Thanks for share it Osmar. I liked your activities of this month.
2013/9/10 Osmar Valdebenito <os...@wikimedia.org.ar> > Dear Wikimedians, > > Here is the monthly report of Wikimedia Argentina for August 2013. > You can read the full report (in Spanish and English) here: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Argentina/Reportes/2013-08 > Also, the full reports of past months are available at > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Argentina/Reportes > > 1. Wikimania 2013 > 2. New website for Wikimedia Argentina > 3. Conferences about Digitization Project > 4. Creative Commons Global Summit > 5. Literary contests in Buenos Aires Province > 6. Conference at the National University of Córdoba > > > == Wikimania 2013 == > > As in previous editions, we took part at the international summit that > unites Wikimedians all over the world. This 2013 edition witnessed the > record of Argentinian participants, with 10 representatives, the largest > number ever to attend a Wikimania (not counting the 2009 edition, held in > Buenos Aires). Wikimedia Argentina supported the participation of 3 members > of the association. > > The topics addressed in the different presentations run through the most > important topics of the movement, including for example the Wikimedia > Foundation's strategy for developing countries, activities from local > chapters all over the world, and the road ahead for the movement in the > following years. Some technical breakthroughs were also addressed, like the > visual editor project from the Editor Engagement Team. > > Wikimedia Argentina participated in several activities with other Ibero > American groups, as part of the Iberocoop initiative. Some opportunities > for cooperation were drafted and will be developed further in the summit to > be held in Mexico City next October. Wikimedia Argentina participated with > other Iberocoop members in a small stand at the Chapters Village and also > gave a presentation about the Mujeres Iberoamericanas contest. > > == New website for Wikimedia Argentina == > > After a month's work, we launched our new website, with a strong graphic > identity and new sections. This new platform has a special section for the > organization's events, including them in a calendar and tools to share them > more easily, engaging better with our members and volunteers. > > A header highlights the most important news, and the projects we develop > are more visible now as well. We hope that this new platform allows a > better communication with our members (also, allowing them to promote their > own projects and activities, as long as they are in line with the > organization's goals) and with the general public that approaches Wikimedia > Argentina for more information. > > The new website is available on http://www.wikimedia.org.ar > > == Conferences about Digitization Project == > > On Tuesday, August 20th, Wikimedia Argentina made a presentation at the > Faculty of Arts at the University of Buenos Aires about the digitalization > program based on do-it-yourself scanners that our Association has conducted > with other institutions in the past year. Daniel Reetz, creator of the DIY > Book Scanner Project, shared his experience and discussed the relationship > between digitization, public domain and new technologies. On Thursday > August 22, Reetz made a presentation at the Creative Commons Global Summit > and the next day held a similar talk on the Library of the Faculty of > Humanities and Education (FaHCE) of the National University of La Plata. > > In the past year, Wikimedia Argentina has supported digitization of > academic and historical material possessed by various Argentine > institutions and has promoted their upload to Wikimedia Commons and > Wikisource. While the Faculty of Arts of the UBA has used its own scanner, > FaHCE Library has a scanner built by Wikimedia Argentina and delivered on a > free loan. The DIY scanners are devices easily put together with > prefabricated parts that allows anyone to scan books and documents at a low > cost. To date, 71 documents have been digitized and uploaded to Wikimedia > Commons for free use by these and other institutions (see > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Files_scanned_with_collaboration_of_Wikimedia_Argentina > ). > > == Creative Commons Global Summit == > > The Creative Commons Global Summit was held this year in Argentina and was > organized jointly by Wikimedia Argentina and Fundación Vía Libre (who > together represent Creative Commons in the country). It was the first > edition of this conference on a Spanish-speaking country. The summit > brought together the Creative Commons affiliates from around the world > along with the CC board members, their staff, colleagues, representatives > and others interested in the present and future of free culture. > > Participants discussed strategies for strengthening Creative Commons and > its global community and made several presentations on the latest > developments in the global movement, while many volunteers had the > opportunity to expose local and international projects using Creative > Commons licenses. Between August 21 and 24, more than 300 people > participated at the San Martin Cultural Center, the main venue of the > conference. > > On Friday August 23, the most anticipated events of the summit took place: > the presentation of Lawrence Lessig, who drew attention to the copyright > license limitations currently taking place in creative processes. Lessig > also raised questions and key issues of the debate on copyright and > outreach, and proposed key aspects to be considered in proposals for > copyright reform. A summary of this presentation is available on our > website (in Spanish at > > http://www.wikimedia.org.ar/2013/08/28/leyes-que-ahogan-la-creatividad-repasamos-la-conferencia-de-lawrence-lessig-en-buenos-aires/ > ) > > == Literary contests in Buenos Aires Province == > > Wikimedia Argentina is supporting a series of literary contests organized > by the Direction of Libraries and Reading Promotion of the Buenos Aires > Province. These contests consist of the 3rd. "Arturo Jauretche" National > Essay Contest, the 3rd. "Enrique Santos Discépolo" National Drama Contest > and the VII "Haroldo Conti" National Contest for Young Story-tellers. Works > can be submitted from July 18th to October 18th. > > The winners will not only have a prize money: the 15 best works will be > published in a collection whose digital edition will also be uploaded to > Wikimedia Commons and Spanish Wikisource. Rules are available on our > website (in Spanish at > > http://www.wikimedia.org.ar/2013/08/20/participa-de-los-concursos-literarios-de-la-provincia-y-publica-tu-obra-en-commons/ > ). > > Support for these contests is given in the framework of the cooperation > agreement signed between Wikimedia Argentina and the Cultural Institute of > the Buenos Aires Province. > > == Conference at the National University of Córdoba == > > As part of our collaboration agreement with the National University of > Córdooba, on Thursday August 29th, the conference "Free licences and access > to knowledge at the university" was presented by Evelin Heidel and Beatriz > Busaniche, members of Wikimedia Argentina. The summit was organized by the > Education Technology Area of the institution and the local chapter. > > > > --------------------------- > > Kind regards, > > *Osmar Valdebenito G.* > Director Ejecutivo > A. C. Wikimedia Argentina > > _______________________________________________ > Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately > directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia > community. 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