Re: [Wikimediach-l] Drone and insurance
Hi Clément, This should answer your legal question : admin.ch : « Haltereigenschaft(en) nach SVG » / « Qualité(s) de détenteur selon la LCR » https://www.regress.admin.ch/fileadmin/redaktion/Dienstleistungen/Ausbildung/d/Bt_Haltereigenschaften_nach_SVG_d_2013.pdf https://www.regress.admin.ch/fileadmin/redaktion/Dienstleistungen/Ausbildung/f/Bt_Haltereigenschaften_nach_SVG_f_2013.pdf I agree with your view that you should clarify the situation and your respective roles with WMCH before using the drone. In my interpretation, if WMCH reserves for itself the right to decide who is allowed to use or steer the drone, if it is up to WMCH to decide whether the drone is in an appropriate state to be used, and if WMCH pays for the exploitation cost, they would be considered the Halter / détenteur. If the association delegates this role to you, you would be the Halter / détenteur, independently from the fact that the association is the owner of the drone (most likely even if the association is re-funding the exploitation cost). Probably it would be wise to have a written agreement with the insurance company that the association is to be considered the Halter / détenteur whenever the drone is being used by en employee or a member of the association, and to have an agreement between the association and the users of the drone regarding the conditions of use (e.g. users have to prove that they are able to steer it; the use is only allowed in the interest of association goals). Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer. So take this information and advice at your own risk. Cheers, Beat From: wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Clément Bucco Sent: Freitag, 14. Februar 2014 13:33 To: Wikimedians in Switzerland Subject: [Wikimediach-l] Drone and insurance Hello all, Short abstract: The association has a drone, currently in Geneva. The swiss legislation is permissive, but one must have an insurance to use it. As the drone is WMCH's property, who should get the required insurance ? More generally, what about insurance for equipment and volunteers ? L'association dispose d'un drone, actuellement à Genève. La législation suisse est permissive, mais il faut avoir une assurance pour l'utiliser. Comme le drone est la propriété de WMCH, qui devrait obtenir l'assurance requise? De manière plus générale, qu'en est-il de l'assurance du matériel et des bénévoles ? Der Verein hat eine Drohne, die derzeit in Genf ist. Das Schweizer Gesetzgebung ist permissive, aber man muss eine Zusicherung haben, es zu benutzen. Wie die Drohne ist WMCH Eigentum, wer die erforderliche Zusicherung erhalten sollte? Ganz allgemein, was über die Versicherung der Ausrüstung und der Freiwilligen? Long version: In light of the actuality in France, where a young boy have been prosecuted for filming with a drone (in French: http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2014/02/14/un-lyceen-poursuivi-pour-avoir-filme-nancy-a-l-aide-d-un-drone_4366386_3224.html ), may I remind you that the association is the proud owner of a DJI Phantom (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMCH_Drone.jpg), a drone that can be used in combination with a GoPro to take pictures. Examples are here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Media_supported_by_Wikimedia_CH_-_Drone The swiss legislation is by far more permissive than the French one when it comes to drones. An abstract is avalaible here: http://www.bazl.admin.ch/dienstleistungen/02658/index.html However, the law states Afin de garantir les prétentions des tiers au sol, l'exploitant doit conclure une assurance responsabilité civile d'une somme de 1 million de francs au moins./Die Haftpflichtansprüche von Dritten auf der Erde sind vom Halter oder von der Halterin durch eine Haftpflichtversicherung mit einer Garantiesumme von mindestens 1 Million Franken sicherzustellen.. My question is: Who is the exploitant/Halter ? Is it the association or is it the person piloting the drone ? * Can the association have a formal and legal advice on this ? * Can the association get an insurance for the volunteers piloting the drone ? This also raise the question of insurance for the equipment owned by the association, and for the volunteers and their equipment while participating in events for the association. * If one causes damage with the association equipment, or if the association equipment is damaged or stolen, how are we insured ? * If my equipment is damaged or stolen while participating to an event for the association ? I think those are important questions, that need a real answer. Just for information, I will not fly the WMCH drone until the situation is clear, as I think this is to jeopardizing for me. Clément/Pleclown ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
[Wikimediach-l] FW: New Program Evaluation Report: GLAM Content Donations
Fyi. Beat From: LiAnna Davis Sent: Donnerstag, 16. Januar 2014 03:35 To: Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination Subject: New Program Evaluation Report: GLAM Content Donations (please excuse cross-posting) Hi everyone! I posted the latest in the string of program evaluation reports on Meta today, on GLAM content donations: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programs:Evaluation_portal/Library/GLAM_content_donations Highlights of the report include: * Program leaders who engage in activities that lead to GLAM content donations have five priority goals * On average, GLAM content donations have four people involved and take an average of three months to implement from beginning to end * Only a small portion of the donated media have been used in Wikimedia project pages * Program leaders who implement programmatic activities that lead to GLAM content donations are experienced, and produce documentation and blogs about their implementations * And more! Read the report to find out: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programs:Evaluation_portal/Library/GLAM_content_donations We'll be discussing this report and other reports during a Hangout tomorrow (Thursday) at 6 pm UTC. You're welcome to join us: https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/c7onu5gs92n53e7d707g6nrhie4 Questions are welcomed and encouraged on the talk page. On behalf of the Program Evaluation team, LiAnna -- LiAnna Davis Wikipedia Education Program Wikimedia Foundation http://education.wikimedia.org +1-(415) 839-6885 x6649 ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
Re: [Wikimediach-l] Videos der WikiCon 2013 online
Hi Charles, You can roughly calculate the workload based on the duration of the talk multiplied with a factor between 3 and 8. There are several factors that influence the workload: - Speed of the talk (i.e. number of words per minute) - Clarity of the talk - Degree of specialization / specialized terminology - Experience of the person doing the transcription - Technical equipment - Output quality Kind regards, Beat -Original Message- From: wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediach-l- boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Charles Andrès Sent: Donnerstag, 12. Dezember 2013 23:04 To: ML WMCH Cc: Mailingliste des Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. / mailing list of Wikimedia Deutschland e. V.; Austrian Chapter; Mailingliste der deutschsprachigen Wikipedia Subject: Re: [Wikimediach-l] Videos der WikiCon 2013 online Hi all, Does anybody would have an idea of the workload to make a transcription that may allow to translate the speaks? cheers Charles Le 12 déc. 2013 à 19:12, Manuel Schneider manuel.schnei...@wikimedia.ch a écrit : Hallo zusammen, die Videos der WikiCon sind nun online und wurden im Programm eingebunden, können anderweitig aber auch in der Commons-Kategorie gefunden werden: * https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCon_2013/Programm * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiCon_2013_Videos Lizenzhinweis: Das Video des Entzücklopädischen Abends enthält die Adaptionen zweier unfreier Lieder. Es ist zu erwarten, dass es gelöscht wird. Wer das komplette Video haben will lädt es daher schnellstens herunter. Ich habe eine GEMA-freie Variante ohne diese beiden Lieder produziert, sie ist in der Commons-Kategorie zu finden. Technikhinweis: Wie immer haben wir mit Leih-Equipment gearbeitet. Da wir nur eine Kamera haben, wurde uns eine kostenlose Kamera angeboten. Leider konnten wir erst vor Ort feststellen, dass die Kamera dem Mischer kein Livebild liefert, ein ähnliches Problem gab es mit dem Videokonverter mit dem Beamer-Bild. Wir haben im Gegenzug aber 1.500 EUR Leihgebühren eingespart. Für künftige Einsätze arbeite ich bereits an Lösungen. Grüsse, Manuel -- Manuel Schneider - Chief Information Officer Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Lausanne, +41 (21) 340 66 22 - www.wikimedia.ch ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
