Congratulations to Wikimedia Sverige team. This is amazing news! :) On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 9:17 AM Suyash Dwivedi <suyash....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Congratulations to WMSE > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 12:51 AM Colette Guébo <yao.mariecole...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Congratulations to the Wikimedia Sverige team. it's super cool. >> >> Best regards. >> >> On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 3:12 PM Rajeeb Dutta <marajoz...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Congratulations John and Wikimedia Sverige team!! Looking forward to >>> contribute to these amazing projects. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Rajeeb(Marajozkee) >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> > On 28-Mar-2019, at 8:28 PM, Lane Rasberry <l...@bluerasberry.com> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > Congratulations. I am excited especially for the "Bibliographical data >>> on >>> > Wikidata" part, where my university and many other universities around >>> the >>> > world will join you in collaboration. I expect that what Wikimedia >>> > Sverige does in this space will set global precedent for how everyone >>> in >>> > research publishes and shares research. This is very good news and I >>> will >>> > look for an opportunity to collaborate in research and Wikidata content >>> > curation. >>> > >>> > On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 10:12 AM Stacy Allison-Cassin < >>> sacas...@yorku.ca> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> >> To echo everyone else, congratulations! These projects sound amazing >>> and >>> >> I'm really looking forward to the results. >>> >> Stacy >>> >> >>> >> Stacy Allison-Cassin, MMus, MISt, PhD Cand. >>> >> >>> >> Associate Librarian >>> >> >>> >> York University Libraries >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> *York University acknowledges its presence on the traditional >>> territory of >>> >> many Indigenous Nations. The area known as Tkaronto has been care >>> taken by >>> >> the Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the >>> Huron-Wendat, >>> >> and the Métis. It is now home to many Indigenous peoples. We >>> acknowledge >>> >> the current treaty holders, the Mississaugas of the Credit First >>> Nation. >>> >> This territory is subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt >>> Covenant, >>> >> an agreement to peaceably share and care for the Great Lakes region.* >>> >> ------------------------------ >>> >> *From:* Wikidata <wikidata-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of >>> John >>> >> Andersson <john.anders...@wikimedia.se> >>> >> *Sent:* Thursday, March 28, 2019 6:31 AM >>> >> *To:* wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org; g...@lists.wikimedia.org; >>> >> cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch; wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org >>> >> *Subject:* [Wikidata] Wikimedia Sverige receives a total of USD 500, >>> 000+ >>> >> in funding for three new projects, and a cost reduction of USD 30, >>> 000/year >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Wikimedia Sverige is proud to be the recipient of three new grants >>> >> totaling around USD 500,000. We hope to work with many of you as part >>> of >>> >> these projects. If you are interested in getting involved or receiving >>> >> updates please let me know. >>> >> >>> >> Furthermore, the chapter also has a new heavily subsidized agreement >>> for >>> >> our office space. >>> >> >>> >> Project 1: Wikispeech – The Speech Data Collector >>> >> >>> >> The first project is a continuation of the Wikispeech[1] project, a >>> >> text-to-speech (TTS) system that converts written text into speech. >>> From >>> >> September 2019 to April 2021 we aim to finalize building the MediaWiki >>> >> extension and to build tools to collect speech data to add >>> pronunciations >>> >> to Wikipedia, Wiktionary and Wikidata and to add more languages to the >>> >> text-to-speech solution. The tools should also be possible to use for >>> oral >>> >> citations. >>> >> >>> >> The work happens in partnership with the Royal Technical Institute, >>> STTS >>> >> (a language processing company), Mozilla Foundation, Wikimedia >>> Deutschland >>> >> and the Swedish Dyslexia Association. >>> >> >>> >> As always, you can find the full application on our wiki (in Swedish): >>> >> >>> https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Wikispeech_–_Talresursinsamlaren_2019/Ansökan >>> >> >>> >> Project 2: Wikipedia in Libraries >>> >> >>> >> From 2019 to 2020 Wikimedia Sverige, together with the National >>> Library of >>> >> Sweden, will develop an online training module for Swedish librarians >>> >> focused around free knowledge and the Wikimedia platforms. This will >>> be a >>> >> mandatory training for all of Sweden's 5,000 public librarians. Our >>> hope is >>> >> to give all of them a basic understanding of the Wikimedia projects, >>> as >>> >> well as to complement the online training with advanced courses for >>> the >>> >> most dedicated. The advanced courses will give them the tools to >>> ongoingly >>> >> organize activities and events independently at their libraries >>> across the >>> >> country. >>> >> >>> >> Furthermore, the librarians will be engaged in the #1Lib1Ref and >>> >> FindingGLAMs campaigns. >>> >> >>> >> There is a great potential to receive continuous funding over the >>> coming 3 >>> >> years if successful. >>> >> >>> >> As always, you can find the full application on our wiki (in Swedish): >>> >> >>> https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Wikipedia_i_biblioteken_2019/Ansökan >>> >> >>> >> Project 3: Bibliographical data on Wikidata >>> >> >>> >> We continue our work to include bibliographical data on Wikidata. The >>> >> project details are still being negotiated with the funder. The >>> project >>> >> will start in mid-2019 and last until 2020. >>> >> >>> >> Cost reduction >>> >> >>> >> Starting from March 2019 we have a new agreement in place for a >>> heavily >>> >> subsidized coworking space office from the Swedish Internet >>> Foundation. >>> >> Through the agreement we will save us around USD 30,000 per year >>> compared >>> >> to when we had an office of our own. >>> >> >>> >> We have received this generous subsidy because Wikipedia is >>> considered so >>> >> important for the infrastructure of the Internet. We are very happy >>> that >>> >> the agreement does not have an end date and that we have the >>> possibility to >>> >> grow significantly over time as well (while keeping the generous >>> subsidy). >>> >> >>> >> Please contact John Andersson (john.anders...@wikimedia.se) if you >>> have >>> >> any questions. >>> >> >>> >> [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikispeech >>> >> >>> >> Best, >>> >> >>> >> John >>> >> >>> >> - - - - >>> >> >>> >> John Andersson >>> >> >>> >> Executive Director >>> >> >>> >> Wikimedia Sverige >>> >> >>> >> Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 >>> >> >>> >> Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se >>> >> >>> >> Visiting address: Goto10, Hammarby Kaj 10D, 120 32 Stockholm >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> Wikidata mailing list >>> >> Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org >>> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Lane Rasberry >>> > user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia >>> > 206.801.0814 >>> > l...@bluerasberry.com >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> > New messages to: wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org >>> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> GLAM mailing list >>> g...@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikidata mailing list >> Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >> > > > -- > *Regards,* > > > *Suyash Dwivedi* > +91 98260 15410 | +91 70003 72413 > *Skype*: suyash.india > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list > Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata > -- *Rohan Badlani* 4th year undergraduate student, B.E.(Hons), Computer Science, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. Email: rohan.badl...@gmail.com Phone: +91-9660582805.
_______________________________________________ Wikidata mailing list Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata
