Meeting: 2011 AGM/Candidates/Robert Myers

==About me==
I was born raised in the Riverina region of New South Wales, which is one of the reasons why you see most articles on the English Wikipedia which I edit, are related to the Riverina. As I’ve done a fair bit of travelling, a number of photographs have been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. 

In 2009 I undertook and completed Certificate II in Museum Practice to help me understand the working, running and problems museums face, in 2010 along with my fellow volunteers from the RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre undertook and completed Certificate IV in Museum Practice, during the two years on doing the courses I’ve been lucky enough to see the inner workings of a number of large museums in Australia.

I’m currently undertaking Certificate IV in Interactive Media (formerly Digital Media) which brings photography, videography and multimedia into one, I’m wanting to undertake the Diploma in Interactive Media as I’m wanting a career in the digital media industry but also wanting to improve my skills.

===Wikimedia projects===
I've been a contributor on the English Wikipedia since October 2005 and on Wikimedia Commons since September 2006. Most of my time is now spent on Wikimedia Commons, uploading photographs, creating and maintaining categories, checking what media we (the community) have and don't have. I have since upgraded to a DSLR which can take HD video (1080p), which I'm hoping to attend as many important events which we do not have any media or lacking media.

===Future===
I would love to see more free use, such as the use of Creative Commons licenses, not just on the web but with media and publications as well as more regional contributions (not just Australia but its neighbours as well).

==Wikimedia Australia== 
Wikimedia Australia's role and aims are important, by promoting Wikimedia projects, helping people and organisations to understand free licensing and editing on the Wikimedia projects, partnerships with GLAMS (for an example the [[:commons:Category:Images from the State Library of Queensland|State Library of Queensland's donation of public domain photographs]]) and other organisations (another example again is the [[:commons:Category:Images from the Australian Paralympic Committee|Australian Paralympic Committee releasing its photographs]] for articles under a free license) and attracting new contributors to the Wikimedia projects.