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Meetings Interne du Groupe

WikiDZ

Ce document est rédigé collaborativement et sera proposé à l’adoption lors d'une réunion des membres du groupe

Conference: November 28, 2014

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Held online on November 28, 2014

Attendees: 3 participants

Agenda

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  1. Ceremony for the creation of the group
  2. DZ article in Arabic, French, and English Wikipedias
  3. Djazairiya Wikipedia and Wiktionary incubator
    1. Reintegrating Wikipedia articles
  4. Completing the interface translation
  5. Brainstorming for new ideas
  6. Participation in WikiArabia
  7. Contribution workshop
    1. Said's dictionary
  8. Discussion with Hakim at the youth center
  9. Contribution day
  10. Exploring a photo project for Wikimedia Commons featuring Oran's forts and ramparts with IsoClub
  11. Adding an idea box

Workshop WikiDZ #1: December 13, 2014

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Etherpad Link Held online on December 13, 2014, at 10:30 AM

Attendees: 3 participants

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Topics

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Closure: 3:00 PM

Video Conference WikiDZ #1: December 22, 2014

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Held online via Skype on December 22, 2014

Attendees: Not specified

Agenda

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  1. Table of WLM and WLE 2014/2013 winners with contact details and certificate recipients
  2. Workshop on December 27 focusing on the Wikipedia Education Program
  3. Review Winifred’s Wikimedia proposal by December 29
  4. Contact Wikimedia Ukraine
  5. Grant admin rights to WikimediaDZ on Facebook
  6. Plan for the Wikimedia DZ website
  7. Wikimedia Foundation Twitter accounts

Workshop WikiDZ #2: December 27, 2014

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Held online on December 27, 2014, at 9:00 AM Email: [redacted]

Attendees: 4 participants

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Program

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  • Note on Etherpad: Archives are not retained long-term; consider moving to Google Drive for document sharing.

WikiDZ Events (120 minutes)

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  1. Reda Kerbouche’s work: Discussion Link
  2. Wiki Loves Earth Algeria 2014: Nabil Chettouh (9th, 10th, 15th place); Reda to contact [redacted], WM Ukraine representative
  3. WikiArabia updates:
  1. Recent Wikimedia correspondence: New Year’s reminder
  2. Contract delays
  3. Idea of forming an association: Discuss integration with existing associations
  4. Logo discussion:
    • Proposal for two logos: one based on Wikimedia’s with "Wikimedia الجزاير" and a personalized WikiDZ logo
  1. Group organization:
    • Adopt a group charter (draft by Nacim Aboura)
    • Define group values, objectives, and operating rules
    • Elect a Team Leader by vote for a 6-month renewable term
    • Team Leader designated for 6 months until June 30, 2015
    • Reda Kerbouche appointed as communication lead

Wikipedia Introduction (45 minutes)

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Next Workshop: January 10, 2015, at 10:00 AM Break: 10 minutes Closure: Not specified

Workshop WikiDZ #3: January 10, 2015

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Held online on January 10, 2015 Email: [redacted]

Attendees: 4 participants

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Wikipedia Introduction

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Video Conference WikiDZ #2: February 19, 2015

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Held online via Skype on February 19, 2015, from 8:30 PM to 10:00 PM

Attendees: 4 participants

WikiDZ Activities

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WikiDZ was founded and approved on November 1, 2014. Summary of activities since November:

  1. Finalized Wiki Loves Earth (WLE) 2014 Algeria
  2. December 15, 2014: Preparation for WLE 2015 (Batna Expedition)
  3. Finalized Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM) 2014 Algeria
  4. December 17, 2014: Award ceremony at Rachid Mouffouk’s studio (Ceremony)
  5. Photo expedition to Batna for WLE 2015
  6. Second expedition to Tamanrasset for WLE
  7. Participation in Wiki Loves Africa 2014: Community Prize
  8. Contribution to article: Beni Abbas
  9. WLM-DZ Project: Project Page
  10. Contact active Algeria project contributors:
  1. Request a grant for photography equipment
  2. GLAM project discussion with Chihab Library (pending)

Upcoming Events

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  1. Photo exhibition in Russia, February 23, 2015
  2. Contribution day at Chlef University
  3. Collaboration with IF
  4. Training for high school students at Mohammadia youth center

2015 Conferences

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  • WikiArabia (Tunis, April 2015): 3 representatives
  • GLAM Netherlands (Amsterdam, April 10–12, 2015): Details
  • Wikimedia Conference (Berlin, May 13, 2015): 1 representative (alternate if unavailable)
  • Wikimania (Mexico, July 2015): Scholarship applications submitted
  • Wiki Women’s History Month (if held): 1 representative
  • Links: WLA 2014 Algeria, TED Talk by Florence Devouard

Video Conference WikiDZ #3: February 26, 2015

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Held online via Skype on February 26, 2015

Attendees: Not specified

Topics

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  • Wikimedia DZ website: [1]
  • Wiki Loves Monuments
  • Wiki Loves Earth
  • Test grant application to Wikimedia Foundation

