a)gmail.com>: >> >>> Great additions >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Nkansah Rexford < >>> nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thank you for the report, Felix. Just in case some are wondering if >>>> they could feast their eyes on some pictures and enjoy most of the >>>> presentations, here you go: >>>> >>>> I have uploaded the pictures I took to here: http://goo.gl/pqSVOp >>>> >>>> Habib also shared his pictures here: http://goo.gl/A9SBXX >>>> >>>> The presentations of the conferences are found on this Channel: Wikimedia >>>> South Africa <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBFQLpvHnAWXcrVFMxdYLPw> >>>> >>>> Enjoy >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Felix Nartey <flixtey(a)gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Greetings, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Wiki Indaba was a gathering of African Wikimedians and Open Source >>>>> Advocates. The convention sought to realize, analyze and address situations >>>>> peculiar to the continent while churning ideas for the future of Wikimedia >>>>> projects on the continent. There was a representation from 10 countries >>>>> spanning the entire regions on the continent. Ghana, Nigeria and Cote >>>>> Divoire, Cameroon, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania, Egypt and Tunisia and >>>>> South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Malawi represented the Western, >>>>> Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern African Regions respectively. There >>>>> was also a representation from the Wikimedia Foundation and other countries >>>>> such as Iran, France and Italy, resulting in a total of about 35 >>>>> participants at the conference. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Day1 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The general focus for the first day was to introduce and acquaint >>>>> ourselves with the other participants while each country presented >>>>> challenges and success stories that pertained to their specific countries. >>>>> In the evening we had dinner at the House of Baobab. The restaurant had >>>>> delicacies sprawling the entire African continent. The flagship jollof and >>>>> bissap juice (popularly known in Ghana as sobolo) from the West African >>>>> Region were served. Not forgetting the fried plantain with tomato sauce >>>>> that was served as a starter. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Day 2 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Day 2 started with great enthusiasm as we were gaining into the main >>>>> agenda for the convention. Sectional meetings were hosted, ideas presented >>>>> and trainings on more specific related programs. Success stories, >>>>> suggestions and further education were done in these sessions. The day >>>>> wouldn’t have been any better without the excellent film show on >>>>> copyright by the creative commons team at the Jozi Hub. It was great >>>>> insight to Wikimedians, artists and producers who were present. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Day 3 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Day three was result oriented. The focus was on addressing the many >>>>> concerns that were raised and drawing conclusions on the way forward. This >>>>> was facilitated through allotment of groups which were tasked to solve or >>>>> perhaps provide solutions to topics or issues that were deemed essential to >>>>> the gathering. Day 3 was doleful as many were just not in the mood to come >>>>> to a close to the summit I dubbed, “the gathering of the world’s most >>>>> positive minds” >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Generally I will say it was an event worth attending and hope it hosts >>>>> more Africans next year so as to increase the pool of knowledge and ideas >>>>> that will be shared. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Felix Nartey | DSE CAL Bank Ltd. | Co-manager GBG TEMA >>>>> <https://plus.google.com/u/0/106882654487622047846/posts> **| >>>>> Community Manager WMGH <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ghana> >>>>> | About me <http://about.me/felix.nartey> | +233 242 844987 >>>>> <%2B233%20242%20844987> **| **Check out!! <http://goo.gl/4oHJeQ>* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >>>>> Wikimedia-GH(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | Africa Center >>>> <http://africacenter.net> | WiR >>>> <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence> | >>>> WikiAfrica <http://wikiafrica.net> | User:Nkansahrexford >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nkansahrexford> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >>>> Wikimedia-GH(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> *Felix Nartey | DSE CAL Bank Ltd. | Co-manager GBG TEMA >>> <https://plus.google.com/u/0/106882654487622047846/posts> **| Community >>> Manager WMGH <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ghana> | About me >>> <http://about.me/felix.nartey> | +233 242 844987 <%2B233%20242%20844987> * >>> *| **Check out!! <http://goo.gl/4oHJeQ>* >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >>> Wikimedia-GH(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >> Wikimedia-GH(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-GH mailing list > Wikimedia-GH(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh > > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-GH mailing list Wikimedia-GH(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh

