[Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Amical: December-February Report

Wed Mar 9 10:34:34 UTC 2011

Thank you Goma for this report! Always nice to hear so much is going on
everywhere on the world and I am glad you are reporting about your part.

Could you perhaps share more detailed information/links about the 20k grant
you received? And how you plan to create a "Strategic plan of Wikipedia" ?

Thanks!

Lodewijk

2011/3/8 J. G. Góngora <ganastonia at hotmail.com>

>  Dear fellows,
>
> The following message is just to keep you informed about the activities
> developed during the last three months by Amical.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> J. Gustavo Góngora
> (As a member of Amical)
> *
> Courses and conferences*
>
> *2nd December. Conference about Wikipedia at Òmnium cultural<http://www.omnium.cat/ca/noticia/la-viquipedia-a-punt-de-fer-10-anys-protagonista-d-els-dijous-de-l-omnium-4512.html%20>.
> User:Gomà & User:Pallares
>
> *21st December. Workshop on how to edit Wikipedia at the Carlos III
> University of Madrid. [[User:Gomà]]
>
> *11th February.
> <http://www.centrecivicporqueres.cat/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=597%20>Talk
> on Wikipedia<http://www.centrecivicporqueres.cat/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=597%20>at the Civic Centre of Porqueres. [[User:Gomà]]
>
> *18th February Workshop on how to edit Wikipedia<http://www.golferichs.org/eines-multimedia/conferencies/iniciacio-a-les-tics/viquipedia-introduccio-a-ledici/%20>at the Golferichs House of Barcelona. [[User:Gomà]]
>
> * Wikiproject:Viquifabricació. The test corresponding to the first semester
> of the course has successfully come to an end. The following people have
> taken part in Catalan: 3 teachers, 23 students that have worked on 41
> articles. In Spanish: 3 teachers, 21 students and have edited 23 articles.
> This test has been useful to find the list of more common mistakes, in order
> to prepare the content of the first courses  and to develop the wikiprojects
> and bots of support for the appropriate management of the project. Many
> articles still need significative improvements.
>
> * Wikiproject Viquibalear <http://Viquibalear.cat%20>. The registration
> period and that concerning the creation of articles have been completed. The
> best ones are being moved to Wikipedia.  9 teachers and 44 students have
> completed the test. Up to now, 138 articles have been moved to Wikipedia.
> [[User:Paucabot]]
>
> * Wikiproject  Viquiescoles <http://viquiescoles.cat>. It is based on the
> Viquibalear Project but its aim is to work with the richness of the many
> educational systems and the diversity of languages in which many students
> attend their lessons across the Catalan-speaking territories. The aim of
> this year is to test and create the infrastructure which will enable its
> expansion. Mediawiki has been installed and some teachers have already
> joined the initiative. In total, 16 teachers from all the Catalan-speaking
> territories are currently involved.  [[User:Barcelona]]
>
> * Mediawiki course at the School ow webcraf<http://p2pu.org/webcraft/mediawiki-appropiation>t
> [[User:Esenabre|Esenabre]]
>
> * Course of introduction to the wiki edition corresponding to the subject Bioinformatics
> of the UPF <http://bioinformatica.upf.edu> [[User:Toniher]]
>
>
>
> *Release of contents*
>
> * It has already been processed by OTRS a permission to publish the book *Les
> Plantes Cultivades*. Cereals de Pujol Palol, Miquel and we have started
> dumping it on Wikisource: *Les Plantes Cultivades*<http://ca.wikisource.org/wiki/Llibre:Les_plantes_cultivades._Cereals_%282008%29.djvu>
> . This book contains many high-quality images on cereals that can be used
> to illustrate Wikipedia articles. We are currently uploading them to
> Commons with the collaboration of Joancreus. (Example).
>
>
>
> *Media*
>
> There has been much activity in the media during the last three months,
> mainly around four themes:
>
>   * 300,000 articles from Wikipedia in Catalan. On 21 December the press
> reported that the Catalan Wikipedia had reached 300,000 articles. They
> were echoed by several means: racó català<http://www.racocatala.cat/noticia/24984/viquipedia-en-catala-tanca-any-ple-dexits-assolint-300.000-articles>,
> Bits catalans<http://www.bitscatalans.com/2010/12/22/la-viquipedia-creua-una-altra-barrera-i-ja-te-300-000-articles/>,
> Directe.cat<http://www.directe.cat/noticia/97916/la-viquipedia-en-catala-arriba-als-300.000-articles>,
> La tafanera<http://latafanera.cat/historia/viquipedia-arriba-als-300.000-articles>.
> On 24 December Ssola is interviewed by Com radio.
>
> . * 10th anniversary of Wikipedia. Following this, there have been several
> videos and interviews on the radio: Video done at the Citylab of Cornellà<http://citilab.eu/que-esta-passant/videos/entrevistes/la-wikipedia-es-un-exemple-que-el-coneixement-lliure-es-viable-i>
> KRLS <http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:KRLS> & Gomà<http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:Gom%C3%A0>,
> TV3 <http://www.3cat24.cat/video/3316010/ciencia/Deu-anys-de-Wikipedia>
> KRLS <http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:KRLS> & Gomà<http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:Gom%C3%A0>,
> L'internauta<http://www.vilaweb.cat/noticia/3836510/20110118/wikipedia-primera-decada.html>
> Gomà <http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:Gom%C3%A0>, L'entrevista a
> Vilaweb<http://www.vilaweb.cat/noticia/3852696/20110225/viquipedia-treballar-sino-gaudir-distreures.html>
> Gomà <http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:Gom%C3%A0>, Ona Mallorca<http://www.goear.com/listen/823bad6/10-anys-de-la-wikipedia-mallorca-en-xarxa>
> Paucabot <http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:Paucabot>.
>
