Cool projects - be inspired (final version)

Wikimaraton Helsinki

http://is.gd/wmfi1

• Kiasma Museum on contemporary art
• 24 hours, 15:00 - 15:00
• Improve articles about contemporary art
• Program including:
• Writing!
• Introductions
• Midnight guided tour
• Sharing experiences
• Writing!
• 68 articles, 34 new
• 50 participants, 80% new!
• Not everyone was brave enough to stay (awake) the whole 24h

As a result, images were donated by the Central Museum. Tip: Make sure to understand the releasing mechanisms (OTRS) thoroughly - it is complicated!

Tartupeedia

http://is.gd/wmee1

• Tartu: 2nd city of Estonia
• Framework collaboration with local institutions
• Monmouthpedia!
• Tartu-100
• Content & editors
• Mostly online, few meetups
• Small contests, i.e.
• Tartu theater history
• Tartu literature history
• 95 year Estonia photography competition

Wiki Loves Public Art

http://is.gd/wmse1

Wikipedia Inside Courses

http://is.gd/wmru1

• May 2013
• Photo contest of public works of art
• Cooperation with Europeana
• Five countries, plus international jury
• Mayor cities (lack of national databases)
• 75% of all listed works
• 9,250 images
• 225 uploaders, 57% new contributors
• Sweden:
• Photos of public art collections in Museums
• 5 meetups and photo safaris, outreach
• open database of public art, with a public API

Tip: Reach a new group of volunteers and GLAMs.

• Courses in Skolkovo Open University
• 7 lectures and several workshops
• videotaped (15 hours!)
• for students on site and newcomers via video
• requires little resources and scales well
• i.e. Rules of Wikipedia; How to write articles
• ~400 views per video

Tip: Courses are useful not only for your direct listeners but also for newcomers watching the video.

Wiki Wednesday

http://is.gd/wmdk1

• First Wednesday of the month
• Informal
• Different locations in Copenhagen
• Meeting + activity
• Since 2010
• Some new people, not many

Tip:

Regularity. Do it EVERY month, no matter if people show up or not.

Wikiekspedycja 2012

http://is.gd/wmpl1

• 3 - 12 August 2012
• Northeastern Poland
• 11 people, 2 teams: red & blue
• 6 people in 2 cars
• 5 people in a camper & bicycles
• Photos from a region
• 3780 pictures

Tip:

Work with local guides. Bring umbrellas.

Wikimedia:Woche

http://is.gd/wmde1

EduWiki Conference

http://is.gd/wmuk3

• 1.5 day conference on educational practice
• University of Leicester
• International in scope, set up by WMUK
• Focus: collaboration, open review, global participation
• 60 participants
• 50% educators
• 30% Wikimedians
• Ambassador program with JISC
• Organization for digital technologies in UK for education & research
• Paper how scholars should work more openly

Tip: include an optional Wikipedia introduction

• weekly "Newsletter"
• updates about the international Wikimedia universe
• short introductions and links to all relevant projects, news, dates and discussions
• created on-wiki by community and staff
• sent via mailing list, blog by the WMDE
• archived on-wiki

Tip: Fill it constantly, not only one hour before the deadline; people who have in on their watchlist see the updates instantly.

Wiki loves Sound

http://is.gd/wmnl1

• What does & did the world sound like?
• 2000 'old' sounds donated
• Workshops field recording
• Sound/edit-athon
• Future generations
• Less popular
• Uploading is complicated!

Tip: Even recordings with a smartphone can be usefull, be sure to communicate that you don't need fancy equipment to participate.

Image donation Rijksdienst Cultureel Erfgoed

http://is.gd/wmnl3

• Responsible for recognizing monuments
• Monuments and possible monuments
• Each candidate has dossier, including photos
• Content donation: 555.000 images of candidates
• Connecting images to buildings
• Wiki Loves Monuments!