[Wikimediach-l] FW: [OpenGLAM] New partnership to map the public domain in France
FYI Beat From: open-glam-boun...@lists.okfn.org [mailto:open-glam-boun...@lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Gray Sent: Freitag, 8. November 2013 16:56 To: Public Domain discuss list; open-g...@lists.okfn.org Subject: [OpenGLAM] New partnership to map the public domain in France This is a very exciting development! Congrats to OKF France and all involved in making this happen. :-) http://blog.okfn.org/2013/11/08/new-partnership-to-map-the-public-domain-in-france/ J. NEW PARTNERSHIP TO MAP THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IN FRANCE Last night Aurélie Filippettihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aur%C3%A9lie_Filippetti, the French Minister for Culture and Communication, announced a new partnership between the French ministry of Culture and Communicationhttp://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/ and the Open Knowledge Foundation Francehttp://fr.okfn.org/ to take steps towards mapping the public domain in Francehttp://cblog.culture.fr/projet/2013/11/08/un-calculateur-du-domaine-public-francais. The 'public domain calculator'http://publicdomain.okfn.org/calculators/ demonstrator project will develop a tool to help establish legal status of cultural works - in particular helping users to determine whether or not they have passed out of copyright and into the public domain. You can watch a video about the partnership herehttp://vimeo.com/78740619 (in French, with English translation coming soon). In her speechhttp://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/Espace-Presse/Discours/Discours-d-Aurelie-Filippetti-ministre-de-la-Culture-et-de-la-Communication-prononce-lors-de-la-ceremonie-de-cloture-de-la-journee-d-echanges-Transmettre-la-culture-a-l-ere-du-numerique-et-de-remise-des-prix-de-l-Automne-numerique, Minister Filippetti said: We often say that a work has fallen into the public domain, as though it falls into a state of disuse, abandonment or oblivion. In fact, precisely the opposite is true. When a work enters the public domain, it experiences a rebirth. And I want to show that my department recognises this. Therefore, to support our thinking in this area, we have formed a partnership with Open Knowledge Foundation France to develop a prototype of a French public domain calculator using a set of cultural metadata (in this case a selection of metadata about works from the Great War) provided by the National Library of France. [cid:~WRD000.jpg] French Minister for Culture and Communication Aurélie Filippetti announcing the partnership between the ministry and Open Knowledge Foundation France. The announcement was made at a reception at the end of an event on 'the transmission of culture in the digital age'http://cblog.culture.fr/2013/10/15/journee-dechanges-du-7-novembre-transmettre-la-culture-a-lere-du-numerique, which included talks about the value and potential of the digital public domain and open data from cultural institutions. I gave a keynote talk about the Open Knowledge Foundation's work on mapping the cultural commons with the public domain calculatorshttp://publicdomain.okfn.org/calculators/, as well as other related initiatives such asOpenGLAMhttp://openglam.org/ and The Public Domain Reviewhttp://publicdomainreview.org/. Results were presented from a recent 'mashup workshop'http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x16xany_automne-numerique-retour-sur-le-mashup_news#from=embediframe to encourage creative reuse of public domain works, run by the ministry in partnership with Open Knowledge Foundation Francehttp://blog.okfn.org/2013/11/08/new-partnership-to-map-the-public-domain-in-france/fr.okfn.org, Wikimedia Francehttp://www.wikimedia.fr/ and others. There were also talks from the Rijksmuseumhttps://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en and the British Libraryhttp://www.bl.uk/ about what they are doing to publish and encourage the reuse of open data and open digital copies of public domain works. Overall the day made clear that the Digital Policy Department at the French ministry of Culture and Communication, under the leadership of Camille Domange, have taken the decision to put the digital commons high up on their agenda. It is very encouraging to see such strong government recognition of the value of the public domain as an indispensable public good. We applaud France's leadership in this area, and hope this will inspire other countries to do more to enable the digital public domain to flourish and to take steps to support its reuse for the benefit of citizens - whether for education, creativity, or enjoyment. If you're interested in helping to establish a vibrant and open digital public domain in your country, please come and introduce yourself on our Public Domain Working Grouphttp://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/pd-discuss. -- Jonathan Gray Director of Policy and Ideas | @jwyghttps://twitter.com/jwyg The Open Knowledge Foundationhttp://okfn.org/ Empowering through Open Knowledge okfn.orghttp://okfn.org/ | @okfnhttp://twitter.com/OKFN | OKF on
[Wikimediach-l] Wiki Loves Monuments Award Ceremony and Closing Event
Dear Wikipedians, We would like to invite you all to the Wiki Loves Monuments Award Ceremony and Closing Event! When? - Saturday, 30 November 2013, 11:00 -16:00 Where? - Swiss National Library, Hallwylstrasse 15, Bern At this occasion we would like to celebrate all the participants of the photo contest, those who have contributed to the contest behind the scenes, the busy Wikipedians who have helped improving cultural heritage related articles throughout the year, and of course the winners of this year's photo contest! We are happy to announce that the event is hosted by the Swiss National Library, a partner with whom we are planning to establish a long-term relationship in order to jointly further the cause of free knowledge; the opening of a Wikipedian in Residence position at the National Library has been announced a couple of weeks ago. On the programme: · Award ceremony · Lunch at the National Library's bistro · Photo exhibition with pictures from the contest and the Federal Archives of Historical Monuments · Guided tour to the Federal Archives of Historical Monuments · Wikipedia / Wikimedia introductory workshop and editing session · Coffee and cakes For further information and registration, see: http://wikilovesmonuments.ch/news You are welcome to bring along your friends and family. We are looking forward to seeing you all in Bern! The WLM CH organizing team, Charles Andrès, Mourad Ben Abdallah, Beat Estermann, Diego Hättenschwiler, Patrick Kenel, Iolanda Pensa, Muriel Staub, Gabriel Thullen, Ilario Valdelli, Erwin Weigand ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
[Wikimediach-l] FW: [swiss-lib] Mois de la contribution francophone Wikipédia - Ateliers à la HEG
Fyi From: swiss-lib [mailto:swiss-lib-boun...@switch.ch] On Behalf Of Pouchot Stéphanie (HES) Sent: Donnerstag, 17. Oktober 2013 14:37 To: swiss-...@switch.ch Subject: [swiss-lib] Mois de la contribution francophone Wikipédia - Ateliers à la HEG Bonjour, Octobre 2013 est le « Mois international de la contribution francophone 2013 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Mois_de_la_contribution » Wikipédia. A cette occasion, deux ateliers sont proposés par des membres du département Information documentaire de la Haute école de Gestion de Genève : -Lundi 28.10, de 12h à 13h30, atelier découverte (présentation générale de Wikipédia, principes de fonctionnement, onglets, création de compte…) ; -Mercredi 30.10, de 12h à 13h30, atelier édition (modifications mineures, contributions significatives, création de pages…). Ces ateliers auront lieu à l’infothèque (Carouge, campus de Battelle bâtiment F, 4e étage – voir plan d’accès sur http://www.hesge.ch/heg/contact.asp). L’inscription est gratuite mais, pour des raisons de place, l’inscription est obligatoire : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Mois_de_la_contribution/2013/Gen%C3%A8ve et http://doodle.com/x3bg76fr857mqiwa. Au plaisir de vous y accueillir. █ Stéphanie POUCHOT, PhD - professeure HES en information documentaire █ Haute école de gestion de Genève Campus de Battelle, Bâtiment F, Bureau 126 ▪ Route de Drize 7 ▪ (CH) 1227 Carouge Tél. +4122 388 17 00 – www.hesge.ch/heghttp://www.hesge.ch/heg ___ Swiss-lib est une liste offerte par la filiere Information documentaire de la HEG de Geneve www.hesge.ch/heg swiss-...@switch.ch mailing list https://lists.switch.ch/mailman/listinfo/swiss-lib ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
