Wikimedia chapters

Wikimedia chapters are independent organizations founded to support and promote the Wikimedia projects within a specified geographical region (country). Like the Wikimedia Foundation, they aim to "empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally". Over 20 chapters currently exist in nearly every continent of the world.

This page lists current and planned chapters. Please see the Step-by-step chapter creation guide and the Local chapter FAQ for more information. A Chapters committee exists to aid the creation of, and to support, local chapters.

Existing chapters (dark blue), planned chapters (green), and chapters in discussion (light blue) as of 4 July 2009.

1 Existing chapters
2 Planned chapters
3 Chapters in discussion phase
4 Ideas for chapters
5 Composition of chapters
6 See also

[edit] Existing chapters

country code	Chapter	Founding (Approval) date	Bylaws	Website	Mailing list	Contact	Last update	Members	Membership fee
ar	Wikimedia Argentina	2007-09-01 (2007-12-11)	es, en	wikimedia.org.ar	Wikimedia-ar	Patricio.lorente – Carlos Barcenilla	2009-09-19	050~	Yearly: full members $100 (~USD 26), adherents $50 (~USD 13), minors $30 (~USD 7.80)
at	Wikimedia Österreich	2008-05-02 (2008-02-26)	de, en	Wikimedia Österreich	Verein-AT-l	Mailing list or civtzis.net or #wikimedia-at	2008-05-02	015	EUR20/year - reduced EUR/15 year - legal entities EUR100/year - sponsoring members EUR500/year
au	Wikimedia Australia	2008-08-06 (2008-03-04)	en	wikimedia.org.au	Wikimediaau-l	contactwikimedia.org.au #wikimedia-au	2008-12-31	045	AU$40/year, AU$20/year concession
br	Wikimedia Brasil	(07 Oct 2008)	pt and en	Wikimedia Brasil	Wikimedia-BR	#wikimedia-br	2009-02-05	150+ List of Participants
ch	Wikimedia CH	2006-05-14	en, de, fr it rm	wikimedia.ch	wikimediach-l	infowikimedia.ch	2009-03-22	085+	CHF 50, reduced: CHF 25, sponsoring members: min. CHF 75, legal entities: min. CHF 100
cz	Wikimedia Česká republika	2008-03-06	cs, en	wikimedia.cz	WikimediaCZ-l	wm-czwikimedia.org, #wikimedia-cz	2009-01-21	032	CZK 200, reduced: CZK 100
de	Wikimedia Deutschland	2004-06-13	de, en, nl	wikimedia.de	vereinde-l	infowikimedia.de	2009-03-22	500+	€24/year, reduced: €12/year These are minimum fees. Members are free to choose a higher amount.
dk	Wikimedia Danmark	2009-03-14 (2009-07-03).	da, en	Wikimedia Danmark	mail:WikimediaDK	Palnatoke, #wikimedia-danmark	2009-07-07		DKK 100/year
fi	Wikimedia Suomi	2009-06-14 (2009-09-21).	fi (en)	wikimedia.fi	Wikimedia-FI	infowikimedia.fi, #wikimedia-fi	2009-09-24	015	EUR 10/year reduced: EUR 5/year
fr	Wikimédia France	2004-10-23	fr	wikimedia.fr	wikimediafr-l	contactwikimedia.fr, #wikimedia-fr	2009-04-29	140	reduced: 12 €, normal : 24 €, honorary : 100 €
