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Wikimedia Macedonia planing for WP 10th anniversary
by Dimce Grozdanoski 11 Dec '10

11 Dec '10

Dear all After the last board meeting, Wikimedia Macedonia decided to host events for the coming WP 10th Anniversary. 1. Wikipedia Academy at the Faculty of Economics and / or Faculty of Turism, outreach workshop 2. Special event, a party on the 15 Jan at Caffe in Old Bazar, Skopje. To support the global celebrations around Wikipedia 10, the Wikimedia Foundation has produced a series of shirts, buttons, stickers, and labels. Is it possible to request "party packs" from WMF? And how much it will cost my chapter (cost of pack, shipment cost e.t.c)? The time of shipment? Cheers, Dimce Grozdanoski Wikimedia Macedonia

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Inviting public intellectuals to write about the 10th
by Sue Gardner 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

Hey folks, In addition to our own parties and events, I think it makes sense for us to invite public intellectuals to reflect publicly on the meaning and impact of Wikipedia, for the 10th. I'm thinking about asking both Timothy Garton Ash and Tim Wu to write about us, and I asked James Forrester the other day to urge Tim Berners-Lee to do it too. (I don't know why they are all Tims, LOL. That's an accident.) If you know people who are really smart, who have a platform (or could get access to a platform, by doing for example an editorial for the New York Times, the Guardian, or whatever), and who would have something useful to contribute to the public discourse about Wikipedia .. I'd suggest you mention it to them. These kinds of pieces can take a long time to prepare and sell, so if you think it's a possibility, I'd recommend planting the seeds for it now. Thanks, Sue --- Sue Gardner Executive Director Wikimedia Foundation 415 839 6885 office 415 816 9967 cell Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate

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Hong Kong's planing for the WP 10th anniversary
by Jeromy-Yu Chan (Jerry~Yuyu) 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

Dear all On a board meeting last Saturday WMHK decided to host two events for the coming WP 10th Anniversary a. A bbq party on the 15 Jan (from the afternoon to night HKT) b. & we try to bid a stall in the Chinese New Year's Fair in one of the districts in Hong Kong which will last from 28 Jan - 2 Feb if we bid successfully and we will go to bid for it on next Monday We will give you further update if stuffs go smoothly especially we are lOOking for some interaction with other ongoing meetup in other places on 15 Jan via Internet if possible Cheers, (sorry for duplicate, as I might sent from the wrong e-mail) -- Jerry~雨雨 Jeromy-Yu Maximilian Chan, ARAD http://about.me/jeromyu/bio http://jeromyu.blogspot.com also Jeromyu on twitter, plurk and most of places Tel (Mobile): +852 9279 1601 Perdat ego veni ut plasticum habeant et arachis habeant

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Hong Kong's planing for the WP 10th anniversary
by Jeromy-Yu Maximilian Chan 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

Dear all After a board meeting last Saturday WMHK decided to host two events for the coming WP 10th Anniversary a. A bbq party on the 15 Jan (from the afternoon to night HKT) b. & we try to bid a stall in the Chinese New Year's Fair in one of the districts in Hong Kong which will last from 28 Jan - 2 Feb if we bid successfully and we will go to bid for it on next Monday We will give you further update if stuffs go smoothly especially we are lOOking for some interaction with other ongoing meetup in other places on 15 Jan via Internet if possible Cheers, -- Jerry~雨雨 Jeromy-Yu Maximilian Chan, ARAD President, Wikimedia Hong Kong Member, Chapters Committee, Wikimedia Foundation Member, Communications Committee, Wikimedia Foundation User:Yuyu | zh.wikipedia also Jeromyu on twitter, plurk and most of places http://about.me/jeromyu/bio | http://jeromyu.blogspot.com Tel (Mobile): +852 9279 1601 Perdat ego veni ut plasticum habeant et arachis habeant

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The next IRC Office Hours
by Steven Walling 24 Nov '10

