I was very glad to meet several of those involved at Wikimania Cape Town, and am very pleased to congratulate them on their long work on Wikimedia Korea coming to fruition.
Thank you to AffCom and the BoT, and let's hope this is not the last new chapter / thematic org of 2019! Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 9:08 AM Michael Jahn <michael.j...@wikimedia.de> wrote: > Congratulations, Wikimedia Korea! > Best > Micha > --- > Michael Jahn > Leiter Programme > Director of Programs > > Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 > https://wikimedia.de > > Unsere Vision ist eine Welt, in der alle Menschen am Wissens der Menschheit > teilhaben, es nutzen und mehren können. Helfen Sie uns dabei! > https://spenden.wikimedia.de > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter > der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für > Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. > > > > > Am Do., 25. Apr. 2019 um 09:50 Uhr schrieb Pierre-Selim < > pierre-se...@huard.info>: > > > Good to see a new chapter approved! > > > > Kudos to volunteers of Wikimedia Korea! > > > > Le jeu. 25 avr. 2019 à 09:26, Frans Grijzenhout <fr...@wikimedia.nl> a > > écrit : > > > > > We are very happy that another chapter is approved after so many years. > > > Wikimedia Korea you are very welcome to join the ranks of the chapter > > > affiliates. And I also want to express my gratitude to Affcom and BoT. > > > Frans > > > > > > *Frans Grijzenhout*, voorzitter / chair > > > +31 6 5333 9499 > > > -- > > > *Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland* > > > Mariaplaats 3 - 3511 LH Utrecht > > > Kamer van Koophandel 17189036 > > > http://www.wikimedia.nl/ > > > > > > > > > Op wo 24 apr. 2019 om 15:48 schreef Samuel Patton < > spat...@wikimedia.org > > >: > > > > > > > Congratulations! Very heartening to see. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 6:48 AM Nabin K. Sapkota < > > > > nboycreationne...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Congratulations and looks forward to future collaboration. > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Nabin > > > > > Wikimedians of Nepal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 1:12 PM Philip Kopetzky < > > > > philip.kopet...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Congrats Korea! :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 24 Apr 2019 at 05:17, Roman Bustria Jr. < > > bustr...@gmail.com> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > In behalf of the East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Regional > > > > > > Cooperation > > > > > > > (ESEAP) we would like to extend our congratulations to our > member > > > > > country > > > > > > > for being elevated as a fully recognized chapter! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We are looking forward to our future regional meeting and > > > > > collaboration! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Butch > > > > > > > Philippines > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Note: ESEAP is a regional collaborative composed of affiliates > > > > > Wikimedia > > > > > > > Indonesia, Wikimedia Taiwan, Wikimedia Australia, Wikimedia > > Korea, > > > > > > > Wikimedians in Thailand, Philippine Wikimedia Community User > > Group, > > > > > > > Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia, Wikimedia User Group > > > China, > > > > > > > Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong, and Vietnam > > Wikimedians. > > > > > > > Membership also include Wikimedia communities and nationalities > > of > > > > > > Brunei, > > > > > > > Cambodia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, > > Papua > > > > New > > > > > > > Guinea, Singapore, and Timor Leste (East Timor). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019, 6:11 AM María Sefidari < > > > > msefid...@wikimedia.org> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am happy to share that earlier this year, the Wikimedia > > > > Foundation > > > > > > > Board > > > > > > > > of Trustees approved our newest Wikimedia chapter - Wikimedia > > > > Korea! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For more information about our newest Wikimedia chapter, > > > Wikimedia > > > > > > Korea, > > > > > > > > please see the announcement on the Wikimedia Foundation > > website: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/04/23/wikimedia-korea-new-chapter-affiliate-launches-in-south-korea/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to congratulate the new chapter and recognize their > > > > > commitment, > > > > > > > > efforts, and time involved in moving through the chapter > > > > recognition > > > > > > > > process over the past year. From their work building > > partnerships > > > > > with > > > > > > > > universities, to supporting and training new editors in South > > > > Korea, > > > > > we > > > > > > > > look forward to seeing the impactful work from our community > > > > members > > > > > in > > > > > > > > South Korea as they advance in their new affiliate role. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As many of you know, this is our first chapter approval in > > > several > > > > > > years > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > since the newest Wikimedia affiliate approval processes were > > put > > > in > > > > > > > place. > > > > > > > > This marks a new moment in the history of our Wikimedia > > movement > > > > > > > > affiliates. The Board appreciates the amazing work coming > from > > > > these > > > > > > user > > > > > > > > groups around the world, and is inspired to see how far some > of > > > > these > > > > > > > > groups have come in terms of their impact both on our > movement > > > and > > > > > > their > > > > > > > > local communities. Indeed, we should all be proud of the > impact > > > our > > > > > > > > affiliates continue to have on our projects, our vision, and > > the > > > > > world > > > > > > > > around us. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any affiliate interested in becoming a chapter or thematic > > > > > organization > > > > > > > > must have at least two years of activities and experience as > a > > > user > > > > > > group > > > > > > > > before applying. Please check out the user group creation > guide > > > to > > > > > get > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > user group started - it is meant to be very easy: > > > > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups/Creation_guide > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You can find a lot more information about our movement > > affiliates > > > > > model > > > > > > > on > > > > > > > > Meta: > > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates/Models > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You may also reach out to the Affiliations Committee with > > > questions > > > > > or > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > begin the approval process for your group: > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee > > > > > > > > Please join me in congratulating Wikimedia Korea for this > > > important > > > > > > > > achievement and thanking the members of the Affiliations > > > Committee > > > > > and > > > > > > > > Wikimedia Foundation staff who supported and worked with them > > > > during > > > > > > this > > > > > > > > long process. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > María > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > María Sefidari Huici > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Chair of the Board > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > 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: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > > > Unsubscribe: > > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > 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: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > > Unsubscribe: > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > 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: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > Unsubscribe: > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > *Nabin K. 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