And this is also a great report ... I'm especially pleased to see all of the library outreach happening in Italy via WMIT!! :)
I just started a page to globally list these library/wikimedia events & projects on the outreach wiki... still *very* much under construction so please help out! http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries/Collaborations#2013 -- phoebe On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 7:44 AM, .mau. (maurizio codogno) < wiki....@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > the new bulletin from Wikimedia Italia (#53) is available. This time > we write about Amsterdam Hackathon 2013, the contest Veneto in > Wikipedia, searches for people, and our next appointments. > > As usual a link has been added to meta, at > Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Italia ; more-or-less raw text of > the bulletin follows below. > > ciao, .mau. > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > __NOTOC__ > [[Image:Wikimedia news1.png|400px|center]] > {{titolo errato|titolo=Wikimedia news}}{{WMNpubblico|53|May 29, 2013}} > > ---- > [[File:Wikimedia_Hackathon_2013.jpg|thumb|400px|center| "Working > Group" - By Sebastiaan ter Burg from Utrecht, The Netherlands > (Wikimedia Hackathon 2013) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons]] > > == Amsterdam Hackathon 2013 == > Over the weekend from May 24 to 26, the > [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Hackathon_2013 Wikimedia > Hackathon 2013] was held in Amsterdam. The annual gathering, which > brings together all Wikimedian interested in the development of > MediaWiki and other Wikimedia projects, was organized by Wikimedia > Nederland and was held at the > [http://www.stayokay.com/en/hostel/amsterdam-zeeburg Stayokay hostel]. > There were about a hundred Wikimedian; the participants appreciate the > Dutch organization which was impeccable. > [[:it:Utente:CristianCantoro|Cristian]] (''vicepresident of Wikimedia > Italia'') was present on behalf of Wikimedia Italia and > [[:commons:Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013/Who's_who | Wiki Loves > Monuments international group]]. > In addition to numerous other projects, > [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Labs Wikimedia Labs] were > presented: tjey are the new infrastructure that will manage the > development of new tools for Wikimedia sites. > > == Wikimedia Italia is hiring == > > Are you determined, do you like to work in teams, to interact with the > public? Are you willing to learn some new computer program?! Then read > [http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/Ricerca_collaboratori the announcement > for a secretarial employee] published by Wikimedia Italia. Our staff > is growing! All specifications can be found on the dedicated page: > here we anticipate that the workplace is in Monza (with occasional > short trips) and that the type of commitment required will be 20 hours > per week (horizontal or vertical part-time). > > The announcement is aimed at candidates of both sexes (L.125/91) and > will remain valid until 15 June 2013. > > If you are interested, send your CV and a presentation letter to the > email address lav...@wikimedia.it. > > == Veneto in Wikipedia == > [ > http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progetto:Coordinamento/Scuole/Autori_in_Wikipedia/2012-2013/Veneto > Veneto in Wikipedia] is a competition, organized by our member > Professor Corrado Petrucco from the University of Padua together with > Enrica Pagano and Simonetta Boscolo in collaboration with Wikimedia > Italia, planned to invite classes of students of schools of all levels > to create or improve entries on Wikipedia. Monday, June 3 a meeting > will be held for the closure of the project. [[:it:User:Cotton| > Cotton]] will participate for Wikimedia Italia: Cotton will talk in > particular about the criteria used for the evaluation of new entries > in Wikipedia created by the children. At the conclusion of the meeting > the best work will be awarded. The event will take place from 16:00 at > the "Einaudi Gramsci" institute (via delle Palme, 1 35137 Padova); > [http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/File:Locandina_veneto_in_wikipedia.pdf > here] the complete program. > > == Wikimedia Foundation is looking for Italian-speaking people == > > The Engineering and Product Developement department of the Wikimedia > Foundation is looking for two or thres > [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation/66337 > Community Liaison, Product Development], i.e. representatives of the > local Wikimedian community who will act as intermediaries between > users and the engineering team, supporting them in the activation > phase of new