Tip: Meta data, meta data, meta data!! GPS location, description, etc. should be extensive as possible

Ada Lovelace day 2012

http://is.gd/wmuk2

• Library of the Royal Society
• Edit-a-thon & panel discussion
• 16 attendees, 14 new
• 4 trainers
• New communities?
• Articles about women scientists

• Tip: bundle events to appeal to more people

Chernobyl Wikiexpedition

http://is.gd/wmua2

Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU:

Give Free Knowledge a voice in Brussels

http://is.gd/wmde2

• Bring together stakeholders within Wikimedia
• 1st Gathering in Brussels
• April 2013
• 11 participants (chapters, community, WMF)
• 1 facilitator, 1 external expert
• Multi-chapter collaboration
• Focus
• Freedom of Panorama
• Public Domain for government works
• Orphan works
• "Wikimedian in Brussels"
• monitor Wikimedia related copyright issues
• inform and coordinate the EU chapters & activities

Tip: Offer different levels and ways of participation, make the barriers for participation as low as possible.

• Nuclear accident 1986
• Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
• One in a row of several Wikiexpeditions in Ukraine
• Wikimedians from 6 different countries
• Permission to enter a closed zone
• Professional guide
• 900 photos, 30 people
• International wikimeetup and exchange

• Tip: Use the power of Wikipedia to open doors that normally remain locked.

Wilamowice

http://is.gd/wmpl2

• Vilamovian
• ~50 speakers left, largely unstudied
• 7 Wikimedians
• Józef Gara (1929 - 2013): writer, poet
• 17 & 77 year old
• Recordings of words by native speaker (until May)
• Cleanup & uploading by Wikimedians (until October)

• Tip: "older people get tired more easily"

Wiki loves Earth

http://is.gd/wmua1

• Nationwide
• April/May 2013: 1 month
• Photo contest
• Lists of 7,384 natural heritage sites
• 11,736 images (of 1,104 different sites)
• 365 participants
• Sponsorships
• Prizes included traditional dress, tablet PC and solar mobile charger

Tip: Find cool sponsors for the cool prizes

Photography Program

http://is.gd/wmat1

Wiki Loves Monuments: Canada

• photo workshops
• high end equipment
• accreditation & travel costs
• sports events
• concerts, cultural events
• celebrity events, tv shows
• portraits of politicians
• unbureaucratic volunteer support
• door opener for GLAM institutions

Tip: Make sure that photos are tagged and categorised correctly, to be able to monitor the results.

http://is.gd/wmca3

• 12,000 monuments
• Only 20% with free photo!
• 3 national prizes
• French & English
• ~5600 submissions

Wikipedian in Residence, Federal Archives

http://is.gd/wmch3

Annual Cleanup Contest

http://is.gd/wmhu1

• Federal Archives of Switzerland
• July - December 2013
• Advising staff how to edit Wikipedia;
• Advising Wikipedians how to use the Archives
• Focus: World War I
• Goal: at least 5000 photos around WW1
• Text & photo
• Aiming for high quality; raising the standard

Tips:

• Be patient - it takes 2 years to find a good protocol
• Do not push - they must believe in it

Kiwix in jail

http://is.gd/wmch2

• Wikipedia without internet
• Bellevue prison in Gorgier
• Capacity: 65
• 18/36 prisoners participated
• Nice press & blog coverage (10 articles)
• follow-up: education program in jail

Journée contributive: Physique

http://is.gd/wmca1

• 18 March - 7 April 2013
• Solving flagged problems in articles
• Online contest
• Open for all editors on hu.wp
• Prizes (300 EUR in total)
• Directly affected ~0.5% of all the articles in 2013

Tip: Turn unpopular tasks into a contest. Prizes improve satisfaction.

