Grants:APG/Proposals/2012-2013 round2/Wikimédia France/Progress report form/Q3/Getting to know the local group

Visit to the Local Group in Rennes

On Thursday 27 and Friday 28 March, the coordinator visited the Local Group in Rennes.

Expression of needs

The needs expressed or identified will be discussed in consultation with the groups and action sheets will be drawn up and fed into the action plan.

• Training
  • Development of technical skills and group coordination tools.
  • Development of pedagogical skills linked to an audience (update)
  • How to encourage people to support a movement?
• Communication
  • Discussions to be carried out with a view to contacting contributors more easily via the project homepage (banners such as month of the contribution, question of preserving the anonymity required by the foundation)
  • Complete overhaul of communication (Twitter, local web media, website,
  • Development of press contacts
  • Setting-up of topic-based contribution workshops
• IT equipment
  • Purchase a PC for the projects
  • Purchase a Wiki Hotspot (UIG)
  • Purchase a video projector
  • Purchase a 3G key
• Communication materials
  • Translate communication materials into Breton
  • Materials adapted to events
  • Creation of goodies: posters, banners, flames, coasters to hand out in bars, flash drive with Wikipedia in it)

• Human needs.
  • Search for Breton speakers to add to content

• Regarding the chapter
  • Expectation that employees give a boost to projects
  • Expectation that employees take over with the partners during partner working hours (problem of volunteers who are working as well)
  • Send the FDC proposal to local groups on paper
  • Expectation that employees supervise group projects and actions more closely
  • Need for more regular feedback on reports
  • To be worded differently
  • Assistance in preparing a stand

• Meeting place
  • Following the closure of the usual venue, there is a need to find a new one
• With partners
  • Reinforce the message to partners (project proposal, argument, etc.)
• Tools
  • Create a universal base that contains all the database languages in order to be able to upload content more easily – To be explained
• Members
  • Make the group more attractive in order to attract new members to Rennes
• Ideas
  • Construction of a service offer for companies, local authorities, associations and cultural organizations. All-inclusive services (Introduce tools, make partners autonomous, etc.)
  • Discuss setting up a local structure in order to have access to local subsidies and to be able to book certain rooms set aside for local associations

Key points for the collective writing of the action plan

• Which local group for attracting new members?
  • Training to improve skills
  • Monitor actions in the territory in order to provide targeted, topic-based actions
• Developing partnerships with cultural organizations and local authorities
• Developing tools (communication, coordination, etc.)

The next few weeks will be focused on writing the action plan and action sheets

Visit to the Local Group in Toulouse

On Saturday March 29, the coordinator visited the Local Group in Toulouse.

Expression of needs

• Training
  • Training on Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikisource
  • Training on design tools such as InDesign, Photoshop, etc., that may be used for communication
  • Training to develop pedagogical skills and group leadership techniques: how to run a workshop? How to captivate an audience?

• Communication
  • Group communication strategy to be revised (major objective)
  • Systematic open source diary documentation
  • Explain what it is?

• IT equipment
  • Purchase of photo equipment for the local group
  • Purchase of a PC for the local group
  • Purchase of a video projector
  • Open source book scanner

• Communication materials
  • Creation of an e-mail address: toulouse@wikimedia.fr
  • Manage a redirection towards volunteers’ personal e-mail addresses
  • Obtain a local telephone number with a redirection towards personal mobiles or to the head of territorial organization if no response from volunteers.
  • Design communication tools: posters, flyers, etc.
  • Develop local goodies: balloons, coasters, etc.
  • Order business cards: Wikimedia Toulouse
  • Design goodies: banners, table cloths, etc.

• Financial needs
  • Introduce a more flexible finance system for the groups
  • Request to have a small separate budget

• Vis-à-vis the association
  • Increased support in relations with local partners

• Meeting place
  • search for a meeting venue identified by stakeholders
  • Need for a space to store equipment

• With partners
  • Develop partnerships with associations targeted by theme

• Tools
  • A tool for monitoring what is happening in Toulouse in order to be able to take part in sporting and cultural events

• Local group
  • Set up a local project (current meetings are more of a relaxation time)
  • Involve more members in coordinating the local group

• Ideas
  • Set up a language forum and education meetings
  • Make contact with popular culture associations (e.g. COUAC) in the districts, with the Occitan music center (building musical instruments), develop actions in Haute Garonne
  • Create an open source book scanner
  • Pool actions with local open source activists
  • Open a Translate Wiki workshop to translate the Wikipedia interface

Key points for the collective writing of the action plan

• Which local group to attract new members?
  • Training to improve skills
  • Establishing roots in the territory (dedicated venue)
  • Monitoring actions in the territory to organize targeted, topic-based actions
  • Developing partnerships with local associations and local authorities
  • Developing tools (communication, coordination, etc.)

Visit to the Local Group in Nantes

On Monday 31 March, the coordinator visited the Local Group in Nantes.

Expression of needs

The needs expressed or identified will be discussed in consultation with the groups and action sheets will be drawn up and fed into the action plan.

• Training
  • Need for training in putting messages and arguments across to partners (archives, town halls, museums, etc.): List standard partner questions
  • How to form a group?
  • Training shared between local groups to capitalize on each group’s experience
  • need to know about other local groups’ past actions

• Communication

not for the moment

• IT equipment

not for the moment

• Communication materials
  • Need for flyers

• Human needs.
  • Need to instill a fun, friendly atmosphere to unite a group

• Vis-à-vis the association
  • Need to clarify roles (how far can we go in the name of the association? Who makes contact with partners?)
  • Expectation of accompaniment from the association
  • Help in setting up partnerships
  • Need to know about issues linked to the insurance policies paid for by the association

• Meeting place
  • Need to find a venue dedicated to the Nantes group

• With partners
  • Need to know who to contact in the partner organizations
  • Development of partnerships with the archives, heritage institutions, etc. in Nantes

• Tools
  • Need for a better understanding of the GWtoolset project

• The local group
  • Develop actions and contribution workshops to train a group -

• Members
  • Increase the number of members wishing to join the group

Key points for the collective writing of the action plan

• Mobilize to build up a local group
• Training to put up a solid argument to partners
• Organize contribution events for a broad public