Wikimedia chapters/Reports/Wikimedia Österreich/March 2021

March 2021
Report

WP20 Campaign WeekEdit

Basics in a nutshell: central notice campaign initiated and coordinated by WMDE and displayed in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, advertising activities for the general public around dewiki's 20th birthday on March 16th what we contributed to this activity: coordination with WMDE and WMCH	Program Awareness and Change
Metrics newly registered : 17	More information → Project page on 20.wikipedia.at (in German) → Project page in German-language Wikipedia

WikiGap (Austria-Germany-Switzerland)Edit

Basics

in a nutshell: As part of the worldwide #WikiGap campaign Wikimedia Austria organized an online workshop and edit-a-thon in collaboration with the Swedish embassy in Vienna together with Wikimedia CH and the Swedish embassy in Bern, supported by Wikimedia Germany and the Swedish embassy in Berlin.
what we contributed to this activity: Organization, coordination, technical platform and hosting.

Program

Community Support

Free Content

Awareness and Change

Metrics

participants : 30
newly registered : 27
content pages without media files and pages using media files: 15 (new articles)
diversity : 30 (30 women, 5 foreigners)

More information

→ Project page on de.wikipedia

Kaffee und Kuchen ÖsterreichEdit

Basics in a nutshell: hosting one of several rooms of an informal online meeting as part of de.wikipedia's birthday celebrations what we contributed to this activity: organization	Program Community Support
Metrics participants : 3 diversity : 3 (3 foreigners)	More information → Event page on de.wikipedia

Portal:Wintersport SaisonwettbewerbEdit

Basics in a nutshell: annual seasonal writing competition on de.wikipedia focussing on winter sports volunteer organizers: Toni what we contributed to this activity: prizes from the Austrian Skiing Federation	Program Community Support Free Content
Metrics participants : 10 content pages without media files and pages using media files: 288 (276 new and 12 improved content pages on de.wikipedia)	More information → Project page on de.wikipedia

Online workshop: Women In PoliticsEdit

Basics in a nutshell: meet-up of female Wikipedians focussing on women in politics; using WMAT's video conferencing platform volunteer organizers: Leserättin what we contributed to this activity: technical platform and hosting	Program Community Support
Metrics participants : 7 diversity : 7 (7 foreign women)	More information → project page Wikipedia-Stuttgart on de.wikipedia

Wikipedia Workshops with the Vienna University of Economics and BusinessEdit

Basics

in a nutshell: A series of two online Wikipedia workshops for beginners followed by an offer for guidance while finalizing their articles through e-mail and an online live presentation of the results as part of the week-long celebration of de.wikipedia's 20^th birthday in March. Focussing on business women it was also part of the events around International Women's Day 2021.
what we contributed to this activity: Organization, coordination, technical platform and hosting, support and advice.

Program

Free Content

Awareness and Change

Metrics

participants : 21
newly registered : 21
content pages without media files and pages using media files: 14 (1 improved and 13 new articles)
diversity : 21 (21 women)

More information

→ Project page on de.wikipedia
→ Project page at the university's website

Presentation of the results of the workshops with the Vienna University of Economics and BusinessEdit

Basics in a nutshell: an open presentation of the results from the workshops we did with the Vienna University of Economics and Business and a Q&A about editing and using Wikipedia what we contributed to this activity: presentation, expertise and part of the organization	Program Free Content Awareness and Change
Metrics participants : 40 diversity : 35 (women)	More information → Project page on de.wikipedia → Project page at the university's website

WP20 round table: Wikipedia and cultural institutionsEdit

Basics in a nutshell: public online event for basic information about formats and experiences in the collaboration between Wikimedians and cultural institutions, with both as target groups, organized with WMCH and WMDE what we contributed to this activity: co-organization, co-hosting	Program Community Support Awareness and Change
Metrics participants : 19	More information → Event page on 20.wikipedia.at (in German)

WMAT strategy meetingEdit

Basics in a nutshell: first strategy meeting of 2021 with the main focus on closing the financial year and furthering our work on the new strategy for 2025 what we contributed to this activity: staff time, coordination, preparation, technical platform for video call	Program Community Support
Metrics participants : 10 diversity : 2 females, 1 non-Austrian

Organisational development expert group meeting 2021-03-10Edit

Basics in a nutshell: video conference of one of WMAT's expert groups; coordinating and reviewing process for new WMAT strategy volunteer organizers: UlliZ what we contributed to this activity: facilitation, video conference tool	Program Community Support
Metrics participants : 5 diversity : 2 (1 women, 1 Non-Austrian)	More information → WMAT's expert groups in members wiki (in German)

Partners, projects, international finances expert group meeting 2021-03-11Edit

Basics in a nutshell: video conference of one of WMAT's expert groups; general update on global Wikimedia developments volunteer organizers: Philip Kopetzky what we contributed to this activity: facilitation, video conference tool	Program Awareness and Change
Metrics participants : 2 diversity : 2 (2 Non-Austrians)	More information → WMAT's expert groups in members wiki (in German)

WikiDienstag 2021-03-02Edit

Basics in a nutshell: regular community meet-up, usually in WMAT's office but due to the pandemic in the form of an online conference; this time with our monthly public Wikipedia consultation for newbies with experienced users volunteer organizers: Regiomontanus what we contributed to this activity: online platform, technical hosting	Program Community Support
Metrics participants : 1 diversity : 1 (1 foreigner)	More information → WikiDienstag (in German)

Kultur-WikiDienstag 2021-03-09Edit

Basics in a nutshell: a new offer to the community: we organized an online visit to the Museum of Art History (Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien) where the head of the department of art education presented and explained one of the paintings of the museum's collection. what we contributed to this activity: organization	Program Community Support
Metrics participants : 23 diversity : 17 (1 woman AT, 6 foreign women, 10 foreign men)	More information → Event page at de.wikipedia

WikiDienstag 2021-03-16Edit

Basics in a nutshell: Our weekly community meeting joined the gathering of the German community to celebrate the birthday of de.wikipedia. what we contributed to this activity: invitations, advertising	Program Community Support
Metrics participants : 105 diversity : 103 (2 women, 19 non-Austrian women, 82 non-Austrian men)	More information → project page on de.wikipedia

WikiDienstag 2021-03-23Edit

Basics in a nutshell: regular community meeting, still online instead of meeting at Wikiemdia Austria's office what we contributed to this activity: online platform, technical hosting	Program Community Support
Metrics participants : 6 diversity : 1 (1 woman)	More information → project page on de.wikipedia

Supported media files and pages using media filesEdit

Basics

in a nutshell: supported media files uploaded on Wikimedia Commons from 2021-03-01 to 2021-03-31
volunteer organizers: Isiwal, Robert Heilinger, Stefan Fadinger, Stepro, TheTokl, Tsui ; Krd, Svema, Pistenwolf, MarkusFelix and 2eight for Festivalsommer
what we contributed to this activity: equipment from our tech pool, accreditations for events, travel grants, post-processing software, skill transfer activities and/or support related to other activities