Dear Wiki-World,

Another week has passed and we are quickly approaching the end of March, which means that the FDC application deadline is just around the corner. We have been working very hard on our proposal. Once it is ready for submission, we will share the details with you.

In the news this week :

Wiki from Above

To date we have https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WFA_2015 received a total of 43 submissions! The competition ends in April, so there is still time to get your entries in!

We will be conducting <http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Wiki_From_Above_2015#Wiki_from_Above_Workshops

two workshops on how to enter the competition in Cape Town, so please join

us and invite your friends along. Also join our https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wiki-from-Above/475264555954494?ref=hl competition Facebook page for more info.

From the Wikimedia Foundation

The Wikimedia Foundation has adopted an Open Access Policy to support free knowledge. Read more https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/18/wikimedia-open-access-policy/ here.

User Survey

We will be launching our survey very soon. Remember that your feedback is important to us. The release of the survey will be communicated directly via e-mail.

Commons Picture of the Year

The https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_butterfly_feeding_on_the_tears_of _a_turtle_in_Ecuador.jpg Commons Picture of the Year for 2014 has been selected. Congratulations to the winner - a wonderful picture indeed!

Two Julia Butterflies ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Dryas_iulia Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of turtles in Ecuador - Attribution: https://www.flickr.com/people/90568910@N02 amalavida.tv ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/amalavidatv/9967636725/ flickr) - ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 CC BY-SA 2.0).

Chapter's Conference 2015

The https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015 annual Chapter's Conference will again be held in Berlin from 15 - 17 May. Bobby Shabangu and Theresa Hume will be representing the Chapter. Dumi will be attending in his capacity as FDC member. We are very happy that a representative from the Ghana user group (formed at Wiki Indaba 2014) will be joining us for the first time.

If you aren't a http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Template:Join-Us member of WM ZA yet, why not join us? Membership requests can be mailto:humetheresa@gmail.com?subject=WMZA%20Membership%20Enquiry mailed to the Administrator.

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Have a wonderful editing week!

Wiki Regards

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