[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] WMNL in July and August

[Sandra Rientjes Wikimedia Nederland]

If you want to find out what WM-Nederland did this summer, go to
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederland/201307

The report is also included as plain text in this message



COMMUNITY: supporting and mobilising volunteers and editors

Wikipedia Café.

WMNL revived an old tradition: the Wikipedia Café, an informal pub meeting
of Wikipedians living in a specific area. On July 2 a Wikipedia Café was
held in The Hague, with eleven wikipedians attending. The next one is
scheduled in Amsterdam


WORK: content, collaboration and activity development

Editathon classics

As part of a Summerschool organised by the departments of classical studies
of the Amsterdam Universities, WMNL organised an editathon focussing on
translation of Latin inscriptions of monumental graves. Seven participants
produced Wikipedia articles and added information to Wikisource.

Wikipedians in Residence

The Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB, national library of the Netherlands) and
the Nationaal Archief (NA, national archives of the Netherlands) are aiming
to put the largest and most diverse collection of textual heritage in the
Netherlands at the service of Wikipedia and related Wiki-projects. To
support this ambition, both institutions have attracted the experienced
Wikipedian Hay Kranen as their Wikipedian in Residence. He will act as the
linking pin between the rich (paper and digital) collections of the KB and
NA and the reuse of this content on Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and
Wikisource.

12 Dutch scientific libraries have joined forces to hire 2 Wikipedians in
Residence that will support them for a year, starting in October 2013.

A fourth position for a Dutch Wikipedian in Residence is in preparation,
more information about this position will surface soon.

Wiki loves libraries

Preparations have been made to revitalise the project Wiki Loves Libraries.
A first brainstorm with BiSC, the service bureau for libraries in the
province of Utrecht, will take place in September.

Wiki Loves Monuments

Work kicked off in earnest in preparation for Wiki Loves Monuments 2013.
 This year, there will be a special focus on the city The Hague, where we
will organise a photography workshop and an editathon. The team is
supported by Kathinka, an intern at the WMNL office.


WMNL: participation and support

Press and Media

Board Member Hans Muller was interviewed about Wikipedia on the regional
radiostation Radio Gelderland.  Director Sandra Rientjes was interviewed
for BNR newsradio.

Design of new website presented

The design of the new WMNL website was presented.  Official launch will be
in November.


GLOBAL: International collaboration

WCA

WCA Council Member Ziko van Dijk took part in the WCA phone conference on
June 25 and contacted the WCA Council chair several times with regard to
the preparation of Wikimania.

Neighboring countries

Ziko van Dijk visited the ''Musketier-Treffen'' in Duisburg, Germany, and
the Wikiversity / education program meeting in Limburg an der Lahn, Germany.

Visit WMNO Board Member

Knut Hjelleset, boardmember of WMNO, used his vacation in the Netherlands
to visit WMNL. He spoke with director Sandra Rientjes and Glam Coordinator
Sebastiaan ter Burg.

Visit WMF staff

Three WMF staffmembers visited the WMNL office in early July. Anasuya
Sengupta, Garfield Byrd and Katy Love met with staff and several board
members (including the chair and the treasurer) to discuss a wide range of
matters concerning programming, finances, community involvement and plans
for the future.  A meeting with the WMNL community was also part of their
visit.

Wikimania

Board members Ziko van Dijk and Ad Huikeshoven, volunteer user:Veertje and
Executive Director Sandra Rientjes participated in August in the Hong Kong
Wikimania.


ORGANISATION: board, management and support

Board Retreat

The Board went on a two-day retreat (August 25-26) to work on plans for
2014.

Annual plan 2014

We are working on our annual plan 2014. On 27 July and 31 August the Board
organised brainstorming sessions to involve the community in drafting this
document.





Sandra Rientjes
Directeur/Executive Director Wikimedia Nederland

tel. (+31) (0)6  31786379

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