[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Fwd: Wikimedia UK monthly report, June 2013

Stevie Benton stevie.benton at wikimedia.org.uk
Wed Jul 31 16:44:26 UTC 2013 

Hello everyone,

Please see below for the Wikimedia UK monthly report for June. For those of
you who prefer to view the report on wiki, you can see it
here<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June>
.

We always welcome contributions to the chapter's monthly reports from
engaged Wikimedians. Please visit the reports page for
more.<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports>

Thanks and regards,

Stevie

Below is the Wikimedia UK monthly
report<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports> for
the period 1st to 30th June 2013. If you want to keep up with the chapter's
activities as they happen, please subscribe to our
blog<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/>
, join a UK mailing
list<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l>,
and/or follow us on Twitter <http://twitter.com/wikimediauk>. If you have
any questions or comments, please drop us a line on this report's talk
page<http://uk.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Reports/2013/June&action=edit&redlink=1>
.
 Contents  [hide <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#>]

   - 1 Program activities<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#Program_activities>
      - 1.1 Community<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#Community>
         - 1.1.1 Cambridge University Wikipedia Garden
Party<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#Cambridge_University_Wikipedia_Garden_Party>
         - 1.1.2 Microgrant
outcome<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#Microgrant_outcome>
      - 1.2 GLAM
activities<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#GLAM_activities>
      - 1.3 Technology<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#Technology>
      - 1.4 Other
activities<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#Other_activities>
         - 1.4.1 Wiki Loves
Monuments<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#Wiki_Loves_Monuments>
         - 1.4.2
Microgrants<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#Microgrants>
      - 1.5 UK press coverage (and coverage of UK projects &
activities)<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#UK_press_coverage_.28and_coverage_of_UK_projects_.26_activities.29>
      - 1.6 Blog posts this
month<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#Blog_posts_this_month>
      - 1.7 Upcoming activities in May and
June<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#Upcoming_activities_in_May_and_June>
         - 1.7.1 May <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#May>
         - 1.7.2 June <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#June>
      - 2 Administrative
activities<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#Administrative_activities>
      - 2.1 Board
activities<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#Board_activities>
      - 2.2 News from the Chief
Exec<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#News_from_the_Chief_Exec>
      - 2.3 Communications<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#Communications>
      - 2.4 Fundraising and
Membership<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June#Fundraising_and_Membership>

Program activities Community Cambridge University Wikipedia Garden Party
 <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peacock_CUWPS_garden_party_2013.jpg>
 <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peacock_CUWPS_garden_party_2013.jpg>
A peacock visited the CUWPS garden party

A Wikipedia Garden
Party<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:Cambridge_University_Wikipedia_Society/May_Week_2013>
was
held in Cambridge University on 17 June. The party is Cambridge University
Wikipedia Society's (CUWPS) <http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:WP:CUWPS>
contribution
to the great Cambridge University tradition of post-exam celebrations known
confusingly as May Week <http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:May_Week>, and
marks the end of the first year of CUWPS.

The party was attended by eight people and one stray peacock. The human
attendees included seven current Cambridge students (five of them were also
Wikimedians) plus Charles
Matthews<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Charles_Matthews>,
an alumnus who has been faithfully organising Wikipedia meetups in
Cambridge for many years. A Wikipedia cake was served at the party.

CUWPS is now looking forward to next year. The Wikipedia stall will be back
in the Cambridge University societies fair on 8-9 October and we need extra
WMUK volunteers behind the stall! Please contact WMUK's education
organiser, Toni Sant, if you're interested.

 GLAM activities

June saw a range of GLAM events with topics ranging from Military History
to Ballet and Black Music in the UK.

The three month residency at Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums came to an
end, highlights included a dialogue with WikiProject ships on the English
Wikipedia which lead to the release of this image of a battleship
launch<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brazilian_battleship_Minas_Geraes_being_launched_1.jpg>
on
the Tyne - now included in two featured articles.

Future events that were worked on this month range from an editathon at
Conway hall in August to one at the National Railway Museum in York this
October.
 Technology

Wikimedia UK along with three other Wikimedia chapters has been grant
funding Europeana to write a mass upload tool for Wikimedia Commons. The
Software will make it easier for GLAMs and others to upload large volumes
of files. The Software is currently available for "Alpha testing", in that
it has been deployed on a testwiki where it can be tested but will not be
deployed on Commons until it has been tested by users and code reviewed by
the WMF developers. Volunteers to test this would be appreciated, if you
have access to a large database of uploadable files, a fast connection and
an understanding of commons categorisation then please contact Jonathan
Cardy if you are willing to help.
 Other activities Wiki Loves Monuments
 <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WLM_United_Kingdom.svg>
 <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WLM_United_Kingdom.svg>
The UK's logo for Wiki Loves Monuments

