Wikimedia Chapters
Lodewijk Gelauff
@effeietsanders [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
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 Philippines: Wikipedia Kapihan
Coffee meeting
Informal
Wikimedians and friends
Discussion
~20 participants
Local Wikimedians not fond of meetings
Photo: http://vaes9.codedgraphic.com/posts/first_wikipedia_kapihan
More info: 10 year Wikipedia
Czech: 10th anniversary concert
10th anniversary of Wikipedia
Concert
Public Domain
Recordings
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 Taiwan: regular meetups
Regular meetups in Taiwan
Summer 2011:
Audience: Novice users 1 day Workshops Reliability, writing style Contest
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 France: Street panels
Wikipedia 10 in Rennes, France
Special celebration: Real life articles
Picture replaced by 'live feed'
Going local
Support from the city
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 Conferences
Philippines: WikiCon
Conference, 1 day
Sharing knowledge and discussion
Truth in Numbers
General Meeting
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 US-NYC: Wiki Conference New York 2nd annual conference in New York
August 2010
Keynotes Clay Shirky & Sue Gardner
120 participants
Unconference: Lots of Open Space!
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 Australia: WikiAcademy Queensland
Workshop
How to add information to Wikipedia
State University of Queensland
~20 participants, mostly from Cultural Heritage Institutions
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 US-NYC: Glamcamp NYC
'GLAM' experts from Wikimedia all over the world
May 2011
New York Public Library
Funded through WMF grant
Photo: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GLAMcamp_NYC_-_16.jpg
More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAMcamp_NYC PR
Hong Kong: New Year stall
Chinese New Year Market
Football courts full with stalls
Wikimedia stall
Merchandize: Wikimedia + friends
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 Italy: WikiGuide
Screencast
Italian – translations available
Three editions: Wikipedia Wikimedia Commons Wikisource
Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_ridotto.ogv
More info: http://www.wikimedia.it/index.php/WikiGuide/en Macau: User recruitment
Tea meeting
Sharing news & information
August 2011: Updates from Wikimania
Trying to get more active users through real life meetings
Help people overcome problems
Photo: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=186730301384289
More info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=186730301384289 Italy: Wikiquote twitterbot
Quote of the day
Amiamo persino le lodi che non crediamo sincere. Il privilegio dei grandi è 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)
Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roboreptile.jpg
More info: http://twitter.com/#!/itwikiquote Macedonia: Social networks
Presence Macedonian Wikipedia on Twitter & Facebook
“Следете ја Википедија на македонски јазик на Facebook и Twitter!”:
Ask people to follow Wikimedia/Wikipedia through the sitenotice
Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foto_Rumania_Cables.JPG
More info: N.A. Distribution
Israel: Africa project
Africa Center
Cameroon – Linux pre-installed
Offline Wikipedia in French and English
Cooperation WMFR & WMCH
Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gorilla-thinclient.svg
More info: http://www.wikimedia.org.il/Press_release:Wikipedia_Goes_To_Africa UK: QR pedia
QR codes – scannable url
Language settings dependent
Derby museum – pilot
Tourists! One size fits all.
Photo: http://www.zakelijk.qrdigi.com/qr-pedia (non-free)
More info: http://shkspr.mobi/blog/index.php/2011/02/qr-codes-for-museums/ Cultural Partners
Australia: State Library of Queensland Image donation of 50,000 images
Historically relevant
metadata
Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StateLibQld_1_100120.jpg
More info: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:State_Library_of_Queensland Sweden: Nordic Museum
Content donation
1000 images
Historical interest to Scandinavia
Crown prince Karl (later Karl XV of Sweden)
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 Portugal: IUCN Red List
Red list
Spatial data for distributions of species
Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IUCN-Headquarters.jpg
More info: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:IUCN_red_list Argentina: RTA
Radio and Television Argentina
Archive material
Encyclopedic
25 video excerpts so far – mainly historical speeches
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 UK: 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
Photo: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seax_of_Beagnoth.JPG
More info: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Backstage_Pass France: Palais de Versailles
Wikipedian in Residence
Bridge between organisation and Wikimedia
Facilitate, not create
Access
~290 articles ~1800 images
Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orangerie.jpg
More info: http://www.wikimedia.fr/partenariat-avec-le-ch%C3%A2teau-de-versailles Poland: Por Wikimedia
Luxury: many content donations per year
Recognition
Community award
Symbolic appreciation
Four categories: 'GLAM' Non-'GLAM' institutions Culture event organizations Private donations
September
Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PL_Wikimedia_Polska_2010_113.JPG
More info: http://pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pro_Wikimedia_2010 Education
Argentina: Wikipedia en el aula
Ministry of Education, Buenos Aires province
Publication booklet (Patricio Lorente)
Further collaborations
Advice
12:00, Arbel
Photo: http://wiki.wikimedia.org.ar/images/pdf/wiki_para_armar2.pdf
More info: http://wikipediaenelaula.educ.ar Germany: Schulprojekt
School project
Training volunteers to give workshops
~40 schools participating
~20 volunteers trained
Train the trainer – make it scale
Photo: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia-Schulprojekt_Andreanum_-_Schuelerworkshop_2.jpg
More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia-Schulprojekt Estonia: Vikipeedia koolides
Lectures
15 high schools
About: Usage of Wikipedia as a source Contribute to Wikipedia as part of curriculum
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 Macedonia: Wikipedia Why, Who, How Lecture/seminar (1-2h)
Target: students and pupils
Become active!
