Dear Wiki Community,

It's been a while since our last communication so we want to catch up with you on some important issues.

Chapter's Conference

The Wikimedia Chapter's Conference was held in Berlin from 13 - 17 May. WM ZA was represented by Bobby, Dumi and Theresa. Some very important issues were discussed with regards to the future of the movement. We invite you to view the meta page on the conference https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_Conference_2015 .

The way forward for the movement in the African context and how the Chapter can assist user groups throughout Africa to promote the movement in their respective communities were discussed at the African meetup http://pad.tn/p/wikiafrican .

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Award Ceremony for Wiki from Above and Meetup

The FPV Festival http://www.fpvfest.com/ will be held in Stellenbosch tomorrow where we will be announcing the winners of the Wiki from Above competition https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WFA_2015 . There will also be a wiki-meetup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cape_Town/Cape_Town_8 earlier in the day. If you are in the area, please do join us!

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Joburgpedia

The second Joburgpedia edit-a-thon will be held tomorrow at ConHill. Learners from 24 schools will be working on their submissions for the Joburgpedia writing contest. For more information, or if you would like to attend the event, please contact Thato mailto:T.Masiangoako@constitutionhill.org.za or Bobby mailto:bobbyshabangu@gmail.com .

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Evaluation Survey

Please remember to complete our evaluation survey http://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5pXdPBtl9B5BsDH if you have not done so yet. The survey closes on 19 June 2015.

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Kiwix Units

Our first two Kiwix units have arrived and we will shortly be installing one of these at Sinenjongo High School. These nifty devices enable you to have the whole Wikipedia at hand wherever you go! To find out more, please visit the Kiwix website http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Main_Page .

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Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Elections 2015

Voting has begun for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election. This Board oversees the foundation and it's work as its ultimate corporate authority. There are two candidates from Africa. Remember that the people elected are to serve the best interest of our movement. Think about what that means for South Africa and Africa as a continent. Your vote as a Wikipedian is your voice. Make it heard! You can vote here https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015 . Votes will be accepted until 23:59 on 31 May 2015 (UTC).

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Workshop - The role of Wikipedia in the intellectualisation of the African Languages: Why, what and how?

Through this workshop, the Academy of African Languages and Science (AALS) hopes to play its part in creating an awareness of the significance of Wikipedia as a key educational and language resource through which encyclopaedic information and educational content can be produced and consumed in the African languages. For more information on this workshop, please visit our website http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Main_Page .

Until next week, happy editing!

Wiki Regards

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