(This announcement is being shared in advance of a public release with the
Wikimedia community. We will be posting a press release, blog post, and
Ana's bio to the WMF wiki this afternoon, PT. Thanks)
Ana Toni Announced as New Wikimedia Foundation Board Member
San Francisco -- July 8, 2013 -- The Wikimedia Foundation today announced
its newest Board of Trustees member, Ana Toni. Ana is currently the CEO for
GIP (Public Interest Management), a consultancy firm based in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, which works for foundations, non-profit organizations and
businesses on social and environmental issues.
According to Ana, "It is an honor to be part of the Wikimedia Foundation’s
Board and to participate with this amazing Wikipedia community. I
especially look forward to supporting the Foundation’s efforts to
strengthen the Wikipedia community in the Global South and to advance the
organization's mission to empower and engage people in building the common
good."
Since 2011, Ana has served as the Board Chair of Greenpeace International.
>From 2003 until 2011, Ana was the Ford Foundation’s representative in
Brazil, during which time she oversaw the Foundation’s work in the areas of
human rights, sustainable development, racial and ethical discrimination,
sexuality and reproductive health, media democratization and land rights.
She was also responsible for coordinating a regional Latin America
Initiative on Economics and Globalization, an IBSA initiative (joint work
between Brazil, South Africa and India) and the International Initiative on
Intellectual Property Rights.
>From 1998 to 2002, Ana was ActionAid’s Executive Director in Brazil,
working to contribute in the eradication of poverty and inequality through
community development projects, as well as public policy advocacy and
campaigning at both the national and international levels. Ana also worked
for ActionAid UK as Policy Advisor (1990 – 1993), representing the
organization at the United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development.
Ana worked for Greenpeace from 1993 to 1997, first as the International
Head of the Political Unit based at Greenpeace International in Amsterdam,
and subsequently as Senior Advisor for Greenpeace Germany. She was
responsible for, among other things, the work of Greenpeace on the World
Trade Organization (in particular the Committee on Trade and Environment)
and she also contributed in the development of Greenpeace’s work in the
Amazon region in its early stage.
Ana holds a masters degree in Politics of the World Economy from the London
School of Economics and is a candidate for a PhD on Social Politics at the
Rio de Janeiro State University. In addition, Ana is a member of the
Editorial Board of Le Monde Diplomatique Brazil, and a Board member of the
Baobá Fund for Racial Equity and the Forum of Women’s Leaders on
Sustainability. Ana is Brazilian and lives in Rio de Janeiro.
There are 10 seats on the Wikimedia Foundation Board and according to the
Foundation's bylaws, three members are elected by the Wikimedia community,
two are selected by the Wikimedia chapters, the Founder seat is held by
Jimmy Wales, and four members are appointed by the Board itself to provide
additional, specific expertise.
--
Jay Walsh
Senior Director, Communications
WikimediaFoundation.orgblog.wikimedia.org
+1 (415) 839 6885 x 6609, @jansonw
Dear fellows,
The following message is just to keep you informed about the activities
developed in May by Amical Wikimedia. Sorry for delay.
Kind regards,
David Parreño Mont
User:Davidpar
(As a member of Amical Wikimedia)
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*Source:* http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Amical_Wikimedia/May_2013
GLAM-WIKI
- Whole month. Wiki Loves Public Art photo contest in Barcelona[1]. In
total, 6084 photos were uploaded. Other countries: Austria 2404, Sweden
358, Israel 315, Finland 93.
- Weekly. Open Wikipedia editing meetings in Girona's Museum of Art, end
of the project 2012-13. Several users
- Ongoing project Viquimodernisme. ESM
- Ongoing projet with Museu d'Art Jaume Morera. ESM
- 8 May. Workshop at Lleida Public Library. ESM
- 9 May.GLAMwiki meeting with Archive, Museum, Library and city council
members in Sant Feliu de Guíxols. Kippelboy
- 9 May. Workshop in Sant Feliu de Guíxols Library. Kippelboy
- 9 May. Workshop for Salt Library. Kippelboy
- 10 May. Wiki policies workshop for cultural sector workers of
Diputació de Barcelona. Kippelboy
- 14 May. Workshop for Girona group of libraries. Arnaugir
- 14 May. Lunch-meeting Jordi Sellas (CEO of Creation and Cultural
Industries of the Government of Catalonia) and Carme Fenoll (chair of
Network of Public Catalan Libraries). Kippelboy
- 15 May. Strategy meeting about wikipedian-in-residence at Music Museum
of Barcelona. Kippelboy
- 16 May. Workshop in Castelló d'Empúries library. Kippelboy
- 17 May. Workshop in Figueres library. Kippelboy
- 18 May. Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Museu d'Art Jaume Morera de Lleida.
ESM
- 21 May. Workshop in Santa Oliva library of Olesa de Montserrat.