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 Canada: Medical students
Writing contest on medical topics
Students
$1000 Scholarship, paid for by a board member for the winner to write more
Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Doctor_Luke_Fildes.jpg
More info: http://wikimedia.ca/wiki/Projects/Scholarship Hong Kong: Toolkit 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
Photo:
More info: http://wikimedia.hk/index.php/Education_Toolkits_for_Liberal_Studies Switzerland: Third Age Online
European collaboration
Wikimedia Switzerland Wikimedia Deutschland Seniorweb Berne University And others
Umbrella: activities, workshops, material etc.
Workshop Wiki Loves Monuments
Silberwissen
Now, Tavor
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/ Content creation
Sweden: Internet i Sverige
Wikipedia hired
Internet in Sweden
WikiProject
Missing topics etc.
Facilitate
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/ Germany: Landtagsprojekt
Landtag: local parliament
Go to the parliament
Photo session
Bundestag
2011: two states
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 Indonesia: Bebaskan Pengetahuan
Writing Contest I
3 months
Winner: Wikimania 2010, Gdansk
10 universities
Training
Contest
Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_Bebaskan_Pengetahuan_2012.jpg
More info: http://www.wikimedia.or.id/wiki/Free_Your_Knowledge_2010 Indonesia: Pijar Teologi
Writing contest II
2,5 month
Theology
1 university, ~70 participants
Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_pijar_teologi_final.jpg
More info: http://www.wikimedia.or.id/wiki/Beacon_of_Theology_2011 Indonesia: Papat Limpad
Writing contest III
7 months
Targeting Javanese language
Had increased editors, but now decreasing
Writing contest to the saviour?
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 UK: Hoxne Challange
Put Wikipedians in a room
Lock the door
Don't let them out until they described a tough topic
Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hoxne_Hoard_1.jpg
More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BM/Hoxne_challenge Philippines: Wikipedia takes Manilla
Photo hunt
Centre of Manilla
~100 participants
Using photo contest tools
Related: Saturday, 11:00 Rapaport
Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Takes_Manila_01.jpg
More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Manila Poland: Wikiekspedycja
White space regions
Photograph-a-lot
Small groups
Expedition
Thousands of images
Related: Saturday, 11:00 Rapaport
Photo: http://pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Plik:Wikiekspedycja_2011_map.svg
More info: http://pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiekspedycja_2011 Israel: Elef Millim
Field trips
~30
Document an area
Related: Saturday, 11:00 Rapaport
Photo: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_IMG_1536.jpg
More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Elef_Millim_project Multi chapter
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
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 Austria: Fundraising summit
11 chapters + WMF
Learn about and prepare fundraising
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 Wiki Loves Monuments
15 countries
We just love monuments
2010: Netherlands
Photo contest
Saturday, 11:00 Rapaport
Photo: http://www.wikimedia.ch/File:LUSITANA_WLM_2011_d.svg
More info: www.wikilovesmonuments.eu Other
Netherlands: WikiPortrait
External upload platform
Since 2008
Easier permissions
Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikiportret_advertentie_72dpi.jpg
More info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiportrait Russia: Copyright lobbying
Copyright law
Proposals included in drafts
Also in G8 discussions via Russia
Photo:
More info: N.A. Spain: ONCE cooperation on accessibility 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
Photo:
More info: N.A. Crazyness
Israel: Wikimania
Look around
Photo: Maniago
More info: www.wikimania.org 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 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 Laxström - Jan Ainali - Amir E. Aharoni - James Heilman - Milos Rancic - Josh Lim - Tango Chan - Holger Motzkau - whhalbert - Siebrand Mazeland - Richard Knipel - Gautam - Jorge Sierra - Lars Åge Kamfjord - Andrew - Limojoe Preparing: Béria Lima
And all the photographers!
Licences: Just check the links