• Inter-departmental contribution day
• Université de Montréal
• Université de Sherbrooke
• Université Laval
• 25 university students of all levels
• 13:00 - 20:00
• Write articles on physics together
• Experts for content, Wikipedians for <ref>

Wikipermanence

http://is.gd/wmfr1

• Regular workshops to discover Wikipedia & Wikimedia
• Senior Wikipedians meet newcomers
• Local volunteers in public space
• Open, welcoming
• Different cities, different workout
• Since 2011
• Local representation

Tip: Try to bring regularity and encourage people to come again next time

Chapters Meeting / Wikimedia Conference 2013

http://is.gd/wmit2

• Milano, Italia (April 2013)
• annual conference for chapters, affiliates and WMF
• 150 participants, 3+1 days
• Side meetings
• WMF board meeting
• Funds Dissemination Committee
• Wiki Loves Monuments
• Wikipedia Education Program
• Wikimedia Chapters Association
• Egg dropping

1001 Arabic words

http://is.gd/wmrs1

• First online Arabic-Serbian dictionary
• Kick-off February 2013
• Combines Wiktionary and Arabic language
• 6 students in 3 teams, gathering in WMSR office
• 20 to 40 minutes to cover each word
• Adjusting Wikitionary templates
• Providing dictionary guidelines
• Writing Wikipedia articles about Arabic grammar
• One internal event celebrating the 101st word
• Chapter supports community members and new volunteers

Tip: Quality over quatity.

Wiki Loves Monuments: Italia

http://is.gd/wmit3

• Challenge:
• No list of monuments available (too many!)
• No freedom of panorama
• No publication of monument photos allowed
• Solution:
• Framework agreement with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage
• Authorizations from municipalities, provinces, and cultural institutions
• 7,000 photos
• Special prices
• Price ceremony
• Sponsors

35 hour edit-a-thon in Barcelona

http://is.gd/wmami2

• 12 - 13 April 2013
• Fundació Miró; 35th anniversary
• 35 hours; 3 shifts
• 80 participants
• Modern art
• Side activities to stay focused:
• Yoga
• Midnight tour
• Performances
• Writing! 150 articles
• 400.000th article

Tip: Look for new communities if you can't find enough Wikimedians and ask Wikimedians to take a lead role as trainers.

BibliothequesCAT

http://is.gd/wmami1

• Catalan Ministry of Culture
• Network of Libraries
• Wider coverage
• A la carte:
• Viquimarató (edit-a-thon)
• Photo liberation
• Text liberation
• Wikipedian-in-Residence
• QRpedia
• Multilingual writing
• Contest
• Wiki takes
• Educational program
• Wiki reading club (in development)
• Long term
• Workshops once a month for librarians by librarians
• Coming up: Wiki points of contact

Wiki reading club (in development):

• Choose topic
• Librarian gives each Wikipedian a non-fiction book
• Read books & improve articles
• Meet: share experiences, joined by expert

Soviet Armenian encyclopedia

http://is.gd/wmam2

• Content donation for Wikisource
• 13 vol. of Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia (ASE)
• Agreement on free licence
• One admin scanned all 13 volumes
• Digitised via OCR
• Wikification and update of articles
• Wikipedians and newcomers

Bibliotecari e Wikipediani

http://is.gd/wmit1

• Mailing list
• Librarians & Wikipedians
• Topics include: trainings, Wikidata, datasets
• Rumours about closing the identifier system
• Mailing list went from silent to the place to be to talk about open solutions and alternatives
• Specific outcomes:
• Training courses
• Import of identifiers to Wikidata
• Good contacts with specific libraries

Tip: Build bridges

Wikiconference Yerevan 2012

http://is.gd/wmam1

• 8 - 9 September 2012
• 250 participants
• Spread the word about Wikipedia and Wikimedia
• (re-)activate editors
• Founding of Wikimedia Armenia
• Topics included: Armenian Wikipedia, possible chapter activities and how & why things work.
• Program with national and international speakers

Tip: Organise (smaller) follow-up meetings to keep the spirit alive

Tip: Write reports simultaneous with the organizing

GLAM Bootcamp

http://is.gd/wmusdc1

• National Archives, Washington
• 26 - 28 April 2013
• 12 Wikimedians (US, Canada)
• Travel funds
• Train the trainers:
• How to represent Wikimedia in the cultural sector
• Improve outreach material
• Discuss future of GLAM-Wiki