Kippelboy
- 22 May. Project meeting with UAB (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
libraries Kippelboy, Barcelona
- 22 May. Course in Vera Icon about digital strategy, wikis and open
knowledge. Kippelboy
- 23 May. Meeting about a future wikipedian in residence at Miró
Foundation. Kippelboy
- 23 May. Meeting about project *Responsabilitat Social Corporativa* at
National Museum of Art of Catalonia. Kippelboy
- 27 May. Workshop in Vila de Gràcia library. KRLS
- 30 May. Conference *Photography in Catalan Museums and archives. Museu
Marítim*. Kippelboy
- 31 May. Strategy meeting at Ethnological Museum of Barcelona. Kippelboy
Education
- 2 May. Workshop for 60 students of 3rd of ESO (15 years old) at
Institut de Sils. Arnaugir
- 24 May. Wikipedia small talk at TEDxUdGYou[2]. Arnaugir
- 27 May. Workshop at Institut de Betxí. Coet
- 29 May. Participation at avaluation seminar wikiSkills[3] "Teaching
and learning with wikis at education centers" at Campus Mundet, University
of Barcelona. Dvdgmz
- wikiArS:
- 16 May. Acceptation of wikiArS presentation[4] at Wikimania. Dvdgmz
- 16 May. Meeting with Sergi B. Garcia, library responsible at BAU
school (Barcelona). Dvdgmz
- 21 May. Amical's tutor meeting with Naara Riveiro (EA student Serra
i Abella) and Xavier Hernández, historian, Campus Mundet, University of
Barcelona; start of assignment about a 18th century
illustration. Galazan i
Dvdgmz
- 21 May. Monitoring meetings with Llotja students who are doing
portraits of 20th century people and mammal illustrations. Meeting with
scientific illustration professor Luís Casado. Dvdgmz
- Publication of results from Llotja students working in Amical Nuria
nml i Di.Francitorra (portraits), and students of PFE at EDRA Albertvila1
and Andreu Modenes (infographies).
Media
- Interview to the wikipedian and Amical member Roger Galazan: "Catalan
Wikipedia is exceptional because of its large quantity of articles"[5], in
Sàpiens, the most sold history magazine in Catalonia. Galazan
- About Wiki Loves Public Art:
- Concurs de fotografia sobre l’art públic barceloní per a la
Wikipedia[6], Ara
- Descobrir l'art públic de la ciutat[7], La Vanguardia
- Arriba a Barcelona el concurs fotogràfic Wiki Loves Public Art[8],
El Periódico de Catalunya
- L’art públic de Barcelona sedueix la Viquipèdia[9], El Singular
Digital
- Es busquen fotògrafs viquipedistes[10], bcn.cat
- El concurs 'Wiki loves public art' arriba a Barcelona[11], iCat.cat
- Les fotos, del teu mòbil a la Viquipèdia![12], Xarxanet
- Softcatalà's Catalanitzador: El Catalanitzador s'actualitza i s'amplia
a Macintosh[13], VilaWeb
- GLAM:
- El Berguedà revisarà la informació sobre la comarca que hi ha a les
enciclopèdies digitals catalanes[14], Regió 7
- Vols anar a la Nit dels Museus? 99 espais i més de 200
activitats[15], Ara --> "76. Museu d'Art Jaume Morera - Activitat:
Viquimarató a càrrec d'Esther Soler, viquipedista resident del Museu.
Trobada oberta a tothom que vulgui aprendre a editar a la Viquipèdia per
ampliar el màxim possible els continguts de l'exposició temporal i de la
col·lecció del Museu a l'enciclopèdia lliure."
- 22 May: Entrevista a Ràdio Rubí. Kippelboy
- Amical Board changes, 12 May, La Viquipèdia catalana canvia de
president[16], Barcelona Televisió
Other
- New member: Marionaaragay
- Request for comment about Amical's strategic plan[17] starts.
- 1 May. Community meeting via chat.
- 5 May. Remote participation in Editatón de Puebla, Mexico[18]. Several
users
- 6 May. Meeting with *Las sin sombrero* producers (Intropiamedia+RTVE)
to help them with wiki concepts. Kippelboy i dvdgmz
- 7 May. Presentation of *Catalanitzador 2.0* at Espai Vilaweb. Kippelboy
- 11 May. Amical's General Assembly at Casa Golferichs (Barcelona).
Amongst others, the Board is changed, it is decided the website will be
changed as well and we will prepare a strategic plan, amongst others.
Several members
- 21 May. Affiliations Committee recommends to the WMF Board[19] that
Amical Wikimedia be recognized as a WMF Thematic Organization.
- 22 May. Amical publishes the Manifesto of condemn to LOMCE[20]
- 22-24 May. Participation at Economy and the commons Conference[21].