[Wikimediach-l] OpenGLAM in September
Dear all, You’ll find my monthly GLAM-outreach report on the members wiki: https://members.wikimedia.ch/User:Beat_Estermann/GLAM_Report_%28September_2013%29 I would also like to draw your attention to two blog posts that were published in the follow-up of the Open Knowledge Conference and that summarize the outcome of our OpenGLAM workshop in Geneva: “Auftakt für OpenGLAM in der Schweiz”: http://opendata.ch/2013/09/auftakt-fuer-openglam-in-der-schweiz/ “OpenGLAM Switzerland Workshop at OKCon 2013”: http://openglam.org/2013/09/19/openglam-switzerland-workshop-okcon-2013/ The goal is to have another workshop/meeting before the end of the year so we can start into the new year with a rough idea of what we are trying to achieve during 2014. Please let me know if you would like to get (more closely) involved. Kind regards, Beat _ Beat Estermann Research Associate Berne University of Applied Sciences E-Government Institute Morgartenstrasse 2a Postfach 305 CH-3000 Bern 22 beat.esterm...@bfh.chmailto:beat.esterm...@bfh.ch www.e-government.bfh.chhttp://www.e-government.bfh.ch Phone +41 31 848 34 30 Phone (direct number) +41 31 848 34 38 Fax +41 31 848 34 31 ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
Re: [Wikimediach-l] Wikimedia CH has just hired two new directors
Congratulations to all the new officers and office-holders! I wish you plenty of success with your new tasks/roles! Beat -Original Message- From: wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Frédéric Schütz Sent: Donnerstag, 5. September 2013 16:19 To: Mailing list for Wikimedia CH; Wikimedia Chapters general discussions; wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimediach-l] Wikimedia CH has just hired two new directors Dear all, I'm very glad to tell you that Wikimedia CH has just hired two new directors. Duc-Ahn Chung will be our new Chief Administrative Officer, starting in November, and Charles Andrès, our former president of the board, will be our new Chief Science Officer. Read on for more details! When Chantal Ebongué, our CAO and first employee, told us she was planning to leave, we set a recruiting committee to replace her. One of the reasons she was leaving was that it was difficult to take care of both administrative work and project work -- both because of the high workload, and because these two tasks require very different competences. Thus, while drafting the job description, the recruiting committee proposed to the board to hire two people. This was accepted, and we now have filled these positions. Duc-Anh (Anh) Chung, our new CAO, originally studied hotel management, and worked as project manager in different hotels around the world. She then worked as an executive assistant in a start-up company in Geneva, in charge of all administrative matters. Since May 2012, she is assistant director in a large non-profit organization in Geneva. In this position, she is responsible for all administrative matters, and has a wide experience helping a purely volunteer organization transform itself into a professional structure. Among other tasks, Ahn will be in charge of the human resources and the finances of our association, including the annual fundraiser and the financial side of the FDC application, and will report directly to the board. She will start working for Wikimedia CH on 1 November -- just in time for the fundraiser :-) Charles Andrès, our new CSO, was originally trained as a biologist; he received a Master in Genetics followed by a PhD in Cellular Biology in France. Since 2007, he has worked as a senior scientist at the University of Neuchâtel, where he is a researcher and lecturer in biology. He is a Wikipedian since 2007, board member of Wikimedia CH since 2010 and the chairman of the board since June 2012. Charles will be responsible for all the projects conducted inside our association, including both support of individual initiatives (members projects) and institutional partnerships, and will be responsible for the annual FDC application. Among other projects, he will oversee our GLAM activities, as well as the development of our education program. He will report directly to the board. Charles has started working part-time as CSO on 1 September (just in time for the preparation of the FDC application :-), and will join us full time in early October. The choice of a Chief Science Officer (CSO) position The decision to create a CSO position stems from the fact that many of our efforts (current and planned) are focused on scientific projects; by this we mean not only that we have established many collaborations with academic institutions, but also that we intend to drive our projects using a scientific approach, as a tool to improve quality. We have received very good feedback on this from many people in the Wikimedia community. -- The choice of two directors rather than one executive director In our current structure and given our level of development, the board still takes care of many tasks traditionally in the hands of an executive director. The choice of hiring two directors, each with well-defined areas of competences, working closely together and with the board, was deemed the best solution (note that despite the title of directors, they will not simply delegate the day-to-day work to other employees, but will actually perform most of it). This solution fits well with the Swiss culture, as even the Federal government is organized following such a collegial structure (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Council_%28Switzerland%29 ). We are also glad to have been able to make a balanced hiring: not only have we hired one man and one woman, but we have one director who knows the Wikimedia movement very well, and another one who will bring a fresh pair of eyes. Unfortunately, we have not been able to find a balance between the different languages spoken in Switzerland, as we hired two native French speakers, but we have made sure that our staff can cover adequately the different language communities in the country.
[Wikimediach-l] Monthly GLAM report / GLAM-Survey report
Dear all, You'll find my report on GLAM outreach activities in June and July on the members wiki: https://members.wikimedia.ch/User:Beat_Estermann A report about the QRpedia pilot run by Bern UAS students at the Bern Natural History museum has been published in the May issue of the GLAM-Wiki-Newsletter; a feedback meeting with the museum will take place in September: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/May_2013/Contents/Switzerland_report A couple of days ago I also finalized the English version of the report of our survey among Swiss heritage institutions with a particular focus on crowdsourcing and open data / open content. The full report is available on the Bern UAS website: English: http://tinyurl.com/SwissGLAMsurvey Deutsch: http://tinyurl.com/GLAMStudie An overview of results is also available on slideshare (presentation held at GLAM-Wiki Conference in London in April): http://www.slideshare.net/beatestermann/swissglamsurveypresentation20130412 Kind regards, Beat Beat Estermann Research Associate Bern University of Applied Sciences E-Government Institute Morgartenstrasse 2a Postfach 305 CH-3000 Bern 22 beat.esterm...@bfh.chmailto:beat.esterm...@bfh.ch www.e-government.bfh.chhttp://www.e-government.bfh.ch/ Phone +41 31 848 34 30 Phone (direct number) +41 31 848 34 38 Fax +41 31 848 34 31 ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
[Wikimediach-l] FW: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Wiki Loves Monuments Future Workshop: Share your idea!
