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 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.  If you want to attend the launch, please indicate your attendance on the Facebook page.

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.

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 is available on Youtube.  There are also steps available on the competition page.

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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