Wikimedia chapters/Reports/Wikimedia Australia/2011-05

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  • Wikimedia Australia announced a half-price membership renewal until June 30
  • Wikimedia Australia commissioned Michael Everson to prepare a writing system strategy document in consultation with the Wikimedia Language Committee, to be published on Meta.
  • Wikimedia Australia committee approved a US$300 travel grant to allow key people to meet in Indonesia to discuss potential Batak script usage in Wikimedia projects.
  • 16 May - Craig Franklin and John Vandenberg ran two training sessions at w:State Library of Queensland, South Brisbane. The morning session was attended by 17 SLQ staff. The afternoon session was attended by 14 staff from a range of SLQ stakeholders and collaborators, and two students from QUT.
  • 23 - Second project meeting for v:The History of the Paralympic Movement in Australia at University of Canberra
  • 25-27 May - Meta 2011 conference at Canberra. Wikimedia Australia sponsored the conference[1], and offered substantial discounts to the attendance costs.[2] Siska Doviana and John Vandenberg attended. John presented a session on non-profits & government organisations integrating Wikimedia into their social engagement activity, and using the linked data created from it. File:Meta 2011 Wikipedia workshop.pdf
  • 28 May - Siska Doviana, Laura Hale and John Vandenberg drove to w:Wagga Wagga