Video Conference WikiDZ #4: March 14, 2015

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Held online via Skype on March 14, 2015, starting at 6:30 PM

Attendees: 4 participants

Topics

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  • Djazairiya Incubator: El Badja
    • Administrator appointed
    • Write primarily in Arabic script
    • Develop bots for transcription between Arabic and Latin scripts
    • Create documentation for Arabic-Latin alphabet equivalents
    • Reference: Regional Languages
  • Wikimedia Conference 2015 (Berlin):
  • MediaWiki development page: MediaWikiDz
  • Wikimedia Algeria management: Gestion
    • Update events and active member list

Closure: 9:00 PM

Workshop WikiDZ #4: March 20, 2015

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Held online on March 20, 2015

Attendees: 5 participants

Topic

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  • Wikimedia and its managed projects

Video Conference WikiDZ #5: May 3, 2015

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Held online via Skype for 1 hour

Attendees: 2 participants

Topics

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  • New members
  • Wiki Loves Earth contest
  • Grant application for contests
  • Visit to WLE 2014 winner

Closure: 8:30 PM (Algeria time)

Video Conference WikiDZ #6: May 22, 2015

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Etherpad Link Held online via Skype

Attendees: 5 participants

Topics

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  • Debrief of Wikimedia Conference 2015
  • Group meetups: WikiFranca, WikiAfrica, WikiMedi
  • Projects: WikiSource, WikiBooks
  • Future organization and perspectives
  • Wikimedia Conference 2015 (Berlin):
    • Storytelling, Metrics Workshop, Project Development Models
    • WikiFranca, WikiAfrica, WikiMedi discussions: WikiMedi, Africa Etherpad
    • WikiAfrica Coordinator: Theresa Hume; Algeria representative appointed
    • WikiFranca critique: Focus on France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, excluding African francophone countries
    • Preference for collaboration with Wikimedia France
  • Wikipedia Library for sourcing articles
  • June 6–7: WikiNic/Wiki Kharja outing in Oran
  • Djazairiya Wikipedia: 70 articles
  • Wiktionary: 1 article (Wiktionary)
  • Discussion with Indian contributor: Talk Page
  • Grant request for WLE/WLM: Photo expo, flyers, prizes, award ceremony
  • Partnership with Nomades d’Oran for fiscal support and "Savoir Libre" club
  • Proposed "Association for Free Digital Culture" in Batna
  • Contact Najia for Wikipedia Education Program
  • WikiAmwal Chaoui: Batna Workshop

Video Conference WikiDZ #7: December 10, 2015

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Held online for 1 hour

Attendees: 2 participants

Topics

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  1. Wikipedia training (WikiMOOC)
  2. Wiki Loves Africa photos (quality focus)
  3. Algeria mailing list
  4. WikiArabia participation in Amman
  5. Wikimedia Conference participation in Berlin
  6. Preparation of 2015 activity report

Video Conference WikiDZ #8: December 17, 2015

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Held online for 2 hours

Attendees: 2 participants

Topics

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  1. Wiki Loves Africa
  2. Finalization of 2015 activity report

Video Conference WikiDZ #9: December 23, 2015

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Held online for 2 hours

Attendees: 2 participants

Topics

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  1. Francophone conference participation (France, August 2016)
  2. Wiki Loves Oran campaign
  3. 2016 activity plan/grant preparation
  4. January 15, 2015 event

Activities 2017

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Held online for 2 hours

Attendees: 2 participants

Topics

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  1. 2017 activity plan preparation
  2. Translation Month and Wiki Loves Earth contest launch
  3. Arabic and Information Awards
  4. Wiki Loves Monuments launch (September)
  5. Engaging partners (e.g., Nomades, ISO Club, Programming Space Association) for 2030 community strategies
  6. Promoting Wikimedia Algeria and its projects for collaboration
  7. Wikimania 2017 (Montreal): Representatives appointed (3 members, 1 volunteer)
  8. Visa formalities for invitations
  9. Wiktionary and Wikidata plans
  10. GLAM development in Algeria
  11. Equipment and hosting needs for Wikimedia Algeria
  12. Social media management
  13. Evaluation of 2016–2017 activities
  14. Incubator projects (Algerian languages and Wikipedias)

Activity Plan for 2018: December 28, 2017

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Held online on December 28, 2017, at 6:30 PM

Attendees: 3 participants

Topics

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  • 2017 contests: Wiki Loves Monuments, Africa, Earth
  • Wikipedia MOOC collaboration with t3ellem
  • Incubator projects (Djazairiya)
  • Conference participation (WikiArabia, Indaba, Francophone, Diversity, Education, Berlin, Wikimania)

