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AR Wikimedia Argentina
AT Wikimedia Österreich
AU Wikimedia Australia
CH Wikimedia CH
CZ Wikimedia Česká republika
DE Wikimedia Deutschland
DK Wikimedia Danmark
FR Wikimédia France
GB Wikimedia UK
HK Wikimedia Hong Kong
HU Wikimédia Magyarország
ID Wikimedia Indonesia
IL Wikimedia Israel
IT Wikimedia Italia
NL Wikimedia Nederland
NO Wikimedia Norge
PL Wikimedia Polska
PT Wikimedia Portugal
RU Wikimedia Russia
RS Wikimedia Serbia
SE Wikimedia Sverige
TW Wikimedia Taiwan
UA Wikimedia Ukraine
US-NYC Wikimedia New York City
"Local chapter/s" redirects here. To see other possible uses, see Chapters, a disambiguation page.

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.


Contents

[edit] Existing chapters

country code Chapter Founding (Approval) date Bylaws Website Mailing list Contact Last update Members Membership fee
Image:Icons-flag-ar.png ar Wikimedia Argentina 2007-09-01
(2007-12-11)		 es, en wikimedia.org.ar Wikimedia-ar Patricio.lorente – Mahadeva 2007-12-13 050~ Monthly: $2.5 (USD 0.75) adherents and minors $5 (actives) (USD 1.50)
Image:Icons-flag-at.png at Wikimedia Österreich 2008-05-02
(2008-02-26)		 de, en Wikimedia Österreich Verein-AT-l Mailing list or civattzis.net or #wikimedia-at 2008-05-02 015 EUR20/year - reduced EUR/15 year - legal entities EUR100/year - sponsoring members EUR500/year
Image:Icons-flag-au.png au Wikimedia Australia 2008-08-06
(2008-03-04)		 en wikimedia.org.au Wikimediaau-l contactatwikimedia.org.au #wikimedia-au 2008-12-31 045 AU$40/year, AU$20/year concession
Image:Icons-flag-ch.png ch Wikimedia CH 2006-05-14 en, de, fr it rm wikimedia.ch wikimediach-l infoatwikimedia.ch 2009-03-22 085+ CHF 50, reduced: CHF 25, sponsoring members: min. CHF 75, legal entities: min. CHF 100
Image:Icons-flag-cz.png cz Wikimedia Česká republika 2008-03-06 cs, en wikimedia.cz WikimediaCZ-l wm-czatwikimedia.org, #wikimedia-cz 2009-01-21 032 CZK 200, reduced: CZK 100
Image:Icons-flag-de.png de Wikimedia Deutschland 2004-06-13 de, en, nl wikimedia.de vereinde-l infoatwikimedia.de 2009-03-22 500+ €24/year, reduced: €12/year
These are minimum fees. Members are free to choose a higher amount.
Image:Icons-flag-dk.png dk Wikimedia Danmark 2009-03-14 (2009-07-03). da, en Wikimedia Danmark mail:WikimediaDK Palnatoke, #wikimedia-danmark 2009-07-07 DKK 100/year
Image:Icons-flag-fr.png fr Wikimédia France 2004-10-23 fr wikimedia.fr wikimediafr-l contactatwikimedia.fr, #wikimedia-fr 2009-04-29 140 reduced: 12 €, normal : 24 €, honorary : 100 €
Image:Icons-flag-gb.png gb Wikimedia UK 2008-11-05
(2009-01-12)		 en wikimedia.org.uk wikimediauk-l secretaryatwikimedia.org.uk 2009-04-26 027 GBP 12/yr / GBP 6/yr (concessions)
Image:Icons-flag-hk.png hk Wikimedia Hong Kong 2007-07-14
(2008-03-04)		 MoA: zh, en, AoA: zh, en wikimedia.hk Google Group Yuyu (Wikimedia Hong Kong/Contact) 2008-12-04 030
Image:Icons-flag-hu.png hu Wikimédia Magyarország 2008-09-27
(2008-11-03)		 hu, en wiki.media.hu Google Group Dami (Board Member for International Relations) 2009-05-28 029 normal: 4000 HUF (~14€, 17$); reduced: 2000 HUF (~7€, 9$)
Image:Icons-flag-id.png id Wikimedia Indonesia 2008-09-05
(2008-10-07)		 Bylaws: id, en
AoI: id, en		 wikimedia.or.id Google Group infoatwikimedia.or.id 2009-04-19 023 IDR 250K (~USD 23) per year, IDR 150K (~USD 14) per year concession
Image:Icons-flag-il.png il Wikimedia Israel 2007-07-15
