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| ==Current activities== | | ==Current activities== |
| | * Meeting on Dec. 9th with The Centre for Volunteering, in Sydney (see members mailing list for further information) |
| * Setting up basic infrastructure and communication channels. | | * Setting up basic infrastructure and communication channels. |
| * Organising booklets and pamphlets for [[w:outreach|outreach]] communication, to inform the general public of what we do, what Wikimedia does, and why it is important.
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| ==Future potential activities==
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| That being said, here are some activities that we may consider in the future. Many of them have been conducted by other [[foundation:Local chapters|official Wikimedia chapters]].
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| * Organise [[m:Wikipedia Academy|''Wikipedia Academy'']] events for academics/educators and/or the general public.
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| * Some [[w:|Wikipedia]] content has been set on the NSW HSC English syllabus for 2009-2012. We can certainly work with teachers, classrooms, etc to help them better understand how Wikipedia works.
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| * Reimburse editors who perform activities that benefit Wikimedia, e.g. attending some event/location to research it, giving talks about Wikimedia (outreach).
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| * Organise ''Wikimania Australia'' national conference type events.
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| * Organise workshops for editors on topics of interest.
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| * Support [[wikinews:|Wikinews]] reporters with accreditation for access to some events.
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| * Work with government, cultural and educational institutions to see if they can release works under a free license, potentially for use in [[Frequently asked questions#Which projects do you support?|Wikimedia projects]] and/or use Wikimedia content in their works, and/or develop their own works within the Wikimedia projects.
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| * Encourage/facilitate publication of Wikimedia material in other forms (such as reading material and interactive CD-ROMs).
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| * Lobby for copyright laws and governmental practices that increase the body of free cultural works, lobby to protect and expand the public domain.
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| * Contribute to Wikimedia technical infrastructure.
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| * Stimulate and fund [[mw:|MediaWiki]] software development.
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| There is also a list of member ideas available at [[m:Wikimedia_Australia/Activities|Meta]]. | | There is also a list of member ideas available at [[m:Wikimedia_Australia/Activities|Meta]]. |
