Volunteer Support Germany-Austria-Switzerland/Current activities

This page is a translation of Wikipedia:Förderung/Laufende Aktivitäten. It gives an overview of the support programs for volunteers residing in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol. The translation is for information purposes only. Addressed volunteers may use the original page. Last update: March 2019

	Start page Volunteer Support Support programs Current activities	Contact and country-specific information: WMDE WMAT WMCH

Current activities If you’re (still) not ready to start your own project, you can learn here where and how you can participate. Whether you’re new to Wikimedia and looking to connect with already active Wikipedians, or if you’d like more information about getting started with Wikimedia projects, or even if you’d like to contribute as an already active person in the Wikimedia associations or the further development of volunteer support – on this page you will find everything you need to know.

Get to know the community and get involved (locally) Activities in my area An overview of current meetings and projects of Wikipedians can be found on page Meetings of Wikipedians (German only), where there is also an activities calendar with regulars’ meetings and events. For Austria, there is also a page with dates for Meetings of Wikipedians in Austria (German only). For Switzerland, you can find an overview of the dates on the Zurich Regulars’ Meetings page (German only). To contact Wikipedians in a certain geographical area, we recommend that you take a look at the respective regional Wikipedia pages and their discussion pages. You can access them by entering the “Wikipedia:name of the region or city” in the Wikipedia search field, for example Wikipedia:Frankfurt or Wikipedia:Ruhrgebiet. In some cities, Wikipedia Consultation Hours (German only) and meetings for editing take place regularly; in addition there are permanent "Wikipedia offices" where community members can be found at certain times. More information about the meeting points in Cologne, Hamburg, Bremen, Munich, Hanover, and other cities can be found on this page (German only). Further information on local spaces supported by the Wikimedia organizations can be found here (German only). In Vienna, the WikiDienstag (German only) is held weekly. Interregional projects To find out about interregional projects and meetings, we recommended taking a look at Meetings of the Wikipedians (German only) and Meetings of Wikipedians in Austria (German only). For Switzerland, you can find further information on the Zürcher Regulars’ Meetings page (German only). A selection of completed, current, and future projects can also be found on the page Supported projects (German only) and in the category Project plan by year (German only). The idea portal of Wikimedia Deutschland offers the opportunity to actively search for participants for projects or to find out which projects are currently seeking support. Community contact persons for my topics If you would like to contact Wikipedians with very specific topics or contact Wikipedians who are active in a specific subject area, Editorial teams (Redaktionen, German only), Portals (German only) and WikiProjects (German only) are a good first point of contact. In addition, under Wikipedians listed according to their interests (German only), experts and contributors from various fields of knowledge are specified. New contributors in Wikimedia projects Information for new contributors If you have any questions about getting started with Wikipedia, the page Introduction (German only) provides detailed information. In addition to step-by-step instructions for editing, here you’ll find an explanation of the basic rules of Wikipedia, various possibilities for participation, and whom to contact if you have any further questions. For new contributors interested in receiving ongoing support from a personal contact, there is the Mentor Program (German only). In addition, Wikipedia Consultation Hours (German only) and meetings for open editing take place regularly in some cities, in the context of which you can ask any questions about Wikipedia and your participation; The Wikipedia Telephone Consultation (German only) can also be used for questions. Supporting new contributors The Portal New Volunteers (German only) provides an overview of current activities by Wikimedia Deutschland to attract and retain new volunteers. Already active Wikipedians who would like to support new contributors can, for example, become involved as mentors in the Mentor Program (German only) or answer Questions from newcomers (German only). Past and future support Discussion and feedback concerning volunteer support (German only) Here you can find the talk page of volunteer support at WMDE, WMAT, and WMCH. Experience reports on support programs and funding (German only) Find out how others use the support programs and what the projects have accomplished. A selection of completed, current, and future projects can be found on Supported projects (German only). Training Future and past training offers (as of March 2019, descriptions not translated) Project Date Location Event recurring variable Photography workshops 06.04.2019 Linz Wiki♥Vielfalt Edit-a-thon, monatlicher einführender Wikipedia-Workshop und Schreibwerkstatt mit dem Schwerpunkt Diversity. 09.03.2019 Linz Wiki♥Vielfalt Edit-a-thon, monatlicher einführender Wikipedia-Workshop und Schreibwerkstatt mit dem Schwerpunkt Diversity. 09.02.2019 Linz Wiki♥Vielfalt Edit-a-thon, monatlicher einführender Wikipedia-Workshop und Schreibwerkstatt mit dem Schwerpunkt Diversity. 01.12.2018 Linz Wiki♥Vielfalt Edit-a-thon, monatlicher einführender Wikipedia-Workshop und Schreibwerkstatt mit dem Schwerpunkt Diversity. 30.11.2018 Wien Wikidata Train the Trainers, Ausbildungsangebot für Interessierte die gerne Wikidata-Trainer- bzw. Trainerin werden möchten. 27.11.2018 Wien Grafik-Workshop zu GIMP-Rastergrafiken und Inkscape-Vektorgrafiken 24.11.2018 Frankfurt am Main Trainings zum Umgang mit Konflikten, Training zum konstruktiven Umgang mit onwiki Konflikten. 23.11.2018 Berlin Wikidata Train the Trainers, Ausbildungsangebot für Interessierte die gerne Wikidata-Trainer- bzw. Trainerin werden möchten. 17.11.2018 Berlin Trainings zum Umgang mit Konflikten, Training zum konstruktiven Umgang mit onwiki Konflikten. 17.11.2018 Wien Wikidata Workshop, Einführung und erste Schritte in Wikidata. 16.11.2018 Köln Wikidata Train the Trainers, Ausbildungsangebot für Interessierte die gerne Wikidata-Trainer- bzw. Trainerin werden möchten. 10.11.2018 Linz Wiki♥Vielfalt Edit-a-thon, monatlicher einführender Wikipedia-Workshop und Schreibwerkstatt mit dem Schwerpunkt Diversity. 13.10.2018 Linz Wiki♥Vielfalt Edit-a-thon, monatlicher einführender Wikipedia-Workshop und Schreibwerkstatt mit dem Schwerpunkt Diversity. 7.–9.10.2018 Kassel Wikipedia-Kulturbotschafter-Qualifizierung, zur Vorbereitung interessierter Community-Mitglieder auf zukünftige GLAM-Kooperationen 29.09.2018 Wien Wikidata Workshop, Einführung und erste Schritte in Wikidata. 15.09.2018 Linz Wiki♥Vielfalt Edit-a-thon, monatlicher einführender Wikipedia-Workshop und Schreibwerkstatt mit dem Schwerpunkt Diversity. 18.–19.8.2018 Leipzig 360-Grad-Fotografie 10.–12.8.2018 Wien 19. Fotoworkshop, Schwerpunkt RAW/digitale Nachbearbeitung If you have any questions, please contact the Wikimedia organization of the country where you reside. Wikimedia Deutschland community@wikimedia.de Wikimedia Österreich verein@wikimedia.at Wikimedia CH info@wikimedia.ch