Wikimedia Australia

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Wikimedia Australia

"Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness."
—George Washington, 8 January 1790

Wikimedia Australia Inc. is an independent non-profit association that aims to support and promote the creation and distribution of freely licensed cultural works, especially the projects of the Wikimedia Foundation, and the technology that supports those projects.

{introduction+aims} Contact make into prose General enquiries: contact[at]wikimedia.org.au Press enquiries: press[at]wikimedia.org.au Membership enquiries: membership[at]wikimedia.org.au Membership {becoming a member, benefits, briefly etc.}

Latest news edit Dr who? Campaign to boost digital profile of Australia's female scientists, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 July 2014 Wikibomb to boost online role models for women scientists, Life Scientist, 28 July 2014 Women scientists work to right wrongs with Wikibomb, ABC News, 14 August 2014 Gang-gang: Wikipedia bombers plot to promote women in science, Canberra Times, 14 August 2014 Online activists use Wikibomb to give greater recognition to work of female scientists on Wikipedia, ABC News, 14 August 2014 Mater Researchers part of Australia’s first Wikibomb, Mater Research, 26 August 2014 Australian female scientists embrace the Wikibomb, veski, 15 August 2014 TRI researchers join Australia's first Wikibomb, Translational Research Institute

Upcoming events Coming events from our calendar: Introducing Wikipedia: A free online workshop - May 2024 — Wednesday 1 May 2024 Wikipedia content is created and edited worldwide by volunteer contributors - come and learn how Drop in and Wiki - May 2024 — Wednesday 1 May 2024 Join us for a casual drop-in session, edit Wikipedia, and ask us anything! Wikimedia Hackathon 2024 — Friday 3 May 2024 Happening in Tallinn, Estonia, 3rd to 5th May 2024 Online Community Meeting - May 2024 — Wednesday 8 May 2024 Hear from the Wikimedia Australia community and share what you've been working on ESEAP Conference 2024 — Friday 10 May 2024 regional conference held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Introducing Wikipedia: A free online workshop - June 2024 — Wednesday 5 June 2024 Wikipedia content is created and edited worldwide by volunteer contributors - come and learn how Drop in and Wiki - June 2024 — Wednesday 5 June 2024 Join us for a casual drop-in session, edit Wikipedia, and ask us anything! Online Community Meeting - June 2024 — Wednesday 12 June 2024 Hear from the Wikimedia Australia community and share what you've been working on Wikihistories 2024: Wikipedia and/as Data — Wednesday 19 June 2024 What is Wikipedia’s relationship to data? What should Wikipedia’s relationship to data be? Wikimania 2024 — Wednesday 7 August 2024 Wikimania brings together people from all over the world to celebrate free knowledge projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation and the many project contributors. See also the full calendar, and list of past events.