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<center>Wikimedia UK put out several '''press releases''' each the year. These are put out via [http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/ our blog] and by email (if you want to receive them, please [[contact us]]). Previous press releases are below.</center>
<center>Wikimedia UK put out several '''press releases''' each the year. These are put out via [http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/ our blog] and by email (if you want to receive them, please [[contact us]]). Previous press releases are below.</center>
;[[Press releases/Fundraising summit|Fundraising summit]]
;[[Press releases/Fundraising summit|Fundraising summit]]
:'''7 May 2010''' From Friday 14th to Sunday 16th May 2010, Wikimedia UK will host Wikimedia delegates from across the world as they meet in Bristol.
:'''7 May 2010:''' From Friday 14th to Sunday 16th May 2010, Wikimedia UK will host Wikimedia delegates from across the world as they meet in Bristol.
;[[Press releases/Britain Loves Wikipedia|Britain Loves Wikipedia]]
;[[Press releases/Britain Loves Wikipedia|Britain Loves Wikipedia]]
:'''29 January 2010''' ''Britain Loves Wikipedia'' is a month-long competition and series of events to be held in participating museums nationwide from 31 January 2010.
:'''29 January 2010:''' ''Britain Loves Wikipedia'' is a month-long competition and series of events to be held in participating museums nationwide from 31 January 2010.
;[[Press releases/Mary Rose Trust donation|Mary Rose Trust donation]]
;[[Press releases/Mary Rose Trust donation|Mary Rose Trust donation]]
:'''3 January 2010''' The Portsmouth-based Mary Rose Trust have released a number of photographs relating to the salvaged sixteenth-century warship Mary Rose onto Wikipedia. This is the first such image donation by a UK-based organisation.
:'''3 January 2010:''' The Portsmouth-based Mary Rose Trust have released a number of photographs relating to the salvaged sixteenth-century warship Mary Rose onto Wikipedia. This is the first such image donation by a UK-based organisation.
;[[Press releases/Public domain day|Public domain day]]
;[[Press releases/Public domain day|Public domain day]]
:'''31 December 2009''' What do Howard Carter, discoverer of the famed tomb of King Tutankhamen, novelist Ford Madox Ford, and sexologist Havelock Ellis all share in common? They all died in 1939. On New Year's Day 2010 all their works enter the public domain in the UK and become free for any use.
:'''31 December 2009:''' What do Howard Carter, discoverer of the famed tomb of King Tutankhamen, novelist Ford Madox Ford, and sexologist Havelock Ellis all share in common? They all died in 1939. On New Year's Day 2010 all their works enter the public domain in the UK and become free for any use.
;[[Press releases/Wikimedia Commons 5 million files|Wikimedia Commons 5 million files]]
;[[Press releases/Wikimedia Commons 5 million files|Wikimedia Commons 5 million files]]
:'''2 September 2009''' Wikimedia Commons, one of the largest free media repositories on the Internet, reached the 5 million media files milestone today. Created just five years ago as a common repository of images for the different language versions of Wikipedia, it has grown to include video, animation, sound, and graphics files.
:'''2 September 2009:''' Wikimedia Commons, one of the largest free media repositories on the Internet, reached the 5 million media files milestone today. Created just five years ago as a common repository of images for the different language versions of Wikipedia, it has grown to include video, animation, sound, and graphics files.
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|Where are there any materials such as those at [[wmf:Press room#Materials]]?
|Please use the following email address for press or media enquiries.
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For urgent enquiries, please also contact [[User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]] on:
: +44 (0)7988 013 646
 
For a Wikimedia community perspective, you can also contact the following volunteers:
* James Forrester - jdforrester(at)wikimedia.org
* David Gerard - +44 (0)77 3322 3584


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|To keep up to date with our current events, please visit [[Events|our events listing page]].
| Please see the following links for statistics, images and information about Wikipedia and its sister projects:
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* [http://stats.wikimedia.org/reportcard/ Wikimedia 'report card'] - numbers of visitors, editors, articles, etc.
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* [http://stats.wikimedia.org/ Detailed Wikimedia project statistics]
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* [http://stats.grok.se/ Wikipedia article statistics]
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* [[:wmf:Wikimedia official marks|Official trademark images]] and [[:wmf:Wikimedia visual identity guidelines|identity guidelines]]
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For international information, please see the [[wmf:Press room|Wikimedia Foundation press room]].
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|Please use the following email address for press or media enquiries.
:press{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk
<small><center>''Please note: We do not wish to receive any press release or newsletter, nor any documentation about your organisation.''</center></small></div>
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Revision as of 21:15, 17 February 2011

Press releases

Wikimedia UK put out several press releases each the year. These are put out via our blog and by email (if you want to receive them, please contact us). Previous press releases are below.
Fundraising summit
7 May 2010: From Friday 14th to Sunday 16th May 2010, Wikimedia UK will host Wikimedia delegates from across the world as they meet in Bristol.
Britain Loves Wikipedia
29 January 2010: Britain Loves Wikipedia is a month-long competition and series of events to be held in participating museums nationwide from 31 January 2010.
Mary Rose Trust donation
3 January 2010: The Portsmouth-based Mary Rose Trust have released a number of photographs relating to the salvaged sixteenth-century warship Mary Rose onto Wikipedia. This is the first such image donation by a UK-based organisation.
Public domain day
31 December 2009: What do Howard Carter, discoverer of the famed tomb of King Tutankhamen, novelist Ford Madox Ford, and sexologist Havelock Ellis all share in common? They all died in 1939. On New Year's Day 2010 all their works enter the public domain in the UK and become free for any use.
Wikimedia Commons 5 million files
2 September 2009: Wikimedia Commons, one of the largest free media repositories on the Internet, reached the 5 million media files milestone today. Created just five years ago as a common repository of images for the different language versions of Wikipedia, it has grown to include video, animation, sound, and graphics files.

Contact

Please use the following email address for press or media enquiries.
pressatwikimedia.org.uk

For urgent enquiries, please also contact Mike Peel on:

+44 (0)7988 013 646

For a Wikimedia community perspective, you can also contact the following volunteers:

  • James Forrester - jdforrester(at)wikimedia.org
  • David Gerard - +44 (0)77 3322 3584
Please note: We do not wish to receive any press releases, newsletters, or documentation about your organisation.

Materials

Please see the following links for statistics, images and information about Wikipedia and its sister projects:

For international information, please see the Wikimedia Foundation press room.

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