Dear all, This is something for all those among you who have been thinking about carrying out new activities based upon or inspired by the Wiki Loves Monuments photo contest. - Please share your ideas! We are looking forward to presenting also some great ideas from Switzerland! ;-) Kind regards, Beat From: wikilovesmonuments-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikilovesmonuments-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Estermann Beat Sent: Mittwoch, 17. Juli 2013 08:37 To: Wiki Loves Monuments Photograph Competition (wikilovesmonume...@lists.wikimedia.org) Subject: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Wiki Loves Monuments Future Workshop: Share your idea! Dear Monuments Lovers, Over the past 3 years, the Wiki Loves Monuments photo contest has developed from a one-country activity into a global endeavor that every year in September brings Wikipedians, Wikimedians, and photo enthusiasts together in order to shoot great pictures illustrating Cultural Heritage and to make them available on Wikimedia Commons. The photo contest has also turned out to be an excellent tool for the community to reach out to new contributors. But what will we do when we have good pictures for virtually every official monument in some countries? - Please join us at Wikimania to look into the future of Wiki Loves Monuments! And share your great ideas already now on the Wiki! http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013/WLM_Future_Workshop Kind regards, Mónica Mora and Beat Estermann P.S.: Don't hesitate to forward this message to your local mailing list! _ Beat Estermann Research Associate Bern University of Applied Sciences E-Government Institute Morgartenstrasse 2a Postfach 305 CH-3000 Bern 22 beat.esterm...@bfh.chmailto:beat.esterm...@bfh.ch www.e-government.bfh.chhttp://www.e-government.bfh.ch/ Phone +41 31 848 34 30 Phone (direct number) +41 31 848 34 38 Fax +41 31 848 34 31 ___ Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list wikilovesmonume...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
Re: [Wikimediach-l] [WIKIPEDIA IN PRISON] Small press review
Excellent News! Great Job! Beat -Original Message- From: wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediach-l- boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Emmanuel Engelhart Sent: Mittwoch, 19. Juni 2013 11:09 To: Mailing list for Wikimedia CH Subject: [Wikimediach-l] [WIKIPEDIA IN PRISON] Small press review Hi This is the result of our press release about our Pilot with the Prison of Gorgiers, near Neuchatel. Chantal was in touch the last days with many journalists who have written about our project. == Online press == * Tribune de Genève: http://www.tdg.ch/high-tech/wikipedia-prison-suisse/story/11492555 * 24 heures online: http://www.24heures.ch/high-tech/wikipedia-prison-suisse/story/11492555 * Le Matin : http://www.lematin.ch/high-tech/wikipedia-prison-suisse/story/11492555 * 20 minutes : http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/romandie/story/Wikip-dia-dans-les-cellules- 29095981 * RTN : http://www.rtn.ch/rtn/Actualites/Regionale/20130617-Surfer-sur-Wikipedia-en- prison.html * Arc-info : http://www.arcinfo.ch/fr/regions/canton-de-neuchatel/wikipedia-offline-pour-les- detenus-de-bellevue-a-gorgier-556-1194895 * Blog online : http://www.newsbcc.com/suisse/suisse/surfer_sur_wikip%C3%A9dia_en_prison/3 12824/ == Paper press == * 20 minutes * L'Express == Wikimedia movement == Really warm welcome in many written feedbacks... I hope this will be inspiring for other communities. We will certainly have pretty much discussions about that at Wikimania. Regards Emmanuel ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
[Wikimediach-l] Meeting with Fed. Office for Civil Protection - Section Cultural Property Protection
Dear all, Yesterday, I have met with the people responsible for the protection of cultural properties at the Federal Office for Civil Protection in Switzerland. The minutes (in German) can be found here: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProjekt_Schweizer_Denkmallisten/Meeting_mit_dem_FB_KGS_vom_23._Mai_2013 Here a summary: - They are happy to help us with the monuments lists in their area of competence (in addition to the lists of cultural properties of national and regional significance which are handled at the national level, there are also cantonal and municipal monuments lists which they are not responsible for). - They are positive about Wiki Loves Monuments; the same is true for the cantonal instances they are in contact with (monument protection services / civil protection services). - They promised to provide us with database dumps, including all the KGS-identifiers (A- and B-objects; identifiers of B objects have been missing so far) by the end of May / beginning of June. - They will take measures to facilitate the updating of the lists on Wikipedia in the future (clearly indicating changes on their lists; making database dumps available). - They ask us not to use the official white-blue cultural-property sign for any other objects than KGS class A objects and not to use similar signs either (in fact the use of the official sign is regulated by international law and Swiss law) - This should be taken into account when designing the interfaces of information systems (map applications, phone apps, etc.) - They gave us recommendations in order to avoid complications due to the different semantic systems at various federal levels - They will be happy to get informed about any corrections made by the community. So, and now I hope that the 26+ cantonal and municipal authorities responsible for the rest of the monuments will be as cooperative as the federal ones! ;-) Kind regards, Beat Estermann _ Beat Estermann Research Associate Berne University of Applied Sciences E-Government Institute Morgartenstrasse 2a Postfach 305 CH-3000 Bern 22 beat.esterm...@bfh.ch www.e-government.bfh.ch Phone +41 31 848 34 30 Phone (direct number) +41 31 848 34 38 Fax +41 31 848 34 31 ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
[Wikimediach-l] FW: [cultural-partners] new edition of German GLAM brochure is online
Dear all, Below the link to the new GLAM-Brochure in German (by Wikimedia Deutschland). Is there a plan to adapt the brochure for Switzerland/Wikimedia Switzerland in a near future or should we use the Wikimedia Deutschland-Version for our GLAM outreach in Switzerland? Kind regards, Beat From: Cultural-Partners [mailto:cultural-partners-boun...@wikimedia.ch] On Behalf Of Barbara Fischer Sent: Mittwoch, 22. Mai 2013 19:00 To: Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination Subject: [cultural-partners] new edition of German GLAM brochure is online Hello out there, to day we uploaded the new brochure for GLAMhttp://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:GLAM-Brosch%C3%BCre.pdf in German. It looks very much as the the first edition, but inside we changed all texts and added a test for GLAMs How do You get along with Wikipedia? on page 16. Please turn to me, incase You would like to have the indesign files. Unfortunately we were unable to find an acceptable solution in opensource for the design software. Happy to share your comments. best regards Barbara Fischer Kuratorin für Kulturpartnerschaften Jeweils persönlich ab sofort Dientag bis Donnerstag für Sie erreichbar! Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | NEU: Obentrautstr. 72 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 http://wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. ___ Cultural-Partners mailing list cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch https://intern.wikimedia.ch/lists/listinfo/cultural-partners Please treat emails sent to this list as confidential.Ask senders for permission before forwarding emails off-list.___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
Re: [Wikimediach-l] General Assembly: Motions
