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Wikimedia News no. 69 - February 6, 2014

WikimediaNews - no. 69 - JFebruary 6, 2014
Official bulletin from Wikimedia Italia Association.

Past winners of Picture of the Year competition; (from left) by Pierre Dalous, Alchemist-hp, ESO/Yuri Beletsky [CC-BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

New record on Wikimedia Commons

On January 25th, after almost ten years after its birth, Wikimedia Commons has exceeded 20 million files. The site Wikimedia Commons is designed to accommodate multimedia files (images, audio, video) that are used to illustrate Wikipedia articles in all languages. Unlike text, which must always be translated to be transferred from one edition to another, media files are immediately reusable everyhere.

Given the wide participation of the community Wikimedia Commons (a million files per quarter are uploaded), every year a contest is held: Picture of the Year. Users of Wikimedia projects are being asked to vote for the best photo. The first round of voting to decide the best picture of 2013 closes at midnight on Friday, February 7th. You still have time!

A voice as a gift

Now you may also listen to Wikipedia! The initiative WikiVIP (acronym of “Voice Intro project”) was recently launched: it aims to add to the information on a prominent personality also a media file for hearing his of her voice. The first one who joined the project was the British actor Stephen Fry: go and hear his presentation.

The goal of the project is to collect a short audio file of 10 seconds by members of the scientific, political, artistic and literary world, so that users can make their voices heard and at the same time find out how they pronunce their name. Wikimedia Italia joins the initiative with enthusiasm; in addition, we tie it to the fundraising campaign Sostieni la Cultura (Support the Culture), asking the characters involved to make an appeal that witnesses their support to the project.

Do you know a person whose biography is on Wikipedia? Invite her or him to contact our office at segreteria@wikimedia.it to participate in the project and get all the information you need!

Wikimedia Italia begins the process to become the official Italian chapter of OpenStreetMap Foundation

Wikimedia Italia wants to support free culture in all its forms; so we are always looking for projects worthy to be supported. Knowledge mayalso be geographical, put on a map: a project in this area, born in 2004, is OpenStreetMap. OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole planet; the project allows anyone to view, edit and (re)use geographical data in a voluntary and collaborative way. All OpenStreetMap data are released with a free license: the Open Database License (ODbL).

Just like Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap is also supported by a foundation: the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF), a non-profit foundation registered in the United Kingdom. OSMF has its own network of local chapters, like Wikimedia Foundation. In Italy there is no local chapter, although the Italian community is very active. Recently the idea was born together with the OSM community to create a chapter inside Wikimedia Italy: we have therefore established a set of rules and the process began officially on January 31.

In the coming months we will take on the international relations with OSMF in order to become a recognized Italian chapter. For the moment, we want right from now become a reference point for OSM and for those who participate, for any reasons, to the map of Italy.

Wikimania 2014: scolarships

The tenth annual conference of the Wikimedia movement this year will be held in London, on August 6 to 10, at the headquarters of the Barbican Center. The event is only successful if many people in the Wikimedia movement, from different parts of the world, are able to participate for enriching the debate and the discussions. For this reason the Wikimedia Foundation provides scholarships, which will cover the costs of participation of some lucky Wikimedians. Deadline for submission of applications is Monday, February 17, 2014. The cover provided by the scholarship is of three types: travel expenses; shared room; registration fees at the conference. To know all the details about the selection criteria and how to apply, please consult the Scholarships/FAQ FAQs.

Italian Wikimedians should not despair if they see their application rejected by the Wikimedia Foundation, since this year too Wikimedia Italia will offer some scholarships. Details are still being finalized: we won't fail to communicate them as soon as the Board of Directors decide. Dust off your English, because London is waiting for you!

Side projects and campaigns

Future appointments

February 27-28, Rome: LLuca Martinelli, member of Wikimedia Italia, will speak about Wikidata on the occasion of the international conference Faster, smarter and richer. Reshaping the library catalogue, promoted by the Italian Libraries' Association.

March 14, Milan: Pierfranco Minsenti, digital librarian, will participate in the Convegno delle Stelline with a speech entitled Wikipedia as a collaborative work environment for a cross-community of libraries. The aim is to define the impact on librarians of the collaboration of to Wikipedia.

