Wikimedia chapters/Reports/Wikimedia España/2013-10-12

Activity report

October/November/December 2013

This is the chapter report of Wikimedia España for the months of October, November and December 2013.

October[edit]

02.10.2013: Follow-up session with the students of the Wikipedia edition activity at ETSIT, Polytechnic University of Madrid
03.10.2013: Two workshops for students of Translation and Interpretation Degree at University Jaume I of Castellón, for Aprendices de traducción project
05.10.2013: Talk about Wikimedia projects at Ciberia Lan Party in Segorbe (Land of Valencia)
05-06.10.2013: Photo coverage of the Spain Truck Grand Prix 2013 at the Jarama Circuit. Wikinews: [1], and Commons: [2]
06.10.2013: Photo coverage of a stage of Spanish ciclocross championship in Oviedo [3]
09.10.2013: Follow-up session with the students of the Wikipedia edition activity at ETSIT, Polytechnic University of Madrid
13.10.2013: Taking photos of Faitanar, a neibourghood in Valencia. More than 300 photos uploaded and 15 subcategories created [4]
12-15.10.2013: Participation of 2 members in Wikimedia Iberoconf 2013 in Mexico City
16.10.2013: Follow-up session with the students of the Wikipedia edition activity at ETSIT, Polytechnic University of Madrid

25.10.2013: Meeting of wikimedians in Madrid. Discussed possibility of organising Iberoconf'14
26.10.2013: "How to Edit Wikipedia" (both code and VE) presentation and workshop at MediaLab-Prado for the course "Women, Technologies of Information and Activism", in Madrid. Aprox 30 women attended, and their progress will be followed using the WikiMetrics tool
29.10.2013: IRC meeting to talk about Iberoconf 2013
30.10.2013: Talk and workshop about Wikipedia at Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid [6]

05.11.2013: Meeting with Paradores de Turismo
06.11.2013: II Introductory Wikipedia workshop in Oviedo. First session
06.11.2013: Follow-up session with the students of the Wikipedia edition activity at ETSIT, Polytechnic University of Madrid
07.11.2013: Two workshops about editing Wikipedia (2nd session) for Translation Degree of University Jaume I of Castellón
09.11.2013: II Introductory Wikipedia workshop in Oviedo. Second session
12.11.2013: Meeting of wikimedians in Barcelona
12.11.2013: Collaboration with an article about Wikipedia for Eldiario.es Cuando los artículos de Wikipedia son pagados
13.11.2013: Participation in the International Seminary organized by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), and more concrete by wiki4HE Project, two members as speakers and also some members who attended the seminary [7] [8]
15.11.2013: Meeting with University of Valladolid

15.11.2013: Agreement with the Joaquín Díaz Foundation. ~2500 old pictures uploaded to Commons [9]
20-11-2013: Conference on the wikiArS initiative during the Semana de la Ciencia (Science Week) at the Institute of Earth Science Jaume Almera (CSIC, Barcelona): "Wikipedia, Ciencia y Arte. Contribuyendo ilustraciones científicas a través de wikiArS", by David Gómez Fontanills & Daniel García-Castellanos [10]
18-11-2013: Two posters on the wikiArS initiative during the Semana de la Ciencia Poster on the w:en:Messinian salinity crisis ; Poster on the w:en:Naica mine megacrystals
26-11-2013: Meeting with "Regidoria de Normalització Lingüística" of Vila-real city council at Vila-real town hall
26-11-2013: Participation in the First Workshop Internacional de Fotografía y Obra Pública with one member as speaker (subject: "Digital Archives and Photography of Public Works")
29-11-2013: Meeting with Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia

05.12.2013: Participation in a roundtable discussion about Open licenses and dessign at Medialab Prado (Madrid) [11]
05.12.2013: Attendance to I Foro Nacional de la Innovación of Vila-real
07.12.2013: Meeting of wikimedians in Valladolid
13.12.2013: Meeting with students and teachers of Arte Diez School of Art (Madrid) to explain the wikiArS initiative
15.12.2013: Members meeting on IRC
16.12.2013: Presentation of the IEG Consolidate wikiArS to involve art schools final report; publication of WikiArS/Case studies. Dvdgmz
17.12.2013: Workshop about editing Wikipedia at Library "Reina Sofía" of University of Valladolid [12]

18.12.2013: Final project Dissertation on "Ingeniería Técnica en Informática de Gestión", developing an Android application (Photoupload) to ease photo uploads to Commons, with a specific interface for "Wiki Loves Monuments" contest. APP and software available under free license in its forge. Wikimedia Spain supported the development with knowledge about WLM issues, software requirements and testing
18.12.2013: Meeting with Intropia Media about a cultural project related with women from 27 generation "Las Sin Sombrero"
19.12.2013: Follow-up session with the students of the Wikipedia edition activity at ETSIT, Polytechnic University of Madrid
25.12.2013: The migration of the official site and blog from wikimedia.org.es to wikimedia.es was effective
26-27.12.2013: Workshop about editing Wikipedia in Palencia [13]
27.12.2013: Meeting with "Regidoria de Joventut" of Vila-real city council at Vila-real Espai Jove
28.12.2013: Photo coverage of a volleyball game between the national teams of Portugal and Spain, none of which had pictures in Commons [14]