Dear Ilario, I’m confident that the person moderating tomorrow’s GA, will abide by the Bylaws and have the members vote about whether the motions should be included in the agenda or not (see point 8.3 of the Bylaws). So, I guess you shouldn’t worry; we will all know at the beginning of the GA. ;-) Kind regards, Beat From: Ilario Valdelli [mailto:valde...@gmail.com] Sent: Freitag, 26. April 2013 09:57 To: Wikimedians in Switzerland Cc: Estermann Beat Subject: Re: [Wikimediach-l] General Assembly: Motions Hi Beat, I don't know if the General Assembly would accept them but as per bylaws 8.2 (http://members.wikimedia.ch/Bylaws) any motions should be submitted at least four weeks prior to the general assembly. Regards On 26.04.2013 09:38, Estermann Beat wrote: Dear all, I have submitted two motions for tomorrow’s General Assembly: http://members.wikimedia.ch/General_Assembly_2013/Motions One concerns the reporting within our association; the others concerns the 2013 edition of the Wiki Loves Monuments photo contest in Switzerland. I’m looking forward to seeing you tomorrow in Neuchâtel! Beat _ Beat Estermann Research Associate Bern University of Applied Sciences Business and Administration Morgartenstrasse 2a Postfach 305 CH-3000 Bern 22 beat.esterm...@bfh.chmailto:beat.esterm...@bfh.ch www.e-government.bfh.chhttp://www.e-government.bfh.ch/ Phone +41 31 848 34 30 Phone (direct number) +41 31 848 34 38 Fax +41 31 848 34 31 ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l -- Ilario Valdelli Wikimedia CH Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Association pour l’avancement des connaissances libre Associazione per il sostegno alla conoscenza libera Switzerland - 8008 Zürich Tel: +41764821371 http://www.wikimedia.ch ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
[Wikimediach-l] Fwd: Wikimedian in Residence, National Library of Scotland
Dear all, In case any of you is interested in a Residency at the National Library of Scotland. They are specifically also looking for applications from abroad. Please forward the mail to people who might be interested. Best regards, Beat -Original Message- From: Cultural-Partners [mailto:cultural-partners-boun...@wikimedia.ch] On Behalf Of Andrew Gray Sent: Montag, 22. April 2013 13:04 To: Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination Subject: [cultural-partners] Fwd: Wikimedian in Residence, National Library of Scotland ...and forwarding to cultural-partners. Could someone circulate this to the EU chapters lists? It's a short-term job, but one that might appeal to someone willing to move for a few months. :-) Thanks, - Andrew. -- Forwarded message -- From: Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk Date: 22 April 2013 12:02 Subject: Wikimedian in Residence, National Library of Scotland To: UK Wikimedia mailing list wikimediau...@lists.wikimedia.org Cc: Wikimedia GLAM collaboration [Public] g...@lists.wikimedia.org, Wikimedia Libraries librar...@lists.wikimedia.org Hi all, Just as my work at the British Library is coming to an end, I'm delighted to be able to tell people about a new Wikimedian in Residence post at the National Library of Scotland - I've helped work to set this up, and I think there's a real potential for doing amazing things here. The NLS is a great institution, with some really innovative and forward-thinking work, and as well as the obvious strengths in Scottish history and culture they have major map collections and one of the most interesting publishing archives in the UK. Lots of scope for interesting projects here. It's full-time, for four months, though this may possibly be negotiable to a longer period at part time - it's worth asking. The job is paid and formally employed by the Library, funded jointly by the Library and by Wikimedia UK. http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/1533/ has further details and a link to the NLS recruitment site. Please circulate this widely! Thanks, -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Cultural-Partners mailing list cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch https://intern.wikimedia.ch/lists/listinfo/cultural-partners Please treat emails sent to this list as confidential.Ask senders for permission before forwarding emails off-list. ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
[Wikimediach-l] Wiki Loves Monuments in Switzerland in 2013
to be the most critical one. I am ready to assume the overall coordination of the Swiss contest if there are enough other volunteers to support me. I won't have the time to carry it through virtually on my own, as Nico did in 2011, and I am not willing to pull it off at the last minute, as was the case in 2012. I will therefore focus my efforts in the next 2 weeks on building up a team supporting the contest. If you are interesting in joining, please have a look at the various tasks and sign up at the bottom of the project page, indicating in what area you would like to help: http://members.wikimedia.ch/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013http://members.wikimedia.ch/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013#Objectives_of_the_project . Alternatively, you can also contact me by e-mail or phone. For point 5, I am counting on your support. I've set up a project pagehttp://members.wikimedia.ch/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013 on the members wiki and will file an official proposal at the GA. Please have a look at the project description and let me know if you have any questions or comments. 1. I wish all of you a good week and hope to hear from you soon! 2. Beat Estermann _ Beat Estermann Research Associate Bern University of Applied Sciences Business and Administration Morgartenstrasse 2a Postfach 305 CH-3000 Bern 22 beat.esterm...@bfh.chmailto:beat.esterm...@bfh.ch www.e-government.bfh.chhttp://www.e-government.bfh.ch/ Phone +41 31 848 34 30 Phone (direct number) +41 31 848 34 38 Fax +41 31 848 34 31 ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
[Wikimediach-l] This Month in GLAM - Switzerland Report
Dear all, I would like to draw your attention to the past two issues of the Switzerland Report on GLAM outreach activities. Please let us know if you are aware of any GLAM cooperation or outreach activity we should report about. @WMCH website team: Would it be possible to make these contributions available on the Wikimedia CH website? Best regards, Beat Estermann March 2013: Small Museums http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/March_2013/Contents/Switzerland_report Wikipedians' interest for (almost) hidden treasures Small museums in two Swiss cities February 2013: Wickiana and History of the Alps http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2013/Contents/Switzerland_report Wickiana meets Wikipedia Pilot Project with Zurich's Central Library: Picture Upload Started History of the Alps LabiSAlp Donation: First Phase Completed September 2012: Botanical Garden Lausanne; CERN; Conferences http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2012/Contents/Switzerland_report _ Beat Estermann Research Associate Berne University of Applied Sciences E-Government Institute Morgartenstrasse 2a Postfach 305 CH-3000 Bern 22 beat.esterm...@bfh.ch www.e-government.bfh.ch Phone +41 31 848 34 30 Phone (direct number) +41 31 848 34 38 Fax +41 31 848 34 31 ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
Re: [Wikimediach-l] scans höchster qualität der zentralbibliothek zürich auf commons: einblattdrucke und ansichten