Tip: Not more than 15 people; encourage breakout sessions!

wikiArS y UCAC2

http://is.gd/wmes1

• WikiArs: 2011 initiative Amical Wikimedia
• Pilot project UCAC2: 2013, joined by WMES
• University of Cadiz
• 7 students created 3D animation
• Blender software
• Expert content advisers
• Source files available
• Building upon existing materials

Tip: Encourage students to build upon existing free material, using free licenses.

Kfar Kama

http://is.gd/wmil2

• Middle school
• Teach students (14/15) how to write
• Western Adyghe language (kdb)
• 300k speakers, 7500 in Israel
• Incubator, +75 articles
• ~75 students

• Tip: Wikipedians should not have to deal with discipline

Viki Avir

http://is.gd/wmil1

• Collaboration with Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
• Light planes
• Empty seat
• Wiki photographer!
• Aerial photos
• No request, just ride along
• So far: 5 people; 1500 photos
• Hope for avg. 1 per month
• Course areal photography obligatory & sponsored

Mifgashim Bareshet

http://is.gd/wmil3

• Collaboration Ministry of Education
• Classes about Wikipedia
• Record & stream!
• Multiple 6th grade classes per lesson
• 11-12 year: too young for editing
• 2012 & 2013
• 2012: 3 x 150 classes; 23,600 students
• 2013: 1 x 25 classes; 750 students
• Will be continued and further developed

• Lesson: Maximum number of classes required for quality
• Inspired by: "Adotta una parola va a scuola"

Writing bootcamp

http://is.gd/wmtw1

• Monthly meetup in Taipei
• How to edit: tutoring
• No partnerships
• Café space; quieter now
• Since 2011
• 1-5 regular, 3-15 semi regular
• Also monthly, alternating, networking meetup
• Over 12 months, 99 people participated

Tip:

If no one shows up, just write something.

Wikipedia Workshop Dhaka

http://is.gd/wmbd1

• April 13 2013, Dhaka
• University of Information Technology and Sciences
• 2 hours, 150+ students attending
• 6 Wikipedian trainers
• Opened by the vice chancellor of the UITS
• General introduction + how to edit

WIKIMANIA!

http://is.gd/wmhk1

• Biggest
• Coolest (this year rather hot)
• Hardest to organize
• Thorough bidding process
• Tradition since 2005
• Hundreds of volunteers coming together
• Sharing experience & knowledge
• ~1000 expected this year

Moëbius radio programme

http://is.gd/wmmx1

• Weekly radio show
• Mexican radio station Ibero 90.9 (Universidad Iberoamericana)
• Young audience
• Connects two seemingly disjointed topics using Wikipedia
• For an example, Isaac Asimov => Encyclopedia Galáctica => The Hitchikers Guide's to the Galaxy => Marvin, the Paranoid Android => Ok, Computer => Paranoid Android = > Radiohead
• Did you ever get lost on Wikipedia?
• 30 minutes, talk & music
• To show how cool Wikipedia is

Tips:

• Try new types of partnerships with universities!

Wikipédia Offline: Afripédia

http://is.gd/wmfr2

• November 2012
• 13 French-speaking countries in Africa
• Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) and the Institut Français (IF)
• Train the 15 (paid) trainers: 5-day training
• 2 parts:
• offline access to Wikipedia (Kiwix)
• train people to contribute to Wikipedia & sisters
• Use the offline WiFi networks provided
• Nice press & blog coverage

Tip:

Think ahead! Prepare future onliners for editing Wikipedia now.

