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Wikimedia Chapters

Lodewijk Gelauff

@[email protected]

Definition

Just a quite random selection

To inspire, not to be complete

Frankfurt

Cambridge

Taipei

Alexandria

Buenos Aires

Gdansk

Haifa

To be continued...

Meetups

Denmark: Wiki Wednesday

Photo:

More info:

First Wednesday of the month

Meeting at a location which is also interesting (library, museum etc)

Photo:

More info: http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WW

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Philippines: Wikipedia Kapihan

Photo: http://vaes9.codedgraphic.com/posts/first_wikipedia_kapihan

More info:

Coffee meeting

Informal

Wikimedians and friends

Discussion

~20 participants

Local Wikimedians not fond of meetings

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

10 year Wikipedia

Czech: 10th anniversary concert

Photo:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koncert_10_let_Wikipedie_-_3671.jpg

More info: http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague/cs
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_10_Concert_Prague

10th anniversary of Wikipedia

Concert

Public Domain

Recordings

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Taiwan: regular meetups

Regular meetups in Taiwan

Summer 2011:

Audience: Novice users1 dayWorkshopsReliability, writing styleContest

Photo: http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2011%E5%B9%B4%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3%E7%B6%AD%E5%9F%BA%E4%BA%BA%E5%A4%8F%E8%81%9A%E5%A4%A7%E5%90%88%E7%85%A7.jpg

More info: http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%E8%81%9A%E4%BC%9A/2011%E5%B9%B4%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3%E5%A4%8F%E8%81%9A

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

France: Street panels

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_10_Rennes_-_exposition_-_9426.JPG

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Seb35/Signpost/WP!O

Wikipedia 10 in Rennes, France

Special celebration:Real life articles

Picture replaced by 'live feed'

Going local

Support from the city

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Conferences

Philippines: WikiCon

Photo: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2nd_WikiCon%27s_class_picture.jpg

More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Philippines/Projects/2nd_Annual_Convention

Conference, 1 day

Sharing knowledge and discussion

Truth in Numbers

General Meeting

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

US-NYC: Wiki Conference
New York

Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wikiconf_NYC_2010_open_space.JPG

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiki-Conference

2nd annual conference in New York

August 2010

Keynotes Clay Shirky & Sue Gardner

120 participants

Unconference: Lots of Open Space!

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Australia: WikiAcademy Queensland

Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MilesDogwoodCrossing.JPG

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Australian_Wikipedians%27_notice_board&oldid=435783421#Dogwood_Crossing_WikiAcademy

Workshop

How to add information to Wikipedia

State University of Queensland

~20 participants, mostly from Cultural Heritage Institutions

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

US-NYC: Glamcamp NYC

Photo: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GLAMcamp_NYC_-_16.jpg

More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAMcamp_NYC

'GLAM' experts from Wikimedia all over the world

May 2011

New York Public Library

Funded through WMF grant

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

PR

Hong Kong: New Year stall

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia10thBirthdayHongKongFair20110129HKMACgroup.jpg

More info: http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E7%B6%AD%E5%9F%BA%E5%AA%92%E9%AB%94%E5%8D%94%E6%9C%83/2011%E7%B6%AD%E5%9F%BA%E7%99%BE%E7%A7%91%E5%8D%81%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4%E6%B4%BB%E5%8B%95

Chinese New Year Market

Football courts full with stalls

Wikimedia stall

Merchandize: Wikimedia + friends

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Italy: WikiGuide

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_ridotto.ogv

More info: http://www.wikimedia.it/index.php/WikiGuide/en

Screencast

Italian translations available

Three editions: WikipediaWikimedia CommonsWikisource

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Macau: User recruitment

Photo: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=186730301384289

More info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=186730301384289

Tea meeting

Sharing news & information

August 2011: Updates from Wikimania

Trying to get more active users through real life meetings

Help people overcome problems

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Italy: Wikiquote twitterbot

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roboreptile.jpg

More info: http://twitter.com/#!/itwikiquote

Quote of the day

Twitter

Amiamo persino le lodi che non crediamo sincere. Il privilegio dei grandi vedere le catastrofi da una terrazza. (Jean Giraudoux)

We even love the praises believed insincere. The privilege of big men is watching catastrophes from a terrace. (credit: Brownout)

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Macedonia: Social networks

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foto_Rumania_Cables.JPG

More info: N.A.

Presence Macedonian Wikipedia on Twitter & Facebook

Facebook Twitter!:

Ask people to follow Wikimedia/Wikipedia through the sitenotice

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Distribution

Israel: Africa project

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gorilla-thinclient.svg

More info: http://www.wikimedia.org.il/Press_release:Wikipedia_Goes_To_Africa

Africa Center

Cameroon Linux pre-installed

Offline Wikipedia in French and English

Cooperation WMFR & WMCH

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

UK: QR pedia

Photo: http://www.zakelijk.qrdigi.com/qr-pedia (non-free)

More info: http://shkspr.mobi/blog/index.php/2011/02/qr-codes-for-museums/

QR codes scannable url

Language settings dependent

Derby museum pilot

Tourists! One size fits all.

