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On September 8th, the first Wikipedia editing training session at the British Museum, with 9 BM people (after 3 late drop-outs; a mix of curators, curatorial interns and volunteers) and three Wikimedians. See [[:wikipedia:Wikipedia:GLAM/BM/Ice_Age_art/training]] | *On September 8th, the first Wikipedia editing training session at the British Museum, with 9 BM people (after 3 late drop-outs; a mix of curators, curatorial interns and volunteers) and three Wikimedians. See [[:wikipedia:Wikipedia:GLAM/BM/Ice_Age_art/training|here]] | ||
Two [[ARKive project]] events, one in the afternoon, the other in the evening, were held in Bristol on 15 September, led by Andy Mabbett ([[:wikipedia:User:Pigsonthewing|User:Pigsonthewing]]). | *Two [[ARKive project]] events, one in the afternoon, the other in the evening, were held in Bristol on 15 September, led by Andy Mabbett ([[:wikipedia:User:Pigsonthewing|User:Pigsonthewing]]). | ||
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Revision as of 22:10, 14 September 2011
Below is the Wikimedia UK monthly report for the period 1 to 30 September 2011. If you want to keep up with the chapter's activities as they happen, please subscribe to our blog, join our mailing list, and/or follow us on Twitter. If you have any queries, please ask them to us on this report's talk page.
Education projects
GLAM activities
- On September 8th, the first Wikipedia editing training session at the British Museum, with 9 BM people (after 3 late drop-outs; a mix of curators, curatorial interns and volunteers) and three Wikimedians. See here
- Two ARKive project events, one in the afternoon, the other in the evening, were held in Bristol on 15 September, led by Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing).
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Board activities
Charitable status
Fundraising
Recruitment
- The 49th London Meetup was held at Penderel's Oak Pub, Holborn, London. The final candidates for the Wikimedia UK Chief Executive position were in attendance.
- Richard Symonds, known as Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry on Wikipedia, joined Wikimedia UK as an Office Administrator, until mid-January
UK press coverage
Press coverage of Wikipedia in UK publications this month included:
- Wikipedia founder wows Cambridge Network audience - "Wikipedia attracts more readers than the top 20 newspapers in the world combined. "
Miscellaneous
- UK Wikimeets this month: London and Manchester
- UK Community IRC meetings
Upcoming activities in October
For events in November and onwards, please see Events.