[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Nederland in June
The report on Wikimedia Nederland activities in June is available: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederland/201406 It is also included as text in this message. Sandra Rientjes Directeur/Executive Director Wikimedia Nederland *COMMUNITY: supporting and mobilising volunteers and editors* · Wiki-Saturdays. The WMNL office was open for community members on June 7 and 21. The event on the 7th was visited by 10 members. The first ideas for the year plan 2015 were collected by the 12 participants on the 21st. (see below) *WORK: content, collaboration and activity development* - Wiki Loves Earth events In total, the Wiki Loves Earth competition resulted in 1349 images of Dutch nature, wildlife and landscapes uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. The Institute for Vision and Sounds donated 500 videos of Dutch birds (see below under content donations for more info) and launched a competition to integrate the films in the relevant Wikipedia-articles. We also met with Naturalis, the museum of natural history, to discuss content donations and an editathon, and are approaching volunteer organisations working on nature and wildlife for future cooperation. · Education Programme WMNL has commissioned a small consultancy firm to carry out a study into the feasibility of starting an education programme in the Netherlands. The consultants did desk research and interviewed relevant stakeholders. In their report, they conclude that there is definitely potential for an education programme focussing on higher education (universities and colleges. They recommended carrying out three pilotprojects, exploring improving content of articles, translating articles from other language versions of Wikipedia and improving language and style of articles. More information can be found on the project page. · World War Two Volunteers working on the World War Two project made an inventory of topics whose content could be expanded and improved. This will serve as a framework for content donations by the National Institute for War Research NIOD and the Institute for Vision and Sound. We also decided to approach local history groups and museums. More information on the project page. And we are also still looking for more volunteers to work on this activity! · Wikipedia workshops at libraries Two workshop were organised: a monthly open workshop in Amersfoort (June 13) and a workshop for 9 employees of the public library in Amsterdam (OBA, June 24). The workshop in Amersfoort attracted people that specifically came to the library for the workshop and the director of the archive (the archive is located in the same building). · Music Edit-a-thon On Saturday June 14th an Edit-a-thon was organized at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. About 30 people showed up to write about Dutch music from the first half of the twentieth century. There were 15 first-time editors present. About twenty articles were written (see the course page for all the contributions of the day). Photos of the day. · Content donations *The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision: 500+ videos of birds* The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision has just finished uploading over 500 video's of bird filmed in The Netherlands by a professional film producer. This is a donation made possible by the Foundation for Nature Footage (Stichting Natuurbeelden) and the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. The entire collection can be found in the category commons:Category:Stichting_Natuurbeelden_on_Open_Images Stichting Natuurbeelden on Open Images. *Atlas of Mutual Heritage on Commons: 2.500 old maps, prints and drawings* 2500 images related to the overseas history of The Netherlands have been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by Hay Kranen. More information about this upload can be found on the project page and in Hay's email to the GLAM mailinglist. · Re-source fashion conference Sebastiaan ter Burg was a panellist at the Re-source fashion conference in Arnhem. *WMNL* · Newsletter The newsletter was published on June 30. 69 people signed up for the WMNL newsletter, mainly as a result of the Wiki Loves Earth events. · Linux-group meeting Board members Ad Huikeshoven and Justus de Bruijn attended the annual summer meeting of the Netherlands Linux Usersgroup. They presented WMNL and explored possibilities for synergy and cooperation. *GLOBAL* · Free Culture Weekend Sebastiaan ter Burg attended the Culture Weekend in London (notes). · Wikimania Scholarships WMNL provided Wikimania scholarships to 11 members of the Dutch Wikimedia community. In addition, several staff and boardmembers will also attend the event in London. *GOVERNANCE* · Board The WMNL Board met on June 12. · Annual plan 2015 We started drafting of the annual plan 2015 with a brainstorming meeting on June 21,
[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Nederland in June
Our report for June is now available. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederland/201306 It is also included in this message as plain text. COMMUNITY: supporting and mobilising volunteers and editors - World War I Editathon As part of an international initiative focussing on Wikipedia coverage of the First World War, a small editathon took place in Museum Huis Doorn on June 29. Only a few people attended, reflecting the limited interest in World War I in the Netherlands. The event however could be the basis for stronger cooperation with Museum Huis Doorn in the future. WORK: content, collaboration and activity development - Behind the scenes at the National Library and National Archives On 8 June 2013 the Koninklijke Bibliotheek and Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands were open for Wikipedians for a tour behind the scenes. More than 30 people came to learn more about the work and collections of KB and NA. Experts from both organisations presented examples of outreach using open data from the public collections, outlined future developments and invited collaboration with the Wikimedia community. Overall aim is to add to and improve content on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects by making use of the collections of Archives and Library. The presentations given by staff are online at wmnl:Backstage event KB NA 8-6-2013http://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Backstage_event_KB_%26_NA_8-6-2013(in Dutch). - Meetings and potential new partners. There have been talks with several new potential partners in The Netherlands which may lead to new cooperation activities in the future. - the Maritime Museumhttp://www.maritiemmuseum.nl/website/index.cfm?itm_id=96is interested in edit-a-thons for their exhibitions, - The New Institute http://thenewinstitute.nl/ showed interest in donating content, - Boek.be http://www.boek.be/ contacted WMNL to discuss the possibility to reuse Wikipedia content for their data services, - The Communication and Multimedia Design Department at the the University of Applied Science in Utrecht might be interested in partnering for their Museum Battleshttp://www.museumkompas.nl/museumbattle-more-than-concepting-in-a-pressure-cooker . WMNL: participation and supportNew website First steps were made towards improving the WMNL website, which will focus especially on providing information about WMNL activities for the wider public. The revamped website will also have better interactive options and will make it easier to sign up for events. RESOURCES: Strong and sustainable financial position - Funding request granted WMNL submitted a request for funding to the Fonds 1818 for activities in the city The Hague within the framework of Wiki Loves Monuments. The request was granted, enabling WMNL to organise an editathon, a photo-hunt and other activities focussing on the historical monuments of The Hague. - Survey among donors A small survey among people who gave money directly to WMNL showed that they generally have a positive impression of WMNL and are inclined to give money again. They would like to be informed more frequently about developments and activities. GLOBAL: International collaboration - WCA WCAC Member Ziko van Dijk took part in the WCA phone conference on June 16. ORGANISATION: board, management and support - Changes in division of roles within Board On 6 June the board met in Utrecht. Secretary Paul Becherer became the new treasurer, and Frans Grijzenhout the new secretary. Ad Huikeshoven, the former treasurer, took over other tasks such as the Wikipedia-Dag (the former Wikimedia Conference Nederland). - Board Manual More information has been added to the board manual and this process will continue to document how the Board operates. The aim is to facilitate transitions when new Board Members are elected. Sandra Rientjes Directeur/Executive Director Wikimedia Nederland tel. (+31) (0)6 31786379 *Postadres*: * Bezoekadres:* Postbus 167Mariaplaats 3 3500 AD Utrecht Utrecht ___ 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 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
