Dear Wiki Community,
The week in review :
Launch of the Joburgpedia Writing Contest
On Saturday, 9 May 2015 we will be launching the 2015 Joburgpedia Writing
Contest <http://joburgpedia.co.za/index.php?title=Writing_Competition> in
partnership with The Constitution Hill Education Project. Representatives
from 21 schools will be attending this event.
The competition runs from 9 May 2015 to 30 June 2015 and is open to
residents of Gauteng, as well as schools who wish to participate as a
collaborative input unit. To find out more about the competition please
visit the Joburgpedia website
<http://joburgpedia.co.za/index.php?title=Main_Page> . If you want to
attend the launch, please indicate your attendance on the Facebook page
<http://www.facebook.com/events/357675861089799/> .
Evaluation Survey
We would like to thank the 127 editors who have completed the survey to
date. For those of you who have not had the opportunity, we ask that you
take a few minutes to do this to help us understand the editing community in
South Africa. We apologise for the length of the questionnaire, but as this
is the first survey conducted in South Africa, there are several metrics
that we need your feedback on. The survey can be taken here
<http://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5pXdPBtl9B5BsDH> .
Chapter's Conference
The annual meeting of all Wikimedia organisations to discuss the future of
the Wikimedia movement in terms of collaboration, structures and
organisational development will take place in Berlin from 13 - 17 May 2015.
Bobby Shabangu and Theresa Hume will represent WM ZA. There is an African
meetup on Friday, 15 May from 18:00 - 21:00 at the conference venue for
representatives from Africa who are attending.
VAT Registration
Just some feedback on the status of our VAT registration. There was a hold
up with our application at SARS and we hope to have our application
finalised by the end of the week. We will advise as soon as registration
has gone through.
Wiki From Above Competition
Remember that the deadline for Wiki from Above has been extended to 25 May
2015. A tutorial on how to enter the competition
<http://youtu.be/N7o6BXHn_oU> is available on Youtube. There are also
steps available on the competition page
<http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Wiki_From_Above_2015#How_to_enter> .
As I will be away at the Chapter's Conference, the next weekly update will
be sent out at the end of the month. Happy editing until then!
Wiki Regards
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