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Cultural Partners

Australia: State Library of Queensland

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StateLibQld_1_100120.jpg

More info: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:State_Library_of_Queensland

Image donation of 50,000 images

Historically relevant

metadata

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Sweden: Nordic Museum

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kronprins_Karl,_sedermera_kung_Karl_XV._Fritz_von_Dardel,_1849_-_Nordiska_Museet_-_NMA.0032206.jpg

More info: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Nordiska_museet

Content donation

1000 images

Historical interest to Scandinavia

Crown prince Karl (later Karl XV of Sweden)

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Portugal: IUCN Red List

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IUCN-Headquarters.jpg

More info: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:IUCN_red_list

Red list

Spatial data for distributions of species

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Argentina: RTA

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edicion-Canal-7-Argentina-b.JPG

More info: http://wikimedia.org.ar/wiki/Nuestro_acervo_cultural_com%C3%BAn,_disponible_gracias_a_una_iniciativa_de_RTA

Radio and Television Argentina

Archive material

Encyclopedic

25 video excerpts so far mainly historical speeches

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

UK: Backstage Pass

Photo: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seax_of_Beagnoth.JPG

More info: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Backstage_Pass

British Museum

Wikipedian in Residence Liam Wyatt

Take a look behind the screens

See more than other people

Encouragement & involvement

~30 participants on different tours

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

France: Palais de Versailles

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orangerie.jpg

More info: http://www.wikimedia.fr/partenariat-avec-le-ch%C3%A2teau-de-versailles

Wikipedian in Residence

Bridge between organisation and Wikimedia

Facilitate, not create

Access

~290 articles~1800 images

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Poland: Por Wikimedia

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PL_Wikimedia_Polska_2010_113.JPG

More info: http://pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pro_Wikimedia_2010

Luxury: many content donations per year

Recognition

Community award

Symbolic appreciation

Four categories:'GLAM'Non-'GLAM' institutionsCulture event organizationsPrivate donations

September

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Education

Argentina: Wikipedia en el aula

Photo: http://wiki.wikimedia.org.ar/images/pdf/wiki_para_armar2.pdf

More info: http://wikipediaenelaula.educ.ar

Ministry of Education, Buenos Aires province

Publication booklet (Patricio Lorente)

Further collaborations

Advice

12:00, Arbel

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Germany: Schulprojekt

Photo: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia-Schulprojekt_Andreanum_-_Schuelerworkshop_2.jpg

More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia-Schulprojekt

School project

Training volunteers to give workshops

~40 schools participating

~20 volunteers trained

Train the trainer make it scale

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Estonia: Vikipeedia koolides

Photo: http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilt:Carl_Robert_Jakobsoni_nimeline_G%C3%BCmnaasium_2010.JPG

More info: http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipeedia:Vikipeedia_koolides

Lectures

15 high schools

About: Usage of Wikipedia as a sourceContribute to Wikipedia as part of curriculum

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Macedonia: Wikipedia
Why, Who, How

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Book_question2.svg

More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Macedonia/What_is_Wikipedia%3F_Why%3F_How%3F_Who%3F

Lecture/seminar (1-2h)

Target: students and pupils

Become active!

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Canada: Medical students

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Doctor_Luke_Fildes.jpg

More info: http://wikimedia.ca/wiki/Projects/Scholarship

Writing contest on medical topics

Students

$1000 Scholarship, paid for by a board member for the winner to write more

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Hong Kong: Toolkit liberal studies

Photo:

More info: http://wikimedia.hk/index.php/Education_Toolkits_for_Liberal_Studies

Liberal studies: obligatory course for students

How to find information and use it

Wikimedia Hong Kong produces lesson package

Important role for Wikipedia

More follow up to come, i.e. writing contest

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Switzerland: Third Age Online

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_But_All_with_colors.jpg

More info:http://www.thirdageonline.eu/blog/project-tao-status-update-after-the-first-half-year%E2%80%A6/

European collaboration

Wikimedia SwitzerlandWikimedia DeutschlandSeniorwebBerne UniversityAnd others

Umbrella: activities, workshops, material etc.

Workshop Wiki Loves Monuments

Silberwissen

Now, Tavor

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Content creation

Sweden: Internet i Sverige

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMSE_%C3%A5rsm%C3%B6te_2011-37.jpg

More info: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2NYY/N4/25/wikimedia-sweden-launches-project-internet/

Wikipedia hired

Internet in Sweden

WikiProject

Missing topics etc.

