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Wikimedia News no. 71 - March 6, 2014

Frieda Brioschi, by Niccolò Caranti (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Andrea Zanni, by Ringo Chan (Wikimedia Foundation) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Thank You, Ms President!

Andrea Zanni is the new President of Wikimedia Italia. Frieda Brioschi resigned for work reasons, after many years at the helm of the association: she leaves a group that she helped to grow a lot, both in ambition and in the projects implemented in these years. Andrea Zanni will lead the association at a time of expansion, in which it is very busy on several fronts in the dissemination of free culture. At his side there is always the Board, in whose ranks enters Francesco Tarantini, already committed to spreading the culture of Wikipedia in occupational groups. The news does not end there: Wikimedia Italia is looking for an Executive Director who manages the increasing complexity of the activities of the association. At the moment the nominations collected during the months of January and February (the offer for the position was closed some weeks ago) are waiting to be screened in the board, responsible for selecting the new member of staff.

The sincerest thanks to Frieda Brioschi from all the Board and the staff of Wikimedia Italia, for her dedication, passion and skill with which she chaired the association over the years, and a big good luck and the best wishes for his future work to Andrea Zanni !

We want you!

An appeal to all Wikimedians: our association is sending a postcard to members and donors, with the information about how to allocate 5x1000 of taxes to Wikimedia Italia. There are over twelve thousand postcards to be labeled and stamp: the material is all at our Secretariat, Via Ardigò 24 in Monza and we are looking for volunteers who can help us get the job over as quickly as possible. The initiative is very important, because the proceeds of 5x1000 represent a great support to our business! Contact us by writing to segreteria@wikimedia.it or by calling 039/5962256.

Wikipedia celebrates too the Women's Day (by Susanna Giaccai)

As part of the activities aimed at increasing the number of Wikipedia editors, we want to point out a specific intervention to invite women to contribute to Wikipedia, writing entries relating to their worldview. On the occasion of Women's Day in Florence [[Utente:Giaccai|Susanna Giaccai] (librarian), Sailko (Wikipedian) and Manuelarosi organize two meetings for the collective preparation of voices on the basis of a list proposed on the relevant page.

This page is an outline of the work to which they all the people are invited to collaborate, if they are interested in increasing the number of entries in Wikipedia about the point of view of women in the world.

The appointment is in Florence on the 8th and March 10th at Le Murate SUC (Piazza delle Murate). The first workshop will focus on the theme of women and will be held from 14.30 to 19.30, while the second will be an introductory lesson and will be held Monday, March 10, from 9:00 to 13:00 . For full details please refer to the project page.

First international event for EAGLE

Workshop in Ljubljana, by Anita Rocco [CC-BY-SA 3.0]

Appointments

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