Discussion

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  • 2017 contests: Successful quality but stagnant participation
  • 2018 plans:
    • Organize photo expeditions for each contest, aiming for over 1,000 photos
    • Standardize program for all contests
    • Add Wiki Loves Africa to Facebook/Instagram
    • Update Algeria’s monument list: Project Page
    • Create a global list for Wiki Loves Earth
    • Discuss Wiki Loves Africa theme in the next meeting
    • Provide participation certificates on request
  • MOOC:
    • Share drive with script by January 15 (Wikipedia’s 17th anniversary)
    • Record Arabic-language MOOC videos within 7 days
  • Incubator projects:
    • Officialize Djazairiya for 2018 (launch in September)
    • Launch Chaoui dictionary in the incubator
    • Complete Chaoui MediaWiki interface translation
  • Wikipedia Education Program:
    • Retrieve gifts from Marseille
  • Wiki QR Code project for Oran
  • Website: Contact Wikimedia Foundation directly
  • Member list: Members
    • Update by removing inactive members (less than 100 contributions in a year)
    • Recruit new members
  • Conferences: Share dates and encourage participation, prioritizing active members for Berlin

Closure: 8:48 PM

Audio Conference: April 26, 2018

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Held online from 10:00 PM to 10:30 PM (UTC+1)

Attendees: 3 participants

Topics

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  1. WMCON Berlin
  2. WikiArabia Committee
  3. New member participation in WikiIndaba and WMCON 2018
  4. Wiki Women (WikiGap, HerStory)
  5. Amnesty International collaboration
  6. WikiNomad project
  7. Closing 2017 Wiki Loves contests and opening 2018
  8. Creation of Tamazigh User Group
  9. Wikipedia Education Program (Chlef, Djazairiya)

Summary

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  • 2018 Objectives: Wiki Loves contests, WEP, WikiNomad, WikiMassaq, Tamazigh User Group
  • Francophone conference (October 5–7, 2018): 2 confirmed attendees
  • WMCON Berlin: Presentation of WikiMassaq project
  • Interest in MOOC from Wikimedia ZA, Italy, Georgia
  • WikiIndaba photo exhibition success
  • WikiArabia (Erbil, October 2018)
  • Wiki Loves Food: Participation

Audio Conference: August 8, 2019

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Held online for 1 hour

Attendees: 4 participants

Program

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  • Introductions
  • Perspectives for Djazairiya
  • Policies for new articles

Proposals

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  • Create infoboxes
  • Develop 1,000 essential Wikipedia articles
  • List most-read articles
  • Focus on Algerian cities and communes
  • Source geographical articles
  • Create a list of articles to develop
  • Use Lingua Libre for audio recordings
  • Select articles for weekly community contributions

Meeting: October 5, 2019

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Held in Marrakech, starting at 1:30 PM

Attendees: 6 participants

Main Topic

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  • WikiArabia 2020 planning
    • Announcement during closing session
    • Association supporting organization has applied for authorizations, awaiting response post-December 2019 elections
    • Next steps after government announcement

Annual Meeting: January 11, 2020

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Held online

Attendees: 4 participants

Topics

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  • WikiDZ since 2014
  • Education programs (Chlef, Mostaganem)
  • WikiDZ contests
  • WikiMassaq V1
  • Local projects: Djazairiya Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Chaoui Wiktionary
  • 2019 presentations and workshops
  • Social media status
  • Conference participation
  • University collaborations
  • 2030 strategy since 2017

2020 Action Plan

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  • WikiMassaq MOOC 2020: Filming in Dubai
  • WikiArabia 2020 (Algiers): Status update
  • Encourage contributor engagement (2% of Algerians on French Wikipedia)
  • University partnerships for research labs
  • Education program to support Djazairiya Wiktionary
  • February 2020 meeting for WikiDZ members
  • Photo contests: Wiki Loves Africa (February), Earth (June), Monuments (September)
  • Additional contests: Google Glow, WikiGap, Francophone Contribution Month, Arabic Wikipedia Day
  • Organizational changes: Foundation’s structural shift, need for internal regulations
  • QR Code projects in four Algerian cities
  • Tunis workshop for QR Code projects
  • Governance: Leadership transition proposed, current leader to remain for 2020
  • Arabic Wikimedians Committee representation

WikiArabia Meeting: January 21, 2020

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Held online via Hangouts at 7:00 PM (Algiers time) Etherpad Link

Attendees: 5 participants

Discussion

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  • WikiArabia organization updates
  • 20-minute meeting planned with Les Amis d’Alger association for initial contact and potential visit

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

WikiArabia Meeting: January 22, 2020

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Held online via Hangouts at 7:00 PM

Attendees: 6 participants

Discussion

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  • First contact with Les Amis d’Alger association
  • Agreement for a face-to-face meeting in February or early March
  • Request for association documents (statutes, financials)

Duration: 45 minutes

WikiArabia Meeting: January 27, 2020

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Held online via Hangouts at 8:00 PM

Attendees: 5 participants

Discussion

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  • Vote on submitting WikiArabia grant by February 2, 2020
  • Les Amis d’Alger as a potential fiscal partner
  • Positive factors for WikiDZ hosting WikiArabia:
    • Support from Arabophone community and WMF
    • Experienced member involvement
    • Core group of 10 members
  • Unanimous vote to submit grant without naming the association
  • Next steps: Finalize grant proposal, form teams, establish work methods, use Gmail and Telegram for communication

Next Meeting: January 31, 2020 Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes

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