(2007-03-06)		 he (legally binding), en wikimedia.org.il Not available DrorK, mailatwikimedia.org.il 2007-09-23 012 100 ILS / year (approx. 26 USD or 19 EUR per one year)
Image:Icons-flag-it.png it Wikimedia Italia 2005-07-17 it, en wikimedia.it associazioneatwikimedia.it Frieda, Marcok 2009-01-11 160 25 €/year
Image:Icons-flag-nl.png nl Wikimedia Nederland 2006-03-27 AoA, Bylaws (nl) nl.wikimedia.org wikimedianl-l General inquiries: wm-nlatwikimedia.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.
Image:Icons-flag-no.png 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
Image:Icons-flag-pl.png pl Wikimedia Polska 2005-08-14 pl, en pl.wikimedia.org wikimediapl-l #wikimedia-pl
zarzadatwikimedia.pl		 2009-07-15 102 1 PLN (~0.2 USD) minimum or more if they wish
(On average members pay ~ 20 PLN (~ 5 USD))
Image:Icons-flag-pt.png pt Wikimedia Portugal (2009-07-03) pt, en Wikimedia Portugal wikimediapt Waldir 2009-07-04
Image:Icons-flag-rs.png rs Wikimedia Србије 2005-12-03 sr (copy), en rs.wikimedia.org wikimediasr-l dungodung 2009-01-11 050~ None
Image:Icons-flag-ru.png ru Викимедиа РУ, Wikimedia Russia 2008-11-11
(2008-05-24)		 ru en wikimedia.ru wikimediaru-l Maximaximax or Dr Bug 2008-11-27 012 (founding members)
Image:Icons-flag-se.png se Wikimedia Sverige 2007-10-20
(2007-12-11)		 sv, en wikimedia.se wikimediase-l lennartatwikimedia.org 2009-04-18 186 SEK 100
EUR 10
USD 15
Image:Icons-flag-tw.png 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
Image:Icons-flag-ua.png ua Wikimedia Ukraine 2009-05-31
(2009-07-03)		 uk, en wikimedia.org.ua WikimediaUA WikimediaUA,
wm-uaatwikimedia.org		 2009-07-04 017
Image:Icons-flag-us.png us-nyc Wikimedia New York City 2009-07-07
(2009-01-12)		 en Wikimedia New York City Wikimedia NYC User:Pharos 2009-07-15 007 (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
Image:Icons-flag-br.png br Wikimedia Brasil (07 Oct 2008) pt and en Wikimedia Brasil Wikimedia-BR #wikimedia-br 2009-02-05
Image:Icons-flag-ad.png ad Wikimedia Català Waiting for feedback from WM-FR ca en http://viquimedia.cat wikica-l wikica-l, #wikipedia-ca, or Gomà 2009-04-05
Image:Icons-flag-ca.png 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
Image:Icons-flag-fi.png fi Wikimedia Suomi Bylaws nearing completion. fi (en, draft) wikimedia.fi – infoatwikimedia.fi, #wikimedia-fi 2009-07-06
Image:Icons-flag-hr.png hr Wikimedija Hrvatske Translation of bylaws hr Wikimedija Hrvatske Either SpeedyGonsales or Roberta F. 2009-04-30
Image:Icons-flag-in.png in Wikimedia India Bylaws in discussion en http://wikimedia.in
http://wikimedia.org.in		 WikimediaIN-l Nearly Headless Nick, Nichalp or HPN 2007-11
Image:Icons-flag-mk.png mk Wikimedia Macedonia Board elected, Bylaws in discussion, Bylaws translation finished and being submitted to ChapCom mk, en Wikimedia Macedonia Brest, FlavrSavr, Kiril Simeonovski 2009-04-22
Image:Icons-flag-mo.png mo Wikimedia Macau Wikimedia Macau has been formally established in law on April 9, 2009 zh:Draft http://wikimediamacau.blogspot.com/ – wikimediamacau@ymail.com 2009-04-09
Image:Icons-flag-ph.png ph Wikimedia Philippines New articles approved; bylaws under discussion en, tl (Articles)
en (Bylaws)		 Wikimedia Philippines Philwiki Sky Harbor 2008-07-21
Image:Icons-flag-us.png 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
Image:Icons-flag-us.png us-dc Wikimedia DC In discussion, drafting bylaws In drafting Wikimedia DC, temporary site on en.wp here None yet User:Swatjester 2008-05

