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'''If you are interested in volunteering to assist Wikimedia UK, as a first step we suggest you [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l join our mailing list] and [[Newsletter/Subscribers|subscribe to our newsletter]]. You may also wish to [[Membership|become a member]] or [[Donate|support us financially]].''' | '''If you are interested in volunteering to assist Wikimedia UK, as a first step we suggest you [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l join our mailing list] and [[Newsletter/Subscribers|subscribe to our newsletter]]. You may also wish to [[Membership|become a member]] or [[Donate|support us financially]].''' | ||
The particular | The particular initiatives we are currently looking for help with include: | ||
* [[Initiatives/Britain Loves Wikipedia|Britain Loves Wikipedia]] | * [[Initiatives/Britain Loves Wikipedia|Britain Loves Wikipedia]] | ||
::Contact the project leader, [[User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]], to find out how you can help. | ::Contact the project leader, [[User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]], to find out how you can help. | ||
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::Contact [[User:Seddon|Joseph Seddon]] at conferences[[Image:At_sign.svg|15px|at]]wikimedia.org.uk | ::Contact [[User:Seddon|Joseph Seddon]] at conferences[[Image:At_sign.svg|15px|at]]wikimedia.org.uk | ||
You could also: | |||
* [[Initiatives/Proposals|Suggest, develop and/or volunteer to help with other initiatives]] | |||
* [[Speakers|Put yourself forward as a speaker]] - we have various opportunities for people to speak on before of the Wikimedia community - everything from informal discussions to presentations and interviews. | |||
* Redesign our [[Newsletter]] | |||
* Help develop pages around this website | |||
We are also interested in forming content access partnerships with museums, libraries and other such organisations. We would be extremely grateful if you would ask your local museum or library how we could help them release copies or photographs of their most important items under a free license and we will do our best to satisfy their requests. Please contact [[User:Cfp|Tom Holden]] for more details, and to let us know how you get on with any approach - even if unsuccessful. | We are also interested in forming content access partnerships with museums, libraries and other such organisations. We would be extremely grateful if you would ask your local museum or library how we could help them release copies or photographs of their most important items under a free license and we will do our best to satisfy their requests. Please contact [[User:Cfp|Tom Holden]] or [[User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]] for more details, and to let us know how you get on with any approach - even if unsuccessful. | ||
If there is something else you think we should be doing, first check if it has already [[ | If there is something else you think we should be doing, first check if it has already [[Initiatives/Proposals|been proposed here]] and if not feel free to [[Projects/Ideas|suggest it here]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 20 September 2009
If you are interested in volunteering to assist Wikimedia UK, as a first step we suggest you join our mailing list and subscribe to our newsletter. You may also wish to become a member or support us financially.
The particular initiatives we are currently looking for help with include:
- Contact the project leader, Mike Peel, to find out how you can help.
- Also, sign up here so we can keep you informed.
- Contact the project leader, Paul Williams, to find out how you can help.
- Also, sign up here so we can keep you informed.
- Contact the project leader, Steve Virgin at corporate
wikimedia.org.uk, to find out how you can help. - Also, sign up here so we can keep you informed.
- Contact the project leader, Steve Virgin at corporate
- Open Knowledge Conference 2009
- Contact Joseph Seddon at conferenceswikimedia.org.uk
- Contact Joseph Seddon at conferences
You could also:
- Suggest, develop and/or volunteer to help with other initiatives
- Put yourself forward as a speaker - we have various opportunities for people to speak on before of the Wikimedia community - everything from informal discussions to presentations and interviews.
- Redesign our Newsletter
- Help develop pages around this website
We are also interested in forming content access partnerships with museums, libraries and other such organisations. We would be extremely grateful if you would ask your local museum or library how we could help them release copies or photographs of their most important items under a free license and we will do our best to satisfy their requests. Please contact Tom Holden or Mike Peel for more details, and to let us know how you get on with any approach - even if unsuccessful.
If there is something else you think we should be doing, first check if it has already been proposed here and if not feel free to suggest it here.