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Movement affiliates' noticeboard

Welcome to the Movement affiliates' noticeboard. This is a message board for public notices and discussions regarding Wikimedia chapters, Wikimedia thematic organizations, Wikimedia user groups, and the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee. Please post your message at the bottom of the page and do not forget to sign it. Thank you.

For issues that are relevant to only a single chapter, please start the discussion on the talk page of the chapter or on their wiki.

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Wikimedia Foundation Affiliations Committee news and announcements[edit]

2023-04-08 Tajik Wikimedians User Group has been recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
2023-04-08 Wikimedia Community User Group Togo has been recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
2023-04-08 Wikimedians of Indiana User Group has been recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
2023-03-27 Wiki Advocates Philippines User Group has been recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
2023-01-29 The Board of Trustees' Community Affairs Committee voted for Lorenzo Losa to be an additional AffCom liaision for the Board.
2022-12-07 The Board of Trustees has adopted the revised charter for the Affiliations Committee.
2022-11-30 The term of the serving AffCom members was prolonged to the end of 2023, and as per the decision of the Board of Trustees, and no elections are held in late 2022. The Board has invited AffCom to work on Affiliate Strategy.
2022-08-03 The Tyap Wikimedians Proposed User Group was recognized as a Wikimedia affiliated usergroup.
2022-07-11 AffCom published their standing on hubs and the role the Commitee can take in developing these new Wikimedia structures.
2022-07-08 The Women in Religion User Group was recognized as a Wikimedia affiliated usergroup.
2022-04-09 Joy Agyepong and Benoît Prieur have been appointed to the Affiliations Committee as new members. In addition, incumbent member Mehman Ibragimov has been re-appointed for an additional term.
2022-01-14 The Affiliations Committee has officially appointed Camelia Boban as Chair, Jeffrey Keefer as Vice-Chair, Houcemeddine Turki as Secretary, and Suyash Dwivedi as Treasurer, for a one-year term.

Wikimedia chapters news and announcements[edit]

2014-07-27 Following a request for comments, Affiliations Committee publishes best practices guide for creation of Wikimedia movement affiliate logos.
2014-06-23 Affiliations Committee recommends Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees vote to recognize Wikimedia Belgium as a Wikimedia chapter.
2013-11-25 Recommendation to the Board to recognise Wikimedia Iceland as a chapter. The board decided not to do so.
2013-07-12 Based on advice provided by the Affiliations Committee, Wikimedia Uruguay has been recognized as a chapter.
Other news and archives...

Wikimedia thematic organizations news and announcements[edit]

2014-07-27 Following a request for comments , Affiliations Committee publishes best practices guide for creation of Wikimedia movement affiliate logos .
2013-11-11 Recommendation to the Board to recognise The Wikinewsie Group as a thematic organisation . The board decided not to do so.
2013-06-05 Amical Wikimedia is recognized by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees as the first-ever Wikimedia thematic organization .
2013-05-21 Affiliations Committee recommends Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees vote to recognize Amical Wikimedia as a Wikimedia thematic organization .
2012-12-12 If you want to help the creation of new thematic organizations, apply for AffCom membership !
2012-11-16 For thoughts regarding the naming of thematic organizations, see the talk page.
2012-06-18 As the model of thematic organizations is new, there might be certain changes in policy, recommendations and best practices over time. Please have this page on your watchlist in order not to miss any announcements.
Other news and archives...

Wikimedia user groups news and announcements[edit]

2015-05-22 North Carolina Triangle Wikipedians User Group is recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
2015-05-20 Wikimedians of the Levant User Group is recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
2015-04-10 Wikimedia Brazilian Group of Education and Research is recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
2015-03-19 Tec de Monterrey Wiki Learning is recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
2015-03-05 Wikimedians of Latvia User Group is recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
2015-02-22 Wikimedia Community User Group Georgia is recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
2015-02-20 Shared Knowledge is recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
Other news and archives...

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Introducing the Wikimedia photo library and a workshop invite[edit]

Dear Wikimedia affiliates communications leads,

We are so excited to share a new resource with you: The Wikimedia Photo Library. In it you will find high quality images that help to tell the story of free knowledge. We hope that this library will help you in the important work you do as a communication lead. Alongside this library, we’ve also updated guidelines on how to effectively use imagery to tell brand stories.

Curious to learn more about these resources?

We will be holding a short workshop for 45 minutes on Tuesday 3 October 2023, at 16:00 UTC (add event to your calendar) and again on Thursday 5 October at 7:00 UTC (add event to your calendar) to accommodate different time zones. During these workshops, we will walk you through some examples of images that align with the Movement Brand Guidelines, some basics of quality photography and answer any questions you may have about this topic.

The need for a Wikimedia Photo Library

Our research showed that there are lots of photos available from Wikimedia events, usually featuring people using computers. There were very few images showing mobile editing or reading, and even fewer showing people using the projects in their everyday lives.

These images are the first steps in creating a photo library that is representative of the whole movement. We have added images that are aligned with the Movement Brand Guidelines in this category on Wikimedia Commons. Photography is a powerful tool to create cohesion in Wikimedia communication. Our hope is that all of you will help to build this resource out with images from your region.

By continuing to add to this category, we will be helping one another tell more impactful stories of the free knowledge movement – learn how on the Brand portal on Meta-wiki.

Thank you so much and please let me know if you have any questions. We hope to see you at one of the workshops!

Best,

Samir and the Brand Studio team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:53, 23 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Follow up on the last message about the photography workshop[edit]

Hi everyone,

This is a reminder about our photography sessions happening this week. Also, some people reached out with concerns about not being able to open the links to meetings in the previous message. Please find a direct link to the Google Meet sessions here:

Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions. If you have any questions please reach out to selsharbatywikimediaorg . --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:21, 2 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Opportunities open for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission, and the Case Review Committee[edit]

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Hi everyone! The Affiliations Committee (AffCom), Ombuds commission (OC), and the Case Review Committee (CRC) are looking for new members. These volunteer groups provide important structural and oversight support for the community and movement. People are encouraged to nominate themselves or encourage others they feel would contribute to these groups to apply. There is more information about the roles of the groups, the skills needed, and the opportunity to apply on the Meta-wiki page.

If you are aware of participants in your affiliate who may be interested in these roles, please share this message with them.

On behalf of the Committee Support team, Keegan (WMF) (talk) 20:22, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]