Thank you Goma for this report! Always nice to hear so much is going on everywhere on the world and I am glad you are reporting about your part.
Could you perhaps share more detailed information/links about the 20k grant you received? And how you plan to create a "Strategic plan of Wikipedia" ? Thanks! Lodewijk 2011/3/8 J. G. Góngora <ganasto...@hotmail.com> > Dear fellows, > > The following message is just to keep you informed about the activities > developed during the last three months by Amical. > > Kind regards, > > J. Gustavo Góngora > (As a member of Amical) > * > Courses and conferences* > > *2nd December. Conference about Wikipedia at Òmnium > cultural<http://www.omnium.cat/ca/noticia/la-viquipedia-a-punt-de-fer-10-anys-protagonista-d-els-dijous-de-l-omnium-4512.html%20>. > User:Gomà & User:Pallares > > *21st December. Workshop on how to edit Wikipedia at the Carlos III > University of Madrid. [[User:Gomà]] > > *11th February. > <http://www.centrecivicporqueres.cat/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=597%20>Talk > on > Wikipedia<http://www.centrecivicporqueres.cat/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=597%20>at > the Civic Centre of Porqueres. [[User:Gomà]] > > *18th February Workshop on how to edit > Wikipedia<http://www.golferichs.org/eines-multimedia/conferencies/iniciacio-a-les-tics/viquipedia-introduccio-a-ledici/%20>at > the Golferichs House of Barcelona. [[User:Gomà]] > > * Wikiproject:Viquifabricació. The test corresponding to the first semester > of the course has successfully come to an end. The following people have > taken part in Catalan: 3 teachers, 23 students that have worked on 41 > articles. In Spanish: 3 teachers, 21 students and have edited 23 articles. > This test has been useful to find the list of more common mistakes, in order > to prepare the content of the first courses and to develop the wikiprojects > and bots of support for the appropriate management of the project. Many > articles still need significative improvements. > > * Wikiproject Viquibalear <http://Viquibalear.cat%20>. The registration > period and that concerning the creation of articles have been completed. The > best ones are being moved to Wikipedia. 9 teachers and 44 students have > completed the test. Up to now, 138 articles have been moved to Wikipedia. > [[User:Paucabot]] > > * Wikiproject Viquiescoles <http://viquiescoles.cat>. It is based on the > Viquibalear Project but its aim is to work with the richness of the many > educational systems and the diversity of languages in which many students > attend their lessons across the Catalan-speaking territories. The aim of > this year is to test and create the infrastructure which will enable its > expansion. Mediawiki has been installed and some teachers have already > joined the initiative. In total, 16 teachers from all the Catalan-speaking > territories are currently involved. [[User:Barcelona]] > > * Mediawiki course at the School ow > webcraf<http://p2pu.org/webcraft/mediawiki-appropiation>t > [[User:Esenabre|Esenabre]] > > * Course of introduction to the wiki edition corresponding to the subject > Bioinformatics > of the UPF <http://bioinformatica.upf.edu> [[User:Toniher]] > > > > *Release of contents* > > * It has already been processed by OTRS a permission to publish the book *Les > Plantes Cultivades*. Cereals de Pujol Palol, Miquel and we have started > dumping it on Wikisource: *Les Plantes > Cultivades*<http://ca.wikisource.org/wiki/Llibre:Les_plantes_cultivades._Cereals_%282008%29.djvu> > . This book contains many high-quality images on cereals that can be used > to illustrate Wikipedia articles. We are currently uploading them to > Commons with the collaboration of Joancreus. (Example). > > > > *Media* > > There has been much activity in the media during the last three months, > mainly around four themes: > > * 300,000 articles from Wikipedia in Catalan. On 21 December the press > reported that the Catalan Wikipedia had reached 300,000 articles. They > were echoed by several means: racó > català<http://www.racocatala.cat/noticia/24984/viquipedia-en-catala-tanca-any-ple-dexits-assolint-300.000-articles>, > Bits > catalans<http://www.bitscatalans.com/2010/12/22/la-viquipedia-creua-una-altra-barrera-i-ja-te-300-000-articles/>, > Directe.cat<http://www.directe.cat/noticia/97916/la-viquipedia-en-catala-arriba-als-300.000-articles>, > La > tafanera<http://latafanera.cat/historia/viquipedia-arriba-als-300.000-articles>. > On 24 December Ssola is interviewed by Com radio. > > . * 10th anniversary of Wikipedia. Following this, there have been several > videos and interviews on the radio: Video done at the Citylab of > Cornellà<http://citilab.eu/que-esta-passant/videos/entrevistes/la-wikipedia-es-un-exemple-que-el-coneixement-lliure-es-viable-i> > KRLS <http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:KRLS> & > Gomà<http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:Gom%C3%A0>, > TV3 <http://www.3cat24.cat/video/3316010/ciencia/Deu-anys-de-Wikipedia> > KRLS <http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:KRLS> & > Gomà<http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:Gom%C3%A0>, > L'internauta<http://www.vilaweb.cat/noticia/3836510/20110118/wikipedia-primera-decada.html> > Gomà <http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:Gom%C3%A0>, L'entrevista a > Vilaweb<http://www.vilaweb.cat/noticia/3852696/20110225/viquipedia-treballar-sino-gaudir-distreures.html> > Gomà <http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:Gom%C3%A0>, Ona > Mallorca<http://www.goear.com/listen/823bad6/10-anys-de-la-wikipedia-mallorca-en-xarxa> > Paucabot <http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:Paucabot>. > > * Grant of € 20,000 from puntCAT Foundation to develop the strategic plan > of Wikipedia: Rado > 4<http://www.rtve.es/mediateca/audios/20110125/30-gener-2011/997242.shtml>, > Endirecte.cat<http://www.directe.cat/noticia/95658/la-fundacio-puntcat-premia-set-projectes-sense-anim-de-lucre-que-pretenen-trencar-la-barre>, > Technology911<http://technology911.com/v/lgixcPULwmE,ajut-puntcat-2010-a-amical-viquipdia>, > Diari de > Girona<http://www.diaridegirona.cat/tecnologia/2010/12/17/puntcat-premia-set-projectes-que-trenquen-barrera-digital/452894.html>, > Somdigitals.cat<http://www.somdigitals.cat/2010/12/la-fundacio-puntcat-anuncia-els-guanyadors-de-lajut-als-millors-projectes-que-trenquen-la-escletxa-digital/>, > Tecnonews<http://www.tecnonews.info/Obra-Social-Fundacio-puntCAT-mediante-los--Ajuts-puntCAT--entrega-90000-proyectos-punteros-que-desarrollen-Sociedad-Informacion/_pE0Aj1BfZN7VtoFZxcYP-MP2RFm24tHA-yMLfauY9yr1tFLFxslY8Lk4myET0PFFk6qV9KYTr0Y>, > Comunicació21<http://comunicacio21.cat/2010/12/puntcat-beca-amb-90-000-euros-set-projectes-per-trencar-la-barrera-digital/> > . > > * In Alghero, it has had a strong media impact the organization of a digital > photography competition to illustrate the Wikipedia articles: at > Alguer.cat <http://cat.alguer.it/noticies/n?id=38975> in Catalan and in > Italian <http://notizie.alguer.it/n?id=38975> and on Alghero’s > television<http://www.algheronotizie.it/articoli.php?id_articolo=14098>. > > > > > *Relation with entities.* > > > > * The IEC (Institute of Catalan Studies) has spread among the subsidiaries a > request of collaboration with Wikipedia. Up to now, the Literary Section > and the Society for Hebrew > Studies<http://scehb.iec.cat/filial/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=105&languageId=1&contentId=-1> > have responded positively. Barcelona > > * We have kept in touch with entities of the Federation<http://www.fatec.cat/> > of Senior Citizens of Catalonia <http://www.fatec.cat/>. We are also > finding ways to make some members participate on Wikipedia. Username: > Pallares. > > * The relations with the Picasso Museum have concluded with the > organization of the 1st Conference between Catalan Museums > and<http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/GLAM> > Wikipedia <http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/GLAM>. Kippelboy. We thank User > : Witty lama for his collaboration. > > * On January 24 we had a meeting with Escola Massana. We proposed that > students draw portraits of people whose images are not copyleft and make > them run under free license to illustrate Wikipedia articles. The first > impression was good but then it was concluded that this may not take place > in the present academic course. Pallares. > > * On February 14 we met the Torrens-Ibern > <http://www.torrens-ibern.cat/>Foundation<http://www.torrens-ibern.cat/>Board > of Trustees. > We showed them 30 free-licensed college textbooks in English. The > Foundation will contact university lecturers to assess the quality and, if > adequate, finance will be promoted in collaboration with the university to > translate them and publish them on Wikisource. Goma. > > > > *Miscellaneous* > > > > * kippelboy <http://www.viquimedia.cat/viqui/Usuari:Kippelboy> attended > Glamwiki > 2010 <http://uk.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=GLAM-WIKI&oldid=8633> at > the British Museum. > > * On 16 December the > puntCat<http://www.viquimedia.cat/v/index.php?title=Fundaci%C3%B3_puntCat&action=edit&redlink=1>Foundation > provided us with a grant of 20.000€ to develop the strategic plan > of Wikipedia. > > * There are two entities that have agreed to provide public information on > Wikipedia and make us a point of contact: Centre d'estudis comarcals del > Baix Llobregat <http://www.cecbll.cat/> in Sant Feliu de > Llobregat<http://www.viquimedia.cat/v/index.php?title=Sant_Feliu_de_Llobregat&action=edit&redlink=1>and > the Societat > Coral el Micalet <http://www.scelmicalet.cat/> of Valencia. These entities > will > have brochures and books on Wikipedia and a person who knows how to editit > . They will provide information to the public and will contact Wikipedia > or the association just in case any interested person appears. Hopefully, > these > are the first steps of a network that will cover the entire territory. > > * Improvements have been made to the Amical-bot. We have implemented a > module which offers categories and added more templates and pages of ERS. > > * We have developed a bot that works with the statistics of some French > towns and villages. From here you can complement the content of the > articles asking for it with a template or they can otherwise be created > automatically. This process is currently under discussion. See examples of > articles (in Catalan): Improved > article<http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Celle-sur-Loire>or created > article <http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teauneuf-Val-de-Bargis>. > > * In December, the third survey of Wikipedia users took place. The results > were published in January. We thank Marc Miquel for his hard work. > > * The association supports the Wiki > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011_CAT> > Loves > Monuments<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011_CAT>project > . We bought the domain http://wikilovesmonuments.cat and are making > efforts to get sponsors and prizes to the contest. (Vriullop and others, > see project pages). > > * The association is deeply involved in organizing events for the 10th > anniversary > of the Catalan Wikipedia. More information will be available next month. > > *Free Culture Forum and access to knowledge > (http://www.fcforum.net<http://fcforum.net/es> > ). Participation with the launch of a handbook on sustainability in the > digital > era. 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