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[[File:WikiSym session on Wikipedia on University Campuses.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A WikiSym discussion session about the use and abuse of Wikipedia in higher education]]
[[File:John_Byrne.jpg|thumb|200px|right|John Byrne in the office of Wikimedia UK]]


Scholarship applications for the [http://www.wikisym.org/ 2013 WikiSym] are now being accepted. The deadline for applications is 17th March 2013.
John Byrne has decided to stand down as the Treasurer and a trustee of Wikimedia UK. His resignation coincides with the end of our financial year.


WikiSym is a conference dedicated to wiki and open collaboration research and practice. The 9th WikiSym is being held on 5–7 August 2013 in Hong Kong.
John said: “Today I’m announcing, with regret, my resignation from the Board of Trustees of Wikimedia UK. I hope to pursue Wikimedia-related employment opportunities in the near future, and it is clear that in order to do so I should step down from the Board sooner rather than later.


A scholarship from Wikimedia UK will allow an individual to attend the conference and Wikimania which will also be held in Hong Kong (7–11 August).
“It has been a challenging and fascinating period for Wikimedia UK, and I have greatly enjoyed working with the staff, trustees and volunteers. I’m glad to be able to say that financial procedures and reporting are already vastly improved since I took over as (initially) Acting Treasurer last April.


Applicants must be:
“Wikimedia UK is poised to take things to a new level in the new financial year beginning on 1st February when we will introduce a new chart of accounts that will give us much better analysis and reporting, and a new version of the Sage accounting software. Of course I will continue to be involved as a volunteer in the UK Wikimedia community, and in particular with our GLAM outreach programme.”
* based in the UK
* engaged in research about Wikimedia or other free content projects
* able to travel to Hong Kong (including having a valid passport, and any appropriate visas)
* able to attend all days of the conference
* willing to feature in blog posts about the conference and the scholarships
* willing to write a publicly available report on the conference


Applicants are also encouraged to submit a paper (deadline also 17th March).
The Wikimedia UK Board thanks John for all of his hard work as our Treasurer and we wish him well. We look forward to his continued involvement as a volunteer. <span class="plainlinks">[http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/02/john-byrne-stands-down-as-the-treasurer-and-a-trustee-of-wikimedia-uk/ <nowiki>[</nowiki>...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span>
 
[[WikiSym 2013 Scholarships|To learn more about the scholarships please visit this page.]]
 
If you have any questions email richard.nevell@wikimedia.org.uk <span class="plainlinks">[http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/01/applications-now-open-for-2013-wikisym-conference/ <nowiki>[</nowiki>...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span>


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