Liebe alle, Wichtig zu wissen ist ausserdem, dass der ZB-Katalog (über einen Link auf der Bild-Beschrieb-Seite zu erreichen) unter dem Reiter Details oftmals wichtige Zusatzinformationen enthält. Zudem besteht auch bereits eine Verschlagwortung auf Deutsch. Wir sind aktuell dabei zu prüfen, inwieweit wir bei künftigen Uploads zusätzliche Metadaten direkt auf Commons hochladen können. Übrigens: Die Anleitungen auf der englischen Version der Projektseite sind etwas ausführlicher. Mithilfe bei der Verbesserung der Anleitungen und Übersetzung ist stets willkommen. Allseits eine gute Woche wünscht, Beat Estermann -Original Message- From: wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of rupert THURNER Sent: Sonntag, 24. März 2013 22:41 To: wikimediach-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimediach-l] scans höchster qualität der zentralbibliothek zürich auf commons: einblattdrucke und ansichten hi, die zentralbibliothek zürich lädt in einem kleinen pilotprojekt [5] mit wikimedia.ch qualitativ hochwertige scans auf wikimedia commons [3]. nach den einblattdrucken [1] vor einigen wochen beeinhaltetete der upload diesen freitag ansichten [2] - das sind topographische darstellungen von landschaften und örtlichkeiten. obwohl es teilweise sehr bekannte werke sind, finde ich es eine grosse herausforderung den richtigen wikipedia artikel dafür zu finden, bzw die richtige kategorie. was mir dabei dann wieder zu einem lerneffekt hilft, ist nachzuschauen wo andere die bilder eingebunden haben [4]. die scans sind so gut dass man auch abweichende daten auf dem bild und in den metadaten feststellen kann. zb steht auf einem bild zur pflanzengeographie als künstler aimé bonpland, während auf dem bild selbst alexander von humboldt angeführt ist und bonpland zu fehlen scheint [6]. [1] - einblattdrucke - http://www.zb.uzh.ch/aktuell/news/010154/index.html.de [2] - ansichten - http://www.zb.uzh.ch/aktuell/news/010323/index.html.de [3] - commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Media_contributed_by_Zentralbibliothek_Z%C3%BCrich?uselang=de [4] - nutzung in wikipedia: http://toolserver.org/~magnus/ts2/glamorous/?mode=categorytext=Media%20contributed%20by%20Zentralbibliothek%20Z%C3%BCrichpageviews=1month=2013-01%7C2013-02#gu_details [5] - projektseite - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Zentralbibliothek_Z%C3%BCrich/de [6] - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zentralbibliothek_Z%C3%BCrich_-_Ideen_zu_einer_Geographie_der_Pflanzen_nebst_einem_Naturgem%C3%A4lde_der_Tropenl%C3%A4nder_-_12142.jpg lg, rupert ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
[Wikimediach-l] FW: [OpenGovernmentData] Open Data Day, diesen Samstagabend in Zürich
FYI: This Saturday, Open Data Meetup in Zurich… Best, Beat From: opengovernmentdata-boun...@ch-open.ch [mailto:opengovernmentdata-boun...@ch-open.ch] On Behalf Of Andreas Amsler Sent: Donnerstag, 21. Februar 2013 15:12 To: opengovernmentd...@ch-open.ch Subject: [OpenGovernmentData] Open Data Day, diesen Samstagabend in Zürich Das letzte Jahr hat gezeigt, dass Open Data auf der ganzen Welt in die Gänge kommt. Mit neuen Open Data Verzeichnissen in Europa, Nordamerika und Afrika und immer mehr öffentlich verfügbaren Daten von Organisationen wie zum Beispiel der Weltbank. Am 23. Februarx-apple-data-detectors://0 treffen sich weltweit Bürgerinnen und Bürger, um zu sehen, was sich mit diesen Daten anstellen lässt. In Zürich organisiert der Verein Opendata.chhttp://opendata.ch/, das Schweizer Chapter der Open Knowledge Foundation, an diesem Tag keinen eigentlichen Hackday, sondern ein Meetup. Wir stellen euch die angelaufene Urban Data Challenge vor und machen dazu u.a. eine Live-Schaltung zum Hackathon in San Francisco. Unsere Freunde vom Dock18, Institut für Medienkulturen der Welt, stellen uns ihre Räumlichkeiten in der Roten Fabrik zur Verfügung. Alle Open Data Enthusiasten, aber auch noch völlig Ahnungslose sind herzlich eingeladen, vorbeizukommen und bei einem Bier mehr über Open Data zu erfahren, Fragen zu stellen und Mitglieder der Schweizer Community kennenzulernen. Von 19-21h, diesen Samstagx-apple-data-detectors://2, 23.02.2013 Alle Infos inkl. Ort: http://opendata.ch/2013/02/open-data-day-2013-urban-data-challenge-zurich-geneve-san-francisco/ Für Opendata.chhttp://opendata.ch/, Oleg Lavrovsky Andreas Amsler Kontakt: Andreas Amsler andreas.ams...@opendata.chmailto:andreas.ams...@opendata.ch +41 79 518 32 37http://opendata.ch/organisation/contact/+41%2079%20518%2032%2037 ___ OpenGovernmentData mailing list opengovernmentd...@ch-open.ch https://mailman.ch-open.ch/mailman/listinfo/opengovernmentdata ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
[Wikimediach-l] Promotion of Wiki Loves Monuments @ seniorweb.ch
Dear all, As last year, the Wiki Loves Monuments photo contest is again promoted by the seniors online community seniorweb.ch: http://www.seniorweb.ch/type/blog/2012-09-02-wiki-loves-monuments-2012-es-geht-wieder-los-0 Following the announcement, one of the last year's participants askedhttp://www.seniorweb.ch/type/forum-topic/2011-06-24-tolle-aufnahmen-von-historischen-gebaeuden-und-monumenten-2011-und-2012?page=2#comment-252100 whether there is a contact person for interested photographers. I guess what would be appreciated most is someone who could introduce them into the workings of the Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia communities. I guess, the introduction/assistance could partly take place online in the Seniorweb forum. On top of that it might make sense to organize also an introductory workshop for interested people. Is anybody interested in jumping on this occasion to reach out to older contributors? - The last year's participant asking the question as well as another interested colleague have already made their first steps on the wiki last year and are experienced photo workshop moderators themselves - I guess some sort of cooperation would be worthwhile as the two might act as multiplicators within their community in the future. Just drop me a line if you are interested. Best regards, Beat Estermann Beat Estermann Coordinator Project TAO www.thirdageonline.eu Bern University of Applied Sciences Business and Administration Morgartenstrasse 2a Postfach 305 CH-3000 Bern 22 beat.esterm...@bfh.ch www.e-government.bfh.ch Phone +41 31 848 34 30 Phone (direct number) +41 31 848 34 38 Fax +41 31 848 34 31 ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
[Wikimediach-l] FW: [OpenGovernmentData] OGD-Aktivisten und -Interessierte im Kanton Aargau
Fyi (looking for people from canton of Argovie/Aargau interested in open government data for cooperation with state chancellery) From: opengovernmentdata-boun...@ch-open.ch [mailto:opengovernmentdata-boun...@ch-open.ch] On Behalf Of Golliez André Sent: Mittwoch, 22. August 2012 11:32 To: Öffentliche Diskussion zu Open Government Data in der Schweiz (opengovernmentd...@ch-open.ch) Subject: [OpenGovernmentData] OGD-Aktivisten und -Interessierte im Kanton Aargau Liebe OGD-Freunde Ich suche OGD-Aktivisten und -Interessierte, die im Kanton Aargau wohnen oder aus dem Aargau stammen. Ich stehe seit Kurzem in Kontakt mit der Staatskanzlei des Kantons Aargau, die am an OGD und dem Aufbau einer OGD-Community im Aargau interessiert ist. Ich freue mich auf Rückmeldungen und nützliche Hinweise. Mit herzlichem DankGruss André andre.goll...@itopia.chmailto:andre.goll...@itopia.ch managing partner itopia ag - corporate information technology, technoparkstrasse 1, ch-8005 zürich +41 44 355 56 24 direct +41 79 669 05 52 mobile www.itopia.chhttp://www.itopia.ch/ ___ OpenGovernmentData mailing list opengovernmentd...@ch-open.ch https://mailman.ch-open.ch/mailman/listinfo/opengovernmentdata ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
Re: [Wikimediach-l] [GENERAL ASSEMBLY] Workshop propositions
Dear all, Would it make sense to set up the workshops as kick-off meetings of working groups which will meet in RL or online at several times over the coming months and then report back to the Board/the Members? - Some issues might be too broad to be dealt with during one afternoon and will need follow-up and active involvement of members over a longer period of time. My 2 cents Beat -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediach-l- boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] Im Auftrag von Emmanuel Engelhart Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. Juni 2012 15:00 An: Ilario Valdelli Cc: Mailing list for Wikimedia CH Betreff: Re: [Wikimediach-l] [GENERAL ASSEMBLY] Workshop propositions On 20/06/2012 14:50, Ilario Valdelli wrote: It is clear to me, basically I am doing advertising in order to improve the communication (what WM CH does, how the persons can collaborate), to raise people but also to invite current members to be active, but I am trying to do that in Italian side because the costs are lower and I can experience the insuccess/insuccess of some channels. It means that this experience can be shared in order to apply it in biggest areas. But the question of transparency and accountability is more focused with the last proposed workshop because this is also a request of WMF in order to improve the quality. I mean transparency in general, for example related to the Project management: * who does what? * what are the current projects? * who is working on a project? what is the timeline? * ... But also, you are right, accountability: * What are the activities of the board? * Where is the list of the board decisions? * Which votes are coming to the board? ... Topic for this workshop is really broad... we won't be able to speak about everything, but I do not want to (pre)ignore one point if attendees want to speak about that. Emmanuel ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