By June the first two planning meeting for Wiki Loves Monuments UK had
taken place. A steering committee was set up and it was decided to focus on
Grade I and II* and Category A listed buildings. Since then, the group of
volunteers helping organise things has started putting the lists of listed
buildings on Wikipedia, ready for use in September when the competition
takes place. If you are interested in helping out, please leave a message on
Commons<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013_in_the_United_Kingdom/People>
where
efforts are being co-ordinated.
Microgrants Information about microgrants that are currently running, and
how to submit a microgrant application of your own, are at
Microgrants/Applications<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Applications>
. UK press coverage (and coverage of UK projects & activities)

   - Now Cabinet Minister Oliver Letwin is caught editing his own profile
   on Wikipedia<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2334546/Now-Cabinet-Minister-Oliver-Letwin-caught-editing-profile-Wikipedia.html?ito=feeds-newsxml>,
   Daily Mail
   - Wikimedia edges closer to banishing
Wikitext<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/07/wysiwyg_wikipedia_writer_lands_in_july/>,
   Register
   - Wikimedia UK hub for OpenCulture 2013
delegates<http://www.mandh-online.com/news/content/2058/wikimedia_uk_hub_for_openculture_2013_delegates>,
   Museums and Heritage Magazine
   - Bridging Index recognised by
Wikipedia<http://www.financialreporter.co.uk/view.asp?ID=12803>,
   Financial Reporter
   - Wikipedia's New Text-Editor Will Change World
History<http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/thomas-church/wikipedias-new-text-editor-will-change-history_b_3408383.html>,
   Huffpost Tech UK
   - How are museums collaborating with
Wikipedia?<http://www.museumsassociation.org/museum-practice/17062013-how-are-museums-collaborating-with-wikipedia>,
   Museums Association
   - Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales on the NSA leaks – Cannes Lions 2013
   video<http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2013/jun/19/wikipedia-jimmy-wales-nsa-leaks-video>,
   Guardian
   - Primary schools offering Wikipedia RE
lessons<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10132254/Primary-schools-offering-Wikipedia-RE-lessons.html>,
   Telegraph
   - Wikipedia for Arabic writing app is launching in
Battersea<http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/10506473.Wikipedia_for_Arabic_writing_app_is_launching_in_Battersea/>,
   Wandsworth Guardian
   - Wikipedia donors willing to pay – so long as they don't see Jimmy
Wales<http://blogs.ft.com/tech-blog/2013/06/wikipedia-donors-willing-to-pay-so-long-as-they-dont-see-jimmy-wales>,
   Financial Times
   - Wikipedia founder denounces ‘snooper’s
charter’<http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/media/article3801996.ece>,
   The Times
   - Founder of Wikipedia shares inspiration and insight at Accelerate 2013
   in Liverpool<http://baytvliverpool.com/vod/index.php?vid=CBV51cf5d6109d78>,
   Bay TV Liverpool
   - Wikipedia contributors ‘should be
proud’<http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/wikipedia-contributors-should-be-proud/2005265.article>,
   Times Higher Education

Blog posts this month

3rd June - Who cares about
Wikimania?<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/06/who-cares-about-wikimania-2014/>
Ed
Saperia of the Wikimania 2014 organising team writes about the project.

4th June - Volunteers' Week: A letter from our Chief
Executive<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/06/volunteers-week-a-letter-from-our-chief-executive/>
Jon
Davies, our Chief Executive, discusses the importance of volunteers to our
movement and, on behalf of all of the staff and trustees, thanks all of our
volunteers.

9th June - Wikimedia UK announces election of new board
members<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/06/wikimedia-uk-announces-election-of-new-board-members/>
This
post was uploaded after our AGM and announced the results of trustee
elections.

12th June - WMUK Conference - MediaWiki for OER and Learning
Analytics<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/06/wmuk-conference-mediawiki-for-oer-and-learning-analytics/>
This
post was written by Simon Knight of the Open University. He presented on
this topic at WikiConference UK 2013. You can read his original post
here<http://people.kmi.open.ac.uk/knight/2013/06/wmuk-conference-mediawiki-for-oer-and-learning-analytics/>
 and see a video of his presentation on Wikimedia Commons
here<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Simon_Knight_speaking_at_WikiConference_2013.webm>
.

17th June - Wici Cymru and Wikimedia UK - Rheolwr Cymru / Wales
Manager<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/06/wici-cymru-wikimedia-uk-rheolwr-cymru-wales-manager/>
This
announcement, en Cymraeg and in English, reported the appointment of Robin
Owain as our new Wales Manager.

18th June - "One is most amused": Queen Victoria's Journals
editathon<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/06/one-is-most-amused-queen-victorias-journals-editathon/>
Liz
McCarthy, Communications and Social Media Officer at the Bodleian
Libraries, Oxford, shared this account of an editathon event using the
journals of that most regal of monarchs, Queen Victoria.