gb	Wikimedia UK	2008-11-05 (2009-01-12)	en	wikimedia.org.uk	wikimediauk-l	secretarywikimedia.org.uk	2009-11-02	035	GBP 12/yr / GBP 6/yr (concessions)
hk	Wikimedia Hong Kong	2007-07-14 (2008-03-04)	MoA: zh, en, AoA: zh, en	wikimedia.hk	Google Group	Yuyu (Wikimedia Hong Kong/Contact)	2008-11-15	040	$50 HKD/ year, $70 HKD for the first year
hu	Wikimédia Magyarország	2008-09-27 (2008-11-03)	hu, en	wiki.media.hu	Google Group	Dami (Board Member for International Relations)	2009-05-28	029	normal: 4000 HUF (~14€, 17$); reduced: 2000 HUF (~7€, 9$)
id	Wikimedia Indonesia	2008-09-05 (2008-10-07)	Bylaws: id, en AoI: id, en	wikimedia.or.id	Google Group	infowikimedia.or.id	2009-04-19	023	IDR 250K (~USD 23) per year, IDR 150K (~USD 14) per year concession
il	Wikimedia Israel	2007-07-15 (2007-03-06)	he (legally binding), en	wikimedia.org.il	Not available	DrorK, mailwikimedia.org.il	2007-09-23	012	100 ILS / year (approx. 26 USD or 19 EUR per one year)
it	Wikimedia Italia	2005-07-17	it, en	wikimedia.it	associazionewikimedia.it	Frieda, Marcok	2009-01-11	160	25 €/year
mk	Викимедија Македонија	2009-03-14 (2009-09-21)	mk, en	vikimedija.mk	Wikimk-I	vikipedija@lists.softver.org.mk	2009-10-03	037
nl	Wikimedia Nederland	2006-03-27	AoA, Bylaws (nl)	nl.wikimedia.org	wikimedianl-l	General inquiries: wm-nlwikimedia.org Lodewijk (contact international), Jose (chair)	2008-11-26	120	€ 30 per year, but people can choose a lower or higher amount, with a minimum of € 12.
no	Wikimedia Norge	2007-06-23 (2008-11-03)	nb, nn, se, en	no.wikimedia.org	Wikimedia-no	Marius Helgå (chairman), Nina A. Thune (deputy chairman)	2008-11-04	026	Ordinary: 200 NOK; reduced: 100 NOK
pl	Wikimedia Polska	2005-08-14	pl, en	pl.wikimedia.org	wikimediapl-l	#wikimedia-pl zarzadwikimedia.pl	2009-10-29	111	1 PLN (~0.2 USD) minimum or more if they wish (On average members pay ~ 20 PLN (~ 5 USD))
pt	Wikimedia Portugal	2009-09-21 (2009-07-03)	pt, en	wikimedia.pt	wikimediapt	wm-pt@wikimedia.org, geral@wikimedia.pt, press@wikimedia.pt	2009-11-12	~30	10€ per year
rs	Wikimedia Србије	2005-12-03	sr (copy), en	rs.wikimedia.org	wikimediasr-l	dungodung	2009-01-11	050~	None
ru	Викимедиа РУ, Wikimedia RU	2008-11-11 (2008-05-24)	ru en	wikimedia.ru	wikimediaru-l	Maximaximax or Dr Bug	2009-10-10	012 (founding members)
se	Wikimedia Sverige	2007-10-20 (2007-12-11)	sv, en	wikimedia.se	wikimediase-l	lennartwikimedia.org	2009-04-18	186	SEK 100 EUR 10 USD 15
tw	Wikimedia Taiwan	2007-02-11 (2007-07-04)	zh, en	wikimedia.tw	Google group, wikimedia-tw	Theodoranian (Chair), Htchien (Secretariat)	2007-07-04	030
ua	Wikimedia Ukraine	2009-05-31 (2009-07-03)	uk, en	ua.wikimedia.org	WikimediaUA	WikimediaUA, wm-uawikimedia.org	2009-10-02	016
us-nyc	Wikimedia New York City	2009-07-07 (2009-01-12)	en	Wikimedia New York City	Wikimedia NYC	Pharos, wikinewyorkgmail.com	2009-09-30	007 (founding members)