[Wikimediach-l] WG: [Communia-members] COMMUNIA Final Report is online
For your information. Best Regards, Beat Estermann -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: communia-members-boun...@lists.communia-project.eu [mailto:communia-members-boun...@lists.communia-project.eu] Im Auftrag von J.C. DE MARTIN Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. Mai 2012 08:54 An: communia-memb...@lists.communia-project.eu; severine.dusoll...@fundp.ac.be; Guibault, L. Cc: Federico Morando Betreff: [Communia-members] COMMUNIA Final Report is online Dear All: I hope this message finds you well. I am glad to announce that the online version of the COMMUNIA Final Report (as approved by the Commission) is finally available online: http://communia-project.eu/final-report/ Please help us spread the word! It would also be very useful if you could link it from your own websites (whenever relevant), to boost the web connections of the report. I look forward to having the pleasure of meeting you again in person! all the best, juan carlos ___ Communia-members mailing list communia-memb...@lists.communia-project.eu https://lists.communia-project.eu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/communia-members ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
Re: [Wikimediach-l] Activities
Dear Frédéric, dear all, There are some photography cracks among Seniorweb volunteers. We also discussed about scanning old dias and photos today at a get-together of Seniorweb volunteers. I think spreading the word in the Seniorweb community could be worthwhile. Is there someone who could give an introductory course in German? (e.g. in Bern) - Legal aspects: Why is it important to publish the pictures under a free license? Which licenses are acceptable for Wikimedia-related projects? - Technical aspects: How to upload the photos? - Community: What should they know about the community and the interactions on the platform? Netiquette, core values? - Content: Which objects would be particularly interesting for Wikipedia? - Administrative: How do I get accreditations for events, etc. Best, Beat -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediach-l- boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] Im Auftrag von Frédéric Schütz Gesendet: Donnerstag, 7. April 2011 12:02 An: wikimediach-l@lists.wikimedia.org Betreff: Re: [Wikimediach-l] Activities On 07.04.2011 07:30, Rama Neko wrote: In the concert track, the season is going to open for accrediations. We could target: - Paleo - The Eurockéennes de Belfort (accreds. to be asked mid-April) - Ballelec in Lausane - A number of events in Zurich that I've seen advertised in post offices (Iran Maiden, Slipknot and that sort of things). We should see whether we have people in Zurich who can so that or at least host the photo squad for the night. As a reminder, Wikimedia CH is ready to help potential photographers who would like to try to get accreditations for these (or other) events. These can include for example providing photographers with an actual affiliation (with supporting documentation if required), as well as letters of reference (indicating why getting good pictures on Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons is a good idea, both for us and for the organizers of the events). The only constraints is that it requires coordination (so that no two photographers try independently to get an accreditation in the name of Wikimedia CH for the same event). Frédéric ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
Re: [Wikimediach-l] Appel aux volontaires pour 2 opérations dans 2 centres commerciaux de Neuchatel et Lausanne
And for the German part of Switzerland, we are looking for volunteers at the following sites: - Bern Wankdorf and Kreuzlingen: Fall 2011 - Zürich: Beginning of 2012 Best, Beat Von: wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] Im Auftrag von charles andres Gesendet: Donnerstag, 7. April 2011 13:17 An: Mailing list for Wikimedia CH Betreff: [Wikimediach-l] Appel aux volontaires pour 2 opérations dans 2 centres commerciaux de Neuchatel et Lausanne In english below Bonjour à tous, suite au succès de l'opération freie fahrt ins internehttp://www.seniorweb.ch/fr/category/sw-editorial/freie-fahrt-ins-internett à BERNE dans le centre commercial de Wankdorf, deux opérations du même type devraient se dérouler à Neuchatel (La Maladière centre, Aoiut septembre 2011) et Lausanne (Allamand centre, 2012). Le projet freie fahrt ins internehttp://www.seniorweb.ch/fr/category/sw-editorial/freie-fahrt-ins-internett entre dans le cadre du projet TAO. Ces opérations se déroulent en partenariat avec SeniorWeb qui fournit une part importante de volontaires. WMCH recherche des wikimédiens disponibles pour assurer également quelque taches comme l'accueil, la tenue d'un stand d'inscription, et surtout la conduite de quelques WorkShop sur les projets Wikimedia mais aussi sur d'autres sujets tels que acheter en ligne scanner un document partager des photos sur internet etc Ces ateliers se dérouleraient les mardi et jeudi de Septembre pour Neuchatel. De plus il faudrait assurer de la présence sur un stand d'inscription pendant la seconde moitié d'Aout. WMCH peut prendre en charge les frais de transport et de restauration lors de la participation à ces évènements. Toutes les personnes intéressées sont invitées à me contacter, même si vous n'êtes disponibles que pour une ou deux dates! Merci d'avance! Charles Andrès Dear All, After the succes of the freie fahrt ins internehttp://www.seniorweb.ch/fr/category/sw-editorial/freie-fahrt-ins-internett operation in Wankdorf shopping center, a planning for such event in the shopping malls of La maladière in Neuchatel and Allamand centre in Lausanne is building up. We are looking for volunteers for these events to assure the welcoming, the conduction of workshop or helping at the registration desk. The operation should take place during the month of september in Neuchatel, and begining of 2012 for Lausanne. Every volunteers are welcomed! Charles ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
Re: [Wikimediach-l] [Executive] Web site, proposals