19th June - Royal Opera House to host an
editathon<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/06/royal-opera-house-to-host-an-editathon/>
The
clue to this post is in its title!

20th June - British Library to make Europeana WWI collection available at
workshop<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/06/british-library-to-make-europeana-wwi-collection-available-at-workshop/>
This
piece announced a workshop at the British Library based around a specific
and rare collection of materials.

21st June - Interested in British black music? Join our
editathon!<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/06/interested-in-british-black-music-join-our-editathon/>
Working
with www.britishblackmusic.com <http://britishblackmusic.com/> and the Black
Music Congress<http://britishblackmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=37%20>
we
held a one-off event at the Wikimedia UK office.

27th June - Jisc and Wikimedia UK to bridge between academia and
Wikipedia<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/06/jisc-and-wikimedia-uk-to-bridge-between-academia-and-wikipedia/>
Announcing
the appointment of Dr Martin Poulter as Wikimedia Jisc Ambassador.
 Upcoming activities in May and June May

   - *05* - Oxford meetup <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Oxford/4>
   - *11* - Board meeting (in-person,
London)<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agenda_11May13>
   - *12* - First Glasgow
meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Glasgow/1>
   - *12* - First Nottingham
meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Nottingham/1>
   - *12* - London meetup <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/69>
   - *15* - IRC office hours <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours>
   - *18* - Liverpool meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Liverpool_8>
   - *18* - Cambridge
meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Cambridge/18>
   - *19* - Lua on Wikimedia <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lua_on_Wikimedia>
   - *20* - Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums 20 May Wikipedia
training<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tyne_%26_Wear_Archives_%26_Museums_20_May_Wikipedia_training>
   - *24* - Queen Victoria's Journals University of Oxford editing
day<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:WikiProject_University_of_Oxford/QueenVictoriasJournals>
   - *24–26* - Amsterdam
Hackathon<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Events/Amsterdam_Hackathon_2013>
   - *25* - Academic Dress
editathon<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Academic_Dress_editathon>,
   London
   - *28* - Education
Committee<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education_Committee> conference
   call

June

   - *03* - Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums 3 June Wikipedia
training<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tyne_%26_Wear_Archives_%26_Museums_3_June_Wikipedia_training>
   - *08* - WikiConference UK
2013<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2013>
    & 2013 AGM <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/2013_AGM>, Lincoln
   - *08* - Technology
Committee<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/IT_Development/Progress_meetings/08_June_2013>
-
   Time tbc UTC+1 (BST) in person at WikiConference UK
2013<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2013>
   - *09* - London meetup <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/70>
   - *19* - IRC office hours <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours>
   - *22* - Editathon at the Royal Opera
House<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ballet/Royal_Opera_House_editathon>
   - *29* - Provisional - WWI editathon with the British Library\Europeana


For events in July 2013 and onwards, please see
Events<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Events>
.
 Administrative activities Board activities

June saw our AGM take place as a part of WikiConference 2013 in Lincoln.
Our Chair and Treasurer both gave detailed reports to members on the state
of the charity. Elections also took place for members to elect new trustees
of the charity. You can see full details of WikiConference, the elections
and candidate statements all linked from this
page<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2013>
.
 News from the Chief Exec *For information on Jon's activities this month,
see News from the
Office<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/News_from_the_Office/Posts>
.*


Communications

Please see the above links to relevant press coverage received in June and
blog posts published during the same period.

Perhaps the most important piece of communications work this month was the
production of the print version of Wikimedia UK's 2012-13 Annual
Review<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/2013_Annual_Review>.
The booklet was shared at WikiConference 2013 and was well received, both
for its content and its design. Speaking of WikiConference, many of the
presentations given at the conference, including statements from the board
election candidates, can now be found on Wikimedia Commons
here<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiConference_UK_2013>
.


If you're interested in getting more involved with our communications or
have any questions or comments, please email Stevie Benton –
stevie.benton at wikimedia.org.uk
 Fundraising and Membership Fundraising

This month, we received £185 in one-off donations, with 5 individual
donations. The average donation amount was £37 - 17% of these donors have
had Gift Aid Declarations made and matched with their records. If anyone
would like a full (but anonymised) csv file with more information, please
get in touch with katherine.bavage[image: at]wikimedia.org.uk and let her
know your requirements.

There were 5,414 successful direct debits this month, bringing in a total
of £22,072.52
Membership

Up to 30th June 2013:

   - 176 new (membership commenced in preceding three months) and current
   members - with 7 new join-ups in June.
   - 39 'grace' members (membership within six months after date membership
   should be renewed)

This adds up to 215 members who were eligible to vote



-- 

Stevie Benton
Communications Organiser
Wikimedia UK+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173
@StevieBenton

Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513.
Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street,
London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a
global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the
Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).

*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal
control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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