[edit] Planned chapters

Chapters in active preparation to become a Local Chapter. Please provide a link to a page on meta with more detailed information (with a short summary in English) and provide a contact for questions about the present state.

country code	Chapter	Status	Articles of Incorporation / Statute	Website	Mailing list	Contact	Last update
be	Wikimedia Belgium	Translation of bylaws pending. IRC coordination meeting this Friday (Augustus 28th) 19:00 UTC / 21:00 Belgium.	fr	Wikimedia Belgium	WikimediaBE-l	#wikimedia-be, Dereckson	2009-08-20
ad	Wikimedia Català	Positive feedback from WM-FR and WM-IT received. Bylaws modified to fit suggestion from WM-IT	ca en	http://viquimedia.cat	wikica-l	wikica-l, #wikipedia-ca, or Gomà	2009-08-17
ca	Wikimedia Canada / Wikimédia Canada	Bylaws in final review	en, fr	Wikimedia Canada	Wikimedia-CA	Wikimedia-CA, #wikimedia-ca, or Arctic.gnome	2009-06-08
hr	Wikimedija Hrvatske	Translation of bylaws	hr	Wikimedija Hrvatske		Either SpeedyGonsales or Roberta F.	2009-04-30
in	Wikimedia India	Bylaws in discussion	en	http://wikimedia.in http://wikimedia.org.in	WikimediaIN-l	Nearly Headless Nick, Nichalp or HPN	2007-11
mo	Wikimedia Macau	Wikimedia Macau has been formally established in law on April 9, 2009	zh:Draft	http://wikimedia.org.mo/	–	infowikimedia.org.mo	2009-10-21
ph	Wikimedia Philippines	By-laws rewritten	en, tl (Articles) en (Bylaws)	Wikimedia Philippines	Philwiki	Sky Harbor	2009-09-20
us-pa	Wikimedia Pennsylvania	Stalled. In talks with Wikimedia New York City to become part of that organization.	en	pa.us.wikimedia.org	Wikimediapa-l	Cbrown1023 talk, SB_Johnny, Whiteknight, or #wikimedia-pa	2009-04-29
us-dc	Wikimedia DC	In discussion, drafting bylaws	In drafting	Wikimedia DC, temporary site on en.wp here	None yet	User:Swatjester	2008-05
ve	Wikimedia Venezuela	Bylaws ready Waiting for registration at registar	Bylaw draft (In es)	http://www.wikimedia.org.ve	Wikimediave-l	Wikimedia Venezuela discussion page or damianwikimedia.org.ve	2009-08-31

[edit] Chapters in discussion phase

You should add here any chapter that is under discussion to be started up. Please provide link to a page (in meta) with more detailed information (at best with a short summary in English) and provide a contact for questions about the present state.

country code	Chapter	Status	Articles of Incorporation/ Statute	Website	Mailing list	Contact	Last update
bd	Wikimedia Bangladesh	In discussion	–	Meta	Wikimedia-BD	Belayet or Talk:Wikimedia Bangladesh or mail list Wikimedia-BD (or #wikimedia-bd on freenode)	2009-09-10
ca-qc	Wikimédia Québec	Étape de discussions / In discussion	Étape de recherche / Research stage	Wikimédia Québec (on meta)	–	Discussion Wikimédia Québec	2009-02-08
co	Wikimedia Colombia	In discussion	Spanish/English (untranslated)	Wikimedia Colombia penging domain: wikimedia.org.co	–	Carlos Thompson or #wikimedia-co	2007-11-21
dz	Wikimedia Algeria	In discussion	to come	Meta			2007-07
eg	Wikimedia Egypt	Writing bylaws	Proposed by-laws	Wikimedia Egypt	mail:wikimediaeg-l	Mido or/and #wikimedia-eg	2009-03
es	Wikimedia España (Wikimedia Spain)	In discussion bylaws	es/en	Meta	Wikimedia-es	Talk:Wikimedia España	2008-05
is	Wikimedia Ísland (Wikimedia Iceland)	Writing bylaws	is	–	–	Talk:Wikimedia Ísland	2008-03-07
ir	Wikimedia iran	In discussion	–	Meta	–		2008-07-07
kr	Wikimedia South Korea	Early development	–	Meta, Korean Wikipedia	–		2009-01-14
lt	Wikimedia Lietuva	Writing bylaws	–	–	none yet	User:zaliavos	2 September 2007
my	Wikimedia Malaysia	Early development	Research stage	Wikimedia Malaysia (on meta)	–	Talk:Wikimedia Malaysia	2009-01-12
pk	Wikimedia Pakistan	In discussion		Meta	–	Talk:Wikimedia Pakistan	2009-10-28
ro	Wikimedia România	Early stages (planning)	ro, en (drafts)	wikimedia.ro (currently a portal)	WikimediaRO-l	IulianU or Razool	2005-09-26
sa	Wikimedia Saudi Arabia	Early development	–	Wikimedia Saudi Arabia	–	Alrwaikm	2008-12-26
si	Wikimedia Slovenia	In discussion	Writing first draft	Wikimedia Slovenia on meta / w:sl:Wikipedija:Društvo on sl.wikipedia.org	none yet	Wikimedia Slovenia or Miha/xJaM/Yerpo	2008-08-13

[edit] Ideas for chapters

See the Local chapter FAQ to understand what a local chapter is, and what it entails to create a new one. If you wish to create a local chapter, follow the step-by-step chapter creation guide. In case you have any questions, contact the chapters committee.

[edit] In Europe

Wikimedia Galiza – In discussion and calling for supporters. We expect that the chapter will be created in mid-2008. Discussion and planning going on at w:gl:Wikipedia:Wikimedia Galiza.