Facilitate

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Germany: Landtagsprojekt

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plenarsaal_des_Nieders%C3%A4chsischen_Landtages_in_Hannover.jpg

More info: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Landtagsprojekt

Landtag: local parliament

Go to the parliament

Photo session

Bundestag

2011: two states

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Indonesia: Bebaskan Pengetahuan

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_Bebaskan_Pengetahuan_2012.jpg

More info: http://www.wikimedia.or.id/wiki/Free_Your_Knowledge_2010

Writing Contest I

3 months

Winner: Wikimania 2010, Gdansk

10 universities

Training

Contest

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Indonesia: Pijar Teologi

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_pijar_teologi_final.jpg

More info: http://www.wikimedia.or.id/wiki/Beacon_of_Theology_2011

Writing contest II

2,5 month

Theology

1 university, ~70 participants

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Indonesia: Papat Limpad

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pelatihan_Papat_Limpad.JPG

More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:WM_ID/Javanese_Wikipedia_Revitalization_Project

Writing contest III

7 months

Targeting Javanese language

Had increased editors, but now decreasing

Writing contest to the saviour?

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

UK: Hoxne Challange

Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hoxne_Hoard_1.jpg

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BM/Hoxne_challenge

Put Wikipedians in a room

Lock the door

Don't let them out until they described a tough topic

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Philippines: Wikipedia takes Manilla

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Takes_Manila_01.jpg

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Manila

Photo hunt

Centre of Manilla

~100 participants

Using photo contest tools

Related: Saturday, 11:00 Rapaport

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Poland: Wikiekspedycja

Photo: http://pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Plik:Wikiekspedycja_2011_map.svg

More info: http://pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiekspedycja_2011

White space regions

Photograph-a-lot

Small groups

Expedition

Thousands of images

Related: Saturday, 11:00 Rapaport

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Israel: Elef Millim

Photo: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_IMG_1536.jpg

More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Elef_Millim_project

Field trips

~30

Document an area

Related: Saturday, 11:00 Rapaport

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Multi chapter

Iberocoop

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iberocoop.svg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_Iberocoop.svg

More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Iberocoop

Multiple chaptersand candidate chapters

'Latin' speaking countries: 12 so far

Cooperation, mutual support

Mental support during vegetarian meetings

Exchange ideas and lessons

2011: Encuentro Wikimedia Iberoamericano

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Austria: Fundraising summit

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Victor_Dubreuil_-_Barrels_on_Money,_c._1897_oil_on_canvas.jpg

More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2011/Fundraising_Summit

11 chapters + WMF

Learn about and prepare fundraising

Wiki Loves Monuments

Photo: http://www.wikimedia.ch/File:LUSITANA_WLM_2011_d.svg

More info: www.wikilovesmonuments.eu

15 countries

We just love monuments

2010: Netherlands

Photo contest

Saturday, 11:00 Rapaport

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Other

Netherlands: WikiPortrait

Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikiportret_advertentie_72dpi.jpg

More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiportrait

External upload platform

Since 2008

Easier permissions

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Russia: Copyright lobbying

Photo:

More info: N.A.

Copyright law

Proposals included in drafts

Also in G8 discussions via Russia

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Spain: ONCE cooperation on accessibility

Photo:

More info: N.A.

ONCE foundation

Improve participation of blind people in open knowledge

Develop tools (i.e. Braille search)

Develop contents for and about blind people

Multi year cooperation

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Crazyness

Look aroundIsrael: Wikimania

Photo: Maniago

More info: www.wikimania.org

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Association of Stroopwafel Addicts

Photo: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania2007_Florence_with_stroopwafel.jpg http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eating_stroopwafels_is_a_blast.jpg

More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ASA

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.

Thanks to...

Submissions:Ole Palnatoke Andersen - anthere - Cristian Consonni - Bence - Mike Peel - Galileo Vidoni - rupert thurner - Vladimir Medeyko - Waldir - Mariyanah - Teele Vaalma - Harel - Ted Chien - Susanne Schade - Kiril Simeonovski - Lourie Pieterse - Tomasz Ganicz - Niklas Laxstrm - Jan Ainali - Amir E. Aharoni - James Heilman - Milos Rancic - Josh Lim - Tango Chan - Holger Motzkau - whhalbert - Siebrand Mazeland - Richard Knipel - Gautam - Jorge Sierra - Lars ge Kamfjord - Andrew - LimojoePreparing:Bria Lima

And all the photographers!

Licences: Just check the links

A workshop day targeted at novice Wikipedians which started off with workshops on how to write Wikipedia, how to use sources and handle personal information and reliability of data. Teams were formed to write articles and after a writing style training, the teams were asked to bring their lessons in practice and write articles.