> * Grant of € 20,000 from puntCAT Foundation to develop the strategic plan
> of Wikipedia: Rado 4<http://www.rtve.es/mediateca/audios/20110125/30-gener-2011/997242.shtml>,
> Endirecte.cat<http://www.directe.cat/noticia/95658/la-fundacio-puntcat-premia-set-projectes-sense-anim-de-lucre-que-pretenen-trencar-la-barre>,
> Technology911<http://technology911.com/v/lgixcPULwmE,ajut-puntcat-2010-a-amical-viquipdia>,
> Diari de Girona<http://www.diaridegirona.cat/tecnologia/2010/12/17/puntcat-premia-set-projectes-que-trenquen-barrera-digital/452894.html>,
> Somdigitals.cat<http://www.somdigitals.cat/2010/12/la-fundacio-puntcat-anuncia-els-guanyadors-de-lajut-als-millors-projectes-que-trenquen-la-escletxa-digital/>,
> Tecnonews<http://www.tecnonews.info/Obra-Social-Fundacio-puntCAT-mediante-los--Ajuts-puntCAT--entrega-90000-proyectos-punteros-que-desarrollen-Sociedad-Informacion/_pE0Aj1BfZN7VtoFZxcYP-MP2RFm24tHA-yMLfauY9yr1tFLFxslY8Lk4myET0PFFk6qV9KYTr0Y>,
> Comunicació21<http://comunicacio21.cat/2010/12/puntcat-beca-amb-90-000-euros-set-projectes-per-trencar-la-barrera-digital/>
> .
>
> * In Alghero, it has had a strong media impact the organization of a digital
> photography competition to illustrate the Wikipedia articles: at
> Alguer.cat <http://cat.alguer.it/noticies/n?id=38975> in Catalan and in
> Italian <http://notizie.alguer.it/n?id=38975> and on Alghero’s television<http://www.algheronotizie.it/articoli.php?id_articolo=14098>.
>
>
>
>
> *Relation with entities.*
>
>
>
> * The IEC (Institute of Catalan Studies) has spread among the subsidiaries a
> request of collaboration with Wikipedia. Up to now, the Literary Section
> and the Society for Hebrew Studies<http://scehb.iec.cat/filial/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=105&languageId=1&contentId=-1>
> have responded positively. Barcelona
>
> * We have kept in touch with entities of the Federation<http://www.fatec.cat/>
> of Senior Citizens of Catalonia <http://www.fatec.cat/>. We are also
> finding ways to make some members participate on Wikipedia. Username:
> Pallares.
>
> * The relations with the Picasso Museum have concluded with the
> organization of the 1st Conference between Catalan Museums and<http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/GLAM>
> Wikipedia <http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/GLAM>. Kippelboy. We thank User
> : Witty lama for his collaboration.
>
> * On January 24 we had a meeting with Escola Massana. We proposed that
> students draw portraits of people whose images are not copyleft and make
> them run under free license to illustrate Wikipedia articles. The first
> impression was good but then it was concluded that this may not take place
> in the present academic course. Pallares.
>
> * On February 14 we met the Torrens-Ibern <http://www.torrens-ibern.cat/>Foundation<http://www.torrens-ibern.cat/>Board of Trustees.
> We showed them 30 free-licensed college textbooks in English. The
> Foundation will contact university lecturers to assess the quality and, if
> adequate, finance will be promoted in collaboration with the university to
> translate them and publish them on Wikisource. Goma.
>
>
>
> *Miscellaneous*
>
>
>
> * kippelboy <http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:Kippelboy> attended Glamwiki
> 2010 <http://uk.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=GLAM-WIKI&oldid=8633> at
> the British Museum.
>
> * On 16 December the puntCat<http://www.viquimedia.cat/v/index.php?title=Fundaci%C3%B3_puntCat&action=edit&redlink=1>Foundation provided us with a grant of 20.000€ to develop the strategic plan
> of Wikipedia.
>
> * There are two entities that have agreed to provide public information on
> Wikipedia and make us a point of contact: Centre d'estudis comarcals del
> Baix Llobregat <http://www.cecbll.cat/> in Sant Feliu de Llobregat<http://www.viquimedia.cat/v/index.php?title=Sant_Feliu_de_Llobregat&action=edit&redlink=1>and the Societat
> Coral el Micalet <http://www.scelmicalet.cat/> of Valencia. These entities will
> have brochures and books on Wikipedia and a person who knows how to editit
> . They will provide information to the public and will contact Wikipedia
> or the association just in case any interested person appears. Hopefully, these
> are the first steps of a network that will cover the entire territory.
>
> * Improvements have been made to the Amical-bot. We have implemented a
> module which offers categories and added more templates and pages of ERS.
>
> * We have developed a bot that works with the statistics of some French
> towns and villages. From here you can complement the content of the
> articles asking for it with a template or they can otherwise be created
> automatically. This process is currently under discussion. See examples of
> articles (in Catalan): Improved article<http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Celle-sur-Loire>or created
> article <http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teauneuf-Val-de-Bargis>.
>
> * In December, the third survey of Wikipedia users took place. The results
> were published in January. We thank Marc Miquel for his hard work.
>
> * The association supports the Wiki
> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011_CAT>
> Loves Monuments<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011_CAT>project
> . We bought the domain http://wikilovesmonuments.cat and are making
> efforts to get sponsors and prizes to the contest. (Vriullop and others,
> see project pages).
>
> * The association is deeply involved in organizing events for the 10th anniversary
> of the Catalan Wikipedia. More information will be available next month.
>
> *Free Culture Forum and access to knowledge (http://www.fcforum.net<http://fcforum.net/es>
> ). Participation with the launch of a handbook on sustainability in the digital
> era. Gomà & User:Lilaroja.
>
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