Notice: this newsletter is exclusively intended for information about Wikimedia Italia, both to its members and to the general public; as per Art. 1, Comma 2, Legge 7 marzo 2001 no. 62, it is not an editorial product

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 == Wikimedia Italia begins the process to become the official Italian chapter of OpenStreetMap Foundation ==
-<!-- Wikimedia Italia vuole supportare la cultura libera in tutte le sue forme e per farlo è sempre alla ricerca di progetti meritevoli di essere sostenuti.
+Wikimedia Italia wants to support free culture in all its forms; so we are always looking for projects worthy to be supported. Knowledge mayalso be geographical, put on a map: a project in this area, born in 2004, is [http://www.openstreetmap.org OpenStreetMap]. OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole planet; the project allows anyone to view, edit and (re)use geographical data in a voluntary and collaborative way. All OpenStreetMap data are released with a free license: the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ODbL Open Database License] (ODbL).
-La conoscenza può essere anche quella geografica, espressa in una mappa: in questo ambito un progetto, attivo dal 2004, è [http://www.openstreetmap.org OpenStreetMap]. OpenStreetMap è una mappa liberamente modificabile dell'intero pianeta; il progetto permette a chiunque di visualizzare, modificare e (ri)utilizzare dati geografici in modo volontario e collaborativo. Tutti i dati di OpenStreetMap sono rilasciati con una licenza libera: la [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/ODbL Open Database License] (ODbL).
-Come per Wikipedia anche OpenStreetMap è supportato da una fondazione: la [http://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/About OpenStreetMap Foundation] (in inglese) (OSMF), una fondazione non-profit registrata nel Regno Unito. Proprio come per Wikimedia Foundation anche OSMF ha una propria rete di [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters capitoli locali] (in inglese).
+Just like Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap is also supported by a foundation: the [http://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/About OpenStreetMap Foundation] (OSMF), a non-profit foundation registered in the United Kingdom. OSMF has its own network of [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters local chapters], like Wikimedia Foundation. In Italy there is no local chapter, although the Italian community is [http://osmstats.altogetherlost.com/index.php?item=countries very active]. Recently the idea was born together with the OSM community to create a chapter inside Wikimedia Italy: we have therefore established a set of rules and the process began officially on January 31.
-In Italia non esiste un capitolo locale, anche se la comunità italiana è [http://osmstats.altogetherlost.com/index.php?item=countries molto attiva], quindi nei mesi scorsi è nata l’idea con la comunità di OSM di crearne uno all’interno di Wikimedia Italia: si sono quindi stabilite insieme delle regole ed il processo è iniziato ufficialmente il 31 gennaio.
-Nei prossimi mesi porteremo avanti le relazioni internazionali con OSMF al fine di diventare capitolo italiano riconosciuto. Per il momento, vogliamo sin da subito diventare un punto di riferimento per OSM e per chi partecipa, a vario titolo, alla mappa in Italia. -->
+In the coming months we will take on the international relations with OSMF in order to become a recognized Italian chapter. For the moment, we want right from now become a reference point for OSM and for those who participate, for any reasons, to the map of Italy.
 == Wikimania 2014: scolarships ==
-<!-- La decima conferenza annuale del movimento Wikimedia quest'anno si svolgerà a [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Londra], '''dal 6 al 10 agosto''', presso la sede del [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbican_Centre Barbican Center]. La manifestazione ha successo solo se molte persone del movimento Wikimedia, provenienti da diverse parti del mondo, riescono a partecipare, arricchendo il dibattito e il confronto. Per questo Wikimedia Foundation mette a disposizione delle [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/it borse di studio], che serviranno a coprire i costi di partecipazione di alcuni fortunati wikimediani.
-Data ultima per la presentazione delle domande è '''lunedì 17 Febbraio 2014'''. La copertura prevista dalle borse di studio è di tre tipologie: spese di viaggio; soggiorno condiviso; spese di registrazione alla conferenza.
-Per conoscere tutti i dettagli sui criteri di selezione e su come [http://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply presentare le domande] è possibile consultare la pagina [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ Scholarships/FAQ] (per il momento in lingua inglese).
-I '''wikimediani italiani''' però non dovranno disperare se vedranno rifiutata la loro domanda da parte di Wikimedia Foundation, perchè anche Wikimedia Italia come ogni anno offrirà ai migliori delle borse di studio. I dettagli sono ancora in fase di definizione, non mancheremo di comunicarveli non appena il Consiglio Direttivo avrà deliberato. Rispolverate il vostro inglese, perché Londra vi aspetta! -->
+The tenth annual conference of the Wikimedia movement this year will be held [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page in London], '''on August 6 to 10''', at the headquarters of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbican_Centre Barbican Center]. The event is only successful if many people in the Wikimedia movement, from different parts of the world, are able to participate for  enriching the debate and the discussions. For this reason the Wikimedia Foundation provides [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/it scholarships], which will cover the costs of participation of some lucky Wikimedians.
+Deadline for submission of applications is '''Monday, February 17, 2014'''. The cover provided by the scholarship is of three types: travel expenses; shared room; registration fees at the conference. To know all the details about the selection criteria and [http://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply how to apply], please consult the [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ Scholarships/FAQ FAQs].
+'''Italian Wikimedians''' should not despair if they see their application rejected by the Wikimedia Foundation, since this year too Wikimedia Italia will offer some scholarships. Details are still being finalized: we won't fail to communicate them as soon as the Board of Directors decide. Dust off your English, because London is waiting for you!
 == Side projects and campaigns ==

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