Wikimedia MA User Group/2017

2017 Annual Report

WikiDiversity Conference 2017 (3 - 5 November) - Stockholm (Sweden)

For the second edition of Wikimedia Diversity Conference, Wikimedia Morocco was represented with three members: Anass Sedrati, Abderrahman Ait Ali and Zakaria Oudrhiri. The latter gave a talk about Reaching Diversity through Technology.

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  Zakaria Oudrhiri presenting at Wikimedia Diversity Conference 2017.
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  Participants at Wikimedia Diversity Conference 2017.

WikiArabia 2017 (23 - 25 October) - Cairo (Egypt)

In the Arab regional conference WikiArabia 2017, Omar2040 represented Wikimedia Morocco, and participated in the open panel about Arab user groups. He made also an intervention introducing the Wikipedia Zero program, and the challenges it faces.

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  Omar Ghrida intervening at WikiArabia 2017
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  Omar Ghrida and Katherine Maher at WikiArabia 2017
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  WikiArabia 2017 Participants.

WikiConvention Francophone 2017 (19 - 21 October) - Strasbourg (France)

Ismael Zniber participated in the French-speaking Wikimedia conference as representative of the group.

Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in Morocco (1 -30 September)

• 98 participants - 320 pictures taken.
• Pictures from Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in Morocco

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  Winning Picture of Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in Morocco.
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  Second Placed Picture at Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in Morocco.
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  Third Placed Picture at Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in Morocco.

Wiki Loves Earth 2017 in Morocco (1 - 31 May)

• 215 participants - 760 pictures taken.
• Pictures from Wiki Loves Earth 2017 in Morocco

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  Winning Picture of Wiki Loves Earth 2017 in Morocco.
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  Second Placed Picture at Wiki Loves Earth 2017 in Morocco.
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  Third Placed Picture at Wiki Loves Earth 2017 in Morocco.

Wikimedia Conference 2017 (31 March - 2 April) - Berlin (Germany)

Two members of the user group took part at the Wikimedia Conference 2017 in Berlin: Anass Sedrati (for the movement strategy track) and Saad Nabbi (for the capacity building).

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  Anass Sedrati (third from left) with African Wikimedians during Wikimedia Conference 2017

Wiki Indaba 2017 (20 - 22 January) - Accra (Ghana)

For its first continental participation, Wikimedia Morocco was represented in the WikiIndaba conference by its projects coordinator Anass Sedrati. Anass gave a presentation on The Situation of African Language Wikipedias together with the german expert Ingo Koll.

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  Anass Sedrati presenting at WikiIndaba 2017.
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  Presentation on Local African Languages Situation.
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  WikiIndaba 2017 Group Picture.