Berlin. Lilaroja
- 24-26 May. Participation at Jornades de periodisme de dades[22]. CCCB,
Barcelona. Lilaroja
- 30 May. Meeting with Tourism of Barcelona. Future contest during
autumn. Kippelboy
- 31 May. Meeting with Directora General de Política Lingüística to
promote edition of Catalan-related articles. Gomà
[1] http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viquiprojecte:WLPA_Barcelona_2013 </>
[2] http://www.udg.edu/tabid/19743/Default.aspx
[3] http://wikiskills.net/
[4]
http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/wikiArS,_involving_art_…
[5] http://www.sapiens.cat/ca/notices/2013/04/la-traicio-anglesa-3356.php
[6]
http://www.ara.cat/barcelona/Concurs-fotografia-public-barceloni-Wikipedia_…
[7]
http://www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcelona/20130501/54373056071/descobrir-…
[8]
http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/tecnologia/concurso-fotografia-wiki-…
[9]
http://www.elsingulardigital.cat/cat/notices/2013/05/l_art_public_de_barcel…
[10]
http://w3.bcn.cat/V01/Serveis/Noticies/V01NoticiesLlistatNoticiesCtl/0,2138…
[11]
http://catradio.cat/icat/programes/Els-experts/1448/audios/El-concurs-Wiki-…
[12]
http://www.xarxanet.org/informatic/noticies/les-fotos-del-teu-mobil-la-viqu…
[13]
http://www.vilaweb.cat/noticia/4112367/20130507/catalanitzador-sactualitza-…
[14]
http://www.regio7.cat/bergueda/2013/05/10/bergueda-revisara-informacio-sobr…
[15] http://www.ara.cat/premium/cultura/Nit_museus_0_918508281.html
[16]
http://www.btv.cat/btvnoticies/2013/05/12/viquipedia-renova-el-seu-presiden…
[17]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Amical_Wikimedia/Definici%C3%B3_del_pla_estr…
[18]
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Encuentros/Segundo_Editat%C3%B3n_de_…
[19]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Amical_Wi…
[20]
http://www.wikimedia.cat/viqui/Apunt:Manifest_d%27Amical_de_rebuig_a_la_LOM…
[21] http://p2pfoundation.net/ECC2013
[22] http://periodismodatos.okfn.es/
The Wikimedia Nederland activity report for May is available. (June to
follow shortly) :
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederla…
It is also included as text in this message.
*COMMUNITY: supporting and mobilising volunteers and editors*
* *· Amsterdam Hackathon
149 participants from 31 countries came to Amsterdam for the Hackathon in
late May. Technologists taught and attended sessions on how to write and
run a bot, use the new Lua templating language, how to move from Toolserver
to the new Wikimedia Labs, design, Wikidata, security, and the basics of
Git and Gerrit. The Amsterdam Hackathon was the best attended event in the
history of the Hackathon so far. Check out the workshops
page<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Hackathon_2013/Workshops>
for
slides, tutorials, and other reference material. So far, 90 participants
have submitted the post-event survey and results are largely positive, with
(of course) several suggestions for improvements.
*WORK: content, collaboration and activity development*
- Europeana Fashion Editathon
Centraal Museum Utrecht and The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision,
two partners of the Europeana Fashion project, organised a fashion themed
edit-a-thon in cooperation with Wikimedia Nederland and ModeMuze. The goal
of the edit-a-thon was to improve the information and visibility of fashion
articles on the Dutch Wikipedia The day started with a general introduction
about Wikimedia projects and editing Wikipedia pages. 37 participants (many
of them first time contributors and many of them women) edited, translated
or created 27 pages in total. More information: Project
information<https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cursussen/Europeana_Fashion_Editathon>
(Dutch)
and Photos<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Europeana_Fashion_Editathon_in_U…>
of
the edit-a-thon
- Wikipedian(s) in Residence
The National Archives of The Netherlands (NA) and the National Library of
The Netherlands (KB) started the recruitment process for the first Dutch
Wikipedian in Residence (WiR). The group of Special Scientific Libraries
will start looking for two more WiR's later this year. Currently there is
one more project in preparation for WiR's. The expectation is that there
will be 3 to 4 Dutch WiR's by the end of the year.
- Wiki loves libraries
The project Wiki loves Libraries has been given a new impulse after an
inactive period. Wiki loves bieb is a project of the Public Library and
Wikimedia Nederland (WMNL) to promote the use of and improve the quality of
articles on Wikipedia. A brainstorm session will be organised in August by
BiSC Utrecht and WMNL to make an inventory of activities in the province
Utrecht for 2014. Possibly these activities will also take place in the
provinces Zeeland, Friesland, Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland.
*WMNL: participation and support*
- Brainstorming on participation and communication
On May 4, members, board & staff of Wikimedia Nederland met with
researchers from Motivaction to discuss how the results of the survey
Motivaction carried out <https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Motivaction> among
the Netherlands Wikimedia community will be translated into action. The
meeting resulted in new ideas on how to increase participation and
communicate the WIkimedia message.
- Another issue of the
newsletter<http://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Nieuwsbrief/23> was
published.
*RESOURCES: Strong and sustainable financial position*
· WMNL submitted a request for funding to organise activities in
the city The Hague, within the framework of Wiki Loves Monuments. We are
awaiting the outcome of our application.
*ORGANISATION: board, management and support*[
· Tom Kisters joined the WMNL office on May 1 as staff member for
finances and office management.
Sandra Rientjes
Directeur/Executive Director Wikimedia Nederland
tel. (+31) (0)6 31786379
*Postadres*: * Bezoekadres:*
Postbus 167 Mariaplaats 3
3500 AD Utrecht Utrecht