[edit] In North America

Wikimedia California
Wikimédia Québec - In discussion currently and calling for supporters.
Wikimedia United States of America – just some notes for anyone interested in discussing it. (Mailing list)
- Wikimedia United States Chapters Council – an alternative approach based on local metro-level chapters.
Wikimedia Texas – Possibility of a chapter for Texas and the south-central United States

[edit] In Asia

Wikimedia India – Discussions in Progress
Wikimedia Japan – 設立の是非について投票中です。 The page reads "There are currently no active arguments to establish a local Japanese chapter, mainly because very few Japanese language community members are interested in it. Lack of legal knowledge and accounting skills amongst the community is also a large contributing factor."
Wikimedia Mainland China – 准备讨论 zh:Wikipedia:中国维基媒体协会/筹备
Wikimedia Türkiye
Wikimedia South Korea - South Koreans started gathering people who are interested in building a local chapter. They are discussing this issue at this page in Korean Wikipedia.

[edit] In Africa

Wikimedia Uganda – Initiating discussion and calling for supporters. "It is time to set the Pearl."
Wikimedia Tunisie – in discussion.
Wikimedia Maroc – in discussion.

[edit] In Oceania

Wikimedia New Zealand is currently in the early planning stage. Anyone that is interested should contact Jasper Bryant-Greene at jasper(AT)album(DOT)co(DOT)nz or on 021 708 334.

[edit] In South America

Wikimedia São Paulo – In discussion and calling for supporters, a regional Brazilian alternative.
Wikimedia Uruguay
Wikimedia Bolivia - First step taken. Now, it's time to build a strong community.

[edit] Composition of chapters

See also Wikimedia chapters/Summaries

This may be partially outdated; in no particular order:

[edit] Wikimedia Deutschland (Germany)

(elected on March 21. 2009 - until 2010)

[edit] Wikimédia France

(new board since March 14, 2009)

[edit] Wikimedia Italia (Italy)

Frieda Brioschi, president
Luca Sileni, vicepresident
Giulia Clonfero, secretary
Alessio Guidetti, treasurer
Nicola Izzo, head of projects

[edit] Викимедија Македонија (Macedonia)

Brest, Chairman
FlavrSavr, Vice-Chairman
Ivica83, Vice-Chairman
Boyan, Vice-Chairman
Violetova Vice-Chairwoman
Kiril Simeonovski, Treasurer

[edit] Wikimedia Nederland (Netherlands)

Lodewijk Gelauff (international)
Hay Kranen (secretary)
Piter Siebenga
José Spierts (chair)
Marco Swart
Mark Wesbeek (treasurer)

[edit] Wikimedia Poland

Tomasz Ganicz, president
Piotr Czerniawski, vice-president
Sebastian Skolik, vice-president
Agnieszka Kwiecień, secretary
Paweł Drozd, treasurer

[edit] Wikimedia CH (Switzerland)

Mourad Ben Abdallah, president
Gion Hosang, board member
Bagawathram Maheswaran, board member
Ludovic Péron, board member
Frédéric Schütz, board member
Ilario Valdelli, board member

[edit] Wikimedia UK (United Kingdom)

Michael Peel, Chair
Andrew Turvey, Secretary
Tom Holden, Treasurer
Zeyi He, Initiatives Director
Joseph Seddon, Events Director
Steve Virgin, Corporate Relations Director
Paul Williams, Volunteers Director

[edit] Wikimedia Taiwan

Chieh Deng, Chairman
Yu-Chen Hsu
Yuan Chang
Zheng-Yi Chang
Tzu-Chiang Liou, press contact
Zheng-Xing Zhuo
Jia-Yi Chao
Cheng-Li Hsu
Chung-Ming Wang
Hsiang-Tai Chien, secretary, press contact

[edit] Wikimedia Hong Kong

[edit] Wikimédia Magyarország (Hungary)

Péter Gervai, President
Tamás Mészöly, Executive Vice President
Dániel Zrínyi, Financial Vice President
Bence Damokos, Board member (for international relations)
Gábor Hanák, Board member

[edit] Wikimedia Indonesia

Board of Trustees

Board of Executives

Ivan Razela Lanin, Executive Director
Arief Rahadi, Deputy Director
Meutia Chaerani, Executive Secretary
Andri Irwanza Humardhani, Finance Director

[edit] Wikimedia Israel

Board members
- Shay Yakir, chairperson of the board
- Asaf Bartov, contact for WMF and other chapters
- Amit Avidan, treasurer
- Dror Kamir
- Idan Dorfman