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African language Wikipedias and Wiktionaries
by Ian Gilfillan 19 Jun '14

19 Jun '14

Hi I've taken another look at the status of some of the African language Wikimedia projects at http://www.greenman.co.za/blog/?p=1348 For those coming to the Wiki Indaba, see you there tomorrow. ian

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Wiki Loves Monuments 2014: only 75 days away
by Douglas Scott 18 Jun '14

18 Jun '14

Hello everyone, This is just a friendly reminder that this year's Wiki Loves Monuments <http://wikilovesmonuments.co.za/wiki/Main_Page> photographic competition is only 75 days away. We have submitted a grant application <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/WM_ZA/WLM-ZA-2014> for funding to host it and I am expecting this year to be even better than last year's event. There is currently a bit of uncertainty about the international Wiki Loves Monuments happening but the South African competition for 2014 looks set to go. Currently there is a need for an organiser for the international event so if you are interested in helping out please let me know. If you are interested in learning more about this year's Wiki Loves Monuments in South Africa or would like to help out in any way please let me know and I will be happy to get back to you. I hope you all have been eagerly taking photographs to submit throughout the month of September this year. The prizes are the same as last year's only this year will see the return of the best picture for the Western Cape prize category but no prize for most uploades. The prizes are: 1. First Prize: Vouchers from Orms to the value of R7,500. 2. Second Prize: Vouchers from Orms to the value of R4,000. 3. Third Prize: Vouchers from Orms to the value of R2,500. - Best Picture of a Proposed Monument: Vouchers from Orms to the value of R3,000. If you have other photographs that you would like to submit or just can't wait until September than I encourage you to participate in the Commons photo challenge <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Photo_challenge>. Helen Riding is very kindly organising this event in South Africa. Thank you Helen! :-) Best regards, -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Photo challenge, NKPA and Wikimania brochure
by Helen Riding 18 Jun '14

18 Jun '14

Hi All, there are a couple of things I wanted to post to this list. 1) Commons photo challenge https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Photo_challenge This month and next month I am the volunteer co-ordinator of the monthly photo challenge on Wikimedia Commons which was started last December. Please let me know if you want to participate and/or need technical help. There are no prizes, just kudos if you get a place. The challenges for June are: *Time for sports (challenge open for two months since May) *Wiki Loves Pride 2014 (part of a broader collaboration with the Wiki Loves Pride 2014 campaign on Wikipedia, our first such collaboration) *Ruins, cemeteries and ghostly places The challenges for July have not been finalised yet, one may be work-related. 2) National Key Points Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Key_Points_Act,_1980 I was told to stop taking photographs of Stellenbosch railway station by security guards, which led to me expanding this article from a stub. It should be of interest to anyone photographing buildings in SA. 3) Wikimania 2014 brochure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_South_Africa#Leafl… Please could we have some input about the contents of this brochure which a WPSA member has requested. I removed the contact details for Wikimedia ZA as I understand it is not the same thing as WPSA and don't want to create confusion. WPSA doesn't seem to have a logo per se, and we should remedy that. Are there any guidelines or tips for logos for SA projects? I am not artistic myself, perhaps we could have some sort of contest to design one? Enjoy the indaba this weekend if you are going. I am sorry I cannot attend, travelling away from home is difficult for me. Regards Helen

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"Perhaps (love)"
by Rui Correia 11 May '14

11 May '14

Perhaps .... Perhaps ....and that is the sum-total of it. That is what we want!!! And yet, some of us will die defeding its existence", while others will "die proving it never existed" -- _________________________ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant Bridge to Angola - Angola Liaison Consultant Mobile Number in South Africa +27 74 425 4186 Número de Telemóvel na África do Sul +27 74 425 4186 _______________

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