We have 10,000, not 1000 pictures uploaded already! 2011/9/6 Lodewijk <[email protected]>
> Hi Jane, > > you scared me! Could you please point out specifically where a 0 would be > missing, because I don't see it. > > Am 6. September 2011 08:09 schrieb Jane Darnell <[email protected]>: > > Lodewijk, >> It pleases me to say that you are missing a zero in that number in the >> lead paragraph! >> (congratulations again to everybody for this spectacular result in the >> first week!!!) >> Jane >> >> 2011/9/6 Lodewijk Gelauff <[email protected]> >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Please find below the European press release as we're sending it our. A >>> huge thanks to Moka Pantages at the Wikimedia Foundation for helping on >>> drafting this - hopefully it will help WLM getting picked up by news outlets >>> :) >>> Please distribute as you feel fit in your relevant countries. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Lodewijk >>> * >>> * >>> *== PRESS RELEASE ==* >>> * >>> * >>> *Wikimedians team up to make European Cultural Heritage Accessible to >>> the World * >>> *Volunteers from 16 European Countries Have Uploaded 15,000 Images and >>> Counting* >>> >>> Amsterdam, September 6, 2011--- Wikimedians from 16 European countries >>> announced the first-ever Pan-European Wiki Loves Monuments contest, a >>> photography contest, running throughout the month of September, focused on >>> capturing and sharing images of important monuments and buildings in Europe. >>> Since its September 1st launch, more than 1000 images have been uploaded >>> from a few of the most active countries: France, Germany, the Netherlands, >>> Poland and Spain. >>> >>> Europe has hundreds of thousands of historically and culturally >>> significant monuments and buildings, most of which still have no >>> freely-available images on the Internet. These important structures are >>> often damaged or destroyed overtime, endangering the opportunity for people >>> all over the world to access and learn about them. Although some prominent >>> cultural artifacts are protected and documented by various international >>> organizations and agencies, a majority of them are not. Wikipedia is one of >>> the only freely-accessible shared places on the Internet offering a digital >>> home to these artifacts, however, most of the culturally significant >>> buildings and monuments in Europe are missing. This contest aims to make >>> sure that they are represented in the form of images so that everyone, >>> European or not, has access to Europe's cultural heritage. >>> >>> “Wikimeda’s ultimate goal is to make all information freely available to >>> everyone in the world, and images of Europe’s important cultural structures >>> are needed to complete this mission. All over Europe, important monuments >>> are tucked away from the rest of the world--they haven't been documented or >>> shared on a website like Wikipedia," said Lodewijk Gelauff, one of the lead >>> organizers of the European contest. "There are hundreds of thousands of >>> monuments that people walk past every day and they have no idea these >>> structures are culturally significant and should be shared." >>> >>> The contest is inspired by the successful 2010 pilot contest conducted in >>> the Netherlands, which resulted in 12,500 freely-licensed images of >>> monuments and buildings now freely-available to be used on Wikipedia and by >>> anybody in the world. Wiki Loves Monuments runs throughout the entire month >>> of September and is organized in independent national contests. Winning >>> images from regional contests will then be submitted to the pan-European >>> Jury. Participating partner countries include: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, >>> Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, >>> Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. >>> >>> The contest is supported by international organizations including the >>> Council of Europe, the European Commission, Europeana and Europa Nostra. The >>> month of September was selected as it coincides with European Heritage Days >>> organized throughout Europe. Prizes, including a full scholarship to >>> Wikimania in Washington, DC, will be awarded to winners medio December. More >>> information about the contest and how to enter can be found at: >>> www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >>> >>> “Europe's cultural artifacts have universal significance. And it’s not >>> just about the documentation of these artifacts, it's about making sure >>> they’re accessible to people no matter who you are or where you live in the >>> world,” says Gelauff. >>> >>> Press Contacts: >>> Lodewijk Gelauff, European co-ordinator Wiki Loves Monuments, +31 (0)6 >>> 49 74 82 81 (Netherlands) - [email protected] >>> Press contacts and press releases per country: >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011/Press >>> >>> About Wikimedia >>> Wikimedia is the movement behind Wikipedia, supporting the same goals on >>> realizing a world where all knowledge is freely available for every human >>> being. This is possible through the US-based Wikimedia Foundation and a >>> network of national associations which co-operate closely with the >>> volunteers on the Wikimedia projects, such as Wikipedia. >>> >>> About Wikipedia >>> Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation >>> receive more than 390 million unique visitors per month, making them the 5th >>> most popular web property world-wide (July 2011). Available in more than 270 >>> languages, Wikipedia contains more than 18 million articles contributed by >>> hundreds of thousands of people all over the world. >>> >>> >>> === Q & A === >>> *How are Wikimedia and the European Partners working together on this?* >>> Wiki Loves Monuments is lucky to be supported by a wide contingent of >>> European organizations - including the Council of Europe, the European >>> Commission, Europeana and Europa Nostra. >>> >>> These organizations support Wikimedia through their extensive networks >>> with their national partner organizations and through their communications. >>> Some partners such as Europeana provide besides that also direct support by >>> making awards available. >>> >>> *When will you announce the regional winners* >>> The regional winners will be announced by their national organizations by >>> the end of October or the beginning of November. They will submit their >>> nominations for the European jury by October 31. >>> >>> *When will you announce the final winners* >>> The European jury will deliberate in November about the nominees by the >>> national juries and decide which photo will win the fully funded trip to >>> Wikimania in Washington DC in 2012. The winners will be announced at the >>> DISH conference in Rotterdam on 6-9 December. >>> >>> *How can I track the images being submitted?* >>> All eligible images submitted are available through Wikimedia Commons: >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011 >>> You can always see the last few submissions on the main page of >>> www.wikilovesmonuments.eu . >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >
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