Jo'burgpedia

http://is.gd/wmza2

• City of Johannesburg & Johannesburg Heritage Foundation
• Metropedia
• Plaques with QR codes: together with existing 'blue plaques'
• Monuments in Soweto
• 2013 - 2015
• Pilot 2013: 12 plaques & 6 editing events
• Multiple languages
• Goals: Content, Contributors & Spirit

Satyagra house (Gandhi)

Wiki Loves Monuments: ZA

http://is.gd/wmza2

• Collaboration with South African Heritage Resources Agency
• Spreading events over the country
• 24 Sept: Heritage Day
• 1800 pictures
• 3 quality prizes & 1 quantity prize

Tips:

• Agree up front what you're looking for in a winning picture
• Focus on big cities with established presence

Official Speeches by Salvador Allende

http://is.gd/wmcl1

President of Chile 1970 - 1973

Scan, upload and transcription of Salvador Allende's official speeches

• Supported by Salvador Allende Foundation (FSA)
• Pilot project: Donation of 10 out of 280 speeches
• Uploaded on Wikimedia Commons
• Volunteers create articles on Wikisource and correct/validate them
• Most of his official speeches have been destroyed or are missing.
• Planning to use them for subtitles

Tip: Encourage editors by splitting files (don't demand too much!)

Wikimedia chapters - the cool projects

Cool Projects

Chapters?

• Independent organizations
• Since 2004
• 40 chapters, mostly national
• Geographic
• Similar mission

Wiki loves monuments – around the world!

http://is.gd/wikilm

• Since 2011
• Collected through survey
• Max 3 projects per organization
• 34 organizations, 76 projects
• Hard! Thank you!
• Selection of ~40
• Variation, replication, inspiration
• Amazed

• Handout!

Other affiliates

• Since 2012:
• Thematic Organizations (1)
• Wikimedia User Groups (6)
• Also similar mission

• largest photo competition in the world
• more than 350,000 images
• over 15,000 people
• 33 participating countries
• 10 images per country to international jury

Be inspired

Nicole Ebber

&

Lodewijk Gelauff

Images are all CC BY-SA or more freely licensed. Authors (in order of appearance):

Knud Winckelmann

Shangkuanlc

Supaplex

Yarl & CLI

Yarl

Honza Groh

Elena Dam

Bea abbad

Tiina.soikkeli

Kimmo Virtanen

Jeen Berting

Ter-burg

Ivan Martínez

Rasel Sarker

Kalel007

Benoit Rochon

Dextery

Claude Truong-Ngoc

Phil Bronnery & rejon

Trizek

XIIIfromTOKYO

A. E. Chalon & Kaldari

Katie Chan

Leela0808

Daria Cybulska (WMUK)

Beko

Lilli Illiev

Treehill

Nicole Ebber

Bundesarchiv Bild 194-0966-15 / Hans Lachmann

Plaistow John

Hernán De Angelis Campephilus

Flickr.com user "tanakawho"

Ethefor

Borys Kozielski

Oyoyoy

Rarelibra

yiftah-s

Mario Milojević

Paubahi

Federica Brigida (Screenshot derrived from Paubahi)

Wilfredor modified by Laurentius

Marie-Lan Nguyen

Kongraoul

SereinWMfr

Maryamou

Kelson

Amos Meron

Antana

Sven Teschke

Victoriya Santmatova

Manfred Werner - Tsui

Michael Kranewitter

Ailura

Manfred Werner - Tsui"

Krasnickaja Katya

Сергій Криниця (Haidamac)

Balkhovitin

Lokal_Profil

Einarspetz

Michael Meinild Nielsen

Holger.Ellgaard

UFA66

Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed-nl

Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed-nl"

MarshallBagramyan

Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile-cl

Atropine

Tom Patterson

Slashme

Thuvack

James Ball

Eesti Spordimuuseum

Illusionista

Mihkel Lehtmets-ee

Sandstein

Kippelboy

Joaquim Corominas Tomàs

Marti rj

Josep Renalias

James Hare based on original logo by Dominic

Fuzheado

Niccolò Caranti

Melirius

Amimi Cheng (Wikimedia Hong Kong)

Zoe & Deryck Chan