24 Nov '10

Hi everyone, This week we're forgoing Office Hours due the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, but a week from today on Wednesday December 1, I will be hosting an IRC discussion of the planning for Wikipedia's 10th anniversary. From 16:00-17:00 UTC in #wikimedia-office, we'll have an open meeting to cover the organizing underway to celebrate the encyclopedia's first decade. Please attend if you're even remotely curious about attending or volunteering for one of the 39 events currently listed on ten.wikipedia.org. As usual, instructions for accessing the chat and links to other resources, such a time converter, are available at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours Thanks, Steven Walling Wikimedia Foundation Fellow (wikimediafoundation.org)

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Question from the Village Pump
by Steven Walling 24 Nov '10

24 Nov '10

Hi everyone, I know there are some events which plan on screening Truth in Numbers. There's a related question on the Village Pump of tenwiki (I've started calling it that since it's the interwiki link). If you could dive in and answer if you've got an answer, that would be appreciated. http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump Steven Walling Wikimedia Foundation Fellow (wikimediafoundation.org)

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Fwd: [Foundation-l] Wikipedia's 10th anniversary
by Jay Walsh 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

Hi folks - not sure if Steven sent this original note as a CC to the list, but here you go. And please see updates from me below as well. thanks jay Begin forwarded message: > From: Jay Walsh <jwalsh(a)wikimedia.org> > Date: November 16, 2010 6:01:14 PM PST > To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Wikipedia's 10th anniversary > Reply-To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > > (x-posted on a few lists) > > Hi folks, > > Just to follow up on Steven's note... I just uploaded the mockups of the Wikipedia 10 and new Wikipedia t-shirts to ten.wikipedia.org: > http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design/Merchandise > > Kits of merchandise, each containing 50 shirts and other fun stuff described on that page, will be available to registered Wikipedia 10 celebrators all over the world. The Wikipedia 10 'team' shirts are, alas, in english, but we hope they'll prove highly visible and fun alongside the Wikipedia shirts. > > You'll also see there are some buttons and stickers that can be used to dress up any other outfits or celebration spaces. > > Post your event at http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Event to ensure we get a supply of merchandise to you. > > The design concept is also housed on the same wiki: > http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design > > Which is all about remix and localize! Some volunteers have already localized the marks in their own languages and geographies. They template blanks are there and standing by to be added to. And of course you can always add completely original concepts to his page as well. They're all being housed on WM Commons: > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_10 > > We're thankful to David Peters, a design consultant who has been working with us for about two years now for putting the time into this concept. I hope it makes it joins a wide range of other images and designs that help us celebrate this one-of-a-kind milestone! > > Please continue the conversation on the wikix-l mailing list per Steven's instructions below. That way we keep the conversation focussed on the events and activities. > > Thanks, > jay > > On Nov 16, 2010, at 3:27 PM, Steven Walling wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> As a few of you know, I have a fellowship in the Wikimedia >> Foundation's Community Department, working for Chief Community Officer >> Zack Exley on a variety of projects. One of these projects is making >> Wikipedia's 10th anniversary one to remember by supporting you >> (Wikimedians) who want to celebrate online and off. >> >> To that end, we've opened up a new space for collaboration at http://ten.wikipedia.org/ >> . Many thanks to the editors who've already showed up to participate. >> For who haven't had a chance to explore it yet, we started the wiki >> for four core activities, which are outlined in our FAQ (http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAQ >> ). They are: >> >> 1. Gathering a single, detailed list of events that we can point >> interested people to. >> 2. Hosting some interesting ways to reflect on the anniversary online, >> across Wikipedia communities. If you have ideas for celebrating, this >> is the place to share them. >> 3. Providing resources for organizers, including a press kit, freely- >> licensed designs that can be localized, and instructions on how to get >> a free set of t-shirts, stickers, buttons etc. for your event. >> 4. A place to document everything. This wiki will be a great place to >> look back and see what we did to celebrate our first double digit >> anniversary. >> >> Hopefully that gives you a better idea of what we're working on. As >> usual, please be bold and join in! >> >> If you have questions that can't be answered on the wiki or mailing >> list (https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikix-l), I am your >> best point of contact. I'd especially like to encourage current or >> potential event organizers to get in touch. >> >> Thanks for reading, >> >> Steven Walling >> [[User:Steven (WMF)]] on ten.wikipedia.org >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > -- > Jay Walsh > Head of Communications > WikimediaFoundation.org > blog.wikimedia.org > +1 (415) 839 6885 x 609, @jansonw > > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l -- Jay Walsh Head of Communications WikimediaFoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org +1 (415) 839 6885 x 609, @jansonw

