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{{notice|The next Board Meeting will happen in the [[irc:wikimedia-uk-board]] IRC channel on<br />'''Tuesday 14 April 2009 at 20:30 BST'''.<br />All are welcome to attend, but only board members will be voiced. General discussion will be in [[irc:wikimedia-uk]].
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===About Wikimedia UK===
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'''Wikimedia UK''' is the local [[:m:Wikimedia chapter|Wikimedia chapter]] covering the [[:wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]. The chapter is incorporated under the name "''Wiki UK Limited''" and uses ''Wikimedia UK'' as its operating name. It was approved as a chapter by the Wikimedia Foundation on 12 January 2009.
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The chapter's [[Constitution]] consists of the [[Memorandum of Association]] and the [[Articles of Association]]. The first [[Board of Trustees]] were elected in September 2008, and the company was incorporated on 5 November 2008. [[Membership|Membership applications are now being processed]] in time for our [[Meetings/2009 AGM|first Annual General Meeting]], where a new board will be elected.
:'''''<span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk Read more at blog.wikimedia.org.uk]</span>'''''


=== Get involved ===
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General inquiries: info{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk<br>
Media: press{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk


We are now inviting applications for membership! Membership is open to all; there are no restrictions in the location or age of members, and members do not need to be editors of any of the Wikimedia Foundation projects.
You can follow us on Twitter (<span class="plainlinks">[http://twitter.com/wikimediauk @wikimediauk]</span>) or Like us on Facebook (<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK WikimediaUK]</span>).


Members have the right to elect the Board, submit motions and vote at AGMs, thereby playing a central role in determining the activities of the chapter.
You can also sign up to the <span class="plainlinks">[https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l email discussion list]</span> for the Wikimedia community in the UK.


The current annual subscription costs £12 (£6 for concessions). Please apply using the form [[Image:Wiki_UK_Ltd_membership_application_form.pdf|here]] and note that applicants under 18 need to have the form countersigned by their parent or guardian.
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You can also join the [[mail:WikimediaUK-l|Wikimedia UK email list]] ([[mailarchive:wikimediauk-l|archive]]) and discuss chapter activities in the following IRC channels:
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* [[irc:wikimania-oxford|Oxford Wikimania]].
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<h4><span class="plainlinks">[https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/join Join Wikimedia UK]</span></h4>
Members play a key role in shaping the future of the Chapter. Membership is open to all and costs just £5 a year.
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|<h4>[[Events]]</h4>
We organise dozens of events each year, including meetups, editing events, "Backstage Pass" events at museums, workshops and conferences.
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Participate in one of our ongoing outreach projects, working with the cultural and education institutions of the UK.
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Request a project grant to help you with your editing or outreach activities on any Wikimedia project.
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|<h4><span class="plainlinks">[https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk Donate]</span></h4>
Donate to Wikimedia UK to keep Wikipedia running free from advertising and support our work getting more people and institutions working with Wikipedia and its sister projects.
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We are always interested to hear from new [[volunteer|volunteers]]. If you have an idea you'd like to help make happen, or time and skills you would like to offer Wikimedia UK, please get in touch on volunteering{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk
=== Latest activities ===
* The latest [[Meetings|board meeting]] was on [[Meetings/2009-04-07/Agenda|7 April 2009]]; minutes will be coming soon.<br />The next meeting is on the 14 April 2009.
* The latest [[Newsletter]] is from [[Newsletter/March2009|March 2009]]. You can subscribe [[Newsletter/Subscribers|here]]!
* Our first AGM will be on [[Meetings/2009 AGM|26 April 2008]]; all are welcome!


=== Projects ===
We are currently working on three projects:
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2010/Bids/Oxford Oxford's bid to host Wikimania 2010]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Loves_Art/V%26A_rules Wikipedia Loves Art] - this project generated over 11,000 free-content photographs in February 2009, which are currently being processed
* [[Copyright consultation|Copyright law consultation]] -  we responded to an issues paper from the UK Intellectual Property Office in February 2009, and are expecting a follow up discussion paper in the autumn.
We are currently seeking [[Projects/Proposals|proposals]] for new projects in the forthcoming year. Suggestions so far have included:
* London Loves Wikipedia - a follow up to Wikipedia Loves Art to be held in February 2010
* Wikipedia For Schools
* Content liberation project, along the lines of Wikimedia Germany's successful projects
Over twenty project ideas are also listed [[Projects/Ideas|here]].
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''For the Ukrainian language Wikipedia please visit http://uk.wikipedia.org; for Wikimedia Ukraine please visit http://ua.wikimedia.org
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The Wikimedia projects are special: they are written and curated by thousands of volunteers. They are also supported by voluntary donations, through Wikimedia UK, the Wikimedia Foundation and other international chapters.

Wikimedia UK is a charity registered in England and Wales that supports and promotes Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects such as Wikimedia Commons. Our mission is to help people and organisations create and preserve open knowledge, and to help provide easy access for all. We do this by supporting volunteer editors and contributors ('Wikimedians'), by working in partnership with cultural and educational institutions, by hosting training sessions and editing events, and by acting to advocate the benefits of open knowledge generally.

There are several ways to get involved in the charity's work. You can become a member for just £5 per year. You can volunteer to work with us in a variety of ways, both online and offline. You can also make a donation (and if you're a UK taxpayer, we can claim Gift Aid). Subscribe to our Friends' Newsletter to stay in touch. Click the buttons below to learn more.

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General inquiries: infoatwikimedia.org.uk
Media: pressatwikimedia.org.uk

You can follow us on Twitter (@wikimediauk) or Like us on Facebook (WikimediaUK).

You can also sign up to the email discussion list for the Wikimedia community in the UK.

More contact details

Upcoming events


Get Involved

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Join Wikimedia UK

Members play a key role in shaping the future of the Chapter. Membership is open to all and costs just £5 a year.

Icon from Font Awesome by Dave Gandy - http://fortawesome.github.com/Font-Awesome, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0

Events

We organise dozens of events each year, including meetups, editing events, "Backstage Pass" events at museums, workshops and conferences.

Icon from Font Awesome by Dave Gandy - http://fortawesome.github.com/Font-Awesome, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0

Volunteer

Participate in one of our ongoing outreach projects, working with the cultural and education institutions of the UK.

Icon from Font Awesome by Dave Gandy - http://fortawesome.github.com/Font-Awesome, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0

Project grants

Request a project grant to help you with your editing or outreach activities on any Wikimedia project.

Icon from Font Awesome by Dave Gandy - http://fortawesome.github.com/Font-Awesome, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0

Donate to Wikimedia UK to keep Wikipedia running free from advertising and support our work getting more people and institutions working with Wikipedia and its sister projects.

We are always interested to hear from new volunteers. If you have an idea you'd like to help make happen, or time and skills you would like to offer Wikimedia UK, please get in touch on volunteeringatwikimedia.org.uk

Для української мови Вікіпедії ласка, відвідайте http://uk.wikipedia.org; для Вікімедіа Україна відвідайте http://ua.wikimedia.org
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Want to suggest changes to the content and presentation of this page? Comment on the talk page, or experiment at the Sandbox


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