[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
Image:Icons-flag-be.png be Wikimedia Belgium In discussion Draft in redaction Wikimedia Belgium
(on meta)		 mail:WikimediaBE-l User:Dereckson 2008-05-09
Image:Icons-flag-bd.png bd Wikimedia Bangladesh In discussion – Meta Wikimedia-BD Belayet or Talk:Wikimedia Bangladesh or mail list Wikimedia-BD (or #wikimedia-bn on freenode) 2008-01-04
Image:Icons-flag-ca.png ca-qc Wikimédia Québec Étape de discussions / In discussion Étape de recherche / Research stage Wikimédia Québec (on meta) – Discussion Wikimédia Québec 2009-02-08
Image:Icons-flag-co.png co Wikimedia Colombia In discussion Spanish/English (untranslated) Wikimedia Colombia
penging domain: wikimedia.org.co		 – Carlos Thompson or #wikimedia-co 2007-11-21
Image:Icons-flag-dz.png dz Wikimedia Algeria In discussion to come Meta 2007-07
Image:Icons-flag-eg.png eg Wikimedia Egypt Writing bylaws Proposed by-laws Wikimedia Egypt mail:wikimediaeg-l Mido or/and #wikimedia-eg 2009-03
Image:Icons-flag-es.png es Wikimedia España (Wikimedia Spain) In discussion bylaws es/en Meta Wikimedia-es Talk:Wikimedia España 2008-05
Image:Icons-flag-is.png is Wikimedia Ísland (Wikimedia Iceland) Writing bylaws is – – Talk:Wikimedia Ísland 2008-03-07
Image:Icons-flag-ir.png ir Wikimedia iran In discussion – Meta – 2008-07-07
Image:Icons-flag-kr.png kr Wikimedia South Korea Early development – Meta, Korean Wikipedia – 2009-01-14
Image:Icons-flag-lt.png lt Wikimedia Lietuva Writing bylaws – – none yet User:zaliavos 2 September 2007
Image:Icons-flag-my.png my Wikimedia Malaysia Early development Research stage Wikimedia Malaysia (on meta) – Talk:Wikimedia Malaysia 2009-01-12
Image:Icons-flag-ro.png ro Wikimedia România Early stages (planning) ro, en (drafts) wikimedia.ro (currently a portal) WikimediaRO-l IulianU or Razool 2005-09-26
Image:Icons-flag-sa.png sa Wikimedia Saudi Arabia Early development – Wikimedia Saudi Arabia – Alrwaikm 2008-12-26
Image:Icons-flag-ve.png ve Wikimedia Venezuela Discussing bylaws Bylaw draft (In es) http://www.wikimedia.org.ve Wikimediave-l Wikimedia Venezuela discussion page or damianatwikimedia.org.ve 2006-11-23

[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

[edit] In North America

[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
  • 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

[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

[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)

[edit] Wikimedia Nederland (Netherlands)

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

[edit] Wikimedia Poland

[edit] Wikimedia CH (Switzerland)

[edit] Wikimedia UK (United Kingdom)

[edit] Wikimedia Taiwan

[edit] Wikimedia Hong Kong

Directory

  • Jeromy-Yu CHAN, President
  • Angus LAI, Deputy President
  • William LEE, Secretary
  • Terence YUEN, Treasurer
  • SoHome So, Director & Commissioner for Communications
  • Chi Fung CHEUNG, Director & Commissioner for Outreach

[edit] Wikimédia Magyarország (Hungary)

[edit] Wikimedia Indonesia

Board of Trustees
Board of Executives

[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

[edit] Wikimedia Argentina

[edit] Wikimedia Sverige (Sweden)

[edit] Wikimedia Česká republika (Czech Republic)

Board elected on 31 May 2008 until 2010:

Audit commission:

[edit] Wikimedia Australia

Committee (elected January 11, 2009):

[edit] Wikimedia Österreich (Austria)

[edit] Wikimedia New York City

[edit] Wikimedia Ukraine

[edit] See also

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