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Update on anniversary organizing
by Steven Walling 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Hi friends, I just wanted to give everyone an update on what's been accomplished here at the Wikimedia Foundation so far and what we've got in store for the near future. We've got roughly two months until the 15th is here. With that deadline rapidly approaching, I want to really step up our efforts here at the WMF to help local events happen. Just to restate it: our goal is to help make the tenth anniversary a memorable one for Wikimedia editors/readers/donors wherever you are. To that effect, we've launched ten.wikipedia.org in the last couple days. Many of you probably saw the pages on Outreach wiki that have since been migrated. Thanks to the editors who stepped up to help wiki-garden so far. We've tried to structure the wiki to make it clear what it's for. Here's some more detail on what I want to include: 1. A list of all the events that will happen. Lots of organizing work is happening on other wikis and off-wiki, such as through Facebook events. That's great, and of course we want that to continue. But having a single list of what's happening is immensely useful for organizers, attendees, and the press. 2. On-wiki activities for reflecting on our anniversary and conveying the magnitude of our first decade of work. There is a list of preliminary ideas on the [[Share]] and [[Ideas]] pages. 3. Providing a space to gather resources for organizers, including a basic press kit and a set of anniversary designs put together by Jay Walsh and David Peters, whose work you will recognize from the 2009 Annual Report. The designs will all be uploaded to Commons shortly and will be in a gallery on the anniversary wiki. I'm really excited about this part of what's been prepared, since it's ideal for the customization and localization that needs to happen. These designs are yours to run wild with, and some of them will be incorporated into products (t-shirts, buttons, stickers etc.) that will be provided to event organizers that want them. All we need to give you these materials is a basic set of event details and contact information, all of which can go on your event page. If it's unclear on the wiki what we're asking for, then that's my fault, so please let me know. 4. A place to document everything that goes on. Encouraging taking photos, video, and making written records of what everyone is up to in their celebrations is essential (and it's fun, at least to me). Media should probably go on Commons, as is standard procedure, but I'd love to see everything aggregated into the event pages on the wiki. Sharing the cool things that you're doing will be both a gift to other Wikimedians who can't be there, and will create a permanent record of our first double-digit anniversary. If you have any questions, either about the wiki or however else the Foundation can support you in planning, I'm your best point of contact. I'll also be posting more regular updates to this list. Thanks for reading, -- Steven Walling [[User:Steven (WMF)]] on ten.wikipedia.org

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Truth in numbers
by Jan Ainali 21 Oct '10

21 Oct '10

Hello! Wikimedia Sverige is thinking of arranging screenings of Truth in numbers. Do you think it is a good idea? //Jan ainali

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Wiki 10th in NL
by Lodewijk 20 Oct '10

20 Oct '10

Hi, for your information, Wikimedia Nederland is working on a a combination of some events around January 15th, and has set up a committee to organize more events throughout the year. As these ideas will develop further, you will see them appear in our chapters reports. We plan to have a year of activities roughly - some of which we would have done anyway, some of which are new. Around the 15th, we will organize: * A boot camp for museum employees on how to write Wikipedia articles 13-15 * A hackathon 14-15 * A newyear reception/party/whatever-you-call-it on the 15th All of these in or around one of the museums of Amsterdam (still negotiating). Best, Lodewijk

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