extensions on the sites of projects of the Wikimedia > Foundation. > This would be a task for a period of about 3 months, which requires a > minimum commitment of 15 hours per week. In particular the urgent need > at the moment is on the launch of > [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor Visual Editor] on > Wikipedia in different languages; they will need, for example, to > explain to their community the news and manage useful feedback tools > significant to the computer development department. > Basic requirements are knowledge of the English language (as well as > Italian), years of experience as active users on Wikimedia sites (not > just Wikipedia) and excellent communication skills. > To apply, you must write to Philippe Beaudette at pbeaude...@wikimedia.org > . > Read through the requirements and then, if you know you have a few > free hours to devote each day, you can apply or invite some Wikimedian > friend to do so. > > == Pages most seen on Italian Wikipedia == > > The list with the [http://stats.grok.se/it/top most visited articles > in Italian Wikipedia] has just be updated. Reading it provided an > insight on how users make use of the free encyclopedia. In April, for > example, Italian politics and television series are the most browsed > categories of voices. > > == Next appointments == > > * '''May 30, Crema''': [[:it:Utente:Virginia_Gentilini|Virginia > Gentilini]] will speak at the conference > [ > http://opac.provincia.cremona.it/library/home-RBC/viaggio-nel-mondo-del-libro > '' > Librarians tell themselves: challenges, opportunities and alliances''] > organized by the Cremona Libraries' Network, talking of the > relationship between Wikipedia and the world of libraries. What does > it mean to be ''Wikipedian librarians''? Citing his personal > experience, Virginia will attempt to answer this question, revealing > the possible future developments of the librarian's role and its > relationship with users. The meeting > ([ > http://opac.provincia.cremona.it/sites/brescia/assets/UFF.-BIBLIOTECHE-CREMONA/Convegno/A5convegno.pdf > here] the full program) will begin at 9:30 am and will take place at > the S. Pietro da Cemmo Hall of the S. Agostino Augustine (Museo Civico > - piazza Winifred Terni de Gregory). You can > [ > http://opac.provincia.cremona.it/library/home-RBC/form-iscrizione-convegno/ > register online]. Other information may be obtained by phone > (0372/406283) or e-mail: cult...@provincia.cremona.it. > > *''June 8, Bologna''': after the success of the meeting of May 4, it > was decided to replicate the laboratory on Wikipedia aimed at > beginners. The course, part of the cycle > [http://www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it/eventi/23821 Wikipedia in the > Library], is free and will be held again by [[:it:Utente:P tasso|P > tasso]]. The appointment is at 15:00 in the Sala Internet (hall of > Bramante) of [http://www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it/home.php Salaborsa > Library] of Bologna. > > *'''10 June, Bologna''': [[:it:User:Virginia_Gentilini | Virginia > Gentilini]] and [[:it:User:Atropine | Atropine]] will hold an > introductory meeting on Wikipedia at the center of documentation of > the Arcigay in Bologna, "Il Cassero", starting at about 17.00. This > will be an informal chat in the hope of establishing a more structured > collaboration in the future. The official website of the center is > [http://www.cassero.it/ www.cassero.it], but it is currently under > renovation, so we suggest you also check their > [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cassero-LGBT-center/192581134090979 > official facebook page] for all the updates. > > *''' 27 May and 3 June, Bagno a Ripoli (FI)''': at the > [ > http://biblioteca.comune.bagno-a-ripoli.fi.it/opencms/opencms/Contenuti/Categoria_Principale/Evento_47007.html?pagename=32706 > Municipal Library], introductory course to Wikipedia for users (from > 16.30 to 18.30). Teacher: [[:it:Utente:Giaccai|Susanna Giaccai]]. > > *'''5 And 12 June, Borgo San Lorenzo (Florence)''': introductory > course to Wikipedia for librarians, at the computer room at the Union > of Municipalities of Montana Mugello (from 9 to 13). Teacher: > [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utente:Giaccai Susanna Giaccai]. > > _______________________________________________ > Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately > directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia > community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list > wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l > -- * I use this address for lists; send personal messages to phoebe.ayers <at> gmail.com * _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l