Dear all, If you are attending Wikimania in person -- let's meet for a working lunch as Wiki Loves Monuments organisers: Wednesday, 06 August 13:00 – 14:00 in *Eldoret (Clubhouse) // Trademark* Sign up here: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania:2025/Meetups/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_organisers_meetup
(Feel free to add to the agenda if you have anything on your mind!) There are also WLM dedicated or connected sessions in the programme (local times): *Bike-quest for WLM in Moldova: from competition to collaboration* <https://wikimedia.eventyay.com/talk/wikimania2025/talk/ZBUKTS/> 2025-08-06 15:45–16:10, NAKURU Language: English Inspired by the notion of the classical city quest, we opened the door for cyclists to join Wiki Loves Monuments while on their bike saddles. After several iterations, we discovered how the competition format may not be working fully in our favor. We'll talk about how we are trying to mitigate it. *Connecting monuments on Commons with Wikidata * <https://wikimedia.eventyay.com/talk/wikimania2025/talk/7NKMHR/> 2025-08-07 15:00–15:25, NAKURU Language: English "Hunting for Lost Heritage": how to create thousands of new items on Wikidata about "lost heritage", using data mining on existing images on Wikimedia Commons. Lightning talk: *Wiki Loves Monuments in Ukraine: using special prizes to build partnerships and attract unique content* <https://wikimedia.eventyay.com/talk/wikimania2025/talk/review/QG9FSXGMNJMSNWJGMYYS9VPWWZMCGWNL> 2025-08-07 15:45–17:10, NAIROBI ( ar, es, fr, sw) Language: English Wikimedia Ukraine has been running Wiki Loves Monuments since 2012. Since the second edition we started adding special prizes (such as 'Greek heritage' or 'Elements of exterior') with a double purpose: increase diversity of content we attract, and build interesting partnerships. This lightning talk will cover our experience. *Poster Session <https://wikimedia.eventyay.com/talk/wikimania2025/talk/HUNJRN/>* 2025-08-08 17:15–18:45, Common Area / Other Language: English *How to keep Wiki Loves participants interested even after 10+ editions* <https://wikimedia.eventyay.com/talk/wikimania2025/talk/BGTM38/> 2025-08-09 16:15–16:40, MERU ( ar, es, fr, sw) Language: English Wikimedia Ukraine has been organising Wiki Loves photo contests for over 10 years. Our goal is to keep participants interested and involved, and maintain a good balance between retaining veteran Wiki Loves contributors and keep the contest relevant and accessible for newcomers. We will discuss different approaches that worked in Ukraine, share ideas on how to improve different areas of Wiki Loves contests, and also hear the ideas and experiences from the audience. We want to discuss a number of problems and solutions to them, such as: building a monuments database, biases in heritage lists, getting more diverse photos, community building, attracting new participants, increasing use of images, evaluating large numbers of upload, and others. This session will be beneficial for current or prospective organisers of Wiki Loves photo competitions all over the world. (I hope I have not missed any!) Hope to see you soon! З повагою / Best regards, antanana Wiki Loves Monuments Ukraine Disclaimer: This letter is sent in my Wikimedia volunteer capacity, not as a Board member of Wikimedia Foundation
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