Dear all, I would like to add a few things to the discussion, mostly based on our current experiences with the launch of the TAO project website (http://www.thirdageonline.eu/), for which many requirements were the same as for the future Wikimedia CH website. 1) I can confirm that the cooperation with Sehsinn (Sami Kaddoura) has been very positive and straightforward. There are a few basic things, like the main structure, the multilingual functioning, and the identification of static vs. dynamic contents of the site that take quite some time to be sorted out at the beginning, before the site design can start. It may be possible to speed up the process if you take the TAO project website as a reference from where to define the requirements for the Wikimedia CH site (working with the same web designer would help in this case). 2) Choice of the CMS: Compared to the TAO website, there seems to be one big difference concerning the requirements for the wikimedia.ch CMS - the future contributors of the Wikimedia CH website are already familiar with MediaWiki, which is not necessariliy the case for TAO, and the ease of copying content from an internal Wiki to the public website may be a strong argument in favor of MediaWiki. In case someone wants to get a feel of Wordpress, I can offer you an account on the TAO-Website and, depending on your availability, I could also provide you with some real tasks, which is probably the best way to get to know a CMS. 3) Interactivity: One aspect I am missing on your requirements list is the degree of interactivity you want for your site - do you want to get feedback to your posts and allow for n:n communication (blog with the possibility of posting comments or discussion forum)? In developping the TAO website, we decided not to allow for interaction in a first step (but to leave the possibility open in the future, which would not be very costly from a development point of view). There are several reasons for this decision: (1) From our point of view, interaction about TAO activities should first and foremost take place on the community partners' platforms - we do not want to create an additional community platform; (2) Allowing for interactivity means more work: you need to be ready to police contributions in order to fight SPAM or disruptive behaviour, and you need to have people and time to actively participate in the interaction; (3) In the start version of the website, we have translated some of the blog posts, meaning that you would expect a discussion about a post to take place on several language versions in parallel - this does not make much sense. (4) In order to avoid some of the aforementioned problems, we have set up a Facebook group for the project (discussions are presently going on about transforming it into a Facebook page instead). On Facebook, several languages could coexist in one setting, and policing for SPAM and disruptive behavior would probably be less of an issue, as it does not happen on the official Website. On the other hand, it allows for an open feedback culture with n:n communication (which I think would be valuable); if we can get this going on Facebook, there may be no need to have any interactivity on the project Website itself. 4) On the content side, I would also expect a description of concrete possibilities for participation in the association's activities. It might be helpful to show the visitors in which areas the various working groups need a hand and which are the additional competencies required. Best, Beat Estermann From: wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Manuel Schneider [manuel.schnei...@wikimedia.ch] Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:53 AM To: Mailing list for Wikimedia CH Subject: Re: [Wikimediach-l] [Executive] Web site, proposals Dear all, today I approach you in my position as CIO of Wikimedia CH. In the past we had several discussions about a relaunch of the current website. We have asked for input on content / features as well as ideas for a swiss design: * http://www.wikimedia.ch/Site_web * http://www.wikimedia.ch/Website_2011 The list of features more or less is equal with that what the webteam has came up with in 2008 and that has been implemented in the current website. On the other hand we all agree that the current website needs a graphical relaunch - at the moment it doesn't have any graphical concept and neither Wikimedia CH in general has. Ludovic and I have collected proposals for the relaunch. After a analysis of what we have received I have compiled a list and ask you for feedback: * http://www.wikimedia.ch/Website_2011#Evaluation_of_Offers As announced by our president, the website topic will be on the agenda at the General Assembly on April 30th * http://www.wikimedia.ch/General_Assembly_2011 Thanks for your attention and input, /Manuel
[Wikimediach-l] Ideas at E-Zurich with a direct reference to Wikimedia/Wikipedia
Dear all, The following ideas posted at www.ezuerich.chhttp://www.ezuerich.ch (Ideas Competition for a digital Zurich) are inspired from and contain a direct reference to Wikimedia/Wikipedia: http://www.ezuerich.ch/node/1784 (The Young assist the Elderly in digitizing their old photo collections - Junge helfen Alten, ihre Fotoschätze digital zu erschliessen) http://www.ezuerich.ch/node/1781 (Libraries, Archives and Museums promote Free Access to Knowledge - Zürcher Bibliotheken, Archive und Museen fördern den freien Zugang zu Wissen) Feel free to rate, comment, and expand the ideas. Visibility on ezuerich may be helpful in finding partners to realize some of your ideas or in spurring activities benefitting the cause of Free Knowledge... Best, Beat _ Beat Estermann Coordinator Project TAO Bern University of Applied Sciences Business and Administration Morgartenstrasse 2a Postfach 305 CH-3000 Bern 22 beat.esterm...@bfh.ch www.e-government.bfh.ch Phone +41 31 848 34 30 Phone (direct number) +41 31 848 34 38 Fax +41 31 848 34 31 ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
Re: [Wikimediach-l] URGENT: French Translation needed!
It's someone translating from German to French we are looking for... Beat From: wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Nico Ray [n...@sabine-nico.ch] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:03 PM To: Mailing list for Wikimedia CH Subject: Re: [Wikimediach-l] URGENT: French Translation needed! On 22.10.2010 18:43, Wolf Ludwig wrote: Dear all, as indicated before, the start of the TAO project will happen next week with Kick-off meetings in Berne. Beat Estermann and I drafted a media release for the 26 Oct. / official start what need to be sent next Monday PM. To serve the media in the francophone part (Suisse romande), we urgently need a translation of the press release (1.5 pages) over the weekend. Is anybody willing or has time to provide this translation? Please contact me (wolf.lud...@wikimedia.ch) until tomorrow (Saturday lunch time) to forward the draft. Thanks for your support and kind regards, Wolf ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l Hi Wolf, Assuming your original is available in English, I can perform a first translation and pass it over to be reviewed. Regards, Nico ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
Re: [Wikimediach-l] RD Project: Online Collaboration for ElderlyPeople
Dear Manuel, dear list members, Thank you, Manuel, for your encouraging e-mail! As I suggested in my previous mail to you, we will have a look bilaterally at how you can get implicated in the elaboration of the project proposal. I agree with you that we first of all need grassroot support for the project and I am very grateful that you mentioned that point. On the other hand, in order to include Wikimeida CH in the proposal and to receive funding both on behalf of Wikimedia CH and for the research institutions participating in the project, it is important to get the association's official committment. It therefore IS a question of the board. Best regards, Beat Estermann -Original Message- From: wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediach-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Manuel Schneider Sent: Dienstag, 10. März 2009 16:35 To: Mailing list for Wikimedia CH Subject: Re: [Wikimediach-l] RD Project: Online Collaboration for ElderlyPeople Dear Beat, hallo Beat, I really like your project and will support that. In the german Wikipedia there is a similar project Generation 50plus: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Generation_50plus With a partner like the University of Berne I am pretty sure that this is a very good idea. I hope other members will help. I don't think that it is a question of the board. If members are willing - I am - we can realise that. Thanks for your offer, Manuel -- - Master's SYSTEMS Webhosting Servermanagement Scheffelstrasse 1 79585 Steinen Manuel Schneider Tel: +49 7627 924555 Fax: +49 7627 924557 m.schnei...@masterssystems.de http://www.masterssystems.de --- ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l ___ http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website Wikimediach-l mailing list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l
