Dear All, We’d like to start by sincerely thanking the more than 15 individuals who expressed interest in joining the international jury. We assure you that the selected candidates will be contacted very soon.
As a friendly reminder, national winning photos must be submitted via the following emails : [email protected] and *[email protected] <[email protected]>* by the local organizers no later than December 1st so that the international jury can begin its work on schedule. Best regards *WLM International Jury coordination team* On Thu, 6 Nov 2025 at 17:46 Ndahiro Derrick Alter <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings All, > As the national winning photos of Wiki Loves Monuments 2025 are coming in, > the international team is working on putting together a good jury for this > year's international round. We will need 7-9 members to complete the set. > > As in the past years, it is important to aim once again for a jury that, > as a whole, is neutral and balanced in many ways. This means ideally: > > 1. A mix of photography experts, heritage experts, and Wikimedia > experts (aiming at a total size of 7-9) > 2. Geographically balanced so that no two jury members come from the > same country. > 3. Balance in many other ways imaginable (while at the same time, one > can never assure a balance in all aspects) > 4. The international jury members do not serve on a national jury for > WLM 2025. > 5. At the same time, there are some practical considerations: > - Jury members must be able to understand English. > 6. Able to commit to judging 200-500 photos in three rounds over a > period of 3 weeks in December, as a volunteer. > > While jury members can participate in a local competition, their photos > cannot participate in the international finale. It would be helpful if the > juror were willing to share their real name for the jury report. > > Are you interested or know someone who would make a good juror? Please > *contact > me* or my colleague (via *[email protected] <[email protected]>*) > with suggestions. > > Please reach out along with the potential juror contact details, and a > couple of lines on why they would make a good juror for WLM before* 20th > November*. > > All national winning photos must be submitted by local organisers by *1 > December* so the international jury can start on time. > > Regards, > > *WLM International Jury coordination team * > *Ndahiro Derrick Alter* > *Gender & Development practitioner * > *Founder & Executive Director* > *Wikimedia Rwanda <https://wikimedia.rw/>/Open Source Knowledge Rwanda* > > *''Reshaping Rwanda's Narrative''.* > *Mobile:(+250) 789 162 <%2B250%20782%20701%20830>892 |* > * Town Center Building, 4th Floor, Nyarugenge, Kigali city,Rwanda > <https://maps.app.goo.gl/m68DuTyiv4KZj5xR6>* > *website: https://wikimedia.rw/ <https://wikimedia.rw/>* > > >
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