Thank you Romaine. It's nice to hear of Wikimedia Belgium's progress. Those photos are making me hungry.
Pine On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Romaine Wiki <romaine.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > (Translations of this report are also available in Dutch > <https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:De_kroeg&oldid=41634175#Activiteiten_in_Belgi.C3.AB> > and French > <https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikip%C3%A9dia:Le_Bistro/2_juillet_2014&oldid=105165369#Activit.C3.A9s_en_Belgique> > .) > > > This is a summary of the activities in Belgium in the month May 2014 and > some upcoming activities. > News > > The Affiliation Committee recommended the WMF Board to approve our > chapter. Read more at: meta:Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/Wikimedia > Belgium - June 2014 > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Wikimedia_Belgium_-_June_2014> > . > Pro-iBiosphere final event Meise > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meise-Bouchout_Castle_%282%29.jpg> > <https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:Meise-Bouchout_Castle_%282%29.jpg> > Bouchout Castle <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouchout_Castle> > > At 11 June Daniel Mietchen > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Daniel_Mietchen> gave a presentation > about Wikipedia and Wikimedia at the pro-iBiosphere Final Event in Meise > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meise>, near Brussels. The event was held > in the Bouchout Castle <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouchout_Castle> > which houses the Botanic Garden Meise > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botanic_Garden_Meise>. > > At the event the Bouchout Declaration on Open Access to Biodiversity data > was launched, signed by over 50 institutions and organizations.[1] > <http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/glam/2014-June/000607.html> > > - The Bouchout Declaration for Open Biodiversity Knowledge Management > <http://bouchoutdeclaration.org/> > > [image: Open] <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cquote1.svg> The > purpose of the Bouchout Declaration is to help make digital data about our > biodiversity openly available. It offers members of the biodiversity > community a way to demonstrate their commitment to open science. > *— http://bouchoutdeclaration.org/ <http://bouchoutdeclaration.org/>* > [image: Close] <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cquote2.svg> > > *Related links* > > - Page about the Wikimedia workshop at the Pro-iBiosphere final event > > <http://wiki.pro-ibiosphere.eu/wiki/Pro-iBiosphere_final_event_Meise_%28Brussels%29,_June_2014/Wikimedia_workshop> > - Presentation during the Wikimedia workshop on Wikipedia > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Daniel_Mietchen/Talks/Bouchout_Castle_2014> > - Category with photos of the event > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pro-iBiosphere_Final_Event_Meise_%28Brussels%29,_June_2014> > - Mailing list announcement Wikimedia workshop at biodiversity event > near Brussels in June > <http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/glam/2014-April/000586.html>, 13 > April > > > - [image: Pro-iBiosphere Event Meise Brussels, June 2014 (4).jpg] > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pro-iBiosphere_Event_Meise_Brussels,_June_2014_%284%29.jpg> > - > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pro-iBiosphere_Event_Meise_Brussels,_June_2014_%286%29.jpg> > > This Month in GLAM mentioned > > > Virtual collaboration in the Belgian federal government > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atomium_010-censored.png> > <https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:Atomium_010-censored.png> > The national monument of Belgium, the Atomium > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium>, censored due a lack of FOP > > At 17 June Romaine <https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebruiker:Romaine> gave > a presentation for the communicators and knowledge managers of various > federal government departments. The subject of the day was virtual > collaboration and Wikipedia is a good example of such collaboration. There > was especially attention to how users work together on a wiki. This > included: > > - procedures and how differences in opinion are managed; > - projects organized on a wiki and projects together with GLAMs and > other organisations; and > - the limitations users face, among: > - *no* freedom of panorama > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_panorama> (FOP) in > Belgium; > - government works are copyrighted and not in the public domain; and > - the difficult position of orphan works > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_works>. > > > - > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Presentatie_voor_communicatoren_en_kennisbeheerders_van_de_Belgische_federale_overheid_op_17_juni_2014.jpg> > > Presentation for the communicators and knowledge managers of various > federal government departments > - > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bruxelles-European-Commission-censored.jpg> > > The Berlaymont building > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlaymont_building> houses the > headquarters of the European Commission > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission>, censored due a > lack of FOP > > Activities in surrounding countries: Lokal K > > At 28 June Lokal K in Collogne was opened. The local K is the regional > meeting place of the Wikipedia community in Cologne and surrounding area. > The room exists since 15 April 2014 and has since May been home several > open knowledge related groups. On Saturday 28 June it was officially opened > with the Open Day. Lots of volunteers brought something to eat with them to > share with others. > > - Lokal K <https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lokal_K> on the > German Wikipedia > - Photos of Lokal K > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia:Lokal_K> on > Commons > > > [image: Open] <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cquote1.svg> Hier > trifft sich die Wikipedia-Community und tut Dinge. > *— text on window > <https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:LokalK_Er%C3%B6ffnung_18.JPG>* > [image: Close] <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cquote2.svg> > > - [image: Lokal K - Aussenansicht-1722 02.JPG] > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lokal_K_-_Aussenansicht-1722_02.JPG> > - [image: LokalK Eröffnung. 26.JPG] > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LokalK_Er%C3%B6ffnung._26.JPG> > - [image: LokalK Eröffnung 21.JPG] > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LokalK_Er%C3%B6ffnung_21.JPG> > - > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LokalK_Er%C3%B6ffnung_20.JPG> > > Statue of Charles the Great > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_the_Great> > > 2 July: meeting in Brussels > > We invite you to this special bimonthly meeting. We have good news as the > Affiliation Committee recommended the WMF Board to approve Wikimedia > Belgium as chapter. > > Let's meet at 19h for a light lunch offered by the organizers. The > discussions will start around 20:00. The meeting is open for all interested > persons. > > Location: El Turco, Place de Londres / Londenplein 6 > <http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/50.83784/4.36786>, *Brussels* > > See also: Meetings page > <https://be.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetings#2_July_2014.2C_19h.2C_in_Brussels> > on WMBE wiki > Upcoming: 6 July: Wikinic in Eindhoven > [image: Logo] > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiknic_logo_notext.svg> > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gaufre_biscuit.jpg> > <https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:Gaufre_biscuit.jpg> > stroopwafels <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Stroopwafel> > > Inspired by this mail > <http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2014-June/072944.html>, > we organize a Wiknic (picnic) in the southeast of the Netherlands, so also > Belgians, Germans (especially from Nordrhein-Westfalen) and whoever is in > the neighbourhood can join! > > With sun outside, with rain inside. Dutch pancakes will be baked and > stroopwafels <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Stroopwafel> will be > available. Would be nice if everyone brings some food, drink and more with > him/her to share. > > - Time: 13:00 - 17:00 (and later who wishes) > - Address: Dominee Theodor Fliednerstraat, 5631 BM Eindhoven, the > Netherlands > - Coördinates: 51.455585, 5.488054 > - Distance: 15 minutes walk from central train station Eindhoven > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Eindhoven_railway_station> (direct > connections from Venlo and Heerlen by train) + 2 local bus stops > - By car: 500 parking spaces > > Signing up for it is welcomed, but not required: Sunday 6 July > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nl:Wikipedia:Ontmoeten#Zondag_6_juli:_Wiki-picknick_Eindhoven> > . > > _______________________________________________ > 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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